Star.
London, England, 1817-10-13 00:00:00

BUENOS BYRES "NU CIL

DISPATCH OF GENERAL BEI.GRANO TO
SUPREME DIitECIOR, •
" I present to your Excellency the fire essays of
ew army coniiled to my charge. in the annexed
R. port, limn the distinguished Commander of the
Tucuman Hussars and the vanguard division, 1) .n
Gregorio Arens de la Madrid.
" His March through the'valleys of San Carlos,
Cachi, Pima. Cuesta de Acay and the deserts, across
the mountains ot Tapia till he arrived at the
Oalli-
Imo gate, without being perceived by the enemy,
entitle him, 'as weilus his Officers, to the considera-
tion of your Excellency, who is well aware what
great difficulty and privations they had to encounter.
" May your Excellency be ple..sed to allow me to
recominend so worthy a Commander to your notice
—a Camoorndec who, in his military career, has not
taken a step that has not covered him with honour,
as well as his second in command and Major of Ar-
tillery, Don Antonin Giles, and the rest ot the Officers.
(Signed) " matron BELGRANO.
ii Hea4-quarers,TUCUM3ll, Rd May, 1817."
REPORT OF COMMANDER MADRID.
4,4 TARIM, APRIL 58, SBIT.
" On the lith, in the afternoon, l appeared before
the Gallinazo Gate, to the west of this town, having
completely surprized the enemy, who had never per-
ceived our march. A league before I arrived at the
above point, I sera forward Captain Toro with his,
company, together with Captains Cater and Carrasco,
with their respective companies of Ttitraiiiri Dula
goons, Captain Rniz of the Gaudies of Santa Victoria,
with 40 men, giving them orders to take post at the
Carreras Fields, for the purpose of preventing the
junction ot the enemy's cavalry, posted in the Valley
of Conception, five leagues distant fronc the town.—
As soon as the enemy perceived my approach with
.aeon pieces of artillery, he sallied out to meet me with
200 men. when I instantly ordered the heights ot San
Juan. situated to the north of the town, to be occu-
pied by one ot our parties. A smart action ensued,
the result of which was, that the Royalists retreated
to their intrenchments, which they had previously
well fortified, according to the orders transmitted to
them by the Spanish Command-r in Chief, General
lima, leaving three killed belinid them. As soon as
We had mounted our artillery, our fire opened upon
them, and in a short time we were tortunate enaegli
to dislodge the enemy from the opposite bank of the
river which separated us. I then sent in an Ilititil4-
lion of surrendry to the Commander of the tawii,
copy 01 which, and of the answer, I now inclose.—
Having read the latter, 1 ordered Captain Garcia, ot
the 23 Hussars, to march towards the heights ot San
Juan, and form a junction with the party already
posted there, in order to sustain it by every possible
Means. Captain Otero was directed to dismount and
mite on the bank of the river, whilst another party
with a piece of artillery, under the command of Cap-
tain Segovia, advanced towards the suburbs on the
West. These movements were all executed in a
rapid and brilliant manner, and the enemy soon tom.
pelted to abandon his front intienchments and retreat
to the main squ..re, whither they were followtal by
our parties. Night having conic on, and learning
the too advanced positions occupied by our troops, I
marched up with my small body of reserve as tar as
the Carreras field. Fearful of any confusion during
the night, I ordered the advances to tall Mick all;
morning and occupy-onr first position at the Galli
nazis Gate. At day-break, I ordered Captain - Otero'
again to occupy the height' of San Juan; wind pushed
an advance into the streets ot San Francisco and San
Augustin, all which was tucceratully done. I then
proceeded is person to the position held by Cap'a'n
Otero, and thence dispatched two companies to due
lodge the enemy from the fortifications be had raised
in the chapel ot St. Roque, and the strongest position
he held: The charge was so bold and rapid that,
notwithstanding the heavy fire they had to encounter,
eurpeople effected a lodgment among some out-
dwellings, ten or twelve yards distant from the said
lortificatiesa. Our arutiery was then directed against
the Chapel and the Hall of the Municipality with the
greatest success, but when, at nine o'clock, I wak,
pinking my preparations to attack the enemy's in-
treachnients at the puha of the bayonet, a part of the ,
enemy's cavalry, with a small division of infantry,
appeared on the plain of La Tablada in our right.—
bly attention being called to this unexpected nerve-
pent, T arranged my disposable troops and marched
forward to meet them, at the moment they were
Making a charge upon us under the cover of a heavy
fire. I ordered the charge equally to be sounded,
' together with the signal ot no minter, when a very
-warm action endued. The enemy left 60 men on the
odd, and among them two officers; 40 prisoners
also tell into our hands,- all their armament, and a
• *considerable nunsber of horses,
ky As Mho as this objeet•had-been attained, I re-
turned to ley old position, and sent in tp the Com-
mander alibi town fear of the prisoners "'had itist
made, in order that they might inform him of ear
fate his cavalry had metwiih,as well as of the brave
manner iw.whieit • nett defenders of their country
fought.. I then made a second intimation to him,
through the medium of Captain Garcia, and hat
deemed it most prudent not to risk the consequences
ot.as assault. )tie therefore determined so march out
all the fuzee he had lefts via- 614. men, duet
Juseutsaant.Colonels, including the Commander, three
Catstaise, two Adjutants, four Lieutenants, and eight
Ensigns, all of whons.grounded their arms, and de-
livesed up as prisoners. We have besides
Wren 400 muskets. &c. &es .(Signed)
" GANDOIIIO ARAM Di LA DADRID"
&WORT 0, GENERNMEN IRAL HERM TO THE SUkR4ME
OVE' OF CI-LLU.
• Y Coscresicer, sea Mar, 1817.
•• 'This day, at four in- the morning, I received
20tice from the small advanced post ot observation I
bad established in Penco, that the enemy had made
-sal-attack on that place. At six, his first division

Ccinsolidred
Animal Du t ies
War 'Fazes

•a "1,937,055 ,e 4,095,509
95,611 181,684
_ -

1,t59,532 739,91 a

Total fiche x 6,241,229 X 4,889036

- . . d 1,487,447 Xi ,684,663
' - . S 6:; 010 3;4,600
. - 715,270 782,602
- - 2,960,573 407,072
180,037 • 190, 902
• • 41048 76,799
Unappropriated War Duties • r.2,11:41

Stamps
Post Office -
Amesseil Taps
Property Tax
Land Taxes

XI 4,502,296 £11,513,548

0et.10,1616. 0ct.t0,1817.
Amount of Revenue . A 14,503,296 X 11,523,518
Deduce amount of War
Duty on Malt X 517,000 •
Dltt. Property Tax 2,960,576
•••••••••••• $,477,576

X 11,024.710
Deduct Arrears of Pieperty Ts= sad Malt Duty 4 T 1,072

£4.1,104,476

Net Revenue received in the Quarter ending Oct.
10, 1817 X 11,101,476
Ditto, 1816 11,024,716

Increaw as compared with 181

An Account of the Income of and Charge upon
the Consolidated Fond in the Quarters ended the
10th days of October, 1816 and 1817, together with
the Amount of the Excise Duties, continued per
Act 56 George 111. cap. 17, and the Annual Duties
to the same periods.

1817.

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