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Personal Memoirs and Correspondence, Comprising a Narrative of the War in Portugal and Spain from 1831 to 1837
Personal Memoirs and Correspondence Comprising a Narrative of the War in Portugal and Spain from 1831 to 1837 Author:Charles Shaw General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1837 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: 94 DOUBLE DEALING. CHAPTER IV. Double dealing and intrigue -- Progress of Liberty -- Move to Villa Nova da Coita -- Politics of a Portuguese Farmer -- Change in the Author's ideas as to the punishment of Flogging -- Stealing a sheep -- Sleeping with a poodle -- Sheep stealer made a Corporal -- Capture of Leyria -- Colonel Loureiro -- Portuguese officers -- Saldanha moves on Torres Novas -- Engagement at Pernes -- Retreat of the Miguelites towards Santarem -- Discipline of the Regiment -- Standing order and scale of Punishment -- Author makes Subalterns call the Roll -- Advantage of this practice -- Gambling -- Deprivation of Pay -- Arguments for and against -- Admiral Napier as a Soldier -- His movements and marches -- Napier summonses Ourem to surrender -- Staff of the Duke of Terceira -- Enter Eatremoz -- Carlos and Miguel -- Auther ordered to march to Lisbon in command of 2500 men -- March to Setubal -- Interview with General Valdez -- Letter of the General -- Officers of brigade proceed to Queluz to pay their respects to Don Pedro -- The ex- Emperor's altered appearance -- Kissing of hands -- Scene between the ex-Emperor and the Author -- Character of Don Pedro -- Attempts of the Author to obtain a settlement for his men -- Letter of the Author to General Zagallo -- Disbanding of the Regiment -- Letter of Privates to Author. I Could give my readers many instances of the dirty double dealings through the intervention of this person (Saavedra), but I desist, as it is a humiliating and uncongenial task to expose the baser part A PORTUGUESE FARMER. 95 of human nature. Every man who has a spark of ...« less