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. 4 4 -re ir It to las a4is Cat Wv ,tae between lie village of Re.lu:tion, and she pair stns nI •capes on the night of the tat Joh, was between tree end - r o.iles, and the route taken by no y car r y could have be it Guth the tilLogeof Reduction, on the inonting of the tel. t night of We to, them was no commuoieatton between m body or the army and my mem. During the whole id 'that mach, at was impossible to communicate soh rile valet/ Wills s futes'under t: • strength of a oatnpetly. e in•traitig of the MI, I had a man with me who pram know the road to that Chieo Paso. General Cram wad tedureJ an Italian iu tile couror of lb. previous eight, both seemed ea tails of its existence, but nut of its eruct ti —The batter4lll of Linter. were certainly ail an the , side of the river. I hare baud it repotted, that he ,iced over the budge with bunt infantry, but I do not feel! b•lieve that any Conlid rata.. itentbal 'Ter mooed in our I have already stated, that to my opinion Buenos •es would have been ranted et Gene ra l whiwk.ke had fey. my Imo of match, and pouted tie Chic o F or d tan the men toy division period it. My opinion 16 prevented oh i nle t edlatioil which I then Itroented horn the prisoners, as le stated. that the %thole of the enemy's attention and 04 detested had been, 1,10 to twelve o'clock en that day, directed [goods the hoe of Cattalo and the /lab. Cense tly the entreat, of a body of troops into the town nn the • ode 5010,' the in 1. tally winrepected and infinitudes, for. an of attack arrived on the 4th was not obje..ted to by at the principal officers of the um ! . I believe evcrr one wan Ohtani of its success W 11.41 General Whatelecke joined m s the yd, I understood from limns, that the cause of hos wooer general at the Corm:l was, that his Guide lost hi. The officers we.• encouraged by any thong that drnj from Ulttletal Whltadocke, to state than objections if they , any, and I did not bear the slightest ohj , ci km. 1 was et :uliatly situated with the commander of the tercet, that I ' s ty little pummel communication with any of then.: n u the law I had, they did express their approbation, on MIT pet, when the orders were delivered. 'f he peculiar situation 'updat e vote threes Lieutenant General White:cocks was par. - daily jester' of tLe toteherenee of any Mina inferior offi _lid t had it marked to me ors thatday particulatly, by the ementliding of of artiArty and the commanding ofhoer of the engineer , . being forbidden to speak to me, because it was alterad that they hot 'hewn more attention to RI. thin iii With tesp-et to whether officer. tell at liberty to e their ribjetimits, I remember one potholer question eh was put. I nook litigation General Lumley baked, tier n, going dean the streets each colonist was to be •..a to petty/ere, whether it met with a greater degree of shun, and a greater dares of loss than th.l expeXei ? that Gen. Whot , loske mid. "Certainly not. It as an ob. In mai. the lodgment, titt if your lose he vets , great. you .I.ly tate care, if you belioug to the right wuig, num you a we right; and if you belong to the lef., that you go to lett, that you may riot come across thecenoal fire :"'aud it then that that patagraph was added to the order read yes in. hour of attack was tiomumed at the same tune, ter it at ould he at Munn minute. millet six, or thug, tat after era. The orders were delivered in the presents hearing ol General Whitelocke. fie superintended the *slivery of them himself. Them was a rely general datcoesion dance to ti e hour, as the ciescrodion t aco,. light at It of attack wet conaide:ed of comequence. No general that I knew Mr were given iii caw: of a retreat. There unierstaadieg, seat least I understood myself, that the Usadmitia, which was considered a deOnicelwas point. we. `et petal oe which the corps of the right wing were to re on Cue of autistic, end the fora de fames for the left •we canoed their.—as they aff oiled a chaime if gained of inerameoneeing with the toasy ; that I braes. to be toe why it was thought more desirable, if po.roble, fee each g se way to its outer hank, it it was necessary to give ad, that mediae directly mat of the town again to the 4. Tim Some sprouted le be left on the garment side amnia, when the gersaoal attack was te he nadir on the somintiodsl leer tioops of aarabitlawta chamounbed, eight of that 9th light draioons, on. or two companies of the regtmeut, mid a very small repel from each corps, that auselted, tw take care of then, respective pecks." Lieutimatit C.ultetel Ricease Rouen& was next called and swedes folleseas:..... I wee Cho:ft/Meer in the Quarter-Marie: (asocial% Department employed in the expedition against Buenos Ayres. The evening General Whiteleeke landed I • anitoduired to him by Sir Samuel Achcouty, who then sernasanded at Monte Video. Oa the -idiom day I at faded at tile Government Niue with the ether &hung, and bad mead couverrettun with Gen. Whitadoeke„ who, told me, that he was preuy well toformod of the scuba) stets of thiugs from bur Saileuel Achseuty, end that the first object I. *loch he had to deed my swollen), was the presiding sufficient 'TS for the home to conic rout, sot some mean. of inn. fti. sentry. winch he said be found, contrary to his