Motives of an expedition from Gibraltar to the vicinity of Malaga . . . . Situation of the enemy’s detachments in Andalusia . . . . Embarkation of the troops . . . . Arrival at Ceuta . . . . Spanish military negligence . . . . Sail for the coast of Spain . . . . Proposal to attack Malaga . . . . Reasons for declining it . . . . Land at Calle de la Moralle . . . . Digression respecting military orders and distinctions.
March to Fiangerolla, and attack of that fortress . . . . Mijus . . . . Observations on the persons employed by the English government to organize the Spanish peasantry; and on the application of the sums advanced by England . . . . Continuation of the operations against Fiangerolla.
Brutality of the Polish commandant . . . . Reflections on viewing our shipping . . . . Proceed to Mijas . . . . Return to Fiangerolla . . . . Interview with General Sebastiani . . . . Proceed for Malaga.
Malaga.
Brigands . . . . March from Malaga to Grenada . . . . Torcal . . . . Antequera . . . . Sierra de los Amaraos . . . . Archidona . . . . Moorish castles . . . . Loxa, Lachao, Santa Fé.
Grenada . . . . Punishment of the Garrote . . . . Braziers . . . . Spanish and French repasts . . . . Theatre . . . . Spanish comedy . . . . Alhambra.
Grenada . . . . Plain of Grenada . . . . Colonial productions of Andalusia . . . . Poles . . . . Praises of Buonaparte . . . . Spanish ball and pastimes . . . . Pets . . . . Convent of Chartreux . . . . Carera theatre . . . . Bon mot . . . . Breakfast à la Provençale.
Grenada . . . . Defeat of Blake’s army . . . . French discipline and soldiers . . . . Advantages of occupying the coasts of the Mediterranean . . . . Method of separating corn from the ear . . . . Spanish husbandry . . . . Spanish prisoners from Blake’s army . . . . Sebastiani’s birthday.
From Grenada to Jaen . . . . Mode of travelling . . . . Appearance of the country . . . . French dragoon . . . . Alcala Reale . . . . Escape of Spanish prisoners . . . . Road . . . . Convoy reinforced . . . . Alcaudete . . . . Countess of Superonda . . . . German braggadocio . . . . Martos . . . . Jaen . . . . French military execution.
Jaen to Andujar . . . . Guadalquivir . . . . Dinner with General Blondeau . . . . Sporting; excursion . . . . Cookery . . . . Convoy from Seville . . . . Disagreeable Spanish custom.
From Andujar to St. Helena . . . . Unfeeling levity of a Pole . . . . Baylen . . . . Surrender of Dupont’s army . . . . Effect of the Cortes . . . . Colonial town of Sierra Morena . . . . Defile of Penon de los Peros . . . . Causes of the French army forcing it.
General observations on Andalusia . . . . Soil and climate . . . . Face of the country . . . . Forests . . . . Population . . . . Effects of the French invasion . . . . Agriculture . . . . Horses . . . . Manufactures . . . . Commerce . . . . Distinguished characters . . . . National character . . . . Mines . . . . Mineral waters.
La Mancha . . . . Contrast with Andalusia . . . . Santa Cruz . . . . Beauty of the Country . . . . Val de Penas . . . . Regiment of Nassau . . . . Convoy from France . . . . Italian Marquis . . . . Manzanares . . . . Sunday evening dances.
Toledo . . . . Tomb of Caba . . . . Cathedral . . . . Roast beef and plum pudding à la Française . . . . Campaign in Flanders . . . . Sincerity of foreigners.
From Toledo to Madrid . . . .Tagus . . . . Regiment of Hesse Darmstadt . . . . Cruelty to a poor Spaniard . . . . Miss the mules on the road . . . . The General in the mud.
Madrid . . . . French politeness . . . . Adjutant de Place . . . . Traitors . . . . Affairs of Egypt . . . . Plaza del Sol et Mayor . . . . Treatment of the prisoners . . . . French forgetfulness.
Madrid . . . . Museum . . . . Masonic meeting . . . . Situation of the prisoners . . . . Spanish generosity . . . . Prado . . . . Puerta d’Alcala . . . . Palace of Buonavista . . . Palace of the Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Madrid . . . . French over-civility . . . . Retiro . . . . Prisoners’ rencontre . . . . Theatre.
Madrid Palace . . . . English officers’ neglect of their servants . . . . Bull-fight.
Madrid . . . . Excursion to Lyanos . . . . Coursing . . . . The broach . . . . Made a close prisoner in the Retiro . . . . Transactions there . . . . Give lectures on the veterinary art.
From Madrid to Burgos . . . . Village of Guadarama . . . . Escurial . . . . Observations on New Castille . . . . Ingenious piece of water machinery . . . . Antero de Herrares.
From Segovia to Valladolid . . . . Convoy of bread . . . . German Baron . . . . Santa Maria de Neva . . . . French servant deserts . . . . Moorish palace . . . . Convoy attacked . . . . German insolence . . . . Val de Stillas . . . . Wretched accommodation . . . . French cruelty . . . . English prisoners escape.
Valladolid . . . . General Kellerman . . . . Parting breakfast . . . . French dismounted dragoons . . . . Botanical conversation . . . . Burgos . . . . The Cid.
From Burgos to Mendragon . . . . Generosity of a priest . . . . Vittoria . . . . Old Castile . . . . Women on mules . . . . Shoeing oxen . . . . Nonchalance of a French soldier . . . . Inveteracy of the Spaniards.
From Mendragon to St. Jean de Luz, in France . . . . Tolosa . . . . Villa Reale . . . . Urnieta . . . . From St. John de Luz . . . . Biscay.
Bay of Biscay . . . . Bayonne . . . . Route to Bourdeaux.
Bourdeaux . . . . Comparison of the former and present state of this city . . . . Oysters . . . . Theatre . . . . Modern Frenchmen.
Bourdeaux . . . . Masquerade . . . . Valet de place, &c.
From Bourdeaux to Perigueux . . . . Meeting with some Officers . . . . St. Ubes . . . .Carnival . . . . Killing a Bullock . . . . Digression on the state of France . . . . Sugar of Beet-root . . . . Conscripts . . . . Cruelty to Spanish Prisoners . . . . Conscription.