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POLICE.

On Monday, a young man, late in the employ of Mesas.
Chloe and Co. eminent tailors, of Cecil-street, is the Strand,
as their principal and cueldeutisi clerk, was brought in the
custody of Pearken, from Plymouth-Dock, frees ow beard
a ship bound for Anserica„ charged with sethisality several
hundred pounds belonging to his employee.
In addition to the circumstances of anthessiessent
which were stated against him, the Beaker's book, with
which he was entrusted, had catered in it the sum at 1431.
Mated to bate been paid itt, be 4 the Imre of ems, it was al-
leged, had been added to it aloe the book was taken from
the Baaltere, sad the Prisorser wee suspected to have does
it. Us wits uidered to reseals in misted/.
Mmeeret•Bseringten. alias Bo ters,illas
alias Grimes, was brought before Mr. NAOMI, Mad soder-
trent a final examination, chaired with uttering a rayed re-
ester if John Rotten, late a soldier in the syth Regiment,
with am intenders to receive the awl that was dee to him
at the time he was serving on board the Eurydice frigate,
nadir pram* of being his widow.
It appeared from a great variety of evidence, that the Pri-
soner went to Mr. Ward, of Ductore-Coutnious, a short
time same, sad said she was the widow of John Reston, who
had served ow hoard the Turriire frigate. Mr. Ward C.U.
tinned her agaiust giving.. false accouut of herself, /sc. as a
man lied lately been boy fur such au offence She, bat-
tier, malted is her claim, took the neemisary oaths, and
went through the forms to establish heX claim ; after which,
Mr. Ward met her to Mr. Smith, the clerk of the check
at Greenwich Hospital, to receive the money.
Mr. Smith having a strung suspicion that she was an im-
postor, desired her to call yaks at a future time, and fixed
the day when he calculated he should be able to receive an
answer to a letter from Dumfries where she stated herself
to have been married to John leotton. Mr. Smith rikeived
for answer to his letter, that no such Minister or Clerk, as
her critifitate mentioned, ever belonged to that church ;
that there wan no suck street in Dumfries as she said she
lived in; and that the whole was • fabrication. la conse-
quence of this information, Mr. Smith employed Adkins, to
in attendance to take her into custody when she made her
second application. which was accordingly done.
The officer afterwards went and searched her lodgings,
as the Euvonalt, and found eine forged certificates of mar-
riages, in Mama based.wri tin g, and three forged certificates
of baptism.
Adkins had no doubt of their being written by a man of
the name of Vaughan who was hanged a short time since
for a similar offeoce, :rho was possaned of the art of writing
a number of hands ; mud whine thespaaion iu crimes, of the
same of Knight, was treesportei.
It is aserrtained, that the Prisoner ban gees by several
nainee, old its supposed has several busloads living.
Ike acknowledged laving been cosinected with Vaughan
sod Might; she, however, appeared very penitent. Said
she was isalueed to Wm recourse to her former bad practices,
as she was is want of money to pay her vent. She was fully
committed ter trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute.
W 011111114,11111111311.
On Monday, Jotia Leek Thurston Wiaistes Lock Thurston,
sail /amid Leek Tkiartton three I:rothers, apprehended by
Vickery sad Bishop, the Officers, were re-esuireisted before
'Jr. Mollie mid Sir WILLA** PAassurs,oa mews' charges
of horse-stealsag, is the Isle a Ely, is the Comity of Cam-
bridge. The only Witnesses thee atomised ware, Mr. Hill,
the Keeper of the Goat Inn Fury Hill, Enfield, and Jasper
Jones, his hostler ; they spoke to the three returners coming
to the Ina, on the moroiug of the 35th Nosenibcr last, be-
fore seven o'clock, with four bosses, which were very dirty,
and appeared to have Irmo rode some distance, as use qfl
them to particular was muck and wee obliged t•
be led.
The Prisoners, whew asked if they wished to pat any
questions to the witmsses oil give any account dthe horses.
very openly acknowledged that they were the three nos wise
were at the Goat, es described, anal sale they could accusal
very well for their possession ut the horses, bet would decline
it at present, as the Starfish atm bad intimated their deter-
, infamies to commit them for trial. As all the other wit-
ticism had been present, and given their evidence, es a falser
essminsaims, and were humid over to prosecute, Mr. Hill
and Mr Jones entered into a Minder resoeniasace, sad the
Prisoners were fat.y eerninitied to take thew trial at the neat
Spun; Assist", to be holden e.r the Isle of Ely, us the se-
parate charges et Mr. Thomas lifters Mr. Edward
Grayer, Mr. Gamiliti, aced Mr. Bead, ail of the Isle of Ely,
who have, kg the gm, limos of to eery and Bishop, each re •
covered his horse. The Ptes....ers were renme•led to the
HOMO of Correction for fainter raisin/moms, as it is sup.
mused several other charges wi:l he larnaglit fsrc...l Tfkv
are very decree young men, and the oldest does nut appear
to be lOW' than is men ofsge
Au ~td wnru sir u JUG /AUK of
Iry Mr. Mite.mil, of Chuich-street
lire ti who IF at pre.c..t oil a
eisu we of pilfering sierra: artkles, the maim...) of Ma hi.
••-•Nnil‘ wan cumin:tied for .r... 1.

