HISTORY OF EUROPE. [95 
CHAP. VII. 
Exultation of the French at the Successes of their Armies,—Their Army in 
Italy animated by the Praises of their Countrymen, and the Conversation 
>) aswell as the Proclamatiuns of Buonaparte to a high Passion for Glory. 
_—Lnters the Duchy of Modena.—Spoliation of Monuments of Antiquity 
and Art.—Abhorrence of the Italian Nobility and Clergy towards the 
French greater than that of the inferior Classes.—A general Insurrection, 
ready to break out, quashed by theVigilance and Promptitude of Buonaparte. 
_—The Austrians, under General Beaulicu, with the Connivance of the 
Venetians, tale Possession of Peschieca.—Buonaparte advances against 
Beaulieu, who retreats to the Tyrolese.—The Venetians tremble before the 
- French.—Dismiss from their Territories the Brother of the late King 
and Claimant of the Crown of France.—Buonaparte takes Possession of 
Verona.—Blockades Mantua.—Prepares to march into the Tyrolese.— 
Detained by Insurrections in the Districts, known under the Name of Im- 
- perial Fiefs.—These being suppressed, he carries his Arms to the South- 
_ ward.—Reduces Turtona, Bologna, and Urbino.—Menaces Rome.—Ar- 
mistice between the Pope and Buonaparte.—Suspension of Hostilities 
- with Naples.—Buonaparte the Friend and Patron of Men of Learning and 
' Science.— Ambitious Views of the French Republic.-—Insurrection in Lugo. 
' Quelled, and the City reduced by the French.—The Blockade of Mantua 
converted intoa close Siege.—Raised by Marshal Wurmser.—Actions be- 
tween the French Army and that of the Austrians, reinforced by Detach- 
ments from Mantua.—Remarkable Instance of Presence of Mind wa 
VPXHE news of these astonishing 
& successes had, inthe mean time, 
filled all France with exultation. 
A splendid festival was appointed, 
at Paris, by the Directory, in or- 
sr to celebrate ghem with suit- 
able magnificence. To render it 
) More solemn, it was accompanied 
With speeches to the citizens, and 
} eulogiums of the victorous army, 
pronounced by Carnot, the presi- 
' dent of the day, and calculated to 
| @bimate the public against the ene- 
_ Buonaparte.—The Austrians driven back beyond the Adige. 
mies of France, particularly the 
English; and to encourage the na- 
tion to bear up cheerfully against 
the pressures of the war, by the 
prospect of terminating it finally to 
the advantage and glory of France. 
During an interval of five days 
rest, allowed by Buonaparte to his 
soldiers, he did not forget to address 
them in his usual manner, and to 
excite their ardour, by a recital of 
their exploits, and a representation 
of the honours and applause be- 
stowed 
