Captain Sir William Calvert Bt. in agreement with the British Admiralty has a schooner built in America for use along the perilous North Coast of Spain. He is once more under the orbit of the Aliens Office. Promoted to Commodore for the assignment, Calvert explores the West Coast of Portugal for a safe place to land troops. He is asked to join the staff of General Sir Arhur Wellesley and is present at the battles of Rolica and Vimiero. He returns to Northern Spain with the dangerous Assignment to arm the Guerrillas, and joins in the British retreat to Corunna."