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peculiar distinction; and as the dis- 

 tance I was at myself, does not 

 enable me to perform this act of 

 justice from personal observation, 

 1 have taken every pains to collect 

 information from the superior offi- 



cers. 



Lieut.-general sir James 



Leith, justified, in the fullest man- 

 ner, the confidence reposed in his 

 tried 'judgment and distinguished 

 gallantry, conducting and directing 

 the attack, till obliged to be reluct- 

 antly carried off, after receiving 

 a most severe contusion on the 

 breast, and having his left arm 

 broken. 



Major-general Hay succeeded 

 to the command, and ably con- 

 ducted the attack to the last. Lieut.- 

 gen. sir James Leith expresses his 

 great obligations to major-generals 

 Hay and Robinson (the latter was 

 obliged to leave the field from a 

 severe wound in the face), and to 

 lieutenant-colonels Berkeley and 

 Gomm, assistant-adjutant-general 

 and assistant-quarter-master-ge- 

 neral of the 5th division, for their 

 zealous services, during this ardu- 

 ous contest. He warmly recom- 

 mends to your lordship's notice, 

 his aide-de-camp, captain Belches, 

 of the 59th foot ; and, in conjunc- 

 tion with major-general Hay, he 

 bears testimony to the highly me- 

 ritorious conduct of captain James 

 Stewart, of the 3rd battalion 

 Royal Scots, aide-de-camp to ma- 

 jor-general Hay ; and he recom- 

 mends to your lordship's notice, 

 major-general Robinson's aide-de- 

 camp, captain Wood, 4th foot, as 

 also captains Williamson and Jones 

 of that regiment ; the former was 

 severely wounded in the command 

 of the ith, following the for- 

 lorn hope in the best style, and 

 remaining long after his wound. 



Captain Jones succeeded to the 

 command of the brigade, and con- 

 ducted it with great ability. 



Sir James Leith likewise parti- 

 cularizes captain Taylor, 48th re- 

 giment, brigade-major to the 1st 

 brigade, and lieutenant Le Blanc, 

 of the 4th foot, who led the light 

 infantry company of the regiment 

 immediately after the forlorn hope, 

 and is the only surviving ofiicer of 

 the advance. 



Major-general Robinson unites 

 his testimony of praise of captains 

 Williamson and Jones, and lieut. 

 Le Blanc, above-mentioned. He 

 likewise commends highly captain 

 Livesay, who succeeded to the 

 command of the 47th foot, on 

 major Kelly's being killed, and 

 kept it till wounded, when the 

 command devolved on lieutenant 

 Power, who ably performed the 

 duty ; as also captain Pilkington, 

 who succeeded to the command of 

 the 59th on captain Scott's being 

 killed, and retained it till wound- 

 ed, when the command of that 

 battalion fell to captain Halford, 

 who led it with great credit, and 

 also brevet-major Anwyll, brigade- 

 major of the 2nd brigade. 



Major-general Hay having now 

 the command of the 5th division, 

 mentions in terms of great praise 

 the excellent conduct of major- 

 general Sprye, commanding the 

 Portuguese brigade, and the very 

 distinguished gallantry of col. de 

 RegoB, and the 15th Portuguese 

 regiment under his command, and 

 of col. M'Crae, with the 3rd Por- 

 tuguese regiment ; and maj.-gen. 

 Sprye mentions in terms of hig^t 

 praise, lieutenant-colonel Hill, 

 commanding the Sth Ca^adores, 

 and major Charles Stuart Camp- 

 bell, commanding the 3rd regiment, 



