Star.
London, England, 1807-11-20 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The Fervent, for the Prudentia, was paid )efterday; and wit
be recalled at No rt. Coleman•ftreet-huiklines.
The Penguin, for la Marfrilkfa. elptured on the ♦th day of
June, 1836, will be paid on Tueljay neat. at No;, Philpot-lane,
and there recalled on Tueftlays and Frid3ye.
The Squadron under Fir I T Diteliwnrth. and the Penguin,
for l'Alexandre, k Jupiter, and le Braave, clptured Fcb. 6. iE.6,
will be paid on Tae day neat, and recalled oq 'fuefday and Ftidays.

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JOURNAL. Or THE OPERATIONS OPTI4E
BRI list' ARMY AT BUENOS AYRES.

(Contintr:d from the STAR of yetter!ay )

NUMBER VII.

The 88th Regiment penetrated, by wings, the two
neat beets to the Ift of the carabineers. The right
wing, compact' of only four companies, under Lieu-
sant Colonel Duni, had been ordered to take pof
fellion of a church, within two hundred yards of the
great (quart, and arrived without oppolition, within
one hundred yards of their de flination—a brifk fire
immediately opened on them from the houfe tops
on every diretlion, under which the column conti-
nued to advance, though with great lofs, and gained
the outer gate way of the church, which was co the
right fide of the areet, and dire Elly expofed to the
fire of the enemy horn the Rat top of a houfe on the
oppofite tide of the Rreet. The column crowded iire,
sad completely filled the porch of the church, the
iatilr-of which it was found impraeicable to force.—
In this ration, the enemy continued an incelfar.t
and deßviallim Ste of mufketry, wall pieces, &c. from
the tops dike houfes in front, and from the finis ;
which they kept tip with the utmott courage and in-
vapidity, when they found that it was not returned
Oar troops, who, if they had been left at libetty
M 4101,161 e in their prefent fituation unable to make
rejaSirrrom their crowded Rate. It being feitad
insosaiable to force the door: of the church, which
on the itsfide wete tire ngly barticadoed, the wing,
after fuffcring dreadfully, now rollted into the fireet,
and, contrary to orders, returned the enemy's fire
They flill continued to advance, in the hope of making
a more advantageous lodgement, under a fire which
became every minute mere heavy and fatal. Hay.
ing arrived within one hundred yards of the !laza,
or great fquare, which is in front Of the citadel, they
attempted to force and peels themfelves of foreral
houfes, in order to maintain a p sfition until they
Should be either forported by the advance of our
troops, or until they (Gould receive fat tlser orders how
to aa.

At length they fucceeded in breaking into a houfe
at the corner of a (beet, on their left, from which
they forced a pafrage into the adjoining honfes, by
breaking through a wall in the rear, and took pof-
feffion ri the roof. The enemy now collefled on all
fiJet, in great nnmberr, on the tops of the hooks in
the neighbourhood, as wcil as in the areets, and fur-
rounded the houfe, but were prevented, however,
from making any vigorous irapreflion on this fmall
body of men, on account of a brifk fire which was
kept up on the enemy from above, and from every
other part of the hook whenca it could prove effeelual.
After defending themfelves in this manner, dole
to the great ferule, for nearly three hours, their
ammunition being expended, being without any prof .
ma of ;did or fupport, without the poffibility of
retreating, except with the inevitable facrifice of the
rea of the column, half of which now only remained
undifabled— they were under the neccility of laying
down their arms.
The left wing of the R3:11, confilling of four com-
panies, was led to the attack by Major VAINDE LELIA,
who had been ordered to gain, if poflible, the bank
of the river La Plata, tin ougib the nest Greet to the
left. This column penetrated a quarter of a mile
withgazt oppofition, and were advancing rapidly to-
wards the liver without having met with any pact)
in the (item
The enemy immediately prefented themfelves on
the tops of the hocks on both fides of the flreet, and
opened a heavy flue of muiketry from behind the pa-
taws. It may be be re remarked, in general, that
in their attack of this column, as well as in that of
an the others, the enemy always very militarily fired
their mufkets without expofing their perfons above
their parapets ; but, on finding in their elevated
fituation that they were out of reach of the bayonet,
and had nothing to fear from the fire of the Britilh
in return, they were emboldened to level their pieces
at the columns as they paired, with the ut:nolt coolneis
and deliberation.
The advance of the wing was not in the lean im-
peded by the fire from the honfes, which continued
Very deftruflive ; on arriving at the croiling of a
[beet which led to the Plaza, or great fquare, on
their right, they were expofed on that flank to the
fire of two z 8 pounders, which opened from the top
of the beet, filming the welt angle of the fquare.—
At the fame inaant the fire of mitficetry from the
honfes became more inceflant and fatal, the enemy at
the fame time throwing down on the column grenades
and earthen vtiels filled with fuffocating combuflible
matters, which fcorched them, and produced the
greaten ettfufion in their advance. In defiance of
all oppofilion, however, they gained fight of the
river, which was diaant about 300 yards ; in ad-
vancing to which, they received the fire of two can-
non placed near tre end t f the flizet next the river,
but on the approach of the column the enemy with-
drew the guns towards the great fquare. A great
and unforefeen difficulty now prefented itfelf on their
nearer approach to the river, which required much
exertion to furmount. A very deep and wide
ditch had been cut by the enemy entirely acrofs the
Greet, having a high breallwork thrown up on the
counterfcarp, formed of hides filled with earth, which
prevented the column from tieing the ditch until
they had reached the brealtwork.
The erect along which they had paffed,was aireadj

