The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-01-12 00:00:00

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MAJOR TROTTER.

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• The Wowed Officer. who fell st the disastrous
Stbsit.spe• Reese* Ayres. reccied his military
**en, et Week/WI; whence be was sent to
4101 thrt,37th regiteent. as as Ensign. and was in
all the settees 'wherein • that corps distinguished
11 K. ask is Wm peer 1784• He afterwards ob.
teeeMmustey in the 88th regiment. in
=he curved during the remainder of the Con-
tiesstal eseapisign. With the 88th regiment he
tidal heeseapasied the Indian Eapeditiou to Egypt.
'where his "font attracted the attention of his bO.
perient. sod he wan in consequence appointed to
• siteatiott on the Staff. He was selected by
Gruen' Samford. as his Major of Irigade.—
After the commencement 'of the prrnent war, Ge-
neral Beretifnrd. who was placed on the Stair in
appointed him his Aid-de-Camp, from which
situ:aloe he was promoted to a Majority in the 113,1,
*hen hilt exertions were most conspicuous and
secomsful. in peifecting the dittipline of the re-
gisent. and in inducing the men to voluntver for
vestal service into the brat battalion. 11'ith the 83d,
be went ott the Exrdition to the Cape of GOOd
Plops; where. as Deputy-Adjutant-General, he
distinguished himself in the attack and airiest of
the Much army. so sato recorethe public thanks
°like David Baird.

Whoa the conquest of Baeoos Ayres had been
achieved' by the gallantry awl pkill of General Ca'.
milord and Sir Home Popham, the former of tho4e
ollbeers wrote to blajor Trotter to come over with
the reieforeement from the C;atie, and appointrd
blot Amotstant AdjutaataGrosentl to the British
forces in Sooth America. But before his arrival.

Gomel Beresford sod hie little army had been
emapelled to surrender to the Spaniards, and the
fierce ander Sir Samuel Auchmuty-had been ac-
companied set by an Assistant Adjutant-Getters',
=ad is this country. That General, however.
Major Trotter au appointment iu the Quer-
lier-MastersCieneral's depart earn t,w hich he declined,
terrestiog to lie plated in some active situation, in
which his exertions wouW tend more to the benefit
reftheservit-e; He was, in consequence, appointed
cesiisaail the grenadiers io the attack of Meld*.
tied.; and, ell that occasion, he again conducted
Memel( in such a manner as to obtain notice in the
public thanks. In a .kirmish in advaucing to the
attack of Monte Video. Major Trotter h.,d a
boss oboe under him, and received • wound in
She bort. hat was net thereby prevented from
the light brigade. in conjunction with
rgalliant friend, Colonel Brow urigg, on the des-
poil service et storesieK the breech of that fortress.
yeah that occasion. Major Trotter was the first
ow ohs mounted the breach. mid, followed by a
Iher of the ablest men, had the hoover of opennig
Ms gates to the rest of the envy. Major Trotter's
llssihict on this occasion also was mentioned in the
highest terms in the ullicisl duipatch. and the gal-
hat sad htmeuted Col. Beewiingg, his friend and
svespesiss is stuns awl is tw,ger. his kind 'Mee-
limo to ahem. in his last suoments, was ao less re-
Inarkohle than his breve adherence said compere-
Ohm hehrittle. mode it a loot request so his hark.
Gus. Brow nrigtf, that he should use all his 'stereos
to get him promoted to his Lieut.-Colimelcy. To
this request, every proper attention was peal; mod,
Whiner Trotter had heed, there is reason to up-
pee, that so early opportunity would have been
tikes of promoting them.—July 5, whilst entlea-
'movie. to prevent a gun from falling into the hands
the enemy, is one of the street. of Buenos Ayres.
Trotter fell, by a severe wound through his
y. The gnus was saved s bust its preservatt.o
toss dimly paid for, by the life of as brave au A-
stro SW so deserving a man.