✓vr, L. • sea euxployea
Lhore.l.l.lt, to mune

7:72 7 'of 47.11ELSRA COLLEGE.

NINTH DAY, Dee. 13.

The Conn assembled at ten o'clock this mord-
ing, ankl..Vas opened do stravegen at twenty minutes
before eleven. It um much NI pre crowded than on
any preceding day.
Sir Arnica icvms,esr.dir statvd, from a written

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paper which he held in his herd, that hi war unable
to comply with the desire expressed in a letter
from the Judge-AdvotweesOenertgl, to deliver to
the Board a narrative of the rurious &minis tikations

he had with Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burned.
from the time that Officer took the im:ninand of
the army until the arrival of Sir Hew l)alrrin
This letter was sent to his residence on tharsday
last, and in consequence of qr Arthur's absence
from town, he was enable to - comply with the
request within the times He was, however,
ready to_answer, either verbally or in writing, any
questions the Court might think primer. on
those points, to put to him; and as Sir Harry
Burrard, who was then his Comthanding Of-

cer, was In attendance, he preitnned lee was the
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pertain from whoae narrative the Boaezt wotild ob-
tain the information it required; and he had no
doubt that the narrative of that officer would be

correct. It might he necessary for him, subse-
quently to the reading of Sir Harry's narrative, to
submit to the Board some obsemition, upon it,

and also to call witnesses to•certain ponds.
Sir Nazar BURKA/LI) then cattle forward, and
read his narrative to the Court. It stated, that on

the 15th of July he had received from mu Com-
mander-in-Chief a notification that His Majesty
had appointed him to be the second in command
of a British army of 30,000 men. That on the
23d of the same month he had received his final

