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14. Fm regulating the Sum to be paid to the Cork, for the several Copies of the P•rceeilings, at the iat • or a I carli ed. To enla , ge the time or returning the Recovizanivi ; end. ad That any objection wh i ch should he made to the •,- pointmeut of sus Commissioner, should be made prestou, to such appointmeut. A desultory conversation took place upnn these Clauses, between Sir JOHN NEWPOR T, Mr . CORRY, Colonel BARRY, and some other Mem bers; when, upon the suggv.inn of the Straker, it was agreed that the Clauses should be brought up, the Bill printed as arazndt.ll, and re-committed on a future day. The House having resumed, the Report was ac cnrJingly brought up. the Dili ordered to be printed as amended. and to be re•cotutaitted on Monday treat. ; i Air. Mellish Inv-tented a Petition Prim several Tanners, against the ails Hu k Bill, which was orti.ered to he referred is the Committee. Upon rnotivn of Mir. PARNELL, the Committee upon the 28111 of the King, respelling oollen• yarn, was postponed uti.llt , i-morrow. • Upnn motimi of bir JOHN NEWPORT, the Irish Cultoms Office Ahohtwn Bill went through A er,riln ;are, and the Report o d to be recLareti so-morruw.—The House then adjourned. FROM LAST NIG Firs GAZET rE. Dlrtnilverect, January 27, 1807. Dispatches, of Which the following are copies, have been received by the Right Honourable Siam Wind!' sm, one of His Majesty's Principal Se. cretaries of State. (tom Lieutenant-Colonel Back- Maw. commanding a detischm..nt of lits Majesty's land !ozces, in the River de la nista. Royal CharlcAte Troorpoa Ng. n it e Viieo 0,4,,bir 13, ituti. Tin,l-roarscling that a vesse l is to sail immediately for Engl id, I do myself the honour to transmit to you a copy of a letter. addressed to Lieutenants General Sir David Baird, in obedience to whose sitters I sailed on the 29th of Augu.t last. wi.h lit best. 47th reg. for the purpose of joining Major. General Berestord. in South America. " Royal Chal.tte (Traesp,n), eR Moat' " cut, %rude,. Oetober 15, 1906 " I have the honour to acquaint your Eacelleacy. that, on my arrival here, I had the mortikation find the city of Buenos Ayres recaptured, and that Major. General Beresford, with the forces und e r his command (after a most able and g shame defence), had been 111.1.14 pri.oners of war, so far back as the /4th of Almost last. " Having arrived List night. I am not, at this moment, sufficiently acquainted with the patticu. /ars, to enabk me to detail thew, though 1 pi's-mune due sad full information of this unfortunate and im. portant event, must have been traustrutted to you a'tev its occurrence. / t . 6 YOU are aware, Sir, that the command of His Majesty's I Ind furces, at present in, this !liver, de •olves urn me ; with which, in co-operation with the squadron under Sir Hcme Popham, it is my in tention to siecupy a favourable position, until a re inforcement shall arrive, nr I may be honoured *kir your further instruCtions ; and trust that, by an early opp-atunity, I shall be able to afford you a tisEttiary report of my arrangements and ope rations in carrying youi design, into executi,n. And rem," &e. &c. Tn 1-4mre•tant G.,.verat Sir D. laird, &c. Se. Sr Toy immediAte departure of the ship for Eng land. and the situation in which I find myself Unexpediedly placed, prevent any further comniu ticrtion than what is contained in the preceding let to,. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) T. J. B1C1C1101:52, Col. commanding 47th reg. The Men Hon. Witham Wedham, &c. ae. &c. CJitv Or lb 4%%011C11 fr•pers Lieutenant Colonel rAtkitoo.e, to tae Right H•.to..terable WMI4II W111(1114111, dat.c! Maido• nAelo, on v%e Ku . . s. 4e la Plat; 51st Daubs:4llW, Sri—ln my letter of the 13th inst. '1 had the ho. sour to transmit 4 copy of my letter, of the smut date. to His Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, apprising him of my arrival in the River Plata, and of my intention to occupy a posi tion on shore, to await his further orders. I,in consequence, immediately reconnoitred, from one of the frigates, which carried me sufficiently close in shore for the purpose, the works of the place, and the positions and defences in the vicinity of Monte