Star. — London, England, 1807-11-20 00:00:00

i JOURNAL. Or THE OPERATIONS OPTI4E BRI list' ARMY AT BUENOS AYRES. (Contintr:d from the STAR of yetter!ay ) NUMBER VII. The 88th Regiment penetrated, by wings, the two neat beets to the Ift of the carabineers. The right wing, compact' of only four companies, under Lieu sant Colonel Duni, had been ordered to take pof fellion of a church, within two hundred yards of the great (quart, and arrived without oppolition, within one hundred yards of their de flination—a brifk fire immediately opened on them from the houfe tops on every diretlion, under which the column conti nued to advance, though with great lofs, and gained the outer gate way of the church, which was co the right fide of the areet, and dire Elly expofed to the fire of the enemy horn the Rat top of a houfe on the oppofite tide of the Rreet. The column crowded iire, sad completely filled the porch of the church, the iatilr - of which it was found impraeicable to force.— In this ration, the enemy continued an incelfar.t and deßviallim Ste of mufketry, wall pieces, &c. from the tops dike houfes in front, and from the finis ; which they kept tip with the utmott courage and in vapidity, when they found that it was not returned Oar troops, who, if they had been left at libetty M 4101,161 e in their prefent fituation unable to make re jaSirrrom their crowded Rate. It being feitad in s osaiable to force the door: of the church, which on the itsfide wete tire ngly barticadoed, the wing, after fuffcring dreadfully, now rollted into the fireet, and, contrary to orders, returned the enemy's fire They flill continued to advance, in the hope of making a more advantageous lodgement, under a fire which became every minute mere heavy and fatal. Hay. ing arrived within one hundred yards of the !laza, or great fquare, which is in front Of the citadel, they attempted to force and peels themfelves of foreral houfes, in order to maintain a p sfition until they Should be either forported by the advance of our troops, or until they (Gould receive fat tlser orders how to aa. At length they fucceeded in breaking into a houfe at the corner of a (beet, on their left, from which they forced a pafrage into the adjoining honfes, by breaking through a wall in the rear, and took pof feffion ri the roof. The enemy now collefled on all fiJet, in great nnmberr, on the tops of the hooks in the neighbourhood, as wcil as in the areets, and fur rounded the houfe, but were prevented, however, from making any vigorous irapreflion on this fmall body of men, on account of a brifk fire which was kept up on the enemy from above, and from every other part of the hook whenca it could prove effeelual. After defending themfelves in this manner, dole to the great ferule, for nearly three hours, their ammunition being expended, being without any prof . ma of ;did or fupport, without the poffibility of retreating, except with the inevitable facrifice of the rea of the column, half of which now only remained undifabled— they were under the neccility of laying down their arms. The left wing of the R3:11, confilling of four com panies, was led to the attack by Major VAINDE LELIA, who had been ordered to gain, if poflible, the bank of the river La Plata, tin ougib the nest Greet to the left. This column penetrated a quarter of a mile withgazt oppofition, and were advancing rapidly to wards the liver without having met with any pact) in the (item The enemy immediately prefented themfelves on the tops of the hocks on both fides of the flreet, and opened a heavy flue of muiketry from behind the pa taws. It may be be re remarked, in general, that in their attack of this column, as well as in that of an the others, the enemy always very militarily fired their mufkets without expofing their perfons above their parapets ; but, on finding in their elevated fituation that they were out of reach of the bayonet, and had nothing to fear from the fire of the Britilh in return, they were emboldened to level their pieces at the columns as they paired, with the ut:nolt coolneis and deliberation. The advance of the wing was not in the lean im peded by the fire from the honfes, which continued Very deftruflive ; on arriving at the croiling of a [beet which led to the Plaza, or great fquare, on their right, they were expofed on that flank to the fire of two z 8 pounders, which opened from the top of the beet, filming the welt angle of the fquare.