The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-03-16 00:00:00

N„bc !c um BER 1611-) Town of kiscow .Iyret. .cerre. sal t e,tht Je emagl....lerthitedsaboutty. . 4 ilillaPl of the army stoke General Wltitetteke, ea the 111P•is. & TIP IPnina del 1811100111, where Gtoetal Wttiteluder rased • =111,0.6d1 the ad. and tbaana ploorcdtal to ass elm' Omitted He ativiated twin fi ideunsal entaauts the C.nerall on the uuJuky. • This aide may utt the ad. • ib. Pero Oath, where tbe advtheed corps owed the - • -014•00,on the ti p• it Advanced carp, at its Otli NI the IstJuly. 4 beat diriatet au the sth Ittaft=ma. I toilet Piaga ael Tiaras - • - - i Beisairstia. p Gaunt aft Dow n° Ilgc g a , f , Racutets• fa't'e 7 ar 4 Gee p of tie British Amy oft Me sea (e iiijr. I G o:teethed's Blip& 9 V leilla giat • • D•••••• 8 Gametal Loolees Bridle $ Gsmailerailmillei, •esisio 71111401 • Item& MOW/ s The Casa. I a The ..,t. s ., nurrog,...• March of Ike British Army frost its larding in the 1 Routs the *lp.lr sesby to Redeeties. 7 tt oute ut tine tuata was, wake (Aortal Initehrete, fres Bey .of Berreens, to iite defied at litmus Ayres. ited . ruu:. • pia. fit Bey et a's...row 5-1 Route id the adesaeui turps soder General Cower, fruit a IN ~Pwners ea time sag* June. ittitiact*G. • tleaseeel corps up &sada Jew. m sa Runts al ant dia.alas sniff Cultumal hlahoa, film Ra- A ilead.evaarteet, Goat. Adulated Cusps, *eh. - ---- GENIJUL WHITELOCKE's TRIAL. GENERAL COURT MARrIAL, AT CHELSEA 110STITAL. MP} IDAT—THVIISDA's, JAPI:AIT 2P, IPOtt, The Warreakt for bnlding the Court man read. Jas el a Apeoeoet.-.(:esertil W hit elocke. nose yeti ' erection to any of the Cmnetal °Meer. Wm ern to serve in this Court ? Genre) Whifelcc itt —N one- The •Merabees of the t:ottit were swo'n. aftslllll.l l J Of Tilt Cat'aT. Gwen) the Rt. Roo. hie W. Meadows. K.B. Pr oilmerLi Neetett. 'Seat -Gen Koss, Slake, ---- ~........-• Seim, Sir G. Nugent, Bt. " --- '1 OW; ----- Lefltes, --.--t Owlet, —.-- witford, Limitifles. Fos, -- --- Garth. —..-• $ ir J Dune,----- lined, —+llmets, --- needs., ----4 • Sim Caebeart,K T. --- Sir J. Moore, K.E. --w-- Doodss. /he How Ittrbard Ryan, Jodie-Advocate. The Mowing Charges were then read : WO Ctorge--Tliat Lieutenoat-Geeera Mewled'',si E haw het teceitted instructions fr...ni R.s Majesty' Pi.ociprr cre t a ti of State, to proceed for the rodattnto of the pi tai vibe" of %mous Ayres, gamut i memoriam ill calculated to facilitate that (coyest i that when the Spanish Commander bad Am, each symptoms of a Me i :op:ties to treat, as to co rms a desire to cumatunscats with Rl3 ..General Gower, Mlle sewed is commend , un do the stoop-et of soma, the said ess nawildird Unit -Gown! Whiteloelte did Mora a message is whir% be amoogst other articles, the screender er ail Inetdiag evini afire, in the Geeeramese of D o om 4 lo cl. a s p r ig...PlO of war Thit the sail Linde osatt.Chsagsal Mato: mkt, its makir.% a-tt b an offensive sod sossemal iernmet, wading to eampergte the ;-habitattes of lIPINCIAIS Ayes, to peodece said crieborsge a spirt of moist noes pi Ms Maiestes arms, to exclude the tc:r of s mieahle desomoustmettuo, sad os inerenee this ditticuitios of the set. iffos with 0tt . ...h he osa. Intrusted. acted in a vintner unbe coming his (Mu se se offseree.lireSadical to military dimly. lime, mad comesry to the amide, of star. ba se d Vorre.