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CHAPTER XVI.
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Treaty between Great Britain and Spain 1
Surrender of CoruÑa 3
Situation and strength of Ferrol 5
Surrender of Ferrol 6
Exultation of the French 8
Pursuit of Romana’s army 10
Dismay in Galicia 11
Romana retreats toward Monterrey 12
Blake leaves the army 13
The French cease the pursuit 14
Buonaparte is advised that Austria is arming 15
Change in his views concerning Spain 16
He returns to France 18
His professions to the Spaniards at Madrid 19
Registers opened 24
The people of Madrid take the oath of allegiance to Joseph 25
Addresses to the Intruder 26
Edicts of the Intruder before his return to Madrid 27
His entrance into Madrid 29
Edicts against the patriots 31
Circular epistle to the clergy 32
Condition of Madrid 34
False intelligence published by the intrusive government 36
Unwillingness of the Spaniards to believe that Morla was a traitor 37
Proofs of his prior treachery 38
Morla’s letter to the Central Junta 39
His letter to the governor of Cadiz 41
Arrest and cruel imprisonment of the French at Cadiz 42
Death of Florida Blanca 43
Marques de Astorga chosen president of the Central Junta 44
Catalonia 45
Siege of Barcelona 46
St. Cyr appointed to command the French 48
He determines upon besieging Rosas 50
Dilapidated state of that fortress 52
Preparations for the siege 52
British squadron in the Bay of Rosas 54
Disposition of the Italian troops to desert 56
Attack upon Fort Trinidad repulsed 57
The French establish themselves in the town 59
Lord Cochrane arrives, and throws himself into Fort Trinidad 59
Gallant defence of the fort 60
The citadel captured, and the fort evacuated 6 l#Page_212" class="pginternal">212
CHAPTER XIX.
Portugal threatened by the French 214
Preparations of the English for evacuating Lisbon 214
Address of the Portugueze Regency to the nation 215
State of public feeling at Lisbon 216
Marshal Soult ordered to enter Portugal from Galicia 218
Difficulty of providing for the French army 219
His confidence of success 220
Combined plans of the French 220
Vigo and Tuy occupied by the French 221
Preparations for crossing the Minho below Tuy 221
Failure of the attempt 223
Soult marches by way of Orense 223
Romana rouses the Galicians 224
Opinion of his strength 225
Villages burnt by the French 226
Intended plan of co-operation between Romana and Silveira 226
Difference between Marshals Soult and Ney 227
Rout of Romana’s army 228
The French remove their sick and wounded to Monterrey 229
Situation of Chaves 230
Silveira retires from Chaves 231
Some mutinous officers resolve to defend it 232
Surrender of Chaves 232
The French establish their hospital there 234
Preparations for defence at Porto 235
Advance of the French from Chaves 237
Tumults at Braga 238
General Freire murdered 240
The Portugueze routed before Braga 242
The French enter Braga 243
They appear before Porto 245
Oliveira murdered 246
The Bishop leaves the city 247
Porto taken 247
Massacre there 248
Soult remains in Porto 250
Disposition of the inhabitants 251
Marshal Soult’s views respecting the Liberals and the Jews 252
His hopes of becoming King of Northern Lusitania 254
He visits the Church of N. Senhor de BouÇas 256
Chaves retaken by Silveira 260
Proceedings at Coimbra 262
Colonel Trant takes a position upon the Vouga 421
Sir Arthur pursues the French 422
Sufferings of the enemy in their flight 423
Loss of the French at Puente de Misarella 425
The pursuit given over at Montalegre 425
Movement of troops from Aragon 426
Reasons for not continuing the pursuit 427
Victor enters Portugal by way of Alcantara, and speedily retreats 428
Soult reaches Orense 429
Romana enters Asturias, and displaces the Junta 429
Combined movements of the French against Romana 430
Romana escapes by sea 431
Ney returns into Galicia 432
The French in Lugo relieved by Soult 433
Mahy returns to MondoÑedo 434
The French driven from Compostella 435
Combined operations of Marshals Ney and Soult in Galicia 436
Romana rejoins his army 437
Proceedings of Soult 437
Cruelties exercised by the French 439
Defeat of the French at the Bridge of S. Payo 440
The Spaniards retaliate upon the invaders 443
Soult retreats out of Galicia 443
Ferrol and CoruÑa evacuated by the French 444
Soult complains of certain officers 446
He recommends a plan for securing Galicia 447
Romana summoned to take his place in the Central Junta 448
He orders a monument to be erected to Sir John Moore 449
His farewell to the army 450
Address of the Central Junta to the Galicians 451
CHAPTER XXIII.
Proceedings of the French after the fall of Zaragoza 456
State of the Catalan army 457
Reding determines to act on the offensive 460
The Spaniards driven from Igualada 461
Failure of the French against the Abbey of the S. Creus 462
Reding takes the field, and collects his scattered troops 465
He is advised to retreat 466
Battle of Valls 469
The French received at Reus 472
Arrangement concerning the wounded 473
Alarm at Tortosa 474
Lazan separates his army from Reding’s command 475
Mortality in Tarragona

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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