ex weft net at all provided wish looms. He then m em SO Major General Gower, wren was in Ike room, "7 be ie Major General Gower, the method in corn. wham you will &scum the pout% ow widen I have r I bed at that tient, and frequently efirarwards, MwNsstMw With General Gower open those Wham SAM *Skirt • ere transacting, Capt. Thwarts the fly door, arrived loom the Cape of Good Hume Irma arigadier.hieneral Comsford. I Mims*, /el Caption Thompson the Conemaisder of the me, and said, that at Gestic Cmisfood was r. so moo, he was aneinia• that I show:deo op the ,ssamine that bank upon twitch Duette' Alms we. and look tom hat • esementeoit place for landing the intended to take against the tows. I conferred —. Stirling, mid receive, from Min all thremfornaa. t..ai he could give respecting the poodle - ay of tor t opposite side ot the river. Fiore every thing I !mod the subject, the Loisanada de Itertagon was tae ado where the troops could be tended under mover of the ' war, witheut going at least ice mhos to the immersed In uresequence of the, the General p.utmularly moos to toe *dilation wi the Eitm.isda, awl tai road between Buenos Aims and that pace. It that the tosanada rte, the pace where goods were . landed, and from thence coroetryord op to Romp Ayres •heelmartiagos. 'Chat evening 1 tweet on board the Fly • and proceeded the next day up the river with Captain 'tun: wo examined upon that and tits Maned , a consiiendam 'staid of the utast, from at Want GO the ettetwari o tile F.imuseda de lilltnirm, at tar as 'von roles t.i tile wutt drawl of B - ,eons Lire. the • examonstion eras, Unit we hoileeed there war 5.. 'here wooly could be Waded tinder voet of the sonoliew sh;pv of war, •ace,ittng at tea h matied. it. klarmgon. etyma my return, that General G over had arranged itr swatters with Admiral 3nriin4,ooti regard to the enshaik• the bo ,is from Monte Video ; that it was settled the M be votealled ; that supple:it toe 10,0411 men tree serfs WM. to be eothosted Sy the Comoutssa ty Gev that If lint pens were to LPe taken up, and some heat, , I thick fur 2:6-pouttdara and tau sonars, but or these ...leetlloll. FIFTH DAY—Feu 5. Licalroner-reload Bot Rae eneenred hie warnatice. ' camas' 'tartly state o hat nioustrey hate been taken in t to rstryle buries; buscArr, wpwa approps sating Appall to the other eteriera of the it was iwuod t Iltat tree vends would remai:s to Lc tp•ell as horse-sh.ps. Amp report, out that of Captaas Thosisproo, of the the Commander of the forms motel deepened to tin oalthe Easanasia de Barman as the plaec tor landing the *polio were to act against Buenos Ayros. The libels sija isfurinahuis which we h a d receireiS respecting tlin se% col the sorts and the country trout thence to Buenos .ssi sinossined, I think, to thloo-The distance true the '31111a.., a de Humerus to Redaction wee said to be about YU a(..t hoes threw, to Bunts Arts aloe sake; that ter, three dstierrat roads: issic on the sends, u•ot it the laStsit, 3t.41 a th'sr4 *pea the heighter--the last slid to he the kat , that in outer to re-..ch the Iseighta, I!tosh pound most lie pawl', thrones the ilNeb and carts o f the cou.dry cummualy travelled ; that IVbnet mace past* the road was theme trot sad eons were ler% few term-lhooses apes the road, Mid the troop. eTpect to dad shelter sheet of the su i t. 'o 4 Itasessy (hot from ite•leet aa a the high road F mortis. , bet that, by stak.E.g a cu..s.derable ft, w•-solight, if we the hz all t 7Le 'stole of th:s ia...rattatuo w rut Le h Isswesal tthwekeke . the treater part of a ors aossaboir aristcsi by a prisms who accompaused the t a kato. at regard t e the pixecta of the cursor. it is_ nitood, that he nett stded to onuee our Lading, saki' at • Quitrent Point, it the tows of 'Nuevo' Ayres Itself, ate at Salm erdru, at the westward e town ; that he & o r am ri depute the pause of the Rio Chiral*, and had conertracted lunettes on the :eft book of that rarer. With regard to his forte, the re i sir!• were as VaZiOUS sad coteradietery, that I believe I. • credit woe attached to any of them. The inms which was eniurked and aseensbled near the Ensenada de Belmont, uu the stela of J uiw, antwasited to yess rank and lie, includiug iso mounted dritinems. It was provided with la pieces of held artillery, aid elllllirses and mules fur their conveyasice, mid for that of sunill arm murmunition , there • :126, Lcsides, a ;silt: quantity of en: motet stares embarked, and a reserve artillery of Anne pier.., mortars, -end howitsers.--There were intrenelling took for too° men, an; pointless sad their carriages. and sores fsticium.,--There was e..rup equipage flit 10,000 men, but no hones had been em barked for its conveyance. The embarkation of ptVii!iiollll, or the means of conveying them us shore, was not in nay de partment ; but I underetnod there were provisions for 10,oun MN, he two mooting at the least said I had been applied to by the Commissary- :newel for a ship to convey mules and carts scum, the river, from Moine Video So the lauding• place. I should observe, that in that 7t123 turn, were in cluded cisn which Lod been brought over froin Colunia• le the ssth and sink ofJ tine. I ant now to describe the march of the ate my, from its landing, to its position un the night of the:l,lof July. The first troops were lauded about half-liost nine o'clock us the morning of the nnth ; they consisted of General Crauford's tergale, the :loth sad nth regirnents.