His education sufficiently accounts for his expressing himself better than could have been expected from a private soldier. No alteration has been made upon his language, farther than the correction of a few of the more obvious verbal inaccuracies.
Edinburgh, 29th March, 1819
CONTENTS.
The Writer’s parentage and education, page [1.] Attempts the stage, and fails, [5.] Joins a recruiting party, and sails for the Isle of Wight, [9]. Adventure there, [16.]
Sails for South America, [18.] Arrival at Madeira, [19.] Arrival at the Cape of Good Hope, and account of Cape Town, ib. Arrival at the River la Plata, and situation of the English army, [24.] Battle of Monte Video, [25.] Account of the inhabitants, [31.] Conversation with a Spanish priest, [36.]
Arrival of General Whitelock, and departure for Buenos Ayres, [37.] Attack of the town, [40.] Taken prisoner, [42.] Anecdotes of the battle, and prisoners, [43.] Generous behaviour of the Spanish priest, [44.]
Arrival at Cork, [46.] Sails in an expedition under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, [52.] Battle of Rolleia, [54.] Description of Vimiera, [56.] Battle of Vimiera, [57.] Behaviour of the peasants at night, after the battle, [59.]