A.

ABDICATION, proposed, of Buonaparte, 960.
Aberdeen, the Earl of, letter to, conveying the
expression of his regret on the death of his
brother, Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, at
Waterloo, 952.

Abilities, sound sense better than, 813.
Abrantes, successful attack upon, impractica-
ble, if of good heart, 464.

Absence, leave of, improper when inconve-
nient to the service, cannot permit an offi-
cer to have in his pocket, to make use of
when he chooses; but no use in detaining
an officer in an employment which he dis-
likes, 46; on account of health, or busi-
ness, 336; not permitted without sufficient
cause, 478; may give leave, but cannot
approve of, 492, 494, 516, 558, 564; re-
fusal of, a painful duty, 639; objections

to, 750.

Abuses, constant vigilance required to cor-
rect; determined resistance to, 153; tend-
ency to, among troops employed at a
distance, 197; in the governments of Spain
and Portugal, pass unnoticed, 555.
Accommodation, want of, 45, 47; half the
business of the world done by, 320.
Accountant, the Commissary General the
only; responsibility too great for, 761.
Accounts, soldiers', attention to the settlement
of, necessary to discipline, 680; of Sir R.
Kennedy, Commissary General, a deserving
public officer, desiring the settlement of,917.
Accusation, of temerity and imprudence, as
well as excess of caution, 261.
Acknowledgment, of Major Gen. Baird's
kind behaviour, 29; of Lord Clive's,
30; of Lieut. General Stuart's, 183.
Acquiescence and approbation, 85.
Action, how to choose, in India, a position for,
and how to avoid, plans for, 100; will take
his share in, 282; general, should be
avoided by Spaniards, 305; without fight-
ing, cannot relieve or raise the siege of Ciu-
dad Rodrigo, 413; not easy as to the result
where Spanish troops are concerned, 546,
548; will avoid a general, 557; desire to
bring Marshal Marmont to; no doubt of
the result of, 646; determination not to
fight unless under advantageous circum-
stances, 667; not expedient to risk, 701.

Actions, in great, always risk, 41.

Address, from the inhabitants of Bombay, an-
swer to, 175; of Calcutta, answer to, 184;
from native inhabitants of Seringapatam,
answer to, 202; to native inhabitants of
Seringapatam on quitting India, 225; to
the officers of the garrison of Seringapatam,
226; to the Europeans and officers of the
Presidency of Fort St. George, 227; and
narratives delivered to the Court of Inquiry
into the Convention of Portugal, 261; to
the Spanish army, on being named Com-
mander in Chief, 717.

Advance, on the enemy, readiness of the Bri-
tish officers and soldiers to, 540; to Vitoria,
780, 782, 783.

;

Advanced posts, instruction to Sir J. Hope on
his, 835; discourages affairs of, 838.
Advice, to a French officer, 943.
Affair, at Munkaiseer, 159; at Obidos, 239
at Roliça, 241; at Barba de Puerco, 370;
at Pombal, 507; at Redinha, 507; at
Casal Novo, 507; at Foz d'Arouce, 511;
at Sabugal, 526; at El Bodon, 600; at
Arroyo Molinos, 608; at Almaraz, 649; at
Salamanca, in 1813, 776; at San Millan,
782; at Hellette, 878.

Affairs, in Spain, state of, 676.
Afrancesados, intercession in favor of, 779.
Agent (see Vakeel).

Agnew, Major General, testimony to his zea-
lous discharge of duty in the East Indies,
753.

Agreement, after the battle of Vimeiro, signed
it by order, but did not approve of it, 251,
255, 260.

Ahmednuggur, attack and capture of, 75;
arrangements against famine at, 186.
Alarm, the trumpet of, at Cadiz, 724.
Alba de Tormes, the evacuation of, contrary
to orders, saved the French in the retreat
after the defeat at Salamanca, 669, 670.
Albuera, the battle of, glorious and honor-
able, 544, 545, 546, 547, 550; an excellent
position, how to manoeuvre-in, 653.
Alentejo, danger approaching the, 482.
Allies, the decision of the, in consequence of
Bonaparte quitting Elba and invading
France, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928; the ob-
ject of, 960.

