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• IuRNAL, OP THE _OPERATIONS OF THE BRI FISH ARMY AT BUENOS AYRES. (Continued from the Si*l oryelterday) NUMBER V. I retsan to the advanced divition'of the tansy der Major General Gowan Earlyin the morning of the 3d July, they had received no intelligence regar ding the army in their rear, and the General was neeetarily perplexed, and befitated in what manner he ought to prnteed, with the belt profpef. of fuccefs. Occupying an unfavourable political in an hatile country, within a (bolt clitlAnce of the enema) town and citadel, which contained a . numeroue army; ad vanced alma beyond the poftihility of retreating from even the molt defpicable foe, and at a great diflanee from the main army, the General teemed anxious to gain time, in expeitation of the fpeedy junEtion of General WHirexocx E. With this appa rent intention, General Gowsa difpatched a flag of truce to the Spanilh Governor, conveying a (urn s:Dons to furrender the town and citadel to his Bri tannic Majefly. An anfwer was returned to the Ge neral, Rating, that the Spanifli Governor would liften to no terms, unlefs they were communicated in wri ting. During this time, detachments of the Rifle Corps had been fent out to fcour the ground in the frnnt'of the Bridal line, which, at the diflance of half a mile, afforded Thelter to the enemy. The Spa niards appeared in great numbers, under cover of hedges and houfes, and alfo in a wood on the left ; and the firing on both fides was warmly fupported, even during the palling of the Rig of truce. To fop port and AM the riflemen, parties of the 36th and 88th were alfo ordered out. The lkirmifhing was now carried into the lanes by the riflemen, and afterwards into tbe ftreets, where the firing continued warm dur ing the whole day. The parties which were ordered to !import the riflemen had pofitive dilations not ip fire on any account whatever. About noon, General WHITtLOCIIi not havingar rived, another (ominous was fent in to the Spaniih general in writing, demanding the immediate un conditional furrender of the place ; to which an an• Ewer was returned by General LiNletts, the Spanifh Commandant, that they would defend it. Before the arrival of this anfwer in the Britifh lines, all the troops were drawn up under arms in readinefs to ea; and intelligence was immediately communi. cated that the enemy were advancing to attack them in a large body. Reinforcements were inflantly ordered out to flrengthen the fkirmifhing parties. There parties in advance rece i ved orders to engage the enemy and to retreat regularly, in order if pal. tile to decoy the enemy into the open ground. where it was intended to give them battle. One half of the troops remained on the open ground at El Miferere, in readinefs to meet the enemy, while the remainder retired under cover of a thick hedge immediately in the rear, in equal readinefs to charge with the bay onets fo !bon as an opportunity should offer. Several pieces of artillery were planted in filch pofitions as were likely to have the greatelt effeEt. The enemy advanced from the city in two irregular columns with a number of field pieces. The firing tt er warm between them and the fkirmifhing parties o the Britifh, which fait, after a thrift time, began to give way on all fides, as had bees concerted. The enemy, however, purlued but cautioully, and kept e fp a heavy fire of cannon and mufketry until they reached within boo yards, and fcarcely in fight of the Brien. They then reefed to advance, burtontinued an ipeeffant fire which was antwered by one of our fietd pieces; about an hour before fun fet the enemy flackened their fire and retreated flowly into the ......0 Wan a veil &oil time afterwards. At this pet ioa General W HITS LOCK a was announced to have arrived with the troops under Sir SAMUEL AUCHMOTY, and ellablithed his head quarters under a very hong guard in the rear. 'I he weather was rainy and Rill appeared very florany and unfettled ; glad the troops wtre ordered to take polreflion of the neighbouring buildings for the night.. In the courts of the fkirmilhing of this day, the parties of tißemen penetrated the fireets to a tonti. derable dillance, and killed many of the enemy. Their loft could not be afcertained. That on the Ale of the Britifb was vtry ttising. During the sight the advanced polls of the latter extended to within three quarters of a mile from the citadel. At nine in the morning of the 4th July, the 36th and 88th regiments formed on the grouid which they had occupied the day before,'with the intention, it was believed, of entering the town on one fide, while the brigade under Sir &muss AUCHMUTY, conning of detachments of carabineers and 9th dra goons, the sth, 38th, and 87th regimentp, as well as the 45th, it was fuppofed, had been ordeted to attack it in another quarter. With this fuppofed ebjea in view, the 36th and 88th immediately snatched forward, as far as the advanced polls of the preceding night, which, as we formerly men. booed, extended to the entrance of the flreets, or within three quarters of a mile of the citadel.