prohibit the exportation of grain to England. If A proclamation, by the president of the United States shese alternatives only present themselves, the ex- WHEREAS information has been received that a port of grain from France will be prohibited; as he number of individuals, who have deserted from the has already sufficiently shaken the paper credit of army of the United States, have become sensible of his enemy, and the maintenance of his armies is a their offence, and are desirous of returning to their matter of the first importance. In this case Great duty Britain, hitherto dependent on the continent of A full pardon is hereby granted and proclaimed to Europe for so much of her bread-stuffs must look each and all such individuals as shall, within four to the United States of America for aid; admitting months from the date hereof, surrender themselves the present state of things to continue, it may at to the commanding officer of any military post least be expected, that the price of grain and flour within the United States, or the territories thereof. in England, Spain and Portugal will be unpre- In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of cedented. the United States to be affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand. The Chronicle, &c. Done at the city of Washington, the 7th day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and of the independence of the United States the thirty-sixth. JAMES MADISON. By the president, JAMES MONROE, Sec'ry of State. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. the committee of ways and means to set during the Leave was granted on motion of Mr. Bacon, to sitting of the house, the sooner to complete their revenue plans. BALTIMORE, February 15 1812. Since our last we have various scraps of intelligence from South America; the general appearance of things is highly favorable to the cause of the patriots. The congress of the province of NewGrenada were to assemble at the city of Ybaque, [probably, sometimes called St. Jacint de Yaguache] which is to be the seat of the new government, in December last. The expeditions that sailed from house a communication from Mr. Tucker, the Thursday, Feb. 13.—The speaker laid before the Porto Rico for Caracas have failed; many of the treasurer, containing a statement of the accounts of vessels were lost and others taken. At Santa Fe that office from Oct. 1, 1810, to Oct. 1, 1811; also the public enthusiasm seems to have reached a the accounts of that office with the war and navy great height a letter from that place says, that hav- department, for the same time. Laid on the table. ing received the news of the independence of Venezuela, all was bustle and joy, and the streets re sounded with the cries of "long live Caracas ana absolute independence-death to Ferdinand the VIIth, the government of old Spain, and all its partizans.' On motion of Mr. Poindexter the house proceedThe funds of these new governments appear ample, ed to consider the resolution some time since offered as well from their natural resources as the liberal by him, directing he committee of ways and means donations of the people. The ladies at Barings to enquire into the expediency of preventing the offered to perform military duty in that city while corporation of the city of New Orleans laying a the troops were sent against the tories in fort St. tax on boats descending the Mississippi laden with We have a translation of a letter from don Joseph the United States. After a short debate, in which articles of the growth, produce or manufacture of Manuel de Goyeneche, a royal general, who, from the resolution was opposed by Mr. Troup, it was his own relation (which is about as modest as capt. carried. Bobadil's account of himself) defeated the patriots of Mr. Lacock took the chair, in committee of the Peru, on 20th June last. He states that all the ar- whole, on the bill for arming the whole body of the tillery and munitions of war, with 200 prisoners fell militia of the United States. into his hands, that the war is terminated, [which we do not believe] and that he was about to march against the Buenos Ayreans. Fernando. Accounts from Quito announce, in general terms the complete success of the patriots, after several very hard fought battles. The Buenos Ayreans, by the peace with Montevideo have 12,000 men at leisure to meet don Gayeneche. The committee of the whole rose and reported the Mr. Roberts moved to amend the bill so as to leave Mr. Sturges demanded the yeas and nays on this question. Mr. Tallmadge spoke in favour of the amend ment. Mr. Randolph spoke in favor of the bill generally. From Montevideo we learn that a peace has been patched up between the whigs and tories. Five thousand troops arrived to assist the Montevideans from Brazil after peace was made; they demanded payment for their loyal services, which being denied, they threatened to attack the town and indemayes 70, noes 41. nify themselves. The assault was hourly expected when our last advice came away. Mr. Milnor and Mr. Nelson spoke against the severity of the punishment for not furnishing lost farms or paying twenty dollars for them: the person so offending being liable to imprisonment till the money was paid, which might be for life. On moexceed three months. tion of Mr. Nelson, the duration was made not to The house adjourned without disposing of the bill. A letter from Havana, dated the 16th ult. notices the arrival at that port of a 74 gun ship, and a num ber of transports from old Spain, 5,400 of which are destined for Vera Cruz to maintain the royal authority in Mexico. There is reason to believe that the patriots have possession of Vera Cruz, or, at least, are in great force in its immediate neighborhood; and some hopes may be entertained that the royal force will arrive just in time to-be Bur-lume, we have given less variety to this number goyned. With a view to the close of the present vethan was desirable-but its contents are interesting. VOL. 1.] