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GENeKAL WHI I'ELOCKE'S TRIAL.

SEVENTH DAY (In continuation.)

ims time Major Travers, who commanded
.4 • g f the 9eth, pointed out to me a
foot eompianie,
eiti,h appeared to me to be a conilderahle
~ft„'se enemy's army marching with an intention
kin.' in the heights oppofite to the ford;
to elk& which they
taking a Pt) were evidently too late. 1
-er- to report this to General Gower, and!
an 0
two hi, permiffion to move on and occupy the
tits, which were about three quarters of a mile
tr frgom t
ohe ford. 'The order I received was, that
it o n and a& according to circumllances,
iihat he would fuppoit me witliGen Lumley'! bri-
. We piing the hei?hts without any oppolition.
't eat general appearance of tiaings, I thought
enemy's army was in a (late of contuflon, which
IpPered to me vry neceffary to take advantage
oet gaining e
the heights, I took the road pow-
, rut by the guide a, leading to the town, and
tui,b&r: enemy tock op, in order to cover
t:,e
t radiancej, we law additional appearance of
Se enemy
having been diCcrtncerted by our move-
leflf.
On the march, I received an order from Ge-
Gv wet, by an officer, to kale; but as the day
era
las In fig advanced, and Ore. (late of the operation
'eared Iv critical, I reported, and flatcd my opinion
rthat it was eel y defirable to proceed. A thou t time
sre arrived at Mr. 'White's houte, the .Major
iral came to the head of my brigade. 13-. lure
arrived at Mr. White's. the road had turned to
defr; Nathan on our arrival there we were ch.
'ready parallel to the pofition in which we after-
', ditcoverel the enemy, who v ere then on our
• fluor: ; the ground was fu extremely intricate.
enveied with otchaids avid high levees, that al-
b the enemy at thi, titne were very near us, we
iy had not ditenvered them : the fir''( indica
we had of their pretence, was a (hot fired
it:in, at the diflance of about fix hundred yards,
ifuon as the,Staff Officers appeared upon the great
+upon which the column moved, and which leads
the town, by the Coral (the flaug!rtering place),
'ere the enemy's guns were their piaced. General
;act laid, we nitwit to turn th,:ir right and left
1h;: I uruderilnod (I.IS as en order ti attack the
which I immediately t beyed. The ereeny's
fq a very thou time appeared to be that of 1 con•
able body of intantr y; hut the light infantry, and
;95b advanced fo rapidly that they very loon gave
it, leaving behind them twelve pieces of zannon.
ofued them about three quarters of a mile beyond
• potition. neatly to the c-..mmencement of the
and shill I kva lot ming the brigade, which,
idle nature of the grcucd. and the luddenneis el
a 8 nn, Lad no doubt glt tor° foie contt,fion, it
'dark. While thus employed, I t eceived an or-
hum General Gower to fall back to the Coral,
hetken was. It certainly appeared to me at
uroment, that it would have been advitable to
the enemy into the town, an& I defired the
ter ibllkeunght me the order to fall back, to re-
:lt the General w. it'd allow me to du fn'; and I
eA the Court will allow me to fay, that from all 1
heard fence, I am convinced that if the other
trittaltif the army had been as near as I thought
aright have been, we might certainly have taken
town: I mean General ‘Vbitelocke% divifion,
thwld not b tve it attended with much difficulty,
with General Gower's alone. In arrl'iwer to this
I received a fee, nl, and peremptory order
. back to the Coral, Rating, at the fame time,
our wrinodetl, which did not exceed l.x tfi, ei s
men, were expuled to be cut off by litag.

rued that General Lumley's brigade had ar.
limmediately vn my tight; we left the Gret;a.
Companv and three companies of the 36th on the
as advarced pills. Doting the whole of the
July there a as tome firing between our piquets
'the enemy, and i thick it was about three o'clr,ck
'afternoon when General Whitelocke came up

,the main di-Minn. Early in the morning of the
Gcreral Gcwer fent Mek)r Reche with a flag of
:into the town, wi:h a verbal fummons ; and
lsreturn, in conflqtrence ctf General Liniers
a Mire that, whatever Maj ,r General
had to communicate might be duct in wri.
a letter was fent back, containing a' propolal.
mtain terms, which he Chewed me before he fent
:did nut ail: my opinion, nor did I knt,w at the
that the terms ..vere written in confecluence of
infiruilions firm General Whitelocke—the only
tratinn which I took the Wier ty of making was,
Linicrs was nenfed of breaking the treaty
111 Graeral Beresfo:d, it al-peared advifeable, in
'king any propolal to hirr, to rry f"rnerhing which
t reirkve any appreheni:ons which he might en-
with relied to the manner in which, if ire fell
hand,, he might be trc wed. When Major
'dunned ftom del:ye:log this letter, General
informed rue that Liniers was ref, .Ived m

