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

xltv CONTENTS.
phine retaining the rank of empress for life.-Espousals I peace, broken off by Bonaparte's unreasotlable deof Bonaparte and Maria Louisa of Austria take place mands.. pa 9.
at Vienna, 11th March, 1810.-Comparison, and con- CHAPTER LXXII
trast, betiwixt Josephine and her successor. —The results
of this union different from uwhat was expected-Fore- View of Napoleon's gigantic power at the present period.
seen by the Emperor Alexander. Pag. 484 -The Empre-ss MlIaria Lpuisa delivered of a sonl-Criticism on the title given hint, of King of Romle-SpecuCHAPTER LXIX. lations in regard to the advantages or disadvantages
Almost all the foreign French settlements fall into the arising from this event. —Retrospect.-Ex- Queen of
bandts of the British. —French squatdron destroyed at the Etruria - Her severe and utnjustifiable treatment by
Isle of Aix, by Lord Cochrane-and in the bay of Rosas, Napoleon.-Lucient Bonaparte is invited to England,
by Lord Collilgwvood.-Return to the proceedings in where he writes epic poetry -Attempt to deliver FerSpatn.-Soult takes Oporto-Attacked and defeated by dinand, defeated.- His pusillanimiy.. - Olperations in
Sir Arthur WVellesley, and compelled to a disastrous Portugal.-Retreat of Massiaun-View of his conduct
retreat.-Ferrol and Corunna retaken. by the patriots.- as a man and as a general.-Skill displayed ons both
Battle of Talaevera, gained by Sir Arthur Wellesley- sides.-Battles of Fuentes d'Onorrofought by Lord Tlelwho, nevertheless, in consequence of the obstinacy and linyton —on the south J'rontier of Portugal, by Lord Bebigotry of Cuesta, is compelled to retreat upon Portugal res.fordc-of Barossa, by General Graham-Ist all of
-Created Lord Veilingtor.-The French armies take which the English are victorious. —Eniterprise of Arroyomany townls anzd strong places.-Supreme Junta retreat Molinas.-Spaniards defeated cunder Blake —Valenlcia
to Cadiz.-rUnsubduCed spirit of the Spanish people.- captured by the French, and he anld his army nmade pri-'lThe Guerilla system.-M-iutual cruelties of the Guerillas soners of war.-Disutnion among the 1i'eich genoerals.and the French troops.-Growing disappointment of Bo- Joseph writes to Napoleon, wishilng to abdicate the
naparte. —His inmmense exertions.-A large army raised, throne of Spain. 08
under the name of the army of Portugal, commanded
by Massna,-Lord IWellington comnpelled to retmain in- CHAPTER LXXIII.
active, front his iniferiority of force.-Battle of Busaco, Retrospect of the causes leading to the rupture with Rusin which the French are defeated with great loss.-Lord sia-Originate in the treaty of Tilsit.-Rutssian's alleged
Wellington's famous retreat on Torres Vedras. 489 reasons of comoplaint. - Argulments sf" Napoleon's counCHAPTER- LXX. cillors against war with Russia.- Fouche is against the,=a~rg in.apolpolls pwar-Presents a memorial to Napoleon upon the sltbChange in Napoleon's principles of government-Casuses ject-His answer.-Napoleon's views in favour qf' the
leading to this.-Becomes suspicious of Talleyrand and war, as urged to his various advisers. 514
Fouchcl —Remzonstrates Wzith the latter, who satisfies hint
for the time. - Fouchg endeavours, without the know- CHAPTER LXXIV.
ledge of Napoleon, to ascertain the views of England
with respect to peace-His plan is defeated by a sin- Allies on whose assistance Bonaparte might cosunt. —
gular collisiost w/ith a similar onle of Napoleons, broutght Causes which alienated front himt the Prince Royal of
forward without the knowledge of his mninister - and Swedesn —who sigsns a Treaty with Rlessia. - Delicate
Fouchi is senzt away as Governor general of Rome — situation of the Kintg of Prussia, whose allianlce the EmVis moral and political character-His disumissal re- peror Alexander on that accoount declines.- -A treaty
gretted. - Murzeurings of the people against the Aus- with France dictated to Prussia.-Relationt s betweeno
trian al;iance, and its supposed effects.-Conztinenltal Asustria and Frantce-in order to preserve them, Bonasystem —Its object. -Ignorance of Napoleon of the ac- parte is obliged to come under asn esgagezlmezt nzot to
tual politicalfeelilngs of Great Britain. —License system revoloutionize Poland.-His error of policy isl neglectizog
-Its natutre and effects. - Louis Bonaparte —Esndea- to cultivate the alliance of the Porte.-Amoozon2t of Boours isn vain to defend Holland from the effects of the naparte's army.-Levies of the Bans, the Secoznd Batn,
conltinlental system-He abdicates the throsne, and retires and Aritre-Ban, for the protection of IFrance inl the
to Gratz i Styria. —Hollanc d is annexed to the Frencsh eumperor's absence.-Stormiong of Cicudtad Roidrigo, by
enpire-This step reznders Napoleon extrenmely suozpo- Lord Wellington. - Bosnaparte mtakes overtsures of
pular. 494 peace to Lord Castlereag/h-The correspoz dlenzce brokelo
off.-Ultisnatum of Russia rijected, aod mzade the direct
CHAPTER LXXI.
cause o' hostilities by Napoleos - who sets ostt fron
Gutstavucs IV. of Slvedens is dethrooned anod suocceeded by Paris, Oth Mfay, 1812-and mseets the sozrereignys his allies
his euncie.-The Crown Prisnce killed by a fallfrom his'at DresdEen, where a variety of royal festivities are
horse.-Cancdidates proposed for the suzccession. —The held.-A last attempt of Napoleon to nzegotiate wuith
Soweles, thinsking to cosciliate Napoleon, sneditate fixinfg Alexasndlerproves unsuccessfful. 518
on Bernladotte, Prince of Posnte-Corvo.-Reasons fbr
sucpposing that the choice woas snot altogether gyreeable CHAPTER LXXV.
to Bonaparte-who relsuctaistly acquiesces in the choice. Napoleon's plan of the campaign, against Ruessia- Uender-Parting interview betwoeen Berncadeotte asnd Napoleosn. stood astd provided agaisnst by Barclay dle Tolly, the
-Subsequeent attemnpts of the latter to bisndl Sweden to RuBssian gesneralissinmo.-Statemenlt of the grand Fresch
the policy of Fransce. —The Croswn Prinsce olozosillintgiy aromy-Of the grand Rucssian armsy.-Disaster on the
accedes to the cosntinenltal system.-Napoleozo makes a river WVilia.-Diflculties of the canmpaign, on the part of
toubr through Fla1nders and Holland —returns to Paris, the Frencsh, stated asld explaissed- -Their defective coo7atned takes mzeassures for extesndiny the conotintental systemn. nissariat and hospital depart7eszt.-Great consequcent
-Seizure of the Valalis.-Coast along the Germzan Ocean losses.-Cause of Boltaparte's determ7tinatiozn to advance.
annuexed to France. —Protest by the czar agatinst the -His forced moarches occasion actiual delay.-Napoleon
appropriatiosn of Olde.lnburg.-Russia allows the in port- remeains for somse days at Wilta.-Abbt de Pradt-His
ationo, at certains seaports, of various articles of ittrigues to excite the Poles-Neustralized by Napoleot's
British cosozserce. —Negotiations for exchasnge of pri engagemensets wzith Aucstria. —An attempt to excite instursorners betweess Frasnce sanLd ]England anod for a general rectionl in Lithuansia also fails. W6