this sovereign of his own creation, his favourite fellow-soldier, connected with him by ties of kindred, should think it necessary for his own security to join the general confederacy against him. In the beginning of the year a treaty of alliance was concluded between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Naples, by the terms of which the Emperor engaged to keep at least 50,000 men in Italy, and the King 20,000, till the end. of the war, to act in concert, and to be augmented in case of necessity; and the former guaranteed to the latter and his heirs the possession of the dominions actually held by him in Italy, and promised his mediation to induce the allies to accede to this guarantee. The King of Naples in consequence arrived at Bologna, whither Count

Bellegarde, on Jan. 6, went to pay his compliments to him.

The French on the 4th quitted Verona, leaving a garrison in the old castle, and the Austrians on the same day entered the town. The Viceroy of Italy, Eugene Beauharnois, marched on the 7th with the flower of his troops on the side of Bozzolo on the Mincio, to oppose the passage of that river by the Austrians. A division and some battalions had already passed, when they were attacked by superior numbers. The whole of that day and the next passed in severe actions, in which the Austrians underwent considerable loss, but are represented as maintaining their ground. Their main army did not come up till the 9th, when it was established to the number of between 40 and 50,000 men on both banks of the Mincio.

army under Lord Wellington, which had taken up its winterquarters upon French territory. The first intelligence received from his Lordship was dated from St. Jean de Luz on January 9, at which period no other incident worthy of mention had taken place than the occupation of a height by the French to the right of a Portuguese brigade, from which they were afterwards driven without loss. In a dispatch dated Feb. 20, Lord Wellington mentions that on the 14th he moved the right of the army under Sir R. Hill, which attacked the enemy's position at Hellete, whence Gen. Harispe was obliged to retire with loss. Gen. Hill pursued on the next day, and found the French in a strong position in front of Garris, where Harispe had been joined by the division of Gen. Paris, which had been recalled from the march it had commenced towards the interior of France, as well as by other troops. A gallant attack was made upon this post by a Spanish and English division, under Gen. Murillo and Sir W. Stewart, who carried it without considerable loss. At the same time the centre of the army made a corresponding movement, and in successive actions drove their opponents across the Gave D'Oleron, upon which, on the 18th, its posts were established. The French at this time had considerably weakened their force at Bayonne, and had withdrawn from the right of the Adour above that

town.

The relics of the war in Germany consisted in the operatious of the allied troops, which were employed in the investment and siege of those towns which were

still occupied by French garrisons. The unfortunate city of Hamburg was still suffering under the unrelenting severity of Marshal Davoust's precautionary measures, one of which was the appointment of a commission having the power of condemning to death all persons who even used "inflammatory speeches to exasperate the soldiers against their commanders, or the inhabitants against the lawful powers, or against the troops." Dantzic was evacuated on Jan. 2, according to a capitulation, by which the French garrison remained prisoners of war.

It was entered on the same day by Duke Alexander of Wurtemberg, at the head of 16,000 Russians and Prussians, amidst the general rejoicing of the inhabitants delivered from the sufferings of their long siege. The fortress of Wittenberg was carried by storm on the night of January 12, under the direction of Gen. Tauenzien. After the town was taken, the governor retired to the castle; but being summoned under the threat of putting the garrison to the sword, he surrendered at discretion. The loss to the assailants was inconsiderable. The French prisoners were to be sent to Berlin.

In Italy the contest between the Austrians and the French was maintained with considerable vigour on both sides. Count Bellegarde, the Austrian general, on passing the Adige, addressed a proclamation to the people of Italy, in which he mentioned the resolution of the King of Naples to join the arms of the allies. It was one of the most decisive symptoms of the opinion entertained of Napoleon's approaching decline, that

this sovereign of his own creation, his favourite fellow-soldier, connected with him by ties of kindred, should think it necessary for his own security to join the general confederacy against him. In the beginning of the year a treaty of alliance was concluded between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Naples, by the terms of which the Emperor engaged to keep at least 50,000 men in Italy, and the King 20,000, till the end of the war, to act in concert, and to be augmented in case of necessity; and the former guaranteed to the latter and his heirs the possession of the dominions actually held by him in Italy, and promised his mediation to induce the allies to accede to this guarantee. The King of Naples in consequence arrived at Bologna, whither Count

Bellegarde, on Jan. 6, went to pay his compliments to him.

The French on the 4th quitted Verona, leaving a garrison in the old castle, and the Austrians on the same day entered the town. The Viceroy of Italy, Eugene Beauharnois, marched on the 7th with the flower of his troops on the side of Bozzolo on the Mincio, to oppose the passage of that river by the Austrians. A division and some battalions had already passed, when they were attacked by superior numbers. The whole of that day and the next passed in severe actions, in which the Austrians underwent considerable loss, but are represented as maintaining their ground. Their main army did not come up till the 9th, when it was established to the number of between 40 and 50,000 men on both banks of the Mincio.

and a few houses only separating the combatauts. The contest was sanguinary, and the loss of the Russians is stated to have been more than a thousand in killed and wounded. Napoleon in the mean time was descried moving to his right; and on the forenoon of the 6th, he effected his passage of the Aisne; and at two in the afternoon, commenced an attack on the left of Blucher's position at Craone. Strong columns were observed at the same time marching by Corbeny towards Laon. The Fieldmarshal made proper dispositions to secure Laon and cover the communication with that city, and at the same time to support that part of the position which was threatened. The enemy was repulsed, and the firing ceased with the day. On the morning of the 7th, it was ascertained that the French had de-isted from their march to Laon, and their further intentions were not clearly discoverable.

About

eleven in the forenoon, however, they began an attack with their whole force against the point where Winzingerode's infantry was posted. A very severe action ensued, the result of which was, that Gen, Sacken found it necessary to execute that part of the disposition which provided for the retreat of the army towards Laon. This was effected with great order, not even a single dismounted gun being left in the enemy's possession. The loss in killed and wounded was, however, considerable; and that of the French could scarcely be inferior, from the admirable manner in which the Russian artillery was served.

On March 9, Napoleon with his concentrated force attacked Blucher in his position at Laon, where the

elevated ground on which the city is situated was occupied by the corps of Gen. Bulow, whilst the remainder of the Field-marshal's army was posted on the plain below, to the right and left of the town. Before day-light the French advanced under cover of a thick fog, and obtained possession of two villages which may be regarded as the suburbs of the place. When the fog cleared up they were observed to be in force behind the villages, with columns of infantry and cavalry on the causeway towards Soissons. They were soon repulsed from the nearest villages, and Blucher ordered the cavalry from the rear to advance and turn their left flank, whilst a part of Bulow's corps was ordered to drive them from the other village. During these operations, about two in the afternoon, a column of the enemy, consisting of sixteen battalions of infantry, with cavalry and cannon, was descried advancing along the causeway from Rheims. General D'Yorck, with Sacken to support him, were directed to oppose them, and here the battle became most general and decisive. The French opened a battery of forty or fifty pieces of artillery, and were con fidently moving forward on a pas de charge, when they were met by Prince William of Prussia, and overthrown. Their retreat soon became a flight, in which they lost baggage, cannon, and prisoners. The pursuit continued as far as Corbeny. On the right, no other advantages were gained than the expulsion of the French from the villages. The attack on the right was renewed on the next day, the 10th, and continued during the whole of it. The French at one