— At the fame inaant the fire of mitficetry from the honfes became more inceflant and fatal, the enemy at the fame time throwing down on the column grenades and earthen vtiels filled with fuffocating combuflible matters, which fcorched them, and produced the greaten ettfufion in their advance. In defiance of all oppofilion, however, they gained fight of the river, which was diaant about 300 yards ; in ad vancing to which, they received the fire of two can non placed near tre end t f the flizet next the river, but on the approach of the column the enemy with drew the guns towards the great fquare. A great and unforefeen difficulty now prefented itfelf on their nearer approach to the river, which required much exertion to furmount. A very deep and wide ditch had been cut by the enemy entirely acrofs the Greet, having a high breallwork thrown up on the counterfcarp, formed of hides filled with earth, which prevented the column from tieing the ditch until they had reached the brealtwork. The erect along which they had paffed,was aireadj flrewed i:h killed and wOntded, and the fire toe- came now hotter than ever. The troops mounted the breaft work, and headed by their gallant leader, paffed the ditch with the affiliance of each other, though with great lois, amidll the inlulting ifs of the enemy, aho addrdfed them in gond Englilh. That past of the column which fucceeded in pall% ing the ditch, finding their approach to the river fide effectually cut off by a high and lieep wall, riling from the level of the river, which bounded the ex trensity of the thee, and had not becn difcnvered before, were now und:r the necellity of polretling themfelves of a houfe, which was loon found to be, unfortunately, commanded by almolt all the houfes in the neighbourhood, and completely expt fed to the fire of the enemy, who were very numerous, in the contiguous buildings. Another houfe was alto but It open by part of the column, and the whole were de tertnined to defend themfelves to the left. In the mean while, the rear divifion of the column, uneer Captain Cm t stmt.'s, had now entered the ditch; and that officer having julged it incumbent on him to protea the rear of the column, and to prevent their being furrounded from that quarter as much as lay in Lis power, determined to maintain poffcffion of the trench with the few men which he then comman ded, (not exceeding 3o mcn), until Come of the other Bs itilh columns lhould come up to their fupport. The bottom of the ditch was covered with the dead bodies of thole who had fallen in their vain attempts to pals it ; and the foldiers were obliged often to tread upon the bodies of their departed com rade-, to enable them to fire with effect on the enemy. The fire from the haute: and from the area having been for a conliderable time direeted upon the ditch, and as warmly returned from thence, the enemy now brought forward one of the guns which had been withdrawn on the brit approach of the c.aumn, with the intention of diflodging that part of them under the Major, which had taken poffetlion of the houfes. But the fire of the party under Captain Cnisnoxst proving very deatudlye, the enemy fpeeclay retired from the gun. In a Aloft time they again returned, but being Hill greatly annoyed by the fire from the ditch, the enemy finally abandoned the gun. In this manner was the Spanifh force in that quarter of the town related, by a weak and divided eJlumn, mot ex ceeding at firft 250 men, confined to two fmall hooks and an °pan ditch for upwards of two hours ; when Major VANDIGE