464, LIEUT.-GENERAL THOMAS DYNELEY, (.B., R.A. 
would encamp 100,000 men and the stables hold 8000 horses. The 
French army remained here this day and the whole of next; you may 
suppose what work they made with the fruit, etc. The town is now 
famous for being the first place where the revolution broke out. 
Nothing particular occurred that day except my planning with Morgan 
to escape that night by swimming across the ‘l'agus, and remaining in 
the rushes until we were certain the whole army had passed; but 
though the poor fellow told me he was certain he could swim across, 
on cross-examining him I found he had not been accustomed to swim. 
in his clothes, and that he built all his hopes upon being able to do 
anything on such an occasion. I therefore of course abandoned my 
design. We had gota loaf of bread with a hole through it which I 
was to put round my neck. The next day, the 14th, we remained on 
our ground, and I got Morgan to wash my shirt for me while I sat 
without; I borrowed a razor of one of the men, and shaved and 
washed myself and was a good deal recovered from my fatigue. 
About four o’clock General D’Armagnac sent his orderly for me to 
come and dine with him. By the time I got to his house in the town 
I was very much fatigued and very unwell; this the General saw 
and asked if I would take anything before dinner, but I refused. 
When we sat down to dinner I was seated on his right; he asked me 
what my complaint was, I told him liver, but I had great difficulty in 
making him understand what I meant. We hada great deal of con- 
versation, and he was highly delighted with the idea of my attempting 
so many languages, not being master of any. When I spoke German 
I thought he would have been choked with laughing, for I had only 
got six or seven words from the officers of artillery. He asked me if 
Thad gotiany money. I said “ No.’—“ Do you want any ?”—“ If you 
please,” and he ordered me 50 dollars. Finding I had got completely 
hold of him, I thought I would try if he would let me go. I told him 
I was in so indifferent a state of health it would be quite impossible 
for me to bear any longer the treatment to which I must necessarily 
be exposed, and so it certainly would have been, for I was then so un- 
well I could scarce move, and to be exposed to the heat and dust the 
whole day must have done for me, and I asked him to speak to the 
Marquis to say a good word for me, which he promised to do. The con- 
ditions on which I asked him to let me go back were that I would give 
my parole not to serve against them until I was regularly exchanged 
by his Lordship. This being all settled and the clock having struck 
eleven, my friend Morgan and I walked home in charge of our guard, 
got our blankets and went to bed. 
Now, Jane, I think you have read quite enough to be good for 
your lungs; give this letter over to Dora, who must commence by 
marching me off about one o’clock the morning of the 10th. 
Nothing particular occurred until our arrival at Ocana, where the 
English woman, Madame Chasse, sent for me to give me a little cold 
meat. I must not forget to tell you that her General called on me the 
day before when I was out at dinner and left his card, which I shall 
enclose. We remained at this place about an hour, just time enough 
for the troops to plunder the town, and then marched on for the town 
