Blake surrenders the city to the army 379 CHAPTER XL. Attempt on Alicante 381 Dénia surrendered 382 Peniscola betrayed by Garcia Navarro 382 Carrera killed in Murcia 382 New constitution 383 Change of Regency 383 Ballasteros retreats to the lines of St. Roque 384 Tarifa attempted by the French 385 Tarifa 387 Tarifa re-garrisoned by the English 388 Colonel Skerrett and Copons arrive there 389 The French invest the town 390 Doubts whether it could be defended 391 The garrison summoned 393 The French repulsed in an assault 394 Effects of a storm on both parties 395 Siege raised 396 General Hill occupies Merida 398 Attempt to carry off Soult 398 Colonel Grant rescued by the Guerrillas 399 State of feeling at Madrid 399 State of the country 401 The Intruder goes to France 403 Distress both of the Intrusive and Legitimate Governments 404 Schemes for strengthening the Spanish government 406 Cardinal Bourbon 407 The Infante Don Carlos 407 Princess of Brazil 407 State of the Portugueze government 408 Marquis Wellesley’s views 410 Lord Wellington prepares for the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 411 Ciudad Rodrigo 415 A redoubt carried 416 Convent of Santa Cruz taken 418 Captain Ross killed 418 St. Francisco’s and the suburbs taken 419 The place taken by assault 421 Craufurd mortally wounded 422 Mackinnon killed 423