the British; but
all his attacks were repulsed with great loss, and the French marshal
finally drew off his troops in despair, and retired into his entrenched
camp The allied army had also need of rest and re-enforcements, and it
went into winter-quarters. The campaign of 1813, in which the troops of
France had been taught the frail tenure of human fame, was terminated.

In the meantime, ill-success had attended the British arms on the
eastern coast of the Peninsula. On the 3rd of June, General Sir John
Murray had invested Tarragona, but after advancing his batteries against
it he received reports that Suchet was marching from Valencia for its
relief, and he immediately re-embarked his army, leaving his cannon in
the batteries. General Murray was succeeded in his command in August by
Lord William Bentinck, who resumed the siege of Tarragona, but it was
abandoned on the approach of Suchet, and the French marshal entered the
city, destroyed the works, withdrew the garrison, and retired towards
Barcelona. At this time the state of affairs in Sicily, and the
ill-success of political changes there, rendered it necessary for Lord
Bentinck to repair thither, and the command devolved on Sir William
Clinton; who as soon as arrangements could be made for restoring the
works at Tarragona and supplying with provisions the Spanish troops
attached to his command, fixed his head-quarters at Villa-franca With an
inadequate force, Sir William had to prevent Suchet from following up
his recent advantages, and so to occupy his attention, as to stop the
succours which he might send to Soult.

AMERICAN CAMPAIGN.

In the midst of the important affairs on the continent, the events of
the war with the United States scarcely attracted public attention.
These events were various, though unimportant. In the month of January
the Americans collected a large force in the back settlements, and again
approached Detroit, when Colonel Proctor routed their advanced guard,
and captured five hundred men, with their commander, General Winchester.
In April, the American general, Dearborn, took possession of York,
at the head of the Lake Ontario, from whence General Sheaffe and the
garrison was compelled to retire. About the same time, also, General
Vincent was obliged by superiority of numbers to vacate Fort St. George,
on the Niagara frontier, and on the 5th of June he compelled the enemy
to fall back again on Niagara; but soon after Colonel Procto