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out -PUBLISHED (wEEiuY) BY WILLIAM BQYL AN. A H PayMt tm Advance. RALEIGH, (AV . ) THURSDAY, JUNE 1 8, 1 807. No. 584. Vol. I? ft 'Cf, fTke trbt At lie S'CT of He kid I a pie to If a- hi rra. jle J7V 1 r "1 0 Jff-ito i.- nv MOM' I P. VIDEO.. 1 1 xy A - London, April !2. Doxun'mr feet. ;fD' of which the foHowine is a,co'ry, th s morning aprw orris or vh- of li s Majuty's principal C ,.V of ftatefrpai ' t'naadicr Lrf-neral r to the ig'it Hon. William Wind- to, the wounded got back into the town : I lofs would have been comparatively trf my : from the medical, and froni.mr L-i ....'J J .u-. J' ;i .t . 1 . 1. 1. -11 1. ' r t it.tr t t. . v t t - ain iiappjr urauu, uiai uurs was compa- ir me oreacn naa oecn open: out own pcrjonai uair,. i nave receiyca rnc ratively trifling. during the nighr, -and under our fire, mo(t prompt and cheerful affiitance. 'I he-confequences of this affair were, the enemy had barricadoed it with hidcii " It i? fuffident to iayihat iheutmo(l' preater than the adion itfelf. Inftead of fo as to render it nearly impraGicable. cordiality has fubfifted between .'Rcai finding ourfelves furrounded wirh horfe, rlhe head of the column miffed the Admiral Stirling and myfelf I have red and a peti y warfare at our polls, many breach, and when it was approached, it ccived from him the moft friendly and of the inhabitants of the country fepara- was fo flmt up, that it was miftaken for polite attention, and every thing in hin ted and retired to their level al villages, the untouched wall. -In this filiation power to'granf. ;''-; ''-.'.V' and we were allowed quietly to fit down the troops remained under a heavy i re 1 he Captains 'aria! officers of the nivy before the town. . for a quarter of an hour, when the breach hare been equally zealous td'affilNs'v From the beft information I could ob- was difcerned by Captain Renny of the hut I feel particularly indebtepV to Cap-a I was led to bel ieve that the defen- 40th light infantry, who pointed it our, tains Donnelly and Palmer, ; for theirr .'ere weak, and the and glorioufly 'fell as he mcunteVi it. great exertions They commanded- a .1 , ini nn.ir i id I inn ill tuu iiibl -) V:'- ii wsrwnnr pr-mvrnmmand. CCS Ot .IVlOntCVIuCO Wer (Mfieiy J v'""' V r: -r. 1 j-r. r j. - -1-- "..itifcr'ui - i j'.c ' t : r.- ii ken by aliauir, and after a molt garnion vy no means urpoieu 10 maKe uui aiiuuiiuiuitTs ruuieu w it, anu, un- toips wi ludtmca auu itaujeu,, nidi were 3nA refinance, rhe important anobftinete refiftance ; . but I found the ficult as it was of accefs, forced their landed, and were vitentiaifyufeful to ui 'and ci'y of Montevideo. works truly refpeclable, with i6cj)ieces way into the town. Cannon were plac- with the guns, and in theTbatteties, ai rannon : and thev u ere ablv defend, ed lit the head of the Drincioal ltreets. well as in brinttinu UP the ordnance and. l'ieruciu vtiui uvi wii.vj, - , , t r i n ' i 7f ' L MMonadi on the cth January ; and ed. ; ' and their fire, for a fliort time, was de- lioreg; V: ; -;--:- ' ' fWin the ('ape, commanded by ifland of Ratones, commanded the har- ail directions, clearing the llreets and by Major Tucker, who was Wounded at ' , .1 t ."!.u-., X.it: KnattnniiU mnrivnf qc wcanmphMiil. tumins' ihpir rannnn. 'J 'hi vtntfi TpQtm mw fonfidencp.. 