Buchanan, William: Memoirs of painting: with a chronological history of the importation of pictures by the great masters into England since the French Revolution (Band 2) (London: Ackermann, 1824)

MR. BUCHANAN’S IMPORTATIONS.—spain. 207
culty we got on shore, as the distance from the
vessel was more than twenty miles up to the town;
had our things seized by the way, which have been
since recovered by making the usual sacrifice, and
by taking a deal of trouble. On my arrival, being
in want of cash, I searched for the house concerned
with Messrs. Lubbock, but I could not have any
assistance, as they were all gone. I then called to
see if Mr. Oxendon, Mr. Morland’s correspondent,
was to be found; gone likewise. I had a small bill
from a house at Falmouth, and I find their corre-
spondent gone also, so that I find difficulties I could
not have imagined, as all the English have left, or
will be obliged to leave Lisbon; indeed I have
not been able to meet with any one I was recom-
mended to in this place. Not finding any of the
English, I looked after others. I have seen Mr.
Bartolozzi, who will write to-morrow to the
Spanish minister at Madrid for my passport. I
made acquaintance, through Pelligrini, with a
person who has affairs at Algeziras, and shall
write by his means to-morrow. If I had found
Mr. Morland’s correspondent I should have been
there myself in a few days, as from thence I would
have gone to Seville, but at present I cannot leave
this on account of the great confusion and disap-
pointments I have met with from the change of
affairs.