New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31

The task was a hard one. requiring steaa,
ness under the profountcst disoourassmeu, +
this volume, which embraces the partlep,,.
illustrative campaign Of Torres Vst,ras. Nj, ~
neuities anu nS genus '-'''"n INTO hss
relief
The character OF the Pen.nsular W.
never be properly understood ~ The reats. =
falls TO grasp at the outset. thu DOsitlvsyr Z. (
tastic conditions amid which u DEVELOPED ,,
Joseph, IN Madrid. was surely about az uus..'
circumstance an intruder ever so4zs,
occupy a throne He lived "a u WERE una,
island. separated from scores oc others N.
were controlled vartously BY the French ~
the enemy. Circulating through al the ln,
rnedlats spaces were large armies and m,
Fighting went on everywhere. towns and Va,
nrovfnces were constantly changing hands. 4,
20 make matters worse. political confusion aas.
IN the horrors OF numerous warsar. p
Spanish people were rnagnidcsnt'y tenacoas
their resolution 10 regain complete auths-r,
over their country. but while some u II,
leaders were men OF Spartan mould others 49,
as eccentric as they were patriotic. and >.
otbers were heartrendingly selfish and corn,
=, 1910 the period with which Mr. Ornaa !
rington was conciusiveiy hxed in bis res5a
..,ever TO commit himself again % a campas
., conpany with the Spaniards. Unless ne shgs
Ne placed in 4 position N "hi.a ne co1d
:,dap~ndent Of the freaks u --.-Ir S)VernT-
and the perversity Of their Se1'--1.a- The c.
trail Iunta was furious when 20 r-i.ls'i % ~
the offensive but II had only i-@-i- . bar
VI t,,d 1o intention Of -7<-05 -a17'-tant s.,
mill he could be sure Of -l-7 -aa1ce Of IA
f,, them effective and that chance was shalOs
90 IONS. as the politicians decllced % Earn 2
-rst ressons of good faith and i1-1.-Sent oo-o-
Grafton. II was the EluSLIshrnaa.7 habit % 10
before he Ieaped- He would not cap anl,
| 90 please the Junta. when i w1S 2a-tacdy pa,
.ba+ things being rs they were, ae would 4
80 ,fter the action IN an eraoa--assing al
,orb,os completely untenabie position
,,,,-z,btre the Kaleidoscope wa- continl7.
,,-,~leod nv unnumbered brief AND 1i'-sF 'F4ar
/ ,,+i,ns with occasionally some solh S9ec'acl;
.-,e...1y, "a the fall IF Corona n as pasi
| t.,T5,, with that Affair. ~ the way. MI. oHl
/ ,vrir,,rs again one Of those types u uaf9ls
.rs, 5s.rofsrn in which the ~a- US 50 :
| ,rvarez who held Corona. end-7el ne ''
-,.ttr, .,rnetbins like tlnat.ea- resolution So
-. 7,,i1d SAVINGS as the struggle dre"
/ Hose are thus cited
I -a,+,fn Who asked % wratt 2olac le w W.
/ 7srrei 20 retire, = IT, " ~ .-a --r1eta-
I il : said th1t ne E,@% IN, lid % say
I - - ,-,-.-.-. '--' 49, -
saplt,i.t~'',,ts ~ ,ll.lzl~e-. - --p1rl, we,
/ fst food Is gone w. VI :, =
I AMI We VII Je5ta WIN -
| ,.,f,z+ the portrait q -his possibly mss
---l,,,.s4forabiy ligh-sJ--rt 7-1Hlt'a +
! J41 -, = A-a,z4y4 % whose Dad 3
/ - Tho losses a. OcaAa we're due II : =
e ISM -,r,,,,,i,n had been forced IN by z
-..1-,,.t,-,- II The Junta. but once 7-a2a7Aed ~
/ his r1niertaking he shower even "
/ a,-,,-,--- u IS TO wonder that " -.'-S''n 1
. -idaJ 20 leave Badljoz a1d Te''-9 ''0" -
! -, .Arr;torv. From that time ne pay7 !
/ whiting game. giving himself Up % nc ''''
ION II the lines Of Torres Eedris' anu eve" I
! sr,sIng 20 send help 70 his a'leS "ii-u 'l =
/ fn5 al the chances OF gain Of -oS7' IL -"
/ ;n+arvantion would III serve the Sra'u Po'P''
| h. had N view. Thus at Ctud1a -''d'is' =
! Amelia The SpanIard5 had 70 DO thelT oe7' y
| ,u- him. IN both cases he would nave oeeh
] 70 have helped Il he could prottaoiy AaVe I'l
20 5u- he believed in making the smaller 81
| rifiCe.
! rz.rird The twenty-odd miles u trenches Il
-edoubts which are famous m history aS I
rinas IF Torres Vedras Wellington patef
awaited the coming Of the heavy forces VI
he knew would sooner or later De sent BY y
/ poleon 20 carry the war from Spain INTO For-
gaI. He kept his own counsel. and win ne 81
port Of officers. among whom Crau-urd esp
| r;aUv shone. ne succeeded IN 50 preserving /
outposts that the enemy knew nothing OF Z
colossal expedient- Least OF a, WIS the =
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