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1812. [No. 25. Printed and published by H, NILES, Water-street, near the Merchants' Coffee-House, at $5, per annum. 66 -I wish no other herald "No other speaker of my living actions, "To keep mine honor from corruption "But such an honest chronicler." Transmission of the Register. Shakspeare HENRY VIII. similar spirit of magnanimity, when he arrived in that the good of his country might require. In a I venture to assert that no paper published is put Portugal, after the battle of Vimiera, he declared up with as much care as the WEEKLY REGISTER; that as Sir Arthur Wellesley had done so much, it and the system adopted in the office is such that an was fair that he should take the lead in the opera error cannot easily be commised, or at least, pass tions against Lisbon, and offered to execute any undetected. While I offer a just tribute of gratitude part that was allotted to him without interfe: ing for the excellent manner in which the concerns of with Sir Arthur. After the disgraceful and disasour manifold post-offices are generally managed, and trous convention of Ciutra, the three generals by congratulate my countrymen on the great ability whom it was made, Sir Harry Burrard, Sir Hew with which this liberal and most useful establish Dalrymple and Sir Arthur Wellesley were o de ed ment is governed, I am not without just causes of home for trial, and the supreme command of the complaint, as, indeed, might have been anticipated. forces, devolved upon Sir John Moore. He reIn the hurry which must frequently occur we cheer-ceived his appointment at Lisbon, on the 6th of fully find an apology for the detention of the RE October. Nearly two months before this time the GISTER; yet it ought always to reach its place of des- English government had determined to send a tination; but it is often entirely lost; which I presume force into Spain, but all this time had been lost in must arise from mere carelessness or something the very profitable service of transporting Junot worse; for, it fairly treated, the packages are strong and his army into France, on their way to the same enough to bear the most circuitous and lengthy rout field of battle! in the union. Further to secure the work from da- His instructions were to march through Spain mage I intend to have made for the purpose a high- with his force towards Burgos, which was to be sized paper, in which each number shall be envelop the general rendezvous for his troops and those ed, and to pack them yet more firmly than hereto-with which he was to be reinforced from England fore. This may prevent injuries from rough usage; and here he was to combine his operations with and this is all I can do. But a those of the commander in chief of the Spanish arWhen I commenced the paper I was well assured mies. From the papers laid before both houses of that a great part of its value would consist in it as Parliament, it appears, that this plan of sending a book of reference, and that every subscriber would British army into the heart of Spain, to act in the wish to have a perfect and complete copy. I was plains of Leon and Castille, was formed by lord sensible that an apprehension of its not being regu Castlereagh and the Marquis of Romana, not only larly received, would prevent many from support without any communication either with Sir Hew ing it; yet as from a belief that its defects might be Dalrymple, then commander in chief of the Brisupplied, much carelessness would be promoted, Itish forces in Spain, or Sir John Moore, who was refrained from saying as I do now, that I will ensure the safe delivery of all the numbers of the first volume, by supplying the places of those that miscarry, appli cation there for being made free of expence. Baltimore, Feb. 21. 1812. History H. NILES. Of the Invasion of Spain by Bonaparte. ABRIDGED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES. CHAPTER X. destined to command the army to be sent there, but also without any concert either with the supreme and central, or any of the provincial juntas. In aid of Sir John Moore a detachment from England under Sir David Baird was to land at Corunna, with whom he was to form a junction on the borders of Leon and Gallicia. Sir David arriv ed at Corunna on the 18th October, and was astonished to find that he could not be permitted to land his troops until permission had been obtained from the supreme junta. When at length he was allowed to disembark, his reception was so cold, (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 445.) the assistance afforded him so reluctant, that he March of Sir John Moore into Egypt-his retreat-was inclined to conclude that the Spaniards really battle of Corunna-death and character of Sir did not desire the assistance of the British. Sie John Moore. John was no better pleased with his reception.SIR JOHN MOORE had acted both in the Medi- As a coasting voyage at this season of the year terranean and in Sweden as commander in chief, was both uncertain and dangerous, it was deter and had acquired the esteem of all ranks for his mined that the army should go by land. The Spa abilities as an officer and his qualities as a man.