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nelly, who did me the favour of 
requesting I would go up the river 
in the Narcissus, and to whom, from 
his rank, no specific service could 
be assigned in our smal! scale of 
operations, applied himself in every 
occasion where he could promote 
the objects of the expedition: and, 
as he is charged with this dispatch, 
I take the liberty of recommending 
him to their lordship’s protection, 
ander a full conviction they willob. 
tain, through him, every information 
which they have a right to expect 
from an officer of great intelligence, 
and long meritorious service. I 
consider captain King, with the of. 
ficers of the marine battalion, so 
completely under the report of gene- 
ral Beresford, that I shall only state 
to their lordships my extreme satis- 
faction, on hearing personally from 
the general, how highly he appre- 
ciated every part of their conduct, 
particularly the celerity with which 
they transported the artillery and 
troops across the Rio Chuelo, after 
the bridge was burut by the enemy. 
Lieutenant ‘Talbot, of the Encoun- 
ter, manifested great zeal in every 
instance where it was necessary to 
«all on bim ; Lieutenant Groves, of 
the Diadem, was also very active in 
landing the ordnance and ordnance 
stores ; and I think it highly proper 
to state to their lordships, that the 
Fiasters and crews of the different 
transports behaved with great at- 
* tention during the whole of this ser- 
vice. Liuclose a copy of the terms 
granted io the inhabitants, after the 
eapture of the city, by: which their 
Jordships will see that the coasting 
vessels in the river, supposed with 
their cargoes to amount to one mil- ° 
lion and a half of dollars, were re- 
stored to the proprietors, for an 
early record to the country of the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
great liberality of his majesty’s go. 
vernment. 
Iam, &c. H: Pornax. 
I have sent lieutenant Groves to 
take possession of Ensenaba de Ba. 
Tagon, a port*to the eastward of 
Buenos Ayres, where I understand 
there are two gun-vessels, and two 
merchant ships, H. P. 
The Gazette of Sept. 20, contains 
an order of council, declaring that a 
lawful trade may be carried on to 
Buenos Ayres and its dependencies, 
in British ships, owned by his ma- 
jesty’s subjects, or native inhabi- 
tants of that country, upon paying 
a duty of 124 per cent. ad valorem, 
upon importation into the same ; and 
that all commodities, the growth of 
that country, shall be permitted to 
be imported into the United King- 
dom, in ships aforesaid, upon the 
same terms as from the West India 
Islands. Also an order in council 
for permitting the importation in 
neutral vecsels into our West India 
Islands, for twelve months ensuing, 
of lumber, staves, and all kinds of 
provision, with the exception of 
beef, pork, and butter; and also 
the exportation of rum, molasses, 
and all other commodities, éxcept 
sugar, indigo, cotton, coffee, and 
cocoa. 
Dispatch from Captain Brisbane, 
with an Account of the Capture of 
ghe Pomona, and twelve Gun- 
boats, at the Isle of Cuba. 
Arethusa, offthe Havannah, Aug. 23. 
Sir, 
I have the honour to inform you 
of a successful attack having been 
made by his majesty’s ships Arethusa 
and Anson, on the enemy near the 
Moro 