'''deck, I went, in nbedience to ordtrF, to Ge
' IC'hitclotke'a (playlet. tin receiv-ng, inarti&ions
-eat to tlie attack of the town, which Lc had
,detirrined to make at tive:ve i.'clock that day.
I read the .difpufitiln, General Wiritclncke
the court yard, at,d laid tl.a he telt

teinnattee at adopting a nicaltr e which TT n.
,teneed with fo fit eat an efri.flon of blood. that
Th!detctmirtej to fold another lummons to C;e•
lie (hewed MC the letter, and cer•
`allied my nt.it,i.m. I told him I thought he
ute. nAt find it. The wht•le condo& 6f the
tir.,lnced me to believe that it tv, old produce
QtfLet, and might ;mince a h;:liei of a want
tact...cc '''Jr put, .T 17 v: as .the exi Inh•
"I the converfatitm. !If ral \V bitehtcice ex
niti determinaticn to fen,l Captain Vv*hitting:
lith the letter. The difpntition was afterward,'
and explAinA to the Ct ni:mand'ng Officers of
itles,and to Lieuitnant (2... hind Pack, who was
itquaitred with the town. The us der was f9r
attack to he made at twelve o'clock thtil dsly ;
the ettliverfeti‘li I am about to relate tork
'hut h•di pall fix. Sir Samuel A twhmnt y
(OW, that a little Oc.fire lay break i.l the rune'
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I SEtrENTIi DAY (In continuation.)
: , this time Major Travers, who commanded
' • plies r f the 9e•th, pointed out to me a
be
.a confiderable
fugierbl,ihrnii.vappeared to me to.
s caerny's army marching with an intention
d" '• • •
-king
a potato.' in the heigts oppofite to slate. frd;
fr -,,,Ecti which they were evilently too i
t l'".„-4-er to report this to General Gower, and.
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re''' -it .'
penniffion to move on and occupy the
quarters of a mile
1. :ill,' which were about three
! or .from the ford. The order I received was, that
.ighhattgeo on and a&
[ according to circumflances,
; h would (unpin tme winliGen Lumley'a brie
We gained the heights without any oppofition.
fr. . the general appeatance of titings, I thought
ir tay's army was in a fiat: of confuflon, which
[ enc .1 m ^ve neeeffary tu take advantage
upon,. to ...
r t.,. ong the heights, I took the road pont-
! „,,, by the guide at leading to the town, and
,:t porahn the
,enemy taelc op, in order to cover
. ,areadianceo we laW additi'nal appearance of
,
;'enemy having been diCcancerted by our move-
;ets. On the march, I received an order from Ge-
tvat Gower, by an officer, tc kale; but as the day
act., fat advanced, and the (late of the operation
pit was to yed to eriiical, I reporte, and Rated my opinion
deli, abled to proceed. A thou t time
' e that
le ace arrived at Mr. 'White's houte, the Irsfajor
: . cral came to the head of my brigade. Befure
arrived at Mr. White's. the road had turned to
1 left ;fa than on our arrival there we were tf,arch•
II
ready parallel to the pufition in which we after.
e..
,s ditcovered the enemy, who v ere then on our
• ; flink ; the ground was fu extremely intricate.
; • enviiied with otchatels avid high fences, that al.
ti :eh the enemy at this time wet e very near us, we
e . inly had not (lit-covered theta : th fitli india
it r. we had of their pretence, was a (heot fired frocm
e pin, at the diflance of alarm fix hundred yards,
I loon as the Staff Officers appeared upon the great
,d upon which the column moved, and which leads
A,'the town, by the Coral (the (laughter iog place),
F ' ere theencmy% guns were then piaced. General
it •scr laid, we nitwit to turn their right and left
% -is: I underilond this as en order to attack the
, rub which I immediately r heyed. The et.erny's
; ta a very thou time appeared to be that of a con.
. '.able body of infantry; hut the light infantry, and
le 95,h advanced fo rapidly that they very fuon gave
e„ •bleaving behind them twelve pieces of zannun.
ar palled them about three quarters of a mile beyond
