THE DISPATCHES ОР FIELD MARSHAL THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, DURING HIS VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS FROM 1799 TO 1818. "Monumentum ære perennius." OF FIELD MARSHAL THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, DURING HIS VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS IN INDIA, DENMARK, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, THE LOW MEMORANDUM. THE drafts of many letters of 1812, as stated in the Introduction, are missing from the Duke of Wellington's papers. Some addressed to Sir Howard Douglas are among the number, and there is one to that Officer dated 25th May, 1812, the précis of which, according to the Index, is as follows:-"Not to obey the Instructions of the 6th instant until he receives further orders from the Secretary of State." This letter has not been transmitted by Sir H. Douglas to the Compiler in time for insertion in this edition, but it will be hereafter published with others in an Appendix. It appears that Sir Howard Douglas, in his interference with the Spanish authorities in Galicia, to prevent the embarkation of the Spanish troops for South America, acted under orders from the Secretary of State, of which Lord Wellington was not aware when he wrote the letter of the 6th May, 1812, at p. 115. Vol. IX. b |