Star.
London, England, 1807-11-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yefterday the 82d Regiment of Foot, which came
from Copenhagen in the HUM& frigate (confifting
of soo men) was partly difembarked from her by
the (hips boats and others from different [hips lying
in the Downs ; but before many had time to get on
(hone, an order arrived for them to proceed on board
their refpeCtive Chips immediately, and they were ea.
pelted to fail yefterday evening to the Weftward.
Befides the medical gentlemen whofe names we
already gave as loft in the Hope hofpital (hip off
Loweftoff from Copenhagen, we now learn that Mr;
Avstitio, a Purveyor to the Forces, was on board
with the tick arid wounded of Lord cATHCAPT'S
army.

The greateß fears are entertained for the fafety of
the ALEXANDER, an hofpical (Lip, with lick and
wounded of general Winivar.ocr's army. She was
a very old fhip.
On Tuefday the remains of the Rine Corps, and
on Friday the remains of the 88th regiment, pared
throosh Arundel. Seeing thefe gallant fellows
marching without arms or accoutrements, called out
the commiferatiou of their countrymen.

On Thurfday the 9th Light Dragoons, and yeller-
day the zcth Dragoons, with part of the 95th Re-
girnent. under Major M.Laop, were difembarited at
Portfrnouth.

Major M,DosaLD, of the 43d Regiment, has been
appointed Plize Ageat to the army of the Baltic.
Sir ROBERT Assacttomsia's Regiment, the 7sth,

(Highlanders) which lately came home a fkeletoa
from India, where they acquired a high name, is
fall recruiting from the Scots Militia--.the head-
quarters are at Fort George; Major WRAF com-
mands.

The 733 Highlanders, commanded by Colotel
M‘Q..?AllitlE, are at Peterhead ; the character of this
Regiment, and the manner they diflinguifhed them-
felves in India during 25 years, ha• got them many
recruits from the Scots Militia.
The 77th Regiment at Chatham, commanded by
Colonel Wityrs coca, is faft filling up.
The 7th Regiment, or Royal Fuzileers, corn.
manded by Major Heasstur, and the Bth, or King's
Regiment* commanded by the gallant Colonel
HOUGHTON, have arrived 4t rortfmouth fro,n Co-
penhagen.

Thofe made prifoners at Buenos Ayres relate, that
the fine( feelings d humanity were {hewn by many
of the inhabitants towards them, particularly the
Ecclefiat!ics. The influence of the Bilhops was vet t
lerviceable to all, and pr. cr005..4.4} was extrlsely
attentive.

Excepting a detachment of the la battalion of the
soth Regiment, which has been landed at 31;rerners,
and (ince joined the regime.' at Deal, no farther
debarkation of troops has taken place, but whether
with 4 •iew to make room fir others, or being
tined for f9r other fervice, three of the regiments 1,110
lande3 are ordered :o prrcecd immediately to Poll•
mouth ; they are, the 32d from Rmfgete and
Margate, the IR battalion of the loth from Deal, and
the ill battalion of the Sad from araborne Lees;
each regiment commences its march to-morrow
morning.
A large detachment, troth of cavalry and infantry,
of the German Legion, have failed from the Downs,
under orders alto for Portfmouth.
The Argo tranfport from Copenhagen, but lalt
from Yarmouth, put into Margate on Wednefday
lalt, with lots of top-rnall, cable, anchor, dtc. having
on board 34 men, and 29 horfes, of the 2d regiment
of Light 'Dragoons, King's German Legion. {he
mailer of the above tranfport reports, tha as he was
at anchor during the heavy gale on theeight of the
loth infant, near a land bank in the North channel,
a large fhip then Rruck on the f;nd, which he took tp
be one of the Danifh 74's, with trovps on board, and
be much fears that the Paid vefla went to pieces, as
in the morning he law calks and pieces of wre4
floating about.

