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Title: Letters from Portugal and Spain : written during the march of the British troops under Sir John Moore : with a map of the route, and appropriate engravings
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842 Bellasis, Daniel Hutchins (bookplate)
Subjects: Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Publisher: London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme ...
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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rd.—GeneralHill.—St. Lucia.—Castle of St. Antonio Trans-ports get aground.—French fire on them.—Answered by our line of battle ships.—Our loss.—General Hope.—Embarkation.—Bad weather.—Naval assistance.—Knowledge of the Spanishcountry.—Told the troops are to land at Ports-mouth. - - 294 LETTER XXIV. Lands at Plymouth.—General Moores magnanimity.—Plan of the battle of Corunna.—Miseries of thevoyage. — General Hope. — General Moore. —General Anstruther.—Their tomb.—Our sick.—Dying on shore.—Dragoon who took General LeFebre.—General Stewart.—Loss of the army inmen and horses.—Power of the army.—Treacheryof Morla.—Route of the army.—Conclusion. 307 DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES. Salamanca, to face the Title Page. Map of the Route, . Page l v The Field of Battle at Vimeira, 21 Vale of Tancos, 17 Trajans Bridge, 99 * Mountain of Nogallis, 2*9 v Corunna, . 274 ) ! #• \ r^ < \ 1 1 *t $ < Hjy Yi s 1 N S 0 •1l ?a- ) - to* Li 4
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LETTERS FROM PORTUGAL AND SPAIN. LETTER FIRST. Lisbon, September 30, 1808. My dear S- I address you first from this city, not havinghad an opportunity before of Jetting youknow how I passed my time since we sepa-rated at Portsmouth. You will remember how often I murmuredat not being permitted to sail with Sir JohnMoores army ! However, as fate has orderedit, I have not to lament my hoped-for sharein any victorious leaf added to their browsduring that interval; as that expedition ar-rived too late to reap any part of Sir ArthurWellesleys harvest of glory on the 21st ofAugust. This month, so memorable in the B annals of England, by numbering within itscircle the proud days of Minden and of theNile, now gems its calendar with that of Vi-meira ! a day indeed truly honourable to thecommander who planned the battle, and tothe brave men whose invincible steadinessrendered it victorious ! In proportion as Irejoiced in this triumph, the subsequent cir-cumstances filled me with regret; and I walettersfromportu00port

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