— There regiments were formed into a fon of detached or interrupted line (in confequence of hoofs: and other intervening Attacks) parallel to the city; their left, conning of the 36th, being polled in the direc tion of the ftio Plata, and their right fupported by 2 firponnders, extended beyond the extremity of one if the principal tireets. Thefe corps were under the .cromand of Brigadier General Loans tr, who °cm pied a pofition near the right, and difpatehed his inbrations to the different officers who commanded divifions, all of which, from the nature of the ferviee, sifted independently of each other, and coanged their pofitinn as citcumaanees rendered it neceffarv, either fur the rapport of other divilions, or to places where their Cervices might prove more clearance to the enemy whenever it appeared =diary, or as often as they received orders for that purpofe. The enemy alfembled in great numbers under cover of houfes, wills, hedgis, Sec. and kept tip a warm fire on our troops, whe.were perfeftly unfheltered for the molt part, and unaceullomed to this kind of warfare. Towards the left, the enemy preffed hard on the 36th, and endeavottred as it were to turn that . flank, which at one time 'teemed to be driven back. • Being rein forced, hoivever, from the right, and With the Alf lance of one of the &pounders, the progrefs of the enemy was faddenly checked, and Lieutenant Colonel BuRNI, of the 36th, maintained his original pofi:ion to the lea. A little before fun let, the firing Leafed on both fides ; and the 36th and ffBth Conn retired, leaving the advanced polls in polf(flion of the 6th Dragoon Guards, and a part of the 9th Light Dra goons, which arrived for that purpofe abont an hour atter fun let. the loft fultained by the 36th and 88th this day was two Officers wounded, and about twenty men killed and wounded. I !hall not detain you to detail any cnnjeture on the motives of this day's proceedings, which are not defcribed in the public accounts by the General ; but (ball limply obferve that, whatever might have been the objet in view, no apparent advantage W 45 obtained to compenfate for the loft fuaained by the irave troops, as well as the loft of a whole day, which was of great impor tance to the interefis of both armies, but particularly to the enemy ; on the contrary both fides continued .in their refpedive fituations of the preceding day. Hitherto I have been defaibing the operations of the Light. Brigade under Brigadier General CIAO Fulln, and of the 36th and 88th Regiments, under the Honourable Brigadier General Lusns ; which were the only part of the army that had as yet been employed againft the enemy. In my next I (hall proceed to the melancholy detail of the tranfadions of the following day, viz. the sth of July, which minded in the complete failure of the expedition, and in the total lofttof South America.—( To be smtinued.) RAMSGAIE, NaVIS.IIBER 16. A great many tranfports with men and honks on board, belonging to the 111, 2J, and 3d Regiment of German light dragoons, carne into this harbour yef• terday and this morning ; they began to land them in the inner bafon, the wind blowing very thong, and there being lo much fea breaking over the pier at the outer harbour, it made it more difficult to land the horfes there.*The total number put on Shore there this day is, of the IR Regiment, t 3 men, and tax Meek ad ditto, t3o men, and t43l4nrfea. 