Grailam's success. We shall hear no more

• of his being relaxed.

Depend upon it, that •stice the 5th instant, the day he fell in with

the Spaniards, he has been quite well.

Bvery body rejoices, I believe, that this good fortune has fallen to the lot of Graham Moore. I have no less than three letters this morning to announce it. We shall - have Graham's letter in to-morrow's Gazette. I am impatient to read the particu

lars of his action. I am with him, and I may

add with you, more eager for his fame

shan his riches.

However, Bertrand will

xy, the dollars do no injury.

• Can you condescend to read of anything but Graham?

Another season passed away without an invasion; and towards the end of November, Moore was summoned to town by a King's messenger, despatched by Mr. Pitt. A large bundle of papers was sent for his perusal, and he met, in confidential consultation, Mr. Pitt, Lords Melville and Camden. He found these ministers impressed with a conviction, that by a sudden attack the town of Ferrol might be taken, the fleet seized, and the arsenal destroyed; and it was intended to put fifteen or even twenty thousand men under his command for this expedition.

Moore stated to the Ministers, that the practicability of this scheme depended entirely upon the situation of the place, the strength of the fortifications, and the numbers of the garrison; but the voluminous papers which had been consigned to him. contained no information on these essential points. He showed that the reports in the papers were vague and uncertain; and as he knew nothing of Ferrol himself, it was impossible for him, without some better intelli

that he knew nothing to

and if the place was assailable, a watu waded to make the attack. Mewise, that the assertions and

the three Admirals were clear

www: yes they had not written a single ace she grounds on which they had

in persons unskilled in mili

wes, reminds me of having been often

used at the erroneous apprehensions and

delusive reasonings on diseases, of erudite men even of superior capacities, especially of those who read medical books; who not being of the profession, are ignorant of the elements of that science.

As the council wavered on what was to be done, Moore offered to go himself privately to Admiral Cochrane's squadron lying off Ferrol, and learn the amount of the information which he and the Captains had acquired. He said that the preparations for the expedition might proceed, while he ran into the bay, and observed what could be seen from the deck of a ship, and endeavoured to form some opinion on the feasibility of the plan. This proposal was warmly approved of, and his brother's ship was appointed to convey him to Ferrol.

Tempestuous weather occurred in the passage, but they joined the squadron in Betenzos bay in December. Sir John Moore took a fictitious name, and lest some one in the flag-ship should recognise him, Admiral Cochrane visited him in his brother's frigate.

The Admiral informed him, that the Spaniards had taken an alarm; great bodies of troops had marched into Ferrol, and no boats were suffered to land on the Peninsula. But in order to give him some view of the place, he proposed that the frigate should proceed up the bay and anchor near the shore, while the rest of the squadron should retire.

Though there was very little wind next day, Captain Graham Moore sailed a good way up, and cast anchor in the evening. In the following morning, Admiral Cochrane came to breakfast, and brought a couple of dogs and fowling-pieces. He said they might land safely on the east side of the Bay, and walk up a hill, under the pretence of shooting, and thence see Ferrol far better than from the deck of a ship.

Accordingly, the Admiral and Captain Moore, in blue jackets, and Sir John in plain clothes, went ashore with two boats; they ascended the hill, which was about two miles from the shore; whence they had a bird'seye view of Ferrol, distant five miles; and of