DISPATCHES AND GENERAL ORDERS
By LIEUT. COLONEL GURWOOD,
ESQUIRE TO HIS GRACE AS KNIGHT OF THE BATH.
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
THE Dispatches of the Duke of Wellington have been published; but the expense of the work has placed it beyond the reach of many persons anxious to possess it. The compiler has, in consequence, made a selection from them, that may extend to a larger sphere of readers.
The military Dispatches, many important letters on other subjects, and those passages which, in the original publication, have excited so much interest, accompanied by his Grace's General Orders of detail and discipline, are accordingly now presented to the public in a single volume.
The Tower of London,
April, 1841.
The figures refer to the number of the Selection, and not to the Page, except in the GENERAL ORDERE
where the figures refer to the Page, and not to the Selection.
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 manœuvre-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.
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