-Tlsitt the said Licomnant-Gcneral White lode, after tits taadiag oldie troops at fammada, and due- Matto march from these* to ties tome of Buenos Ayres, (aid vet make the neirtiary arrangements hest mileutard tu in vent the sweets of lie ‘perstMao against the town ; sad aillostMag Lour, pt•Wesstyr to Isis atter& .puu the town eir _Apr' arm the ?.tit of July * P , 7, es appear , imam leimpaqieM, a July to, that the VIM, Illeatat to oc tal/pi the IM moll of the b3paes ; be 4;k ii epertlifless, in dessoid stead, dyads hi Laws into Kemal brigadrs sad iris; mid or d m whole to he satownel, aid my L u re permitted tio any oec000t; wed Rader this win to match into the ptireird streets of tie Wm. ooprevider 4 with yore snot sofieteut maws f. 4. forciay the berticodoes, viten be the troops vete • _l," erfrwtallo elpmed to .tr*lnte -6°44 a UktAti tbat yomibihti awaiting aft'veMsal uppirsities; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16. NOS. the reports to IA prejedice, *hick liall=rt it !treed oreeletiteteeldneh have sur vived the ant tinpressintui of public sorrow, pro diced 'iv the first catastrophe in South Anaemia: whet it is, perhaps, the tint and natural impulse of the hoinsis mind to find an object on wh ichih to attach blatant; but • the reports which e ao prevalent.' would have mode it the duty or His __.--------_ tklal.nity's Idinitteri, in justice to General. White mach mairlum .myty wiwg great proftessusai "strays it ) , un l . ni:ke, to iostitute this iugniry ; but las . to the pan ni the moo larrstenersilietierit Whacks le, 'endure to immix the eurivlleace a Or: tool • in' the jailer/ret uf be understoo), thit in adverting to these , I shes %ulcers, bolo,: es rotatory to the hionoar e t Hs Ida- advert to them inertly to prove, that "T.osert ji.st ) 's mess, eur.trar) tu I 4 Ant, PO an ( "I/O r li Prej adie°4l 'denial Is Dot shore essential for the publk setts to sued seder and mita/try timely tae, and custerry to Ilse faction, than it is =creamy to General 'White articles sr lear ned Caorpr—Tkat toe said Lieutenant General Wlaits. lecke. So far am I from wishing to bring those T. eiii sot mow atthosets it was an hie pose:, ally 'frac- reports forward tit aid of this prosecution, that, if tam attempt, by h'is wino pereirrial exertion or otarcairri to ;gas 01It afraid at insultiup., yoar linnonrabla feel. co-openly& s , th ..r aupport the di ff erent shamans of the Mgt, by appearing to harbour u doubt where I army u—er km yomasaiy:, whet engaged e•th the enemy is could have none, I woald most antimudy implore tht att. eta ut Becton Ayres, on the Zda Jelly, lan, whereby them truiiio, after Lamas er.coostered add snrmstmted a Y 61 39 to diolullol• fro= your ail"' every thing you rimatant sad • rite:acted tire, sad hoeing effected the per- have heard upon the subject of these unfortunate putt of their orders, was left eathuat support, or further greats, every euspicion, every prejudice you may orders; and euostalemlne detechmeate, ostler Lee:town- have voursehos entertained, and. to come to this CAL*, lona and lititradter-tomieral Cranford, were thereby • -, coml . lied lomen , e . der . each e .,,,,_, 0ee o . me pa , i of (riot - 'wintry, as yon do tvinie, free !roue all preconceived ~i se 's te ; b 4,,,g t ,, t u. defeat se a u,A.,,,a5, ~r tr i naions, and preissred to decide ripon the -rents ma eta was, to lawn the cuatailyore of the troops of this case, as thoy ap,acar npon the face of the is the Ault and towage of Omen veneers, being sown...ton tesom etioos th e m .elves, coupled with the evidence "ma ditors e ‘ f " l to" a 11 " . "" ss "' AU "' F"j ullet°l t" which you will have an opportunity of exam in ing. rk ti e a arar. dwleg." mithiari " ci P tias ' 66a . Willi." I° the sets- So fa: from wish i ng to pre-* threw reports into feed Choir —llse the said Lieutenant-General White- this prosecution, that, if I del trot know it to he leeks, subserywoot to the attack %woe the