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Turningasideanddescendingtheglenbyanarrowerpath,arambleofhalfamilebringsmetoanothersceneofmarvellousbeauty.Intheforegroundisapoolcoveredwithwaterliliesandovershadowedbytrees;
andfromit,leadingstraightupthehillside,isthe“holystair,”orcoldspring,asitiscalled.Elevendoubleflightsofstonestairs,eachpairofflightsleadingtoalandingofblackandwhitemosaic,whilstinthecentrebetweenthetwolinesofstepsarockycataractleadsarushingstreamoficycoldclearwaterfromthefountaingushingatthetopfromtherockinitsmosaicrecessdowntothebottomofthehill,whereittumblestumultuouslyintothepool.Throughthewholelengthofthelongfall,flankedbystairs,perhapstwohundred106feet,rarefernsandmossesgrowwithwildluxuriance,especiallyinandaboutthepoolsonthetenlandings;
and,embosomedasthewholehillsideisindensegreenery,itisimpossibletoexaggeratethedeliciouscoolnessandbeautyofthissecludedspot.
FromthetopoftheFonteFria,orScalaSanta,thepathleadsthroughavalley,andthenprecipitouslyuptheascentthatfacedmewhenonthemorningaftermyarrivalIstooduponthebattlementsforthefirsttime.ThehermitageofSt.Ant?
ostandsuponaledgehighuptheslope,atinydismantledcell,fromwhichaviewisgainedonacleardaythatfairlytakesone’sbreathaway.Below,setinitsvastbedofverdure,thewhitestonecastlestands,thegoldarmillaryspherethatcrownsitstowerglitteringinthesun;
whilstontheleftthefar-flungpanoramaoftheplain,withthebluewalloftheseabeyond,andthegreymountainsonthenorth,isfloodedwithaninundationoflight,andscatteredwiththeabodesofmen—thesombremassesofgreeneryandtheprofoundsilencethatsurroundusmakingthecontrastthemorestriking.Awiderviewstillthanthisisobtainedfromthehighestpointofthedomain,ontheveryoutskirtstowardsthesouth,wheretheCruzAlta,the“highcross,”marksthesiteofwhatinancienttimeswasawatch-towerofsoldier-monks,overlookingthecountrytowardsCoimbra,whencetheMoorsmightcometoinvadethesacredwood.
INTHEGARDENS,BUSSACO.
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AgreaterbattlethaneverChristianandMoslemfoughtragedinlatertimesuponthis“Bussaco’sironridge,”justoutsidethegranitewallsofthewoodonthenorth-westslopesofthelongmountain.“Victory’sdarling,”Massena,wastobringstubbornPortugaltoheelatlast.Soulthadbeenexpelledin1809,afterWellington’ssurpriseofOporto;
andtheEmperorwasdeterminedthatnothingshouldstandbetweenhimandhissmallvictimthistime.Massenawasattheheightofhisgloryandsuccess,andthefloweroftheimperiallegions,eightythousandmen,marchedthroughSpain,andcarriedallbeforehimatfirstinPortugal.AlmeidaandVizeufellintohishandswithoutastruggle;
andtheinvadersthoughtthatnoseriousobstaclewouldbeofferedtothemarchuponLisbonbywayofCoimbra.Theroadledthemthroughthevalleybetween108thelongmountainsofBussacoandtheCremullorangeopposite,andWellington,whoseheadquarterswereatCoimbra,fifteenmilesdistant,decidedtostoptheirprogressthere.Beforethewholeofhisforcescouldbegotintoposition,newscamethattheFrenchhadcrossedtheriverMondego,andtheAnglo-Portugueseforcegraduallyfellback,alwaysfightingwiththeFrenchadvance-guard,untilthewholeofWellington’sarmyofnearly50,000werestationeduponthelongridgeofBussaco,fromtheeastwallofthedomaintotheriverMondego,wherethemountainends.
Acuriousrelationexists,hithertounnotedinEnglishnarratives,inwhichamonkofBussacogivesaminuteaccountfromdaytodayoftheeventstherefromthe20thSeptember1810untilafterthebattleonthe27th,andtheartlessdetailsofthegoodmanaremorepersonallyinterestingperhapsthanthebroadfactsofthegreatbattleitself.Hetellsthat,onthe20thSeptember,anorderlyofLordWellingtoncametothemonastery,and:
“Assoonasthedoorwasopenedtohimhesaid,‘Iwanttoseethemonastery,ha!
ha!
To-morrowattwoo’clockthecommander-in-chiefiscominghere.HesleptlastnightatLorv?
o,andtheFrenchhavealreadyarrivedatTondella....’Thepriorwastold,andheshowedtheorderlythemonasteryandchapel,orderingthebestlodging-chambertobecleanedandgotreadyforthegeneral,andtheorderly,afterdrinkingalittlewine,gallopedbacktoLorv?
o.”
THEPORTADASULLA,BUSSACO.
