The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-11
CAPTURE OF BUENOs AYREs.

The offio iaI news of the capture of BReno,
-Iyre5 is received. 1t capitulated on the 9th
of June. There fell into the hands of the Eng
liih 1,eel,s3s dollars. in filver and bullion
Gen. BE2EsFoRD, has inued Proclamation as
1t. Governor. And promi!es to allow free
trade to all nations in amity with England.
The trade of Buenos Ayres is to be put on the
fame footing, by promife, as that of Trinidad.
1t was eitimated that the merchandise in the
kings flores, principally Jefuits bark and quick
filver and what is in the Philippine Company's
flores with the little that is retained of floating
property would amount, if it could be DIFF
pofed of, to between and millions of dol
lars. Oh The 1uiiiob delivered in, Tome was
claimed as private property, and was to be re-
ftored-and 70 of fome of the money.
90 pieces of ordnance, $50 whole barrels
powder, 22O3 mutkrts with bayonets, IL with
ont bayonets, 6i6 carbines, 4o7s piftols, 81
mufkcttoons. and 1917 fwords--were taken at
Bucnos Ayres. The Englilh had / man killed,
IL wounded, and was miffiDg.
In the capituiation, the 1T article provides
that the Spani(il troops fha be prifonera of war,
allows native and domiciliated officers and fol.
diers to remain-the Cd art. promfes reCpe6l to
all private property, civil, military or rele-
ous-sd, pronifes protection to the people,
and that they flail not be compelled 10 bear
arms againa His Catholic Maiefy-4th, con-
tInues the civil officers in commiliion, and pro-
mites refpe6t TO exiting cuioms-5h, pro-
vides for the fafety of the public archves-eth
continues the taxes and appropriations as here
tofore--7th aifurcs refpeft 10 the Catholic Re-
Iigion-sth continues the Ecclciiatical Court
9ih, directs the delivery of coaRing veiIes to
their owners-- 10th, agrees that all the public
property ihal he delivered TO the Epg,iill.
IN Gen. BEREsFoRD's letter to the Secretary
OF State, announcing the capture Of Busnos
1qyreJ, he mentions that the whole force under
his command was 1921, with 2 five and half
incn howitzers, and light Founders. The
Spaniih regular force conliited Of 1000, and
oppofed the advanced OF the Britifl flort
time at the village of Reduction, and at the RI
YER Cbneo o, at which latter place they had def
troyed the bridge. Their fire was always d.
Jceted, and did little or no execution.
Cen. BEREsroaD, in one Of his letters, fays,
that after the paGage of the river Chueo, the
city Of Hucnos remained at his mercy, and that
the only conditions on which he entered were
fuch as he pleafed to offer. The coating vef-
felg releafed were valued at million and half
OF dollars. The Britifh had made an expedite
or 50 miles INFO the interior, had found the
tiifpofitions Of the people favorable to the Brit
in, and had recovered comfortable treafure
which perfons were endeavorng to carry to Cor
doya.
Exf;-aa ofA letter from Commodore PoPHAm,
qvbo eOnuandsd TIE expedition agaiaR BneAoJ
tyres, 10 tie Secretary oftbe Idmirahy.
OFF BUENos AYREs, 9th July.
Sir,
In letter which had the honor to adj
drcfs You from St. Helena, on the sOh OF
April, / fully explajaed, for the information OF
my lords comnifTioners Of the admiralty, the
motives that induced ne to prefs 70 flrongly the
urgency and expediency of undertaking an ex
petition againh the snemy's fsttlements in Rio
de Ia P. alta.
have therefore only 10 give you Mort de-
tail Of the proceedings of the fquadron pre-
vioully copgratulaing their lordflips on hi
rnsjehy's forceB being in foil poneflion of Bne
nos Ayros and rs dependencies, che capital o.
one OF the richel aud mott extenfye provinces
OF South America.
To the commerce Of Great Britain it exhi
bits peculiar advantages, as well as to the &C
tive iudufiry Of her manufacturing towns
Anl when venture in addition 10 allure thei
lordGips Of The extreme hcathinefs Of the eli
mate, truf OILY hold out a con(ol2tioa tina
the friends Of every perfon employed on thi
expedition are unity entitled 10, and which
an hi.sSed viii be equally gratifying to the feel
IN Of every Bd;ifli fubieG.
So : c0n'.5cred IL 80 oti q of material con
fconc,ccto obtain he eaflis't local ialoTnatio
Of the river, PIE ed The iGuadron under IL
direction of capt. Rowiey, and preceded it /
the NtrCi6us fur that purpcie.
On The stb ait. we anchored near the iflan
Of F!o,es aud, after ps0ing Monte.Video II