1706. because it was fuggefted from many different hands, that the prince of Lichtenftein was inriching himself, and keeping his king poor. Others pretended that the true caufe of the delay was a fecret amour of the king's at Barcelona. But the English, and to receive his orders, till I fhould have ⚫ the queen's leave to go home. But, because the marquis das • Minas would not do fo too, my lord Peterborough chofe not to ftay with the army, and within a few days after went away.' But let us fee what the earl of Peterborough fays on his part, in his answer to the fecond question propofed to him by the houfe of lords on the 5th of January 1710-11, in thefe terms, That the earl of Peterborough may acquaint the house of what he knows of the carl of Galway's proceedings, during his ftay with the army meffage from the earl of Galway after his fecond entrance into Spain, nor had the leaft notice of his fituation, circumflances, or defigns, till he faw his troops retreating from the enemy to take the frong camp of Guadalaxara; though the marches of the king from Arragon, and those of the earl of Peterborough from Valencia, were well known in the Portugal camp. That two feveral officers, fent by my lord Galway, came to Valencia, and brought no letters to the earl of Peterborough, one of them demanding money for the pursuit of at Madrid, his march to Gua-his journey. That, as to the To this the earl anfwered, • That, from the time the earl of Galway came first into Spain as far as Almaras, and thence returned back into Portugal, the earl of Peterborough had no advices from the earl of Galway, no ac count of the motives of the retreat, or any hopes him of the return of the tuguese into Spain. after the raifing the Barcelona, and the the French army or lonia, the earl rough received perfons who advised the king to go by Arragon, and not by Valencia, he knows no 'farther (being at that time abfent from his majefty) but that, having ever extremely oppofed it, and having writ to the fecretary of state at his firft comir Valencia eived ofe for a folemn entry. The king wrote a very preffing letter 1706. to the duke of Marlborough, reprefenting his great neceffities, and defiring greater fupplies. The duke fent over this letter to the lord treasurer; but little regard was had to it, because the king of Spain and the earl of Peterborough. And whereas that noble lord is pleased to aver, that he never received any advice from me of my arrival at Madrid with the Portuguese; and as an argument of my neglect of him on that subject, produces an inftance of one officer, that happened to pafs through his quarters with letters from me to the king, and none for his lordship, I am obliged to obferve, that I gave this officer an hundred pistoles, and ordered him to go directly to the king of Spain, who then lay at Saragofla; but he was accidentally forced to go out of his way to avoid one of the enemy's parties, which was the true occafion of his paffing through the earl of Peterborough's quarters at Valencia, contrary to his first intention. But feveral other officers, who were dispatched by me to the earl, affured me they had the honour to deliver him thofe letters, which I writ his lordship from Ma⚫drid and Guadalaxara. And, even taking the fact to be as the earl of Peterborough is I pleafed to ftate it himself, it is plain his lordship had at leaft fome verbal informations from that very officer that paffed through his lordship's quarters, and confequently could not be altogether ignorant, either of the place where the Portuguese army lay, or of the neceffity of joining them without lofs of time. After the general had got king Charles proclaimed at Madrid, it was thought fit to advance to Guadalaxara, 'where we had at laft advice, that the king was coming to join us; and, at the fame time, were informed, that the duke of Anjou was at Guadalaxara, to which place we marched to prevent the enemy from intercepting the king. Upon our approach the duke of Anjou repaffed the river which little advantage we ' contented ourselves with, for it was not thought adviseable 6 to follow and attack him on the other fide, being advantageously pofted, and ftronger We ftaid here two days, and, when we thought the king was out of danger, we again retired to Guadalaxara, where we were joined by his majesty and my lord of Peterborough, with two regiments of Spanish dragoons, ' and part of Pierce's; for his lordship had left behind him, in feveral places, thirteen ⚫ battalions of Pierce's, and two other intire regiments of dragoons. So foon as the armies were joined (having, upon my arrival at Madrid, fent captain Montague to give the queen an account of our march, and to defire her majefty's leave to retire) I waited than we. upon my lord Peterborough, offering him the command of 3 the 1706. because it was fuggefted from many different hands, that the prince of Lichtenftein was inriching himself, and keeping his king poor. Others pretended that the true caufe of the delay was a fecret amour of the king's at Barcelona. But the English, and to receive his orders, till I fhould have ⚫ the queen's leave to go home. But, because the marquis das • Minas would not do fo too, my lord Peterborough chofe not to ftay with the army, and within a few days after ⚫ went away.' But let us fee what the earl of Peterborough fays on his part, in his anfwer to the fecond question propofed to him by the house of lords on the 5th of January 1710-11, in thefe terms, That the earl of Peterborough may acquaint the houfe of what he knows of the carl of Galway's proceedings, during his ftay with the army at Madrid, his march to Guadalaxara, and his retreat to Valencia; and, if he knows any thing of the oppofition made by the king of Spain, the count de Noyelles, and the Spanish minifters and generals, to those measures ? To this the earl