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is not good mtehorige; they would be sheltered
from the south-west winds. Vessel', not drawing
mare thee eleven feet. can tie in Moieleeo Bay.
Question—Do ypu revolted, how many boats
were swamped in the surf, and particularly whe-
ther there wee not %some flat-bottomed ogles, and
bow many were lost ?
Answer—The boats in landing at Maceint were
constantly tilled with water froin the surf ; I sup-
pose there were about tweety etitirely lost, and six
or seven men drowned. The day before I left
Mueeira, the 30th of August, I could only find
thirty or forty boat. fit for service, ultliough the
curpeistors had been constantly employed sit re-
pairime them.
Sir A term; We LT.Eil.ter then °beetled, that he.
hail ether questions to put to Captain Md.:ohne
but they would crone in better in the subsequent
of the Court.
Toe ('oust acquiesced, and Captain Malcolm
withdrew.
Sir WAY DALRYMPLE thvii rose, and reed
written statiegethat he consineto rid from
the 3.1 of August, the time he recrived the official
letter of Lord Castlereagh, leGibrdtar, appointiog
him Commander-id-L*4f of the Army. The
vessel that brought out his official appointineum, a,
Commtiailenin-Chiel, also brought dispatches to
Lord Colliugwood, directing !inn to appoint R dilit.• •
able 'freed to be at his commend ; Lord Collin.
wood appointed the Note frigate. He embarked
on hoard of her. His eistructions were to take
coiansand of that part of the ariny a thought
would be most adiantasecous, and at ell events be
must curd the French out of Spain. He hegged
leave to remark here, that the eters, expel, autho-
rised him to do by any It Oreu
eaten:Red the Cortecution.—Lord.Gillialyeeeldt-
fanned him of the defeat ot Ureteral silittpcsot.
and all apprehension of Janet *owing. tows-dr'
Serilie was dune away. He also fitsavet
evacuation of Madrid, by Joseph BOtnipiitte,
gut any force on the part of the Fspataal
which made Lim believe that the wholelititie
army could act most beneficially in Portugal.—
Lord Collingwood had also inforined him, that
Sir Arthur Wellesley had disembarked his troops'
at Illondego Buy ; he felt that Sir Arthur Wellesley
would have to contend with the whole ofthe French
force ; he went to the Tagus, and saw Sir Charles
Cotton, who had a very imperfect account of 641
number and situation of the enemy, he haviug
stated them only at 9,000. and they scattered. Sir
Arthur Wellesley seemed to Le engaged in an en-4,
terprize of his own f slannine, and he did not think it
would he right for him to take :he responsibility of '
it. or that he should snatch the laurels that Sir 1
Arthur was likely to gain; particularly so, as lie
had received a private letter trout Lord Castle-
leagh, which he had kindly allowed hita to sunke
fiuldie, expressing the confidence that Miuisters
hail in Sir Arthur's, bravery and talents ns Coin-
tnander, sad recoinnaeuding to him, Sir Hew, ems
all «elisions, to consnit with him, as he having
been on the spot in England, was in full posses-.
Nino of the sentiments of Xlinisters respecting Por-
tugal ; from these eircurashmees he sew the fair-
ness and expediency of not interfering with Sir
Arthur Wellesley. He heard a report from sonic
fishing-boats, of an action haviug taken pla.:p on-.
the 17th, which was much eaaggenseeJ iis &roar of
the British troops. On the 41st, he sent his Aid-
de-Camp on shore, to learn the particulars, with
orders, if he saw Sir Arthur I‘'ellesiley, to inform
him of his determination not to interfere is his
command. His Aid-decamp returned in the
evening, with an aecouat of Sir Arthur
hey's victory, on that day, ern. the French,
amid that General Sir Harry Barran' had strived
and had taken command of the arms. This put
all delicacy made, and he leaded on the morning
of the 124. without any iuforinatiou relative to the
couditiou of the British army, or the situation of
the French, or the dipsosition of the Portuguese
towards our None. The army was encamped on
the ground which they maintained the day before ;
the slain Were doing on the field unburied, and
the wounded hail nut been embarked. The first
order he gave was for the army to hold itself in
readiness to march ; he conferred with Sir Harry
Outland and Sir Arthur Wellesley. lie Legged
here to remark, that, uith respect to what many
Officers had been led to think, lie meant that
the following up the enemy, on the elst, would be
attended widi advantage, he leul nothing to do with
it ; hat trots the great advantage the enemy pos-
sessed in their cavalry. compared to ours, cousisting
of a small number, badly mounted and equipped,
it seemed to him that 1111 great advantage could
have been derived, and that the contrary might
have been the result. At half-past one o'cleek
there was sit alarm in the ramp, that the enemy
wits advancime. He, Sir Hew, with time advice
of the genend officers, mule every disposition to
meet them. It turned out to he General Keller-
man. with a Rae of truce, escorted by a arcel of
cavalry. On °mend Ke 'enteetil, arrival, lie culled
Sir Harry Burrard and Sir Arthur Wellesley, as
he knew glothiug at the time of the local sittiatiop
of the emirs, nod he was obliged i• form his opis
num ifesou 'Parretti that they took sit the discus-
sion. llr confessed that Ire agreed the armistice
should be longer thee Sir Arthur Wellesley
wished, and he did it apparently at the suggestion
or General Kellerman ; but it was because he
wanted to etre an opportunity to Sir John
Moore, to laid lids troops. Although he formed
his' opining from the knowledge and opinions
of Sir I tarry !torrent and Sir Arthur Wellesley,
yet he ill not wish to much any responsibility to
them, for the maim respite:44l4y. from the mo-
ment he mounted the command, he took on him-
self. The argumett or threat weed by Kellerman.
although it had oo influence upon hi. mind, might
have been carried into execution; which was, that
the Ituuisits should land from their ships, and
make common cause with the Fiend,. which would
odd 5000 men, net amount since proved far emitter
than their real number. Altlimieli the Conven-
tion had raised such a cry of telinnny atritinst
it amongst the people of England, and of Partisgel,
there was not eu article in it that ddereel. from the
Conveetienet of Malts and Alesandiie, which were
received with shouts of applause in this cosi:err ;
.Le thonght then, sail wit now convinced, that tine
removal .r the French by treaty was the best possi-
ble meek, as their es/lenity was so far salience; to
urs ; the want of artillery-, betides, would name