use, having loft one half f his men, and being a•tacked in the rear by cannon, which had effected a breach in the wall, and feeing all profped of relief cut off, was reludantly cimpelle.l to futren der to the enemy. Orders to lubmit wete alio fent to Captain CHIgHOLM, who, though badly wounded, Rill continued in nbainate potfedion f the ditch, with only lii of his party now able to fuppott the unequal condi& Sparnills officers treated this column, on fur tendering, with that honour for which their nation has been always celebrated. and exerted themfelves as much as poifible in rearaining the frit y of the po pulace, who were inclined to continue holtilities after the l3ritifb had laid down their arm.. I have been more particular in defcribin the ope rations and fufferings of the columns of the S3th regiment, and particularly of the left wing of this corp., under Major VANDFLLUit, 6CAUfe it appears from the difpatches of Lieutenant General 11TH ITE. LOC xi., that thefe columns had been defined for the attack of the Plaza, or great fquare, which was the tirongef part of the city, and clofe under the guns of the citadel. A detail, therefore, of their prrcced ings, cannot but prove acceptable to the Public.— This corps fuffeted more revere!) , titan any otherpait oldie at my ; their iofs in killed and wounded thisday bring nearly one half of their original number. (To be continua. ) Recipe for Curia; Butter.—lake one half ounce of common fah, one loot th ounce of moill rope ; ponnd them together, and ufe them in the proportion of one ounce to the p•und of butter. On trial it will be found that butter thus prepared will keep an► length of time, and have a much finer flavour than butter falted in the ufual manner. MARLIIOIOVOH4TR llT.—Yenerday 'rheum lon., alias George Fowleruli44 Rickard Kroger, was charged with robbing Mr. She4rman, un the King's highway, of a zol. Wink note. The Profccutor, a plumber and engine•maker, in Crown•Rreet, Fin(bury•fquare, Bated that the pri inner being cnnfiderahly in debt to him, lie put an execution in his houfe, and fold the effeas. The prifoner defired to know of the Profecutor what the einas fold for, and the former appointed to meet him at a public houfe to infnrm him on the fithjea.— The prifoner accufed the Profecutor of having fold the leafe of his hnufe conliderably under its value ; and after the Profecutor h.4:1 given the prifoner to underiland that his effeas did not cover the debt, he left him. The Prufecutor called in at a Rationer's (hop in Red Lion-flreet, Holborn, and pulled nut a 201. note to buy a five fhilling Ramp; and when he had gut a few Reps from the door, the prifoner feized his hand in which he htld the note, and after fwearing he would blow his brains out if he did not deliver it up, he wrenchel it from the hands of the Profecu tor, tripped him up, and ran off. The Profecutor did nut fee the prifoner again until ha week—this offence having been committed in September laff.—* He charged him with the robbery, and the prifoner was fecured. Various other charges were made againft The Magiftrate commuted the prifoner for the ca pital offence, and dire fled other complainants to pre fer bilk againft him. The cafe will be further heard this day. 11 6. :11 d If THE ARMY. We are happy to find that the 600 Highlanders (part of the 92t1 tegiment) who were mentioned. a few days ago, to have got on fhore r•n the iuland of (ton the wreck of the Neptunus, of 84 guns, that was 101 l eiff that place. have all fnfely arrived in ditictent ports in England within the lett two days. THE KING'S GERMAN LEGION. The German Legion lb to be difpofed of as fol lows :—The r 11, zd, 33, oh, 6th, and Bth Batta lions of the Line commenced difernbarking at Pot& mouth this day. The four lirf go to their old quarters at Bexhill, the 6th to Hallingr, and the Bth to Battle. The sth and 7th Battalions of the Line, and the Light Brigade, compiling the rft and zd Light Battalions, are to fail immediately for behind. Four