answered, That, from the time the earl of Galway came first into Spain as far as Almaras, and thence returned back into way meffage from the earl of Galafter his fecond entrance into Spain, nor had the leaft notice of his fituation, circumflances, or designs, till he faw his troops retreating from the enemy to take the ftrong camp of Guadalaxara; though the marches of the king from Arragon, and those of the earl of Peterborough from Valencia, were well ⚫ known in the Portugal camp. That two feveral officers, fent by my lord Galway, came to • Valencia, and brought no let6 ters to the earl of Peterborough, one of them demanding money for the pursuit of his journey. That, as to the perfons who advised the king to go by Arragon, and not by Valencia, he knows no farther (being at that time abfent from his majefty) but that, having ever extremely ⚫ oppofed it, and having writ to the fecretary of state at his firft coming to Valencia againft it, he received an anfwer to this purpose, That he hoped the earl of Peterbo Portugal, the earl of Peter-rough would bear the morti borough had no advices from fication and disappointment with patience, fince the king was fo refolved; and a meffenger by the appointed token, known to be fent by my lord Galway, had given notice, that the faid earl expected the king by the way of the earl of Galway, no account of the motives of that retreat, or any hopes given him of the return of the Portuguese into Spain. That, after the raifing the fiege of Barcelona, and the retreat of the French army out of Cata-Arragon, and had given to lonia, the earl of Peterbo- ⚫ understand how every thing 'rough received no letter or was prepared for his reception that But whatever the caufe was, the effects proved fatal. It was first proposed, that he should march through Valencia, as the nearest and much the safest way; and he came on that design as far as Tarragona. But advice being brought him that it is notorious to the 'whole world, that if the earl of Galway had pursued the enemy ten days longer towards the Ebro, all the horse under the marshal of Berwick had deferted to king Charles, and the French could never answer to the second question, he is pleased to aver, That from the time the earl of 'Galway came first into Spain that way.' The third question propofed to the earl of Peterborough was in these terms: That the earl of Peterborough acquaint the house what advices his lordship received from the earl of Galway at Madrid, in order to concert any public measures? And what his lord-have returned to Spain.' The fhip knows of the reafons, that earl of Galway, in his reply, induced the king of Spain to go to the earl of Peterborough's by Arragon towards Madrid, anfwers to the five questions and not by Valencia? To propofed to him by the lords, which he answered, That the fpeaks thus: In his lordship's earl of Galway continued a'bout forty days at Madrid, 'without making any endea'vours to augment his troops, or provide any magazines for the fubfiftence of his army. That, meeting the enemy unexpectedly, and retreating to the camp of Guadalaxara, the troops were without provifions, and in the greatest dif' order. That the measures 'taken in that retreat, where 'five thousand men were loft without a blow, and their 'whole cavalry ruined, were all pofitively against the king's opinion, and that of all of'ficers and minifters. That the earl of Peterborough had the accounts he gives from the king of Spain's own mouth, and feveral of his generals; ⚫ and it will particularly appear by letters from count Noy'elles, velt marfhal of the em peror, and general to the 'king of Spain, and from Mr. ८ Stanhope; which letters the earl is ready to produce, And as far as Almaras, and thence • returned back into Portugal, the carl of Peterborough had no advices from the earl of Galway, no account of the motive of that retreat, or any hopes given him of the return of the Portuguese into Spain. • What his lordship fays upon ⚫ this occafion is very true; for, whilft he was at fo great a distance befieged in Barcelona, and the duke of Ber⚫ wick with a confiderable body ⚫ of horse between him and us, it was to no purpose to think offending dispatches by land: neither was it necessary to inform the enemy that way, that the Portuguese were refolved, (notwithstanding the repeated inftances of the foreign generals to the contrary) to return back again to their · own country, after their army had advanced as far as the ⚫ bridge 1706. 1706. him there, that the kingdom of Arragon was in a good difpofition to declare for him, he was diverted from his firft intentions, and prevailed on to go to Saragoffa, where he was acknowledged by both kingdoms: but he loft much time, anfwer to the fame queftion, he fays, That he received no ' letter, no message from the earl of Galway, after his ⚫ fecond entrance into Spain; nor had the leaft notice of his 'fituation, circumftances, or defigns, till he faw his troops bridge of Almaras. But, when we got to Madrid, I • immediately fent fo many expreffes with letters, both to the earl of Peterborough and the king of Spain, that it was morally impoffible his lordfhip could have been ignorant above eight days of our arri-retreating from the enemy, to "val there. And I have fince ⚫ been affured by the inhabitants of Barcelona, that they were all informed of it by that time; from whence I 'must conclude, that his lordfhip's delays in joining with us were voluntary, and not ⚫ occafioned by want of intelligence. I have afferted in the Narrative, which I delivered in to this most honourable house, that I do. verily believe, if the Portuguese army had been joined in time, after their arrival at Madrid, by the forces with the king of Spain, and under the com'mand of the earl of Peterbo rough, we might have been I find his lordship thinks it fo 'take the strong camp of Gua- ་ |