§ From William Jarvis. 9 August 1806, Lisbon. “Since my last of the 19th. Ulto., which went by the Brig Maria, Captn. Carew of Alexa. nothing material in the Political World has transpired till the post of to day, which brings advice on the Authority of a private letter or two that the Preliminaries of Peace are signed between France & Russia. What seems to countenance the report was Mr D’Oubrills going to Paris, but this may also have given rise to it. Time does not allow me to say more.”

Adds in a postscript “at 8 oClock pm.”: “I have opened this letter to acqua[i]nt that I have this moment heard that a Courier arrived at Mafra from Paris the last night evening which brings advice that the Preliminaries of a General Peace wa⟨s⟩ signed the 26 Ulto. in that City. Although I did not get the information in so direct a channel as implicit credit ought be given it, yet I have little doubt of its truth.”