Battalions of the Line, viz. 3d, 4th, 6th, Lid Bth, are, it is Paid, to go on Foreign Service immediately. The Staff flip of the zd Battalion of the Line, the Salifbury, foundered off the Knock, between the Thames and Yarmouth, on Tuefday fe'nnight. Lieutenant.Cnlonel LOIFICE, Captain RITTER, and (even other Officers, and tBB Privates, moll unfor tunately perilhed. Three of the five Battalions, which contained the sth Battalion of the Line, are fill at Gottenburgh. The following Addrefs, accompanied by a hand come (word, was prefenred to Lieutenant \Vet t.ts, of his hiajefty's 46th regirgant of foot, by Captain Evams.9lll of the Light Company of the Royal C.)tk Volunteers Infantry, deputed with others of that Company for the purpofe ;—to which is fubjoined Lieutenant WALL ts's answer. ti t IMTINANT WALLIS, W re deputed by our fellow foldiers , your late airoelatel In arm , the officers, min conemillimeel office's, and privates of the Royal Cork Volunteers Light Company, to preterit you in their names with this Sword, which they re epedt you to accept, as a teltimouiel of their (them for your private eharadter, and their high opinion of 'he fpirit and caudal you difplayed in the Welt Indies, in the years .tilos and 18x6 ; convinced that whenever you thall draw it in your Country'. Caufe, it will receive. in your hands, that honour, which year gallabtry has alre 'ely refledted upon the Sword entrufted to you by our Grad :sus Sovereign. Signed, ea the part of the Deputation, and Company at large. CHARLES EVANSON. Nov. s, '8,7 Captain Lt. Coops y R. C. V. James W. 4113, Eli. Licut 46th Rest. CORK, NOVEMBER 2. CENTLI.I4-1 receive with the 'Sequa fentimetirs of relied and gratitude, the honourable mark of efteem conferred on n C by my Friends, and Lae Brother &Mists of the Royal Cork Vo lunteers Light Company, and I Stall prererve as an ineibmable trsai tire this teitimui.ial of 'the approbation of men, with whom to have ajruciated in arms, I (ball slur look back upon as the hap- OA period of my life--. Your kindlier. I fear over-rates the menu of thufe Services which my limatitio happily called on me to perform, yet I cannot hut hope, fhould occallon demand anothfr exertion is the ft:trice of my country, I may prove myfelf not undeferring the firturing •xpn. 144 of efteem with which I have been addrelll.ll by you. I have the honour to be. Gentlemen, Your I..ithful and obliged servant, JAM ES W I.LIS. Lieutenaf.t 46th Regiment. To the Officer.. N.ln.Cornmillioned Officers, and Privates of the Royal Cork Volunteers I.ight Company. CULLoistpr. l lol, OCTntiwit 31. —.On Morday the 19 . 11 ina the Highbiidge Regiment of V:uttn:eer Want' y marched into this town on petmanent d i uv, Netfu.uit to an order filial the !ti:eretary of Sate, to c.imtinite fir ten days. They took the field ; headed by their Colonel, the It iglit liom.urable Sir C.: i• G VOSC ; and, though they had tint been aill-mbled for !natty miAtii, heroic, they went throng'• their mar,irtivres with an ex.telrfitli and attention which proved their flare ofimpr,.vtment. On the Ft iday following, they were it.fpeaed by the field ctii, tr. of the difltia, when, though they had been only a few days allembled, he expelled hit fur pile and fatisfaelion at their fitnefs for tervice. and fignified Lit opinion of their being the fitil in the county, for improvement and difciplk e ; which hav ing repotted to the General cf the (Italia, they had the honour of being reviewed by him, on Monday the 26!h; when their good order and appearance jof tilled what had been reported of them, which the General did them the honour to order to be lign'fied in general ditlzia orders. Wednefday a Court Martial was held on board his Majeily's (hip Magnatrime, at Sh eerne f s , f ur t h e trial of the Surgeon of the Wanderer !loop of war, for drunkennefs : the charge being proved, the Court adjuged hint to be difmitfed Ith (hip, and to lave in any (hip before the malt the Commander in Chief might be pleafed to