Video, from which I formed, as the most elig , `,le made of attack, the idea of being able to carry the town and citadel by assault, on the South face edging on the water, in co-operation with the ships of the squadron, under Commodore Sir Horne Popham, which were to silence the batteries on that face, so as to en:shle the troops to land and enter. The attempt was accordingly commenced, on the igth, by the navy ; but tke water proving too ShAllow to admit of the ships coming sufficiently near to cannonade it with etrea, a further effort was necessarily given up. Upon this! deemed it sari:able, with the co-ope rative concurrence of Si► Home Popham, to Luce p-nsession of the town of ItlelJonado, as a favour able position for the purpose of refreshing the troops, mounting my cavalry, end carrying on such other arrangements as nitht thereafter appear re .ot necessary. - 1.1 . 111111111111.11.111111111111111111111 , - iir =l":7"*" - "N i € e r t ii i ; . g e'li f t i'i 1 that any reasons which had he/n yet urged were net r , sufficiuntly urgent. The Court of Session itself bad not asked for relief. He should toot, however. 101 oppose the second reAdinss. hut take some fuure o .. • P portunity of stating his sentiments. The Bill was then read a second time ; and on the Motion for its committal, Mr. W. DUNDAS expressed his surprise, that. I • Gentlemen spoke so much upon a suhjea which they - did it did not stem to understand. This called forth a reply from Mr. PERCF.VA L. and a few words, in explanatim, from the LORD ADVOCATE, who referred that Right H in. Gen- tleman to the statutes which constituted the Court of Se.sion, for informttion upon the sulijen. The Bill was ordered to be committed on this day t i l t / se'nnight. IRISH ELECTION RILL. On the Motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT. the House went into a Committee upon this Bill, Mr. lioeironsa in the C. bair. Sir JOHN NEWPUR and same other Mem bers, then pr posed that the following clauusshr,uld be made part of the Ilia : i ~! I .1 -; -..."••••••••••• 4grop. Not a moment was lost ; and, accordingly, en the evening of the 29th, I landed with a bout 400 men, composed priamivally of a pia of the JSth Regiment, under Col. Vassal, and advanced against the town, which set mad to be occupied by about 600 Regulars and Militia, mostly mounted, with l how itzer, and 1 long 4 pounder field-piece, biith brass. Notwithstanding we were without any artillery, ti•e enemy were soon disp irsed, with the loss of their guns, and about 5o men killed and wounded. The lug On wir side was 2 killed and 4 wounde3, of Hi, Wij-sty's 38:h Regiment. To the coil intr:pidity of one little column on this occasion, much praise is due, as it advanced. with the utmost steadiness and alacrity, and without firing a shot, until sufficiently near to make a certainty of carrying both the guns a.cl the town, which was principally done hy !)ayonet, notwithstanding tile adv ince VrA4 trade under heavy discharges of grape and minketry. To the well-known gallantry and Ability of Col. Vassal, I feel myself much in2ehted ; and the con dua of every other Officer in the field has com manded my thanks. At day-break, yesterday morning, I detached Colonel Vassal to take ciosse,sion of the heavy bat teries on the beach of the harbour. and on the I),.iin.ula, which precluded any communication for the enemy hi tween the main land and the strong island and post of Goretti, situated in, and much commanding, the bay of Maldonado, and which, in consequence, in the course of the day, surrendered ac di.cretioa, to a summons sent from Sir Home Popham, and there'ay prevented the necessity of carrying it by storm, aad the consequent bloodshed that might htive ensaed. During yesterday and this morni!,g, the chic' part of the remainder of the troopi hire 6cen land id, and I have already con ttived to mount nearly one half of my caw dry. 