--: General Cranfusarm division consigned of eight companies of the rifle corps and nine conspantes attar light induitry. This force, except three companies of the rifle corps, which were ordered to be left behind, marched to the heights, tiliont four miles from the landing-Owe, racier the command of I.llajtw- Gene: al Levcsou Gower ; be had also, I believe, SUMO mount ed cavalry, and two held guns, under his orders, hot I can not exactly state, localise I had received a partienlar order from the General out to move with tbr advanced guard.— Before sunset, this evening, all the infantry were landed ; several field guar, artillerr, and stuff horses, the whole of the force, esecot Sleine-General Gewer's corps was statiutt ird in the soling. and eat Eideasada ale Harregun.—This evening, the General stated it to he his intention to march the neat moraine, at nine o'clock, to the heights, with the main body of the army he desired me to remain behind, to hostel', as much as pussib:e, the &amino - helium of the homes mid stores winch still rum:deed un board; he stated, aim, that hr wished to have a coneitlerable supply of bread sod rpiilts Wilt op to the heights ; and he authorised me, if the Commissary -General was sot eunicteutly provided with the means of couvryiug at, to have park-saddles pot spun some of the cavalry bursa., and hare the pmvistun conveyed in that way. In eousciperucr of this, 1 hetteve about 40 horses were tamed ever tu the Commissary-Geseral. L'y sunset, oo the evening of the myth, every tines. was lauded Mid could be conveyed. Early ea the morning of the Josh, the artillery and commissary stores prorowled to the bright:e— t/a the march, the officer who commanded that part of the artillery sliewed war as order (ruin Captain Fraser, who un mended the whole, directing him to destroy the Spanish guns, if be found any ilislicatty w bringing these threugh the taunts ; r I supporal this order was with the General.. coo suit, I gave mute also. I left the artillery es the march, and proceeded to joist the General on the heights. I found that Major-General Gower bad niaeclied fre Redectioo, haw ing under has orders fuse usemenies of this path regiment, the light hamalms- under Brigadier-Gessoal Cranford, the moth mad asth regiments, tinder Brigadier-General Lumley, four six sail two three- pounders, sad Mawr satmosted cavalry! I fuuud the General ;built to More, with 16 main body of the army, to the grnu.id • hob I oodersturod had heels coca pied the evening beftme by Gamest Gower . * corps. He or dered the dismounted part of the tyth light dragooss and the moth regintest to memo us the heights, asd-r Colonei Mahon, be swot the artillery, when it should come up; he tints vassiod forward, with the main body, shunt five miles, and As MIMI was stationed at three farm-houses, show two miles &lOW from each other; the sot.* remorse is the rase, and the nth sod 17th to the easter, end Colima Ma bor.'s brigade in the trout. Colonel lithos wet Mine from his brigade the part of Colonel Idabosa brigade, Which was with the main body, consisted of the tith drapes guards dismounted, the each light dragoons dismantled, and the 43th mimeos of foot. We received iiiformation that the artillery bad alt ranched the heights, hat that Assertion and horses were too mach fatigued to brier, it forward on that day. A dispatch ea rived item Majer-Gesendtilloolemiloft that be hadr halted, I think, shim seven sides is oar fret" a" , be odd TMs hare starched too lute is the day to be MAD he reach Redecton the mum sewing. This was so the loth. That he was anima W take his corps fresh torerwit that piste, bee cruse he had seen some Spriesh Officers recon noitring his corps, sad he essireived that the stile,. 'sight be occupied by His ',limy. He also Meted, that if be did act bear farther from the General, ha should moored is the morning for Reduction. Is sass er to this, Ibe General or dered bon to halt where be seas , until he thailld arrive with the gnats body orate weer, which, be hoped, mould %pearly the next day. Au order woe seat this emu* to Culeael Mahon to rooted, the next day, es for ae he mild, ito the road towards Reduction. Osi the set of holy, the oasis body of the army UW, d fuewsed before sue-rise, and the whole was united at the frost faranbeine. 1 mean the whole if the Imes body of the army under General Whitelorke's com mand. After some delay at this piece, theorist turfy moved forward, and joiard Myer-Geary Gower *bust eleven o'clock short of Reductios. After a private coma-reset be tween Gement! Wlidelocice and Major-General Gower, the latter moved forward with his corps, and the main body halted far full an boor. I could sot isseertus the exact route Major-General Gamma was to take; bust, about use o'clock, the main body of the army moved forwent fur Reduc fiats— A little before sea-set, the mato body of the as my arrived at the village. Shortly after we had reached the village of Re ductiou, an officer had landed (ruin the arm, to whom (De seret Whitelorke had given some direet.ons respretasig land ing some bread and sjnriU the next day for the arm,. The ',Meer lauded shoot four