Almaraz, directions to destroy the French

b

works at, 617; General Hill's report of the
assault and capture of, 649.
Almeida, blown up by the French garrison,
which escapes, 541.

Alterations, not to be made in general arrange-

ments without reference, 391.
Ambassador (see Vakeel); at Paris, 896.
Ambition, of other governments, the modera-
tion of the British like, 156; the demon of,
187; what will it not meditate and under-
take? 479.

America, affairs of; will always hang upon
the skirts of Great Britain, 879.
Amnesty, general, to those Spaniards who
have taken the side of the French (Afran-
cesados), reasons for giving, 779.
Angoulême, Duc d', letter to, protesting against
the conduct of the Royalists, in the occu-
pation of Bordeaux, 887; again protesting
against the proceedings of, and reasons for
so doing, 890, 891; on the claims of the
British army on the occupation of Bor-
deaux, 908.

Animosity, should be forgotten, at the conclu-
sion of a war, 174.

Annoyance, on supercession in command of
the expedition proceeding to the Red Sea,
25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32; respecting the Go-
vertor General's disapprobation of the con-
tribution levied at Burhampoor, 143, 144;
with lumbago, 151; at Gwalior and the
treaties of peace, 156, 176, 180, 187; on
supercession in the command of the army
in Portugal, 248, 249, 251, 254; by the
wants of the Portuguese and Spanish armies,
487; at the conduct of the troops, 671.
Anonymous letters, the meanest action, 560;
all who serve the public honestly and faith-
fully have for their traducers the authors
of, 778.

Anxiety, respecting the treaties of peace, 187;

to quit India, 219; from the Spanish army
being immoveable in action, 546, 548.
Apology, for impropriety in the conduct of a
staff officer, required, 663.

Appeal, to the inhabitants of Great Britain

-dragoons, repre-

for the inhabitants of Portugal, 452; to the
Prince Regent of Portugal, 466.
Approbation, the King's, acknowledged, 318,
328, 798, 897, 898, 967, 973.
Approve, disposition to, 389.
Ardor, undisciplined, of
hensible, 520.
Areyzaga, General, the defeat of, does not ren-
der hopeless the contest in the Peninsula,
337; detail of the defeat of, 338.
Argaum, battle of, 129, 130, 131; pleased
with the Governor General's approbation of,

151.

Armament, of the people in Spain and Portu-
gal, 325.

Armistice, with Scindiah, causes of departure
from, 151; with Bonaparte, apprehension of
the renewal of, 818; denounced, 826.
Arms, scandalous neglect in not sending out,
to the Portuguese, 366.

