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FROM THE FRENCII PAPERS, The following Notices respeaing the Capturcof - this important post, by which our national•eharnCta and honour have been retrieved, our brave country men long since rescued front the scenes of hdr- ror consequent on a Spanish imprisonment, and a most serious diversion of the strength of the CUM mon Enemy occasioned--mast necessatily be inte resting; and as what we communicate is from good authority, we shall proceed without further preface to our Narrative. " The Armament destined for the South Seas, under the command of Sir SAMUEL Aucnsmst, de rived in the mouth of the great River-La Plata on the sth day, of January last, after a vpyage of nearly three months, very favourable upon the whole, hav ing run 11,000. miles by the log, although the com puted distance is considerably less. The Convoy made Rio Janeiro in their passage, where they re mained eight days, to the great refreshment and ad vantage .of the troops, and where . the Viceroy of Brazil shewed the whole of the British Force the most distinguished , ' favour, kindness, and attention. On the arrival of the Armament at Maldonado, - they found there the 30th and 47th regiments of infantry, and some dragoons of the 20th and 21st regiments, waiting the arrival of reinforcements from England with extreme eagerness,and anxiety. The place itself was almost entirely abandoned, the inhabitants having retired up the country ; and hav ing driven it completely, there was little or no fresh proeisions to be obtained i but which circumstance induced The More immediate necessity of proceeding to the attack of Monte Video, a post of considerable strength, where immense preparations had been making ever since the Ifirgt :appearance of the British Force in that part of the 'world, whence the insist vigoroui.resistance %VA' expeetedyand at about nirie ty miles distance. Here it war; that Colonel BROWNE, of the 40th infantry, a tiled and expe rienced Officer of the highest repntatir, was tip. , pointed a Brigadier-General, and - put in command of the 38th, 4oth, and tl7th regiments ; in all about 2300 Men, as fine a brigade as ever faced an 'ene!. my. The other, new-formed also-, was commanded by that excellent Officer, Brigadier-General Luta- LEV, and was composed of the cavalry of the Army, some flank companies, the 47th regiment, and the detachment, of the rifle corps. At anchor before Maldonado were an incredible number of English merchantmen, who were, with the adventures and fortunes of thousands, anxiously waiting the event of the approaching contest. " On the morning of the 16th of Janurtry the Whole Army landed about five - miles frond the town of - Monte Video, in a small bay, in the presence df - a very fine and imposing body of cavalry, without experiencing any opposition from the Enemy. In this situation it remained for three, days, receiving guns and provisions from the Fleet., On the t9th the troops advanced to invest the town, which was found strongly fortified, and with a citadel_ of powerful strength of masonry, as indeed were all the works surrounding it.. On the march, the Spanish artillery continually played upon the ad vancing British line, covered by their cavalry, who j judiciously retreated uppn every strong position the line of country afforded, and were not only productive of great annoyance to the advancing Army, but were extremely difficult .to dislodge. — The loss, however, was not considerable, as the British troops were not exposed to musquetry, can non-shot alone being fired. ' On the same day, the besWging army took up its ground ; and on the very next morning, the .enemy had the audacity to sally PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2g.--Sailed the Fame,.of.74 from their works, in a body not less than 4000, and guns, for Portsmouth. _Attacked, with much apparent resolution, the piquets Arrived the Mote Frigate from the Fleet off Brest. in front of the cad Brigade, commanded by Brigadier- General BaowNa. The Enemy , was, however, driven PqjtTsMOUTH, APRIL 29.