miles from Reductiou. R. duelers, I believe to be about four woks from the river. He lauded at thailmes Point. In the course of the creates General Whitelocke informed me that it wet his isteatius to halt the Sand day, in order to alloy Cohmel Xiamen sad the artillery to juin lion, and that the whole of the army aught be rap plied with bread sad spiran It was also settled that he, Ge neral Whitelocke, sod 'ionic of ho stud, ass to proceed in the morning to the elstanced ears, from whetice he was to rooted with an escort from General Crsofarta brigade, to reeennoitre the position which we understood thenieleyetecs pied in the Rio Chnoiln. it wee settled also, that the deeds over the river were to be examined, sod it was imagined that from this reemmoitring party some project of march or of attack could be formed me • sure basis. Amenity was most 1 this evening to hasten Colonel Mahon forward the sere( nay. This, I think, chard the proceedings of theist of July. Oa the sal of July, about two airlock in the marittod• the l:es. called hisSeeretary, soil said Stint be had chasged his sisal, and would unicr General Garet le move forward, se he was very anxious the troops should get int, caotoswessia, which be understood cold be &mad in the suburbs of the town of Bonitos Ayres a he dictated a letter to General Gower, to the eostesne of which I moo* at this leaeth of time, Post brat, swear ; bat to the best of my belief, the Major-Gene ral was ordered to proceed with the corps under his ono stand, and paw the CU clatl4lo at the best ford which be ilionld lad practlechie above tie Wage. He was to take up a pardon. on the heights, to the westward of the tows end was allowed to cuter into a couaassaicatioa with the !loutish Cominaocirr upon the subject of the surrender of the town. After , -ne further enoverlotieo with the Girlie , nil, in which I stated to (him our extreme ignorance of tie cosine', and pruned ogles hits the necessity of Ivens twitting tlae deo-, I was e“eired to tabs the letter, what h was them written, to Maj -Gee Guyer. at day-tweak that more ing I accardiary proceMed with tier letter, totleiGeo.Gionve, and which I deterred to liras. Ile cosyksised N or that the talk Bret- thee raise his comossuohe as ramie ly tiumerely, and very mach fatigued, sad seamed altogether diatatished at the order he had mewed& I eclat wed 10G:siert: Moir. whom I found half way bed ithri the two bodies. lie asked use if General Gower seemed plessel at the order Lc had received , I stated t h at be conylatued of flit Mete of the oink regiment: sad I submitted to the General, whether it wooed riot be advisable to stomas-I him !. The Geaeral, I &kik, Snit proprsed se-aim; ham a st.igtiregsraeot ; but a short tone efterrarda, he odered the remits army to march at tea IJ . O lee's • he thro ilesin 4 UK II write a kitty to time A•linall, to stotethat the whsle oral Woo io IISON•do and pr ac ceding for 14 tortoni ot the tows, sod to data, that mesas might ist eaksofiebeadiag provision& tberi, and bee the ships chi i crewayeal the heavy artillery, iihuald he seek up likteiee. Ile tium desired toe to emboli with after the amides; the {tare Etas who bad written a egmadir upon 1116 roads, aid appeared to be the treat tetelligeot, as to the shut lest erode to a practicable pass over the Rio Cbitmlo. He stated, that tahout two knees dietaut, in a atteth-oesterty we should anise at • place eater° the Mt auntie was quite peseahle ; and be brought a peasant, who tested that he was teefectly well acquainted with the country, and would couduct us there. It was out feentl•lll4 at that time. General Whiteltseke had some coal ereatlou with this man, and he desired me to yowled the column under his direc tion. The army unwell°, about Ira past tea sectock, and proceeded sprout tine odes is a south westerly direction. A little hefuse twelve o'clork I saw cut pa 1.11d,r :Heim Ge neral Gower, at about three miles theta/ice, penoseelseg wesey at right angles to our line of motel. I mat. d this to the guide, who told rate that a. smut aa we bad crowd Adresse °tiled the AiTOll de Menet, %so shanild move iu the same directive Meat; we tweetdiugly crowed the Arroyo de Masi°, said proceeded pretty swirly in the direction which the guide had stated. The guide then Mimed me a high tree maul a hill, teeter which, he said, at a elatet distance, we should find the ford, to which he intended to a-conduct at. About half past two o'cluck, as we were moving by two faun houses, the Grated propteci to halt fur tise day. I stated to him the inforusatioa the guide had giveu me, in to the distance of the pass; wad I Mau stated to him, th a t ( rum toy couitimuication thetatoraieg with Gemmel Gower I was core inced, that sinless be was actaally ordered to halt, he would cross the river, aid proceed to the heights to the west ward of the town. The Genera/ had mot decided whether be would actually halt or not, when Sir Samuel Achtunty cams imp, to whom he referred the queetitm; Sir 821•114 I Arbruuty immediately deckled for halting, sating, I think, that there was a hugs quieutity of sheep chew to thNe hawse, tied that their win tire wood to order tat dress the meat. The army was acounlingly halted, and funned is two Sea Santee, Achutaty's beiesale iu (rout, soil Cidouel Haloes in