during his own Reigns, 
at full gallop, and ‘overturned all they 
met with ib their way.) Victor's division 
made all imaginable: haste to resume its 
former field of battle, at the village of 
Marengo. The enemy’s army was'in 
the most horrible disorder. - No> one 
thought“of any thing but flight) The 
pressure and confusion became extreme 
on the) bridges of the Bormida, where 
the masses of fugitives were obliged to 
erowd together; and at night, all who 
remained upon the left bank fell into the 
power of the Republic. 
‘It would be difficult to describe the 
confusion and despair of the Austrian 
army. On one side the French army 
was on the bank of the Bormida, and 
Was expected to pass it at day-break. 
On the other, they had General Suchet 
with his army on; theirrear, in the direc- 
tion of their right. 
Which way could they effect their re- 
treat? Behind they would be driven to 
the Alps, and ‘the frontiers of Vrance: 
they might: have moved towards Genoa 
on the right, before the battle; but they 
could not bepe to do so after their de- 
feat, and closely followed by the victo- 
rious army. Ti this desperate situation, 
Geieral) Melas resolved to give his 
troops the whole night to rally and re- 
pose themselves, availing himself of the 
sereen of the Bormida and the protection 
of the citadel of Alessandria for this 
purpose; and afterwards to, repass the 
Tanaro, if necessary, and thus maintain 
himself in that position, and endeavour 
atany rate, by entering into negotiations, 
to save bis’ army hy capitolating. On 
the 13th, at day-break, the Austrians 
senta flag of truce with proposals for an 
armistice, which produced, the same 
day, the convention, by which Genoa 
and all the fortified places in Piedmont, 
Lombardy, and the Legations, were 
given up to the French army; and by 
which the Austrian army obtained leave 
to retire behind Mantua, without being 
made prisoners of war. Thus was the 
conquest of all [taly secured. 
WG MOREAU, 
General Moreau never commanded 
‘im Flanders or Holland; he served in 
the campaigns of 1794 and 1795, ander 
Generals Pichegru and Jourdan, like 
Svahain, ‘Taponier, Michaud, &e.2 he 
beeame a gencral in chief, for the first 
time, im the. month of May 1796; when 
he took the, command of the army of the 
Rhine; \m July he passed: that river. 
Napoleon was then master of all Italy. 
| The campaign in Germany, in 1796, 
did little honour either ‘to the military 
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talents of those whovphaumned itp'or 'to 
the general whovyprincipally directed it, 
and) who ‘commanded: the: maim army. 
In) the campaign of 1799,' he served at 
first in Ftaly under Seherer, asa general 
of division: he there shewed'equal bras 
very and talentvat the head) of one ‘or 
two divisions; but when raised tothe 
chief command of the same ‘army,! at 
the end of April, by: the wecall) of 
Scherer, he continually made niistakes, 
and shewed no more kuowledgé of the 
great art of war thanhe had evineedin 
the campain of 1796.) In 1799; Moreau 
enjoyed no credit) whatever; cithér in 
the army or witli the nation; his‘conduct 
in Practidor 1797 had | disgraced: him 
with all parties. “He had: withheld: in 
his own possession the papers found ia 
the waggon taken from Kiinglin, whieh 
proved the correspondence of Pichegru 
with the Duke d@’Enghien and thes Aus- 
trians, as well as the plots: ofsthe rin- 
testine factions; whilst Pichegray undér 
cover of the reputation whieh sheehad 
acquired in Holland, was exerting) a 
great influence’ over the. Jegislature, 
Moreau had no system, either in politics 
or war: he was an -excellent)soldier, 
personally brave, and capable of /ma- 
noenvring a small army ona ficldof 
battle effectually; but absolately!iguo- 
rant of the higher branches of tactics; 
. The Empress Josephine > married 
Morean to Mademoiselle - Hutot; ia 
creole of the Isle of France. ‘This youre 
lady had an ambitious mother, who 
governed her, aud soon governed> hér 
husband also. She changed: his«cha- 
racter: he was no longer the same man; 
he began to intrigue; his house becane 
the rendezvous of all the disaffected sihe 
not only opposed, but conspired against 
the re establishment: of religions! wor- 
ship, and the concordat /of/1801 tothe 
ridiculed the legion of honour! Rorv’a 
long time, the first consal refused to 
notice this imprudent conduct; but’ at 
Jength he said, “I wash my: havds! of 
him; let him rum his head /against) the 
pillars of the Tuileries”) This conduct 
of Moreau was ‘contrary tov his'cha- 
racter; he was a Breton: lie detested 
the English, abominated the Cliouans, 
and had a great-antipathy to the nobi- 
lity. Le was incapable of any great 
mental efforts, but) was naturally honest, 
and good-hearted. Nature liadnot des. 
dined:him to play a first-rate eharauler: 
had he formed some other: matiionial 
seonnexion;, “he would have been al mar- 
shal, and aldake ; he would lave! made 
the campaigns of the grand army ; 
would 
