regions it was necessary, amongst other things, to convey provisions, ammunition, and biscuit bags, for the daily consumption of the moveable divisions,—an operation attended with great difficulty under such circumstances. Although the right of the army had been retiring for two days, the light division still tranquilly remained unmolested in front of Bera; but on the morning of the 27th, on finding that the seventh division had quitted the heights of Echalar, and uncovered our right flank, the first brigade quietly descended from the heights of Santa Barbara, and the whole division concentrated behind the defile on the road to Lazaca, the picquets being left to mask this movement, and form the rear-guard. As soon as the division had got clear off, the picquets evacuated the farm-houses in succession from the right; and lastly, at ten o'clock, A. M., quitted the town of Bera within pistol-shot of the enemy's sentinels, who pretended not to notice this retrograde, probably being apprehensive of bringing on an action without being able at this point to display a sufficient force to assume offensive movements, and also conjecturing that the division might meet with a reception little anticipated, on reaching the neighbourhood of Pampeluna. The Duke of Dalmatia, at this moment, was still pursuing the troops from Roncesvalles and Zubiri, and actually within a few hours of the vicinity of Pampeluna, _two days' march behind the second and seventh divisions, and three in rear of the light division_, and even _threatening to intercept the sixth division_ from St. Estevan.