Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-01-23
-EEMYORK. January 1e

La Plata, the city Of Buenos Ayres vas
taken BY an expedition from the Cape Of
Good Hope, under the commsnd Of Sir
Home Pophais and major gen. B. Beres.
ford, consisting of about 1900 choice
troops, and without anv loss, and gen.
erous capisplation. They kept posses
sion Of the city until the l2th Aug. fol-
lowing, when il was attacked and taken
by an expedition Of 1000 men, from
Monte yideo, BY . French gentleman Of
the name of Linier, Formerly a naval
officer who was accompanied by mum.
Der Of the first merchants in Monteyideo.
and about 30 French gentlemen, volun.
teers. The battle was fought with great
obstinacy, by the British ;.but headed By
IN intrepid officer, the Spanish bore
down ALL. The loss OF the British in
killed and wounded and massacred after
sthey had surrendered. was by the bes.
accounts stated to. be42omsn and the
Spanish about $50, in killed and W ound.
ed ) but almost Z. eths of their wounded
expired OF theirwounds, owing (as they
say } to the British using poisoned balls;
but . well informed Freneh officer, who
shared their dangers, told Mr.. Deblois
it was not the Venemous balls Of their
enemies, but the ignorance. and unskiIl.
fa.nsss Of their own surgeons, thit killed
the Spaniards.
The Spaniards retook their capitol BY
storm, aud made prisoners Of neaf 1900
English ;bnta serious dispute took place
between gen. Beresfordand gen. Lenier:
the English gen. insisting that q eapitu.
htion was made and signed while the
white nag was aying upon the fortress,
aud whieh the Spanish commander ahso-
lutely denies !; however, the prisoners
were sent away distance oil about 5 or
400 hundred miles into the country. and
it was reported that gen. Beresfosd and
his officers were coming to Montevy.eo
to be sent to Europe, but ftsvas after.
wards thought more proper 70 order
them to Coetlova, only about $50
leagues, Or 1850 miles from Buenos
Ayre4 The common soldiers, com.
posing the expedition from Mon,ev;deo,
robbed and Plundered every English a.
bode &C Buenos, Ayrss, .ard, also every
Spaafsh house where an Englishnan was
seen to reside lhry also put into pr.
son, among many others, Nr. w. P.
White Formerly Of Boston, Mr.. Maioe.
Mr.. Jackson, a Mr.. Mark Riley, and
Mr.. Haselbaek. The former mr..
White was induced. 20 receive an of-
flee, such as prize agent under the Eng.
iish government, for which he was re.
eomPersed By being put into close con.
tnement tor two: months, and par. of
that time ineonimunicable, and with the
Britt n officers, was obliged to TAKE a
journey into the interior. No strau.
|. gers Whatever was permitted to 20 cp 10
Buenos Ayres, % they mean without
exception TO exclnds lfrom thence, es-
pecially Americans. -. -
Sir II. Popham was In .Ruenos Ayres
when Il vas rstsken, and with great diff
fsulty effected his escape 10 a boat 10 his
ships after. which with the. exeeption Of
one sabris. left sruizing between the
Colonie and Bueaos Ayfes, he brought
his squadron Consisting Of his own shins
Diadem e. guns, capt. Ring !, Rai.on-
able 81, capt. Rowley, Diouasdr SO.
capt PHILIPPE frigate, 2 sloops of war
and several armed transports) down the
river, and ahchored. in lnlI view of hi,
harbor Of Monsevideo. Some iay. he
|'Eoliid have-ssery ship under weigh; a,
other umes only or 2, Of easy draurht
OF water, who would stand IN 50 cIos.
that the inhabitants could discern The
buttons on the officers uniforms. ~
1t was reported for truth, before Mr.,
Deblois sailed tina, Sir Home Ponham
had received . reinforcement Of ssoo
men from Cape of Good Hope. and
which he is much inelinedto suppose j.
true; a. he himself eouu.ed s5ts.;i :,
anchor smiles from Montevideo. be.
tween point carratrs, and Inc ;slsna of
Flores, the same evening he sailed =. and !.
Il was known that there wefe ~ al
more arrived of Maldonad. : cir, :, -, -.