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CONTENTS.
LETTER I.
Brigadier-General Anstruther's brigade arrives off Mondego. Pro-
ceeds to the Berlings. Description of these rocks. Intelligence of
the battle of Roleia. Captain Gordon is dispatched to the British
camp
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LETTER II.
Return of Captain Gordon from the British camp. Description of
Peniche. Brigadier-General Anstruther's brigade is landed, and pro-
ceeds to Vimiera. Its junction covered by Major-General Spencer.-
Description of the village of Vimiera.
LETTER III.
Advance of the French army on the morning of the 21st. British
pickets are driven in-Centre attacked. Shrapnell Shells. French
are charged by the fiftieth regiment, and retire to the woods. Left
wing under Major-General Ferguson attacked-it repulses the enemy
with the bayonet. Appearance of the field of battle. A field hos❤
pital. The armed Portuguese peasantry-their exultation at the
events of the day. A walk to Vimiera by night. The effects of
the battle as displayed at Vimiera
LETTER IV.
Poor Highland woman. Alarm at camp. Troops turn out. Arrival -
of the French General Kellerman with a flag of truce. Propositions
for an armistice. Colonel Murray sets off for Lisbon. Sir John
Moore's army arrives at Maceira. Sir Charles Cotton objects to the
convention
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LETTER V.
The field of battle of Vimiera. French modes of attack.
shells. Rumours at camp respecting the negotiation.
Sir John Moore's army. British army inspected by
rymple
LETTER VI.
Shrapnell
Landing of
Sir Hew Dal-
The British army proceeds to Torres Vedras. Colonel Murray re-
turns from Lisbon with the definitive convention-It is ratified by
Sir Hew Dalrymple-and terminates the Campaign in Portugal.
General hospital established at Torres Vedras
LETTER VII.
A worthy Portuguese clergyman. A serious loss. Antiquity of Torres
Vedras. Its Roman origin doubtful. Convent de la Grazia.
Aqueduct. Romantic environs
LETTER VIII.
Contains a journal of the proceedings of Sir Arthur Wellesley's
army, from its landing at Figueras till its arrival at Vimiera
LETTER IX.
General Kellerman and his Aid-de-camps. Conduct of the French
troops in Lisbon after the convention. Head-quarters remove from
Cintra to Oeyras. Description of the village of Cintra. Anecdote
of General Junot. Universal indignation displayed by the Portu-
guese towards the French. General Junot's dinner. Jealousy be-
tween Laborde and Junot-its origin. Junot's rank in society pre-
viously to the revolution
LETTER X.
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Royal park at Mafra. Steep defile. Magnificent appearance of the
royal convent of Mafra. Lunar mountains of Cintra. Fishing vil-
lage of Eryceira. Bridge of Chillieros. Commencement of the
grand Aqueduct of Lisbon at the village of Montelavar. Chalybeate
springs. Town of Bellas. Palace of Pombeiro. Tomb of Viriatus.
British camp. Illuminations at Belem-Lisbon. Election of the
Regency. French troops embarking
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LETTER XI.
Village of Quelus-its royal palace. The vintage. State of the press
in Portugal-its consequences. Successful exertions of General Beres-
ford and Lord Proby. A specimen of French finesse
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LETTER XII.
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Mafra. A characteristic anecdote. Convent of Mafra, built by King
John V. its architecture severely censured by Murphy: general
impression grand: much injured by the French soldiery. Auricular
confession. Suburbs of Lisbon. Benefico. Aqueduct of Alcan-
tara. Gallegos
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LETTER XIII.
Departure of Sir Hew Dalrymple for England. Character of Sir Ar-
thur Wellesley: sketch of his public life
LETTER XIV.
Anecdotes of the French soldiery. The rapidity of their marches.
Small value attached to the lives of soldiers by French officers. As-
sassinated in great numbers by the Portuguese peasantry. Wretched
state of the French on first reaching Lisbon. Refusal of the Bishop
of Oporto to join in the Regency
LETTER XV.
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Lisbon: its delightful climate. Picturesque and ever varying scenery
of the Tagus. Great inequality of the streets. General Kellermann:
his narrow escape from the fury of the Portuguese populace. Monas-
tery at Belem. The royal palace. Picture gallery. Antique statues 103
LETTER XVI.
Royal museum of natural history at Ajuda. Mass of native copper.
Elastic sand-stone. Calcareous depositions in the aqueduct of Al-
cantara. Remarkabie dungeon at Belem.
Portugal
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State of the prisons in
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The earthquake of 1755; appearances still existing. A votive tablet in,
the church of the Estrella convent. Bitumen often found in the
Tagus. Thermal springs. Generosity of the British nation in 1755
still gratefully mentioned by the Portuguese. Fine trait in a Portu-
guese nobleman . 117
LETTER XVIII.
Sir John Moore's army setting off for Spain: marches in three divi-
sions. Unpopular measures adopted by the Regency. Chapel of
St. John the Baptist in the church of St. Roche. The Portuguese
theatre
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LETTER XIX.
The church of Mount Calvary. Road to Saccavem. Portuguese hos-
pitality. Picturesque situation of Saccavem. Salt-works on the
banks of the Tagus. Villa Franca de Xira: its origin
LETTER XX.
Village of Azambuja. City of Santarem: its antiquity: delightful si-
tuation. View over the Tagus and adjoining country
LETTER XXI.
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A festival day. Processions of monks. Mode of begging practised by
the monastic orders: its effects
LETTER XXII.
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Unpleasant rumours. A Portuguese preacher. The omnipotence of
the Virgin Mary. Exhortation to charity its effects
LETTER XXIII.
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Road from Santurem to Golegam. Olive grounds. Mode of collect-
ing the olives. Herds of swine. Rainbows. Golegam. A vene-
rable character: his hospitality. Library. Civility of the inhabit-
ants of Golegam. Village of Cardiga. Beautiful landscape.
Flourishing village of Barquinha
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Effects of the wet weather on the troops. Fine situation of Abrantes.
Delightful view from the old castle. Culture of the olive tree.
Bad construction of the windows in Portugal
LETTER XXVI.
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Set off for Gavaon. Cross the Tagus. Appearance of Abrantes from
the opposite Alenlego side. Hospitality of Donna Helena.
stormy night amidst the mountains. A goatherd's hovel in the vil-
lage of Marie-Cova. Gavaon. Nissa. Doctor Assissi
LETTER XXVII.
Romantic bridge on the Rio Nissa. Solitary chapel on the Serra de
St. Miguel. Cross the Tagus at the pass of Villa Velha. Gallant
action performed here in 1762
LETTER XXVIII.
A ford near Villa Velha. State of the road to Ascarnadas. Castel
Branco. Thirty-second regiment. Portuguese army
LETTER XXIX.
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Bad weather. Arrival of the fiftieth. Situation of Castel Branco. A
venerable prelate. Familiarity of servants in Portugal. Tutelar
Saints of Castel Branco
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LETTER XXX.
Village of Atalaya. Jews in Portugal. An accident. Val de Prazeras.
A new subject for an artist. Singular negotiation
LETTER XXXI.
Village of Campinha. Road to Guarda. Serra de Estrella. Castan-
beira. Belmonte. Delightful valley. Guarda
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