The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-17 00:00:00

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IstoOiShed at your entreaties nor 11/fleed at yen, threats.
sbaniefultlight of Gen. W. C. Beresford and Cannel
our prisoners, who have abandoned their honour,
breaking the word they pee, and stealing clandestinely to
Nlrinte Video, is the cause that your Excellencies appear
covered with all the garb of falsehood your leiter contains.
•17te rent honour of your Excellencies would fain confess
it ; and we am willing to du you the justice we cannot
deny.
In the first place, it is false, that when th's city was
reemiquerril there was the smallest agreement or condi-
,i at, that useriied that name between our Commander and
Major-Genera Herestord. Capitulations rim never he
wade %about both parties having their antis, during an
interval of suspension to arrange the articles, and ilurti:3
which time both parties agree. Nothing of this hapiiett-
ed iri our ear•, even the very Major-General himself 'can-
non deity, it he proceeds in;; nal faith, that he surrendered
vi dive:enon, and that he t.ever exercised any demonstra-
tion admitted in civilised nations to prove it, will th-
roe, :Or of recurring to other junificatious. It the said
Ua-
jor-General capitulated, wh•+t Was Ills reason for publicly
throwing away his ...ford, n hen he found that the flag
nl truce which he sent out was of no avail t What was
hi: re &ion fur ordering riti. eoloor, t•r be raised in the
ruire-is v. there he -vita shut nn, 3.14 w•ua:e ••-alts We %•ere
31 that mometit ? It.rlierwtnh I her%! appeared
all

taint nation, that tvai a lona.e ainevoieu: rolik.rior
to Ike mitiction ;it was l'ikct of an rracti.eti by the
\lit:or-ticklers!. who sorproked the genet,,,fy ;-11 i pAil
1111.111 of I)on Lanes,. whom he wade hviterr.
some Java suer the reconquest. that such a p.:pet would
li.tve no other effect than that of mewing him with 114
i'oart ; and finally, having 13ti dots Ain to the decisi..ti of
our So%truL it, we cast aher toothlike and for the 53111 C
r,a4no the English prisoners cannot leave the place they
're in.

" The had treatment of the Officers and soldiers is
asseit'ier falsehood, with which your Exctileories have
If en storiwizoil :Milder( lard. Itl'ith respect to the formee,
ad l p 11:1C1•13rly the Nlajor-Gesteral, his treatment was such
a, lie could not procure bunt any other nation : the pay of
t:te flies, was very punctual : their baggage wait re-
sits:ed to them entire, notwithstanding it was known to
contain part of the money, taken on their entratico into
BUNIOII Ayres ; they lived at perfect liberty, which they
abowd, amid. from our indulgencies, the injuries that have
readied are rut few. It was neecoari to remove *hum;
from this city, b. cause we Robert in them a conduct 'Very
tiiiinnser for men of honour ; but always graining every
einn;ort that oas our reach. Toe 1.1j(lf-Gelit't .1
to Luja t, .m 1:1WII lint far tliSt.loll front this caoi-
Wi.il r...veit ei.eit other officers of Li.
1.4• t, choice
att.l then his occupations WCf': the sane : w tlt.s city;
Ilis cominisal ;014itic was .olartimi, ;
and ilifsimolation over every one, Imo J ;.of
hfs,,looos..atimi and independence (hive: ter lit
e‘fect). a.. I placing in the •ini.:lian ; r -
sorirr ; and this tvzs what obliged of la; %lot, is ith
the officers vein arcompamefl him, to a mace tii•tant
coutitry, causing one cinisitlerations fir his at. I c...0-fort
fort so far that of tan thousand dollar.; ;:, the
removal of seven officers ar..l the Slajo:-Ces.t4..l,
greatest paw was expended to p:uettre canveni,metes for
the litter.
" It he had itiffirmed your Excellencies. that from the
'nth aim*, en witril CI iv onr, rev tilt; sir di:::eace of
tieing itt his pirtowssaoir. he ljt t a I cr.-u or loaded
with tni.erv, all the oilieers iiis pit•oners. wit tout cividg
them our single real ; hr had tin'tiroted You of his cri-
minal orctipations; anti if, pro, eedidg with tlia; gond fat:ll
which chfrfctertnis the man of hontinr, he had confessed
yon the manner of his treatment, and that of his of-
ficers, as above stated, and which 'night he proved to all
the Coitus of Europe by incontestiule doettincots ; %%it:l-
out the least doubt your Excellencies would have detested
sot+ proceedings. and your Letter would have been euurit•
ed in different terms.

