Star.
London, England, 1807-01-26 00:00:00

RECAPTURE OF BUENOS AYRES.

Saturday morning the Wellington tranfport, Capt.
HARRI3OII, arrived at Portfmouth, with Captain
Eust trims,
.late of his Majelly's (hip DrnMlDr,
charged with difpatches from Sir 11014 A Por ma,
relating to the recapture (or rathei evacuation) of
this important fettlement. We have taken confider-
able pains to cbtAin fuch information of this cut cult.

ly inteteiting event. -as siaild fully relied opest4J
The reports fince the arrival of the Wellington being
falfe and contradiftory ; the following we have from.
4 •s•••
thefili authority :
" The military and inhabitants of Buenos Ayres,',
amounting to about sz,oco men, having organifed
and armed themfelves into a military body, attacked
the force under Majnr General BERISFORD, COII•
filling of about 1450 men, on the loth, ttth, and
12th days of Antra. The aftions fought on there
days were bravely and obflinately contended ;
the Spaniards fought approaching to a flare of
fury ; many of our brave men were killed and beat
down by fuperiar numbers at the muzzle of their guns.
glorious defence was attended with the lofs on
our part of taa men and officers killed and wounded,
and of 1300 men taken prifoners, contrary to the m-
ind*s articles of capitulation. The troops detained
are, 700 of the 71 ft (Highland) regiment, 150 of the
St. Helena corps, aad the remainder, the marines
and the brigade of feamen ; part of which previorfly
reached their (hips. General BEILISFORD was de-
tained. Captain KINNIT, of the Engineers ; and
Lieutenants Mt roost'. and LUCAS, of the 7111 re-
giment, were killed.—The Spaniards loft about boo
men. The inhabitants of Buenos Ares are com-
puted at 70,000 perfons; many of thefe fired fiom
the tops of their houfes upon our troops as they were
marching out of the town.
44 On the 2d of Oflober a reinforcement, of be-
tween z and 3coo men, arrived from the Cape of
Good Hope, confining of the 38th and 47th Regis
ments, and 350 of the 2 tft Dragoons. On the 28th
of that month an attack was made on Monte Video.
It, however, foon appeared that the men of war
could not enter near enough to bombard the town,
with fufficient circa to cover the landing of the troops,
although they fucceeded in filencing the batteries;
and the attack was given up. The troops were taken
to Maldonado, a ftrong port, near the mouth of the
River Plate, rendered impregnable by nature ; the
Ifland of Gotiti, which is ftrongly fortified by art,
protects it. On this peninfula our troops are fecurely
and comfortably fituated ; the men of war flask them
on each fide. The Spaniards, foon atter they landed
there, meditated an attack on them ; but they were fo
convinced of their hermetical fituation, that the Spanilh
troops refnfed to march agoinft them. The enemy
fuffered a lofs of about 66 perfons killed and wound-
ed, at the bombardment of Monte Video ; we had
none killed or wounded. Our troops are anzioufly
and ardently waiting there for reinforcements from
England : when thefe arrive, no doubt can be enter-
tained (we are told) of their permanent fuccefs, both
againit Buenos Ayres and Monte Video :—lndeed,
confidering the great difparity of force, it is furprifing
that our troops were not all deftroyed. We 1 ament
to bear, that many of our brave fellows loft their
lives by affaffination. The difhonourable condo& of
the Governor of BuenosAyres, in detaining our troops,
and marching them into the interior of the country,
after he had figned the articles of capitulation, by
which they were to embark on board of tranfports for
Europe or the Cape, is a new difgrace to their nation.
No merchantmen had arrived at Buenos Ayres from
England, when the Wellington failed ; the Juftiard,
which was going on an adventure to Botany Bay,
and followed Sir Home from St. Helena to Buenos
Ayres, was anchored fo high up the river that the
was taken.

" The Wellington failed from Buenos Ayres on
the 4th of November, when the Diadem, Raifonable,
Lancafter, Diomede, Leda, Medufa, Howe, Pto-
teaor, Encounter, and Rollo, were lying there."

ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION, ace.
Fort Buenos Ayres, lath Anguft, tBo6.

The Bridal General having no forthCgobjea for remaining in
Buenos Ayres, and to avoid an unneceffary effulon of blood, as
alfo the deftrudion of the property of the inhabitants of this city,
contents to deliver np the fort of Buenos Ayres to the Commander
of his Catholic Majefty's Forces,on the following conditions
aft, the Brides troops to march out with all the honours of war,
to he eonfidered as prifoners of war, but to be embarked as loon as
Poflible on board the Britifh tranfports now in the river, to be
conveyed to England, or the Ration whence they came.
2(1, the Bridal on their entrance into this place made many
Spanifh prifoners of war, which remained on their parole. and as
the number of officers is much greater on one fide and of men of
the other; it is agreed that the whole (hall be c.,:hanged for the
whole, the Englifli tranfports returning to the place of their defli-
nation at cartels, and to be guaranteed as fuel by the Spanlfh Go-
vernment from capture on the voyage.