1 hr leavff tn rpfpr vmt i ..,-11 tM Tllrfl UldtC WIlllUUl lJM- '111 I- . vhj " J ..wui vnvuu- o T w . - -o 7 " ' : : rf w. ivinnafmall garriionon tiieulanu i two gun pauery was coniruttea niem, mi yuionei urowiic, iouoweu. iu uim 101 lunuci pamtuiars. '(h ' cn'tihinr; with Rear Admiral our polls were extended to the harbor, pafled through the fire of their batteries '. ' . t S. ACflMUTY. (;,;,! it' was 'determined' to attack ancT completely fhut in the garrifoii on before they found it. Brigadier-General commanding. , t'taideo ; and I landed en the morn- the land fide. T heir communication The 8rh regiment was polled near To t he Right Hon. VVm. Windham, &c.! hi rhe 1 8 h, to the westward of-the was il ill, however, open by w.-ter, and the North gate, which the troops who p s. I an extremely concerned to add, cm R- t ks in a "fin all Bay,, about their boats conveyed to rhem troops and entered at the breach vtie to open for ,hat Lieutenant Colonels Vafl'al and milet from the town. The enemy proyiiions ; even water tor the garriion tnern, . tuuneir 'ardour was lo great tney Brownrigg both died yefteirday of their m great force, with guns on tne was obtained by thde means; tor the could not wait J ney icaled rhe walls W0Unds. I had flattered myfelf with' I 1 . !. .l.a4 A. . . aiA-k.fl - r 1 T II 3 W I V 1 II n V . V 9 -K r A f ft I I I 1 B'l V ht? when we mletnbarked out wens uiai luppiy iue lowa were in cur mu aneauuic iywu u uc uwup w mi- nope& or their recovery; but a rapid1 Wi'i not advance to .oppole us, and ponen:on. . uw.pproai.ucu u. ,ni ujjiijjih eery mornricarion has deprived msmajeltypC fuf,4cd nieto take a ttrong pohtion, a- un tne 25m we opjened outer ics or uung was m poueuiou .cxcepi U c two mon able and gallant cihcers. . vt i mile from the ihore. A trifling tour 24 pounders and 2 mortars, and all L.naaei, wmcn maue a mow or rum- , , , . . , ; nine 1111 11 mi. uuj c. . .tiiutii.i, .1 j r 11 n ' . ui. r c. a i x i Rptnrn nf thp Inllpil ; . wnr.ndd.r anrt rronade and tome hring at tne out- me rngaies anu imaner veneis catr.ein, ancc, uui iuua mucuuwcu, duu tuny ' IJIllAltlM, l lliv Vyj.W.9 t4W II i mand of Brigadier-General Sir Sanw flreets. 'i he gallantry difplayed by the troops during the alfault, and their forbearance its commenced in the afternoon, and as cioie as uiey couiu wnn larciy, ana m mc-moumnj iuuiwh wijuia, uim lur.tinucil occauoiiaiJ y uuniij our nay umiujinucu iiH. iuit uui unuju umi ..w..v. w . wu..uwIJ ,....., i... On the 1cv:dco. rr.th we moved rowcrdsMon- furrender, I con(truced on the 28th, a The right column, under 'he battery ot lix 34 pounders witnin a thou- " - - r.i . 1 .11 n n i . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . L : . iniiiliL'P 1 ii, rmi, u.v-'on iir-iTsr rir u a u varus ji liic iuuiii-fa. l uaiLiun or a uwuic y uciidviuu.i iiiiiiciuwu.iuctini. . the-citadel, which I was informed was fo fully in their praife, that it is linne- Between icthand erernv's'-horle occupied two heights to in fo weak a'ilate that it might be eafily cellar y for me to fay how highly I am tenant, i drummer, 1 i-v h.tt on-t nirht. A wpSHvanrpd. breached, the parapet was loon in plealed witivtheir conduct, lhetervice killed : 2 majors, 3 Achmuty, between rh-ioth of JanuJ ary, fh;da of landing at thePunto de Curetus, to the 20th of January 1 r inciunve. - 1 1. V 2 tn uir. 1 ueu. rank and file, - captains, 1 heute 1- 1 1 1 - n rvi .