-nish commissariat-general being consulted conWhen it was determined to send a British force cerning the means of subsisting the army on the into Portugal, his army was ordered on that ser- great road by Elvas, replied that it was not possivice, but he was superceded by Sir Harry Burrard ble to furnish an adequate supply. In the north and directed to serve as third in commaud. He of Portugal there was abundance of food, but the betrayed no resentment at this, but declared his Portuguese said that artillery could not be trans willingness to serve in any station however low, ported across the mountains. It becce necessa 1 1 ry therefore to divide the army. The artillery and fed by an express, who brought intelligence that cavalry were entrusted to lieutenant-general Hope the French were in possession of Valladolidwith four regiments of infantry; they were to twenty leagues from his present quarters. His march to Elvas, on the Madrid road: and two force consisted of only three brigades of infantry, brigades, under general Paget went by Elvas and and he had not a single gun. Every day brought Alcantara. The rest of the army moved through with it new causes of anxiety, and intelligence of Almeida, two brigades under general Beresford, by new disasters. Blake and Castanos were marchway of Coimbra; three under general Frazer by ing from the place of junction, and the boasted arway of Abrantes. These were to unite at Samy of the latter did not amount (25 Oct.) to above lamanca, and general Hope and Sir David Baird one third of what it had been represented. It was were either to join them there or at Valladolid.no other than "a mass of miserable peasantry, As Sir John Moore approached the scene of action without clothing, without ammunition, and with he gradually acquired more just accounts of Spa few officers that deserved that name." Such was nish affairs than had been transmitted to his go the account transmitted by captain Whittingham vernment. The manifestoes of all the provinces and Lord Wm. Bentinck. Sir John Moore plachad breathed a most determined spirit of patriot-ed nearly in the centre, between two divisions of ism. But the correspondent of the British gene his army, which were approaching, and apparentral gave him more accurate views of Spanish affairs. ly abandoned by his allies, was compelled to reThey said little to him of the ardour and enthusi main inactive. Perceiving the supineness of the asm of the Spaniards; but their letters were filled Spanish government, and indignant at discovering with details of the weakness and tardy measures the weakness which they had concealed from him of the Janta. This assembly consisted of thirty fill he was in the heart of Spain, he began to des two persons, with equal powers. They were di-pair of the cause. Ile saw nothing around him, vided into four sections or committees: one for but an inactivity, which he mistook for torpor and the administration of the interior; a second for indifference. They had not, he said, shown themthat of justice; a third for war; and a fourth for selves a wise or a provident people; their wisdom the marine. Their councils were distracted by was not a wisdom of action. Yet still he felt that self-interest, mutual jealousies, and discords. On they were a fine people; that they had a character the whole, they seemed to be less afraid of any fo-of their own, quite distinct from that of any other reiga enemy, than of internal riots and revolution, nation, and much he thought might have been which they set themselves by all means to obviate done for them. He erred in thinking that they and particularly by suppressing the liberty of the would not do much for themselves, press. Thus they damped and chiled the spirit of On the 28th of Nov. while Sir John Moore the nation. Judging of what Bonaparte could do, was waiting the junction of his forces, he receiv by what the Spaniards were capable of, they ed intelligence of the total defeat of Castanos at thought it almost impossible for his army to tra- Tudela on the 22d, the question was now no long, rerse the Pyrenees in winter. Should the French er how to aid the Spaniards, but how to provide have the temerity to effect such a passage, they for their own safety. The question whether twenwould soon, it was believed, be famished. These ty-six British troops should remain to bear the notions were applicable to the resources formerly attack of 100,000 French, or by retiring upon Lispossessed by France. But the magnitude of the bon, they should preserve themselves for more military preparations of their present enemy, and fortunate times, left no alternative. The intention the celerity of his movements, confounded all their of retreating being made known at Salamanca, excalculations. A judicious plan of a campaign can cited very general disapprobation. Murmurs abe formed only by reflecting on the actual state of gainst it were heard in every quarter, and from things, and must necessarily be hollow, and pregnen of all ranks. Even the staff officers lamentnant with calamity