do ' s of Boma., rajjot oceaosjy, I wou ld mos t s sewss tly so f oree G s _ Arita, sad at a time when the troops under his anuniasa neral Whitelocke's just claim to be protected by 'ream peonsion of ? win ail each beak of the lawn, and of the penuspal enema, „ it , s enemo ,, kja p e . iepeo to de Cl ad co , ns‘i , totes. and by } our oaths, against the fleet, cod having ea effective force of boat s,nou met, did Clad et actettlo cater tino, end finally comrade • treaty with the telly, m Bet, Gentlemen, it is not upon reports that whereby he acknowledge+ to the re.ime u4paicts of the loth these charges are ar e a they sterol upon bet- Jets, 1 ,i,-,, thin "he resolved to former the immanence ter evi,lence--•hey ot taken from idle talk, Y Wch the bravery at his troops had obtained, sod which ea •-itn, lef h.ial most tins 'boot 2,500 ten to killed, wonoded, or eitcue rumour, they are taken foam the orders aid prisioneve ;.. said by iamb treaty us awn ewsw,is an d and the dispatches of General Whitelocke himself ; shamefully *titre Oared all sash adsootattes, totary soars- there is not a fact alleged against him whith in not sled the town of Barnes Ayres, sad corteruwill to MOW, sad derived from his authority--the character assigned did sliatnefullo ebonies and Mote up to die somas Ow to those facts does. indeCd, involve imputations of moat foetreasuf Monte Video, which had. brae easetaitted to b. c h,, r ., m a o hjoh, at the potion a s he treat y SO4 a most grave and serio us nature; but the facts aboaelontovn, was well sad ratftelestly Evernoseaplater. themselves are taken from his eent a c count of his v id e ., avow t attack, and which was out, at each ,to own conduct---so much so, that I might be well a state of blockade or sine i sorb cosautt, on the part of warranted i n con f ect i ‘g myself. oit the part of the the raid Lomftroant-Generel tv4itetocke, tewitag to the pit_bi_ic, w_kil_t lovin g the orders and the dispatches disLoneer or Ni. Mejesty's arias, and beiaticuatrary to his data es an officer, pritjoAicial tu good Au and =Arm of Lieu. w bite he before you r its tloouuituts , of domplina, and ,oust to the art.e.el of set. themselves, and without any °titer evident*, shone tMneral Whileliseke pleaded not guilty. dandy sufficient to call upon Gen. Wltitelocke for The J u one-A I) voe SIC then rose, and thus ad- his defence. He is his owl* secamer, helm furnished dressed the Court :--.. Sir William the strongest testimony self--whether the Caesieral Officers of the - Y ouCourt-Martial that tertimony will hr a ttic et,otted, or confirmed-- are met together 63 the most important oecasse, in whether the ammeter given in these chairs will be the tdilitary history of this°, Autry, that ever ogled junitied or diriroved by the keno which I shall for an inquiry likathe pre:eor. I shall not dettun call, I have had no means of oing—if a pejo too long in °peeing these char,ens—the subliret lit cote Prosecutor lead stepped fonvard, as more ins too painful for weneecesnry details, widths events ally happens. he would bave been side, Ivy previous arc too retest and too deeply impressed upo.i the consweauicaron, aided be his local knoWledp to memory and the feelings of every man. to esquire hare told ton what the facts were which each fiVit that I should take up ninch of-your time in this new ha it in his power to prove, and how throe o leo o f the pro c eeding. It is needless to tell you. facts applied to the charges—l imve not that i &trona that idle expetlition tinier the coat asaad .r (;,.steal aeon ; the ends of instiof, however, will be equally M'hitelocke, which was coson./eveil, •u the op.L . SO4AI obtained by this mods of prnsredloz, width, Mon %J.:x 4;1 ;.;i -..