The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-15 00:00:00

MARSHAL BO URMONT.

INTERCEPTED LETTER FROM MARSHAL
BOURMONT TO THE DUKE OF CADAVAL.
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of Lisbon is of all things the most essential in the present
circumstances, and I hope that the King will leave this
for that capital as soon as the army has obtained some
important advantage, which I flatter myself it will do
within three days from this time; meanwhile I expect
that several officers and others whom the King takes into
his service at ill repair to Lisbon. His Majesty wishes you
to dispose of them as you may see fit. The most impor-
tant of these officers is Major-General Baron de Gerdy,
who has assumed the name of Grival. He is -a man of
courage and talent, who has long held the rank of Capi
tame de Vaisseau, and who commanded the artillery at
Toulon. He appears to me well fitted to take the com-
mand of all the batteries which defend the entrance of the
Tagus, and also to be employed in making every arrange-
ment necessary to increase the means of defence, such as
constructing batteries at suitable points, Stant/ out gun-
boats and fire-ships, &c. But if Captain Elliot should
arrive, I think it would be right to leave all the naval
forces at his disposal, and confine Baron de Gerdy or
Grival'a command to the land batteries.
" Count de la G netierre, who was in the army during
all the wars of the empire, and who since the restoration
has been in the service of our Kings, is a general officer of
high honour and great ability. He has assumed the name
of Almer. He may, I think, be advantageously employed
in commanding the forces on the south of the Tagus. He
will make a successful opposition to any march which the
Count de Villa Flor may attempt on Alemtejo. I believe
it will be proper to place under his orders M. Henry de
Pu)seux, Major of Cavalry,—a young officer who has
been extremely well instructed, and 13 distinguished for
brilliant courage. The Chevalier du Buat, who has taken
the name of Bourdais, is a good Colonel of Iclantry. He
may be advantageously employed in the command of a
brigade of troops of the line, or of Royalist volunteers in
Lisbon. M. de Terrell, who now calls himself Dubreuil,
has served long in the staff. He has much experience,
and may be very usefully employed near your Excellency
in suggesting the orders and general instructions which
you may find it proper to give, in indicating the distribu-
tion of the troops, the positions which th y may most
advantageously occupy, &c. The command of an impor-
tant post may with propriety be given to him. He is a
colonel of infantry.
" These officers will be accompanied by my eldest son,
who will, with your Excellency's permission, have the
honour to press nt them to you, and remain himself at your
disposal.
"The Chevalier de la Rochelieu, Lieutenant Colonel of
Artillery, will arrive from Madrid. He is a very distin-
guished officer, and would he of great use, serving under
the orders of General B. de Gerdy. He speaks Spanish,
and could make himself very well understood by• those
who can only speak Portuguese.
By and by, when we are perfectly at ease respecting
the fate of the capital, I shall have need of M. de Terrell'.
assistance, and I beg your Excellency to have the goodness
to then send him to me, if you think it proper to keep him
with you at the present moment.
" It will be of great importance to find an experienced
and active Captain-General for the Alemtejo, who should
be directed to harass the enemy incessantly it he hazards a
march upon that province.
" Let the Captain of Alemtejo half garrison the fortress
of Elves, and take up his own quarters at Evora; let the
Commander of the Forces south of the Tagus, Viscount de
Molellos, occupy Aljustrel and Messejana; and let him
take measures to obtain information, day by day, of what
the enemy is doing in the Algarves ; and if the troops of
Count de Villa Flor re-embark, Viscount de Molellos must
move by forced marches by Alcacer, upon Setubal, in
order to succour that place. Count de la Genetierre should
receive instructions to the same effect, if your Excellency
should thick proper to confi,re to him the command of the
troops now under the orders of Viscount de Molellos.
"It is to be desired that the enemy may lose time in
fortifying himself in the Algarves.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
" Comte De BOURMONT."
" Lesca do Balio, July 23, 1833."
‘‘ To his Excellency the Duke de Cadaval."— Times.

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at Six o'clock, Mr. CARTTAR, the Coroner, and the Jury,
re-assembled at the Red Cow, in High-street, for tl
fleeted with the death of Mr. WILLIAM RUDLAND (who
it was alleged, had been barbarously murdered under vet!
mysterious circumstances), when Messrs. DOWNING,
DRURY, MITCHELL, and WEGG, surgeons, having per-
formed a post mortem examination on the body, stated
that they were per fectly assured, by the appearances of the
body, that the deceased had expired in a fit of apoplexy,
and the blood discovered on the floor had proceeded from
his mouth and nostrils: they were also of opinion that his
wife, while endeavouring to render bim assistance, bad
fallen down, and her infirmity rendered her unable to
extricate herself. They were satisfied she had been in
that perilous situation for some time. It is evident no
person entered the premises for the sake of plundering
remained undisturbed, there being
them, as the property
2111. 18s. found in a drawer, and 5L 10s. in Mrs. R.'s
pocket. The deceased, although possessed of considerable
property, did not keep a domestic servant, neither was
there any person in the house when the occurrence took
The Jury stated that they were perfectly satisfied
place.
that the deceased bad not come by his death unfairly, and
d a verdict—that the deceased died by the visitation
returned
of God, while labouring under an apoplectic fit. The two
men (DANIEL and MORRIS WELCH) who were taken into
cusrody on suspidon of having murdered the deceast d,
were accordingly discharged.
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