Dec. 2nd, Monday.—We certainly leave this on Wednesday next for our tour to the Northern frontiers and provinces.
I have nothing further to add but my kindest love to my dear Father. I am, etc., etc., from your ever affectionate Son,
Wm. Warre.
P.S.—Prior is going on very well, and desires to be remembered. He is a very good Officer and has a good heart, though very weak in some things. I have no doubt he will yet make an excellent member of society.
[17] Ocaña.
Thomar, Dec. 31, 1809.
My Dear Father,
I have to thank you for your very kind letters of the 15th Novr. and 20th Decr., the latter this moment received, and, as I have a short leisure I answer it immediately. Marshal Beresford is gone with Lord Wellington to Torres Novas to see the Algarve Brigade men, and left me to continue my translation of Instructions for Light Infantry, a tiresome undertaking, but most necessary, and for the appearance of which I am much hurried. While in Lisbon Dundas’ Book was translated under my direction, and has, I am happy to say, already been of essential use, and gained me some credit.