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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1811.

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BUENOS AYRES.
The Hassan is arrived front Rio de la Plata, and
his brought the folowing important intelligence,
whith lids up tt4 deficiency of information from
the 15th of Ju Cie Bth of August Inst. The
sty adoP:ed by the Junta of Buenos Ayres, of
forcibly taking posscssion of vessels, and
aiming and.manning them to repel the bombarding
sqlltdrm of Monte Video, might be deemed one of
hostility, had not the crews and Masters of those
ves',els• volunteeled their services in- defence, not

only the city of Bucty.)s Ayres, hut of their own
ships and cargoes, which were equally exposed as
that nla.:e, to the fire and. s.hefls of the Monte
Videans. The urgent nec;•ssity of self-defence,
may therefore pr4ve some justification of an act,
which, on 13:itli sides, must be considered as wrong
in priucip e, newrals, and especially traders,
never, out of their own . choice and autho-
rity, become agents in warlike. operations, carried
on between the. Allies of tilt it Sovereign, or between

t•ie. depend,2ncie; of Allied Powers.

" Bur NO; :Airaxs, Auc. I.—On the 16th of July, at eight
o'4-jock ibtbs evening, an ;alarm was given at the fort (it Buenos
Ayres), that the squadron from Monte Video was standing in
for tho town.' A gMr-boat before the Mole fired alarm-guns, till
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she received a shot frOrn one of the seihadron, when she retired
close in shore. At half p:ist ten o'clock, they commenced
thruwing .shells into- the city, whkb were pretty thick, for
about two picked- up part of a shell which burst very
nigh Mr. \I K I tt N 0 N s 11')USe. It wasa truly distressing sight to ~,
see the wo•nell running a,id screaming about the streets, with
their children 'ln- their artns, heggirg protection. There have
been some few...wounded ; and a Creole woman andteF child.
Sevesal. Itou-I,o,;•bave been damaged by' the shells, which •
perf rated their roofs, and kric;cledlevery thihg to pietses Where-'
*Ter they burst, On the fonowin; morning, the aquirdron lay

off the town, consisting of a brig of war, three schooners, with,
sun-boats and bomb-vessels, amounting to nine sail.
" At eleven o'clock the Commodore of the fleet, named Mt•
CIIILINA, sent a flag of truce, which was met by one from the
shore. The message brought by the former was a string of de-
mands from General Ems" :
" Ist, That the Government should acknowledge the Vice•
King, and submit to the reinstating of things on the footing on
which they were before the Revolution.
" 2dly. The Members of this Government should deliver
themselves up to General ELto ; who promised not to take any
steps against them, until he received orders from Old Spain.
" Sdly. That they should withdraw their troops f om before
Monte Video, and-retire entirely from that side of the river.
44 These propositions were seconded by a letter from the
Commodore, requesting an answer to his demands within four
hours, or he would, at the conclusion of that period, re-corn.
mence the bombardment of the city. The answer was mode-
rate, but determined, on the part of the Government. •
" In the afternoon the fleet was increased by one or two gun-
boats; and they got under weigh to approach nearer to the
town; and anchored, before dust, opposite the Mole, just out
of gun-shot.. It was expected there would Irtve been very warm
work in the night ; on Which account the city was entirely de.
serted by the female part of the inhabitants. The streets were
crowded, in the day, with carriages, carts, horses, &c. loaded
with families and baggage for the country. We were fearfully
looking out for the renewal of the scene which occurred on the
15th, it being a most favourable night for hostile undertaking ;
when we were most agreeably surprised to find ourselves per-
mitted to remain in peace.
" On the following morning, the enemy was seen standing for
the opposite coast ; only five of their vessels were in sight—.
What could occasion this movement we have not been able to
ascertain, as he might have done us much mischief in the pre,
ceding night. It is thought, that the vessels which threw the
shells were damaged, and that the Commodore had retired to
the other side to repair them.
" The Junta, however, having In contemplation their return,
thinking it high time to adopt some decisive measures to pre.
vent the repetition of those scenes which had been recently
acted, sent an order to the Commandant of Ensinada to take
forcible possession of several of the English ships, and to man
them fur the defence of the town. (This Was done on Tuesday
the 15th of July.) A person here, of the name of TAYLOR, was
appointed to take the chief command, having volunteered his
services for that purpose. He was to select such vessels as he
thought most proper : in consequence he chose the four
ing, viz :—the Bell, Lord Wellington, Charming Kitty, and
Duchess of York. The Government offered great inducements
to volunteers ; in consequence, every man and boy volunteered
to fight their ship, with the Mate at their head. Most of the
crews belonging to other'-'vessels in Ensinada followed this ex-
ample. The vessels arc therefore manned with British and
American subjects. Tbe I:tter are particularly vehement
against ELio for his behaviour to their countrymen; so much so,
that some of the American Captains have offered their men a
premium.to fight in the cause of the Junta. The Government
= have also put in commission 'a ketch, whiCh mounts 20 guns,
belonging to themselves. They have likewise taken guns from
the other ships, to put on board those which arc taken up. The
Bell now mounts 16 guns, the. Lord Wellington, 16, Charming
Kitty, 18, and Duchess of York, 16 guns ; they will have sailors
and marines,- about 100 men .on board each vessel. The Go.
vernment acknowledges the measure of seizing British vessels to
'be violent ; but consider themselves :warranted in doing so on
the principle of self-defence. ;A part of the cargoes are still on
hoard the vessels fitted .out as ships of_war.. 'Some of the Cap-
tains haVe-protetted against ti'l'e proceeai,ogs of the Junta, with
seepect to their vessels.