Army, in the field, how to act against, in India,

98, 100; the divisions of, must be governed

by system and rule, 577; what constitutes
an, 645; must have hospitals, 872.
Army, British, everybody convinced of the
necessity of maintaining, but no one in-
clined to adopt measures for having, 164;
in Portugal, on receiving orders to be su-
perseded in the command of, 234; exist-
ence of, depends upon the Commissariat,
237; desire to quit, 249; impossible to con-
tinue longer with, 254; assumes the com-
mand of, in Portugal, 263; the whole busi-
ness of, foreign to English habits, 278; can-
not bear either success or failure, 279, 280;
necessity of keeping in a collected state,
281; state of discipline of, a serious con-
cern, excellent on parade and excellent to
fight, either success or failure fatal to it,
285; the returns of, do not contain an ac-
curate return of the strength of, 289; has
not bread to eat at Talavera, 299; a starv-
ing, worse than none, 307; ought it to be
withdrawn from the Peninsula? 353; per-
sonally interested in the economy of, 354;
improved, 355; required to be regularly
paid, 356; will not risk; misfortune to,
would be fatal to the cause in Spain, 358;
regular payments the foundation of the dis
cipline of, 365; different views of questions
relating to the, 403; claims for promotion
in, the Commander of it abroad, no power
to reward, 424; officers who disapprove
of the operations of, should withdraw from;
commanded by any other would have
been on board the transports, 440, 441;
conduct themselves with regularity; not
far from the position, 445; effective
strength of, 459; character of, not to be
risked by employing British officers impro-
perly, 469; feeling for the honor, disci-
pline, and character of, 473; organization
of, formed on principles of general conve-
nience, 488; formation of, 490, 494; the
interest of Great Britain to employ the
largest, in Portugal, 515; cannot be risked
unsupported by exertion of the Portu-
guese government, 529, 531; cannot re-
main in Portugal, unless the Portuguese
government alters its system, 531; plenty
and comfort, but strict discipline of, 532;
fine and well equipped, 569; ignorance of
the officers of, 606; opinion of the Spanish
nation of, 644; in excellent order, 646;
gallantry and discipline of, 681; requires
rest, 699, 703; prefers the old soldiers of,
723; doubt of resources to enable the sup-
port of two, in the field, 736; will turn
the -
regt. out of it, 758; accounts of,
the responsibility too great for the Com-
missary General, 761; reinforcements for
the discipline of, totally annihilated by
the success and plunder at Vitoria, 787;
unrivalled, for fighting, but wants theindis-
pensable qualities of obedience and atten-
tion to orders, 799; marches and battles
of, 812; alarming crime in, 854; is
farther advanced in the French territory
than any of the allied powers, 861;
in Catalonia, on the command of, 864;

state of; should not be sacrificed to other
views, 893; claim of prize money at Bor-
deaux, 908; in the Netherlands, to be re-
inforced, 926; with the exception of the
infantry which served in Spain, the worst
ever brought together, 961; the infantry
of, the best, probably, in the world, 1000;
on damage done by, 1003; proposed plan
of adopting the Prussian system of, in the
British army; difference which exists in the
systems and discipline of the two armies,
1013; comparative state of discipline of,
in the evidence before the Royal Commis-
sion on military punishments, 1014; letter
to certain officers of, 1045.

Army, French, on the retreat from Oporto,

murders by, 271; inadequacy of, to com-
plete the conquest of Spain, 409; extraor-
dinary position of; attack of, considered,
472; a wonderful machine, 490; the bar-
barity of, on the retreat from Portugal, sel-
dom equalled, never surpassed, 507; re-
treat of, 511,514,519, 523, 526; numbers
and expense of, 623; retreat of, into France,
786; will require a sufficient force, ably
commanded, to defeat it, 945.

Army, Hanoverian, not to be improved, with-
out increase of pay, 996.

Army, of Occupation, memorandum on, 991;
memorandum on the cantonment of, 1001;
remarks on British and Foreign troops for,
1002.

Army, Portuguese, cannot take the field in co-
operation with the British, 238; separa-
tion of, from the British, 239; a com-
mencement made to organise and discipline,
265; if complete, ought to be able to hold
Portugal, 314; what is required in, 317;
head quarters of, must accommodate a
little, 320; officers, increase of pay to, re-
commended, 323; the embarkation of, 331,
363; militia, 364; army, scandalous as to
numbers, 366; the assistance of an intel-
ligent officer from, required, 537; on the
enlistment of, to serve in the armies, 579.
Army, Prussian, co-operation with, 934;
battle of St. Amand and Ligny; cordial
and timely assistance of, at Waterloo; opera-
tion of, on the enemy's flank, decisive, 951;
continuation of the operations of, 966; at-
tack of, at Villers Cotterets, 974; at St.
Cloud, 975; proposed plan of adopting in
the British army the system of; the great
road to honor and distinction; difference
which exists in the formation and discipline
of the two armies, 1013; comparative dis-
cipline of, in the evidence before the Royal
Commission on military punishments, 1014.
Army, Spanish, recommended to be placed
in a secure position, 265; nothing can be
worse than the officers of; extraordinary, in
not having produced an individual of ca-
pacity, 314; what is required in, 317;
madness, imprudence, and presumption
of the officers of, 322; defeat of, at Ocaña,
340; state of, after the battle of Ocaña,
recommendation respecting, 342; cannot