et ; pifition, nearly to the ce.minencement of the
ft. ; and shill' I was lot ming the brigade, which,
at the nature of the gt cued, and the luddennels vl
4 aainn, hid no doubt gat into fume contofion, it
ft w dark. While thus employed, I t eceived an or.
ye . from General Gower to fall back to the Cola!,
fi. .rte hetken was. It certainly appeared to me at
ti., .11m/want, that it would have been advitable re
cn , Tit !be enemy into the town, an& I defired th,
; Eet slaakiionglit me the order to fall back, to re
tie teit the General w. it'd allow me to do fn.; and l
yb. nil the Coon will allow me to fay, than from all I
lot • e heard lince, lam convinced that if the tithe'
;„. yiknii the army had been as near as I thought
.;; •ey aright have been, we might certainly have taker
h crown: I mean General Whitelocke'e divifion
lb .d &Ad not b lye it attended with much difficulty
with General Guwet's alone. In and-seer to ail
I/1 ifyge. I received a fee. nl, and peremptory nrde:
, fall back to the Corai, Rating, at the fame time
re, tear wounded, which did not exceed fix t fizei
a , thirty men, were expolCd to be cut off by ti rag
it.
&panics. About the time I began to retire,
it. nverect that General Lumley's brigade had ar
alit dimmediately on my tight ;we left the Geelia
,hi . Company and three companies of the 36th on th
a red as advanced polls. Doting the whole of th
.1la!y there was tome fining between our piquet
nq. the enemy, arid I thick it was about three o'clr,c
7. the afternoon when General Whitelocke came u
!Ilk main divilion. Early in the mo• fling ofth
. t
I . General Gower fernMein. Riche with a Hag c
et; einto the town, vi:h a verbal fumtuons ;an
0, hateturn, in confeqttence of General Linier
24 g a &fire that, whatever Maj 'r Genet.;
,i , yer had to communicate might be duct in wt
up ; a letter was lent back, containing a' propoli
certain terms, which he (hewed me before he lea
P• did nut ail: my opinion, nor did I know at ti
he I that the terms evert written in consequence I
re iagrnaions horn General Whitelocke—the onl
ir; 'Aim which I took the li)el IT of making wa
oil 'tat Linicrs was acenfed art breaking the treat
ea 'frt General Beresfoid, it aepeared advifeable,
54 hag ally propntal to him, to treyfrimething whit
b ht remi.ve any app rehenii.ons which he might el
e, .in with relied to the manner in which, if he le
ap, Ptlr hard-, he might be trt wed. When Maj,
tik 'le dunned horn deTveriag this letter, Genet
'cid .er informed rue that Liniers was relived I
tkc town. On the evening of the 4111, ahem
"'deck, I went, in obedience to orders G
"). YlWhiteledie's ci•orteto lot receiv.ng, initial, to &
iot
!ac. tel.
he
fte:t to die attack of the town, which he ho
Ise '' determined to make at tive:ve r.'clock that da
et I read the .difptAitiln, Gene: al Wlritclocl
'ts ' rtekr:Je ie, the court yard. arid raid tl.a he le
it tielieThance at adopting a nieafty e which llti
g , r
It:Led uith fo gi eat an effialan of blond, at
at' ire!determireal to lend another lummons to G
iver
hinters. fie (hewed me the letter, and et
e, 1,
t .i
t.il4.ed ourof.it.i.m. I told him I thought I
it I Dr e not fend it. The whole ccinduCt cf tl
-Ilh.dueed me no believe that it sy, ?sit{ prodte
t
"l
~ itrff:ft, and might insinet a h;:lie1 of a wa
0 e°i'fidecce on ,Jr" rut. 'll iv: as the exan fit
of the Converfntiun. General \V bi'elvelce e
- kis delermitutticrl to fend Captain Vv'hittiri
r
lilt' the letter. The elilyntilion was arterwar
, ... and explain:d to the C. nne....a.nii•ng Offices s
, cdet,and to Lietritnant Colonel Pack, who w
aelluaineed with
the town. The raider was f
attack to he
the ,„;,. ~ made at twelve o'clock that d.
ice Amu, hilt errett'at I am ationt tr• relate tn,
Igto,, , PA fix. Sir Samuel Aisrlimo
C‘i Inset a little MS ire day break in the me
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