186 ANNUAL REGISTER, ISU. 



Gazan a Convention for the sus- 

 pension of hostilities between the 

 allied armies under my command, 

 and the P'rench armies under the 

 command of Marshals Soult and 

 Suchet, of which I enclose a 

 copy. 



This convention has been con- 

 firmed by Marshal Soult, though 

 1 have not yet received the formal 

 ratifications, as he waits for that of 

 Marshal Suchet. 



This General, apprehendinfj that 

 there might be some delay in the 

 arrangement of the convention 

 with Marshal Soult, has in the 

 mean time sent here Col. Richard, 

 of the staft' of liis arnij-, to treat for 

 a convention for the suspension of 

 hostilities with the army under his 

 immediate command ;and I iiave di- 

 rected Major Gen. Sir George ftlur- 

 ray, and the Mareschal de Campo 

 Don LouisWimpfen, to agree to the 

 same articles with this officer, as I 

 had before agreed as relating to the 

 army under Marshal Suchet with 

 Count Gazan. 



No military event of importance 

 has occurred in this quarter since 

 I made my last report. 



It gives me much concern to 

 have to lay before your Lordship 

 the enclosed reports from Major 

 General Colville and Major Gene- 

 ral Howard, of a sortie from the 

 citadel of Baj onne on the morning 

 ot the 14th instant, in which Lieu- 

 tenant General Sir John Hope 

 having been unfortunately wound- 

 ed, and his horse killed under him, 

 he was made prisoner. 



I have every reason to believe 

 that his wounds are not severe, but 

 I catinot but regret that the satis- 

 faction generally felt by the army 

 upon the )>rospect of the honour- 

 ahle telniinatiou of their labours. 



should beclouded by the misfortune 

 and sufferings of an officer so highly 

 esteemed and respected by all. 



I sincerely lament the loss of 

 Major General Hay, whose services 

 and merits I have had frequent 

 occasion to bring under your Lord- 

 ship's notice. 



By a letter from Lieutenant Ge- 

 neral William Clinton, of the 0th, 

 Llearn that he was about to carry 

 into execution my orders of the 4th 

 and 8th of March, to withdraw 

 from Catalonia, in consequence of 

 the reduction in Catalonia of the 

 force under Marshal Suchet. 



Upon the breaking up of this 

 army, I perform a most satisfactory 

 duty in reporting to your Lordship 

 my sense of the conduct and merit 

 of Lieutenant General William 

 Clinton, and of the troops under 

 his command since they have 

 been employed in the Peninsula. 

 Circumstances have not en- 

 abled those troops who have so 

 brilliant a share in the opera- 

 tions of the war, as their bro- 

 ther officers and soldiers on this 

 side of the Peninsula; but they 

 have not been less usefully employ- 

 ed ; their conduct when engaged 

 with the enemy has always Ijeen 

 meritorious ; and 1 have had every 

 reason to he satisfied with tiie Ge- 

 neral Officer commanding, and 

 with them. 



1 send this dispatch by my Aide 

 de Camp, Lord George Lenox, 

 whom I beg leave to recommend 

 to your Lordshi|>'s protection. 

 I am, &c. 

 (Signed) 



Wellington. 

 I enclose a return of the killed, 

 wounded, and missing, on the 

 occasion of the sortie from Bay- 

 onne. 



