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London, England, 1809-03-23 00:00:00

,SIGN AN.b POPTiIGAL

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of, orFxr.raaA from, the 7nstruaions to. the Corn.
mani'ers, or inhe'r tiict•r:;. of his Nlajesty's Forces inSnain
and V01114:31, in the year i$,,A ; together
.with such Co'n,
joonications as have been received awn the said Cofn-
inenders,.ot.other t3tFicers, relahing to the acention of the
s.,in I ncroetiops, to far. its the same may not be attended
with ittablic intonvettience.
[Cptinued from our Paptr of Yesterday.] • •

:orz OF A LETTER VIIOM VISCOUNT CASTLEHEA'GII

TO WI .701 IN 1110011 E.

Sig; - Downint-street, Sept. 26, tBA,
Major-Gen. Broderick, who is.. at present with
General Blake's army, has been ordered to repair
.0 Corunna, in order to-forward preparations fOr the
reception of yOur force ; and you may communi-
mte to him such orders as you may think necessary
'or expediting the eginprnent at Corunna, and your
witch into the interior of Spain.
The corps of vo,oo° men, under Sir David Bairdi
viil sail in a very few days for Corunna, and the
litantry transports will be ordered to remain there,
mhjeet to your orders. In case you should want
he wholeor any proportion of theM, you can send an
-.)ver.lanct express for thorn, to Corunna, diretled .to
Nllior-fjen. Broderick.
The horse transports accompanying Sir David
Baird's fOrce will retut u hither, in order to carry over
ware horses.

I hare the honour to be, &c. •
• (Signed) CA,STIAREAGII.
Lieutenant-General air I. Marne, K. 13. &c.

COVY OF A LETTER FROM VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH

TO Slit DAVID BAIRD.

Slits Downing-st.rmt, Sept.
llis Mt.4jesty having determined to employ a con-
siderable British force in ►he North of Spain, to be
composed in part of t he troops :tow assembling under
your orders at Falmouth, and in part of a considera-
ble proportion of the army at present seining in Por-
tugal, of which force, when brought toge►her,
Lieut.-General Sir John Moore is to assume the chief
command, I have to convey to you. his Majesty's
commands, so scion as the iiirnarntif is colleted at
Falmouth (of the transports composing which a co-
py is inclosed) that you do proceed, without loss of
time, to Corunna.
As it is- proposedlhat the British troops should be
cantoned in Gallicia till the,whole force can be as-
sembled and equipped for field service; you
on -your arrival, make arrangements for immediately
disembarking your troops, for the reception and ac-
commodation of which, Major-General BrOderick
has been directed to make provision.

As a very ex'itnisive provmtun of draft cattle for the
movement of regimental baggage, commissariat, and
military stores, will t required, it %till be advisable
that you shouldlose no time in endeavouring-to coi-
led, either from Gallicia or the North of Portugal, a
supply of horses and mules for this purpose., The
expellees must 'be defrayed by the Commissary, and
the purchases made uudei such inspedion and check
u to price, as you.may deem must conducive to the
stridest economy. It is of importance that pay-
ments should be made, as much as possible, in bills
on the Treasury, as silver is difficult to be procured,
and much in demand.
A Deputy Commissary,Gefieral, Mr. Azziotti,
has been sent to the Asturias, to collet in that quar-
ter horses arid mules for the army, but as the force
from Portugal will require a very large supply, you
Cannot adopt too naive measures for the equipment
of your own immediate corps, which it is of iru-.
portance should be rendered movable with the ut-
most ,expedition, that it may tic (=bled to take up
cantonments name in advance; and thus make way.
for the whole or any part of the force tram Portogal,
which Sir John Moore may determioc to.send round
to Comma.

You will, immediately on your arrival at Cornn-
na, report your Proceedings to Sir. John l\loore iu
Portugal, and you' will hoid your• transports (with
the exceptiou of the hurse-shipt;) in readineis to pro-
ceed to Lisbon, should„ their i!erviees be there re-
(limed., for the embarkation of Sir John Moore's

lite horse-transports you will forthwith send back
to Portsmouth for the: reception of cavalry. .
prom} execution of this particular is:deemed of the
utmost importance, aid I am to .desire that a raO-
mem may not be lost in concerting, with the senior
Naval Officer in command, the best means of carry-
inilt into elica.

I have,
. (Signed) CASTLEREAGH.
To Sir David Bawl, &c.

124 CLOSURE Itt A LETTE.It TO LOUD WM. BENTINCX,
Of' THE 30TH 6EPT. 1808.

" Gallicia and Astoria, prnyinces, in the iNorth of
Spain, aro ,separated from the other provinces upon
which they border by chains ofmountains, of such a
'nature as render them almost inaccessible ; the en-
trance of the first is defended by two rows of hills,
at the.distance of about seven leagnesnstmder ; and
be twcen thorn is a small country named Fat Bierzo,
situated upon the confines of Qld Castile; the first
of these rows of hills is named the Voiticevadon, and
is termina►ed at a little distance from Astorga, the
ir6e.t. tows, uc CAutitn I the sccond ends at Vitl Franca
(11,4 Bierzo, and between these two chains the coml.
try is la vela but its plains are so inclosed, that au
army Would find iisellabsoletely bloaked no, 'having
no other passage but the great road from Castile to
Gottici3, which is so closely flanked by mountains
ott the right and lett; that a body of a tboosand men
migUt stop an array of twenty (hues the number."

COPY OF A LETTSR PROW! VISCOUNT CAATI,EREAGII
TO MAJOH-GI3NEItAI4 LOU") WM. RENTINCK.
MY LORD. , London, Sept. 30, 13.3.

'As the dispatches received fro _Sir Hew Dal-
rytnple leave no room to doubt that this letter will
find you at Madrid, I deem it advisable, that you
should be apprized of the arrangements that are in
progress for affording ,military succours to the Span.
ish Nation. .Mr. Fr ere, who proceeds as Minister
to the Central-Government, in a tew day's will be
direded to make a formal communication on this
subjetit, but you kill in the mean time make such
use of the information send you as you May think
fir, to make the Spaniards feel how eagerly
jetty. desires to cortty,kute to, their deliverance.