'l ist Weilington tranvoit being direfted to sail immediately to England, I have Laken the liberty of addressing this short account of. my proceedings direftly to you, Sir Home Popham having repre sented to me his inability w dispatch a vessel at this time to the Cape of Good Hope, precluding me the power of making my report throu‘h tor regular channel of Incutenant•Geineral Sir David Baird. I ought not to omit to mention the very steady and praise-worthy conduCt of a small patty of Ma rines and armed Seamei, sent on sho.e by Sir Home Pvpham, who joined and composed part of our column, on its way into the town, and occia pied such positions as were all.) trd to them during the night, in such a correa manger, as to rrfle.l the greatest credit both on the officers that commaiideJ them, and their own zeal and discipline. • I should also be wanting i justice to my own feelings, if I closed my dispatch. washout ackrink ledging the services I h ye re-eivid tram Lieutenazn- C donel Brownrisg, Iteputv Quarter-ht aster-Gene rai., and Maj.ir 1 rot er of the H ;J Regiment, ailing Deputy- Adjutani-General to t he Forces at I resent under my corn/and. And I aiso bee ld-ive to ac knowledge the assistance 3ff .riled me by. Major fucker, of the 72d regimen.. st by p-rstsission of Lieutenant-General Sir David Koru, ,s with me on this occasion, and aeting in the cais.in y us Military Salere:Ary. I herewith have the '.onour t t inelase the re turn of such ord.iance. ammunition, and Ames, as have yet been discovered. I nave the honour to he, Itcc. J. BACCISOCce, L cot. Col. 47th keg. Return ache killed and grounded of the fe.np. under the cuurnAnd , f Lieutesiesit-Co,unel , Lekh. ow, in the attJcle of hfahluuedo, un tie . 29t., of Utt.,'l.r. IS 6. 311th R-4gt rank wed hie tithed, 4 re..k an.: hie wiundel. (bitted) W k TR.,rfrit. m sad Hest. Actiog Dep. Adj. 47. n. Return of Ordnance, Ammunition, and Stores. dre. Liken f r o m the enemy, in the town and vicinity of Mant.mat o „ aa.t Wend of Goretti, on the 2'.ttli of October, 18(4. Bras. Ord•iance. I B, , i•inch howitzer, with tan round. of ammunition. I Utc-pounder, with ten .nun•. of ditto. . . Iron kl•delanc.. ti Twenq•ai" Pnun.••ra on Se. B.lttrriel. 20 Twenty-four-Peauders ou tli. 'Amid of GOICIti. _ . - PV) U u‘keit. 201) Pidols. 300 Swrorcl4. 108 Banes of Powder. (Sigued) A. WATNO,N, Capt. R M. Artillery. N. R. The above is the most eeriest return! have yet been able to collect. (aigusAl) W. K. INU I ri..m, Acting D. v. At lien _ - Ablistirake-()J Jas. 27,1807. Dispatches, of whica eh• following ars copies, have been received at this Office from Commodnre Sir Home Popham, addressed to Wiliam Marsden, Esq. flu Majesty's ship Diadem. Rio do SIR, IA i), 16 6. Wt:err the events of war cease so ne fAvoisraiile to any Armament, I consider it the duty of Cumm.ind ing Officers to state all the circumstances owler dm'. knowledge or information. with clearness and perspicuity, which, either progressively or ►uddenly, led to a reverse of fortune. In pursuing this course, I feel confident I shall be able to. satisfy the Lords Com Missioners of the Admiralty, that the liberal And beneficent princi ples upon which the Government of General Be resloid was concluded, do more honour to His VlAjessy's arms, and th- chuaßrr of Great Britain, than if he had res-rted to expedients completely within his powrr, which would LAY( et etoally an nindated all the efforts of the enemy, and wrested, probably for ever, these countries Irom the crown of Spain. Piwridon, one of the munkipalit7. appears to have been the greatest organ of the Revolutiva. lle applied himself with great art and addret; So pre. paring the people fur a general insurrettion. The arms in the town were secreted, ready r). the moment of aftion ; the discontented asseloblcslev.ry night, and attended to his instiatii.rei; and he raised all the rabble of the country, by the ample supilies f money with which he was furnished on the north side of the River. Colonel Linier4 a French Oificer in the Sp..aish service, :mid on his parole, successfully employed himself in collecting people at Colonia. _ Terror was estahlithed, and every person who re• Eased so t....alitsibete his assistance to this convi rat 7,_ was thrtatet.ed with immediate death• I have traced this hum gray unquestionable au thoriiji, and so rapid was the progre,i fit t!.e !tom warn it hilt slaeWcd that it was Oat till the 51st July that I Lsarned by a ilitpat& frcm the General. which reached me at EftSettAkiA, on oily return from Iklunte Video, that he was apprehensive, from the information he received, an