The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-15
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMFR1
CA,
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.

Mr. Gilbert Deblois, of Bottom, pafTenper in -.
fchooner Adela, from Cayenne informs, that he Ief
the port of Montevideo, in the river Plate on ,be
25th Oaober lat, at 2 o'clock at night in FINAL
French Privateer ichoener called the oieau, captain
Bidos, (the only veiie that had, or would have L.
berty to dspar, the port for fome nionts) and has
handed the following intelligence relative 70 Sou,h
America On the 9th June lat, the capital of a
Plata thecity OF Blu Ayres, was taken by an ex-
petition from the Cape of Good Hope, under the
command of Sir Home Popham and major general
c. Beresford, eoni!ing of about 600 choice troops
and without any lofs, and generous capitalization,
they kept poleon of the city until the eth Aupu
following, when the faid Beresford was attacked ard
taken by expedition of 1000 men, undertaken from
Monteyideo by a French gentleman by the nam. Of
LINER formerly naval officer, who was sceonpan;
ed by number of the firll merchant, in Montevideo
and about 10 French gentlemen. as volunteers: the
battle was fought aud dIputed with great obninacv
by the Brth, but headed BY an intrepid officer, the
Spanards bore down all expedition. The lol, of the
Brft, in killed, wounded, and nafaereed, after ,hev
ha .!urrendered was by the bet accounts Rated TO be
42o men, and the Spaniards about &c., in killed and
wounded, but an1oft 7-6ths Of their wounded exp;r
ed of their wounds owing, they fay to the Bri,iH
ufing esioned bai5 but we'll informed French Off
GER who fared their dangers, told MIR. D. il was NOT
the venemous bzs of their enemies, but tn. ignoronce
and unfkilfulnels of their own friends, improperlv
fyled furgeons, that killed the Spaniards The Spa
nards retook their capital by aerm and made pri-
foners nearly of 2ooiEBglifh; buts ferrous dfputc
had taken place between general Beresford and gene
raj LINER, the Englfh general ihlniDg, and faying
that capitulation made and Ggned while the
white flag was flying upon the fortrefs, and which
the Spaniih commander absolutely denies however
the prfoners were fent away diRanee of or 500
miles into the country, and it was reported Gen. Be-
resford and his officers were coming to Montevideo
20 he fent to Europe, but was afterwards thought
more proper to order them TO Cordovir, only about
$50 leagues, or 1850 miles from Buenos Ayres. The
common folders competing the expedition from
Montevdeo robbed and plundcrsd every EngIiG a.
bode at Buenos Ayres audalfo every Spanih houie
wherein an Englihman was feen to enter, or refde
they alto put into prifon among many others, Mr.
VIM p. White, formerly Of BoRonl, Mr. Malice, a
Mr. Iackfon, MIR. Mark Riley, and MIR. HAZEL
back The former MIR. White was induced TO re-
eeivs an Office ,fueh as Prize-Agent under the En-
plifh government, for which he was accompanied by
being put into elole confinement two months, and
par, OF the time incommuneable, ana, with the Bri-
tin officers, was obliged t. take journey into the
interior.-----No franger whatever permitted to 20
up to Buenos Ayres as they to exclude all from
thence, Especially Americans.
The Britilh, upon their becoming matters of Bue-
nos. Ayres, fouaj only 100000 dollars Of psblie
property although there wac fix times that in
the place. which they feut with dispatches to Eng
land in the frigate NareilTas They had coee ed
considerable copper ani quickver, but as it not
taken board the ,ranfpors, they got only the mo-
ney of. Sir Home Popham was in Buenos Ayrs.
when Il wssretaken, and WIKI great difficulty ee6 ed
his efcspe 10 boat to his fips after which with the
exception q gun brig lsf efuiSing betweca the
Colonia and Bsenos .lyres,he brought his fquadron
(eO,Giltng Of hi' own dip, tbs Disdem 81 90 gum