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

rvu CONTENTS.
ment at tAis crisis.-Beaulieu displaced, and succeeded the most humiliating sibmissions.-.Napoleon's speech to
by Wurmlser. —Bonaparte sitsdown before Mantua. P.195 the Venetian envoys-He declares war against Venice,
CHAPTER XXIV. and evades obeying the orders of' the Directory to spare
it.-The Great Council, on 31st May, concede everything
Campaign on the Rhine-General plan.-WYartensleben to Bonaparte, and disperse in terror.-'Terms granted
and the Archduke Charles retire before Jourdan and by the French general. Pag. 224
MSoreau.- The Archdlckeforms a junction with Wartensleben, and defeats Jourdan, wcho retires-A-oreau, also, CHAPTER XXVIII.
makes his celebrated retreat through the Black Forest.- Napoleon's amatory correspondence with Joslphine.Bonaparte raises the siege of Mantua, and defeats the His court at Montebello-Negotiationls and pleasure
Austrians at Salo and Lonato.-Misbehaviour of the mingled there.-Genoa-Revolhtionary spirit cf the
French General, Valette, at Castzglione.-Lonato taken, Genoese —They rise in insurrection, but are qucelled by
with the French artillery, on 3d August-Retaken by the government, and the French pluundered and impriAIassina and Augyereau.-Singular escape of Bonaparte soned-Bonaparte interferes, and appoin ts the outlines
from being captured at Lonato. —Turmser defeated be- of a new government.-Sardinia.-aples.- Jl Cistween Lonato and Castiglione, and retreats on Trent padale, Transpadale, and Emilianc Repu2blics, uCited
and Roveredo.-Bonaparte resumes his position before under the name of the Cisaline Republic-'he lteMlantua.-Effects of the French victories on the different nder the risof the Vaieline united ts Lomba ry
Italian States.-Inflexibility of Austria.- Wurmser re— Great improvement of Italy, and the Italian chacrutited.-Battle of Roveredo.-French victorious, and
AMasselca occ~upies Trent.-Bou na parte dejfeats Wurmnser racter, front these changes.-Di ictulties in the way of
at Primnolano-and at Bassaznlo, 8th Septenber.-Weurm- pacification betwixt France and Austria.-The Directory
serfliesto Vicenza.-Battle of Arcola. —Wurmserfially and Napoleon take different views-Treaty of Campo
shut uzp within the walls of Manltua. 201 Formio.-Bonaparte takes leave of the arimy of Italy,
to act as French plenipotentiary at Rasladt. 232
CHAPTER XXV.
Corsica re-united with France.-Critical situation of Bo- CHAPTER XXIX.
naparte in Italy at this period.-The Austrian general Retrospect.-The Directory-they become unpopnlarr.Alvinzi placed at the head of a new army.-Various Causes of their unpopularity-Also at enmzity among
contests, attended with no decisive result. —Yant of thentselves.-State of publiefeeling in France-I- L point
concert among the Austrian generals. —French army of numbers, favourable to the Bourbons; but the artmy
begin to murmuzr.-First battle of Arcola-Napoleon in and monied interest against thent.-Picheyru, head of
personal danger-No decisive result.-Second battle of the royalists, appointed President of the Council of
Arcola —Te French victorious.-Fresh want of concert Five Hundred.-Barbh Marbois, another royalist, Preamong the Austrians generals. —General views of mili- sident of the Council of Ancients.-Directory throo
tary and political affairs, after the conclusion of the themselves upon the succour of Hoche and Bonaparte.
fourth Italian campaign. —Austria commences a ffth -Bonaparte's personal politics discussed.-Pichegru's
campaign —but has not profited by experience.-Battte corresponldence with the Bourbons —known to Boonaof Rivoli, and victory of the French-Further success- parte-He dispatches Augereau to Paris.-Directory
ful at La Favorita.-French regais their lost ground arrest their principal opponenlts ins the councils on the
in Italy.-Sterrender of Manltual-Insataznces of Napo- 18th Fructidor, and banish them to Guiana. —Narrow
leon's generosity. 208 and impolitic conduct of the Directory to Bonaparte.
CHAPTER XXVI. -Projected invasion of England. 237
CHAPTER XXX.
Situation and views of Bonaparte at this period of the
campaign-His politic conduct towards the Italians- View of the respective situations of Great Britain and
Popularity.-Severe terms of peace proposed to the France, at the period of Napoleon's return from Italy.
pope-rejected.-Napoleon differs from the Directory, -Negotiations at Lille-Broken off, and Lord Malnoesand negotiations are reinewed-but again rejected.- bury ordered to quit the Republic.-Army of Enygland
The pope raises his army to 40,000 men —Napoleon in- decreed, and Bonaparte iamend to the command-He
vades the Papal Territories-The papal troops de- takes up his residence int Paris —Description of his perfeated near Iniola —and at Ancona-which is captured sonal character and manners.-lMadame de SCtal.-Loretto taken.-Clemency of Bonaparte to the French Public honours paid to Napoleon.-Project of invucasion
recutsant clergy.-Peace of Tolentino.-Napoleon's letter termirated, and the real views of the Directory discoto the pope.-Sacn Iarino.- View of the situation of the vered to be the expeditiocl to Egypt.-Arcies of Italy
differeint Italian States-Ronme-Naples-TTuscany-Ve- acnd the Rhine, conmpared and conlrasted. —Napoleon's
sice. 216 viewus and notions in headicig the Egyptian Pxpedition
-those of the Directory regarding it-Its actual irnCHAPTER XXVII. policy.-Curious statemenett regarding Bonaparte, IreArchdcuke Charles-Compared with Napoleon-Fettered viotes to his departure, given by JMiot.-The trm:tt,ie,et
by the Aulic Council.-Napoleon, by a stratagem, passes sails from Toulon, ont 19th May, 1798. —Na)e,'pe.n itrires
the Tagliamento, and compels the archduke to retreat. before Malta on the 10th of June —Proceeds on his course,
-Gradisca carried by storm.-Chiusa- Veneta taken by and, escaping the British squadrocn, lands iit AlexanMassina, with the loss of 5000 Austrians, baggage, dria ont the 1st qf July.-Description of the variouts
cannon, etc.-The seaports of Trieste and Fiume oc- classes of nations who inhabit Egypt -1. The Fellahs
cupied by the French-.Venice breaks the neutrality, and Bedouins-2. The Copts-3. The Manmelukes.-Napoand commences hostilities by a massacre of 100 French- leon issues a proclamation from Alexandria, agaicst
men at Verona-Terrified on learning that an armistice the Manmelukes-Marches against them on the 7th July.
had taken place betwixt France and Austria-Circum- -Mameluke mode of fighting.-Discontent and disapstances which led to this.-The archduke retreats by pointment of the French troops and their commcanders
hasty marches on Vienna-His prospects qf success in -Arrive at Cairo.-Battle of the Pyramids on 21st of
defending it-The government and people irresolute, July, in which the Mamelukes were completely deand the treaty of Leoben signed-Venice now makes feated and dispersed.-Cairo surrenders. 2