Star.
London, England, 1808-01-28 00:00:00

FIFTEENTH DAY.

o'clock on the morning of the ed of July, to the belt
of my knowledge.
(tlellions by General WHITELncxy.
QFrom your knowledge of the Spanifh language„
and trom your intercourfe with the inhabitants, cant
• you (late who were the prieeipal infligators and fo%
mentors of the breach of treaty with General Btref-
ford ? A. I have heard many people mentioned, but
cannot pofitively fay whether my information was
true or not ; but I believe that the people in pet
in Buenos Ayres, on General Whitelucket arrival at
Monte Video, were the chief infligators.
Q_ (By the Court). Did- you report to General
Whrtelocke what you had obferved on the part of'.
the enemy when you was in the town ? A. I did to
General Gower, and I believe he reported it to Ge-
neral Whitelncke.
Q Had you Elated the whole of your ;nitrations
to the Spanifh Officers at the tinie you fo warmly
protefled againft the ft/treader of the town ? A. No.
I Rated the great amount of our army, and that I
was confident General Whitelocke would do every
thing that was juft, and that all private prop,:rry
would be refpeaed. I did not touch upon the point
that all Spanifh Officers fhould be made prifoners of
war.
Q. Did-you tommunicate that article, by which
all the Civil Authorities were to be made prifoners of
war ; and did the Spanifh Officer particularly object 1
to it ? A. I certainly did not communicate this, ar-
ticle : from the difpofition I found him in, I thOught
it moll prudent not to mention ir.
Jose, u BULLOCK, Efq. examined.
He Rated that he was at the head of the Commif-
lariat during tlae expedition againft Buenos Ayres.
He Ms informed at Monte Video, that the troors and
provift ns wore to be landed five miles from Barnes
Ayres, and made his arrangements accordingly.—
When the tranfpurts were off Enfenada Barragon,
he was informed by a General Officer that the land-
, ing was to take place there.
The witoefs then gave in returns of the provifions
embarked at Monte Video, and afterwards landed at
the EnfenaJa. The difficulties of tranfporting them
acrofs the fwamps were then detailed, as will appear
from the evidence of the other witneffe<. When he
found all endeavours froitiefs to eftablifh means of
regularly funlyirse the troops from tire provifi
I landed at. Ee.fenada, the ititntfs let out along with
Lieutenant Col roof Burke, and joined General
• Whitelecke, and continued with him until the clofc
of ;he 6th of July.
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Lieutenant COl 311e1 TORRENS was called in by his
own tequeft, to aid fume explanrions to his former
evidence, but they were immaterial.
Captain Ses,r la Es. of the Engineer., was then
called. He flared, that he was Commanding Officer
of the Engineers in the expedition againft Buerva
•Ayres. There were fix pontoons, with their neceffery
call ;ages, equipage, &c. embarked at Monte Video,
and he underlie, .d they were intended for the pafrtge
of the artillery acrofs the Chuello. The whole of
them were not landed, hawever, at Enfenada, and
the Deputy Quarter tidier General informed the
witnefs that it would only be neceffary to land a few
entrenching tools. The wittier. never was conflated
at any period of the fervice as to the arrangement.,
even in his own department. On his landing at En
fenada, he accompanied General Gower's dread n,
and did not fee General Whitelocke un'il the 3.i,
and on that day General Whitelocke exprefTed him-
(elf ditiati,fied, becaufe the witnefs and Capt. Dix n
had attached themfelves too much to General Gower,