—Arrived the Fame, of i 74 guns, Capt. BENNET, from off Rochefort ; and n with great slaughter, but not without loss t o th e the St r enuous Gun-vessel, Lieut. NUGENT, from a 40th Regiment, which bore the brunt of the whole, centre. it having three Officers and 52. men killed and wounded ; besides nearly as many in the other corps of the brigade. From this date to the 3d Of February, the place was closely invested ; several batteries erected, • which . fired night and day on the town and c itadel, and the Enemy's walls were considerably injured ; but produced no .skew of surrender on their part. Intelli gence was.also gained, that could be depended upon, that LINIERES, the Governor of Buenos Ayres, was advancing with about 4000 men to the relief of the garrison. Under these circUmStances; there was no alternative left, but either to abandon the siege, and regain the ships, and thereby bring disgrace upon the British name, or to give the assault. " This serious and dreadful dilemma was quickly resolved by the . magnanimity and resolution of the British Commander ; and serious and dreadful may it well be called, when it is recolleCted that the Enemy's walls and citadel were of solid masonry, Strongly and thickly planted with artillery, with a breach so minute and ill-defined as to be scarcely visible, and the whole_ defended with . a degree of ferocity, a determination of resistance, 'almost bor- - dering on phrenzy, and at the. same time governed by a discipline of the most perfea and determined WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29. I nature. Fiave Mr. Payne's Marcellisa, bst. talb. beat Gen. GrosVenor's Bsr lb. Two - r old C 2.-gs —to4 on Mar " The command of the assault was given to Bri gadier-General BROWNE. On the morning of t h e Sweepstakes of ea - c ) h, flogs. f . t. 3 t , 5 . .0- s yr old C. - 3d of February,. the troops advanced to the storm ; Mr. W atson ' s Ch armer , B st . 81b. - r consisting of the light battalion of five companies, Mr. M e lli s h' s L uc k' s - a ll, 86t. 7 1b. - • - - • 2 tinder - Lieuteitant-Coloael BROWNRIGG ; four com tvit. !'dyne's Marcellina, 7st. Five to 4 agst Charmer. 3 ponies of grenadiers under Major CAMPBELL of the The Second Handicap Pfate of soh for 3,4, s, and 6,yr olds, i 40th ; the 38th Regiment; under Lieutenant-Colo and aged horses, &c. LI. M. • net VASSALL, and the 4oth under Major DAL 141LIjernaor's Hippomenes, 5 yrs old, gst. e_ Darlington's .odiac, 6 yrs.old, gst. slb. R_YMPLE: They pushed forward with unloaded Pieyliiia, 4 Mr old, 7st. tolb. - 3 pieces, under the most destruaive fire from the cha 4tandish's ch. f. by Mr .Teazle, Out Of the Yellow i del, which took them in flank ; and from several S, ar e , 4 . yrs old, 6st. • 4 I heavy batteries' of the town works in front; the, • Williamson's Ditto, aged, Ost. 51b. Merrymaid, 4y rs old, Est. rein, 6 I whole being strialy ordered to be decided by the sir den . ng's ea to , 2 agst Hippomenes-4 to ragst 24cliac to 4 agst bayonet. m il_ yet. s . D , itto. " It was at this moment that - the forlorn - hope , Mellish s Luck's-all, Bst. 71b. beat D.. of Grafton's -4nroom, 751. slb. Two-yr old C. loop.— to 1 M v E 'ER RD of the , ags , commandedby Lieut. ATTIIEN A 0cK. 4 . 41. Th e loci , 2d or Queen's regiment, advanced direaly to the the .ey Club Plate, of cogs. to be run forby horses, izc.. breach. This gallant young officer had volunteered carrrirn7csrtty of Members of the jockey Club,.4-yr olds aged 2 .7 alb. s.yr olds Bst. 31b. 6-) r olds B.t. 91b, and this arduous duty, and was allowed, from about 100 s " tab. B. C. of his countrymen (natives of Ireland) to seleCt 30. Mr. Darlingto n's .Metl' br. h. Pavilion, 6yrs old With this little band of heroes, he made his ground •1 : r. d b, U . Cardinal Beaufort, 5. yrs old _ good, and gained the defences of Monte Video. As D . Captain Absolute,.aged - ^ 3; he entered the breach, his loss from the musqnetry ;Aeon sh. Potlarglis, 4 yrs old Five Lo 2 a.St Pay . '" 4 of the enemy was severe—not less than 1a of his ! , 9 11 . — 5 . to t agst Captain Absolute. Across F Langton, Bst ite As Whirligig, BA. 71b. beat Mr: Ho wont's brave companions dropping around him befOre he lat. toogs.-6 to 4 agst Whirligig. 