3d, Provibons,Scc. will be furnifhed for thr pelage of the Eng-
lifh troops, according to the ufual cuftom in like cafes.
4th, Such *wounded of the Britifh troops as cannot be removed
on board of Blips &all remain in the Hofpitals at Buenos Ayres,
either under charge of Spanifh er Britifh Surgeons, at the option
of the Britith General, and (hall be furnifhed with every thing ne-
eeft:try, and on their recovery fent to Great Britain.
sth, The property of all Englith fuhjetts in Buenos Ayres, to be
refpedtcd. (Signed) w. C NAGESFORD.
SANTIAGO CONIIDIDO
Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, of the troops under
the command of Major General BE a c sro ao, from the loth tts
the iath of Auguft, at Buenos Ayres;
Ruy.'l Engineers—i Captain killed.
Royal Artillery—s Captain, s Lieutenant wounded ; 3 rank
and file killed, a wounded.

St. Helena Serjeaut wounded, 9 rank and file killed,
a 3 wounded.
Driver— t rank and file wounded.
Seventy-firft Regiment—t Lieutenant killed, z Colonel,' Lieu-
tenant, 1 Enfigns, wounded, a Sirjeant killed, 5 wounded, a mif-
fing, t drummer killed, 24 rank and file killed, 67 wounded.
Royal Marinea—z Captain and a ferjeant wounded; 6 rank
and file killed, 5 wounded, 8 miffing.

St. Helena Regiment—z Lieutenant wounded, ferjeant killed,
i rank and We killed, 4 wounded, 1 tnitsvg.
Geucral 44. • •

N. B. 5 itiat-e;t th.e.sofAllifilliarltoYal Marines
St. Helena Regiment—toind-fisse-viag es the hofphal.

Officers killed--Capt sin Kassa. isysi Ringineers, Lienkennatt
W. Mitchell, ytft Regiment.
Officers wounded...-Captain Macltensie, RM. Lieutenant
Sampfon, St. Helm Regiment. Captain Ogilvie, Royal Artillery.
Lieutenant Mc Donald, ditto. Lieutenant Colonel Pack, 7sit
Regiment. Lieutenant Murray ditto. Fringe Carrel, ditto-
BuGgo times, ditto (finee dead.) (Signed)
Ate'. Fosses, B. Major.

Statement of Property captured at Buenos Ayres, but not re-
moved ; and was re-captured OD the zach of Auguft. -
DOLLARS.
Goods of the Phillipine Company - . toz.ooo
Debts due to ditto - - - 3,011447

40co Arob. 11. Tobacco, at 6 dollars, fold for is, 24,c00
200 ditto Parly ditto - • - ss,coo
„to.coc Reams Faper 'is dollars) . 10OX00
Playing Cards - - . so,coet
roo Quintals of Quiekfilver (40 dollars) 200,000
40,00011 m Spanilh Snuff (a dollars) - go,oco
so,oo--lbs. Havannab ditto (a dollars) • 40,000
57,5001b5. Dark (It dollar) • 56,550

3.673,797
Vacls and Floating Property - 1,500,0c0

3,173,797

NoTr —No valuation is made in this itatement of the Timbers
Treafure in Treafury, Powder in the Magazines and of Armoury
and Ordnance Stores.

In the courfe of Saturday night the following Bul-
letin was circulated among the Cabinet Minillers:

" ADMIRALTY.° FFIC E, Jao. LI, t t o'clock P.M'

" Captain Enswsna, late of his Majelly's thiplaro.
MEDE, arrived this night with difpatches from Com.
modore Sir Home Populist, dated in the Rio de la
Plata, the al November, from which it appears,
that Buenos Ayres was attacked on the gth Augufl,
by a detachment of troops from Monte Video, affilled
by the town's people, and militia of the country, and'
obliged to furrender on the 1 sth, under a capitulatlcn
the terms of which were not afterwards obferved.—
General Bras:roan, the officers, troops, marines of
the fquadron, and a few feamen, remained prifoners
of war.

" Upon the art ival of the reinforcements from the
Cape of Good Hope, an attack wits made upon Monte
Video, but without fuccefs. PolTeffion was then taken
of Maldonado, at the mouth of the River, upon the
29th of Odober, where the troops were Rationed
when Captain EDMONDS failed. His Majelly's Chips
were at anchor in the road of that place, and their
crews in perfed health."

The following was alto fent to the LORD MAYOR ;
* Admiralty-Office, Jan. as, a o'clock, A. M.
_ _ _

"Mr Loan—l have the honour to inform your Lordatip,
that Difpatelics are received from Sir Home Po PIA 11, dated Rio
de la Plata, the 3cth of ()darer, by which it appears, that the
town of Buenos Ayres, had been recaptured en the rub of Aesuit.
It further appears that on the arrival of the reinforcements from
the Cape, his Majefty's troops had taken poffeffion of the town
and batteries of Maldonado.

“ I have the honour to be, &c.
” TMOMAS oaanytt.r.z.

" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
(A true Copy.)
(Signed) 4‘ wag. taiouTor•"

Captain F. FALLER, of the Navy ; and Captain
Ls BLANC, of the 7ta Rugiment, who 101 l his leg
at the Capture of Buenos 4yres, came home paf-
fingers in the Wellington.
The troops which will firft arrives in the River
Plate, to affia our brave little army there, failed
from Falmouth on the loth of °Sober, under the
command of Brigadier General Silt Sam UEL AC H-
MUTT. and coat(' of 8 troops of the 17th Regiment
of Dragoons, three companies of the 95th Regiment
(ad battalion,) 4oth and 87th Regiments, making
together about 2700 men. The Ardent 64, Captain
Dour; st.t.v, Refifiance and Unicorn frigates, and
the Charwell !loop failed with them.