if founded on false intelligence; ed this resolution of their commander, and doubtyet the Spanish junta exerted all their art to de-ed the wisdom of his decision. In his letter to ceive, not their enemy, but their ally; and they Mr. Frere, the British ambassador, at the count succeeded so perfectly, as to lead them to execute of Madrid, to whose advice he had been directed a plan adopted to a state of things the reverse of to pay great respect, written before the defeat of their real condition. Their ardent and eloquent Castanos was known, he had proposed the quesproclamations, exaggerated numbers, and vaunted tion what the British army should do, in case of enthusiasm, could not deceive him whom it would that event; whether he should retreat upon Porhave been useful to deceive. Bonaparte found tugal, or march upon Madrid, thus to run all risks, means to obtain exact information. There were and share the fortunes of the Spanish nation?—— traitors even among the loudest of their patriots, The ambassador thought that great advantages who enabled him to calculate with perfect accuracy would result from advancing speedily to cover the precise portion of patriotism scattered through- Madrid. It was a point of great moment for effect out the kingdom. Yet there are some facts, as in Spain, and still more in France, and in the west Moore observes, that would almost lead us to sup. of Europe. The people of the town were fuli pose, that the Spanish juntas, from an excess of of resolution, and determined to defend it in spite presumption and ignorance, and a heated imagina- of its situation; and nothing could be more untion, were so blinded, as to have misled the Bri- favourable to the claim of the intruder than a siege tish cabinet unintentionally. They certainly, at first, considered Spain as more than a match for the French, and they applied to their allies for arms and money, and not for men, whom they did not consent to receive until the 26th September. of the capital. The first object of the English therefore, he thought, should be to march there, and collect a force capable of resisting the French, before further reinforcements arrived from France. Before this letter arrived,the general's resolution Early in the month of Nov. Sir John Moore en had been taken, in consequence of the defeat of tered Salamanca. There he first learned the de-Castanos; and though his staff-officers disapproved feat of the Estrama duran ariny at Burgos, and on of his decision, he afterwards learned that General the second night after his arrival, he was awaken-Hope agreed with him on this, as on all points. The Supreme Junta, unwilling to trust to the de- things went on very well in Catalonia! All the invoted credulity of the British ambassador, nor even formation which Moore received was contained in to the false statements with which Morla abused an intercepted letter from Berthier to Soult, by that minister's understanding in despite of his eyes, which he also learned the strength and situation dispatched two Spanish Generals, under pretence of the different divisions of the French army. of concerting operations between the British and flere he likewise received a letter from the MarSpanish armies, and accelerating their combined quis of Romana at Leon, approving the reasons movements and avoiding all delays, so contrary to of retreat he had formerly intended. From this the noble and important cause of the two countries.' city he intended to move to Valladolid. But the These generals corroborated the flattering state- situation of Marshal Soult, with two divisions at ments which Sir John had received. But they Saldannha, and Junot at Burgos, exposed Sir D. were rather surprised when he introduced to them Baird, to be attacked in forming his junction. Col. Graham, who had, the night before, supped Sir John accordingly returned to Toro, in order to with Don Juan in his way from Madrid, whom join Sir D. Baird as soon as possible. At Toro they had represented as in possession of the pass he received advice of the disorganized and feeble of Somo-Sierra. A few days after the receipt of state of Romana's army, with which he was medithis letter brought by these Generals, Moore re-tating a junction for adding vigour to his intended ceived another dated at Madrid 2d Dec. from the attack on Soult. From Toro too, he dispatched Prince of Castel Franco and Morla, profess- an account to Mr. Frere, of the intelligence he ing to be a true and faithful representation of af had received by the intercepted dispatches: and fairs at that moment. General Castanos' army, here he was again assailed by the harassing intreait stated, amounting to about 35,000 was falling ties of the junta, and the insulting representations back upon Madrid in the greatest haste to unite of the Minister Plenipotentiary. The general, with its garrison. The force which was at Somo-firm in his designs, and above the petty resentSierra (10,000) was also coming to that city for ments of a weak mind, continued his march on the same purpose where nearly 40,000 men would Villapardo and Valderos. On the 20th he reached join them. While Sir John was deliberating upon this urgent summons to Madrid, he received an other dispatch dated on the 5th, from Mr. Frere, at Talavera, repeating in terms still more vehe ment the necessity of an advance upon Madrid, and resting the fate of Spain upon the British General. Majorga, and