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" A schooner from Eussia has just arrived here. She 

 came from Eiga and touched in Denmark, having had 

 a very quick passage. I have as yet heard no certain 

 account of her intelligence, but have desired that it 

 should be collected and transmitted to-morrow. They 

 say she talks of Prussia having marched 100,000 men 

 to Holland. Ever yours, H. BROUGHAM." 



TO LOED EOSSLYN. 



" OPORTO, Friday Morning, Oct. 3, 1806. 

 " MY DEAR LORD, I thank you for your letter of 

 the 24th. I received your courier yesterday after- 

 noon. The cause of the delay is as follows : Your 

 courier arrived here on Tuesday, late at night, which 

 was shamefully long. I was at Yiana, and Mr Warre 

 despatched a courier to tell me of the arrival of 

 yours. I set out instantly, and had a painful journey 

 hither, where I arrived at one in the morning. I 

 read Morland's note, and found by it that I must 

 come speedily to Lisbon, though for what reason I 

 cannot certainly tell. I rather suspect, from all ac- 

 counts, that we are going home. I should have liked 

 better to sail by convoy from hence, but as I am 

 quite uncertain what may be your commands, I must 

 just set out for Lisbon, and run the risk of not find- 

 ing you there. I shall accordingly leave this by day- 

 break to-morrow. I should have gone on this morn- 

 ing without doubt, but for a sprained ankle, which 

 prevents me from mounting a mule. If it be no 

 better I must go by a litter. At all events, I shall 