point nut. A Court Martial was held at Portfmnuth laf week. on Mr. Stephen Jordan llickenfon, ant Surgeon of his Majeily's (hip Hindollan, for repeated infolence and contempt to his fuperi.rr HE. cer. Mr. 1). was fentenced to be difiniffed the Hin (Hiatt. Sir ISAAC COFFIN, Ban. Prefident. Triefday the loth intl. about ten o'clock at night, the Mail Coach from Plymouth Dock, was overturned upon Dinham Bridge, about four miles the welter:l fide of Afhburton. The coach was proceeding with more than common velAcity, and, from the circum Rance of the horfes inttanrly flopping, the driver was precipitated over the bridge, where the waters had fwalleu beyond their ordinary fize by recent torrents. He was much bruifed by the fall ; wa. carried to fume diflance by the current, and probably wluld have perilhed but for the exertions of a gentleman, who caught hold of hit great coat and dragged him to the (bore. None of the pair ngers were in the flightell degree hurt. CORN MARKET, MARK LANE, Nov. 2c.—The con• trary winds coaliwife prevent arrivals of Grain in general—Wheat is in thou fupply, and film famples rather higher—Barley likewife—Malt full as dear— Peas and Beans of each defcription fluelu tte but little —There are very few Oats at hand, and this trade fupports a further increafe in price —The prices of Flour continue without variation. 011nteAl. CYNNeNC• AS UNDIR. Wheat. 42 4 336 66s per qr.. Grey Peas. 6gs 7csod Fine Ditto. 68. 7 is orl Beans, (uld) 36, 6as cod Rye. (uew) 404 Os C 4 I Tick Ditto sas 57s al Barley.42s 4 84 c4 Oats, ass 3os 338 Malt, (old) 68s 73, od Poland ditto 36s 313. cd White Peas, (80iiCf11) gene 15011 Potatoe ditto to 39 6 od Rape Seed 231.231. Flee Flour jOS to 50.••SCe00111 458 to sos. THEATRES. DRURY LAIRF.—TiIe Comedy of 411 in the Wray was laft night pe:formed at this bottle. Mr. La-- us-rola was the Bevrrlcy, and in the execution of t vul gt‘hvairksiotytu,nG.HeatTn7d:AnVigln:imcsirtihc4lar.ohlentsse,r,idt w d m a i s t arn e b 3 p u r l Y ff e o w i o t t i , a t i ety?. to hi! author • and Mils DUNCAN , as Lady Ryne f ,, was ner vous an d ' animated. Mrs. Joanes fuliy availed her felf of all the opportunities preicnted to her—in the common dialogue, she was eary and colloquial—in paffifin fimple And natural. It is needles to f4y, that her efloits were crowned with their merited appl tt fe. After which a new Melo Drama (After-ptece), in titled Lila Refinberg, the literary produelibn of Mr. KENNY, author of feveral fuccefsful pieces, with new music, competed by Mr. M. P. Ktsc, was performed for the firft time, and, upon the whole, very favour. ably received. The following are the Charaticrs Swain Storm Mr. DANNIErta. Montfort - Mr. DE CAMP. Eledor of Brandenburg Mr. RAYMUND ' • Count Rofcitherg Mr. EEEtsroit.. Borgomattrr Mr. httzie eves. • Ernettena - Mifs RAY. Ella Roleuberg Mrs. H. SIDDONS. THE PLOT. is not very fimple ; its chief points were as follow :-.;.Cauht knives has a handfonie wife, with whom Montfort., the faiourite ut the Eledur, falls in love, and contrives to throw her bufband into a (eerie imprifonmeot. Ella Rofenberg Ales fromhio perfecii. tiun iu.to the Itoufc of Captain Storm. hlontfort ends her there, and heM; refitted and Bruck by Storm, brings him to a Court Martial, by whom he is condemned to die hi the mean time the Eledor, who having received s formal potion from Storm with refpeet to Ella Rolenherg, alhimes a Wolfe. and leaves his tent fiercely with the purport of vbting the cutup of Storm.