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The castle of San Lorenzo was quickly captured, and a large amount of merchandise and plate found in the place. After blowing up the fortifications, and destroying two guarda costas, he returned to Jamaica.
The Minho regiment had only received their new uniforms a month before the order came, and made a good show as they marched into Guarda, where Wellington's headquarters were now established. When Terence reported himself to the adjutant general, the latter said: "At present, Colonel O'Connor, you cannot be employed in your former work of scouting.
I think we had better be seated." "These are your instructions, Mr. O'Malley," said Captain Beaumont, unfolding a map as he spoke. "You will proceed from this with half a troop of our regiment by forced marches towards the frontier, passing through the town of Calenco and Guarda and the Estrella pass.
But it was my turn to be perturbed when, satisfied with my explanation, he informed me that a body of cavalry had passed along the road towards Guarda a good twenty minutes before. It was this had awakened him. "No infantry?" I asked. He shook his head positively. He had been on the watch ever since.
I could not divest myself of the idea that the Guarda Costa had divined our intentions and was quietly lying to, somewhere in our vicinity, sure of finding us snugly under her guns at the dawn of the day. There was no moon in the heavens, nevertheless the horizon was well defined, and a large object could be seen at the distance of a couple of miles.
As soon as objects could be distinctly seen, the boat of the Guarda Costa was returning from a visit to the stranger, and the Spaniard having got a glimpse of the pilot-boat, showed a determination to become better acquainted with the object of our voyage. The affair became exciting. We were close in with the shore, running directly before the wind with a fresh breeze.
At daylight, this morning, we moved to our right, along the ridge of mountains, to Guarda: on our arrival there, we saw the imposing spectacle of the whole of the French army winding through the valley below, just out of gun-shot.
"He is coming!" said somebody farther up. "He is coming!" said somebody farther still. "He is come!" exclaimed the Duchess. "He is come, the little love!" and, seizing me firmly by both hands, she kissed me thrice upon the nose. A marked sensation immediately ensued. "Diavolo!" cried Count Capricornutti. "Dios guarda!" muttered Don Stiletto. "Mille tonnerres!" ejaculated the Prince de Grenouille.
Non ragionian di lor, ma guarda e passa! But Tennyson was a passionately convinced theist.
All the company were familiar with the Venetian bacaroles, and Castelrovinato's lute was passed from hand to hand, as one after another, incited by the Marquess's Canary, tried to recall some favourite measure "La biondina in gondoleta" or "Guarda, che bella luna." Meanwhile life was stirring in the villages and gardens, and groups of people appearing on the terraces overhanging the water.
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