8;U• of Gra . tton s Vanity beat Mr. Wyndhain'i Schedoni got. into the town. With the scanty residue of his Mr. W each. Nrorue s too_s. —5 to 4 agst v anity. s o-6r i C g men he, however, succeeded in driving the enemy • 101 b. 2,46). froth Mr, H. frpm the first and second batteries on the' right At). M. sogs.. of the breadi; and was enabled to proceed,' by MONTE VIDEO, SEVENTIETH i3ULLETIN OF 2117.. GRAND ARMY. " FL NCKENSTEIN, .AFRIL 9. - A corps of 400 . Prussians, who embarked at Konig - sbu.i . gh, and landed on the, peninsula opposite Pilau, advanced towards the vill3ge .of Carlsberg. M, MAINGUER^ NAUD, Aid-de-Camp of Marshal LEFEBVRE, march ed towards that place. with.' a few men. He ma nceuvred so dexterously 'that he took the 400 Prus sians, among whom were 120 calYalry. " Several Russian regiments have,entered Zie by sea. Thei garrison .has. made . several sorties, The Polish Legion of the North, and their Com mander Prince MICHAEL RAnztviL, have greatly distinguished themselves. They took about 40 Rus sian prisoners. The siege is carried on with a&ivity. The battering train begins to arrive. . " There is nothing new at the different posts of the army;' " The Emperor is returned from the excursion V'hich he made to Marieuwerder, and to the tete de Pont on the Vistula.. He reviewed the 12th Regi ment of Light infantry, and the orderly 'Gend' " A - thaw has begun in the country, and in the lakes and small rivers with which it is filled. Still there is yet no appearance of vegetation." BORDERS OF THE MAIN, APRIL: g.—The'rumours of an Armistict and Peace still continue. , A Frank fort Paper says, 4‘ From Vienna it is stated, that an important Declaration is very shortly Otpeeted on. the Part of that Court, in which Russia and 'Prussia will he . admonished to attend to the pacific sentiments of the Monarch of France." In a StUtgardt Paper 11 % read, that the Negotiations are continu ed -at the French Head-quarters, where, besides General ST. VINCENT, the Prince of LICHTENSTEIN has ar rive'.with fresh proposals from the Court of Vienna. the Prince has five Stge Couriers in readiness to cAvey the ultimatum of 'his negociation to its re -BPetive destination. In a Nuremburgh, Paper, un der th e head of The Pollute, April 10,' the.' fol. lowing paragraph appears We are generally.as!- Eured, that the mediation of the Court of Vienna Ilan been accepted by the Belligerent Powers.' VthINA, • .g.—His Royal 1.-lighness. the Archduke CHAULES set out .on the bth inst. for / 3 tida, where the States of Hungary were to meet Yesterday. It-appears, by a Note transmitted from 11 1 . 41 Ce CHARVES to the Council of War, previous to Ills departure, that his Royal Highness will not re tl/rn to Vienna for some time. Several Couriers have litely arrived here to the Chancery of State;and to zeveral Forcign IVLinisters. French Funds 5 per cent. coma 73. 1. 5. on the 21 st instant. [These Papers also contain seventeen Notes from Admiral Duckworth to the Porte, which we shall give in our next.) DEAL, APRIL 29.—Arrived in the Downs this morning Hit Majesty's Store-ship Prevoyanta, Capt. Al`Coy, in 63 days from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left healthy—not a King's Ship in the day ; arrived alSo the Phosphorus Fire-vessel from a Cruize, and remains in the Downs with the Ships as per last ; and the Hibernia, Smini, for Sicily. Sailed the Goliath Man of War for Yarthouth, The Harlequin Armed Ship has . a Signalllying for a Convoy to the 'Westward. SHEERNESS ArniL . 29 . .—Came out of the Hai , bour to Little. Nore, the Starling Gun-brig, to be raid, and will sail to Yarmouth on Friday. . • Sailed His Majesty's.,Gun-brig Blazer, to Deal; the dkrt„Cipt.Wit.LlAMs, who takes the Tonningen Convoy, was fixed for sailing to-morrow, hilt will be two or three days more before they sail ; no signal as yet.for the Baltic. Passed by the Nore, about 15 Sail of Brigs for the River. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 14EWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, ii3o7. . . tl,:s .Unpiiraileled instance . 