The life of Napoleon Buonaparte, emperor of the French. By Sir Walter Scott.

CONTENTS. xv
arrives at Smolensk, with the headmost division of the
grand army.-Sketch of the calamitous retreat of Ney's
Proceedings of the army under Prince Bagration-Napo- divisiona. -The whole French army now collected as
leon's manoeuvres against ait-King Jirime of West- Smolensk.-Retrospect of proceedings on the extreme
phalia is disgraced for alleged inactivity.-Bagyration flanks of Napoleon's line of advance.-Cautious conduct
is defeated by Davoust, but succeeds in gaining the of Prince Schwartzenberg.-Winzengerodefreed on his
interior of Russia, and re-establishing his commnunica- road to Paris, by a body of Cossacks -Tchitchagc,'
tion with the grand army-which retreats to Drissa.- occupies Mlinsk on 14th November, and Lambert, one of
Barclay de Tolly and Bagration meet at Smolensk on his generals, captures Borizoff, after severe fighting.the 20th July.- The French generals become anxious that Perilous situation oJ' Napoleon. Pag. 264
Napoleon should close the campaign at Vitepsk for the
season —He persists in proceeding.-3-Ianoeuvres of both CHAPTER LXXX.
armies in regard to Smolensk-It is evacutated by Bar- Napoleon divides his army into four corps, which leave
clay de Tolly, after setting fire to the place.-Reduced 6Smolensk on their retreat towards Paland.-Cautious
condition of the French, and growing strenlgth of the proceedings of Koutousof.-The viceroy's division is
Russian armies.-Peace effected between Russia, and attacked by Miloradovitch, and effects a junction with
England, Ssweden, and Turkey.-Napoleon resolves to Napoleon at Krasnoi, after severe loss.-Koutousoff
advance upon MIoscow. Pag. 532 attacks the French at Krasnoi, but only by a distant
cannonade.-The division under Davoust is reulited to.CHAPTER ~LXXYVII. Napoleon, but in a miserable state.-Napoleon marches
Napoleon detaches Murat and other generals in pursuit of to Liady, and AMortier and Davoust are attacked, and
the Russians. —Bloody, but indecisive action, at Valon- suffer heavy loss in killed, wounded, prisoners, and artian.-Barclay de Tolly's defensive system relinquished, tillery.-Details of the retreat of Ney-He crosses the
and Koutousoff appointed to the chief command of the Losmina, with great loss of men and baggage, and joins
Russian armsy.-Napoleon advances fJrom Smolensk.- Napoleon at Orcsa, with his division reduced to 1500
Battle of Borodino fought, on 5th September.-Victory men.-The whole grand army is now reduced to 12,000
remsfins with the French, but without affording them any effective men, besides 30,000 stragglers.-Dreadful disessential service-Prince Bagration anmong the slain.- tress and difficulties of Bonaparte and his army.-SinKoutousoff retreats upons M3ojaisk, and thence supon Mos- gular scene betuwixt Napoleon, and Duroc, and Daru.cou. —Napoleon continues his advance on the 12th.- Napoleon moves towards Borizoff, andfalls in nith the
Coutnt Rostopchin, governor of Moscow-His character. corps of Victor and Oudinot.-Koutousoff halts at
-The Russians abandclosn Moscow, which is evaczuated Kopyn, without attacking Bonaparte.-Napoleon crosses
by the inhabitants, after the removal of the archives ansd the Beresina at Studzianka.-Partouneaux's divisiona
public treasures, and the emptyinlg of the magazines.- cut off by Wittgenstein.-Severe fighting on both sides
On the 14th September, the grand Russian army marches of the river.-Dreadful losses of the French in crossing
through Mloscow-Last public court of justice held there it.-According to the Russian official account, 36,000
by Rostopchin, after which he follows the march of the bodies were found in the Beresina after the thaw. r58
army H 538 CHAPTER LXXXI.
Napoleon determines to return to Paris-He leaves SmorOn 14th September, Napoleon reaches Mloscow, which he goni on 5th December-reaches Warsaw on the 1Oth.finds deserted by the inhabitants.-The city is discovered:'urious interview with the AbbU de Pradt-Arrives at
to be on fire about micdnight.-Napoteo ca cvs 2up tics Dresden on the 14th-and at Paris on the 1Ith, at midquarters in the Kremlin.-The fire is stopt next day, but night.-DreadJctl state of the grand army, when l:it by
arises again at night-Believed to be wi'ful, asnd several Napoleon —Arrive at tWilna, whence they are driven by
Russians apprehended and shot. —On the third night, the Cossacks, directing their flight upon Kowno.1-DissessKremlin is discovered to be on fire-Bonaparte leaves sions among the French generals.-Cautions policy (f
it, and takes his abode at Petrowsky.-The fire rages the Austrianstnulder Schwartzenberg.-Precarious stage
till the 19th, svhesn four-fifths of the city are burnt down. of Macdonald.-He retreats upon Tilsit. —D' Yorck sepa-On the 20th, Bonaparte returns to the Kremlin. —Dis- rates his troops from the French.-Macdonald effects
cussionu as to the origins of this great conflagration.- his retreat to Konigsberg.-Close of the Russian expeDisorganization and indiscipline of the French army.- dition, with a loss on the part of the French of 450,00U
Difficulty as to the route on leaving MIoscowu.-Lauriston men in killed and prisoners.-Discission of the causes
sent with a letter to the Emperor Alexander.-Retlrospect which led to this ruinous catastrophe. 5 4
of the tmarch of the Rulssian army, after leaving Moscow.
-Lauristosn has an interviewo with Kouetousof on.5th CHAPTER LXXXII.
October-Th-e resuzlt.-Atrmistice nmade by Mtuicrat.-Pre- Effects of Napoleon's retuern upon the Parisians.-C-onparatiosus for retreat.-lThe Emfperor Alexanuder refuises gratulations and addresses by all the public functionto treat. 542 aries.-Conspiracy of Malet-very nearly successful —
CHAPTER LXXIX. How at last defeated-The impression made by this
Murat's armistice broken off-He is attacked and defeated, event upon Bonaparte, both while in Rucssia, acd on his
-Napoleon leaves Moscow on 19th October.-Bloody return.-Discussions wuith the pope, who is brought to
skirmish at M~iala- Yarowslavetz.-Napoleoun in great France, but remains inflexible.-State of affairs in
danger while reconnoitring-He retreats to Vereia, Spain.-Napoleon's great and successful exertions to
swhere he meets Mortier and the Young Guard. — Winzen- recruit his armry.-Guards of Honour.-Inl the snonth of
gerode made prisosner, and insulted by Bonaparte.-The April, the army is raised to 350,000 men, independently
Kremlin is blownt up by the French.-Napoleon co0n- of tise troops left in garrison in Germany, asnd in Spain
timnes his retreat towards Poland-Its horrors.-Con- and Italy. 573
flict near Wiazmsa, on 3d November, where the French CHAPTER LXXXIII
lose 4000 men-Cross the river TWiazma dlsring the 1Murat leaves the grasnd army abruptly —Eunge appointed, nigat-Proceedings of the Viceroy of Italy —He reaches in his place.-Measures taken by the King of Prussia
Snmolensk. inl great distress, onl the 13th.-Bonaparte for his disenthraldom-Argumenats in his favour, op