the exclamations used as prefaces to the astonishing catastrophe that had taken place. It appeared, that on the 5th of July, at day-break, after several movements had taken place in the French army for passing the Danube, every one perceived what had been the project of the Emperor Napoleon, who was then with his whole army arranged in order of battle at the extremity of the enemy's left, having turned all his entrenched camps, and rendering his works useless, obliged the Austrians to abandon their positions, and come and offer him battle on the spot that was convenient to him. The great problem which had puzzled so many was thus resolved-and without passing the Danube on other points, without receiving any protection from the works he had raised, he forced the enemy to fight three-quarters of a league from his redoubts. From that moment the greatest and happiest results were foreseen. Enzendorf was cleared of the Imperialists. Count Oudinot surrounded and carried the Castle of Sacksengang, forcing 900 men in it to capitulate. The Emperor then caused the whole army to spread itself along the immense plain of Enzendorf,

where the enemy was every where overwhelmed, and the field of battle covered with his remains. Strongly alarmed at the unexpected progress of the French army, the Archduke put all his troops in motion. The details of this battle would not interest the reader, who is only curious to know the result: this was, on the part of the French, the taking of ten pair of colours, forty pieces of cannon, twenty thousand prisoners, including between three and four hundred officers, and a considerable number of generals, colonels, and majors. All the enemy's wounded, twelve thousand in number, fell into the hands of the French.

Some of the French columns were engaged so near to Vienna on this occasion, that the people covered the turrets, steeples, and roofs of the houses. The Emperor of Austria left Wolkersdorf on the 6th, at five in the morning, where from a tower he had also a view of the field of battle. The Austrians retreated in the utmost disorder, and an armistice was agreed upon between the two Emperors at Zraim, on the 12th of July. This armistice led to the peace which buried all the hopes of those who reckoned

upon any further diversion in favour of England upon the Continent.

Thus it was that the French Emperor answered the proud language of the Aus-trians; and thus all the resources of their favourite general, the Archduke Charles, were cut off, he being obliged to retreat. into Bohemia. Even from this period it was easy to see, that the affairs of Spain must finally take their colour from those of Austria.

We might now advert to the famous Walcheren Expedition, the promise of which, as a matter of diversion, excited strong hopes of success on the part of the Austrians in their renewal of hostilities with France, and which were bitterly disappointed: but for the numbers who perished in those unhealthy marshes, and almost in the presence of a few thousands of the enemy. Leaving the Lords Chatham and Castlereagh to account, we must in future confine ourselves more to the measures of Mr. Perceval as a Statesman, in order that we may have ample space for a particular detail of the final overthrow of his adherents, who vainly attempted to administer the affairs of the coun

try, after they had lost their head on the 11th of May last.

The year 1808, in fact, was pregnant with misfortunes to this country; but in none more than in Spain and Flushing: however, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer met the Parliament, we were still told, that vigorous exertions would lead to the termination of the war with safety and honour. Happily for Ministers, the attention which would otherwise have been fixed upon them was soon drawn off, by the exposure of the celebrated Mrs. Clarke, and the conduct of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, in January, February, and March, 1809. And yet, after all the evidence which had been brought forward, the Chancellor of the Exchequer thought that the House should previously come to a decision on the question, whether the Duke was guilty or not guilty of corruption; and begged them to recollect who it was they were endeavouring to turn out, almost the first subject in the kingdom. If the charge should be substantiated, the proper mode would be to carry up their accusation to the House of Lords, and proceed to an impeachment. It would be severe, in

deed, to cast upon his Majesty a task which the Commons themselves would not undertake to perform. The House had two courses to pursue; the first to see whether the charges were proved, and then to enquire what proceedings ought to be adopted. The one was a judicial, the other a discretionary question. The guilt, if any, must appear from the evidence; and the principal in it was Mrs. Clarke, who appeared to him to be perfectly incompetent. This he endeavoured to prove by an examination of her evidence, and after entering into a long detail on this and the other evidence, he was interrupted by strong cries for adjournment. Acceding to the wishes of the House, he begged leave to submit his view of the case, shortly, to the House, in the shape of resolutions, on which he would, at a future opportunity, dilate; these were, that there was no just ground to charge the Duke with personal corruption, or criminal connivance at abuses, in his capacity as Commander in Chief. If this should be acceded to, he should propose an Address to the King, with this resolution, and noticing the important services performed by the Commander in