encourage, to retire into Portugal; plans
for, in the event of the defence of Lisbon,
or of the embarkation of the British army,
364; no progress in the discipline of, 368;
benefit to be derived by the employment of
British officers in, 469; state of, 490; the
employment in, of British officers, protests
against, 495; to be fed and paid, or failure
must be the consequence; on the command
of, 498; complaints of conduct in, 501;
the defeat of, under General Mendizabal,
the greatest misfortune, 503; necessity
of discipline in, 505; disappointed the
confidence, 513; conduct of, at Barrosa,
518; command of, acceptance of, not
approved, 533; conduct at Albuera, im-
moveable in action, 545, 546, 547; sys-
tem of, must be changed, 566; state of,
573; officers of, would prefer submitting
to the French, to British interference with
their troops, 591; the employment of
British officers with, not recommended;
how to be in a state of efficient ser-
vice, 601; first measure to form and pay,
614; impossible to move under fire, 615;
character of; the employment of British
officers with the, 643; what constitutes an,
645; will not aid, with money, those who
have no subordination, no discipline, or no
knowledge of the orders of their Sovereign,
647; accepts the command of the, ac-
knowledgment of the terms, 688; not im-
proved, 690; its discipline in the lowest
state, 707; all reports of, should go through
the Commander in Chief, 712; address to,
on being named Commander in Chief,
717; orders of the government conveyed to,
without the knowledge of the Commander
in Chief, 734; impossible to continue in
command of, 741; proposed organisation
of battalions and regiments in, 745; will
resign the command of, with more pleasure
than he accepted it, 747; useless, when
starving; inutility of bringing forward
without the means of supporting, 751; will
not be ready for the ensuing campaign,
752; must resign the command of, 754;
engagements respecting, broken, 756; will
not feed, 757; the prospect of, on open-
ing the campaign, 773; starving, 781; the
command of, 790; engagements respecting
the command of, broken, 791; inefficient
state of the equipments of, 794; rapine and
confusion of, 802; will not press the em-
ployment of British officers in, 805; en-
gagements respecting, broken, 811; always
in want, 826; letter to General Freyre, on
plunder by, on entrance into France, 848;
without pay or food, will ruin all, 852;
plunder by, to General Morillo, 862; again,
to General Freyre, 863, 865, 866, 869;
complaints of plunder by, regulations re-
commended to prevent, 883; depôt system
recommended in, 901; resignation of the
command of, 902.
Arrangements, general, of the Army, maturely
considered, 391; commissariat, between the

British and Portuguese, declines entering
into, 565.

Arrest, rules respecting, 5, 6, 7.

Arrests, in Lisbon, shocked at hearing of, 443,
453; complaints of, 603.
Arroyo Molinos, affair at, 608.

Articles of War, suggestions respecting, 671.
Artificers, want of, 632.

Art of War, Spanish officers, children in, 314.
Assault, directions for, 43; of Badajoz, ter-
rible, 648; only by a British soldier, 686;
arrangements for, which should take place
by daylight, 800.

Asseerghur, capture of, 115.

Assembly, popular, dislike to, how to enjoy
safety under, 321; character of, 460.
Assertion, insulting, of General Eguia, 312.
Assye, battle of, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 102;
acknowledgment of the presentation of plate
for, 172.

Asturias, reasons for declining to go there for the
performance of a certain duty, 252, 253, 256.|
Atonement, for improper conduct, required in
a staff officer, 663.

Attack, plan of, too loose; the separation of
combined armies disadvantageous, 282; of
outposts, disapproves, 384; to, or to await,
455; expediency of, of the French army,
459; of the French army considered, 472;
prepared in the House of Commons; would
defend Ministers, 721.

Attacks, of forts in India, without breaching

the walls, uncertain in their issue, 43; strict
orders not to be followed by plunder, and
no disorder to be committed by the troops,
50; plans of, 100.