------- - -- ----= --- r -- . at least of those who planned it, as more than partienances, obviosse to all, has hethule eefficient in paint of force to accomplish its object, utiavoitl em afraid they will be obtained (the reduction of the province of Buenos A) res), at the expense of more of your tune and tsouble, has totally failed—that it failed with the lament- then would otherwise here been neteiwary.e able lobs aim large proportluo of the nallaut army Though, however, upon your account, I may 110; enga4ed in it—that it failed not only in aecorn- gret the a!,sence of those advuntagtis, there is one plishiug its object, but that it ended an the stro- poiut of view iu whirl' it is wholly immaterial, for lute surrender of those valuable advantages which if I knew that every one of the Witnesses whm, I the valour of the British troops, under another have summoned to attend you, was possessed of commander, bad previously acquired in the iin- l's tending to give a favourable Imprerition of GO *Mast poet of Monte Video. neral Whitelocke's conduct, I should think it - 41 By tin limit unexpected event all the hopes equally my duty, standing in the situation iu which Ilan laien Weigel which had been justly atid ge- I have the honour of attending you, to tender , tratolly entertained of discovering new market. f u r one of th os e Witnes.ses for your examinatien, ever as allfr aauiifactosee, of giving a wider scope to the if I knew that their evidence would corroboratd etOrit of materprize of Qui merchants, and opening every article of misconduct imputed to General Asir ammo:sof treasure, and sew held for exertion, Whitelocl.e. is supplying either the rude Wants of countries " The object, and the only object ot. this peovir , eteerging from batisayisru, or the artificial and in- . eution is, that the business should be sifted by you creasing demands of luxury and reiiiiemeut in those to the bottom, and that then ,jurtiee may be donee+ emcee quarter* of the globe.—lmporteut as those it is with that view that I have summoned all the objets must be at all times to this country, the' Gemmel Officers connected with the eXpeditions all 'tete of the world, and' the attempts which ire their Staff, all the Offiiers either originally tome \ Maly .inakime, to„ exclude mil from put _WO* mfindies divisions, or abo.succeeded te that corn. tamed inte-coerse with the Coatinent, have added wand ; the o.4uarti-r-Marter•General, the Adjutaro `to the invortaisce of those objects, and to the die- General, the Camniissery-tleneral, th e Admirale appointment of those troops . The disappointment .Ceptaie•-mpesintesiding the nivel operations, the Joe has bred „•Ereattly aggravitid by the dies see .Lientenauts of the gun-boats, in short, every Otte' which such a failure, under all the cireumstaoces, car, who, • from his rank in that army, from his. have ;hitched to the British arms—a dimiuution . station. from the peculiar ne:ure of his ditties, ot of our idilitary fame meet he ever felt as a great from silty other circunistances, appeared likely to natiOael estleinity, but at no period a) severely as throw any light seion this rubject ; and if it in tinicrisis of the world, when our military cha- should appearits the course of this inquiry, that recter is • Weenie More essential than ever, .not there are still ether officers not sintunotied, whore .merely for our honour or our glory, but fur the in- evidence may be thoueht inatetial, there is no IMith depen4eisee, the literties, and the existence of alive, who will feel more anxiety - than myself, that Greet Boitain. your judgment should be iruspeotled till that addi - dotal tertimouy can be obtained, it is with the " It is, however, a great conalation, that what ever may hare bees the stain which our militirry mine view, and in the same spirit, that 1 shall for resewn i te , teee i re a. the co n duct e y t h e troops h e , .lee the advice of my predeeemo rs, upon saunter .occasions, by abstaining in t his limp of the pro' had no share in the proceeding. 