there, by completing his junction with Sir D. Baird, united the whole British army which now amounted to 23,000 infantry 2,300 ca valry, the latter being in advance within a few miles of Sahagun, where about 700 of the enemy's cavalry were posted. Lord Paget attempted to surprize and carry off this corps, and though his It could never enter into the conception of Sir complete success was prevented by an accident, b J. M. that the two chiefs of the Junta had con- dispersed them and brought off 157 prisoners. spired to betray the capital of their own country, Frequent skirmishes took place, with the success to entice the army of their allies into the hands of of which the British had no reason to be disthe enemy; nor was it to be imagined that the satisfied. In one of these actions, a French of British minister could be so grossly deceived, as ficer of chasseurs was cut down. His cloak bag to send for his instruction, intelligence the reverse was found to contain a silver ewer and basin, beatof truth, or to require of him in so positive a man- en close together, for more convenient packing, ner to defend a city which had actually surrender- the handles of some silver knives and forks, a ed. Moore now resolved to attempt a diversion in great many trinkets plundered from churches, and favour of the capital. He wrote to Sir David an embroidered jacket, with the badge of the leBaird to return to Astórga. "We must be at gion of honour. Most of the wounded English hand," said he, "to aid and take advantage of what-were cut in the head, owing to their fantastic caps: ever happens. The wishes of our country and our the French helmets were not heavier though lined duty demand this of us, with whatever risk it may with a hoop of iron, and protecting the side of the be attended." He added this melancholy and pro-face, either with chain or bar work. On the 21st phetic sentence-"I mean to proceed bridle in the army arrived at Sahagun: the weather was hand, for if the bubble bursts and Madrid falls, severe, the roads bad, and covered with snow; and we shall have a run for it." He opened a corres-as the soldiers had suffered a great deal from forced pondence with the Marquis of Romana and com- marches, the general halted, that they might remunicated to him his intention of marching by cover. On the two following days every arrangeValladolid towards Burgos, in conjunction with ment was completed for the attempt on the enemy Sir D. Baird, and with or without the army of consisting of 18,000 men under Soult, at Carrión Romana, for the purpose of threatening the com- and Saldanha. The Marquis of Romana with the munication of the French. On the 12th, he wreck of Blake's army with whom a co-operation marched from Salamauca to Alajos, on his road had been concerted, was, on the 23d at Mansill to Valladolid, and the commencement of his en-with about 7000 infantry, 120 horse and 8 pieces terprize was signalized by the capture of a small of artillery, expecting directions for the combined corps of the enemy at the village of Rueda; an attack. event of little importance, except as it was highly The convents in Sahagun were prepared for the honourable to the skill and enterprize of the caval-reception of the wounded: the soldiers hailed the Fy under the orders of Brigadier general Stuart. orders for preparation with rapture, for they conOn the 14th, he received, at Alajos the first in-fidently anticipated a glorious victory. The retelligence of the base surrender of Madrid on the neral was less sanguine. "The movement lam 4th-the same Madrid which the junta, at Tala-making," he said to Mr. Fiere, "is one of the vera, on the 8th had declared to col. Graham to be most dangerous kind. I not only risk to be sunstill under arms: indeed, so late as the 13th, the rounded every moment by superior forees, but to unta wrote from Merida to Estramadura, that the have my communication with Gallicia interceptpeople still held out at Madrid, that the French had ed. I wish it to be apparent to the whole world, been beaten back, and gone to Zaragoza, and that as it is to every individual of the army, that we have done every thing in our power to support nant with the Spaniards for their apparent sup the Spanish cause, and that we do not abandon iness; they were exasperated by the condu until long after the Spaniards had abandoned it some poor wretches, whose carts had been preve themselves." to carry the sick and wounded, and who, as a : At the hour appointed the whole force was un-of them as could, had taken their mules and r der arms; the right column had began its march, away in the night, partly from natural selfishrte and the rest were in high spirits, expecting the still more because the movements of a retreat word of command. At this inoment a letter arri-army exposed themselves to imminent dange ved from Romana, communicating intelligence and their beasts to certain destruction. Weari which entirely altered the face of things. Kein disheartened, in want of rest and food, disagr forcements had been continually pouring forwardjed of their confident hopes of victory, and i to the assistance of Soult, so that his own army nant at turning their backs upon an enemy wa alone was much superior to the British. Junot, they would so eagerly have met in the ficis, who had advanced from Burgos to Placentia, was a relief to them to give vent to those teclas threatened the right