the nee. Au adhere MA some dryl4.ollll were ,rot hark to Redaction, to ureter • 'olortel Hallam to halt there till fi n Herr ankle ;little tofu° sal.a-sit this eveu;ng, we beard a ean nousile, apparently !Burt. ,,, Ayes , the au eve' of which had hero in sight ever same we left Rerlitetioo. Colo- nel tattoo use tateires Gam hie brigade, and had ere regi ment of kis mine and one of General Lumley's. 0., the ad ufJely the army marched a little before doe-break, and past ime by the tree which the guide had before pointed own, we proceeded towards the ford, which be (lien told we is ea called the Vaasa Umassairs. The army had arrived at the pass bemire. Mae and ten o'clock; but as it was exc. ed 'ugly narrwircl the eater up eery weer t the arm pats, the whole areas ea Mussed said newt one o'clock. About 04 mile sail • half from the pass, we stet an otecce scut by General Cow . ee, why Mated to us Isis having been engaged the evening before, and • who cundented us to the Goarreee division, obeli l suppose was about one mile and a half far ther. We fumed that h adeiuced posts had bees engaged al the reaming ; sad understood that br had Jima:ee l ordered them to withdraw, it. older to induce the enemy to &Ocilla as MINA epee the line. I went with Ceeeral ilh:teWake late MejoreGeteral Gower's quarters, wby had the alp of the ISMS of llama Ayres upon the table, add ohm sae desired by General Whiteltrehe, to point cot ll.* hest prides fur the Soar then come up, es be übnoved, that from Win bees longer ea the ground, he meat be bet ter acqueimed with it. Gomel Gower unpleased that Aar Signed Achntatri brigade shush" be placed sputa the left, end skunk, indeed deed' es far as the &vitiate Cement, un the beaks of the Refer Plata; but as tbe distatew was too astereive he wee deeded to place h i s b riga d e i n t h at di. recties ; Ghent Plaima's brigade was urdsrrd to the right. Ae the Queasy del MA Cede out ill the way Game' Gower seemed to expect, the Meowed posts of the ammeter or dered to be resummi I west to the right Cu Col efahoe's its order to ere how they wee placed; end reforming Gorr thence about Ise o'clock, I ealiesi at General Gmeer's Iparters, pad be skewed ate a plan for au attack upon tire low to, which he smeared to hove just beaked, and which wee completely detailed in all its parts, said wee the same elitsia was ;ilea eat the next day in urdea a, with Bowe very teilliqg alterable°. I proceeded to Imalt at the advanced pima of rim cream and heft, Gement Gower going, as nude:aimed, to head-quartora, with the plait I resehed betd- Sher dark ; mad ea the course of the emeriti torte ~kßsitiitelt,ed my spielers of the pas uf attack, whirls sealsaiket the seat day at °we're o'clock. I made pink ebfeetioue to one Masse, which stated that so prison ers were to be taken : se I evorriecal, thnt in an attack of that lose, upon au apes town, it would beguile impossible to prevent a great dash( butchery. 1 said 1 thought the plan would succeed, but that it appeared to me to he completely a weer eme, se I did sot remember to have h e a r d b e f ore o f a similar order of attack. The Lleatesaut-General said, he would levee mat the urder for making no pris o ners, mid that he maid elialuauu the tusu the nem motion( before he at tached it. He admitted that the plan was nand, but stated that be was °stupefied by ciecumstaiseei to adopt it. I an. that an order was seat this evetiing, to Redaction, to Colonel Malmo, to order bins to move the neat moraine towards the bridge, to. r the inter Chitolo, and there to wait for orders. On the anomie 2 of the art, the Brigadier Gene rals, syd some consuramliag whores of regiments, ettendoll at be querhra r where NiajouGeocral Gower read and ex pleated to them the eardreuf attack,which I pot donu upto the phut of the tow u. This coefemsece own beaMe up, and the attach was visited to take Mace at half-met lie the mat ouruing. had received au urea.", mine frurn the Lien°. mal-Geacral, are Irma Major-General Gower, upon the soh sect of this attack; but I west wit on horseback, for the purpose of eademeariaag to recounostre mew pert of the ground through which the Maim-tit °damns were to move forward fur the attack of the tame. I laud that the ad voiced purls saw regaled, and that the same plan was adoptaag fur the porpoise of drawee'. the enemy oat of the tows, which beat hers practised without success the day be fore. It was not said about three o'clock is the alieraoms that thesdvaaced posts were nem_ ,used • and I bad but jolt time hdure dark to slow the lingudier-Gesend the roads Ihneugh which the wisp of the eageoeste, composing the brigades, won to march Meths teem. Is tide lor assist ed by one seethe guides, who showed me the meet that led straight to the nerth-east bastee settee fort, w hich I took as a peke of departuri . I thought it at, duty to to him, that if the attacking columns pryer...AM it the way he had ordered, the enemy e. mild probably retire Into the streets that ran at right auger., and afterwards eloping epee sir cell:nse would probably cot off all ettientaincation tessera th o se within the town and those without- Meier General Gower made light of thine idea °Mee. In threatener of the day the commandiog Lnaincer had brought me a return of all the Instruments be had hero