Star.
London, England, 1807-11-17 00:00:00

THE ARM?.

Their friends will be rejoiced to learn that Sorgeon
Boyce and Alfißant Surgeon Run, of the 36th Re.
giment, who were returned in the public difpatches
miffing after the affault of Buenos Ayres, are now on
their patTage home with that Regiment. Having
been too far advanced with the wounded in the town,
they were cut off from the regiment in its retreat, and
fell into the bands of the enemy, with feveral otter
Medical Gentlemen belonging to the Regimental Staff.
The following perfons are on board the Alexander
hofpital 'hip, No. 421, which belonged to the has.
cozy's convoy, and is fuppofed to have gone down:
Lieutenant FAIRWCATIItIi stem of Tranfpurts ; Dr. Come.
aces, Staff Surgeon ; MAW. BUXTON and BOCIIANAN, Hopi
Mates; Mrs. Capt. Jon w sow, 366 Regiment, and Men WILL4ON.
Befides feveral others, whole names have not yet
reached us ; and about 8o wounded ((Adieu.

The 88th Regiment, from South America, landed
at Portfmoutb !aft week, and marched for Steyning,
Sofres, to be completed to moo men. This regi.
tnent had fax officers killed. 13 wounded, and 230
men killed and wounded at Buenos Ayres. They
have lot betide about so men by cafualties—makiag
them nearly soo men fhort of the number they ens.
barked from England. They have been r 4 months
on board of tranfports, and only 14 days on &ore,
lance they left England ; having, after they embark-
ed at Margate, •ifited Falmouth, Port Praya, the
Cape, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres, before they
touched the fhore ; this was the cafe of the whole of
General CIauFURD'S brigade. The Serjeant•Major,
W. Boat, has been promoted to an Enfigncyt fince
they arrived, for his bravery at Buenos Ayres, where
he was wounded in three places, whilik beating an
entrance into one of the houfes. Nearly 300 of the
men, who were taken prifoners at Buenos Ayres,
larded without arms.

The 9th Dragoons have alfo difembarked, and
marched to Rumford, Mx ; the aoth Dragoons to
Guildford ; and the ad battalion of the 95th regiment
have landed, and marched to Hilfea barracks.
The Northumberland. Regiment of Militia is to
march immediately to Brighton, from Mailings, and
it is !aid, will be replaced there by the 88th Regiment,
from Battle.

All the battalions of the King's Genius Legical
are under orders for Portfmuuth sod its neighbours
hood—feveral of them have already arrived is trig"
ports, fri.m North Yarmouth.

All the ad battalions of regiments are *de**,
Ireland, to recruit ; the ad battationeinbraidairto
embark from Foremen& r and 4110 latilmetaron of
the sth from Gum*, for coal '
The yd Lancafbire regiment of Militia, or Priam
of Wales's own, marched into Qe4trom on Saturday
and Monday LS, from *UK
The ad Swink Militia have removed ipto Pottfi
mouth garrifon from Gorpott.
The North Devon marched on Monday and Tee
day 'an, from the barracks at Potties for Drina,
The Fiat Somerfet regiment bare reetivorroo
newly.raifed men lei wlekand the ad Somerfet
to, to make up their deficiencies by the volnnteet-
ing into the line.
Friday the 75th Regiment marched from Edits.
burgh Caine for Haddington, to relieve four come
panics of the Royal Lanark Militia, who arrived at
Edinburgh the fame day.
Lieutenant J. Mosrcosto••ay, of the Bth Veteran
battalion, is appointed Affiilant•Psymaiter of de•
tachments at Hilfea barracks.

WILLIAM Paring Outman, Efq. is appointed
Deputy Paymaller General to the Forces now about
to fail from ,Plymouth on a fecret fervice.

A telegraphic difpatch was received ar Plymouth
on Satutday, to apprehend a perfon fufpeeted of
being a fpy. He has not yet been difcnvered.
Much is faid about the fcanty drapery of the Fair
Sex, when it is well known that Sue and Drcli began
their career at the fame time--
When Eva lirft put tier twering on,
Her .Robe of Intiorosee was gone!
An /rifr gentleman having read Come lines that
pleafed him, exclaimed—if / five I will hare the&
words engraved on my tomb jowl • - •
Cepisti from ma Antrim's Poper.—ig This is to se-
trystint the Public, that I will payso debts my Wife,
Aire, may contra& as (be broke front her =Or•
lags, and was feen in Sew with a yowl Fellow when I
was at Sea. . 64 joust Alai."