flank of the British. The in the shape of anger, upon the only objects w corps under Lefebvre which had advanced to Ta- in their reach In this temper they began to p... Javera de la Rayna in its way to Badajos, was di-der and commit havock wherever they went rected to march backward on Salamanca. Bona the officers, many of whom already murmured. parte himself, in person, on the 10th of December, the rapidity of their retreat, and were discont marched from Madrid with 32,000 in antry and ed at the total silence which the commander 800 cavalry even Mortier's division which was chief maintained respecting his future measure on its march to Zaragoza, was stopped. In a did not exert themselves as they ought to him word the whole disposable force of the French done, to prevent these excesses. army, forming an irregular crescent, were march- Dec. 26. Sir D. Baird who took the shorte ing like radii to environ the British. Thus it ful-line to Astorga, by way of Valencia, effec ly appeared that the bold measures which had his march without molestation. The sick been adopted by Sir John Moore, had prevented wounded, following the same track, balleda the immediate subjugation of the peninsula: for the latter place, to pass the night. Hav there was nothing to resist the victorious career were they provided with the necessary food, of Bonaparte in the South, and Lisbon and Cadiz laid to rest, before the alarm was sounded, a. would have yielded to him as easily as Madrid had they were again hurried into the waggons done. It remains to be seen what was the plan night was cold, misty, and exceeding dark, adopted by the British General to extricate his the Ezla was to be forded some little distance fro army from its perilous situation. the town. The ford is dangerous, because o THE RETREAT OF SIR JOHN MOORE. rapidity of the stream, occasioned by two narr Immediately on receiving intelligence of the banks of shingles, which form an angle in the combination of the enemy, the General issued his dle; and at this time the river was fast rake orders for the army to return to quarters, and by from the melting of the snow upon the mounta day break the next morning to be under arms. Perilous, however, as the ford was, the past. "In my life," says one who heard the order, "I was accomplished, without other loss than t never witnessed such an instantaneously-wi-some baggage waggons which broke down thering effect upon any body of living creatures! the mean time the other division of the aimyuA few murmurs only were heard, but every coun- der Sir John Moore reached Benevento, the tenance was changed, and they who, the minute the soldiers had an opportunity of display n before, were full of that confidence which ensures spirit more becoming them as Englishment victory, were at once deprived of all heart and after the rear of the army had marched into hope." The retreat of the British army began town, Dec. 27, an alarm was given that the eren by the passage of the river Esiar. Romana was was on the opposite heights. In an instant all wa left in possession of the bridge of Mansilla, and the on the alert; every man hastened to his place road to Leon. Sir D. Baird crossed the Eslar by rendezvous; and the cavalry poured out of the ferry of Valencia, where he took post to gates-the plain on the opposite side was cover cover the magazines at Benevento and Zamora.ed with fugitives, and the streets were filled w The General with the remainder of the army, on women bewailing their fate, and calling on the Christmas day, followed General Hope, with the Saints and their Virgin for protection. Th reserve and the light brigades, over the bridge of French, seeing with what alacrity they would Castro Gonsalo These movements were masked encountered, looked at them from the heigh by lord Paget, who, advancing close to the divi and retired. On the following morning when sions of the enemy, feil in with and defeated seve-troops resumed their retreat, and the whole int ral detachments of cavalry which Bonaparte had try and cavalry had departed, intelligence arrive pushed forward from Tordesillas. A thaw came that the French were again appearing, and th on the day they first fell back, and on the follow-their cavalry were in the act of passing the Ez ing day it rained heavily, without intermission. Lord Paget and Gen Stuart were still in t the soil in that part of the country is a heavy loam, town. Lord Paget, still seeking danger, from th and the roads were a foot deep in clay. The pro double impulse of courage and wretchedness, ja clamations of the French travelled faster than the tened to the spot; he found four squadrons of = British army; these were, as usual, full of pro-perial guards already formed, and skirmistet mises which would not be fulfilled, and menaces with the piquets; other cavalry were in the. which would. The British soldiers were indig of passing. The tenth hussars were sent for soon as they arrived, Gen. Stuart placed hims It is asserted that when Bonaparte received at the head of the piquets, and charged the intelligence that the British were moving to the my. The French gave way, and repassed the is Duero, he said, "Moore is the only general fit more precipitately than they had crossed t to contend with me, I shall advance against him the other side they formed again, and threaterperson."..Quart. Rev. Aug. 1809, p. 203, a second attempt; but three pieces of horse ar |