and the witnefs afterwards received direftions from
General Whitelocke net to hold fo much communi-
cation with General Gower. This was abaua two
o'clock on the 4th of July.
Captain Duos, of the Artillery, was then exa
mined ; but his evidence contained nothing which has
not been already detailed.
Major R^CHE examined.
I teas on Brigadier General Lumley's Staff on the
expedition againft Buenos Ayres, and I carried a flag
of truce into the town on the 3d of July. On the
night of the 2d, I received a note from General
Gower, defiling me to come to his quarters. He told
me that I was to go into Buenos Ayres next morning
with a flag of truce, to fummon the town to furrender
to the Bs ttifh arms. In conrequence of the inftruc-
dons I then received. I proceeded into the town at
day break, accompanied by a corporal and trumpe-
ter of the I 7111 Light DragoOns, and a Spanish Otli
cer, one of the prifuners we had taken on the ad. I.
had General Gower's permiffion for palling the Bri.
tills out pods, and the Spanifh Officer requefled me
to take a party of the Rifle Corps ; an officer and
twelve men accordingly west with us. We procee•
ded a confiderable way into the town before we were
flopped by a picquet guard. After fome delay, the
fecond in command of the Spanifh army came to us,
and I gave the letter to him, which General Gower
had written. H- raid I could not ice General Liniers
on any account ; but if I had any communication to
make from the Englith General, he would convey it.
I told him I had the honour to carry propofals for
the furrender of the town ; he antwered, with a great
deal of animation, that they puffelfed fufficient
flrength and fpirit to defend the town. As it ap-
peared to me of great importance, if poll-11.1e, to
commence fume negotiation, I endeavoured to draw
him into it, and the only thing he would content to
Was, that I fhnuld return to my General, in order
that he fhould make a fuller crimmunication in wri
ring. I returned to General Gower with this anfwer,
who immediately went to head quarters, and wrote
the letter I had the honour to carry afterwards
[ l'he fummons, as drawn up by Generals White
locke and Gower, and calling on the Civil Authorities
to furrender as prirmers of war, was here read ]
I returned into the town with this letter nearly in
the franc manner as before. I was met by an officer,
who told me that General Liniers was not in Buenos
Ayres, and I delivered the fummons to his aid- du
camp. The Itreets feemed to be in great confufion,
and I received my anfwer, after waiting nearly an
hour apd a half, during which time the reop'e paid
very little regard to the flag of truce, having infulted
my (mall detachment very much. The firlt time I
went into Buenos Ayres, it was an hour before I fasts
General Liniers's Second in Command, and my con-
I verfation with him Wiled about half an hour : in that
converfation I endeavoured to imprefs upon him the
i necetray of farrendering, and dwelt upon the means
we were in potieflion of. When I converfed with the
Aid du camp, he feemed particularlydefirous to know
the lois the Spaniards had fuflained the night before.
I t, Id him we had taken eleven guns, and that the
Spaniards had loft a confiderable number in killed,
wounded, and prifoners. On my way into the town,
I patted through leveret files of Spanifh troops, and
encountered confiderable difficulties ; all the houfes
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appeared bar ricadoed, and the whole population was
La arms. I left the town the 'all time, about ten'

