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down’the hill. They had already nearly rushed upon the gun preceding 
it, for, as a precaution, a considerable distance was allowed between 
each, when it swerved out of the track of the road and a limber wheel 
caught the stem of a small tree. 
The sudden jerk threw all the leading horses down the declivity 
that was to the left, but contrary to apprehensions neither the drivers 
or horses in this instance suffered any serious injury whatever. We 
had eight horses in each gun—9-prs. Two others were a little while 
afterwards, at a difficult turn on coming out of the convent garden, 
upset, and, one rolling over, the wheel driver was so much hurt ho 
died in the hospital from his bruises. Soon after daylight on the 
29th we halted, and bivouacked near Aos Fornos. 
We halted after a march in the morning near where the rear-guard isio. 
with Captain Bulks Troop came up, and then proceeded again in the Sept> 30th ‘ 
evening, and bivouacked near Condeira for the night. 
Bivouacked at Redinha. Oct. 1 st. 
Boa Yista. „ 2 nd. 
Passed through Legria and bivouacked near Cavalria. Here a soldier B 3 rd. 
of the 50th Regiment, which then joined the Army newly from England, 
who had been detected more than once in plundering and on one 
occasion had actually presented his musket and threatened to shoot 
an officer of his regiment who discovered him (there being neither 
witness or assistance near at the time to form further evidence), was 
executed by the Provost-Marshal, by order of the Commander-in-Chief, 
on being again taken in the act of robbing. It was not deemed neces¬ 
sary in the hurry of the operations and retreat of the Army to wait 
the forms of a trial by a General Court-Martial; an immediate example 
was necessary to maintain discipline. The inhabitants of every town 
and village quitted their homes and preceded or accompanied the 
march of the troops, and they leaving much valuable property in many 
houses, the soldiers were tempted to quit their ranks in search of 
plunder. He was the first human being I had seen hanged. The 
inhabitants deserted their homes by order of their Government, though 
terror at the approach of the French Army might probably have been 
as effectual in causing their universal flight without the proclamation 
which was issued for this purpose. 
Rio Macoa. , 4th. 
Withdrew our park from in front to the rear of the town. * 5th. 
Passed through Alcoentre, and bivouacked at Quinta des Torres. . eth. 
Bivouacked near Aldea Galega. « 7 th. 
Passed through Sobral, and the Brigade cantoned in a small village » $th. 
between that place and a large permanent field redoubt (made on the 
top of a considerable height) afterwards called the Sobral Fort. The 
Army had now reached the first line of field works and redoubts 
constructed in defence of a position to cover Lisbon. 
The Brigade mov<?d to Zebreira. Sir B. Spencer had the head- * nth. 
quarters of his Division in the village. We bivouacked on our post 
in the line, and masked the guns with field works. The whole of the 
French Army arrived and took up a position in bivouac occupying 
Sobral in great strength. A rough deep valley separated the outposts 