Yetlerday, by the diredinn of the prefent worthy
Sheriff-, fome Poor Boxes were hung out at the
doors of Newgate and the Comprers, and we have
the pleafure to learn, that the amount received was
confiderable. It is very properly announced on therm
that the rums depot-ilea will be diftributed by the
Sheriff.
There has been a great fall rOfnow in Oafordthire;
the roads were fo heavy yeflorday morning, that
Rages drawn by fix herfes could not travel more than
three miles an hour.
On the night of the sd iniant Briftol and its
neighbourhood was vifited by a tremendous form of
wind, with rain and hail. In the park of Sir Wen
SasYTH, Bart. at Milton court, it affirmed the ap.
pearance of an hurricane ; taking a ehreflion from
that beautiful Gothic ftuature, the Upper Lodge.
and putfuing its courfe towards the manfion, it left
behind a (hocking fcane of devaftatinn, mere than
Itoo trees being rooted op, or tore to pieces by its
violence.
CRITICAL AND MP PUTANLE FACTS..--The fanlike
Lottery Scheme, confining only of loco numbertl
that ever was conftrufted, will be determined oa
Thurfday and Friday next. It contains, nevertl.c-
lefs, 63,0001. in Pt izes—thirty.two of which are prin
cipal Prizes, headed by a so, 00 pounder, and
for
ano.
thee of to,oool. The Supplementary Tickels
obtaining thefe Prizes, are in general held fall by
Adventurers in the firft Scheme, confeqnently
very
few now remain for purchafe in the LntLery Market,.
(bick, muff they be, who with to policfs them.

*RNAL OF THE OPERATIONS OF Mt
BRITISH ARMY AT BUENOS AYRES.

NUMBER
Early in the morning of the sd July, after pill ng
A molt cheerlef, night, aggravated by almoli every

calamity of the field, the Britifh 2.rmy formed in lea-

dinefs to march towards the city of Buenos Ayres.
On the preceding night, Majnr General *Gowra had

proceeded as far as the advanced divifion of the army,
and had vifited, during the night, the pofts of the

different corps of which it was cornpofed. The Ma•

jor•General now sainted the command of this divi-
fion, and, with the intention of reaching a favour-
able pofition, he determined to advance immmedi-
ltely, without waiting for the prefentjuneion of the

main army, under General Wutrztoces, from
elugios, which was expefted to make its appearance,

acd form in the rear, every minute.
The Advanced divifion, therefore,now commenced
its march, which was very long, circuitous, and,
from the nature of the country which they were ob-

lilted to pafs, extremely fatiguing. The march was
Dice/oily circuitous, fince it had been previouily
refolved, that the troops fhould ford the Rio Chuelio
at a par Age feveral miles higher than the bridge,

which Litt the enemy were faid to have honey for-
tified, with an immenfe train of artillery—it was alfo
certain that a very large body of the Spaniards had
sferaged at the bridge, to prevent the Britifh army

from palling it, having no fufpicion that the latter
would attempt to crofs the river at any other part.—
Befides, it was by no means certain, that the enemy
bad not deltroyed the bridge, or rendered it other-
wife unferviccable for the paffage of the army, parti-
cularly as large fires had been difcovcred during the
whole of the preceding day, in the neighbourhood
of the city.

Although the dillance of the potation of the ad-
.
%famed divifion from Buenos Ayres, laft night, did
Dot exceed fix or (even miles in the nearelt direftion,
let the route they followed to day was more than
three times that dittance.

They had marched about fix miles, through a fiat
country, divided by frequent firearms, fome of which
were of coafiderable fate, without being joined by
the army in the rear under General WHITELOCKI,
‘hicb, ever fince day-light, had been moll anxioufly
ezpefted—and, although the flatnefs of the country
admitted a moll extenfive profpat in every direc-
tion, yet the main army could not be dircerned, even
with the aid of glaffes. It was now thought that the
original plan of croffing the river had been altered,
and that General WHITELOCKE intended to force the
palfage of the bridge, while the advanced divifion
fisould eanfe a diverfion, and zttack thi city in ano-
ther dire ion.

The advance now entered a very extenfive plains
on which the whole line.immediately took up their re-
'plat dillancis, in readinefs to form as accafion might,
point out.
The city was on the right, and parallel to the line
of march. Some of the enemy's cavalry were ob-
ferved hanging on the front of the line, in the direc-
tion of the city, feemingly with a view of reconnoi-
tering the ltrength of the army, but they fpeedily
retired.

