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CAPTURE OF MONTE VIDEO.

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
DOWNING.STREET, APRIL Is.
Difpatch, of which the following is a Copy, was received• this
morning at the Office of Vifeount Caitlercugh, one of his Ma-
jetty's Principal Seeretark• of State, from Brigadier General
Auchmuty, to the Right Honourable William Windham.
SIR, Monte Video, February 6.
I have the honour to inform you, that his Majefty's I
troops under my command have taken by affault, and
after a moll determined refinance, the important for-
tr efs and city of Monte Video.
The Ardent, with her convoy, arrived at Maldo-
nado, on the sth of January ; and I immediately took
under my orders the troops from the Cape, comman-
ded by Lieutenant Colonel Backhoufe. On the tith
I evacuated that place without oppnfition, leaving a
141411 garrifon on the ifland of Gorriti.
On confulting with Rear Admiral Stirling, it was
determined to attack Monte Video ; and I landed on
the Morning of the 18th, to the wenward of the Ca-
retas Rocks, in a (mall bay, about nine- miles from
the town. The enemy were in great force, with guns
on the heights, when we difembarked ; but they did
not advance to oppofe us, and fuffered me to take a
nr ong patios, about a mile from the Chore. A trifling
cannonade, and fome firing at the outpoils, com.
meneed in the afternoon, and continued occafionally
during our Ray on that ground.
On the tuth we moved towards Monte Video. The
right column, under the Honourable Brigadier Ge-
neral Lumley, was early oppofed. About 4000 of
the enemy's horfe occupied two heights to his front
and right. As we advanced, a heavy fire of round
and grape opened upon us ; but a fpitited charge in
front,from the light battalion under Lieutenant Co-
lonel Brownrigg, difper fed the corps oppofed to him,
4th the lots ot a gun. The enemy on the flank did
not wait a fimilar movement, bat retreated. They
continued retiring befot • us, and permitted us, with-
ont any further oppofition, except a 'dillant cannon-
ade, to take An) a pnfition about two miles from the
citadel. Our advanced polls occupied the fuburbs,
and fome (mall parties were polled clofe to the works;
but in the evening the principal part of the fuburbs
was evacuated.
The next morning the enemy came out of the
town and attacked us with their whole fore, about
6000 men, and a number of guns. They advanced
in two columns ; the right, confining of cavalry, to
turn our left flank, while the other, of infantry, at-
tacked the left of our line ; this column punted in
our advanced polls, and preffed fo bard on our out-
picquet, of 400 men, that Colonel Browne, who
commanded on the left, ordered three companies of
the Goth, under Major Campbell, to their fupport
thefe companies fell in with the head of the column,
and very bravely charged it ; the charge was as gal.
lantly received, and great numbers fell on both fides;
at length the column began to give way, when it was
fuddenly and impetuoufly attacked in 'lurk by the
rifle corps, and light battalion, which I had ordered
up, and directed to the particular point. The column
now gave way on all fide, and was purfued, with
great 'laughter and the lots of a gun, to the town.
The right column, nbferving.the fate of their com-
panions, rapidly retired, without coming into a&ion.
The lofs of the enemy was confiduable, and has
been enimated at 1,5c0 men ; their killed Might
amount to between two and three hundred ; we have
taken the fame number of ptifimers, but the prin-
cipal part of the wounded got back ,into the town ;
I am happy to add, that our's was comparatively
trifling.
The confequences of this affair were greater tl•an
the aftion itfelf. Irdlead of finding curfelves fur.
rounded w ith honk, and a petty warfare at our polls,
marl of the inhabitants of the country feparated,
and retired to their roma% villages, and we were
allowed quietly to fit down before the town.
From the belt information I could obtain, I was
led to believe that the defences of Monte Video were
weak, and the garrifon by no means difpofed to
make an obilinate refiflance ; but I found the works
truly refpeaable, with, t6o pieces of cannon ; and
tiecy were ably defended.
The enemy, being in poffetEnn of the Ifland of
Rattones, commanded the harbour; and I was aware
that their gun-boats would annoy us, as we appre-
hended. A two gun battery was cunfiruaed on the
aid to keep them in check, and our ports were ex-
tended to the harbour, and completely (but in the
garrifon on the land fide. Their communication
s. as Bill, however, open by water, and their boats
conveyed to them troops and- provilions : even water
for the garrifon was obtained by thefe means; for
the wells that fupply the town were in our puff :Mon-