'• It is trim, that one of the officers residing at Imjan,
was kiled by one of those wretches that arc net r want-
:l)3 in all countries : which excess orio.mated in the want
of prudence in the conduct of the officere going ton far
from their depot, without causing themselves to be res-
pected by the arms which were generously permitted to
theni on such occasions. lint the Major-General cannot
deny how much we felt, and ell the pains we took to dis-
cover and punish the deli!tqttent ; ntms that shim that time.
there were soldiers pot to take care of the other officers,
and to defend their persons from every insult.
Fruits the conilitet obsersed towards us by Major-
General Beresfotti, the offer of your Excellencies, of our
laws, religion. and oropetties, under the protection of the
iiritisis Government. not very extraordinary this is an
tiler by which your Excellencies wound the high honour
that, vitamin site lean tasour, is acknowledged to belting
to our tettioti, and which we cannot roisunderstand. The
Spaniard appreciates only his property and his hie to eus-
ploy then, 11l the service of his Kine:. The vicinity of
Buenos Ayres. is the most loyal to its Sovereign of all
those who are subject to that dominion( and cheerfully
boots subject to is, down itself with the hope of sacrific-
ing ail in homage to its loyalty. The numerous troops
which it COM:AUs are disposed and prepared for the meat
vigorous defence : the unsolicited' co 1111 l tunic:Mons si it
watch your Excellencies have thought to weaken their
love to our King, are capable of producing no other effect
than that of just indi4nation, and which will create in all
a new tflfrpqr to resist any forces with which you may in-
I tend to destroy our happiness.
I o Finally we cannot omit meutioning to your Excel-
lencies, that it would be agreeable to the eh:carom of the
British nation, that Major-General Demented one Colonel
Pack were restored to their Prismn of Ilonour, ou a hich
subject the necessary reclamation will he made by the
Commandant General of Arms, Don Santia;;o Liniers, to
whom your Excellencies are en address all subtems of war
for which he is legally authorised. God preserve your
Excellencies away years.

Sten...l by SIX .11:1W.E.R."
litienns Ayres, March 2. I -307."
Tu their F.:eche:Kies the C tandont Gertenils.

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NA VAL INTELLIti&NCE.

porraunum ismm. IS.

S.,;ted the East lila Convoy, w;th the Meemosth,
of t:4 gun 4, Rear-Admiral Dru►y, Captain King,
with a steeply breeze to the N•vrthward. Also the
Maros, of 24 guns, Captain Duff, fur F.aznouth.

PLYI/GUTiI, salt. 14.

Arrived the Horde goo-brig. Captain Pordrian ;
ftip, tender. horn Londondeny t and tho No:righ
hog. from the East. with transports boned for Ire-
land.

Sailed the St. Gerrie. 1.)8, Capt. Berth, to join
the Chanel fleet off Cilium ; Revolutionise :re, 44,
Captain Fielding, on a cruise; Nomad, la, Captain
Loriyet, with several transports having on board
the vol entree tett nits from the Militia, to join their
respeaive regiments in Jersey —WinJ N

DOVII, SIP?. 15

In consegiserce of the Order is Co.uncil permit-
ting Danish ships, consigivil to F.nglish ports. with
their cargoes. to proceed, on condition of giving hail
■nd sailing with convoy. the I)anish ship Joraiiiew,
has this day sailed with a cargo of deals, &c. for
Portsmouth. neat stet. 15.
Arrived the (l de frigate. Conirnodere Owm,
from the Northward. and remain. in the Downs. with
the met al the ships as per Lit.

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