APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 377 



EHibition ofa tyrant, circulates false 

 reports and intelligence of the near 

 arrival of Buonaparte, at the head 

 of a French army of 80,000 men, 

 in order to deceive the public with 

 regard to the dangers by which he 

 is threatened : Marshal Beresford, 

 in order to undeceive the people of 

 the North of Portugal, and the 

 French army, and convince them of 

 the falsehood of the above reports, 

 thinks it right to publish the follow- 

 ing intercepted letter written to 

 marshal Soult by general Keller- 

 man, who says that he commands 

 the French force in Upper Spain. 

 Whenitisascertainedthat a general 

 publishes falsehoods in one case, his 

 army and the public at large will 

 knowhowtoappreciatehis accounts 

 on other occasions. Marshal Soult 

 is perfectly aware of the danger 

 of his situation, but endeavours to 

 conceal them from his troops; and 

 the couriers of whose arrival he 

 boasts, did probably arrive from 

 some part of the position of his 

 corps, two or three leagues distance, 

 they could not at least come either 

 from France or Spain, his commu- 

 nication with these countries being 

 entirely intercepted. 



Letter from General Kellerman, 

 dated Valladulid, March 31, 

 1809. 



Sir; His Imperial Majcstyhaving 

 ordered the duke of Istria to join 

 him, hasentrustedme with thecom- 

 mandof the French forces in Upper 

 Spain. I received the letters which 

 you wrote him from Berin. I sent 

 copies thereof to his Imperial Ma- 

 jesty, and the prince of Neufchatel, 

 and transmitted the letter which 

 was addressed to the duke, to his 

 -'lighncss. Marshal Bessicrcs set 



out for Germany on the 16th instant 

 and the Imperial Guard, with every 

 person belonging to the Imperial 

 Iiousehold. On the 20th war against 

 Austria was declared ; but it is not 

 yet known whether the emperor 

 will proceedto the Inner Tagliamen- 

 ta. My position in Spain is rather 

 critical; but I occupy the plain coun- 

 try with a considerable body of 

 horse, although I am destitute of in- 

 fantry. I am watching the move- 

 ments of the army of Asturias, and 

 of the troops of Romana, who ob- 

 struct our communication with the 

 provinces they occupy. I am not 

 able to do what I could wish, but 

 sendstrongreconnoiteringpartiesto 

 Braganza and Miranda, and do all 

 I can to keep the people between 

 this place and Madrid in order, 

 whom I know to be disaffected. 

 Your brother has arrived here, but 

 I do not see how he will be able to 

 re-join as he wishes. The war in 

 Germany, produced by the intrigues 

 and gold of England, cannot but be 

 attended with the most dreadful 

 consequences for us, and must for 

 the present render our situation ex- 

 tremely critical. You cannot expect 

 any reinforcements, unless the duke 

 of Elchingen should be able to send 

 you some, of which 1 cannot judge 

 as I have not the least communica- 

 tion with him ; and ail Gallicia is in 

 a state of insurrection. I send you 

 this letter by a person in whom I 

 place much confidence, and who is 

 worthy of yours, &c. 



(Signed) Kellerman. 



P. S. Turkey has made peace 

 with England ; there are insurrec- 

 tions in every part of Germany. 



Soldiers, who compose the 

 French army, such are the reports 

 which your commander spreads 

 among you, and such is the true in- 

 telligence 