-.i vi- r nnsiuH i i.n r tov ni vw i-An on.finreii t n nr.' ll'P inn. Hint o m sin re l nln ni mir I I n nni' J(JSaVyneOI l'OUnQ ailCl grape inOt 0 IUU1, UUI Hli..iauill llCU lUII&JU- mcj nai.uvv.ii .ii5(jv,u lit uuvv .wmwt- nail') a ii.ijv.aiiif, uiuuiiiii.1, ' iy lO'ift j psied upon us ; but a fpirited charge in juiy and I was loon convinced that my ed, has been uncommonly fevere and and file, wounded; 1 rank and file bnt from ih Liht Battalion' "under' means were unequal to a rcgular.-fiege; laborious, but not a murmur has efcap- miffing. Lieut. Colonel Brownrigg, difperfed the the only protpectot luccefs that prelent- ed tnern ; every tnmg; i wiined nas peen during the liege 1 captain, 5 rank rorps nppofed to him, with the lofs of a ed itfeit, was, to erett a battery as near eltected with order and cneeriumets. and me, Killed ; 1 neurenanr, 1 eniign, ., Ijti. tne enemy on me lianiv ciu not "s yumui iu van u mv. ivum ftur, iuio uuniijj iui. nvv .j,ii.4j, mnuiu huu,;uvu) . rait a limilar movenient, but retreated, that joins the works to the fea, and en- particularly as we were not lackered. ..by file miffing. """" 1 Ihtv continued reurincr before us, and deavor to creacn ir. 1 nis was eltctted-approacnes, anu me enemy s nreoi mot At me aiiauit -i major, 3 captains, permitted us, without any further oppo- Dy a lix .un oairery, witnin 000 yards, ana men was inceiiani;. . oui 11 is pain- 3 iipurenanrs, 1 scrjams, 5 arumme .2 s frion-- exceot a diftant cannonade, to and though it was txpofed to a very fu- ful for me to add, that it was great at 105 rank and file, killed ; 2.1ieutena. kke IMT a DOlition about two miles from penor lire rroni 111c enemy, wiiicu uau uic auauu. many uiusi vdiuauic uui- cURmcia, cdpiduis v ucuicudiua, f iheotadel. Our advanced.poits occu- oeen mcellant dunngtne wnoie ot tne cers arc among tne Kiueu anu wounuea. ensigns, 4 starr, is serjeants, 5 arum-pk-J the fuburts, and fome fniall parties fiege, a breach was reported practicable Major Dalrymple, ofjhd 40th, was the mers 25 2 rank and file, wounded. we polled clolb to the works ; but in on the 2d inuant. Many realons indu- only held otficerkilled. Lieut. Colonel, total 1 major, 4 captains, 3 lieute the evening the principal part of the fu- ced me not tb delay the alTault, though Valla!, and J3rownrigg, and Major Tuck- nants, 2 ferjeants, 6 drummers, 1 26 rank brbs was evacuated. I was aware the troops wpuld be expolMver, are among the wounded. I am deep- and file, killed; 2 lieutenant-colonels, The next morning the enemy came to a very heavy fire in approaching and ly concerned to lay, that thetwo former 2 majors, 6 captains, 10 lieutenants, 5 cur rt the town, and attacked us with mounting me Dreacn. uruers were, are levejrciy 40. xne enemy s 1015 was eungus, 411111, auitijums, u uium their whole force about fix thoufand fued lor the attack an hour before day- very great about 800 killed, and 500 merS, .366 tank and file, wounded; 8 ften, and a number of guns. They ad break the enlumg mdrningand a lum- wounded, and the Governor Lion l ai-rank and nie, mining, vanced in two columns ; the right, con- mon was lent to thegdvernor in the quil Ruis HuidoBroK with upwards of 'Captains Willgrefs and Crookfiiank f:lt:ing of cavalry, to turn our left flank, evening to furrendef the town. To this 2000 officers and merVaje prifoners. and 3 1 rank and file included in the a whiie the other, of infantry, attacked the mcflage noanmer was returned. About ooefcaped in beats prfcattered boye, have fince returned to duty. , left of our line ; this column . pufhed in lhetrbops deilined foi the-alTault themfelves jrt the town. J. BRADFORD, , cur advanced polls, and preiTed fo hard tonMed of the Rifle corps under Major From