The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-14 00:00:00

LONDON,
MONDAY. Summit 14.

Government, we madeTitans], have received ac-
counts from Copenhagen of the 29th last, willelt
state that the city and arsenal were then on fire.—
dlea is said to have been produced by Cos
O:ILVV.'S rockets. The wind being favourable,
adv ces are houtly expeZled.

lhe Gazette of Saturday contains intelligence
from Copenhagen to the Efith. The anion on the
VJ, between our brigs and the enemy's bomb
boats, &e. was a sharp one. Nothing matt i4l hap-
pened on the two following days ; on our part, they
were spent is repairing our damages—The same
Gozete contirms the account of the c 'inure of He-
ligoland, which, it says, with a little expense, may
be made a little Gibraltar.

With deep regret we state the total failure of
all our hopes and prospefts in South America. The
Swear 711011i1 of war, Cant. PREVOST, moire.' on
Friday evening a' Portsmouth, with Lieutenant-Co-
lonel BOURKE. Deputy Qoarter-Moster General to
the forces u der Lieutena,,t-Gneral Welt reonce r,
with dispat• hes from the river Plata, with which he
irnarzdiztely proceeded to London. They were re-
ceived on Saturday morning at the office of
the Seer •tai y of State for Foreign Affairs,
and yesterday published in an Ezra ooaotii•air
Gozette, of which we give this day a correil
copy.—.lt states, that General Weitttt.occs having
been joined at Monte Video by the reinforcement
under General Caaoruao, on the 15th June, not
a moment was lost to make the necessary arrange-
ments for an attack upon Buenos Ayres.—On
the 2dth, a landing was effected without opposi-
tion, at a small bay, about thirty miles east
of the town, and, after a fatiguing march through
a country interne ted by swamps and deep rivulets,
the ar-nv reached toe village of Beduin:a, about
nine miles from the bridge over the river Chuelo,
on toe opposite bank of which the enemy had esta-
blished a formidable line of deface. General
WHIT exocea was therefare induced to turn this
position, and the army effeaed its passage of the
Chuelo ahout nine miles higher up. in two columos.
which were to unite in the suhurbs of Buenos Ayres.
The right division, under Major-General Lay.sor
GOWER, crossed the river on the Si, at a place
called Pos.° Chico, and, filling in with a corps of
the enemy, attacked and defeated it. Owing to the
ignorance of the guide, the left divisioo, wt.ich con-
sisted of the main bo tr. under Lteutenont.General
Wiatrat.oens, did not join until the 4th, when lie
divided his army into three brigades, under
Generals Sir SAMUEL ACIEMUTY. LUMLEY, and
CIAUEURO, and distributed them so as nearly to
invest the town. Buenos Ayres being divided into
squares of 140 yards each, and Lieutenant-General
Wit ersoocza being apprised that the roemy meant
to occupy the roofs of the houses, which are flat,
be says he formed his plan of attack accordingly, as
follows :—The three brigades advanced on different
sides, sub-divided into several columns. each being
ordered to penetrate into the street dire Elly in its front,
to the most important parts of the town, the whole
force to march unloaded to their fixed points, and
there to for ai,and no firing to commence until the ar.
rival of each at its destination, with the exception of
two 6-pounders, which were to move up and clear the
central streets. At six o'clock on the morning of
the Sth, the several brigades forced their way into
the town, and proceeded to execute their o. Jeri.
The right brigade, under Sir S. Ace; oet v.
succeeded, and possessed itself of the strong posts
of the Retiro and Plato di Toros, with 32 pieces of
cannon, a great quantity of ammuoitioe, and 600
prisoners. The 36th regiment, part of the centre
brigade, reached its destination ; but the 88th regi-
ment was overpowered and taken ; and the Ralik
of the 36th being thus exposed, it was obliged to
retire, witu the 5,h, upon General Acu our v's
brigade, at the post of Plaza de Toros. Toe two
G-pounders moving up the central streets, were
opposed by a superior force ; when the 6th dra-
goon., led on by Lieutenant-Colonel KIAGTOM, ad-
variced to take the opposite battery ; but he being
wounded, and Captain BUZSIL, the second in
aomnsond, killed, and thetre of the enemy proving
very destrudive. they retreated, and took post at a
short distance. Meanwhile. the van of the lett bri-
, proceeded to the Great Square to take the
'College, which commanded the principal
dr enemy ; but being defeated, it fell
the principd division under General
who, learning its deie.st, threw him-
'Convent of St. Domingo, when, 6,l:lLag