illitattealoll ',mild shortly be made. I heard at the same tim• from Captain Thomson, that seventeen of the enemy's vessels had just ar rived at Colunia, and as it war reported that force was still to be increased from Monte Video, I sent orders for the Diomede to be brought to Ensenada, and fur Captain King. •f the Diadem. to come up with the remaining few Marines, the two compa nies of Blues, and as many other alien as could, in anv 'der •e, be spared from the ships, for the pur pose or aiming some ye-3d; to attack the enemy at Colonic, as it was impossible to prevent his crossing from the north shore whenever the wind was fair. _ On the Ist of August, in the afternoon, the Leda vschnred off Buenos Ayres. about twel►e miles di,tant ; and on my landing on thegd, which I did as soon as the weather would admit of a boat get ting on shore, I found the General had just made a very Fuecessful attack on about 1500 Spaniards, tin- Pueridon, five leagues from the town, with .500 men, in which he took all the enemy's cannon (I think nine pieces) and serval prisoners. On the 3d, I attempted to return to the Leda, in the Encounter, which Captain li.mynsan beought within a few milvs of the shore for this purpose, as it blew ►e strong: but the wi::d freshened so con siderably from the eastward, that we could not get to windward. On the 4th, in the morning. it was very thick weather, and the gale increased so much, that it was impossiole to weigh. About ricotta Captain King arrived tit a galivat. with 150 men from the Diadem, for the purpose Qf arming and commanding tie few small vessels we had c illeBed in the harbour; bu t he was not able to get here till .he following day.; On the sth, in the morning, t moderated, and I reached the Leda, when I received a report from Captain Thomst n, that in the gale of the preced• ing day, the enemy h.i.l crossed from Catania tn. t.,lty unobserved by any of our ships, except the schooner under the command of Lieut Herrick. who was lying in the narrow gut leading to Couctas and St. Isidro; but the easterly wind had thrown an much water is the river, oat the enemy were et.a bled to cross over any pan of the Palmas Bank. without the nece•sity of making a greater dett.nr, by going highrr up the riv r. On the Gth a .d 7.11 it blow a hurricane; the Leda was lying in four fathoms, with two anchors down, and her yards and topmasts •truck. On the 80 I hea d from ('apt. King. that five of our gun boats had touudered at their anchors ; that the Walker had Itst her raddlr, and that the aunciaes and large cutters of the Diadem and Leda were lost. l'he torrents of rain that fell dining the 6th, 7th, and Bth, had rendered the triads vitally i:npratti. cable for any thing but cavalry, and consequently, General Berelord was mast serionsly disappointed in his determination to attack the enemy at a dis tance Irons the town ; in which, had it taken place, I entertain no doubt that his army would have added anottier trait of i's invincible spit it under his dispo sitions. che enemy, how-vcr, by hi; inexhaustible supply of horses, suffered little iuconv••mence from the state of the roads, and he was, therefore, enabled to Ali pr •ach the town by several diredions, without 4ivirt the British army any opportunity to attack him. On the 10;h, in the evenin', the Castle was snm maned, aral on the following day I landed, while our n•maining vessels were tiring on the Spanish posts, all I learned that. exclusive rf the Spanish army, Whi4 h Was divided into many columns, occu pying the ration avenues of the t.twn, the inhabit. aa:s were all armed, and sheltered on the t, ps of the homes and. churches, with a design of tarrying on a war of ambush. Under these circumstances, and the manifest dis position cf the enemy to prevent an engagem ; t, it was determined to embark the wounded that night, and cross the Rio Chello, for the purpose of moving towards Ensenada; but this measure Teas, in a great degree. frustrated by the weather, which became very •ioient during the night, and consequently retarded the progress of ernhaikAtroil, 6020 the enemy Added a considerable number of men to the houses and churches near the Castle. and advanced by all the streets, not under the influence of its fire; in