able to velem, for breakitig open deers, Ale. and I deemed him to ciec thos e ti Inch lappet:A to he the abaft effective, to the light hattaiitiu sod the rote ceep„ who„ I snlentured, were to mirlemeer to occupy to. of the prtselpel des. cites. Late an the marnisg I met Major- General Gower relenting from head-quarters, who asked me where I thought the ILiestenent-Geocral had better place himself in the menatug ? I stated that I thought he had bet ter proceed to the left, with the 3stb recoest, ss there were two brigades to attack the towu on that sale, sad that hs, Mt a 7 d enerel Gower, moist median. he statiemed on tb e ri t, as themitre was intend. al te bi but a fat e attack He in me that the Lieetenaat-tarnerel had ordered him to remain with hits, mid that (ha ' . we he Lad warmed the metre as the proper scalene sod that It had here agreed Sip es sccordiney. laths survey *limb I have described to hare beat made. of the haulm urine neer, with a Mew to ancertaiu the must popper place foe landane the troupe, I stud in as elms to the Point Quakers,. in the Enrolee:ft gun-brig, as the thalloweess of the water woofs' permit. l behave I was Homo*, toile mid a half from the shore I I t, sus up into the main top ha cedars. leek ewer the beach, sad I raw that a battery had bees rented at the village of Reduction, ea I @apposed, to assamed the puler the lazia the inateh, in whack mash dens! flereeferd had before teeny Heil all his artillery when he leaded. I have beeves stated that it war widermood the seamy °decided to nppose our marlin at that ease:. There were tee persons tabs-. express, Iran Monte Widen Re the sorrow of serval ea 'might', avid there was a third person, who was of peat ars ewe in that way; there was one of item with each dirie.ye_ Theta were so primmer& t At* fr.'s, the emcee k oral, bet that w are tato /erase takes /rum the iii ego of Barreem I bee"; these were the only terser who areal es goidestroo Ez.s.x.atta de Bar. tape to ileum Ares? procure gut, , the mare un tlic yd of Jaly. Ido not believe there was a Mamie ialltabitint in the village of Redaction, et bee we ar rived there. The man who coopers. d 00. colors had come ewer with the Comtnisaary from Cu'ainia; thme were aurae prOellreit in the es:lunge of that day's match ; the house. that we passed by weir all deserted. tt hew Mujureieseral Cower had ordered ha army tu halt, at bullpen ten ua the ad, it had marched about ben miles. It had marched cii the preceding day, the led , shunt 13 miles. Oa the .soth, &bent eve miles, and us the teeth about fuer sinks. NH wore than two bourn aid a half of day-I ght nitrated can the ed, when the army hotted. It was a little betwe sun set tilers we heard the cannonade. No Wheastirile weer taken in conse quence. The main body marched es the 3d, at six u'euck, which was before day-lwealt. Geueral Villettelueke tweet slated to ale soy pewee plait en e Lich be was to act, but I cullected. from Tweets cotiveravtium, that he intemled to place his left upuu the river La Plata, to cuminuiticate from thence with the shipping, and to take such other measure% against the town an cit.uruatances might require. I had heard hen further say, that he would he vury caseates bore be antlered the troupe to eater the town ' • sod I eaderst oo d feints him that he intended to empluy beeivy artillery otabet it. I never few any precise plait to lb.* rifest 001104 *- tailed. The circeaustatmes which G•orirel rihdelieeke stated to the mamma fur adopting • plus which he said was am* were 1 think that bat arm afraid the army truithl want pro. ..1 ..:no thgs I1 f ind •ot frond General Gower's corps is the s.teetion VW& he expected. Tie may &end • very sufficient &apply of bullocks and sheep apse His march. I heard that General Drreidowd had lost sunset of laff Artillery in the marsh near Hutluas. I shuuld peal, hem& ing at Ensaneta to.Huitraes, decidedly. Not did set gd more to the right towards General Gulf?, gawps, bee mnie it wan WO Marshy." SEVENTH HAT—rate S. Liver -Cod. Bo u nee r4awf is wywrit. " I perceived no objt.ctiotia au tar march, whitionold istion prevented the army marehrog selibin a kw miles of the Rd Clewed.), on the mica.' day frees quint g the Leights a %To the &mimed* de Buregata. I believe ao attempt elm ver was ever made to recumuoitte the .rmer, or to aseertate thet means which the 'rainy had cult. dud to upp se the paessape of the slaty. Had the tummy smut a vivre 4 me:mance at the Chico Pass to Geo. Gower, 1 du net Musk Gemmel Whitelocke coal* have *Meted um. I sever heard that any Officer of the Staff tweet out an the nth of Je:y, to mum,- uuitre the approaches to the town of Buenas Ayr*. which was to be attacked at ex o'clock the surMlig ori the nth.. The distance of the scorch of the main Ldp on she :id, from the plate *here they halted, to the suburbs of beems Ayres is about nine miles altogethei, sod if the itiniti Leuy had a. relied early iu the moving of the ad, they might hews reacted the suburbs of Hneuw Ayres .ia the seine day. The circuitous route from Seductive was Indy US mime sod the sherbet way 'Mee melts" kneadrer-Gertool Ca•reCtia acerw. " I commistoted the light brigade, wk.