instruction* from Lord Castlereagh. He sailed
from Portsmouth on the 31st of July. Shortly
previous to his sailing, be had received x letter from
Colonel Stuart, the Under Secretary of State, ad-
vising him, that General Sir Arthur Wellesley was
at Corunna, and also strongly recommending him
either to proceed himself tint to Uperto, or to .
send some confidential Officer there. The letter
of Colonel Stuart also advised him that the ca-
valry were that day embarking in the river, and •
that if the artillery were not, at the period of re-
ceiving it, embarked, he should sail without them.
In consequence of the unfavourable state of the
weather, the Audacious, in winch he sailed, was
kept beating about in the Chancel ; hut at length,
on the 16th August, arrived off Cape Fitii-terre. He
then, with his Staff, shifted from the Atlefiti9:ls to
the Braun sloop of war, and, on the following day,
arrived at Oporto. He there learned that Sr Arthur
Wellesley, with the army from Ireland, Ind effect-
ad his landing in the Mondego River. On the 18th
be received from Captain Malcolm Sir Arthur
Wellesley's dispatches of the Bth, loth, and.llth.
is these dispatches Sir Arthur Wellesley recoms
winded, that Sir John Motive's division should
illunediately debark, and proceed to obtain the
perilion of Santarem. This disposition he (Ge-
neral Burrard) would have adopted at au earlier
period, had he considered it sufficiently strong;
hut as the Gattenhurg army. from beiog be
long an ship-board, was not in the beet state for
service, and as it would be inferior to the force
which the enemy had at Santarem, be did
not conceive it expedient to adopt that recom-
mendatiou. He learned from those dispatches,
that the resources of the country were extremely
scanty, that the common food was Indian core,
and that there was no mode of grinding the
hula wheat which it was passible to procure.—
The mules promised by the Bishop of Oporto he
could get no tidings of, and the people of the
country were inclined to assist the British force as
little as they could. Some rumours had, on the
18th, reached Captain Malcolm, that au engage-
ment had taken place, and that Officer appeared
very uneasy in not having received an account.
Sir Ha-ry Burrard an that day continued to sail in
the Braze'', to the southward, with the hope of faill-
e ing in with Brigadier-General Anstruther's brigade.
During his voyage he fell in with a but from
Saint Martin's, having on board two British sailors
and a marine. From these he learned that a sharp
action had taken place between General Wellesley s
army and the French, that the British had .offered
'auch, but had compelled the enemy to retreat.—
'Waving reasons to confide in this informative. he
was extremely uneasy to dispatch orders t.Sir
John Moore to debark at Mondego, with a view of
supporting the army of Sir A. Wellesley, in ease of
its being compelled to retreat. and of fanning a
junction with it alma& it have advanced. Un the
evening of the 20th Sir A. Wellesley fame on hoard
. the Brazes, amid having detailed the various opera-
tions of the army, obseriied, that it was his hum-
nen to advance in the morning. This conversation
took place in the presence of Brig.-Geu. Clinton
and Gel. Murray. Sir Arthur did perspicuonslf
state the disadvantages which would probably oc-
cur in the progress of hie plan. They principally
consisted in the want of cavalry, the insuffici-
ency of the artillery horses, and the intiieasing
distance from the victuallers; on the supplies
from which the army could alone depend.—
Having given his suggestiosis every considera-
tion which they, on so momentous an occasion
deserved. and conceiving it expedient to wait
for she arrival of the reinforcements which were at
hand, he (Sir Harry Burrard) ordered that the
army should halt. It would have taken consider-
able care to have got possession of Fort St. Joliet).
ludeed, it wee impossible without heavy cAlinoli,
and without breaking up ground. The eisensy
would have had full time to have availed itself
of its many resources, and to have multiplied its
Medlii of annoyance. daring the time the weeny
would hove been employed in openitions to reduce
it. It was dark when Sir Arthur Welle&ley Intl
him. on that night ; and when. on the morning of
the list, he twitted, the stteek was very vigorous.
fie proceeded immediately to the heights of Vi-
weir*, mud there found Sir A. Wellesley. By hen
lie was made acquainted with the positron of the
eneamy,and the plan ofoperatiods he had fixed upon.
He concurred in their propriety:and corninitted to
that o ace, the eXCCUtoonuloperations, which he had
so happily ennusoilevel. In saying this, he by ~0
means COOtadtltd that be bad surrendered the coat-
in•nil conferred by his Stwerrigte, hut ON WO owe-
:rare felt tut he jeep n...

tient of a Commanding (Aces. nrul was to be cora
eidered fully reaponsi hale as such. In the space of one
hour and a half the enemy was in every quarter :. -
pulsed I about half past ten their left gave way, 1.
at twelve o'clock the right retreated. Sir .lifts., nt.
the close of the engagemeet. reconnaeatied •
pursuit by our advance. Seeing no reasons. !.)
*bamboo my former resolution. but op the cow:
1 being niy,elf Du eye witness to the total t
cavalry, not mere than fifty on the cart of took j'.;
s•-•••• whilst the ereoch were, by their gre44...nent-
hers or cavalry, enabled, after their ienoipe, to
form on them, and seeing the inudelielcinfvur
artillery 'tor:x.4 either for celerity or.w...rht,
the state of the Commissariat, he w.o.