short, Sir, his objel was to ay..id, by every means, a general action, and to place his men in such a situ anon that they could fire at out troops, while they remained in perfeci security themselves. Ori the 12th, at day-light, I understand a malt fire began from the enemy's advanced posts. bet was soon returned with great effect from our artillei y, which was planted towards the principal streets lead ing to the Great square, and tot a short time the enemy. by his immense numbers. showed a greater cl-gree of firmness than on any other occasion, and pushed forward with three pieces of artillery, erhiols Colonel Pack, •f the 71st, soon charged and took from him. During this time, however, reinforce ments crowded the tops of all Vie houses command ing the Great Square from the back streets, and our troops were aeon considerably annoyed by people they could not get at. The enemy cartunanded the Castle in the same way, with the additional ad vantage of a gun on tl,e top of one of the churches, which I censider an indelible stigma against time charafter of the Bishop, not only from his situation, but the professions he made. I can easily conceive how the feelings of General Reiesford must, at this moment, have been on the tack ; disappon , ted in his last efforts to induce t' e enemy to a general engageni•,tt in the Gre.it Square, his gallant little army falling fast by shots from invisible persons, and the only alternative which could present itself to save the useless effusion of so rouzit valuable blood, was a Rig of truce, which sees hoisted at the castle about one o'cicck. I t an instant, there were near 10,000 oxen in the ';teat Square, pressing forward, in the matt ou rages,' marine., to get into the Ina, and elfell at our men on the ramparts ; so much so. that it was with este. me difficulty the British toe ps were pre vatted revenging this insult ; ind-:ed the General was obliged to tell the Spanish Officers, if their Meg did not retire is the course of erne minute, he roust, es the only measure of safety, haul down the "s -.... M1 flag of An — ce, dr,.fi recommence hos . ilci .s ; ttiis firmness had the desired elf..ct, and be Oren sent ittA conditions to the Spanish Genet al, and they were instantly acceded to. I incloie a copy of the capitulation, and. I Irlll, the high and independent language in vsl r .,h it is couched, and the ternis diaated by General Bere:. ford, to an Officer at the head of myri ids of petyle. wol do him infinite honour in England, and cbtain for him His Majesty's most gra6uus appruliation of his 401.dut t. I have rkceiveii, and annor a return of the k ll,d, wounded, and missing, by which it ispdt•ars. that there are two Officers, two Stilit/AIII, one Dritiumer, forty-three rank and fila, killed ; ight seven Serj-ants, ninety-two ras.k and file, wi ttu j e d ; and nine missing ; making a total of ; scarce any of those mid - onto:es were occasiorhid cept from the inhabitants on the tops at the !anus,: and the churches. The enemy eonfe+•es to have Inst about 70') kiik ► and wounded. in the short col t 1 R in the str-vo ; and if it had not been for the inhabitant:. I littladouht that the Spanish troops would liar completely defeato..,l, Altivot.gh seven times the nun,- bet of the I3ritish forces. Nothing is more difficult than to give their Lor,!- ship; en idea of the n u mber of men in arms; but tom the best accounts we can obtain, it is thong t l'ueridim. and the other principal people engaged in this plot, had calleaed from ai4ht to 10,000 men in the country ; that Liniers may have Inoto , ht over from 5011 to 1,000; and the tow n furnished, though armed in va ions wa)s, about 10,000, under the secret arrangement of the Magistrates. Wh-n every vessel that could escape from Ilue-o. e Ayres bad joined, I procee !ed toward: linscnada. to retire the detaerment of Marines ; of the Diadems. was obliged to quit the 13 krit :chooser, as she would not wor k out one gun-boat aml a settee, a prize, wet.: also I.ft in the Lai-hour. wits the Justina, a small Eighth merchant ship that had followed the expedition from Sr. Helena. Capt. Thomson, of the Neptune, who wet in the Castle, was made a prisoner, and Lieut. Burgh, of the Raisonable, with Nfr. Ramsay, a Midshipman. and