( h farmed the ad vaueed ;timid of the army. lite day after I welted se Monte Video the General proposed to me to w...k weed the works with hum, sod in reteraing through the toes, be de sired me to itotice the peenher cuisine:tem ..f the homes— their Hat roofs, serrimuded by parapet sails, and other cir commences, which, as be obaerved, reordered Weis peeelLe:y favourable for ilekure; and added, that he tortaisereuekl Out expose his troupe to so unequal a melte*, as that is which they would be engaged, if led eatu so lied a lowa at Buenos Ayres, all the itillabituate of whieb were prepared for its defence sad the house s of **mil •ere similarly construct ed to those which he they imitated out to me. la the obtuse propriety of the G.:serer' tummies, I meet heartily argues led. With oesp-ct to the equipment of my he grub it cer tinily was deficient in mom may maseelelmourlist tel Fit hrsd place, we had no Lsotemen. fde not know whether the - Court moderstands what I mesa by that; there are • pad army haftucks, sot wild; witch are very easel renght by the people of that elliontry, who Sr. extremely dem - tees to catch iig teem, by throwing • imam with • tenth. r thirst Every person in the country, I iiew, seemed *We to do this. It appeared to use a very extreme:dietary eversight, I meet ray so, as I am npun any oath, out to have attached t. emelt awelue of the army a certain nunilier of those peupie, sit is to get what in ?cry pitman! is that country—beef; that at . thereat of each march, we shush! Lave caught • aufficieut trenthie those ballueks, which are sudictently tame to he Woe pa that way, though Out to aunt other, if we bait had these tom with us I tried to shout than, hut did not smelted —liet we had no mean, of eatchiem tee cattle by wh:eh we were suneunded in great aSuudaare. What I eta going to say, I do not give as part of my - *vide:ice, but I cartmider it my duty, aceordiug to my oath, to explain mory dime regehed br ties paper; that amy trawl' ft.: stathag it. It an an extremely disagreeable thing fur as °Zen to be brimieht forward to censure the pructedoigi or his eunstaaaJing erfeer, but that is my duty, and I must do it. Another ea.! material del enemy in the equipment of the truant, •..d fur club there did soot appear to ma to be a.., eadicent reason was, that the earap-kmes were left beta, .1, ire consequence of which I give it as toy up m oo Geomai Nlidelucke w ill pfrlinpt prove that I am wrung in my although we Goad 'ban duce of wheat in the farms-houses, which, if ambled , would have been an exee:leut substitute for WOW, that Rut liberally suppled to the army, yet we bad no mama .4 brag use of it. Anuther elietualitatan,4,l* impertast, and which was. rather, I tt.uuk, owing to time wait of paps seb-• blare' arraii4ement, than olencieecy in the orliaat Sent, was, that shortly after the tramps Laded, with *full wok fur three oars, v.z. the tooth, aoth, sad bide there wig on irtrther Mese sit; Lead until the day of the nd, when wile forteentl i f d ow , d a considerable quantity isr one of the leases the position we took up on the mewing of the 2d. I Itsee elated that I think this might bare hemeasmided by ether annegenissits t if the Court thick it norms,' I 'Lied state What those ai rangemeiste wiil state iLeill in a he roorde--the tr , t Lavine halted in the ',mutt on of Cr, duct.on, where we bad a csomoinnicatino silts the dot t, and where provisions were !andel in the neighbourhood at QUA owes. If it is said, that more lirao num days could nut have been transported on the march, 1 arty that that might have been supplied by the army betide at its daetimi, ne w to which we bid a curtness : x.oton with the deft. 'I be want which the trim". wife, cif might, hi my opinion,• have beta avoided by halting at Itc'action, (rues where we might meily hive commune:leo with the Iles-[ at the priat of thulium. It ia.o Lpiieased to me, that, c nisidering that a great part of the army, 1 arse the sietschment clews h had been under us, - commeaud, had been ao many meatus eutheited, it was eery easeetial that, at least iu the list period of their op - ration, uo ahem, they shoeCil hare loom allowed the ratio of spirit, to whelk they kid been as and s Lich appeared to me Very sneutial to their , doe perc,rma, : o. e of Hui march. A very short larial berms we arrived at Mr Vs lett's tumor, the Major-General neer to the head of my brlade. Before we arrived at Mr %bite., the rood had turned w tbr left , so that at the time of our arrival at Mr. White's bums, we woe marthing 'study pa rallel to the position in which we afterwar.ls oll.corered the coewlYi who * tin then is use right dank. The grimed wan so retreairly Marius., gild towered with peach orchard. and high restore, that although the ear-:ay at th.s tune were sexy wear nos wr certainly had tert discovered theta. Thu Int indieattuu which we had of their px•erwe was • shut Sled frees a gnu, at a distaece of about six hundred yards. Jest se lien. Gower sad inyseif, with Gusto 0; the staff 'Akers, ap peered open the guest road, is which that upon which the militate were the. stai.dia; tertaiwatem and which road ode kite the town by the slauehierlog piste, tined the C•rwile which is' an open place oa witycli the eumera ger were thee 'placed., Al sous as that gun was heed, fieweral Gower mid something tar me, I belie.- the exact eta* were. " ve must turn thee right rid lit Beebe;" I emiervton.! this as en evict to to the cosori, which I itinneeliately obeyed. 