Star.
London, England, 1817-05-28 00:00:00

whole 'Wisdom, on the 17th.of March. in milky-
miry ti a pre-concerted plan, but the accident al-
ready related caused the explosion at Pernambuco en
the 7th. In orJer, however, not to accelerate or
hurry the event, the new Government laid an em-
bargo on all vessels to continue to the 17th.

The Rowena, which brought the accounts to Ad-
miral Hmtvc7, did not escape, but sailedott the 13th
March with a regular licence obtained from the Pro-
visiona& Government, as vita vessel was bound to a
foreign putt, and gave securities lie would not mud:
at any part of the. Brazil coast. We may therefore
conclude that the accounts of the kevAution having
actually broke out at Bahia, &c. on the 13th March,
owing to the great diratices, cannot be correct; yet
there is little doubt but it would burst turth on the
17th in every part of the Brazils.

FR.011.4 THE BUENOS AYRES EXTRAORDINARY
GAZE!' l'E OF MARCH 11.
COPY (it A DIsPAICII FlteX GI:NIGtAL sAN MARTIN, COM-
/.IANDINo THE ISLENos AV REs ARMY IN CHILI, To THE
:Et:PRENIE DIRECTOR uY THE UNITED 1.11-VINCEs I.lr
SOUTH AMERICA, AND DATED HEAD QUARTERS, SAN-
TIAGO, sw. 1817.
MOST EXC&U.ENT

The series of successful events, which have con-
stantly succeeded each other, since we opened the
campaign, have not allowed me to give to your Ex.
cellency a circumstantial sidtail of the principal oc..
iimences up to the present date.
In the general dispatch forwarded by my Staff on
20th ult. vie order in which the troops were march.
ing is detailed, as tech as the steps taken to facilitate
our enterprise. The army assembled on the 28thl
ult. and arrived in good order at the Springs situ lied
on the Patos road, from which point I made my
preparations to direct and combine my movements,
in such a manner as to insure to me the possession
of the tour Cordilleras, and re.nove all obstacles the
enemy might oppose to us in the defiles there which
we had to pass. Two divisions were formed ; the
first, which was to march in the rear, I confided to
Brigadier• General Soler, and it was composed of
Ist battalion of chasten's, the companies of grena-
diers and chasseurs belonging to 7th and Sul segi-
ments, my own esccrt, squadrons three and tour of
the mounted grenadiers, and five pieces at artillery.
The second was formed out of 7th and Bth batta-
lions, and two field-pieces. under Major• General
O'Higgins, and Colonel Zapiol., with squadrons
No. I and e. The Commander of arti.lery with his
men and artisans followed immediately afterwards,
and at the same time ordered Major Arens, of the
engineers, to advance on our left with 200 men, and
penetrate through the wood of Valkhermoso, and
then fall on Cientgo. where an ent•my's guard was
posted. and thence ascending the heirits and leaving
the Cordilleras of Pluquenes in his rear, advance on
Achupallas, in order to take this point and join the
army near Putaendo.
On the sth I received advice, from the General
commanding the vanguard, that the above Officer
had reached Achupallas on the 4th, and that the
Spanish Commander of St. Philip's, with one hun.
dred men and some militia, had come out to attack
him, .but was defeated by the brave Lieutenant La
valle. The next morning the Spaniards abandoned
all Putaendo and St. Phillip's, leaving baggage, &c.
behind them. •

General Soler advanced rapidly, and on the 6th
the whole of the vanguard was assembled in Pa-
taendo. He then posted Adjutant Necochea, with
eighty men, on the heights, and ordered Comman-
dant Melian to take possession of the small town
of San Antonio. On the next day he, formed his
,camp, and established his head-quarters at San An-
dres del Tartar°.

On the 6th, in the evening, the enemy received
considerable reinforcements, and on that night crossed
the river Anconcagua, and at day-break presented
himself in front of Necochea with 400 horse, 300 in-
fantry, and two field-pieces. Our brave Officer was
not alarmed, but ordered his advance to fall into
line. Tiu he saw the enemy close to him he did not
fire a shat, but then, sword in hand, he rushed on
the Spaniards, defeated them, killed 30, and took
four prisoners. He pursued them to the heights of
Colmas, where they were protected by their infantry.
On the same morning, before nine o'clock, they pre-
cipitately abandoned their position, the town of St.
Phillip, and recrossed the river.
In the meantime Colonel Las Hera:, who with
his battalion, No. 11, thirty mounted grenadiers,
and two field-pieces, was to attack Santa Rosa by
the Uspallata road, met with equal success. On
the 4tb, second in command, Major Martinez,
attacked the guard of the Andes, composed of 106
men, and, after an hour and a half hard fighting,
took the post by the bayonet, and forty.seven pri-
soners, their arms, tcc.

According to my orders, this division was to enter
Santa Rosa on the Bth, and establish its communica-
tions with the vanguard of the army, which, on the
same day, was to fall on St. Philip, and this was
*pc. On the 9th, the enemy abandoned Ms posi.
liens in Aconcagua and Curimon, leaving behjnd
some arms, stores, ace. and again formed pear Chlts-
cabuco. In consequence of this, j resolved to ;lurch
OPOP hii4, as wef as-the capitol, with all ppssible
rapidity, and attack hini'wherever I could; bud him,
notWitbatanding our heavy !Allay bad not come up.
On the- morning of she Eith I' re-established the
bridge over the AconcatuOlitfilftrdet:edcomotat
e.ant tlclian to march towattlathFhcights of Chae4-1

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