those taken from General Beresford, but to give up Monte Video, with
every other place on the Rio de la Plata held by British troops, within
the space of two months. The result of this expedition brought General
Whitelocke before a court-martial, and he was sentenced to be cashiered
for lack of zeal, judgment, and personal exertion. Against the
ill-success of these expeditions, the solitary capture of the Dutch
colony of Curacoa only can be recorded: this island surrendered, on the
1st of January, to a squadron of our frigates under Commodore Brisbane.

WAR WITH RUSSIA.

The Emperor of Russia strongly resented the conduct of England towards
Denmark; and as the treaty of Tilsit had tended to relax the bond of
union between England and Russia, it was feared that Alexander might
soon combine against that power with which he had so long co-operated.
These fears were soon realized. A manifesto soon issued from the
imperial palace of Petersburgh, in which this country was not only
accused of provoking a war by the enterprise against Denmark, but as
"cooly contemplating a bloody war, which had been kindled at her will,
while she sent troops to attack Buenos Ayres; and as despatching from
Sicily another army, which appeared destined to make a diversion
in Italy, to the African coast, for the purpose of seizing and
appropriating Egypt to herself." This declaration was followed by a
spirited reply on the part of the British government, by the British
ambassador's leaving Petersburgh, and by a grant of letters of marque
and reprisals against Russian vessels. The Emperor of Russia now issued
a declaration of war against England, and proclaimed anew the principles
of the armed neutrality, and engaged that there should be no peace
between Russia and England until satisfaction should have been given
to Denmark. Such were his pretexts for declaring war against his late
powerful ally; but it is clear from the treaty of Tilsit, that war
was in his heart before England had committed the aggressions, if
aggressions they were, of which he so loudly complained. Moreover, had
English subsidies still been forthcoming, Alexander had yet been the
friend of King George.

FRENCH INVASION OF PORTUGAL.

Napoleon was equally clamorous against England as was Alexander for her
conduct towards Denmark. While, however, he was making Europe ring with
his maledictions against her, for violating the neutrality of Denmark,
he was devising sc