winced, that it was not expedient to &desert-1 v
because if the British army haAl sustaiL.ed, in
the attempt, any cheek, the consequences might
be - most disastrous. Besides, evnsideriog the
case as one of those exigt ucies which Hie '
1114jesty's Goveninient had wisely provided
for, by sending out reinforcements; he decided
upon the propriety of waiting for their arrival.
and
,giving the troops that were engaged time to
refresh themselves. Brigadier-General Clinton and
Colouel Murray were present, and expressed their
*pinions that he bed decided well.
Certain questions were then put from the Board
to Licutcuant-General Sir Harry Burrard, to which,
from& a written paper, he read his answers. They
generally adverted to the state of Ilse army at
-dso time he took the command, and when he
considered himself Commander-in-Chief. His
answers were, that he considered himself Com-
mender-in-Chief from the night of the 40th of An-
gina. when Sir A. Wellesley visited him on hoard
the lfrazes. The army was reported to be in good
marching condition by Gen. Wellesley. On the
morning of the 41st, when be landed near Peniehe,
be learned from an Officer' that large bodies of the
.onsmay's cavalry had advanced near to the position
of the British army, and had attempted to torn
their left. In answer to a question. as to the si+sta-
tion in which he considered himself 0061 the even-
ing of the 21st, after the termination of the bottle--
he .taten, that he never conceived himself 6 have
dev Ate., from the provisional ralik to which his
So ercign had appointed him. la committing to.
• Sir A. Wellesley to conclude what he hail sie ably
co amenced, he felt that he had only entrusted to
a j etior officer the execution of certain dimmable*.
wli f•li he had Le in, and in proof of that coolies
tam, he had ordered his own abate co-o;.erate.-4.
Ha did not rcrolleet what were the part', ular ope-
rations of pursuit which Sir A. Wellesley reco.n.
mended, but he, Sir Harry, was couviaced that the
British army. is its absolute and lamentable wart
of cavalry, had pursued as far as it could, without
being involved in the most disastrous cur equeners.
The French force in the ha tie or the 21.4, he com-
puted at 14,000 men ; the Britivh were trots 15 to
1ti.000.. After the hat:!!., , nr cavalry were reduced
to 50 Li4Cla, while the infantry amounted to 15,0('O.
The artillery was much shaken. but servieetsbie.
The carriages for its conveyance were eatresnely
unwieldy. There was no quantity of suumnstitiuis
for the great consumptiou of active service. Theme
was, he understood. eight day. bread. The gene-
ral stain of the roads from Viateim to Cult--

Hach Is to present great difficulties to the mere% or"
an army. To Mafia they were deep and ,earrow ;
near the letter there was the most difficult puss he
ever saw in his life. Ile knew of no other place
where a force could land to the southward, butlds-
ceira, and a small port nearer the Tagus.
Earl Nlonta—llaving stated. in your narrative,
that one of the rea-our which induced you to advise
the force under your command to halt, was the fa-
tigee it had suffered from the late action, and the
necessity of refreshing them, is it not to be w
derstood that the French force had suffered equal
fatigue from the pressure of the late action, in
which it was repulsed. and from the march from
Lisbon to V imeira ?
Answer—l sin not aware that 1 stated this ea a
very important and serious reason for adopting my
resolution. I beg leave tecoesider the question.
Earl Mota4—Consider it most niatnrely.
After the written statement'which had been
given in by Sir Harry Burrard, sea also the addi-
tional doCument given in by Sir Arthur W'ellesley,
were again read to the Court by the Judge-Adve.
caw, the Court inquired of air Hew Deli-yin-
ple, if he had any questions to propose to Sir Harry
Humus!? To this he answered, that he had none.
A similar question was also put to Sir Arthur Wel-
lesley, eao answered in the affirmative. A long
interrogatory then took place, both of Sir Harry
and of other w.tuenes, part of which we caitiff net
distinctly hear. What was audible to us was vs
follows :
&ferriage/II by Sir ARTZUIt WaLizsurr.
Question--The mops having orders to march Oft
the 21st, would they not hare in their haversacks,
during the action, provisions for 'one day, there
having been an order for their having two dap'
provisions with them ?
Answer—Certainly they would hate that, upon
receiving orders to march.
tenestion—Did I not laurel yen, on the evening
of the 30t}4 that 1 had ordered the army to iaeklt
on the following niurrettg ?
Answer--I unilerstand Sir Arthur Wellesley
meant to march, very probably, upon that &ay.
Quest.ou—Statt: to the Board v hat I propOrrod
to you, as to fulio.siog the enemy, ou the tleidvf
battle, a second time
Answer--I do remember that Sir ArtbeFWrl.
lesley did say sernething of that kind. If 1. *eel-
lect right, it *LIS to pursue upon the left, wileie the
enemy's cavitiry int.;lit act. General Fergusba's
brigade was** much in adveni e.
Question—Dem Sr Harry Biirrard recollect that
the front of thsiPosition held by Generals Fenn's
and Anstrathaii brigruics, was hounded by ft
_tin;
covered with pitinks and that the right Cu( Rebid
have beau impaled; if pursued by the envoy's
army •

Answer--t recollect there was a pine wood in that

sitmition.