71'hot esiemje fru, for a eery short time, eppeared to beast f rath er •coosider.shie sly wheel : hut the (.gat re,uale, that they very seen a. •ty, littlest es toes as •• itst •p Ogee to them, limo- WV:ad Nom I.llein.: pmess of srto!tery. 1 prow* thus &beet three quaricis of • et le, l beyeed the pokers' ee lideSeh they boil beta Limed, oy scat, mail op to lie dotaige between the try 0011/44 on t h e 1141 tote 'wiles, and the seen from the tillage 7, t''.! . , Oa the night of its 1 4 .' , 1:4 it.e awn body 01 to r, t. „, feriod td 'trim marol 1111:1 4( minable eilety WWI :'t I 4 ! 1" , 4 'he moron's ef I era to know the ro • ei,o, „ al." to - lured an its rrr,!,,,, Ore both seamed es "''" to poot,on —The bath a r We.ten flee n( the let! ,I advanced over the i Ni - .t r pelt bilieve that a I 1t.,,, re•ence. 1 hare a "''into( Ai - tes would have be 41„ If, oed my I.ne el ii 41. t , 111 when my divide' on „ the intorulatioe who, h.tl I . ~ . I 'idiom au tett. the' fere, weans el detente hi ow: •• dherted towel& du '14,4, ~. quently the entreat, Not I ,E . weetefll stde inlabieti 14 .lf 4r t t , The plan of attack o , ',l lo , way ot the whoop-11a they k_ ecohnernt of Its s e e, ,• 11... , , the on these), I one ....it i : • .• het ioOlkf &mow( a , t) .4 ~ 4 way. the Lifters , to i,,,.: ped (min GiIICIJI h !., n.,,., „. aid Loy, and I did i ‘i to . peculiarly situated ' 1 ti,.'.. . bad vary tittle pers. 1i11. , 1 , with the Lew I had. I lb, I spot, when the order t C,•,,-, IL:oath/ vise that I Cenrc titularly leatuan of ebth Ilk cers ; and i had it tut mill to I. cuturuinifing olker 4rnen, 1 tbe env neer* bents td R„• al%iprel that they I rlitb, . la hint With silty Woe their objetlse wench vial pot. I whether In pint < noddy f 4 tabhgeti to persevere smoothie, end apt MOW" y. rod that Gen. Wll,l the 1 ,:,.., lea to make the hie eh, tot. /rug out, take are, no itoe Lt ea to the runt ; all ' eft lb,' Ilse left, that you NO 414 to •k a ea. thee that that it I 1 Meow Orrtfoe• The hour , h le e 'Weber it should he Le left :t. hem after ma. Ti who eo , and Mariam 41 Get s earr, 1 tbdieleyelthera bin lion 11, Neste haste Lowe, I wools this of attack was at 1;,,,,,_ wish that I knew 4 let Acta worn enlentawilisw Chid is• Boodeotts, which , I lelacr.t sot post on whiff townie i heat to ease sf aces onsidera. there lee carried ths •••• 4 Sc..o eetheasui watt • Voice a. iewisn oLy ft was tla MAR is. will is tee soy is laperier • vier et ado lli‘o NO 0 1 mew eareoll • The bate Lie as lidleet•isw, erben I la . gem. 51114 soeseseed et lee , looPe of the gth 14 hem rermeut, wog snacked, to take ear Ellil. Lieutosalit Coins, toned ea follesetsiow" Witmer' Deponent O tom- Buenas Ayes. Th forlienit„ ea. antrodueed se le le from emtssaanded at Mot 1 ! bids faded at toe Unveil Ibeite:4 bad loot conver‘atit nap el., that he was prune • hat the from but Sawhiel Mel 1" liNe•pre. 1 ' 64 la Owed • Mt <loaners lee she fern ore, ~ , r Co;!. 4 leg the pub,. .1, ,; or pellestswn, weft net y.t ut Inialieced nee to May sod said. “This is 1 ' w ,, th mood, with when y or throe seuisente you." lit "' f lan y a cowl deal of ONivi orn Cr Iff tad deepen. Muhl ill ant, of the Fly ale rotten' stb tiiipatchea Iron litruid. tar tie &wieder C he Fee._ -• • lest kw se, ,std to sopsoold se sous thr the met sod sussing s tated, and look . Fruit • - which lot mitt Its as... ttli Adaairal Siul,ll WV,. ailn that be could it • Cr-• U wt oPPoote side It uet pe t the object, I Nth: to ace where the tro •os a iP• el Wit, pith.. Wu 1.445 I the tees. In an med tu reesedhn inquiries it i. till ie state of the road I ero to at Haled, that the • kola l '" I .' ,4 eds and ft I do . . wheehearsioess, I. It •li and prueeeded eia l e h ‘""Oitin : ire a, 0 4 K "g &get a Considers Scree iies to ose .t.... wietwart teen- - a or seven toile. 1. 11111OCk nit of which team, leisba 'hoe where tennis 0 be dd . thethis a war, NMI Irani 444011 niy sett which mil outer* w tth Ad • eery 1 . 00 of the he to h ram- &Pipet is were to be sets: r three Weeii Weil tuck, VII i that 1111. ant I hose ....ait, I think four 1 Sr. is •'a 1401 amain. leek, I the Fl they , Licittrenet-refei f t ;; i ii , ' 1 cubuut stac6) seer. 'Set to proem, I ^, rts to the oil • 04 "4 1 st iit. 4 tree testis boa Illy report. a. ...1 ( !4 the c.,".";.„, !. v. sa l ad El%Senetia Vet . r.he Were to 0 v.l. , ttluensisktu I say 3.14 the s oat, Ilea, . 1 111% iniewented, I ar.4 ' 3,, ineoa de Rare.. the ' 4 4 o ' 4 fions tki .3 .01 .. e f '''''' three di 1.: rotes t:,• u.alob lab • NW 1.. •- ' .., ill- h' eve Hie o• • • • ' lll b„ .......,. .i s n ts .. %. leTrl t' a u t il 4 0 td Nett 4 4 ill:. !is t ea, e ielh I:bni Wei lees eneitl the ••••-•... . . ' ~. . . .•-ttj, ,. l P s, • • .••• -`!" • -% i• ! P S . . . -' 4.7% , oi) . :l i t • • • • , ty .bi i" • e ' . , 'I , Z :Sola '•.• AP. • - , _ - 4 I At atui He ' ' I tP" ~ ". 1 ,r/r , • - i ii . dr: , July, when it was t s 4 , was tut attm.:pt . Citialma l '131 " 5 . `tu eidlielli t cute with it tie that any. A 'wok Aide hare born mane ' it, but I soderataod flu the sell* that tiver gar a comai- *labia swam hem Ka wane tumid hare bees takes to procure gui p des, either at Illeriertitui ter re the worse re fir: