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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



ed, or deserted, and reduced to the 

 greatest consternation. These bril- 

 liant successes 1 owe to the affection 

 of my soldiers — to their patience in 

 supporting fatigue. 1 have only 

 lost 1300 uien in killed and wound- 

 ed- Senators, the first object of the 

 war is already fulfilled. The elector 

 of Bavaria is re-established on his 

 throne. The unjust aggressors have 

 been struck, as if by lightning ; 

 ^nd, with the help of God, I hope, 

 in a short space of time, to be able 

 to triumph over my other enemies. 

 —From my imperial camp at El- 

 chingcn, Oct. 18th. 



(Signed) Napoleon." 



f By order of his imperial highness, 

 the 6th bulletin of the grand army 

 was then read, with the articles of 

 the capitulation of Ulm. — A mem- 

 ber proposed, in a short speech, 

 tiiat five members should be ap- 

 pointed to prepare an address to his 

 majesty, to be presented to him by 

 one of the members of the committee 

 of the senate and three other sena- 

 tors. Senators Lacepede, Clement 

 de Ris, and Francois (dc Neufcha- 

 tcau), -with his imperial highness 

 prince Louis, and his serene high- 

 ness the prince arch-chancellor of 

 the empire, were appointed to pre- 

 pare the same ; and a deputation, 

 consisting of C'olaud, one of the 

 secretaries, St. Suzanne, Monge, 

 and Garnier Laboissiere, were cho- 

 sen by ballot to present it to the 

 emperor.] 



Capitulation of Ul/n, occupied by the 

 Troops of his Mnjcsti/ the Emperor 

 of Au.^tria and King of Hungarj/^ 

 to the Armij of his Majesty the 

 Emperor of France and King of 

 Italj/. 



We, Alex. Berthicr, marshal of 

 the empire, and field marshal baron 

 Mack, &c. have agreed upon the 

 following articles: Art. I. The city 

 of Ulm shall be surrendered to the 

 French army, with all the maga- 

 zines and artillery. — Answer: The 

 half of the field artillery shall be re- 

 tained by the Austrian troops. Re- 

 fused. — 11. The garrison shall march 

 out, with all the honours of war, 

 and after filing off, lay down their 

 arms. The field officers shall be 

 scjjt, on their parole of honour, to 

 Austria, and the soldiers and subal- 

 terns shall be sent into France, 

 where they shall remain until they 

 are exchanged. Answer : The whole 

 shall be sent into Austria, under 

 condition of not serving against 

 France until they are exchanged. 

 Refused. — III. The officers and 

 soldiers shall retain all the effects 

 belonging to them. Answer: And 

 also the regimental chests. Agreed 

 to. — IV. The sick and wounded 

 Austrians shall be treated in the 

 same manner as the French sick and 

 wounded. Answer : We know the 

 generosity and humanity of the 

 French. — V. If, nevertheless, there 

 should appear by noon of the 25th 

 Oct. 1805, an army capable of rais- 

 ing the blockade of Ulm, the gar- 

 rison of this fortress shall in that 

 case be released from the present 

 capitulation, and at liberty to act 

 as it may tliink fit. Answer : If 

 the blockade of Ulm should be raised 

 by an Austrian or Russian army 

 before midnight of the 25th Oct. 

 on whatever side, or at whatever 

 gate it shall happen to be, the gar- 

 rison shall freely depart with their 

 arms, artillery, and cavalry, to join 

 the troops which may have raised 



the blockade. Agreed to. — VI. 



One of the gates of Ulm (that of 



Stutgard) 