4itse,attoa--:Does Sir H. Burrard recollert that on
account of the iso.,inun (4' tile army, I nkr,,r,mr.i
hits that I had ordered Generals ratite and As -
struther ma to wait their immatums upon ail' at.-
withant receiving prase from me ?
Answer-1 iris it-am-used that these Gone.ala
had oirderl not to advance, bat 1 Jul not under-

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eneeeeEirlent, red whether_ Sir Arthur to& elms?
of" •do net remember.
Questiou---Urew Sir 11. Burrard recollect that I
prop asesl to him to pureneene etenv with (Atte-
nds Pane's said Austruther's brig:iiito. and the
other hew lingstle, together with the FortGeueee
troops, upon the high road ?
Auewer-1 with est.iod-tlnst Sir Arthur meant to
march the troops onwards to Torres Vedrae ; hat I
do um recollect his intetuted pita.
Quiseurni-,Llo you rernitect t'te first time Sir
Arthur pr owed to you to peruse the enemy, and
Ins plan as to niarehing to Perris A'edras?
Airier--I recollect litrArtioit mentioned his
plau of attack mid purse* of .the enemy, but at
that
was getting too far. -fro u euellossfrom tits Earl
hlutitei-el saw General Ferguson's brigade
getting ao far, that they were in danger of failing
into the hands of the enemy before the ethers could
it up with them.
Queetion-Were the two roads; nearest to where
the rummy were engaged, upon the left ?
-Answer-4 calluot answer that question with
estiretitess; I did not observe: at that tone what road
was 'merest.
Sir AJLTUVII WELLVSLEY interrogated by the
Court.
Question--Was there then a probability of our
being able to intercept a great part of the enemy ?
Answer-The enemy's •left. which was engaged
with our right, retired by the road which leads
along the heights towards Lorne's, u different side
from that upon which your left stood, and it began
to retire at much about the same thee. The attack
began upon the left, consequently the left could
Dot have been immediately emph.eed iu pursuit of
those troops which had liven envied with our
right. Those troops, I believe, couttnited in cons
fusion in the wooltS which were upon that side
nearest the valley, during i considerable part of the
day, which confusion was considerably increased,
and prolonged by the attack 'nude by our earelrys
certainly think that if the left wing of our army
had followed up US advantages, by the fast plyy 1,
proposed, sot only many prisoners would have bg'rr
taken upon the left of the French army, but like-
wise Kauai to the right, the whole of them being io
such confusion, that, siviiig them full credit for,'
their great facility and discipline, in forming after
having been broken, it would have been very diffi-
cult, if not impossible, for them to form aria.-
When the enemy were }eaten upon the left, I
went to Sir Harry Burrard, and proposed to him
the pursuit of them, and I did it in the way of a.
continuance or renewal of the discassiou j had with
him on the preceding eveulag (the 20th of August);
I told bins that that was hi. Iliac tiiaisleance, that
he ought to more the right wing to Wits Vedras,
for if tie did so, lie would heat the erminy. I also
state,' to him that we hod twelve days Priwisions in
the camp, and plenty of ammunition for another
battle. Sir Harry Elirrard, however, was of opi-
nion, that that plait ought not to be followed up,
for the same reason he had stated the night before.
He desired I would halt thetroopt upou the ground
which they thee ocenpied. At this time the
71st amid eed were in adirao6e, and the 40th and
36th reetnetnts ineromlistely in die rear, on
' 'llllll.Ollll. of the battle, and the other troops form-
ed in sulkiesaien, for their support. Very shortly
aftervratd the lest attack was made by a body of
infantry upon the 71st and Seel, and was repulsed,
es is stated in my report to Sir Harry Butrard. It
was after this, as well as Lean recollect, that Gen.
Ferguson *rut his 'Aid-de-Camp. Captuiti Mellish,
toinfono me of the great seleuntaget, to Le derived
by a cootiuloance of the Mirititee upos, the enemy.
In ausiequetim of this. I took S.:avian) Mellish to
Sir Harry Burraeri., to endeavour again to prevail
upon Aim to allow Us to coutinue in pursuit of the
mealy. so as to follow up our udvalitsgssi. At the
,etpse of the action there was no considerable ptntiou
' the enemy engaged upon either site.
Air Assume interrogaird toy Sir 11. lit ter,.
Qsiestioa-relf our army had preserved flier or-
der, must WA the enemy havt••gmeed groinild 11111,11
them !
Answer-If what Iliad propog;ti had tvel adopt-
ed, the march num; the right of the eneseiy Weald.
have been cut of feints Lielson by the mimed mail
to that phew. If thee had retired in a state of con-
fusion, they would 'Mee been impedsel in their ino-
gress between two betties of nor troops, and it
would leave bet si perrfctly iMpoughlt fee them to
rally egnis as an wavy, if they had i'hisien to go
Foetid by the other road to Lisbon. There was no
doubt but eur army must hate kept :ts order end
rannrction between one corps and cumber, in this
proposed pursuit. By the espressiou. " its order,"
I do not titan at all its moire formatiod in line.
Questiou--Iloar dots Sir Arthur know, that the'
reserved infaittry of the cut my were. engaged ?
Answer-I know it from several circumstances ;
Ist. I saw thee. engaged ; Sevesal premiere lie-
laz to the reserve were taken, mei are now
in
°macre, 'Kellerman, who 'Outmanned
the reserve, told me so ; 4th. Geiser.' Junot, who
c misianded 'the enemy army. told me that he
attributed the lose of he enemy to the impetuosity
of the reserve, whoa he could ant restrain:. and
I wtly, I heard from many French Otliecrs, that
overt corps in tbeir Army, exceptiog the cavalry,
were emeigen.
Question--illight there. not have If ern a line of
tisfantrt , as well as of reserve, in the etteusy's army,.
net perceived ?
AlM...re-Stich was the nature of fiAR camp. that
any number of troops might hive bees concealed.
the' destitied to operate it) the mettle hat I had
seen, if not the whole, at least wietly the whole of
the French troops, upon their umuch in column.
is the 'Dentine, atul iledgieg fume the numbers
that I saw, and comparituf them with what I coo-
reiveil to he their ilispoesalda force for action in the
1 did tier conceive thst they had any seisinsl
hire h.siiles the reserve. Although it were possible
foe them to croweal a lame teeny of troops in their
catnip, yet he row:rived ha had a pretty correct
idea of their number, l'aith infantry acid raralrYe
as he ray the tails of their horses is the place
where they stood.
Question-At what distance was the right of
Geoeral Faue's brigade from the left of General
Fergmon's ?
Auswee-I should think not lens than two or
three miles; I rather imagine nearly three; and I
mum oloerge.lo the Court, that from the Dater,