SIXTEENTH DAY.
Mr. Butamex, the Deputy Commiffary General, wa,
again called in.
In addition to his evidence of yeilerday, he (lased
t.4t he never knew they were to land any where Elle
except five miles irom Buenos Ayres, otherwife he
would have made better arrangements while at
Monte Video. He flated that all the (-implies re
ceived on the march, were in confequenct of capture
from the enemy, and not of any previous arrange-
ment.

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Lieutenant Colonel NUGENT, of the 33th Regiment,
Lieutenant Colonel DAVY, of the sth Regiment,
and MAjor NICHOLS, of the 45th Regiment, were

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then examiped.
Thry defcribed the high (late of difcipline and
energy difplayed by their refpalive corps during
the march, and other partictilars already de-talk-I.

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that could be procnredby propofing a eett,i.•
tilities for an hnur, to collect the wne,,,l.j :r
other which could mated illy aff.et do eer',....
lotions. He direeted me to (ketch a rertl
circa, which I did immediately, aad eelZte I
laid the flatemenes weren't f .unde I inri.edi
trjeeted it : be then Strafed Celeinel Birth-4o 1
An aorßer,whm th st vessel etc, liedifapen,44l
he had done miner: the Cie!) callot for the „A
one I had written, mot metering Cirlorel Ter,-.5(
Take Come alterations in it, it voocopied lsoCe,!
tent into the town by Captain 1 own, ne!,1%,.!
Whittlecke's Aids tie Camp. General Vine :4
.ordered Captain Bradford to temaia in coree.',„:
the troops its the vicieir y of Cu! .11, with to et'll
Alin for thole under Cil ,rot Mahon, vrten.,7
fhruld arrive, and went immediately to the
do Toros ; when arrived tlrre, he orderel no,
and inipett the ordinance which had 1) 01 ca . I
and to. fit upon fuch fpots as I Oiouglit troit
for, his future confolcrel n. I wa, tom, CrtiPT,
'able time occupied on that befureo, att.! oturt7
him and Rated, that I conceived Ore heir plaeo'
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battery of:canto n, it it eld not exceed et pi,ves
the Reong Buildirres necnried for Bull 'isles;
the mortar bole. y thoahl be plact d withnts lett,
covering raid bisildings. lie .:11;:d me ahether
was much probability of fueerf, in the re elute,
hated there were but two tnetinvek ; I did ex
either would fucceed : one by efleult had ems
only with partial foccets ; the recoil,' by boils(
ment : else means in our power, to the fellelletee
would, in my (spit i in, pr. duce little effeCtin are;
of fuel) imtnenle fize as Buena; Ayres, the bail
of which were of combullible materials ; ill trip
was only one Bridal t went ?lam pounder; thoaoi
propoetion of captured grins were (piked zedi
tiroyed ; of the few that were fio a ronteerofti4
of very confideratale cehher was small ; that hil
ing feen the trifling effeB prodnced by tweoy el
pounders on houres at Monte Video, 1 Vat erased
gat; of a lighter calibre would proem: ro
againft tenures conflrut'ttd of it:oiler eateries,
Monte Video. I alto flared it as my opininn,fie
the rough estimate I had been able m 151146;
Info that the number of troops remainingmereee
Spanifh Genera! was dill:riled to give up Bum
Ayres without a farther RI u_igle, were by now.
adequate to controul A mars of armed inhabit
and to hold fuel, points a 5 wet e medley lot cline
port cf each other.
Socre after this, General \V itelncke inFoortede
thatedie had fent to General Liniers, to fay, deli
would order me to go into the town. I Ewe
General Wititelocke fome time after, and rutin
hit order, and he gave me a variety of trethalae
relative to the pints I was to difcufs with Gem
Liniers. I reverted a detailed written otdrele
was denied. 1 beli ye, it was about three o'clxi
that! went with a flag of truce into the men
there met General Linters and his Ofroten. I i
queued to know of General Whitelecke, rhea&
was to al He by the older: he had printed mat
whether, without loflog fight of them, I 0
propofe three or few' other conditions ? that hi
enemy increaEd in their deer and,, I might,*
out receding from his original orders, hate tow
thing to concede for any conceffion they KA
make: the terms which he propofed, and !I:rattails
would not make any material, alteration, tare tk
poffeffien of Monte Video for the period of foe
months, and a diflrift comprehended sithin aLs
drawn from St. Carlos on the weft, to Pandoostk
SECOND BRANCH OF THE TRIAL. I eat!, thould be confidered as neutral : that the
General GOWER being called in, commenced hi, niards flanuld deliver up all the prifouers °fur
narrative from the dole of the evening of the 4th their pofreflion, and there theuld be no attempt
of July. to prevent the introduaion of fupply to the atafel
" I met Lieutenant General Whitelocke accord- That the Britifh troops flaould be ermined int"
ing In orders, loon after fix o'cl idc on the morning of boundaries, within ten days, and th old realist
the sth, a little in front of Coral and Miserari at the and take all cannon and ttores taken from kali
time appointed ; I heard him order Captain Frazer the enemy : that during the four months theeo
to open the cannonade ; I remained there without merce of the Britifla merchanis lhould be free is ti