Wednefday lafl the Waterford mail coach was
driving through the rallies in the vicinity of Oraigue.
the guard and drives. were alarmed by the appear.
ince df a eery estradrdinary meteor, which they
funded to be e•contet. They dekribe it as a large
ball •of fire, rufhing in a north seam direction
through the air, sad tarrying a radiant tail of im.
menfe length after it I as it pared over Brandon,hill
it fhed emot -e. anon day light on the ample fide of
that mountain. and its neighbourhood. Go the fame
evening, another beautiful meteor was Peen near
Waterford; which diffufed confiderable light around,
and burg vettical to Graigne, difplaying all the
fplendour of the molt brilliant rocket. And in En.
ailkillen on the fame evening the town was aluminated
by a fimilar appearance.
The following iltiking occurrence happened a day
or two ftnee. A Gentleman, the holder of a quarter
tic,re of Supplementary'. Ticket, in the little rich
Lottery Sclseme, that is now fo dole on its detentsi.
nation, had fold it to an acqointance. con.tefieffing,
that the Supplementary Scheme confiNs but of 6000
Numbers, yet contains •63,0001. in nisei; and ars•
prehenfive he might have parted w;th his luck, he
with much difficulty regained polliffion of the Share.
at a premium of a Pound Note. •

V

JOURNAL OF TRE OPERATIONS OF THE
BRITISH ARMY AT BUENOS AYRES.

e mitinued from the STA& of Saturday laft.

NUMBER IV.
While the Light Brigade were thus engaged with
the enemy (fee No. II.) the 36th and Bgth regiments
continued to advance with great rapidity through the
lanes, which were difficult to pafq on account of the
badnefs of the road. The found of the cannon in their
front animated the breath of the foldiers, and, fired
with the noble ardour and anxiety of (haring in the
danger and honour of the conk% they in a moment
forgot their fatigues, and eagerly rufhed forward to-
wards the fcene of aaitm. Before they had reached
the place, however, the Light Brigade had boldly
pufhed onwards in the dark, in the direction of the
ftreets of the city, the riflemen fcuuring the fields on
either fide of the lanes as they advanced. Under cover
Of the night, fame of the enemy, from their hautes
and gardens fired on the columns as they gaffed
throirgh the lanes, which were in general thickly en-
'doled on both fides, but their fire was attended with
little effect. There is, neverthelefs, much reafon to
fear that, owing to the many and fudden windings
of the lanes, the fire of our riflemen in clearing the
flanis, proved sieftrative to Come of their own bri-
gade ; but in a night attack fuch accidents are often
unavoidable.
At length the light brigade, now joined by the
36th and 88th regimeats, arrived at the extremities
of the ftreets, whith they entered, and occupied with
the utmoft filenee. The troops then halted, and,
forming in the ftreets, with their front prefented to
the town and citadel, thc whole remained with fixed
bayonets in a difpofition ready to ad at tiit fhorteft
warning. There was now no Aring, except occa-
llonally by the enemy, in the direction of the bitadel ;
and orders were Med through Brigadier General
LVULIY, who now commanded, that all firing, in
future, was to be prohibired, and that the troops Were
to truft to the bayonet alone.
Various reafons have been affigned for the fudden
halting of the Britifly on the fkirts of the town; after
haring, in the moll gallant and judicious manner,
effected a paffage acrofs the river, and defeated alarge
body of the enemy dole to the city, and filled it with
31arm. The latenefs of the hour, and the darknefs of
the night ; the want of fufficient guides to conduit
them through the fireets ; the great fatigue of the
troops, who had now marched about zs miles with-
out tunenance ; and the uncertainty of fuccefs, added
to the probability of being overpowered by the
enemy, and cut off from the main army ; are fop-
pored to be among the reafons which induced General
GOWER not to attempt the (forming of the citadel
that night, and, (Loth a motive prndence, proms's-
fed him to order a retreat.
After occupying the ftreeti with the utmoft order,
sad in profound filence, till about nine o'clock, the
itoopsreceived an order to retire,which was done with
the lime good order and filence which had been pre.
raved throughout. In about half an hour they had
rttreated to the ground on which the enemy had
been defeated, and where they found GeneXal i3owElLt
who has halted after the aaion. This was a kind of
plain; open towards the city foi the fpace of about a
quarter of a mile, but bounded on every other fide
by hedger, and other cover, which rendered it by no
Means a fecnre pofition under the prefent circum-
ftancet Or the army. The ground, moreover, was
Brewed with the bones and half confumed tamales of
tattle in all diredlions,intermixed With the bodies of the
ll.tin of both fides. The troops, with their front towards
the city, lay on their arms the whole bight, hating
polled pickets and (entries advanced to a confidcrable
diftanee in front, as well as on their flanks and rear,
to guard againft a furprite, in the event of which
they had pofitive orders to ufe the bayonet alone.—
Generals GOWER, LUMLGY, and Casor tan, occu-
pied a houfe at a fhort dillance in the rear, under the
protedion of a Ruing guard.
The Rate to which this part or the army was at
this moment reduced, can be better imagined than
dcfcribed. Oar Readers will recollea that the army:
was now cxpofed to the air in the depth of winter.,
Overpowered with fatigue, cold, and hunger, anal
benumbed in their wet clothes, they threw them-
felves on the ground, and patiently awaited.the retort(
of day. About midnight, the left of the line was
alarmed by the firing of tome of the (entries In their
Mont, and Rood to their arms. • The firing of
cannon And mufketry was occalionally heard in the
direaion of the citadel ; and the city was in a Rate of
general alatm the whole night. It was afterwards
learned that the confternatien of the inhibitants was
uniterfal; the beets were illuminated, and the peo-
ple were Rationed with their arms, on-the houfe tops,
in apprehenfion of an attack in the night. The alarm
is the Britifla lines, however, foon ctafed, and the
troops were unditturbed • for the remainder of the
night, except from a heavy norm• of thunder and rain
which commenced three hours before day-light, and
Continued inceffamtly until the ground on which they
lay was perfectly inundated. This teemed to be
the completion of their misfortunes; but the approach
of day revived their hopes and fpirits, and Rimutated
*theta to new exertions.
From information which Was afterwards comma
nicated by force of the enemy, it appears that the
body of their troops which were routed by the Light
Brigade at El Mifercre, was compoled of Tome of the