of thg action, the right and left.otims 'ef.iyetli err.
mires were discootieeted, and thit We vies t. valley
which ran from the point near fhere the action
finished to Vimeira, which scpsektvid the left acing .
of the Dritish army front the right Oing,.
diecontercted the two wings of thetteitchermy...:J,
At the same bee, such was-the rtadte of the sittial
ties of our troops, that tl• elle-were eoitvpletzly 'sup-
ported by those in their rear,.s coUlifeel
Art inconvenience (rota Suclretreuwefieteses;
Gatiergi ..Stslisczo isticrrewaied lw 01(.411ARall.)
BURRAUD. . •
QIIINtieO--At what .divtaitceibras t%i. ttilt. of
General pane's brigade frotirebe
Fergbaoia's7."
Answer-4t believe frogs twiopitsioe:gia)otifi to
three at the farthest. .s 4.•• '
Question—died the enemy, ogileclizal Ge* le-
w.h •
rats Faint's and .11164001re'; kirigadvsestiote tY re..,
gain their order, before the left were returlord ?
Answer--The enemy were in ordezlii two lints,
immediately upon retreating front yite centre amid
left, while oar position was shout threomiles
Question—liave you any reason for icitaaipg4ip
reserve of the,enemy were engaged that-4y : ,
Auswer-eNot panicsilarly so; nor cse Limy vilie;
ther the whole of the enemy's infantry wertu..en...
gaged.
Question—Does General Spencer tbiolr. thabihe
artillery horses were of sufficient strength to be
useful against the enemy as fur as Torres Vedras,
or to seize a height or fit position. eta disunite from
the reed, if our columns had been threatened .bg
cavalry or infantry ?
Answer,.-The horses had perfernied 'entice from
Mondego Day to Torres Vedma. As to atsv p..r-
ticular press or push. he could not 'pewit a, to
their capability of performing ; but every, exertitat
would have bees made to ovenenine any difiltialtiee
which Wight have presented therviseivea..
Question—Did General Spencer Wee. Opt the
French at Torres Vedres berse4dpsld by a
lady of infantry ?
Answer-1 did hear some reports to hat effect.
Question—Did you suppose that, tiifigueiny re-
'treated with scone of their cavalry,

