Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-01

I.,,h shore ssnens 80 r.
n0 na he Isl Of August, 10 the afternoon
W i, aachored OF Baenos Ayres, a
FAC ,wglys miles distant ana on my
bout - on the I'd, which | did as sool
lang.so weather would admit OF boat gst
. - ~ shore, found the general nae
uas =, very successful attack on abou
p ano soauiards, under Pueridon, 5 league
l l' the town, with 500 men, IN which
IT, ,aok all the snemy's cannon, { thlak
'u; y and several prisoners.
P'. ~, The Sd, attempted to return to ih'
-. IN the Encounter, which capt. flo
Ian brought within a few miles OF ihs
sa,e for this purpose, as il blew very
SUI sa,o-bu, inc wind fresheued SO consi
A,.,abIy from the eastward, that We couls
-, Oct 10 windward.
0s the 4,h in the morning, iswas very
,h;ek weather, and the gale increased Sc
mach hat i, was impossible TO weigh.
Aba., noon, captain King arrived in a
..II,eat. with $50 msn from the Diadem,
e. the purpose Ct arming aud command,
;rg the few small vessels We had collecsec
n the hsrbsr but be was not abs 10 ga
there until the following day.
On the 5sh ia the morning it moderated,
and reached ths Leda, when ! received
srsOort from captain Thompson, that 10
he gale of the preceding day, the enemy
had crossed from Colonia, totally uuob
served by any of Our ships, except the
schooner under the commsad Of lieu.enanl
Herrick, who was lyingin the narrow gat
sadng 10 Coushas and St. Isidro; bur
The eas,erly wiad had thrown SO much wa.
Ter 10 he riveS, that the enemy were eua.
bled to cross over any pars Of the Pa,mas
Bink, whaout tae necessity OF making q
greater deloOr. by going highef up the II
yer.
Oolbe 9Th and 7,h it blew a hurricane
the Leda was lying In fathoms with two
anchors down, and her yards and top,
masts struck.
90 the Ssh heard from captain King,
tina, five of our gun. boats had toundered
at their anchors; that the Walker bad los'
her ruddsr, and that the lsunches and
large cutters of the Diadena aud Leda
we're losts
The torrents of rain that fen during The
9th, 7th, and 8th, had rendered the roads
totally impracrcab.e for any thing but ca
vahv, aud consequently general fseresford
wasmost seriously disappointed IN his de.
tsralnatiou TO attack the enemy at DIS.
lance iSem the town 10 wh}Gh, had it ia
ken place, saterta,ned no doubt that his
army would have added another trait oil
IFS invinclbls spirit under MS disposi.
tons.
lhe enemy, howevsr,Aby his inexhaus..
ibIe supply of horses, suffered little incon.
vspieuee from th- state Of the roads. and
hswas therefore enabled TO approach the
town by several objections, without giving
the British army any opportunity 20 attack
oathe 10th, 10 the evening, the castle
Was summoned, aid Oh the f llIowlog dav
sN'SNt "ui'C SGt AGlilSta1tES5 sCooSiS WIN
ming on the Spanish posts and ! learn'
mat exclusive of the Spanish army, Which
was divided into maoy c0llmns. occupy
!ins the various avenues Of the town, the
Inhabitants were all armed, and sheltered
On tie tops of the houses and churches,
bush.
Under these circumstances, and the ma
iHestdisposition of the enemy to proven
sa engagement, it vas detesm aed to EN-
p "a the wounded ,ba plight, and cross tx
NO lhello, for the rarpose Of moving "a
Ndds Ensecada /; bat this measure was il
great degree frustrated by she weather
aa,cn became very violent during tbs
a,Sas aud consequently retarded the pro
's,ess OF embatka,ion, though the enemy
uued considerable number of men &c
NC houses aod churches near the castle
:. advanced by all the streets not under
NC -, influence of IFS Are ia short, sir, hi:
q -,