01, gal,antry and resolution, to the North Gatet,Of the town, wbielr he. opened tor the British force advancing in diet dirtaioa, fctrivng the enemy from the inter ligieries in. his Way. Drn - ing the whole of thi-, desperate icteitieveinent,' Lieut. I.VV! , ,ARD was totally unsupported 'by the troops de- hied for the assault, The light battalion, who were thirty yards in his rear, but who unfOrtunately inissea the breath, did not enter it and join him till his success had been completerom this small 'body of 30,iieut. EVER.kIiD'SICiSS iii killed and wo9nded was Q 2 himself . being the firt man who 'entered the town. During 'the advance of the 'British Force, most tremendoUs fire of grape, rotind-shot, and small arms, was kept up ; but the breach once ascertained. and gained,:the storming party, branching off to Me right and left, took every battery in their way. at the . point of, the bayonet, the enemy defending their gyns till the last ; many of which, run over .by the impetuosity of the British Troops, were turned in ward upon them in their advance. Some little time after day-light, the whole was achieved, and the conquest completed—An event which astonishes and confounds those who were its witnesses, and the pall. ticipators of its glory. It is and ever will be consi dered a Military Wonder ! " On the f j ollowing day, the Governor and, the Municipality surrendered to Brig. Gen. BROWNS and on the latter sending an Officer with a ffag. to the Citadel, the Enemy hoisted the white flag, and submitted the whole to the discretion of the con querors. " The result of this measure has been glotiOus to the GoVernment which planned—to the Army, whicluexecuted it.—lt will rank hereafter among the exploits which have distinguished the British• name: in India, in Egypt, and ih Sicily, and its remembrance' will long be embalmed amidst the proudest records of British History. " Brig.-General BROWNE, who commanded the assault, and who so much distinguished himself, is a native of Dublin, and is the Brother of Capt. ROBERT BROWNE, Deputy Teller of the Exchequer.; and . of Capt. T.:,BRoWsi, of the Royal Navy. • " Lieut. EVERARD, whose gallantry . and good condu& upon this occasion has been noticed by his Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK, and who is `immediately to be appointed to a Company, the just weed . of,his gallantry, is a younger son of the, ,very antiek and honourable family of Randalstown, in Iceland." NEW ELECTION. . CHARLES jRNE:INSON, Esq. JOHN JACKS(,)N, Esq. and the Hon. W4h MANNERS Plitunt , :iotNT, h3ve began' a very active canvass for Dover : ilTr. ENG-. faUHAR, the Banker, arrived QH Thursday evening with the intention tp offer himself; but iinding there was already 'so many Candidates, he went to stand' for Canterbury.—The following Candidafes for Hythe : Lord MARSHAM,. and 'Aly. GODFREY, (the, former Members), Lord Wnerwolmt, Mr. PI.C.MER, and Mr. Idlinim 5 Lard .111ARsnAB1 has. since declined.—Sir THOMAS BOULDEN and Sir TuomAs Tafooz, have started for Roches , ter.—Mr. FANS, since he declined for Dorehester, has been so Strongly urged by his friends to resume a seat in. Parliament, that he will most plobably oiler for some other place.—Mr. BYNo, of course, starts again for Middlesex ;. and though his interest was much on the decline, it has in a great degree re covered since he so openly renounced all connexion with Sir F. BURDETT and his friends. There is little doubt that Mr. MELLISH will be returned for that. County, as his character is distinguished by great private, worth as well as political integrity. 'Mr. Patna. ventures again upon the desperate Attempt of standin g for Westminster ; there is, however, halo chance of seeing his. Barouche and daily cavalcade. The former is lamentably in want of greasing. Lord Hol.vtcles manifesto, addressed to ,the people of Northumberland, is not much calculated to increase the number of his voters. Mr. WIIITUEEAD has run to much the same length, in his address to the people of Bedford, where, however, he has a strong interest, and therefore will not probably .run to waste. Mr. Sit4o4,,m has sliettor too much toleration to the late Ministers with respect to the c,:use of their dis mission to have much chance again in Perth, and he has declined to. offer. himself. M. WHITMORE and Mr. ISAAC HA:VEINS 13R0V.. •NE, stand again for Bridgenorth.