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till the result of the struggle should be known ; and then ho took upon himself the direction' of future operations only when the defeat of the enemy had been ascertained." } Most of the wounded French who fell intp the hands of tb.e British were young men and of delicate appearance, apparently men whoso lot would not have been in the ranks but for the new system of conscription which -forced them into the service. During the whole day the armed Portuguese peasantry were prowling about the field barbarously murdering every wounded or straggling Frenchman whom they could find, in revenge, as they alleged, " for the manifold wrongs of their country, and the aggravated injuries which they had endured." So conscious, indeed, were tlw prisoners of the little mercy they would meet with at the hands of the Portuguese that they expressed dread lest a massacre should take place, and a strong guard ; was placed for their protection, xhe I peasautry, however, passed the nieht on the field, carousing around the large fires and recounting to each, other exultingly the bloody work' they had severally done with the musket and. the stiletto. So vacillating was the Ministry of the day that on the morning subsequent to this great victory of Vimiera Sir new Dalry_xple arrived to supersede Sir ; Harry Burrard, so that the British army, with an enemy in front, had no fewer than three Commanders-in-Chief within twenty-four hours. Shortly after Sir Hew'i arrival General Kellerman came in with a flag of truce from the Due d'Abrantes, to propose a cessation of hostilities, during which a convention might be concluded for the /final evacuation of Portugal by the French. Then followed the unfortunate Convention of Cintra, in which the fruits of the first victories of the Peninsula War were wantonly thrown away. Junot and his army, caught as they w«re in a trap, and in the power of their foes, were allowed to carry away their pliywlor fc^ Portugal, and to depart in British vessels to their own country. The oowv-o-sion wa6 monstrous in its absurdity, and # naturally aroused a storm of indignation in Great Britain. Sin Arthur did what he could to make the conditions somewhat less favourable t6 -Tunot and his men, but he was a subordinate, and he cannot rightly be saddled with any of the blame for what was undoubted > evidence of weakness on the part of the British commander.

beneath the scythes o* the mowers. The very men \vho6e superiority was thus so decidedly proved not speak without an involuntary emotion of awe of so complete and instantaneous destruction, produced as it was, not by artillery or explosions, but by their own act and deed, and the strength of their own hands." The French gave way, and six pieces of cannon were taken from them in the pursuit. They made a resolute attempt, under General Kellerman, to recover them, at a moment when the 71st Highlanders and the 82nd Regiment, whq had halted in the valley, were lying down to rest. These fine corps only fell back to a little rising ground, whence their fire could be given with greater effect.. It was given, and. once more bringing the bayonet to the charge, they swept all before them, repulsing the French with renewed loss. Gallantly did the French fight in this action ; they had been long accustomed to conquer, and were 6low to learn what defeat was. The grenadiers of their reserve, under Kellerman, advancing under a cross fire of cannon and musketry, never paused or gave way till the levelled bayonets of the British hurled them in total disorder down the descent. The French were thus routed at every point,, with a slaughter greate-r than usually occurs in armies of similar magnitude. Between three and four thousand of them perished on the s field, a large proportion of prisoners fell into the British hands, many being officers of rank. There were also captured sixpieces of cannon, six field howitzers, twenty-three ammunition carts and twenty thousand rounds of ball cartridge. The British total loss of all ranks, killed, wounded and missing, was 740 men and forty-three horses. In the casualties is found the name of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Taylor, commanding the 20th Light Dragoons! He wae shot through the heart while leading his troopers in a brilliant charge, during vhich they were suddenly beset by an entire brigade of the Bnemy's cavalry. The battle had hardly be^un when Sir Harry Burrard, with his^taff, arrived on the field. As bound in duty 3ir Arthur offered to resign all further responsibility; but Sir Harry "possessed too much judgment not to perceive bhat the execution of plane could not be left in better hands than in those of the man who had formed them. He aecordngly declined to interfere in any way

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