3d ditto, 69 men, and 55 horfes. They were landed from 15 trattfports; badts which were difembarked from the Cora tranfport, General DICKEWS and (lad* horfes. The above are at pre fent in Ramfgate and Stonar barracks. It is expelled they will not remain there, but march away to make room for others, as they are difembarked. To morrow the remainder of the horfes now in the harbour, on board other tranfports, will be landed. A part of the 92d and 79. h Highland regiments, landed here on Friday and Saturday lall, and after remaining in Ramfgate barracks, &c. one night, marched fur Canterbury, Sce. We are much concerned to - . ate, conliderable alarm is experienced on account of there being many of the above fine regiments, officers and men, yet unaccounted for, but we hope they may have fafely reached fome other port. CANTERBURY, KOVEMBER 17. buring the fall four days a very large portion of the troops lately employed at Copenhagen have been debarked on thi• coati. and marched and cantoned as under mentioned. Few of the regiments have the full complement, as the Captains of the men of war were authorized to detain as many men from each regiment as they might think ncesffary to Ail in navigatingthefh prizes to Portfmouth. aBth, 43d, and tII battalion of the 95th, were landed at Deal and Dover on Ftiday and Saturday, and three companies of the 79th and 92d regiments, at Ramfgate, on the fame days. The 92d, after baking at Canterbury, marched from thence yeller day morning, on its route for Weeley, in SuWer.— The 28th parches from Canterbury this day, on its route for Colcheiler. The 43d, fr om the fame place, tomorrow for Ipfwich ; and the 79th fo► Weeley, on Thurfday. Two companies of the 79th are to difembark at Sheernefs no the fame day, And to join the regiment at It , chefler ; there are yet five compa nies of this regiment Wanting complete it ; but hopes are entertained they may have leached !cane other port. The 95th marched on Saturday and yefierday to Hythe, from whence the 2d 'Royal Sur rey meted yellerday to Milford, to make room for their accommodation. The ill, zd, and 3d Light Dragoons of the Ger mas► Legion, 1370 Itrong, were yetlerday difembar ked at Ramfgate, where, and at Ston4r, Deal, and along that coati, they are at preterit to be Rationed. The Iquadron of the oh Dragoons, whic!t lately marched to Deal, will in confcquence return to Can terbury this day. The Weft Norfolk militia which lately moved from Canterbury to Maidtionc, in order to leave open the barracks for the ace )mmodation of the troops on their march, will refume their former quarters in Canter bury on Friday nut. Ciathsig, AOYEMBIR is. Our harbour is fall of dapping. It is more than probable that Old Medway was never fo richly or, grandly adorned before; the Ihips and veffels from; Copenhagen, together with thole fitting nut in the port, make quite a refemblance to the Poole. The . PAINCI of Wft.ss. Ft.ssourrioN, and fere' al other men of war, are In the different reaches, and are ordered here to refit. Three hundred of th e S ea F enc ibl es arr i ve d h ere in the Plume or Warts; and their conchal money and wages were paid, them yeßerday ; indeed, fo great was the defire to pay thefe men, in order that they fhould not be needlefsly detianed, that it was nearly midnight before the whole was got through. The tricroar is ordered to be again put into fer- Vice, and that with every poifible difpatch. She is to be fitted with fecond rate malts and rigging, and will be taken into dock in the entitle of the week, is (rime confiderable alterations in her timbers are to be Made. Arrived la( week, the Freya, Swedifh frigate. Which brought over Louis XVIII. the Litt' be repaired here, hiving been on fhore, and it is expelled that the will winter here. The Perlin and Naydn Danifb frigates, Mercurius lianilh (loop, with 5o or 6o fail of tranfports from Copenhagen, laden with timber 314 naval (Cores fol. this dock yard. The Freya Swedifb frigate is ordered to be taken into dock and refitted, and her &fees in all refpeas made good.— The Swedifh Officers in the dock yard is quite a novel fight. The Ovum's' was put out of dock yeller- day, and the ASTREA will be put out on Tuefday. The Zemnita is coppering in the Baron. Mr. JANE. SLADE is appointed eitta Clerk in the Cheque Office The Bois ETTA floop is ordered to be paid off. Ships fitting at this port, Trid ent 6 4 , C entur i on so, Leonidas, All - Tea, and Guertiere frigates; and Nau tilus Boni), and fails on Thurfday next to join Sir SIDNEY SMITHS fquadron. The Rossini's frigate is ordered to be taken into dock to undergo a repair. The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleated to appoint Mr. ',tome, of the Latta , frigate, to the rank of Lieutenant, and to the Fatcoat . floop of war at Sheernefs. Novmasa 17. The WattsPirs, of 74 guns, a fine new fhip, was yeflerdaty Lunched from his Majelly's Dock Yard here. The Commander of the Sweditb frigate Freya, lying here, was paid the compliment of naming her, with the ufual form of throwing a bottle of wine at her bows. The manner in which