22, 1808| 10| 26| 200| 2| 238| 2| 20| 181| 1| 15| 219| 457| 304| |Embarked from Woolwich: Horse Artillery |Oct. 5, 1808 | 12| 28| 100| | 200| | | 109| 2| 14| 125| 325| 600| |Embarked from Portsmouth: Horse Artillery |Nov. 18, 1808 | 10| 26| 161| | 197| | | 108| 2| 14| 124| 321| | |Embarked from Portsmouth |Dec. 8, 1808 | 2| | 1| | 3| 4| 28| 213| 3| 19| 267| 270| | +-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+ | Total embarked for Portugal or } | | 100| 271| 1857| 27| 2255| 16| 118| 1402| 16| 132| 1684| 3939| 2469| | Spain in the year 1808 } | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------+--------------+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+ N.B. The return given by Napier in vol. 1. p. 590, of his ‘History,’ neither includes the R. A. drivers, nor the officers and N. C. officers of the R. A. of several of the detachments mentioned above, but merely the gunners. It, however, does include the King’s German Artillery, which is not shown in this purely regimental return. Four marching companies, in all 714 officers and men--with 67 horses. One of these companies was stationed in the Mediterranean. An addition to Colonel Robe’s force of a doubtful value was received from Gibraltar. Lieut.-Colonel George Ramsey was ordered from Gibraltar with three companies to meet the Artillery expected from England, and a _car brigade_ of guns, as it was termed, was issued from the Ordnance stores, for the service. Two of the companies, and Colonel Ramsey, were sent back to Gibraltar immediately on their arrival in Cadiz:--only one, Captain Morison’s[15] being allowed to proceed in charge of the guns. Colonel Ramsey, however, had time to inspect the car brigade which had been issued to him, and his official report on it was not complimentary to [Sidenote: To D. A. G. from Cadiz, 21 July, 1808.] the store-keepers. A similar brigade, it would appear, had been sent to Sicily, a few weeks before; and the clerk of stores had hopelessly confused the two. The shafts for the howitzers had been sent with the 6-pounders; seven gun-wheels had been put on board for use with the waggons,--although not interchangeable,--and one waggon was entirely useless. The stores were inadequate and unsuitable; and there was neither a commissary, nor an artificer, with the detachment. A little further vacillation on the part of the authorities led to two companies leaving Gibraltar for Portugal immediately after the return of those under Colonel [Sidenote: Now 1 Battery, 6 Brigade.] Ramsey; and one of these, Captain Skyring’s, had the good fortune to join Colonel Robe in time for the battle of Vimiera.