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eiljcdto them to retire without delay. Colonel'
egiir loon afierwards again came towards me with.
;':,,i,hority from Liniers, to require an uncondi
!hal (offender within a quarter of an hour. I was
sphoequally
artperemptoy in my refufal. shade th
limed tittle difcuflions otal ceffation of firing
pall appearance, taken place in all other parts of
thelown, from which I concluded that the troops
ender General Crawford were either prifoners or had
Igor obliged to retire. Numbers of the enemy during
;We conferences, either intoxicated with liquor or
with their (bad's, had rufhed forward wider the idea
of taking prifoners and &farming our men, but their
unieriry proved fatal to many of them—the guns
t„o, en the beach, had been much advanced, and
*or covered by about feven hundred of the enemy.
The gallant Lieut. Colonel Burn having been in-
purled of this, and hating to me that whatever our
future operations might be, thefe guns would fi-ion
ferious annoyance, of which I was but too well
one. He having obtained my pertniflion, then
fulbed on, at the head of frme of the Grenadiers, as
well as fume Coal' detachments of the battalion cam-
-links, ineail nor much exceeding fifty men ; drove
she enemy before him tooter the walls of the fort ;
Ifiked the guru, arid fought (better under a law
hide and garden hedge, I.:0m the heavy fire which
vas then opened upon them from the fort.
di I had now received intelligence by a pencilled
sore (tom Captain Waifon, that Sir Samuel Au-h-
-mnty v.ai in polreiri in of the Plaza del Toros, and
that he tocommended my retiring along the beach,
„na joininA him at k etiro. 1 wrote an anfwer on the
orar note—l am stilt in potiellion of my pot} ; can-
to: Sir Samuel lopport me I.!is note never reached
its dellination :it was now near two o'clock. We
had been engaged in this unequal contett fcr about
fit bouts, our numbers much reduced, men and of-
ficers falling fall, I rbid in the fir(' infiance by our
intlru!lions to Advance again(' the fort and fquare ;
all the ammunition bei:rg expended, and aware that
intuit be 'ere long corneletely furrounded, or over
powered by numbers, I deemed it moil advife chic,
fur the good of the fervice, intlead of a !ringer fruit.
leis refiltance, to fall back, a.nd reinforce Sir Samuel
.kuchnnity, with the remains of the sth and 36th re
giments then with me.
it 1 aceoriinaly retired along the beach, AM ex-
poled to a F envy fire of grape and round (hose front-
the fort, andvillt (time additional lots, lietween two
and three o'crtek, I joined and put myfelf under the
orders of Sit Satiotel Atiefirairty, i:h the to, regi.
rants above menti red. The e.snduet of.the troaps
ander my command was above all praitl , but I think
it but juliice to them here to Itate, that vifihle as it
riots have been to the eye of every c6rninon oblerver,
very early in the day that we had no prelpe.9 of fur:
cefo not a moroith was to be heard, in-t even an ap-
pearance of a with to retreat—the behaviour of both
men and c flieep evinced that deg' ee of cool deternii
nation, fleaay, patient oerfeverance, at,d prompt
Obed;ence to orders, which are the real etittrtinm of
true bravery and tifcip'ine. The remainder of the
day was cecupied in tiling every tuition to ttrength-
en our pofi.
Examin,cl by Members of the Court.
ruined me about twelve o'clock, to
llatiota. As early as ten o'clock,
h ,pea of auccef, My reafons for
bera,:le the enemy were greatly (1,1
which was vitible t, us from
better proteded from our fire the
,heirs ; they were alt.() in poll-et:film
.11er y, and we had trot one tingle
:e horn White's houfe to the Recta-
••,l te, me by the eye, gas about two
hem the Chico pals to White's
about f ur miles, and the ceuntry
is diftance certainly might have
as to have prevented all fupplies
‘nos Apes.
to month I was fent for by Gene•
I be consulted on certain points
: treaty; with refpeFt to the treaty
milder mv fell as cord:lilted. After
were badly el Vied. without Wan-
ts, and although under cover, they
fie night air, which was very revere
alfo been four Jaya without meat,
ort a very finial fupply of bifcuir
,r the profped we then had of a
would have rendered them equal
whet along marches were notto take
• they were equal to further opera-
avia after the sth, but not on that
Ihink the force lent again;! Buenos
nt fur its redunion.
int Colonel BURN called.
he right wing of the 36th regiment
ordered a pithy to charge the two
.red to General Lumley that they
'his party not proceeding immedi
to the Captain of grenadiers and
mg both wounded by a difcharge
guns. I then took a few more men.
head of the grenadiers, and thefe
ith guns ; the large(' I fpiked ;-
- the citadel, and the enemy began
of grape and mufketry, after I
ament into the citadel. Upon this
ander cover at the back of lime
aging lime time in that fituation I
,ring off my party and follow the
w going along the beaCh. I then
Auctimuty at the Plaza del To

on by Lot:BCATHCAmtr.
;6 h viet nailed •n the 4th ? A. We
of ficirmicnina that day, in the fob-
lyres, and ciid not get to our guar
t t and t 2 at night. The meat was
is their quarters ; but from hay-
fires and cook it, it was reported
two o'cloa in the !morning befr're
ing to eat ; after Almich the ufual
was ferved to them.
,er kmining Sir Samutl Attchmuty
,e got meat at the Plaza del Tomos
• the 36;11 rut the sth, at firil were
and twenty four privates. But we
were three cfiicers killed aid 1'124
.t was the firength of the enemy covering
gins, and what WA* the force with which

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The left wing rejiii
kg ilse beil of nisi reciillo
icu there arpeared no h
11/ thinkno,f i were, ber
sal Teri-r. toles in nu rn be
..'il,' Ott fir C they ivet cbe
VP we could be from MI
0 of a nomerms aci.ll
tggun. Tile dillao.ce t.
lettas as it appear cu I
mile; I. : diotancf: I
honfe, I c,.... ive ab
, • mach inckfw. "....i
n,e been fit occupied, as
fiom reaching Buenr
i i• On the Sth iif the
' ' ral Whitelocke, to I
1., conceited with the II
1 hid, I did not conf
• ' the gas the troops %Cr
arts and great coats,
Eats were etpufed to the
" —my brigade had al
c,d and had received bu
X in that period ; but
'g: good meal or two, ss
;°F to any eoterprize who
b''‘ place. I conceive tl
10' tionsagainfl the tow
t' " day. I certainly th
me kres was futlicient
ed
Lieutenant
Ices I c,•rnmanded the
rof et the attack. lor
~.
ere Inns, flaring repor i
: • Fault be taken. Thi
.. Indy was owing to
. his Subaltern being
. Vain one of their gu
I. Ind went at the hi
sen, and took borl
1' . • was elblturater
• ,
.i)very heavy fire i
• • ye their derv:hen
it 1 ok my men urn
'a
a , •Ifes. Mier NO
a ordered to brim
‘sith, which I faw 1
lk; •' d Sir Samuel .
• 1
ocb •
r . Queflint
1 ,How was the 36
or • i a good deal of
iI• otbs of Buenos Ayi
r , Its till between is
le toady for the men i
lag in light their fi
,4•1 to me it was near t,
ty had any thin
t.
i 1 'n) ittantity of wine w
eto On the stb, alto
m the evening, we I
WI t.
tdt site cafualties of t
i.., tWOOffiCCTS killed a
1.,, is7rs found there w
)74. pirates.
sli tr4t. What was th
cs fie two guns, and
I.
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