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Updated: June 12, 2025
But Furneaux restored his wonted geniality by opening a parcel hitherto reposing on the sideboard. "I never sent you that bottle of Alto Douro," he cried. "Here it is a crusted quart for your own drinking. Lest you should be tempted to be too generous tonight, I've brought another. Now a cradle and a corkscrew!"
No other word was spoken as, turning from the window, he closed his telescope, and followed by all the others, descended to the courtyard. This simple order was enough; an officer with a company of the Buffs embarked, and thus began the passage of the Douro.
This was really the first beginning of Portugal as an independent state; for Portugal, derived from two towns Portus and Cales, which lie opposite each other near the mouth of the Douro, was the name given to Henry's county.
So confident was he of success that, as Napier relates, he waved his hand in crossing the frontier on May 22, and exclaimed, "Farewell, Portugal". He advanced by the valley of the Douro; then, turning to the north-east, he compelled the French to evacuate Burgos, and passed the Ebro on June 13.
They were on their way to join the forces assembling under the edicts, and beyond pausing to stare at the British officer with the two dragoons behind him and an escort of their own troops, they paid no attention to the party. They crossed the Douro at St.
But I hope that we shall avoid a fight, for if we have one, it will be very difficult for us to make our way to the north, or to get back across the Douro." In an hour one of the sentries at the upper window brought news that a large number of men were approaching.
My dear little boy had remained at Douro with my wife's sister Eliza, of whom he was so fond that my wife did not like to separate such friends from each other. On my entrance I found my wife surrounded by a pile of luggage, laughing heartily at my astonishment. She told me, she felt so lonely that she determined to brave all the dangers of the road in order to join me.
We first commenced our march in a northerly direction, crossing the River Douro in Portugal; and after about a fortnight's procedure through almost insurmountable difficulties we arrived at Zamora, a town in Spain, situated not more than twenty miles from the Portuguese frontier on the north bank of the said river.
The Tarraconensis was the north-eastern part of the Spanish peninsula. There were two places of the name, it is said, and one is placed near the mouth of the Douro. Mannert observes that this school must have greatly contributed to fix the Latin language in Spain.
By the convention between Spain and Portugal concluded in 1835 the navigation of the Douro throughout its whole extent was made free for the subjects of both Crowns. In 1853 the Argentine Confederation by treaty threw open the free navigation of the Parana and the Uruguay to the merchant vessels of all nations.
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