this (hip is braced, by placing the lower riders on a principle perfeCtly new, will doubtlefs ?endow her one of the lirongefl fhips in the Britt& navy. This day another 74 gun (hip, called the Azov. cm, built at Mr. BAINDLEY'S Dock Yard, was to have been launched, but, owing to fomething giving way, the fhip unfortunately hung before The got off the flip, and the now lies in a dangerous fituation ; every thing is doing to prevent her being injured as the tide falls, and I hope the may begot offbeat tide, or the lots will be very heavy upon the contraftor, as Government do not' ake poffelfron until the fhip is well afloat. We Ire lincerely limy to announce tbe•news of the death of Colonel SALISBURY, of the ift Guard•, who left our barracks with his regiment for Sicily. A particularly malignant fever has preeliled in that Itland, which has carried off a great number of our troops. Several a the Officers had been' attacked by it, all of whom had recovered except Colonel SA LISIVRY, who died after three days illnefs in Sep tember, molt ferioufly refpctled - by his brother Offi cers, and lamented by the foldiers. The laa divilion of the Guards arrived here from Copenhagen, on Saturday morning, after a very tem pettuous and dangerous voyage. Three hundred of the French prifoners of war, from the Sandwich, are to be marched to Norman eras to Walt-row, and will be replaced by fume other pti• Toners who have proved refrailory. A troop of Heavy Horfe marched from Deal yef terday morning for Canterbury. A party of the German Horfe marched into Deal yeller/ay after noon from ltamfgate, and are quarered in that town. Three companies of the szd Regiment remain in Deal Bagrazks. A letter from the Hague, dated the 6th inft. lays, The hurricane that has raged for tome days palt along the Dutch craft, has done confiderable damage. Among the veffels that have been its viCtims, is the tranfpor t the Augußus Cwfar, from Copenhagen for Eofland. with a part of the German Legion on board. This veffel received fo much damage in the night be tween the 27th and aBth ult. by the Inflexible man of war, that after being difmalted, it was on the pit driven upon the Dutch coati near Ter Hyde, where, to avoid being wrecked, the Captain came to an anchor. As loon as the officer at Ter Hyde dif covered the rad, he fent to the Minifler of the War Department, who immediately difpatcbed Come pieces of light artillery, and a detachment of huffars and grenadiers, to compel the veffel to futrender.— 'Thefe troops having arrived, after a few difcharges from the (bore, the Captain (truck his flag. However, the lea ran fo high that all affittance was deferred till thence' day, when the weather being favourable, the ciew and the troops on board were landed, and con dulled on the fame day to the Hague ; where, upon their arrival, the officers were lodged at the Hotel Parlement d'Angleterre, and the foldiers depofited ia barracks prepared on purpoie. The number of pr &niers Conti is of one Lieutenant Colonel, two Cap tains, three Lieutenants ) an Enfign, a Surglin, a Paymalter, and 199 privates and drummers, with /6 women and children. The debarkation, and the Concluding of the prifoners to the Hague, was com pleted without the leaft diforder. Upon their arrival at the Hague, the officers were kindly received by the Minifler of War, who gave the neceffary orders for their being fupplied with eV-cry convenience, together with their compatiuns in misfortune." The fubjed which has fn conliderably engaged public attention fu. fevetal weeks lait raft, namely— the Nsw LOTTaiIIY fin.t;ly atecomplifit. Un to-morrow and Friday, its uncommonly interefling career. To finith with a Scheme of 63,0001. in Prises, yet confining only of 6oco numbers, is fuch an eclat of conclutinn, as fairly to induce the exela enstion-..•" When thall we fee its like again 1." NAUTICAL 1 .reLLI&EivcE. MAILS—Wind N. E. • ARR. DUI. ARIL DIM Dahlia - t I Oatienburgh o s Wat.Liihrd I I I 1.111)99 • 0 0 FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 'IS. Sailed this morning his hiajefly's brig Et.scrtat. 16 guns, with the following (hips under con►oy, to pit the Gbraltar and Malta Seer, which appfared off the harbour this morning, under convoy of his Mijeßy's (hips SIIRACEN and Wit:4OllTH : Perfe►e lance, Esstorr ; Ellsa , PAIN rsit ; Ceres, Bsarr.a•Y ; Fortitude, Sascrow ; iS lly , Wes r.nrcaos r ; Ant, Hauls; Grace, Baena ; and Amy, BIJ/lIITIR and fe►eral other •e(fels, names unknown.