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Sir Arthur
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were

'the 3utb. he_returned
kerne pert?, uj whieji.hiictniL
lire approhrtiont .hfiCtilrZesere'
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'ctired en aceouutlrthe rattract.
: innitlenerial Hopi:, sit hinortego
heel anteed - lilnuthty
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then convened
that Sir Arthur

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perior command,
wand the left ---'
the Generals ja.
fully acquiesced,
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that although he

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own upon
velition .was
aeteil with the most decided
the Ceneral °Meets, yet he
emyc persoorsllf,astasseiseabla foe its
Sir Arthur Weilesiey's letter to Lord
stutes his mown for acquiescing to
tide : n The want of battering ertillery and ca.
miry, and the tincertai.ity of provision. " Hereto
I,egged leave to ob,evve, that while our army had
to contend with the elements for prorishm, ae
ought not to thinit a Convention that gained every
thing should be calumniate.!. 'I he expulsion cf
isnot was only a secondary consideration. Tie
grand object was the means it gave us of assistin;
the Spuniards witb facility, which would make
them have a confidence in ae, and think that
be are warm its their cause, effects which the
ii•nlrequences of a' long siege would have pre-
trented.
.The clause respecting peoperty, in tie
Cenveittiors, was the saine wool in all treaties:
'bat •he admitted that there were some trifling
things iu the. Convention, which he did uot
&f end. Ile had received a letter from Lord
WJliam Betititick. alto, from Ins nitration in
Spain, mast know the opinion of tke Spanianls
on the Measure, declaring that it met with their
hiehest approbation. As to the hoisting of the Eng-
lish colours, inetrrd of the Portuguese, on the ee-
trance of the British into Listen, be declared it
was entirely without his knowledge; and when he
heard of it, he ordered the Portuguese to he hoist-
ed. Ile received a letter from His Nlajesty's Mi-
nisters, after the Couvention. desiring him to to t
as he thought proper. and most advantagetras to
the Portuguese ; and in sasses where. they c 004.1
not be consulted, for him to take the teener'.
sibility on himself, amid they would boar hi:a
out In it. He begged leave to inquire, if he had
root, under these circumstances, a right to suppere
that His Illaesty's Illinisters approved of the Criu-
'motion ? He sent Lord Probe sod General Beres.
ford to Lisbon to prevent the Plunder of the French
from being embarked. Was it ever supposed ti'
the Convention, that the ['tench were to be unwired
to carry away what did net belong to them
Without laying any stress upon General little,-
man's threat. that Lisboa should be destroyed.
the French certainly stied bare pluudered it, sir!
left a part of their force to defend it, while the (I-
niainder made good their retreat with the plitariei.
However dissatisfied the Portugio se might le o,
been at tied a ith the Conventiou, whea they POW wingt
a great number of French were emliarked. and of
what a quassitity of plunder they had been strippe.l.
they were grateful. and rejosicetl tluit it had taken
place. Ile told General Kellermen, in Ein,1,..1)
(first asking hint whether he uuderstood it? who h
he acknowledged) that if any person belonging to
the Freoch isrmv, from the Commander-in-Civel;
downward, was discovered to dare to take away a3y
ploortv, he or they should be considered es pi I-
somers oP war. He had received letters ficias
General Comtism-es, exortasing hie lumpiness at the
expulsion of the French Prow Protege!, and col--
gratelating him that there was nothing to prayer t
the British army from marellii.g into Spain, nail
going hand in hand with the Spaniards. 1n Lois
than one month after the Convention, i 4,000 e 'veer,
had embarked from Portugal, and 10,000 Eneli,.r.
were marching. into Spain, aid this no: has..
been done by- four Months siege. tie was bold tc

