Siege of Astorga 411 Its surrender 412 Affair at Barba del Puerco 414 Massena appointed to the army of Portugal 415 Ciudad Rodrigo 416 The French besiege it 417 D. Julian Sanchez 418 Marshal Ney summons the place 418 Situation of Lord Wellington 420 Spirit of the inhabitants 420 Nunnery of S. Cruz attacked 421 Convent of S. Domingo recovered 422 Julian Sanchez effects his escape from the city 423 State of the British army 425 A practicable breach made 426 The place capitulates 428 Conduct of the French 429 Speculations upon the campaign 431 La Puebla de Sanabria occupied by the French 434 The Portugueze retake it 436 CHAPTER XXXII. Massena’s proclamation to the Portugueze 440 The French invest Almeida 441 Almeida 442 Fort Conception abandoned 444 Affair on the Coa 445 Desponding letters from the army 448 Apprehensions expressed in England 450 Ney summons the governor of Almeida 451 Portugueze officers in Massena’s army 452 The Portugueze ordered to retire before the enemy 454 Siege of Almeida 455 Surrender of the place 456 The Portugueze prisoners enlist and desert 457 Condemnation of their conduct 458 Militia forced into the French service 459 They escape and rejoin the allies 460 Changes in the Portugueze Regency 461 Conduct of the Portugueze government 463 Arbitrary arrests at Lisbon 465 Apprehensions of the British government 467