1 belie-se, that the more this'attack of th e of July is examioed, ceediug from any detailed oboes stems upon these the more clearly it wilt be found, that no troops charger-after the evidence Ina Wen closed, I mar, ever displayed more eiurege--that no officers, with if it should he necessary, take the liberty of tnak the exception .of whatever say tarn out upon the in g them ; but, in the mean time, the charges re uire do comment or exploitation from be ; thee subject of these charges, aril I hope the result of 9 this inquiry may tr o ve that esception to be nude are sufficiOntly pointed and expressed, send speak served. h at e d wth - that esceptioie that no officers for themselves. I have only to wish that temay be t ver dimlay more coolness, more zeal, more in the power of General Whitelocke to capital eoodunt, snore devotion of themselves to the corn- them attegether. moo cause, in the course of a most triusuphuot en- Sfejeeeeerri Gowns tee,. 47 ,,,, t, drerred en Allitire:-•• . gagerueot, than was displayed by the British Ofii- I " I Was the only 3leocneenl in the expedittninin-ene , ceps through the whole of that destructive day, un- " 4.• 4t,,TlL.k.`acte""isleell..l7Litmcfet!tcwitl: hywala"ereeee del. the pressure of this severe end public misfor- nears of llse force . It eonceteekeenerd' ty ef diesel" tune, aggravated. as it has been, by the accts l earait, ae a erase et Berm eirsuaseeeire wtsesser listed we of all the considerations to which I have Creme vazions corps, draisca, I lichen. fer MOO alitnlei. They hail not ne,ived when I sailed Iwo gnat " The ropriety and necessity of this inquiry 11 ,..7 . : c cr 1 L1 t ".% b i r igit il l j t e in " o ni. e r,_ tfa • would ssl teelf be sadleiently obviees: the cifun - el toe yeeree, i turvirse ei, 6.4.4 try has a tight to know, to what cane this unex- Vein nth, fleet U n apt.- - 2 -.—.1 el e.g.,. i t fil utiii *Waft 6 e, dear weir wearier- -- - ' me to go 4 i~.:.,_ SECOND DAY, Jo*.eo. Afej.e- , :eopeat GOWill renine.4 etc 6..foree " I rewire r•rt.lins*:ns to tobi two varegrapibe to that otior, *heat ewe it..... 4 my, lotohory ifoteeday. Oat ors, Hat the ovit Iteenseat 'hooka he Mgt V 4 ifts Ile tin the Imre.: tad the ,tire, that if I tootle try todeeleut in the salitte.A of the too 16, I trio tr 4t111 , 10111 it, sari if • *fry &- warded tir- terms. Georrot WhilmOtacteeteohp!eolltd I e ter :tot, I tuzA to 6.xod to the I..r.it Irbil& atteoosposted Not ceder. Oft Ihe 6tii of Jelly, the otighillept of /thigh GooeteiCetmelerd left lila twitches% I. the nolOboirbood of lidestlipos, as 550 e ow I tor aroma leteiley's br:rade reedy is mare Oft, I OMe it esticts,P , du oat srd Stet tint utrotOf to AN Sti. ~,i t AT ,C o ppera Cr...ford. ( .+lolii tat' ( ,g WI% •ith MI to..er romps 6.1 km..r Te ~ r nial.d, ! ore.ectli et the j.ter tiect of taw ro.uot. etiv ~ f. on t•r• .1- roe op ht etas eettaill of 3iihaihio. • 11.0:24,...t., t.,.. (..3,40, ret.4.11 Itirialiiibtehest of We earreas. teoeut-Coieuel Pack. !brought wwney t=e 7 . '. e .. a . Z .-.