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London, England, 1807-09-14 00:00:00

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to Colonia, fent fin• the ...clops to joiltat this anchor-1
age ; General Gower wenr-for them;' with orders!
from Cesare! Wliitelocke vt evacuate Colonia,-if
he thnaght H necefaiy ; Colonist . was accordingly'
evacuated.
, On the 27th the troops from t olOnia joined, with
the Fly, Pheafint; Hiaghty, and the gun boats.
ordered the Paz up thence', with dkeetiont to the
Staunels and Pxoteator gun brigs to join me.
. The tranfports having the troops aadartillety cal
board, being in three dicilions, I direthed Captain
Thompfon in the Fly, who had" made bimfelf ac-
ituainted with the river, and particularly the place
intended' fur landing, which was near &mare, ea
lead the firs divifton, having with him the Dolores
fchooner and four gun boats.. Captain Palmer in die
Pheafant, to lead the fecond divifion, with the
Haughty and two gun boats; and Captain Freya*
in the Saracen, to bring up the rear of the third di.
vifion ; Captains Bayntun aadCorbet to fuperiatend
the landing of the troops.
At. flay light• on the aSth, the wind being recount..
ble, I made the fignal to the Fly to weigh with the
divillon, and immediately eller a general fignal
to weigh, having-ordered the Rolla to be placed on
the walled al the.bankoas a„guide to the (hips to
join. 1 Shifted my. flag tie she Viytiag,Edb, sad Ge•
heral Whitelocke went in with ate. Asfoonat.the
&It divilion of tren(potts anchore I made lbe
nal to get into the boats, and aNeniards
to rat • •
Soon after nine, A. M.' the firti grith Briga-
dier General Craufurd's divilion,• landed about a
milt to wellward yf the tort, flops which.the enemy
hid tome time before Withdrawn their Inns. A
teeth being'found foon after the firft boats landed,
the whole wave gor on (tore without oppofition, or
any accident, excepttlaat feceval at the .tranfports
Were aground, but, got,rtr sithopt damage.
The conduet.Of the officers and pen
,on this occa-
lion induced 'tire ro gieiniat the accontratnyintGe.
neva 'Orden ITV° its/41,6*d featten, :under. the *r;
der* of Captdintitrowlir and Joica; ainaa thought.
infficient to lapd prefenct 414, I feel laud)
indebted to thole rfficers who had ,made themfelves
acquainted with the iivei, and piloted the fquadron
and tranfports. •
Lieutenant•Bactl4laMew, of dtt:: Diadem, who
was firortgly recommended by Admiral, tirlibg, fat
his knowledge of the river, ansbarko with me. and.
I feel it my duty to (ate to their Lora hips, that be
was of infii lie fervice ; as were Lieutenant Talbot,l
of the Encounter. Lieutenant' Anent, of the
and Lieutenant.Harink, of the Raifonable, who air
dertook the pilotage.
On the evening of the zitth, the Paz and Staunch
joined—the Staunch had taken a (loop. and deltrinecl
two others of a convoy going to the South Shore for
troops. tbave'diteeted Captain 'rho/not-on, in the
Fly. towards Buenos Alnutowith the 'Staunch, PA TV
and Dolores, to•enJeavour ty.,keep up a commonly...a•
tion with the army... I have 4he honour to be, &c.
(Signed) 010. MURRAY.
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siiititeftt*' te'rese TRAM KDOIIitAL worm**,
.• . datiiisnkiettle, Soli* Mae*. hap S.
Sirrirpy ply lepecpf..,the 3otb ult..thtiy Lortiihips
Infotened..that the army under the Command
toll:kWhlint GenerallVbitelocke, was laded with
ottrerfitim: or accident; rut the- kllth,oear &rya-
gon,ialsoitts twenty mils; to be callused of Bueaus
Ayres.
the 30th., the. Nereids, (mall craft, and trent
I ports. waighed, and anchnied 'gain" to the well ward.
icolNelmes fleet mlitilng I Went on Chore in
Itthe lying Man endeavour to communicate with
'the abmg;thaStialt ,diraided.fcnie seahrports with pro-
to goo afe-the At my floald want,
,('applieS.
Captain Cnrbet, in his boat; difcnyered fouledMit)
,troOpi, and fent' I.finrinant Blight, of the hNereide.'
,on -thrift : the *eohlt difficulty- tot to them, being
'obliged to pals through a deep bog : on the ad Lieu.
ItelitfutsßVltlnturned, anci.infor.mcdme he .h.td feen
'General Whitelocke the evening before ; that the
!army had f(tffered molt feverely on their march, bait:
log reridtip mat Mato plifs, aid having beennbliged
to Isere their ,provifionatehind-them ; were much,
in want of breed antlfpirits, wltioh weie immediatelyi
landed from the Encounter and tranfports. 'As, I
underlined ,that ,General Gower bad kilvaneect to-
wards • Buen.4 Ayres. I direaed Captain
i'ori in the Fly, with •the -goo-brigs. eo get as near in.
ash. could : the.fierne day I receives:las letter •frossr
Colonel Bourke, Qarter Mailer General, to fay At.
was directed by Geuttal Whitalocke, to inform ine.
that he had marched on, end meant I!, go to the
steftword of Buenos'Ayres. rernteßint'l would fend
thelhips having heavy artillery, there; and' likewifal
prosihons. imasediately fent the gurr bdattt•tojoin.
the Fly and gun brill, and .direiled Captain Mourn-.
(onto get as (lore in to the wellward 'as .he could.
The tranfports with theiguns,,endihofe with .provi..
Goo', as well as an hall:utt chip, I likewile fent there,.
land am happy to-fay they. woe all in :Store on the
i.ithe ready tu• meet the army.
On the sth a firing was übferved in the town ; I
,
tlelired.-Captain Thompfiroto•make tare of the ,gun-
btiguand briefs, when be could, mi.hont anaoyini
our own people, mho appeared to be, both .to thel
eallward and wedward of the town. A communi-
cation was opened • with tbe..arroy the morning ;
they bad Rotund and taken poffeffion of four,gunes.,
!near ..the,Citadel. Broad, .fpitits, and.ammuettion
were (upplied from the [hips.
-On. the 6th I direaed the,Eacomaur t,a endeavour
to commenisate,with the army on the.r.ett fulc of.
the towat and lupply.tkeen•etith orhatotherMight
,quire. An holpisal thipmes likewitataut that. way-
TheiNereide was•mooredup as big): es the . could
go, being in lets' than three fathoms. but Rill nine,
I miles from thedown.• At one .P.. 14. I received a
(letter from Captain The:apron, faying.our affairs at
' the welt end of the town were in the moll dillrefliqg
Date, BrigedierGenetatCsaufurd and the. whole of
his brigade taken prifonersi.and that a truce had been
densandedand gsanted.;.authe fame. time requelting
more tranfports mar beanotted up.. in el:. it ihould
be neceffar y to re-embark the troops.
I immediately went.up to the Stansch.gutt brig.
which was about a Mae from the. (pore, andabraaa
of. the .puti occupied by Sir Samuel Achmuty, and
ordered the Medufa, 'Fijian. • awl 'Saracen, which
were left off, amigos, to come up as high. as. they
amid. with (afety.
,
Captain Thompfon, who. wiritatnto General,