Excerpt from History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, Vol. 2 of 6: From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814

French retire from Merida - Send a force to Plasencia - The direct inter. Course between Portugal and sir J. Moore's army interrupted-mili tary description of Portugal - Situation of the troops - Cradock again pressed, by Mr. Frere and others, to move into Spain - The ministers ignorant of the real state of a¿'airs - Cradock hears of Moore's advance to Sahagun - Embarks two thousand men to reinforce him - Hears of the retreat to Coruna, and re-lands them - Admiral Berkeley arrives at Lisbon - Ministers more anxious to get possession of Cadiz than to defend Portugal - Five thousand men, under general Sherbrooke, embarked at Portsmouth - Sir George Smith reaches Cadiz - State 01 that city - He demands troops from Lisbon - General Mackenzie sails from thence, with troops - Negotiations With the junta - Mr. Frere's weak proceedings - Tumult in Cadiz - The negotiation fails 1.

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