rated the Uritish aril% fro„, , OP et
etteCtUal .1 is ••• titling, • Tie c lit put of the peed t
i were blind, old, and 1,,,„,, ; (0 with it
actually tiara' of old age. vieftef: 131' be had
the act owl of the 2 lst, retreated it,. j 5 Sir)
and milt a party before luau, exi2.— pule I
I a fallacious Proclamation, +.t I.isbUti t'
Court,
that lie hail clef•ated our troops, aids '
'acted the • inhabit:an ~is of Lisboa. 0 11"
it triumphant. ..a.:
Thi. had ths clesavi , • Hirry
Tilt
ce sent" tientenutat-Culoilel Murray „. , Ler
of the cienlistive 'to Sir Charles Alai, Dairy
rd FreirOsasle knout; to Ilill3 lull d. 1, read,
iof the aractiA•x,_hut it arose Low tliemis &clots.
ring consulied. fie explained to him, ..--..r-_
him as has opinion, that they were oral T 1
mate Goterlatkent, as they were me
as appoknted by •the Prance Regent. 5...--4
reeds sent ti•'l:tral l'reire a cops. of foe
e, to he foresarrhal to the Join*, a Inch 1...
Malt proper to du, bye towed a Prottan.lit
le mutt ' uf- the - Piiner Itttnent, pitapv. T 1
bt it: Oat the ildli bent.-Col. Ma,!„
d from Sir C. Coetvo.with his disoot firm, , po,r!,
e ,:oncet hang tine Ifasosiau (lett. He 11.5 Du
,I sua illivegt.i,.cr of gnat on Jut out of cer it Wi!
.ellenums ; cce:•t fur Sir flirty Burrara, g ,
rthur 11 eittsdey, unit COin•lt!tti with t!,: %I
arthur Weilestey drew-up a letter. sh,d, to II
by his own Aid-de-Camp, to Lienteeaut-C Mac
:Uurray, as his Instructions to fiegoci:ts., lie 28th he returned. when he, Sir neat
.ilitl all the Lieutenants-General, exce tall
Paget, whore assistance he was &pen' 'err
id which he should al araYs regret. Si, ddi Spa
ealey marked down the ol.jectiurs, alit cris
seat to Lieutenant-Colonel Misrcse._
cutb. hejeturaod with the Definitive 'frets to i
parts of whieb.thecutilit nut bur h.d his • the
apprphstiont . heiCtlieLprere• of LIMON' ilia . 1
On •WedisendaUso 2411t Of Aiemst, he .
fl nit aPeouut'df She-vattved 4 Sir iohn M. . Le'
.... .
imesesiil Hopi', at AfonrittXo bay ; sod that t tieba
isrvittd on the 11//Ounay.- pseceding, and a.
Ails toedebark, lir sent; for answer, t thi
tiiiintt•os _soon as possible. On tlie tit 01
ale- Maleolga 'llitiesd - with. *Grit, that t Ai
I not &hark otr.ititcosiat of the surf. in
t day Sir John Moore mid 'Pose* Hope a th
whet*'ti it • was settledathat the troops shoal
whenever they could-do so With safety. IL 12
convened the Lient.-Getaeraltt, and decln 111. tv
Sir Arthur Wellesley abused not be put in
tt
rdinate situation, for that his valour, acid t..
E
rftshich be had gained, entitled him to a s •
kr command, and proposed that he should
0
1 the left wing of the army. He would . 0
ileiterals justice in saying, that they ail timer
.1
' acquiesced, although stemewf them-were .
er standing in the army. He wished to observe, li
although he had employed LieutcnantsColood
ray to write a letter to Joilot, and also St i
mar Wellesley, front their haring a more perlect 1
•knowlege or the situations of the armies, 8
he meant opt to make. them responsible: for
ver was his wish to -charge acts that were ha
upon say other person. When the (702- 1
e
tcoalfte.iilwteharasitih)ocrofnimigeoshetrth-tottecyntbi;edhenitB4o6„cpedprOeil'illiave
jittiho7lthigionnehf ahrlf '.,
peniakassllo,sutowswa/al4 for its conipequettems-- .
kethur Weitesiey's litter to Lord Castlereagh
a his reason for amptiediciatr to the Cooret.- •