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Earlynextmorningthewholewood,thehermitages,themonastery,andthechapelwerefilledwithEnglishofficers,fiftyofficersbeingquarteredinthemonasteryitself.Wellingtonarrivedatmidday,andwhenthepriorshowedhimthebestguest-chamber,sweptandgarnishedforhisuse,herefusedit,“althoughitwasthebest,”becauseithadonlyonedoor,andanotherapartmentwithtwodoorshadtobefoundforhim.Whilstthislodgingwasbeingpreparedandcleaned,thegeneralrodeoutofthedomainbythegateonthenorthsideandinspectedthewholepositionfromthehighestpointoftheridgetotheeast,onthebaregranitecrestofwhichhefixedhisownpositionforthedayofthebattle.Standinguponthisspottherespreadsbelowthesteepslopesintheforegroundanundulatingplain,somefivemilesacross,withCaramulomountainsontheotherside.Through110thisbrokenplainMassenawasforcedtomarchinordertoturnorcrosstheBussacomountains,andproceedonhisroadtoCoimbra,Lisbon,andOporto.WhenhelearntthattheEnglishgeneralhaddecidedtoriskeverythingbymakingastandtherewithforcesinferiortohisownheatfirstrefusedtobelieveit,forconstantsuccesshadmadehimthinkthathistroopscoulddoanything;
andifWellingtonwerebeatenhere,thenannihilationwouldawaittheEnglish,andPortugalwouldfollowSpaininbowingtotheyokeofFrance.ButifWellingtondoestaketherisk,saidMassena,“Jeletiens!
demainnousfinironslaconquê
tedePortugal,etenunpendejoursjenoyerailelé
opard.”Ney,Junot,andRegnierinvaincounselledMassenanottoflinghismenawayuponattackingsuchatremendouspositionasthatofBussaco,andurgedhimtoretireandawaitreinforcementsfromFrance;
butMassenalaughedattheirwisefears,anddecidedtostormtheheight.“ThereisonlytherearguardoftheEnglishthere,”hesaid;
“ifthewholearmyistheresomuchthebetter,thegoodluckofthedarlingofvictorywillnotabandonhim.”
EverycellandeverycornerofthemonasteryanddependencieswerefullofEnglishtroops,111“exceptFatherAntoniooftheAngels’cell,whichnoonewouldhave,asitwasfilledwithallsortsofoldrags,rubbish,andoldironhecouldpickup,andthemonkshadtosleepanywhere.”Onthe26thSeptembertheFrenchwereseenonthemountainsoppositeandupontheplainbelow,whereskirmishingwasconstantbetweenadvance-guards.Thenorth-eastwallofthedomainwaspartlydemolishedandcrowdedwithEnglishtroops,whilstbatteriesofartillerytoppedthecrestoftheridge,andCrawford’scorpsheldanoutlyingspurthatprojectsintotheplainfromoppositethenorthgate(PortadaRainha)ofthewood.LordWellingtonroseveryearlyonthemorningofthe27th,andtothedismayofthemonksorderedhisbaggagetobesentoutofthewoodtowardsCoimbra.Itwasnotforflight,asthemonksfeared,butprudence,andafterbreakfastthegreatgeneralrodeoutandtookhisstanduponthetopoftheridgeofBussaco,overlookingthelongvalley.Hisowntroopsweretoalargeextenthiddenbehindthecrestofthehill,andoccupiedthewholelengthofthemountainfrombeyondtheMondegoonthenorth-easttothemonasteryonthewest,Crawford’spositionontheprojectingspuron112theEnglishleftflankmakingthepositionatthatendpracticallysemicircular;
thisleftflankconsequentlyenfiladedwithitsartillerythefaceofthedeclivityuponwhosecrestWellington’scentrewasstationed.OntheextremerightoftheEnglish,ontheothersideoftheMondego,GeneralHillwasincommand,withthePortugueseunderGeneralFane;
butthewholeoftherestoftheAnglo-PortuguesearmywasposteduponorbehindthelongcrestofBussaco,theextremeleftunderGeneralCrawfordbeingthrustforwardupontheprojectingspur.Atsixo’clockonthemorningofthe27thSeptember,undercoverofaheavymist,twodesperateattacksweredelivereduponthecentreoftheEnglishposition.ThatontherightofthecentrewasledbyRegnierwithincredibledashandbravery,butwithterriblelosstotheFrench.AwholedivisionofFrenchmenatonepointherefinallystruggledtothesummitoftheridge,andtheeaglesplantedonthegranitecrestproclaimedtoMassenathatthevictorywaswon.Butthe88thand45thregimentswereinreservebehindthecrest,andatthecapturedpositiongallantPictonwasincommand.Likeanavalanchethetworegiments,withaPortuguesebattalion,advancedalongtheridgewithfixedbayonetsatthecharge.Withirresistibleimpetustheysweptallbeforethem.TheFrenchdivisionwashurledhelter-skelterdowntheprecipitousdeclivitywithhideousruinanddevastation.AllthefaceofBussacoatthatpointwassownwiththedeadanddying,theFrenchlossexceedingfourthousand,andthelegionsoftheDarlingofVictoryexperiencedthebitternessoftheirfirstdefeat.ThisawfulcarnagetookplaceatsomelittledistancetotherightofwhereWellingtonstoodonthesummitoftheridgethoughwellwithinsight,andasimilarattempt,butwithevenlesssuccesswasmadestillnearertohimonhisleft;
whilstastubbornandsanguinarystruggletookplaceuponthespurontheextremeEnglishleftoccupiedbyCrawfordandPacke,upononep
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