-- Count Rufenberg, duping from the prifun, is met by the Elec tor, and informed by him of the perfeciition of Montfort Ella Rorer berg likewife efcapet the fiddlers, who had feized her ' - flies to the houfe of the Burg o m a tt e r, whither the ElretOt had directed her hulbond. hlunttort, a aunt time afterwarie, comes to the fame rendezvous, and is followed by the Eletl U or in difguife. Ihe parties hang together, the denouement fol. lows of cuurfe. The F.taltor titrents off his difguife in the cri. tical mintire Rofenherg is rained to favour, sod Montfort lasprifoned in his !tail The Cr; man dory of this trifle is one of thole which our modern romances abound in ; a considerable in terelt is kept up, at the expence cf probability. through two adts, enliVened here and there by dance and f rag, • at ifing from the difficulty of t h e fituations in whiCh a gallant hu (band and virtuous wile, turn from each other. are placed by the multi. nations ofa prcud oppretror, and from which they a re ultimately •sefoted by 11 - 4 interference of a bene ficent Pt ince. The.principal charailers, a Count Refenierj and his lady, a Captain Sturm of invalids, a villainous (-done! Montfort, a Berman kleaor, and a humorous Buegu• utyler, are ably Itiftained by ELLIST'II. !qrs. H. SID / . DONS, BANNISTER, RAYMOND. and MaritEws. The it u'ical accompaniments are pleating, but not particalArly impreilivc, and the fceriery is good, but the performance is drawn out to too great a length. CI , VINT GARDEN.—The new Opera of Two Face: under a thud was performed lalt night for the third time. Mrs. notifies. Mils BOLTON, and Isece.strue, were again rapturoully applauded in their longs, many o f wilich were encored. Mifs hem:6lol link air produced inerehfed tfTeft from the admirable ad tlitum flue accompaniment of W. PARKE. The fol lowing are the words : AM-1111as BOLTON. Welcome Freedom, welcome plesfure, Scenes of pall reltraint, adieu! Liberty, Wee deareft treafore, ii.ingly I hie to you. So the bird, from bondage flyirg, Warbling, mounts on airy wings ; While its mate, with joy replying, Gaily chirrup', pipes, and hogs! The character which Mr. FAtvaCTT pvforms I+ one of the chief lupin:lts of the piece. He recei►ed great applauft, in the f6llowing fang : SONO--Maertsigye. • Who'll ferve the King ?" cried the Sorjeant aloud. Roil went the d,um,and the fife play'd fweetly, Here, Matter Serjeant," Paid 1, from the crowd, " Is a lad who wad aofwcr your purpufe completely." My father was a corporal, and well he knew hi. trade, Of women, wine, and gunpowder, be never was afraid; Hc'd march, fight, Left. right, Front Hank, Centre rank, S•urm the trenches, Court the wenches, Lov'd the rat•le Of a battle, Diccl with g'Ssry, 'left ill taut y, And, like him. I found a fuldier's life, if taken (Month and rough, A very merry, hey down Jerry, fort ut life enough. " Hold up your head," Paid the Serjeant at drill, Roll went the drum, and the fife play'd " Turn out your torA. Sir." aye I, Sir, I will. For a uimble-writted round rattan, the Serjeant fieeriirt: proudly. My father died when Corparal, but l neer turf.% my back, Till promoted to the halbert, / was Serjeaut in a crack. In (word and fah, Cut a dub, Soared and booted, Next recruited, Hoh and Clod, Awkward (quad, Then began My rattan, When boys unwilling, Came to drilling. Till made the Colonel's orderly, then who hut I fo Led a very merry, hey down dcrryl, fort of life enough. Homeward, my lads," cried the General, hum! Roll went the drum, and the Ste play'd Overly; To quick time we footed, and fun all the way, kiry ! fur the pretty gigs we love fo deaNy. My father pafs'd his time, I'm told, iu Malls. Jan and ftrlfe, And like him, being loud of noire, I mean to take a Wife. Soon as Mils, Mulles yes, • R lugs, gloves, • Dears, loves, • Bells ringing. Comrades tinging, Honey moon, Fiaiihed lows, Panting, figliing, Children crying. Perhaps a wedded life may,prove, if taken fenonth and rough, A very merry, hey down derry, fort of life enough. SUPPLIMENTARY LOTTFRT, T9TH N No. 2279, a ?lire of Ten Thoutand Pounds, was Sold by HPRIISBY and Co. in the following Shareb : one Q2arter, two Eighths, and eight Sixteenths Alfo No. 10,873, a Prize of wool. on the Seventh day of drawing.-261 Cornhill, 52, Charing Croft; and St. Margaret's Hill, Borcugh. t fr f ,I ~ . 1 , 1, i ' i t! li i , 1 t ri .. , 4. t 1 1 . L ~ ~ roust', if • , uria:e: . • • ~ • • . rife, • 1 • ;, V r I • ugh, I . a•--- e : 11 was IlfCb : IS th !sof' ; 7 - T