159 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



hundred men, cavalry and infantry, 

 supported by two field-pieces ; the 

 charge of the cavalry was re- 

 ceived with great coolness by the 

 marines ; they opened and allowed 

 them to pass, killin;^ all but about 

 fourteen, who, with two officers, 

 succeeded in getting through, but 

 who were all killed or wounded, 

 excepting one officer, by a small 

 detachment of the Italian levy, 

 that was formed iit the entrance 

 of the suburbs of the town. After 

 the charge of the cavalry the ma- 

 rines instantly closed and charged 

 the enemy's infantry, and put 

 them entirely to the rout ; they 

 lost in this affair the officers com- 

 manding their cavalry and infan- 

 try, with about from two hundred 

 and fifty to three hundred killed, 

 wounded, and prisoners ; the re- 

 mainder retreated in the greatest 

 disorder to Pisa. 



In this affair my most particular 

 thanks are due to Captain Hamil- 

 ton, wi)o, I am sorry to say, is 

 slightly wounded ; as well as to 

 Captain Beale, of the Armada, 

 who commanded the marines ; as 

 also to Captains Rea and Mitchell, 

 of the America and Edinburgh : 

 to the other officers, non-com- 

 missioned officers, and privates, all 

 possible credit is due for repelling 

 the attack, and putting to rout the 

 enemj', who were certainly double 

 their force : the marines lost on 

 this occasion, one killed and seven 

 wounded. 



The Italian levy, who were on 

 the houses close round the ram- 

 |)arts, as well as those in the ad- 

 vance^ Xvere indefatigable in their 

 exertions, and their bravery was 

 truly cons|)icuous on all occasions. 

 The enemy buHered by the de- 

 ilructive fire they kept up on the 



ramparts, killing or wounding 

 those who attempted to come near 

 the guns. 



It being arranged between you 

 and the Lieutenant-Colonel, that 

 we should re-euibark, the wounded 

 and prisoners, with our two field 

 guns and ammunition, were em- 

 barked at twelve o'clock last 

 night, marched off in the best 

 possible cTider, through bad roads, 

 and incessant rain. 



I beg to offer my thanks to 

 Lieutenant Colonel Catanelli, for 

 his attention in pointing out what 

 he wished to be done by us to for- 

 ward Ins plan. My thanks are 

 due to captain Dunn, of the 

 Mermaid, for forwarding every, 

 thing from the beach to us in ad- 

 vance ; as well as to Lieutenants 

 Mason, of the America, and Ma- 

 pleton and Leach of this ship, 

 and Travers, of the Imperieuse ; 

 and to the midshipmen, and small 

 arcn men, and those stationed to a 

 howitzer, for their steady good 

 conduct. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 G. H. L. Dun DAS, Captain. 

 Sir J, llowle}', Bart. Captain 



of H. M. S. America. 

 The return of loss in the above 

 enterprize is — 1 seaman killed, 3 

 drowned, and II wounded. 



WAR DEP.iUTMENT. 



Downing-slreet, Jan. 2^. 

 A tlispatch, of which the follow- 

 ing is an extract, has been this day 

 received by Earl Bathurst, address- 

 ed to his Lordship by Field Marshal 

 the Marquis of Wellington, dated 



St. Jean de Luz, Jan. #, 

 iSl4. 

 The eiiemv collected a consi- 