A body of cavalry was afro dilcovered about a mile I
in front of the detachrrfeat of the 95th, which corps I
aVas'disperfed to the right and left of the line of
march for the purpofe i f ccvering the flanks. The
enemy were obferved to form immediately toithe num-
ber of 5 or6oc, with their right lianked by a wood,
and their left by a tivulet.
The head of the Buitift column moved on rapidly.
It confined of the detachment of the Rifle Corps un-
der Major TRAVERS, and the Light Infantry Batta-
lion under Lieutenant Colonel Pack ; the whole un-
der Central CRAWFUICD. They immediately de-
ployed into a :line ditenly oppofed to thit of the
enemy, while the 36th and Bth regularly diflanced
in open column of fob di7tfons, remained in readi-
nefs to form, and fupport them, if neceffary. When
within reach of cannon, a fire was opened on them
froth the light field pieces attached to the Light
Brigade, which was loon followed by the fire of the
Rifle Corps and Light Battalion. In a few minutes
the enemy gave way in eve: y direltion, and many of
them took to the wood ; but, being clad), purfued
by the Riflemen, who behaved with that fpirit and
gallantry which they have ever evinced when called
into anion, they were loon compelled to leek their
Lafety in flight. This affair was accomplifhed with-
out any lots on the fide of the Brain', who thus laid
open for themfelves a !mirage to the bank of the ri-
ver Chuello, which was at the difiancc of fix miles.
To the great aflonifliment of the advance, the
main divition of the army under General WIiITE.
ricks could not yet be feen ; and the day being
low far (pent. fears were entertained that they would
arrive too late tp enable them to profit by any ad-
vantage over the enemy which might offer from the
fudden appearance of fuch a firong army before their
city ; for it is well known that the latter were not
then in cxpeEtation of being fn loon attacked, nor
were they in a Rate of preparation to tepel the vigo-
:011s a!rault of a Biitifh force of very inferior num•
Mrs. Major General GowER refolved, however, to
gain the ford of the liver, and accordingly, moved
on with his divifion, acrofi feveral muddy ftreama
and through miry roads ; about four o'clock, he
reached the bank of the river without further oppo-
t ;on. Small irregular bodies of the enemy's boric

continually hovered on the flanks and rem; and often

cane fo very near, as to be heard making ufe of lan•
.
gone intended to convey infult and .defiance. It it
to be underßood that their boldnefs iir advancing fo

near was attended with perfea fafety ; for, although

a detachment of our mounted cavalry wrs attached
to the divifion, yet, filch is the fuperior rapidity of
the movements of the Spaniih horfe, that the dri•

goons are unab!e too keep pace with them, even for

a thort dißance.

The Light Brigade inllantly forded the river, the
men being up to the middle ; and, forming on the
oppofite bank, immediately moved forwards : they
had advanced neatly a mile before the other corps
had all c rolled the river, which was done with the
greateli order and alacrity. The ammunition
pouches were carried on their necks.
The Offing of the river Chuello was reckoned of
fo snitch importance, particularly as it had been
thought impraaicable, without confider.tble lots,
that Tome regarded it as the Thermopylae of Buenos
Ayres. An important advantage was certainly
gained, for the enemy had evidently no idea of the
Britifh finding a parfage by the ford ; and if aware
of it, might have effedtually prevented it.

