FOOTNOTES:
[1] Since colonel and surveyor-general of South Australia.
[2] The present major-general sir George Napier.
[3] A splendid soldier.
[4] A false stopping here misled me about the bridge. I made the allies pass by ladders instead of the French.
[5] Since the first publication of this Letter I have learned from excellent authority that marshal Beresford did actually in person order general sir Colin Halket to retreat from the bridge, and rebuked him for being slow to obey.
[6] I have since obtained from other sources many of those orders of movements signed, George Murray, and addressed to the generals commanding divisions. Had they been given to me according to the duke of Wellington’s desire when I first commenced my Work they would have saved me much time much expense and much labour; but I repeat that from sir George Murray and from him only I have met with hostility. He has not been able to hurt me but I take the will for the deed.
[7] Above five thousand pounds.
[8] Since this was written Mr. Leader did put the question in the house when sir George Murray’s conduct was strongly animadverted upon by lord Howick and his lordship’s observations were loudly cheered. Sir George is now publishing these maps, but they belong to the public.
[9] Another has appeared since but I have not read it being informed that it was precisely like its predecessors.
[10] This work has been since discontinued by lieutenant Godwin in consequence as he told me of foul play in a high quarter where he least expected it.
[11] That very successful Spanish general and very temperate English politician, sir De Lacy Evans, pronounces all such animadversions upon the Spanish armies to be “a most deplorable defect in a historian, and the result of violent partialities.” I dare to say the Spaniards will agree with him.
[12] This was in February.
[13] Called the Extraordinary Cortez.
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book.
Some occurrences of upper-case titles (such as Lord, Sir, Colonel) have been made lower-case for consistency.
The names d’España and d’Amarante have been changed to D’España and D’Amarante, for consistency.
In those sections of the Appendix that are French documents, incorrect grammar, spelling and accents have been left unchanged.
The table at the end of the original book ([page 710]) was very large, about 240 characters in width. For this etext it has been split into three parts. The second column ‘DIVISIONS’ has been replicated in each part, for readability.
This table has five table-note anchors indicated in this etext by {a} to {e}. They were printed as one or more asterisks in the original book; however there is no explanation of their meaning.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
[TOC:] ‘hemns the allies’ replaced by ‘hems the allies’.
[Pg xi:] ‘citadel of Ciuded’ replaced by ‘citadel of Ciudad’.
[Pg xxiv:] ‘mistate facts for’ replaced by ‘misstate facts for’.
[Pg xxix:] ‘twice over, tbat’ replaced by ‘twice over, that’.
[Pg xxxiv:] ‘ever acuated me’ replaced by ‘ever actuated me’.
[Pg xli:] ‘Medium estimate’ replaced by ‘Median estimate’.
[Pg lxvii:] ‘the Portuguse treat’ replaced by ‘the Portuguese treat’.
[Pg lxxx:] ‘witten expressly’ replaced by ‘written expressly’.
[Pg 11:] ‘neigbourhood of Reus’ replaced by ‘neighbourhood of Reus’.
[Pg 49:] ‘also run upon’ replaced by ‘also ran upon’.
[Pg 74:] ‘his way p from’ replaced by ‘his way up from’.
[Pg 93:] ‘all amountaineers’ replaced by ‘all mountaineers’.
[Pg 141:] ‘some hishonour’ replaced by ‘some dishonour’.
[Pg 143:] ‘to whse corps’ replaced by ‘to whose corps’.
[Pg 247:] ‘frequent scouring’ replaced by ‘frequent scouting’.
[Pg 254:] ‘between the brige’ replaced by ‘between the bridge’.
[Pg 279:] ‘he must revitual’ replaced by ‘he must revictual’.
[Pg 289:] ‘the two outwarks’ replaced by ‘the two outworks’.
[Pg 289:] ‘forseeing that the’ replaced by ‘foreseeing that the’.
[Pg 293:] ‘letter to España’ replaced by ‘letter to D’España’.
[Pg 294:] ‘enforced by España’ replaced by ‘enforced by D’España’.
[Pg 319:] (Sidenote) ‘minis- of war’ replaced by ‘minister of war’.
[Pg 351:] ‘took possesion of’ replaced by ‘took possession of’.
[Pg 394:] (Sidenote) ‘See plan.’ replaced by ‘See Plan 8.’.
[Pg 417:] ‘Carlos D’Españo’ replaced by ‘Carlos D’España’.
[Pg 449:] ‘the Lepsic battle’ replaced by ‘the Leipsic battle’.
[Pg 456:] ‘of his genins’ replaced by ‘of his genius’.
[Pg 483:] ‘way ot Madrid’ replaced by ‘way to Madrid’.
[Pg 531:] (Sidenote) ‘See Plan.’ replaced by ‘See Plan 9.’.
[Pg 549:] ‘current run so’ replaced by ‘current ran so’.
[Pg 584:] ‘to develope his’ replaced by ‘to develop his’.
[Pg 588:] ‘by sedidions and’ replaced by ‘by seditions and’.
[Pg 607:] ‘Aire and Barcelone’ replaced by ‘Aire and Barcelona’.
[Pg 635:] ‘was not be forded’ replaced by ‘was not to be forded’.
[Pg 669:] ‘Carlos D’Espagne’ replaced by ‘Carlos D’España’.
[Pg 686:] ‘surpassed a mankind’ replaced by ‘surpassed all mankind’.
[Pg 709:] ‘dismountned’ replaced by ‘dismounted’.
[Catalog:] ‘of Exter College’ replaced by ‘of Exeter College’.