—Arrived the Dania; (hip Van Cohen, with limber, from Longfand, detained by the Rattler pri►ateer ; alfo arrived his Majefly's brig Morrifton, of r a guns, Lieutenant BARICSA, from Plymouth, with a Beet of coaxers under convoy ; armed brig Endea► ►our, BLAINIY, from Swanfea ; the Swan, &mos s from London ; Drake, SCOTT, from Cork for Lon don, damaged, and with the loft of cable and anchor. —Wind N. E. PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 111. Came in the Papillinn, Captain CODPItat, from Jerfey ; Confola, Capt. Ctiontai ; Thornton, Capt. Sscasa ; and John, Capt. MALLIIT, from Pe:erf burgh, laden with naval &re: for the Dockyard here; American, Capt. Cucauam, from NeW Brunt. wick, with Maas for the navy. Sailed the Comosa- ROIL and Piamvaosmar, of 7+ guns, and the Com• macs, of a+ guns, to join the Channel fleet. PORTSMOUTH. NOVEMBER z 7. Arrived feveral tranfports and outward bound Tads, from the Downs. Sailed his Majefly's fhip Caoconms, with the Abundance (lore (hip, Sally tranfport, and a fleet for the Cape of Good Hope. —Wind N. E. DEAL, NOVEMBER i/. % Remain in the Downs the Princes of Orange and Canada man of war, Harmony viElualler, Speculator lugger, Tkkler, Magner, and the Furious guts brigs. Wind N. E. SHEERNESS, NOVEMBER 17. The CONSTANT gun brig, with the trade for the Baltic, which failed from the Nore on the 13th int. put back Lai night after poll, owing to ike ftrong Eafterly winds and tempetluous weather. YARMOUTH, NOVEMBER 17. Yeflerday we experienced a very hea•'y gale from the eaward, but I am happy to infortn you that the !hips in the Roads rode out the gale without receiving any damage. Arrived la SY/BILLS and PANDORA,. frigates; SNAKE,COSS•Ca,FORW•RD, AitCHltit, and /Atm x gun brigs. Sailed the RlsoLtrion, of 6+ guns, Captain BORLTOX, for the Note. Ships of war in the Roads—Roebuck, Majellic, Crekent, Ami able, Pandora, Sybille, Snake, Ariel, Cherub, Than. der, Forward, Cofrack, Oberon, Firm, and Mini gate brig : the Scyene and Fuen Danifh men of war— the latter is getting in freflz malls. Wind N. E. light air. HULL, NOVEMBER is. The Salerno, ScuttLas, and Supply, Caturra, ar rived here this evening from Riga, in a paffage of :3 days from that port. They left the Sound on Mon• day !aft, under convoy of the PA ?molt* flan!) of war, with feveral veffels laden with aores, and tome Mer chant (hips, for London ; among the latter was the Lord Mulgrave, Gear, of Whitby. When the Sa. lerno arrived in Copenhagen grounds, the was hailed by a brig cutter, fiatinned there to prevent wads from going through the King's Channel, and was direaed to proceed through the channel between Salt holm and Malmoe, in order to Inure her from the attacks of the Danifh row boats, off Copenhagen We are lorry to fay, that about twenty Britint mer chant veffels, one of them Paid to belong to this port, were lying at Ellinore, captured by row boats fo clofe to the (!tore, that our cruizers could not get near enough to prevent it ; four of them were Paid to have failed with the London convoy, in which the Margaret, SPINDLOVB, went—but the names of any of the prizes were not known. The VANGUARD. of 74 guns, and a frigate, were about two miles below Copenhagen ; and feve ral others of our (hips of war were off Helfingburg. Captain SCHOLES did not meet with any cruizers in the Baltic. The weather had been very Rormy. A Dana (hip of war, one of the Copenhagen prize!, which had run aground a few miles below Copen. hagen, and could not be got off, had been Rripped of her rigging, floret, &c. and burnt. Three (hips of war, with force troops on board, that had been left on the Wand of Huen, came fr.,m Helfingburg with the PANDORA and convoy. A fleet of veffels, for London, failed from Helfinghorg two days be fore ; but it is fuppofed to have put into Gotten burgh. In coming acrofi the North Seas, Captain SUMPS fell in with the Ba ITANNIA, lall from Inver„ nets, whore the had delivered a cargo from St. Pe. Itelilplrgh, and had aftetwards 101 l her malls in a gale, and made much water. Captain Scnot.is took out the Mailer and crew, who were Ihort of provifions, and landed them at this port. : IROM LLOYD'. MST. GRAVESIND, Nov. /7.—Palred by the Mirpedock, Schultz ; and the hrederick. Smith, from Memel , onenr,tia , I. ee; and the Atalanta, Barns, from Riga .—,Satled the Nelfon, Herbert; and the Aguilar, Kobenfon, for Jamaica ; Harriet, lifter, far Tabus Vaynnl, Harris; and the Two Friends, Qpnald, fur Tortola; Suffolk, Tto npfon, fur New York; New brunfwkk, Cuok, t ar Antigua; Alen, Hill; and the st. MP:ha, for Goeteablirok:. • I