flrewed i:h killed and wOntded, and the fire toe-

came now hotter than ever. The troops mounted
the breaft work, and headed by their gallant leader,
paffed the ditch with the affiliance of each other,
though with great lois, amidll the inlulting ifs of
the enemy, aho addrdfed them in gond Englilh.
That past of the column which fucceeded in pall%
ing the ditch, finding their approach to the river fide
effectually cut off by a high and lieep wall, riling
from the level of the river, which bounded the ex
trensity of the thee, and had not becn difcnvered
before, were now und:r the necellity of polretling
themfelves of a houfe, which was loon found to be,
unfortunately, commanded by almolt all the houfes
in the neighbourhood, and completely expt fed to the
fire of the enemy, who were very numerous, in the
contiguous buildings. Another houfe was alto but It
open by part of the column, and the whole were de
tertnined to defend themfelves to the left.
In the mean while, the rear divifion of the column,
uneer Captain Cm t stmt.'s, had now entered the ditch;
and that officer having julged it incumbent on him
to protea the rear of the column, and to prevent
their being furrounded from that quarter as much as
lay in Lis power, determined to maintain poffcffion of
the trench with the few men which he then comman-
ded, (not exceeding 3o mcn), until Come of the other
Bs itilh columns lhould come up to their fupport.

The bottom of the ditch was covered with the
dead bodies of thole who had fallen in their vain
attempts to pals it ; and the foldiers were obliged
often to tread upon the bodies of their departed com-
rade-, to enable them to fire with effect on the enemy.
The fire from the haute: and from the area having
been for a conliderable time direeted upon the ditch,
and as warmly returned from thence, the enemy now
brought forward one of the guns which had been
withdrawn on the brit approach of the c.aumn, with
the intention of diflodging that part of them under
the Major, which had taken poffetlion of the houfes.
But the fire of the party under Captain Cnisnoxst
proving very deatudlye, the enemy fpeeclay retired
from the gun. In a Aloft time they again returned,
but being Hill greatly annoyed by the fire from the
ditch, the enemy finally abandoned the gun. In this
manner was the Spanifh force in that quarter of the
town related, by a weak and divided eJlumn, mot ex-
ceeding at firft 250 men, confined to two fmall hooks
and an °pan ditch for upwards of two hours ; when
Major VANDIGE use, having loft one half f his men,
and being a•tacked in the rear by cannon, which had
effected a breach in the wall, and feeing all profped
of relief cut off, was reludantly cimpelle.l to futren-
der to the enemy. Orders to lubmit wete alio fent
to Captain CHIgHOLM, who, though badly wounded,
Rill continued in nbainate potfedion f the ditch,
with only lii of his party now able to fuppott the
unequal condi&

Sparnills officers treated this column, on fur
tendering, with that honour for which their nation
has been always celebrated. and exerted themfelves
as much as poifible in rearaining the frit y of the po-
pulace, who were inclined to continue holtilities after
the l3ritifb had laid down their arm..

I have been more particular in defcribin the ope-
rations and fufferings of the columns of the S3th
regiment, and particularly of the left wing of this
corp., under Major VANDFLLUit, 6CAUfe it appears
from the difpatches of Lieutenant General 11TH ITE.
LOC xi., that thefe columns had been defined for the
attack of the Plaza, or great fquare, which was the
tirongef part of the city, and clofe under the guns
of the citadel. A detail, therefore, of their prrcced
ings, cannot but prove acceptable to the Public.—
This corps fuffeted more revere!), titan any otherpait
oldie at my ; their iofs in killed and wounded thisday
bring nearly one half of their original number.
(To be continua. )

Recipe for Curia; Butter.—lake one half ounce of
common fah, one loot th ounce of moill rope ; ponnd
them together, and ufe them in the proportion of one
ounce to the p•und of butter. On trial it will be found
that butter thus prepared will keep an► length of
time, and have a much finer flavour than butter
falted in the ufual manner.

MARLIIOIOVOH4TR llT.—Yenerday 'rheum lon.,
alias George Fowleruli44 Rickard Kroger, was charged
with robbing Mr. She4rman, un the King's highway,
of a zol. Wink note.

The Profccutor, a plumber and engine•maker, in
Crown•Rreet, Fin(bury•fquare, Bated that the pri-
inner being cnnfiderahly in debt to him, lie put an
execution in his houfe, and fold the effeas. The
prifoner defired to know of the Profecutor what the
einas fold for, and the former appointed to meet
him at a public houfe to infnrm him on the fithjea.—
The prifoner accufed the Profecutor of having fold
the leafe of his hnufe conliderably under its value ;
and after the Profecutor h.4:1 given the prifoner to
underiland that his effeas did not cover the debt, he
left him. The Prufecutor called in at a Rationer's (hop
in Red Lion-flreet, Holborn, and pulled nut a 201.
note to buy a five fhilling Ramp; and when he had
gut a few Reps from the door, the prifoner feized his
hand in which he htld the note, and after fwearing
he would blow his brains out if he did not deliver it
up, he wrenchel it from the hands of the Profecu-
tor, tripped him up, and ran off. The Profecutor
did nut fee the prifoner again until ha week—this
offence having been committed in September laff.—*
He charged him with the robbery, and the prifoner
was fecured.

Various other charges were made againft
The Magiftrate commuted the prifoner for the ca
pital offence, and dire fled other complainants to pre-
fer bilk againft him. The cafe will be further heard
this day.

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