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in a South Weft direction. On the 3d of July, in
the evening, I wrote to Colanet Islahon to detire he
would advance with his detachment the next morn
hag towards the bridge over the Chuello, and to take
a pofilinn nut of the range of the enemy's fire, t •
remain there until foul' o'clock in the evening.
[This later wss fent by anative,bot never reached
Colonel Mahon. General W. direfled me ta find a
perfon to convey this letter, and I employed an
i.mefican, -elm had fotne knowledge of the plate
and of theirembitants, and he brought me a man
en!agtcl to I.eriorm that fervice.]
This setter went on to Rate, that it no orders wee
communicated to hint, ',Colonel Mahon) he was to
return again to Itedit6',ll. On the evening of the
q fit, sljour s o'clock, I wrote another order to Col.
Islahotrvipnt, tie foppaition that he had received
the pregioui one to advance once more to the bt idge
early .on the morning of the sth, and to remain out
of gun hunt until, orders were fent to him. I got a
man from the Commifrary General's department to
cal ry this letter, upon the promife of a large reward.
I ant per feElly certain 1 am accurate in my flatement
of the fihtlance of the letter, which new reached
Colonel Mahon. Nothing was beard as to the
enemy's having abandoned the blidge over the Chit.
ell previous to the attack of the sth, and nn mea•
fu•es woe taken by patroles, or otherwife, to afcer •
taro this fa 1. Two Spann officers, who were taken
prifonet, in the action of the tJ, Dated that it was
the intention of tise Enemy to receive us by moveable
coiner:us, to prevet,t the town being tiornv..d, and
not to rocupy tie 11-urzt ; but CaptainWhitti agliam
who i,terpced and to k mit:web of their ‘cidatce,
can give a better account.

FOURTLI:r4TH DAY.
Lieut. Culoyel TORRENS was again called in.
" Ido r.:-t recolle& any particular information
General IVltitelocke received at MynteVidco, except
that the Spaniard, at Buenos Ayres did not exceed
6000 men. I believe he confidently ccpated the
enemy r forrehder, if we gained a polhion on each
flank. We heal d gentrally that the enclay intended
to occupy the flat roofs of the h ufes, and it was
from the Sp.mifh officers taken prifoncrs on the zd of
Sly, that we firfl heaTd the contrary. Soon after
any arrival )at held quarters, on the evening of the
3d of July, Cr lortel Balky returned from vinting
the cut poll and General Whitelucke particularly
addreff ltimf.lf to Colonel Burke, (hewed him the
plan of the attack for next day.
General Whi!elocke mentioned that it was
fuggelted by General Gower, and expreffed him.
Pelf extremely averfe to it on the fence of infra
inanity, and laid he lhould certainly erafe the
order for retaking no ptifoners, and that he would
again fummon the toAn from the fame motives.—
(..olonel Burke obferved upon the novelty of the
plan, and I merely" remarked, that from the bad
weather havingfet.in, fume prompt meafures were

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necefrary. I
" General Crawfurd came to head quarters font
afterwards, and General Whitelocke caw-eft:id him
f. it in finatl.ir terms to him alto; General Crawfurd
and I then lot ked over the plan of the town, and
were appltirs; it to the plan of attack when General
Crawford flatted lane difficulties, from the idea that
if was the inrenti n to penetrate daan the fleets,
in:lead of making an impreffian on the flanks, and
fit] he would talk to 'General Gower about it.• A
few Initiates af:tr he hit us, however I found he had
trade a miiiala.t., and that there was no fuch intention
in the plan. Next morning General Whitelecke and
I w-oie ci,cular letttrs to all the Brigadier Generals,
to fay that we were ol,liged to adopt this mode of
at ack, in confeaael cc of the 1 .c.l inconvenience,
- under which the army laboured, and calling upon
them to make cvety exertion in their pawer for its
lintels. S'antly afierwards, General Gower and
the B.igadier Generals came to head quarters' and I
was font out of ilia: ro. m kith the red of the fiaff,
when I andertlo. d they agree,{ to dei-er the attack
to the mos nirg of ti ,e 5 h.
" About eleven Wet. ck on the ..'h Laecompanied
General Whitel .eke to view the r•ut polls, and re-
tiirittd in an hour after having vifited the centre, and
converted with feveral of the ollizers. Nothing fur.
liter pat e.l of any confequence that day. General
Whitel cke did not make any:teconnoiltance towards
the town on the 3.1, or until the dole of the 4th,
(the period to which my evidence is at prefent re
ttrifted) to my knowledge ; and if he had dune fo, I
mull have known it, nor do I think he was ablent
from head quarters except for the hour I have ahead),
mentioned.
" I do not know the dillance to which the fuburbs
of Buenos Ayres- extend from the town itfelf, but
Mi. White's bottle, where the head quarters were,
was about 150 yards from the extreme or outermoll
h.aife of the fuburbs. I never heard of any nation
being appointed for the Commander in Chief During
the attack, nor do I know where the atmy was to re-
treat, in cafe of accidents. I underflood General
Whitel,-cke had a general idea before leaving Monte
Video, of proceeding to the North Well of Buenos
Ayres, and throwing his left flank en the river for
the purpofe of communicating with the Navy ; but
he alway, intended to be guided by local circuits-
fiances."
Crof,.examined by General W/41TFLtICK S.
The witnels admitted that General Whitelocke did
eve, y thing th it was poffikle while at Monte Video,
to pr, cure holies, guides, kc. He defcrihed the in-
hahi•ants to be fo hotlile, that it was impaffilale to
procure any intelligence that could be depended
upon.
Captain MAXWELL, of the Cad Regiment, was
then called
The witnefs ailed as Aid de Camp to General
Gower, and was taken prifaner by the Spaniards on
the inorniag of the ta.th of July, while voreeding to
Sir Siatnual Aateamuty's brigade to funrmon that
.officer to head quarters. Captain Maxwell 'pertly
hate to his having destroyed the letter from Gene-
ral Whitelarke to General Gower, fo much fpoken
of in the evidence ot General Griwer, General Craw-
ford, Colnnel Bar ke, Colonel Torten:, &c.
Captain WNtriimpHicm was then (warn.
He anted as an e;a4o Aid de Camp in General
Whitelocke's Staff, and was lent in to B-coos Ayres
1.. the morning of the.4th of July, with a flag of
knee. He was only permitted to deliver it in at the
146. \neat,ll of the enetnes outpotts, its that he taw no-
thiwg of tae totwsk.Y.No antsrcr was returned by-
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