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Haughty Atts-beig, with tis riss.boats, (Spanish
prises captured at Monte Video;) the Medusa.
Nereide, and Thisbe. to receive the seamen intended
to land. and three boats frees each of the line of
battle ships.
On the St st, the wind moderating. I shifted my
Sag to the Nereideland General Whitelocke did me
the honour of accompanying me ; and having di-
retied Captain Bouverie, in the Medusa. and Cap-
tain Shepheard, in the Thisbe. to peered with Ilse
Rolla and Olympia, and the lan division tithe
troops, it noon weighed, and stood to the South-
ward, where we anchored in three fathom water.
On the 24th we anchored between Lnsinada de
Barragon and the Northern shore, the winds and
weather having prevented our getting to the westward
of the atm Bank before. The General•and my-
self finding time would be Ica by going with this
&vision to Colonia, sent for the troops to join at
this anchorage; General Gower went for them,
with orders from General Whitelocke to evacuate
Colonia, if he thought it necessary; Coloaia was
accordingly evacuated.
On the .z;th, the troops from Colonia joined with
the Fly, Pheasant, Haughty, and the gun-boats. I
ordered the Pas up the river, with direflions to
the Staunch and Protetfor gumbrigs to join me.
The transports having the troops and artillery on
board, being in three divisions. I &rated Captain
Thompson. in the Fly, who had made himself ac.
(painted with the River. and particularly the place
intended for landing, which was near Barragon, to
lead the first division, having with him the Dolores
schooner and four gun-boats ; Captain Palmer, in
the Plieasant, to lead the second division, with the
Haughty and two gun-boats ; and Captain Prevost.
in the Saraci.n. to bring up the rear of the th:-..d
division; Captains Bayntun and Cot bet to superits-
ten 1 the landing of tie troops.
At daylig..t on the '2Bth, the wind being favoura-
ble, I made the signal to the Fly to weigh with the
brt division, and immediately after a general signal
to weigh, having 0: dined the Rolla to be placed on
the West end of the bank, as a guide to the ships to
I shifted my flag to the Flying 1011, and
General Whitelocke went in with me. As boon as
the first division of transports anchored, L made the
signal to get into the boats, and immediately after-
wards to pat off.
Soon atter nine a. m. the first boats, with Briga-
dim-General Ciaufus Xi: division, landed about a
mile to westward of the loft, from the enemy
had some time before withdrawn their guns. A
creek being tuuud soon atter the first boats landed,
the whole were got on shore without opposition, or.
any accident, except Cud several of the transports
were aground, but got cff witnout damage.

The-condo& of inc officers and men ori.this occa-
sion induerd me to give out the accompanying ge-
neral order. Two hundred seamen, under Our or-
ders ot Caralas Rowley and Joyce, were thought
sufficient to !and for the present; and I feel much
indebted to those officers who had made themselves
acquainted with the sivers and piloted die sqoadroa
and transports.
Lieutenant Bartholomew, of the Diadem, who
was strongly recommended by Admiral Stirling, for
his Enowledge of the river, embarked with me ; and
I feel it my duty to sate to their Lordships, that he
was of infinite service ; as were Lieutenant Valiant,
of the Encounter, Lieutenant Acott, of ,he Rolla,
Lieutenant Herrick, of the Itaisonabie, who un-
dertook the pilotage.
On the evening ot the 23th, the Paz and Staunch
joined; the Staunch had 'akin and de•
siroyed two others of a convoy going to the south
shore for trJPpa. 1 have dirc.ltea Captain Thomp-
son, in the Fiy, towards Bur .us Ayres, with the
Staunch, PAL. and 11,1ures, to endeavour ta Lee p
up a COILIntil•aCA110111 wits the army.

ihAVC did honour to be. &c.
tNAT.

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Extract of • Letteltana Rar•Admiwl NI ur.•y, dated Nevem:le.

•ii lava vs Ayres, J..iy S. 1110.7:

Sta—By my letter of the 30th ult. their Lord-
ships will be intorsned, that the army. under the
ctinanand of Lieutenant-General Whitelcicle. was
landeJ without opposition or accident on the 28th,
near Barragon. about t..velity wiles to the ea.toiAril
of Buenos Ayres.
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On the 3.lth, the Nereide, small craft and
transports, weighed, and anchored ilg4lll to the west.
ward of Qs:rinses ; the next morning l went in shore
in the Flying Fish, to endeavour to communicate
with the army, having diteiled some transports with
provisions to go close in, in use the army should
want supplies.
Captain Corbet, in his boat, discovered some of
our troops, and sent Lieutenant Blight, of the
Neteide, on shore: he with difficulty got to them,
being obliged to pan through a deep bogs on the
2d, Lieutenant Blight returned, and informed toe fa
had seen General Whitelocke the evening before;
that the army had suffered most severely on their
march, having very deep marshes to pass; and hav-
ing been obliged to leave their provisions behind
them, were much in want of bread and spirits;
which were immediately landed from the Enc(,unter
and transports. As I understood that General
Gower had advanced towards Buenos Ayres, I di-
relied Captain Tnompson, in the Fit, with the guii-
brigs, to get as near in as he could : the same day
I received a letter from Colonel Bout ke. Quarter.
Master-Geoeral, to say he was direflrd by General
Whitelocke to inform me that he had marched on,
and meant to go to the westward of Buenos Ayres,
requesting I would send the ships, having heavy ar-
Witty, there, and likewise provisions. I immedi-
ately sent the gun-boats to join ithe Fly tad gun-
brigs, and direeted Caimans lOompson to get as
close in to the westward as he could. The trans-
ports, with the rune, and those with provisions, as
well as an hospital ship, i likewise sent there, and
am happy to say they were all in 'lore on the 4th,
ready to meet the army.
On the .sth a firing was observed in the town ;
I desired Captain Thompson to make use of the gun.
brigs and boats, when he could, without annoying
our own' people,. who appeared to be both to the
eastward and westward of the town. A eomenu-
nication was opened with the army in the morning ;
they had stormed and taken possession of four guns,
near the citadel ; bread, spirits, and ammumuon,
were supplied from the ships.
On the 6th I directed the Encounter to endeavour
to communicate vs:tls the army on the ma side of
the town, and opply them with what they might

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