On the nth we opened batteries of four twenty.
four pounders and two mortars, and all the frigates
and finaller veffels came in, as clofe as they could
with &fey, and cannonaded the town. But finding
that the garrifon was not intimidated into a furren-
der, I conftru&ed on the aBth, a battery of4lx twenty-
four pounders, within a thoufand yards of the South
Eaft Baftion of the Citadel, which I was informed
was in fo weak a (late that it might be eafily breached.
The parapet was Coon in ruins, but the rampart re-
ceived little injury, and I was Coon convinced that
my means were unequal to a regular liege ; the only
profped of fuccefs chat prefented itfelf was, to ere&
a battery as near as poffible to a wall by the South
gate, that joins the works to the fea, and endeavour
to breach it. This was effected by a fix gun battery
within 600 yards, and though it was expofed to a
very fuperior fire from the enemy, which had been
inceffant during the whole of the liege, a breach
was reported practicable on the ad inflant. Many
reafons induced me not to delay the affault, though
I was aware the troops would be expofed to a very
heavy fire in approaching and mounting the Breach.
Orders were Wiled for the attack an hour before day
break the earning morning, and a fummons was fent
to the Governor in the evening to furrender the town.
To this mellage no anCwer was returned.
The troops defined for the affault confined of the
rifle corps under Major Gardner, the light infantry
under Lieutenant-Colonel Brownrigg and Major
Trotter, the grenadiers under Majors Campbell and
Tucker, and the 38th regiment under Lieutenant-
Colonel Vaffal and Major Nugent.
They were fupported by the 4oth regiment under
Major Dalrymple, and the 87th under Lieutenant-
Colonel Butler and Major Miller. The whole were
commanded by Colonel Browne. The remainder of
my force, confining of the 17th light dragoons, de
tachments of the xoth and at ft light dragoons, the
47th regiment, a company of the-7 tit, and a corps
of boo marines and (cameo, were encamped under
Brigadier-General Lumley, to protect our rear.
At the appointed hour the troops marched to the
affault. They approached near the breach before they
were difcovered, when a dellru&ive fire front every
grin that could bear upon it, and from the mufketry
of the garrifon, opened upon them. Heavy as it was,
our lofs would have been comparatively trifling, if
the breach had beer, open, but during the night, and
under our fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with
hides, fo as to render it nearly impracticable. The
night was extremely dark. The head of the column
miffed the breach, and when it was approached it
was fo fhut up, that it was miflaken for the untouched
wall. In this fituation the troops remained under a
heavy fire for a quarter of an hour, when the breach
was difcerned by Captain penny of the 4oth light
infantry, who pointed it out, and glorioufly,fell
mounted it. Our gallant foldiers rufhed to it, and,
difficult as it was of aced's, forced their way into the
town. Cannon were placed at the head of the prin.
cipal (lreets, and their fire, for a abort time, was de.
: but the troops advanced in all direaionc,
cleaving the (beets and batteries with their bayonets,
and overturning their cannon. The 4oth regiment,
with Colonel Browne, followed. They alfo mitred the
breach, and twice paired through the fire of the bat-
teries, before they found it.
The 87th regiment was polled near the North gate,
which the troops who entered at the breach were to
open for them, but their ardour was fo great that
they could not wait. They fcaled the wills and en,
tered the town as the troops within approached it.
At daylight every thing was in our pofftffion except
the citadel, which made a chew of refinance, but foon
furrendered, and early in the morning the town was
quiet, and the women were peaceably walking the

(lreets.
The gallantry difplayed by the troops during the
affault, and their forbearance and orderly behaviour
in the town, (peak fo fully in their praife, that it is
unneceffary for me to fay how highly I am pleated
with their conduCt. The fervice they have been en-
gaged in fines we landed, has been uncommonly
revere and laborious, but not a murmur has efeeped
them ; every thing I withed has been effc6ed with
order and chearfulnefs.
Our lots during the liege was trifling, particularlx,
as we were not theltcred by approaches,
,and tl
enemy's fire of shot and (hell was .inceffeat,.,Jut
is painful for me to add; that it was great it:the if..
fault. Many moll valuable Officers are sliming 114
killed and wounded. Major Dalrymple of the 4oth
was the only Field Officer killed. Lieutenant Colo-
gels Valtal and Brownrigg and Major Tucker are
among the wounded. lam deeply concerned to fay
that the two former are feverely fo. The enemy's
,lots was very great, about eight handled killed, five
hundred wounded, and the Governor Don Patquil
Ruis Huidobro, with upwards of two thoufand
officers and men, are prifoners. About fifteen hun-
dred efcaped in boats or fecreted themfelves in the

town.
From Brigadier General the Honourable W.
Lumley and from Colonel Browne, I have
.received
the mot able and the ma zealous aftißanee and
fupport. The former protated the line from the
enemy during our march, and covered on? rear 'dur-
ing the fiege. The latter condusfted k with great
judgment and determined bravery.
The eftablifhed reputation of the Royal Artillery
has been firmly fupported by the company under my
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