-- tevrirds dets.ol. --- ' sing ef the Light Cerruti , * of that. gowy,.!lllliimmempor 4s: r of lid sth liceiteeitt, the stab fletipesatoette, =Up Alvah • , — 1 hey; There were not say treueporth term% ed Itkueethee _ to be at Colonu bit to ttrwieeloirtes, god 1 ii• use eoseity ! kuot the isotobi rof Lunen kit there. Aker tearing Colon* • • 1 joined the Ihet on the iiiiii 3 awe, ahl U n ited .., the set 4 i I rer•ircil orders to miir 'ice wit.l a wati to thr hely • *hove the atertet. fl wow! whial I eenosesurh . ed, consisted of 9 cetwipseks of light moots, 4ef &epistle • . • iteghe,nt, sad 31th and etyh Letrowanth I rethiehl idaw teminteGenersl Whihkeerten *dm eel the wile 1* Wm.< r, to posieu his& et the 100 b erianat lareeditiely shirt 4 1 Xtiiausila wh.eb I di Harare arrived there at eeeteelo. k, Limit (01:11 S4l t.Yaeot d. slat a revert of el steteet, end I re. Weed Ueute oant-Geueral Wh.telockel onkel to Wait there youth he joined like the sulevitoorat •Ley with the other dirt 'nine of tiie army. He caertc nip oa the heth, oecop:ed ter gentiod, sad ordered aw to advs,ce to a pasittosi *heat toe or three miles on towards BeoliCS Ayres. Shag day so eiv terution li , l made iu me force. Ihe id* MA Nib Sit. e.crienta, vrith thicwiicr-i;to(ra: I entry, were orderedtit h e n hatireted for the .330. an 1 7th, aed ti rompreaket ei the 931i1 were ordered to rrioat . i as part of Uremia*. ci e vie.o tilliterk•eheu divit.ii,• , 4 3to g• ole. 011 tie.. link I reeinied his milers to here ep -nether posit.a ire adritisro of the soe Inc...nu,ed oh the vith ; sad ea the set of July, asetiser order to tska: np a poSitiOs hermit& Itriathea, low. . lit that t aw ten :,,.... e ared bra 0.1•111•11 natter his twine. state rioters. On the mor•l‘og of the 241 Jaiy, I reeetwed his Isrdth to attempt lire dirwerir of a pro, wlneh • a erscrik.l ewer the (Li. o:o uhove tie twins e ent.s.•prive, and if I found it, to Cure .11, anti 'ltalia a leehpistet on the sober , . of Eneaos Ayr.. Of to r t 11010 SioillOws Hiatt, and, if c cook!, open a CeoasartoiCSl:ol4 with the owes. lie ~- rut.. of this order, 1 reread shoat nine ', 'thick, and failing to with a coionderthh corps of cavalry, I firee4 a potties of limo down opal the (Mewls Have* drirew theta across it, I ameertdased the pcsitave edisteder of that pas., anal followed then. ireurrittately. intiO Ottliprit id err tin: four pieces .41.5[1160a ever that ford, 0h.% as. very deep •wl Neinhly, Tleitywher-Geseral t eviatted, olio it inlv.inee, reported lie we that he row • very torte L 4 Oa...thy, red a considerable rowdily of artellery, • up directiat their starch towards the sawn Leitlit, in eat- II wt. ef Daewoo Ayes, 'which I. had perviee•ty pother.* est to' , hire as the fee that stowed, is Cue tint dodsues, to b, rest * et,e.' , le to seeopy. He ovpsesied per...en to he anwhid t• advance with h. brigade I awl email'', that it •a• eta late, that the brig.* wieder Iligitradier.(ieri rat Lsrmhs, which tow by that time wry swirls extesisated by the oretrit) of the inerch, Irma sot hhely to lie eitakted tire arr.ve at tide pews before dark, I watered t:eurral Craithwel to advisee. Ail thts , orders .bash I rewired Wove verbal, ~Opt *se by which I c.osor.l the Chorale ee the Int Jetty. It Wks is pr... miss of my Aiddie-Carp, Capt. blawrett, td the hid Rez . lue , t, In ho ow taken privateer ow Chetah Jolly, sad who devti used it to prevent it• failing Iste the kluie.a of line weeny. Th- order ono brought te we trif tbrOtOUR..Z C. heel bee he, the Qweater-Nashodlestend." -.p.... ... / 0 ...... .... e l / .••• . .' ... : • '. .:. VI • ...... • .... • . ., 0 ..., ..... -. 7 s i ... t r Ztiga i , iii .. ••• i 4. ,amt iia .•' 4m ~. ti st ril - .......- , - G .• • ' •-•, . :** P It 7 ••V .9 7 4 . - 1 ' J• .• . ..••• • • .. . . . . 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