Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-13
SPANISH (oFFICIAL) ACCOUNT
OF THE
REC ApTTTRE o- ptrCNOc ,vorc

Extract from he c.9yciQi accoun,a rpcci-
ped at Eapan7a, 7.sIafiUe n tf- re-takjup
81 BHenos-Iyres, By Doa s. Lipniers.
Aug. Last night detachment Of
oVo English attacked 200 Spaniar,ls, en-
Ca'hPed leagues from the city, and made
them leave the field, With . cannon and
prisoners: few were killed or wounded ON
either side.
5th-Our transports crossed from Sa-
cramento to the river of Las Coucbas.
with favorable Sc. wind and landed.
2'OO men, with cannon, other arms. &c
Sth-NeiY heavy rain from the 9th un-
! I'LL last night We have this moment re-
cciVed news that our troops are marchinc
towards this city, suffering great hardsh;ps
nom the many Swamps that lay between
us, and impede the passage of the artilie
ry.
10th-At ID O'Clock, general Linicrs
sent the Lieutenant &C infantry Don Hilario
I@untance, To ask the British general to
surrender himself in the course Of fifteen
minutes; but that officer returned without
an answer, rs he was denied adnittance in
to the fort, At 4 O'Clock the following
ietter was sent TO the British general:
Very excellent sir,
The fate of arms is variable !, 10 loco
than month since YOUR cxcel,enc,, tool1
this capital vihout any opposition: attack
ing with very small number of troons a
| nuiudude OF people, who surely were more
dchclent OF a good commander, than con-
rage 10 oppose Your intention but at pre-
SEM, penetrated by the highest enthusiasm
, ana Valor. they are ready to throw Off a
! hateful yoke, and TO demonstrate that the
{ courage shewn by the inhabitantsof Ferrol.
the Canary Island and Porto Rico. is NOT
stranger to these Of Buenos-Avres. leone
at the head OF wcll-disciplincd troops very
superior tic yours. The maratine forces that
occupy the entrance OF the river will not
ieavea reT?eatfo for your exceIlcncv. Thou
SANDS ot inhabitants, well-arned, ard full of
hohor & courage, only wait for signal from
me; to overthrow the british troops. The
Just esteem due to the courage of your OK
oeLehCy, the great generosity of the Spa
l,iSh haI!oh' ana the horrors that inspirl the
destruction OF men, induces me to give vour
| cXce!lency this advice and as ] e,:Dccttba
your eHceuency is well ACQUAINTED with
your pcrilous situation, without resource.
yon VIII lie. me know, in the precise term
! Oh 10 minutes, tyou a:e disposed toa dcs-
perate effort, and give your troops up TO to-
tai destruction, or surrender to a cameron,
enemy.
May orr lord guard your excellency
many years. Isl vncd)
"SANTIAGO LINERS"
Army before B. Ayres, Aug. 10, 1906.
40 the very excellent sir VIM. Carr Beres-
ford.
ms letter was answered with the follow
ing lines.
:! | have taken this town after two VIC
torres Its fate, arms will decide.
i9lSned) " BERESFORD"
On the 18th August our troops attacked
"ho entered by tie assault the Retro, where
We to''' a guard OF fifty men prisoners We
entrenched ourselves here and placed
twenty-tour FOUNDER facing cverv street
All night several skirmishes between orr
patroles and the advanced guard ofthe enc
my tool; place
l2th.-All this day and night several
skirmislles between The Catalonians and the
I enemy our artillery fired also on the Bri-
tSh shipping, ard did damage. Our long
expected long-boats, in which we place
great hopes are not arrived vet.
AZ ten O'Clock this morning our brave
Catalonans, the Blandengucs and DRAGONS
on foot .tacked, the enemy M nil n3into
Our artillery was placed frontinrtbe pct.
70, taxing. the enemy between two 6reg
ne attack continued very hot till evening.
when the British flag was pulled down and
VnS 2P'usn bolsted. The enemy surrender
ca themselves prisoners OF war but the Off
GERS are to have the honors. The British
general anc officers we're quaTercd in Sc
'VraI houses & the troops locked up in the
corporation houses. The enemy has baI mo
ny killed and wounded; and we have also
had great loss. On the 18th, re Dena was
sung with great rcjoicings.
The English vessels at Barragan Lav
have all escaped OF four ships ofthc line
that presented themselves before tbi, bar-
bor' one was sunk by the forts, two were
stranded, and tie other escaped.
Ihs above intelligence was received Mt
New-York, by a passenger in the scbr
Maria Theresa, from Havanna.1