ssians--Bold adventure of Lannes and
Murat--The French enter Vienna--Savary's mission to the Emperor
Alexander.

To convey an idea of the brilliant campaign of 1805 from an abstract of
the reports and letters I received at Hamburg I should, like the
almanac-makers, be obliged to note down a victory for every day. Was
not the rapidity of the Emperor's first operations a thing hitherto
unprecedented? He departed from Paris on the 24th of September, and
hostilities commenced on the 2d of October. On the 6th and 7th the
French passed the Danube, and turned the enemy's army. On the 8th
Murat, at the battle of Wertingen, on the Danube, took 2000 Austrian
prisoners, amongst whom, besides other general officers, was Count
Auffemberg. Next day the Austrians fell back upon Gunsburg, retreating
before our victorious legions, who, pursuing their triumphal course,
entered Augsburg on the 10th, and Munich on the 12th. When I received
my despatches I could have fancied I was reading a fabulous narrative.
Two days after the French entered Munich--that is to say, on the
14th--an Austrian corps of 6000 men surrendered to Marshal Soult at
Memingen, whilst Ney conquered, sword in hand, his future Duchy of
Elchingen. Finally, on the 17th of October, came the famous capitulation
of General Mack at Ulm,' and on the same day hostilities commenced in
Italy between the French and Austrians, the former commanded by Massena
and the latter by Prince Charles.

--[Prince Maurice Liechtenstein was sent by General Mack as a flag
of truce to the Imperial headquarters before Ulm. He was, according
to custom, led blindfold on horseback. Rapp, who was present,
together with several of Napoleon's aides de camp, afterwards spoke
to me of the Prince's interview with the Emperor. I think he told
me that herthier was present likewise. "Picture to yourself," said
Rapp, "the astonishment, or rather confusion, of the poor Prince
when the bandage was removed from his eyes. He knew nothing of what
had been going on, and did not even suspect that the Emperor had yet
joined the army. When he understood that he was in the presence of
Napoleon he could not suppress an exclamation of surprise, which did
not escape the Emperor, and he ingenuously acknowledged that General
Mack had no idea he was before the walls of Ulm." Prince
Liechtenstein proposed to capitulate on condition that the garrison
of Ulm should be allowed