Brigadier-General the Honv3V. . Deputy Adjudant-General. " en our out riicmet of 400 men. that CjufrGardner, the Light Infantry under Lieu- Lumley. and from Col. Browne, I havej?efurnofordn Browne, who commanded on the left, tenant Col. Brownrigg, and Major Trot- received' the moll able and . the molt taken from the enemy at MonV crdeisdthreecomDaniesofihe Ahun ter, the Grenadiers under Majors Camp- zealous afiiltance uid fupport. '1 he for- Video. February c.i8o7.': itnMaior CamDbe'jtcfiheir fupport ' bell and 1 uefcer and the 38th regiment mcr proteaed the line from the enemy r , , rtf e f fu. ' r r .. . 1 t t n- -i 1 11 1 1 n - . i - i f- tuiai vj x.uiij st inuitfiuui uuuu .I r. mp . rnmnnn on ttt ;n with ip hioH rf unoer i.ipur. i .ni. vnnei ana iviaior rn. flnnrtcr rne ncce. 1 np inrrer ronauciea 1 --.v. Wiiijjain.j!nii in wiin mw ubau w j n . r Qprs oo eicntecu pounders 'Cv lix ktolxmc&tscry ' , , t with great judgment and determined pounri8fburuiuIcMttfee eargewasasIlahty.received, Ihey were fuppprted byhe 4oth- bravery. .. - Sunders ; 2 two poLders on poun- taa great lumbers fell on both fides ; gtment under Major Dalrymple, and the I he eilablilhed reputation of the Roy- 5 In . n . . ' J ;!tnihihe column began to give way, 87th under Lieut. Col. Butler 'and Ma- al artillery has been firmly fupported by T ta of otzrsZ.A twelve inch -i -en rtas fuddenly andmpetuoufly jor Miller- The. whole-were command- the xpmpany t under my orders, ancl I nJ -ch; 2 ckht-iilchr d fix-inch-nx "wcKeii in riank by the .Kmc Corps, ea DyL.oi. irowne. ine remainder or coniider myieir mucn mdeoted to t,ap- aji ( - . t. 251 iht Ught Battalion, which I order- my force, confifled of the 1 ;th Tight tains Watfon, Dickfbn, Carmichael and Ttaj 0f carronades 2 ' thirty twor (i u?, an 1 direafd -m the oarticular dragoons, delachtnents. of the 2tth and Willgrefs, for their zealousand able ex- : .. 1 ' tr ra .-. - ! I- 1. 1 .1 - . . 1 " -T 11 f xT.r-. " W4 W fcJ T WB J ' ft-' V M W V w t , the r -column "no: gave way on 21 it ugni aragoons me 47m regiment, ertion. apram raninaw or me engi- jve nounders in all 10 - !es, and purlued with great naUgha mpany ot the;7 iif, and a corps of neers was equally zealous, and though Xotaff howitzers-10 fix and half p and "the lols of .a. gun to; the town. 700 marines conducted himlelt . . v lhe-ur-rnlimtvr.Kfrw;n-cthp fafp rtf ed. under Bricadier Gen. Lumlevto withr fiich Drobiietv. that I 'have no 1mi-roAvt - - :J n 1 ft J 1J lable ificer.':i:J ni:' A.:r vapi7 v.oifiiuaiiunH , - Xircom Damons' ranidlv retired, with- pfbtea otfrTeair ornin iiifo action, r r ' 7 At thef appointedhduF" the troops pwing to great fetigue, he was taken ill .-l'ha !os (j ,tfa eriemy fes confidera- marched td the aijault J 1 hey approach- in the midll of our operations, and Capt. Plej iind has..been ei'limated;at fifteen ed riearth breach bedbfethey;wered nt .t )' between wi .anH fl-trp.fi. hiin-evryun that could bear UDon it7 and ment." " - rr . ; ::r;. --- "ws-ii n-ii-a titan Umo Tt-n f-,fr imin i -ir i in Kr.irvr.r rnpoarr inn. nnfii-f rrnni iiir JUST PUBLISHED. . Dr. GILL's JiXPOSI HON 1 -- w i.uivt.11 lilt 1111 ' iiuuiuw. -r . J o . I r - Ql, ;Pr:fcnet, but the principal part of ed u-pon tnefa . Heavy as it, was, our ments ; from the general ftaff of the ar- PROPHECIES OF -TStTAlL heads of corps and depart. A few cepici are received for Subscribers ia thij county. 4 I ': 11 . . : - .. . v . - 1
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