HISTORY OF EUROPE. [109 
CHAP. VIII: 
Ttalian Mobs excited against the French.—Suppressed by a Terrar of the 
victorious French—Marshal Wurmser, pursued by Buonaparte, retreats 
into the Tyrolese.—The Siege of Mantua resumed.—Marshal Wurmser, 
powerfully reinforced, makes Head against the French in the Venetian 
Territories —But is defeated.—The French take Possesston of Trent.— 
Continued Success of Buonaparte-—Marshal Wurmser, with the Remains 
of his Army, makes good his Retreat, and takes Shelter within the Walls of 
Mantua.—Corsica, evacuated by the English, returns under the Govern- 
ment of France.—Pacification between France and Naples—including the 
BatavianRepublic.—ReligiousZeal of the Romans.—Awakened by the Court 
of Rome into Rage,and avowed Preparations for War against the French.— 
A new Republic, composed of several small States—Prevalence of the 
Republican Spirit in Italy—The Austrians reinforced with Troops from 
Germany, advance against the French.—Retake Trent.— But are defeat- 
ed with prodigious Loss at Arcola.—The Austrians, though frequently 
defeated, return to the Charge.—High Spirit and Courage of the Tyro- 
lians,— Devotion of the Army in Italy to the French Republic.— Patience 
of the French Soldiers under manifold Privations. 
YHILE the fate of the Im- 
perial and the French ar- 
mies remained in suspense, the par- 
tisans of Ausiria, presuming that 
they would recover all their losses, 
began to act in the most hostile mar- 
ner to all who were friendly to 
the French. False intelligence was 
every where circulated, and the re- 
publican army represented as van- 
quished and flying before the Aus- 
trians. . The intervention of heaven 
was called in, and its aid held out 
as certain, in the expulsion of the 
2 eg invaders, as they were 
Styled, sent by France to destroy 
lawful governments and to destroy 
religion. 
The superstitious imbecility, for 
which the Italian commonalty is 
noted, was easily worked upon by 
instigations of this nature. Mobs 
rose in some places, and maltreated 
the French and their adherents. 
But the more prudent opposed this 
rash behaviour, and the generality 
of people did not participate in these 
demonstrations of enmity. Num- 
bers, at the same time, who were 
decid@dly in their favour, bad the 
courage openly to espouse their 
cause, even when the Austrians had 
obtained 