Attorney, an, among soldiers (see Commis-
sion, Royal, evidence before), 1014.
Authority, liable to censure for not supporting,

5; always required for an agent, for the
transaction of business, 121; nothing to be
said against, 211; the reports to superior,
to be made through the medium of the
immediate commanding officer, 288; in
Portugal, no military officer has power over
the civil, 400; without the King's, no offices
or command can be accepted, 423; of
vernment, clashing in, 714; of the provost
and his assistants, 777; miserable state of,
in Spain, can only be maintained by influ-
ence, 804; resistance to, frequent among
the British officers and soldiers, 877.

B.

go-

BADAJOZ, defeat of the Spanish army near,
503; surrender of, to the French, 507,511,
513; invested by Marshal Beresford, 541,
556; failure at, 566; intention to attack,
622; preparations for the siege of, 629;
invested, 633; progress of the siege, cap-
ture of the outworks, 635; assault and cap-
ture of, 637; a serious operation, 648.
Baird, Major General, acknowledgment of
his kind behaviour, 29.

Banditti, surprised and defeated at Munkai-

seer after an extraordinary rapid march, 159.
Baños, Puerto de, to be occupied, 290; occu-

pied by General Cuesta, 293; a French
corps marching to; unless secured, should
not have advanced into Spain, 298; had
depended upon its occupation by a Spanish
force, 300; passed by a French corps, un-
opposed, 301; considered secure, 303, 304;
abandoned without firing a shot, 330.

Ball, the history of a battle like that of a, 986.
Barba de Puerco, affair at, 370.
Barbarity, of the French army, on the retreat
from Santarem, 507.

Bargains, will not authorise, inconsistent with
the regulations and instructions of the
Treasury, 465; two sides of, 584.
Barracks, orders respecting, issued when Com-
mander in Chief, 1012.

Barrosa, battle at, 517; letter to General
Graham on, 518, 519.

Bassein, memorandum on the treaty of, 208.
Batavia, offered the military command of an

expedition against, 1, 2, 3; declines it, 4.
Bath, Order of the, on the suggestion of re-
taining, 772; Knights Commanders of,
claims of two officers to be made, 921, 922,
923; will recommend for the third class of,
remarks on, 968, 999.

Battalions, provisional, composed of seasoned

soldiers, advantage of, 708; does not like
to part with, 728, 738; Spanish, organiza-
tion of, 745.

Battle, of Assye, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98; how
to choose the best field for, 100; of Ar-
gaum, 129, 130, 131; at Vimeiro, 243; at
Oporto, 268; at Talavera de la Reyna, 296,
297; with the Spanish armies, defeat as
certain as the commencement of, 340; in
plains, desirable to be avoided by Spanish
armies, 342; not anxious to fight desperate,
375; erroneous supposition in England of
wish to fight, 385; at Busaco, 444; the re-
result of any one is not certain, 446, 447;
at Barrosa, 517; at Fuentes de Oñoro, 536;
at Albuera, 544, 545, 546, 547; proposes
to fight a, 646; will not fight, unless under
very advantageous circumstances, 667; at
Salamanca, 668, 669; at Vitoria, 783; at
Sorauren and the Pyrenees, 807; at the
Nivelle, 847; at the Nive, 856; like that
of Leipsic, not to be expected every day,
871; at Orthez, 881; at Toulouse, 894;
at Quatre Bras, 951; at Waterloo, 951;
the history of a, not unlike the history of a
ball, 986.

Bayonne, entrenched camp of, 861; invested,
881.
Beaufort, Duke of, concern at the wound of
his brother, Lord FitzRoy Somerset, at
Waterloo, 953.

Bengal," the paradise of nations," 167.
Bentinck, Lieut. General, Lord W., G.C.B.,
operations of, would be of the most use in
June, 638; on his contemplated operations
in Italy, consequences of, 664; carries off
4 millions of dollars from Gibraltar, 665;
no foundation for his plan, nor arrangement,
666; operations of, discussed, 672,673,789,
794, 802, 814, 826.