victorious corps of Ney thus secured his right--Murat, on his
left, watched the Austrians who had made their way into Bohemia; and
Augereau, who had now advanced at the head of a large reserve from
France, remained behind him in Swabia, to guard the passes from the
Voralberg, in case of any hostile movement from that mountainous
province, and, at the same time, to be ready for action against the
Prussians, should that army at length receive orders to take part in the
war, and cross the Danube. Thus guarded, as he judged, against any
chance of having his communications intercepted in the rear or flanks,
Napoleon himself, with the main body, now moved on the capital of the
German Emperor. Austrian and Russian troops, to the number of 45,000,
had been thrown together with the view of relieving Ulm, and advanced
considerably for that purpose ere they heard of the treacherous
capitulation of Mack. They now retired again before the movement of
Napoleon, halting, indeed, occasionally, and assuming the aspect of
determination; but, whenever the outposts met, losing heart, and
continuing their progress towards Moravia:--for there, at length, the
Czar, with his principal army, had made his appearance; and there,
around that standard, every disposable force was now to be rallied. The
Emperor Francis himself, perceiving that Vienna was incapable of
defence, quitted his capital on the 7th of November, and proceeded to
Brunn, in Moravia, the headquarters of Alexander.

On the same evening Count Giulay reached Napoleon's headquarters at
Lintz, with proposals for an immediate armistice and negotiation.
Buonaparte refused to pause unless the Tyrol and Venice were instantly
ceded to him. These were terms to which the Austrian envoy had no
authority to submit. On the 13th of November, accordingly, the French
entered Vienna, and Napoleon took up his residence in the castle of
Schoenbrunn, the proud palace of the Austrian Caesars. General Clarke was
appointed governor of the city; and the Elector of Bavaria was
gratified with a large share of the military stores and equipments found
in its arsenals.

But the intoxication of this success was to be sobered by a cup of
bitterness--and from a hand which had already dashed more than one of
Napoleon's proudest triumphs.

When Buonaparte took up arms again, and devoted every energy of his mind
to the descent upon England, Spain, the next maritime power after
France, professed, indeed, neutrali