choice of their regeler army,andhad formed part of
army of 80,000 men under Lrataas in perfon, which
had been Rationed that day at the bridge, to oppofe
the ;mirage of our advanced brigades. Lail's, how.
ever r‘erceiving that it was not the intention of the
Britifh to crofs the river at this part, immediately
withdrew his army, with nearly the whole of his ar-
tillery, confiding of upwards of fifty pieces of cannon
for the defence of the city and fuburbs. They
formed into three divitions: the firfl, under Ltaisa,
took up their pofition at El Miferere. In the courage
of this divilion, LIWERS is Paid to have placed much
confidence, infomuch that when it was unexpeaedly
defeated, the rapid advance of the Britifh cut off 'his
efcape into the city, and, however fingular it may ap-
pear, the Spanifh General paired thewhole of that night
within the advancer/ toils of the Britilh, and efcaped be-
fore the dawn of day, favoured by the darknefs and
badnefs of the weather. The fecond divifion of his
army retired into the city ; and the remaining divi-
fion was left, with fume heavy cannon, to defend the
pairage of the bridge, and to oppofe an attack upon
the town in that quartet•.
It is now neeefrary to return to the main army un-
der General WHITELOCKE, which had been unac-
countably difpofed of during the preceding twenty
four hours, and which had been waled to join the
advanced divifion of the army, previous to the latter
crolling the river Chuello. It appeared, from fub-
fequent information, that GeneraIWHITELOCKB had
commenced his march from the village of Redudion
loon after the advanced divifion had quitted their
ground : inßead, however, of proceeding by the fame
route towards the ford, which this divifion had par.
fued, the main army took a direCtion confiderably to
the left, which led in a very circuitous manner to a
part of the river feveral miles higher than the ford.
Having here crofTed the river without oppofltion,
they halted for the night at the dißance of more
than ten miles from the advanced divifion, at mite-
rere de Matadero. We are unacquainted with the
true reafon which prevented General WarrsLocrta
from croffing the river nearer to the city. The want
of a fufficient guide, and the difficulty of difcoverieg
a fordable parr, are Paid to have compelled the Gene
ral to crofs the river higher than he fir a intended.
The deneral had with him the 6th Dragoon Guards,
a detachment of the gth Light Dragoons, the sth,
38. h, asth, and 87th regiments, and a part of he
95th, the *hole under Brigadier General Sir SA-
MUEL AUCHMUTY. The gth, the tyth, and detach
tnents of :he soth and 2 [ft Light Dragoons, the 4.3 th
regiment, and five pieces of cannon, Rill continued
at Recialinn, under the Honourable Colonel Meuse,
who had received orders from General WRITSLOCKE
tb remain there until further orders.
(To be coutiaved.)