Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . 3 ^ in g rOLITIGAL HISTORY. 711 1802-1815] Avith the French. Great indignation was experienced in Englandat this convention, and Sir John Moore, to whom was fdven thecommand of the British army in Portugal, advanced to Sala-manca. Hearing of the approach of Napoleon he retreated,and on January 16th, 1809, fought the battle of Corunna. Hisdeath, following the Convention of Cintra, for a time discouragedthe En
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . 3 ^ in g rOLITIGAL HISTORY. 711 1802-1815] Avith the French. Great indignation was experienced in Englandat this convention, and Sir John Moore, to whom was fdven thecommand of the British army in Portugal, advanced to Sala-manca. Hearing of the approach of Napoleon he retreated,and on January 16th, 1809, fought the battle of Corunna. Hisdeath, following the Convention of Cintra, for a time discouragedthe English ministry, and it was not till AVellcsley was given thecommand in April, 1809, that the Peninsular War may be saidto have begun. During the year 1809 the Ministry was assaulted bv the. OFFICERS SAf<II AND PKAYER-BOOK USED AT THE BLRIAL OF SIR .JOHN 3IOORE. {Roijal United Service Inititutioa.) Opposition and was not at one with itself Attacks were made on the general purity of the Administration, and especially on the Duke of York, the Commander-in-Chief, on Castlereagh, and on Perceval. The Walcheren expedition, which was itself right in principle, proved a disastrous failure (p. 734). One result of this disaster was a duel between Castlereagh and Canning on September 9th, followed by the resignation of both, and the reconstruction of the Ministry. In October Perceval became p^^^j^^^^^ Prime Minister, Lord Wellesley Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister. Lord Liverpool took the War Otfice, with Lord Palmerston as Under Secretary. During these months of continual agitation at home Arthur AVellesley was winnino^ victories in Portugal. Penin- . sulEr War He had forced the French armies to retire and had marched towards Madrid. Li July he had Avon the battle of
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