having any particular order given, till it was nearly River Plate, in every part. The additional prowl
dark. During that period I heard Lieutenant Ge. lion which, I had to make, was the ceffion of a owl
neral Whitelocke give orders to his Aide de Camp derable quantity of ground on the left bank of Pin
relative to frame of the divifions of the troops, but and that that country fhould be conceived men
thole orders not having been particularly &retied to d •• g the war, I did converfe with Gam
me, I cannot hate what they were. Ab .ut mid -day Lieiers upon each of thefe fubjeels feparatelnall
I heard him dire& Captain Whitingham to ga to the ' on one or two more which he propofed, bet fiall
left and communicate with Come of the divifion there, which he receded. Finding there was no trait
After a !mare of' tome time, Captain Whitingham lily in his agreeing to the additi,nil propolitiose
returned. I heard him flare as part of a report, that receded 'after fume time, and confined 'raga
Sir Samuel Anchmuty w illed for a detachment of irely to thofe prints relative to wl:icb I had
artillery to be fent him. I received General Waite dilations from General Whitelocke. Late is
locke's direation to provide that party when ready. evening I returned to Plaza de Toros. I took
with Come of the muficets captured on the 2d, as they on each of tit fubjeds, under dircuttion, and NM
had no arms of that defcriptien. They were additional fubjeets, which General Lioiers prof*
marched under Serjeant Hamilton, of the 17th which I inrooded to fubmit to General Whitelei
dragoons, who had accompanied Captain IVllitiog- that he might clearly no4erliand. From them°
ham to Plaza de Toros. At night General White- I I had, I drew nut a paper in f rm of article,,
locke ordered ay the Staff Officers who had I delivered to General White' ieke, nn thefebfe
&trembled where I was, to go down with him to head day between eleven and twelve o'clock.. A
quarters; we did In, and remained till day-light the i Murray beirig no Nrte, General Whitelockc i
next morning. Sometime afterwards I heard Gene- me it was their intend mto agree to a treaty
rah Whitelocke order Captain NV/iiiingliane to pro preliminary propolAs. 1 bad given the day
teed to the right, and try to open a' communication i on the fncceeding day General Whiteli cite
with the right c demns, and thole tro ,ps over the Ime to prepare it, which be then delivered tomcat'
Chuello. Lieutenant General Whitelocke and offer I thufe propolid ms I had originally repurted. !dal
cers with hist, Goon afterwards went up to -C'n; al ;at and it was in fubitance the lame. A
fume period of the forenoon Serjeant liarnition, of 1 believe, on the 9tlo General Liniers hegn 1.1
the 17th. arrived with a letter, which I law him deli- 4 deliver up inch a prop, rtion ref pritoners as ca
vet to General Whitelocke ; the General gave it to move, and that then were in' Btotnes Apes. fi
Captain Squires, and ordered him to read it. and the fame ti..: received General IVllitelockes m
fecondly to me in order to do the fame ; it was in to communicate with Captain Bently. of the 611,
Spanilh, and to the befl of my recolieaion finned I in the re ember katian of troops from Plata deTc'
General Liniers. 1 am not perfeetly mailer of the and vicinity of Buenos Ayres. On that look: i
Spanifh language, but I think I uederfland it fnffi continued to be etnpoyed till the nigOt el thealli
ciently to flare that it contained in general the effeet i previous to the embarkati n..
produced by the attack of the preceding day, and to Q. Was you with General Villitelede: dieing*
it was added a prnpofal for a cefration of hoftili- whole of the s;h ? A IVith the cut/a:inn et f;
ties, and for the commencement of a treaty, in ian hour, during which General Whitel.'cke
which he propofed to give up all prifoners of war in Arent; having ordered the flair ufficet 1, and:midi.
his poffeillon, if the Britith troops would evacuate remain where they were.
*the River Plate. Lieutenant General Whitelocke Q.: At what period of the day was this ?At Al:e
form afterwards informed me that lie intended to midday—l am not certain.
anfwer that letter, by raying, lie would cram.. 0 Did you remain with General Whiielecitelit,
municare with the Admiral on the fubjef.t. He whore of the sth, in contegoenee of orders rating
was pleased to elk me whether I thought that a that day, or' a previ ,us order ? A. In confeque,74
proper aafwer ? I Paid I did not, becaufc it aof the order which I had received the Fel
paired-to me that was a tacit acknowledgment thap- t night to meet him on that morning and receivetil
he hierarch was willing to enter into a treaty if the orders, and confeqnently Fremaiued whve I"
Admiral was. I did not fuppofe he would take-filch 1 did receive diem.
a meafure till he had invefligated fads, and had, by Qz. Had you any conrerfation with • sGem
his own obferration, fully afcertained what farther ' Whitelocke on the futeject of yorrr refignipqr
means of attack was in his power. He Paid it would poll ?A. I had foot after he came up. He fal6,
be dcflrable to gain a little time : howeve I anfwered I

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