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tember, and that lie has seen nothing hitherto to alter 

 any opinion or view he had, before joining the expe- 

 dition. You know he had a very poor opinion of it. 



" Ward is unexpectedly arrived in London, and says 

 the Hollands were about to embark in the Lively. 

 This agrees with Miss Fox's account. She had a 

 letter from Lisbon of the 1 6th of July, saying they 

 were to embark in the Lively, the "Wednesday fol- 

 lowing. I suppose they are now in England, unless 

 some change of mind has again happened. 



" Whishaw writes from town that no sort of elation 

 is expressed at the capture of Walcheren, which was 

 so confidently expected that it scarcely attracts the 

 least attention. 



" I shall be glad to hear what you think of Moore's 

 correspondence, after you have had time to read it* 

 It gives a melancholy picture of the prospect in Spain, 

 and I much fear the south is not greatly better. I 

 expect to hear particularly about this from Charles 

 Stuart. Ever most faithfully and sincerely, 



"HENRY BROUGHAM." 



TO EARL GREY. 



" LANCASTER, August 11, 1809. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, The following I copy from 

 a letter I have just received from Charles Stuart : 



* Narrative of the Campaign in Spain by the Army commanded by 

 Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, with original letters. By James 

 Moore, Esq. London : 1809. 



Reviewed by Lord Brougham, ' Edinburgh Review,' October 1809, 

 Article 14. 