seven men, who were in the settee, as her hors could not hold them. Lieut. Herrick, in the Do lores, the other armed schooner, worked nut in a manner. which, coupled with his condnift oa the whole of this businees, does him gle.ti credit. O r the I SO), in the morning, the detachment of Marine•, under the command of Lieutenant Swaile. w is emharkA from Ensenada, and his two Spanish field piece; spiked and thrown into the river. On the 14th I sailed for this anchorage, where I arrived the following day, and immediately ad dressed the Governor of Monte Video oa the sub jett of our tro-ps. On the 16th, in cons?quence of receiving, by Co lonel Linier's Aid-de-camp, a letter from General Heresford, I dis,ratched two of the transports to Buenos Ayres, wh"rc one arrived o-s the f 7th, bu t from the prevarication of the Governor of Monts Video. in the first instance, and his subsequent dis honourable condul, no troops have yet been em. barked. Whilst I had the honour of being on board the Led r, I had every reason to be satisfied with ties seltten attention of Capt. Honyman, his ofKcers and ship's company ; and I cannot but express my extreme approbation of the c.tadita of all the offi cers and seamen, who were constantly employed in the small vessels and bran, under almost every pri vation, in the very severe and trying weather which we exlierienced the last ten I most sincerely regret, however, that my s:tuation has i:np , •s-d on me use painful ditty of making this report to their Lords; ips, esnecially as it is done print-. it, illy by materials cull: Etd horn different peo ple, w:tich they probaly, re many instanc , s, duced from virgule and uncertain conclusions ; if Lewever it should hereafter appear that I have tailed in any instance to Jo ample justice to the conduel, energy, it,cl prowess of Gen. Beresfrd, and the :Zeros and soldivrs unckr his command, it has teen :swing to the limited scale of my communications since the iith, from the extreme jealousy of the enemy, and ant from any indisposition to appreciate then moeri•s in the most liberal manner ; a sentiment wliieh I have held on every occasion, and publicly marked it in all my former dispatches 1 have tie hr,nour to be, &c.. • H. Poetta m. [it .re folhos the terms of capitulation, Slid the r,Atou of tttttt Sod, fool to: slug, at tae.r•ed is our paper you& otay Ditr! no, Rio A- la Plata, 05 9, 1916. On the zlth instant, off Lobes, we tell in with the Rollo, having a detachment of the 5.4 th on board ; she sailed from the Cape in company with the Melantho, which was to the Westward of her. I took the troops out of the Rolla, and sent her to Rio Gtsnde, for the purpose of purchasing any Roar or biscuit, and ascertaining whether any quart• tity of the latter could be baked there. 1 On the (;tit we retinues! to ,is anchorage, where we found the Pro:eetor, with the Adamant and Co. Inns:sine transports, having on board detachments of the 311th, and the Diadem visgualler. .1 list no time in ordering all the men of war to completes their provisions to three months, for fear ot any ac cident happening to the On the 7,h in the evening, the Medusa joined, with four ot toe Lancaster's convoy 1 and lapt4.l , llouverie repnitcd, that the Lancaster was to thu Eastward with the reitiaining two ships, haring tit' preceding Light parted their cahles. The Leila joined the same evening, and Captain H .nyman rerrtt d, th it he had detained a Danish ship, bound to MITA,: Video, having on board the Governor of Valdivia. I intended to have disprehei the Wel!ington this evening, but Colonel Vasaal particularly re• goe-ted I would denim het till the at ival of the Lan caster, as Colonel nacklinu.e was a senior Lieut.- Colonel to himself, and succeeding adventitious ly to the command of the army, he would naturally be desirous of making a report to the Duke of Yor k of the state of his force, and the a; naigements he had made. The nealier was so hazy, and the current so strong h. the snuthwatd, that the Lancaster did not j , in till the r2th, in the evening ;on the folowing day, as appeared to me, that the Commanding a the troops intendel to make his that at tern' t Uri Alnilte Video, and was ausions to see t1..1 Flue, 1 Captain. Ronk!. to Luke a , MEMENEMNII I A