—Mr.LamirroN, has offered for Durham, :Where he has great .natural interest. — Lord HINCHINBROKB afid Mr. W. kt. FELLOWES confidently aspire to the representation of Hunting don. M. 8. , ,,,5it; one of the oldest and the warmest friends to the Con3tittition, does 'nut feel inclined to plunge again Into ele&ioneering bustles at his time of .life, and therefore retires from Hertford. The Hon. Mr. HERBERT, who starts again for Hams, does not on this occasion show the sNacity of a Reviewer. Mr. BULLOCK anti Mr. ELIAB HARVEY renew their pretensions to the County of Essex. Mr. HANKEY is likely to make a powerful stand in the City of London. His brother Alderman; Mr. RO\VCRoFT, though strongly urged, does not come forward as a Candidate. Mr. OSBORNE 15 again a Candidate for Bedfordshire. Sir EDWARD KNATCIIBEILL comes fyr- . ward again for Kent. Sir GiLataT LIF,ATIICOTE has not yet absolutely offaed himself for Lincoln, bat means to wait the. result.of a . County Meeting. The Hon, I-LWALPoLE and Sir M. B. FULKE3 stand again for the Borough of King's Lynn. Mr.6IOLMONDELEY again oilers for Chester, and isjoinecl by Mr. DAVEN PORT. JAMES 'MURRAY, &q. offers for Perth. Lord NEWARK isaCandidatefor the County of Nottingham, and Mr. A. H. EYRE stands for the same place. Sir Wm. PAXTON comes boldly forward again for the County of Carmarthen: Mr. SHERIDAN, it is said, _does not mean to stand again for the City of Westminster. Lord COCHRANE, in of . fering himself for that City, has very properly expressed his disapprobation of the attempt to ex tend the influence of the Catholic Religion in the British Navy. The Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD arrived to dinner at Woburn Abbey, on Sunday last, from Ire, land • Mr. LEw•ts's necromantic Muse has so mach re putation abroad, that even the Turkish Ambassador, it seems, has signified that he should be present to n.ight on the first representation of didelgitha, at D l ur}•-lane Theatre. L 411;)P: . Of the Mutiny :.tVeture, - 'which for danger and for the mittsnande . of 61 interest at stake, is per haps uttequallkt in - the Annals of Military fievoltl, the folk viu s the most exact Account that hail yel'appearea ; -its authenticity is unquestionable, the' narratio,, of Colonel GILLESPIE himself: it is written witli . a soiAier's simplicity, in a confi dential letter, avd was composed with no view to publication. To the mcr:torious anxiety of the friend to whom the letter was addressed, in favoar of one of the bravest of mankind, it is that the Pub lic have the Opportunity of perusing, th:•: interesting statement. ~ EXTRACT OF A LFTTER Fno24 COLONEL GILLE , iFIF To A FIELD oFFIGER, A 2ARTICULL:.! FRIEND OF MS, IN ENGLAND. " Madras, Sept. 16, 18°G. ",MY DEAREST FRIEND, " I have just come doWn the country, and find a packet making up for England, andsit - doWn to g-,e you a hasty account of myself, and of the recent transactions that occurred in the interim at Vellore, whiCh I dare say you will betbre,this reaches 'you have heard of: it has been the most extraordinary event in the Annals of India—say it is unprecedented. commanded the distrid of Arcot ; at fourteen miles distance stands Vellore, the strongest fortress in this part of India, and for that reason chosen for the re sidence of the captive Princes of the race of HYDER and TIPPOO, with the two Hostages given up to Lord CortlstWALus. ' On the morning of the loth of July I was on horseback at my usual hour, at day break, with Capt. WI'LSON, of the igth Light Dra goons, riding towards.Vellore, for the purpose of paying a visit to my old friend Colonel F'pNcouar, who commanded. On the road I met an .Officer riding full speed, who informed me that the gates of the fortress were shut---that there was a heavy firing and dreadful- noise within. I turned about my horse, "ordered Capt. WILSON to reconnoitre, and got the garrison of Arcot under arms—pushed • forward with an advance squadron of the 19th and 7th N. Cavalry, with orders for the remainder to follow me with the two 6-pounders, or gallopers, 'attached to the 19th. On my arrival under the wallS, I found the Sepoya, many Mocrinen or Mus selmen; 'had rope in the night,, and put all the guards to the sword, under the orders of —, a son