As it required confiderable time to crofs 'over the
two fix pounders and ammunition, three companies
of infantry under a field officer, were left at the ford
to prnteet and bring them up.
In the mean time, the 36th and 88th regiments
moved on towards the Light Brigade ; which, after
fcouring the vicinity, and diflodging the enemy from
hedges and other cover, on either fide of their line of
march, had gained the heights which lie to the call-
ward of the city. It Teemed to have been the inten-
tion of General GowEit, in the firft ;offence, to fecure
poffeffion of thcfe heights, until the arrival of Gene-
ral WHITELOCICE with the main army, which he now
defpaired t f fceing that night. General CRAWFURD,
however, being in front, continued to advance with
his brigade, and, fcouring the orange groves and
thick arbours which skirted his route and afforded
cover to the enemy, he now entered the lanes which
lead into the city about fun fet, the 36th and 88th,
under General Lu MAY, being almoti a mile in his
rear. The approach of night prompted the whole to
advance with rapidity. After marching in a cir•
cuitous direition two or three miles, the Light Bri-
gade, at a fudden turning of the road, were unexpec-
tedly oppofed to a heavy fire of grape from twelve
pieces of cannon, planted near a place tailed Mife-
rere del Matadern, and defended by 2500 men. A
momentary paufe caned. An immediate and deci•
live flep was now abfolutcly neceffary. General
Csawvosn, therefore, ordered the Light Battalion
to charge the enemy at their guns. This order was
inflantly and chearfully obeyed. From the nature
of the ground, which was extremely uneven and in-1
terrupted by bullies and other attacks, their advance
to the charge was neceffarily difficult : they milted
fctward, however, with loud and continued cheering,'
each man vying to be the fires to reach his opponent,
while the enemy kept up a conaant fire of grape
upon them, and leaned determined to receive thil
charge. The critical moment was now arrived : the
Spaniards obferving the refolute approach of the
Britik and ditheartened by their flouts, began to
abandon their polls, and betake themfelves to flight.
A few only had the courage to await their fate at
the guns ; and of that few not one efcaped the bay-
onet. The fugitives were purfued by the gallant
vitors for a confiderable diftance, and many of them
killed in their flight. In the confotion unavoidably
uccationed by the latenefs of the hour, and the ine-
qualities and intricacies of the fcene of alien, it is
feared that the firing of our own troops proved fatal
to force of themfelves. From the ill diredted fire of
the enemy, the lofs of the Britilh was not more than
25 killed and wounded : That of the enemy could
not be afcertained, but it was eftimated at not left
than 250 in killed and wounded, many of whom they
fucceeded in carrying off. The fuccefs of this aCtion
was as complete, as its execution was rapid, gallant,
and decifive ; and the Ids on our fide was compara-
tively (mall. Eight pieces of cannon, 4,6, and
&pounders, four howitzers, and a large quantity of
ammunition, were taken from the enemy, who re-
treated with the utmoft precipitation, and carried the
difaftrous news into the city : a few of them were
alto made prifoners on this occafion, among whom
were feveral of their wounded.—(To be continued.)

DRFADFUL FIRP.—A fire broke out at one o'clo:k
yelierday, at the premifes of Mr. Hussar, barge
builder, at the Nine Elms, Batterfea ; which. on its
firil appearance, threatened the detiration of the
whole neighbourhood, there being only two parifb
engines on the fpor, until the arrival of the Hope
engine, which was the flat from town, and in lefs
than five minutes began playing on the worldhop,
where upwards of 20001. worth of timber, and 300
bolts of reeds, ere in a blaze ; there was alto a
fine barge on the flocks, and ready for launching,
built for Mr. BeNNFT, of Wandfworth, which was
near catching fire, but was faved by the men
hclonging to the Hope Fire Office, who silo ufed
their exertions towards the dwelling houfe, which
efcaped the conflagration ; a range of malt houfes
had a very narrow efcape, as they had taken firel
three times ; but the firemen were fuccefsful in pre-
ferving them, which was done with great difficulty,
they being knee high in water and mud ; the heat
was fo great, from Ole large quanti:y of timber. that
for fome time they were enveloped in clouds of firc
and linoke. It is imagined to have originated by
fome chips atching tire in the worldhop, while the
men were at dinner. The ptemifes were isfured.

Nfurzcia I ‘ITELLIGENCE.

MAILS—Wind S. W.
AUL DUE. Ain. DOS.
Du! sin - 4 s I Gottenburgh 0 3
Waterford [Arbon - 0 0

FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER it. . .
Sailed the Noflon packet, Captain BLIGHT, with
mails for New Iftrk ; and Ow: Duke of Montrofe.

Captain DYNELY, with tnaiis for I:;.trb.:..;Je and Ja-
maica.—Wind Northerly.

TORBAY, NOVEIMER is.

This morninglis htijefty's [hips ViLts in PARIS,
ROYAL GEORGE, ST. GEORGE, DREADNOUGHT, TON•
NANT, Colossus, and TEMEREIRE, got under weigh

with a 'fine wind at North, and proceeded down

Channel to refume their Ration off Bret!.

PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER ti.
Came in, the Duke of Kent, Captain EDINGTON,
from. New Brunfwick, with malls for the Dock yard.
Sailed Taft evening after dark to the Weftward, fup
pored to be gone for Cork, 'h.! LONDON, of 98 guns,
Rear Admiral Sir SIDNEY SMITH ; the Marlborough,
Elizabeth, Bedford, and Monarch, of 74 guns each,
and the Solebay, of 31 guns. Alin failed the FAWN,
of 18 guns, to the Weftward, Paid to be gone to the
Weft Indies ; and the Hound, of 18 guns, to the
Eaftward, with a fleet under convoy for the Downs.
Remain in Cawfand Bay and the Sound, the rou•
DROTANT, of 84 guns, the PLANTAGENET and CON.
ysaoa, of 74 guns each, the NAIAD, of 36 guns,
the SANTA MARGARETTA, of 36 guns, from a crime,
and remains; and the Mout isrown, of 14 guns,
with a fleet from the Weftward. Paired by, the
HUMBER, of 14 guns, with a fleet to the Weftward.
PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER s 3.

Arrived bis Majefty's fhips Ca ptain, Ruby, Ganges,
Brunfwick, Defence, Difpatch, and feveral Danifh
men of war, with a &et of outward bound, &c. under
convoy from the Downs.—Sailed his Majefty's !hips
Frolic, with a convoy for Cork; Saracen and Wey-
mouth, with a fleet under convoy for the Mediterra-
nean.—Wind
DOVER, NOVEMBER. 13.

The Unity tranfport, SCOTT, with a party of the
German cavalry on board, came in this morning
with the lots of an anchor and cable ; fhe paffed the
Long Sand in a tremendous gale on Tuefday night,
and the Matter reports that he faw a large (hip,
which he took to be a Danifh line of b-attle (hip,
!bike upon it, and he has every reafon to believe
was, with the crew, totally loft. It is alfo ftrongly
reported here, that an Englifh (hip of the line is loft,
and that feveral tranfports are alto loft upon the
Garbut and Kentifh Knock. 1 truft this report will
turn out to be falfe. Arrived in the Roads this day
a fleet confifting of about forty fail of tranfports from
Copenhagen ; three of them (viz. the above and the
Neptune, Captain Warta ; and Ark, CaptiGaxas)
are come into the harbour, and I am forry to fay,
have all loft fame of the horfes they had on board,
having experienced fuch very tempeftuous weather
on their pafl'age. Came in alto this day the brig Nil:,
Captain ANDREWS, of and for Falmouth, with pitch,
&c. from Archangel, having loft an anchor and
cable, bowiptit, and her larboard fide (Love in by be-
ing run on board of by a man of war. The Renard
French privateer, lately captured by the SKYLARK
floop, is alfo come into this harbour.
An accident of a ferious nature happened off here
this afternoon about four o'clock : a large tranfport
brig, and another brig apparently laden, were upon
different tacks, turning into our Roads, by (cane
caufe run on board of each other, and the wind
blowing very prong the latter veffel foon fell over on
her broadfide ; the crew of her, it is foppofed, are
all Caved, as the tranfport put off two boats to her
afliftance, and two more boats belonging to this
place, were very fortunately not far off when the
`accident took place : the tranfport has loft her how.
fprit and fore•topmatt.—Sailed the KANGAROO floop
on a cruize, and feveral gun brigs have arrived in
the Roads, which is very fortunate, as the French
ptivateers generally come over on this coati every
night, and would no doubt carry off Tome of the
tranfports, were there no armed veffels here to pro

tea them.
Six P. M.— A boat is jut come aihore from the
brig that was run down ; the boatmen do not know
her name, but the is alfo a tranfport with horfes, and
was marked A F.—the crew and foldiers were all
Paved. Another boat is jut come on chore, and I
am informed that the brig's name is the Shorn, Cap-
tain ALstattriv, belonging to Newcatile—the i 7
holies the had on board were all drowned : the was
cut down to,the water's edge.—Wind N. and blows
ftrong.

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