ber ?
Acumer-1 understood that siootkopinest troops
of cavalry had retreated.
Onestion-1f we 114 mimed, -whileMdv of
troops would have beets necessary tojciave bulaiutt
to protect and take care of such stores aud.provtaiosis
as could not be removed at the time ?
Answer-1 conceive that-that would iteiul en-
tirely upon the judgmeist of the • rof the
forces, who alour was competent to
Question—At what distance does * **ogee
eouceive the right of tieneno , leritedo
have been from the road.sot Turret' Vydras ? ti
A nas er—About eigltt4l nine miles,
Questicu-s.flo you kuow the &Ammar qt' ths4aft
of our positiou from t lest road ?
A tisnicr—About ,three
Questiou—Have you any krowledge• of dui,
ground betweeu oar posatiou Tortes % edras
Answer—Not particularty o. 1 have ouly a go.

neral knowledge of it. t. - •
Qin stion—Do you conccire that. the French
gained ground upon us, when they retreated and
immediately rallied ?
Amtwer—l saw them distinctly rally about three
miles in front front the centre of our position, fwd
where they remained, I think, upwards of so hour.
I saw them form a hue, after the attitek"'y.pott the
centre had ceased.
Examined by Sir ARTIII2II Wri.t.ustsT.
Question-1 wish to know olutoyousow the line
of infantry of the rum), formed, after they had
I been repulsed by (Seneral Faue'slarixisole
Answer—lt was soon after the attack a the ene-
my. a Ettle towards the north of Torres .Padres.
Queotien-11Iteii you heard of the sternal of a
body of French infantry, consisting of. three mon-
sand or fenr thontand men, upon the evening or
the gist, slid you hear it merely from report., or
from good authority !
Arenser-1 did not hear it from any particular
authority.
Quesiton—Was General Spencer present when I
recommended to Sir Harry Burned, upon the field
of bottle, ou the 21st of August, to quinine the
.pursuit of our advantages ?
Answer—l was not present upon.thanoccasiost.
Question—Did General Spencer. as my second •
in command, consider the defeat of the enemy. at
the vied of that aeitou, to be so deceive, as to 111 ar-
Nut a pursuit of our advantages °rel. them.?
Answer-1 certninly considered the, enemy as
defeat lath its the centre mid the left, and 1
should rare supported Sir Arthur* Wellesley in
that pursuit.
Question (hy the le.ourt)-IVnitld: toe nature of
the reads have allowed von to carry proper hoses,
or draught horses of the cc 00000 try forward to Torres
li:ethos? Auswer-1 think with the greatest diffi..
cuity. if et elk

General Futetiros trim ur.rt rolled, end intern.'
gated 11 Sir ARTHUR Mi. FAL LESLST•
Questioa—Wes General Ferguson present when
I proposed to Sir Harry Burford, upon the field of
battle, to continue the pursuit of ourartrautages ?
Answer-1 was not, I was with tuy brigade.
Question—Do you recollect I,euding Captain
Mellish with a message to tne, stating, that if you
were allowed to coutioue the parruir, important ad-
vantages might he gaiued over the eacrig• ?
• -
Ansocr-1 did send snch a menage..
Question--Deerrihr to the Court *hat yon cos-
calved those advantages to be ?
Answer—A colitmo of the enemy, consisting of
about 1800 of 2900 sen, were completely broken,
tad, in my °prairie, 'wad got into a hollow place;
by which they were totally tu•confusion, and 'meld'
.• have been ensity cut off from their main body. by
a movement in advance span them. Ile consider-
ed the enemy ea weakened after the g Ist, as to ren-
der it highly repedterat for our army to advance in
pursuit of them.
Question—Did you see troops of shs enemy
foraw.: at the end of the action ?
Answer—No.lle that l-know oL I saw some bat-
tabour of their iefaatty occasionally halt, for the
pu pos.e, as I ti+ought, of carrying off their
wounded.
toserregated by Sir HARRY /3•1111411111.
Qu-.ttoti—Were not the carolry the bast troops
of the enemy