of TuroO,:the youtfuest of the two hostages, and af terwards attacked the barracks'of the 69th, pouring in round and grape, &c. &c. nith - ruusquetry. From the" Confasion and darkness of the night, about 6o men escaped, got on the , rampart's and iceot their prositiOn without an Officer, all being killed or wcinnded, till art ived T with•the advanced squadron.. • " It was fortunate that aftcr the first heat of the ‘ attack, the - Sepoys and -Aloormen occupied them selves- in . nlnnder, else the turopcans would have been all massacred. It was Most' critical the period I arrived at ; the Geth had not a round of ammunition left ; this . they called out to me . from the town, and 'at that time the Sepoys, tired of plunder, were deliberately forming to finish their bloody work, never dream ing that we Could possibly he so close at hand. I pushed to the gates, found the two outward open, and the drawbridge down ; the third was closed, but sortie of 'the qgthi by, the help of shirts and panta loons, let themselves down the wall, and contrived to:open elle gate from' within ; the last and strongest . was still shut, and to force it with our means was impossible. ' " At this instant the scene was heart-rending: the white people over" the gateway were shriek ing for assistance, which was impracticable to afford them, from the height ofehe wall, and the strength of gate which was shut. To paint my feelings 'is beyond my power ; however, it prompted me to force open the traversing wicket, which we effeeled with difficulty, having only Captain Wasox and abOut twenty men, the rest of the advanced squadron being otherwise em ployed by my orders. , I made my way with Captain Wilson and three men on foot to the inside of the great .gate, with the intention of • breaking the locks, and forcing the bar, but it was 'too well guarded by the insurgents. - My escape was miraculous, as the avenue was com manded by two guns, 'and the square and palace yard full of men ; I was of course, obliged to give it up. As I returned, I spied a rope, as if sent by Providence, and as my obje& was to join the tietle to prevent their flagging, and to keep up their spirits, we below contrived to get one end thrown up, by which 1 ascended, leasing direaious for the igth's guns to push forward for the gates, and wh en arrived to wait my orders..- I found a pair of colours on the wall, which I seized, assembled as many of the (Seth as I could see, gave a loud shriek, and at their head, ender a tremendous tire, took p ossess i on of a cavalior of three gums ; I turned .a twelve-potao der towards the Sepoys, though I had not a round ; which had the area I wished, viz. keeping them in check, for the moment ; at last (a wish anxiously expeaed, at 'a moment the most awful to be itne gined, on every side the enemy forrnitee to annihilate our handful of men, about sixty in number, with nothing- to prate& us but our bayo nets,) arrived the two gallopers of the 19th; the sig nal being made, I instantly pushed back with the colours over my shoulder, under a heavy fire, to the wall over the gate; I ordered them to be pieced by Mr. BLACkSTONE, of the Engineers, so as if possible - to - to strike the. great bar ; which was so judiciously done, that the gate was instantly burst open. At. this time the great square and palace -were full of men to dispute our entrance. The approach to the: square was so very narrow, that I thought it im prudent to allow the cavalry to charge, without first opening the way, which I did with the remains. of the 69tb, which I colleaed together, putting myself at their head. This was gallantly performed, but attended with considerable loss ; in a toy minute; the cavalry followed--Captain SE.ELTUN headed them, when the Europeans and Natiye. Qavalry. cut cap about 800. e--By 10 o'clock a. ne I was in fur, possession of the fortress, and of the family of the race of Hyder. Had I hesitated in scaling the wells five minutes, it was all over. " I brought all the Princes of the race of Hyder. and Tippoo with me here, under an escort, which I' commanded, a most difficult and arduhus task 1 bad. I embarked them on the 30th on board the Cullo den, the flag ship, for Calcutta:. i