Subsequently printed in Sir Woodbine Parish’s ‘Life in Paraguay.’
24. Copy of the capitulation entered into by the British Commanders and the Buenos Ayres officers relative to the withdrawal of the British forces from the Spanish dominions in the River Plate; dat. Buenos Ayres, 7 July 1807. Sign. John Whitelocke, Lieut.-Gen. commanding=George Murray, Rear-Adm. commanding=Santiago Liniers=Cesar Balbiani=Bernardo Velasco f. 131
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Secret and Confidential Papers; Vol. II. of original documents from the Archives of Buenos Ayres, collected by Sir Woodbine Parish.
1. Contents of the volume in Sir Woodbine Parish’s hand f. 2
2. “El virrey de Buenos Ayres [D. Santiago Liniers] al Smo. Sr. Principe [de la Paz] Generalisimo Almirante [D. Manuel Godoy]; Buenos Ayres 31 de Mayo de 1808: dando cuenta de lo ocurrido con motivo de la traslacion de la Familia Real de Portugal al Brasil, de los perfidos designios del Ministro Regente, y de las medidas que él (Liniers) ha tomado para ponerse en estado de defensa” f. 5
3. Paulo Jozé da Silva Gama, viceroy of Brazil, to D. Santiago Liniers; Porto Alegre, 8 Apr. 1808. Port. f. 10
4. Joaquim Xavier Curado to the same; Villa de San Pedro, 14 Apr. 1808. Port. f. 11
5. Gen. Linier’s answer to the above; Buenos Ayres, 26 Apr. 1808 f. 12
6. The same to D. Paulo Jozé da Silva Gama: “contestando a su carta del 8 de Abril (No. 3); Buenos Ayres, 26 de Abril de 1808.” f. 13