.Answer—They
ewerc
.iu general, and they, pis-
pi wed tso oppose 'We-Centre in anima bodies.
Qtteetion (ktyphe Cows)—From er%osu did you
reciee girders to hal"? '
.liiswer—LquilerstoOd they came from Sir Harry
!humid. .
Question-L'A'er 440 circumstances did that
order find you 1. •
4nswer..te" bittilicas of oar troops was in the
front of and another in the rear of
it to bilitOrttt• Thu eisetny were tlleu.iri the great-
est confitimp. Valise was the last part where
the enemy Wade Satanist. . •
Questiou-wlf you laid any artillery and proper
:horses, 'would the nature of the roads, have permitted
you to ninlig:tke utmost use of Aliesu
Answer -47/a my itpiniont,ceitainly not.
.Lord RusAntenst. iisterrigate4 Ey Sir- ARTHUR
WELLE#LE r.
Questions-Wns lewd Burghs:rah present when I
.recommeieled to,Oiir Buerard, upon the field of
battle, upon thq 21st of Aagiett, to coutiuuk the
pursuit of one:advantage, t:
Answer—l was present upon that occirelen.
9uswtiou.ri•Were yniralso present at the coliveria-
tion.l hail with Sir Hairy Burrard upon the even-
ing of the-eatlsAagust
Answer-1 was.
Question--Do you recollect my having, upon
that ocessinii, recommended to Sir Harry bun ard
to continue our operatioes according do the plan
upon which they had heel conductea by me to
that moment, and we hoeing pointed out to him
particularly the inconseniencfes and disadciuda,,ra
that would result from his waiting fur Sir Julan
turps, from Muudevs slay, to jobs .the
splay 1.. . • .
droner-.-I heard tilt. Arthur rerernmead to Sir
Iluirg,,Borniril to muse forward on the moron% of
the Vet, end. as a reason for doing so, that i
armicv were so near each other as to make tas
longer doubtful that our of the two must attack;'
and that the Blitirls army, by advancing, woa.*
net upon the oekusive; that it was Sir Artbisee,
opinion they eiduld have reached 11Iefrit before ,
ing forced to a geotral ens:teeming: and thatb,
reaching that position he should have trreed,the
trawls. position.. then more immediate in the
front of I,ioboo. Sir Arthur nailed, thet he, be-
ing welL ecipsaiuted with the ground, was the
more amigos to meet the eaeiry upon it, and
therefore strongly recommended to Sir Harry Bit:-
rust •the . propriety of not waiting for
Moore's corps, as it wild be at ',pest ten days be-
, fore it cocld become of any service, .
Question—Hoes your. li:ordshitirvecollei t, when
I timed Sir harry Iharard, ups, the field of
lisatttrege•the seist of August. to "cobeinue the pur-
Suit! Our advantages, that Sir Hovey onset era
by referftee to our discussion 'an the preceding
evening
A nswer—l do not remember the manner in which
Sir Arthur Wellesley pressed the matter upon rlr
Harty florrard upon that oreasicti; but I rratem-
bet hi. urging him to ad murn, wiring, hint as a rea-
son, that fir army was sonic miler nearer to Tont.*
Vedres than the enemas; shot he lied tour bri-
Nades that had not been engaged, and that Torres
ilson was the path by which :he enemy must re-
f:nibs; Lisbon.
• Aueitieu—Does your LortiAlip secollect I urged
Silarey.tasfaaril :awck4.6 the right sit; of
thallium:op, toward. TarramoVailma, wad theuue to
Contikatie theft*** ? ", • • -
Aptwer—l Appsilliri4 ; Arthur added,
at the same time,: 103411...A.t lothoisitiem, by that
movement, dio ,ireetoet.4lie French army could
rrevh I.Sidsoei. • ••• • • •
9ir,4Atiettli Wol.stss.vo inforlord the Court,
that lie iutentled neat **car Citlituin.McWl and
Coptiin.Conk. qpon the sekesq psw4 upon which
he had examined these last witnesses.
It heir g by this time floor tour o'clock. the Court
adjourue4 till te-morrow.
His Ritivarjaiglieless tho Doke of Cumberland
sad a groat tiatothipr of ladies Wall aarungst the
aschtees.•

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