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Prussia was slain, Oct. 10. Battle of Jena, be- 

 tween the French and Prussians, in which the 

 latter were defeated with immense loss, Oct. 14. 

 Surrender of the corps of the Prussian army, 

 under Prince Hohenloe, to the French under 

 Murat, Oct. 21 ; the French take possession of 

 Stettin and Custrin. A proclamation of Bona- 

 parte, offering independence to the Poles, Nov. 

 ;!. The Electors of Saxony and Hesse accede 

 to the Confederation of the Rhine, Nov. 6. The 

 Prussian corps, under Blucher, capitulate to the 

 French, after a brave and skilful retreat, Nov. 7. 

 The French take Magdeburg, Nov. 7. The Duke 

 of Brunswick dies, near Altona, of a wound re- 

 ceived in the battle of Jena, Nov. 9. The French 

 cross the Vistula, and occupy Prague, Dec. 5. 

 Surrender of Thorn, Graudentz, Warsaw, &c. 

 Poland proclaimed independent. War between 

 Russia and Turkey. Battle of Pultusk, Oct. 26. 

 A comet appears ; see ASTRONOMY, p. 816. 



1607. Monte Video taken by the British, Feb. 9. Bat- 

 tle of Eylau between the French and Russians, 

 Feb 17. Unsuccessful expedition to the Dar- 

 danelles, Feb. 19. A meteoric stone of 160 

 pounds weight, fell in the circle of Ichnow, in 

 the government of Smolensko, on the 13th 

 March. The planet Vesta was discovered by 

 Dr Olbers, on the 29th March. The Bri- 

 tish army repulsed at Rosetta, April 4, and 24. 

 Russians defeated by the French at the battle 

 of Friedland, June 14. Peace of Tilsit, be- 

 tween France and Russia, signed June 25. He- 

 ligoland taken by the British, July 4. The 

 Spaniards repulse the British troops under Gen. 

 Whitelocke, at Buenos Ayres, July 6. Bom- 

 bardment of Copenhagen, and the surrender of 

 the Danish fleet, Sept. 7. The Prince Regent 

 of Portugal, accompanied by the royal family, 

 abandons his kingdom in consequence of the 

 advance of the French under Junot, and sails 

 for the Brazils. Nov. 29. An embargo laid on 

 American vessels in their own harbours, Dec. 7. 

 Several meteoric stones, weighing from 25, 30, 

 and 200 pounds, fell in the province of Connec- 

 ticut, on the 14th DC. 



1S08. The French obtain possession of Rome, Feb. 2. 

 War between Russia and Sweden begins, Feb. 

 24. Christian VII. of Denmark dies, March 

 13, and is succeeded by his son Frederick. King 

 Charles abdicates the Spanish throne in favour 

 of his son Ferdinand VII. March ip. The 

 French army, commanded by Murat, enters 

 Madrid, March 23. The royal family of Spain 

 arrive at Bayonne, April 24. The King of 

 Spain abdicates his crown in favour of Bona- 

 parte, May 5. Ferdinand VII. signs a renun- 

 ciation of the Spanish crown, May 12. The 

 royal family of Spain sent from Bayonne into 

 the interior of France, May 13. Solano, the 

 governor of Cadiz, murdered by the populace, 

 May 20. Meteoric stones, weighing 4 and 5 

 pounds, fell near Stannern, a post station in 

 Moravia, on the 22d May. Two Spanish de- 

 puties arrive in England to supplicate aid to the 

 Spanish patriots, June 9. The French fleet at 

 Cadiz surrenders to the Spaniards, June 14. 

 Siege of Zaragoza, June 14. Joseph Bona- 



parte proclaimed King of Spain at Bayonne, Chronolo. 



June 16. A British army, of 12,000 men, un- v_- g j' ^ 



der Sir A. Wellesley, sails for Portugal from 

 Cork, July 12. The French defeat the Spa- 

 niards at Rio Seco, July 14. The French army 

 under General Dupont surrenders to the Spa- 

 niards, July 20th. Revolution in Turkey, in 

 which Mustapha is defeated, July 28th. Bri- 

 tish army arrives in Spain, Aug. 1, and defeats 

 the French at the battle of Roleia, Aug. 17 ; 

 and at \he battle of Vimiera, Aug. 21. Fer- 

 dinand VII. proclaimed King of Spain at 

 Madrid, Aug. 24. Convention of Cintra, which 

 excites the greatest indignation in England, 

 Aug. 30. A French army under Marshal Ney 

 enters Spain, Sept. 3. A meteoric stone fell 

 at Lissa, in Bohemia, on the 3d September. A 

 Spanish army of 10,000 men, under the Mar- 

 quis de Romana, escapes from Nyborg in Den- 

 mark, Aug. 1 1 ; and lands at Corunna, Sept. 30. 

 Bonaparte meets the Emperor of Russia at Er- 

 furth, Sept. 27. The Spanish armies under 

 Blake and Castanos defeated by the French, 

 Nov. 10. and 23. Madrid occupied by the 

 French, Dec. 4. 



1809. Peace between Britain and Turkey, Jan. 5. Bat- 



tle of Corunna, at which the French were de- 

 feated, and Sir John Moore killed, Jan. 16. 

 Duke of York accused of malversation, Feb. 1, 

 and resigns the office of commander in chief, 

 March 10. Drury-lane theatre burnt, Feb. 24. 

 Surrender of Zaragoza, March 5. Revolution 

 in Sweden, and Gustavus IV. deposed, March 

 13. Austria declares war upon France, April 

 6. Lord Cochrane destroys the French fleet 

 in Basque Roads, April 12. The French de- 

 feat the Austrians in the battles of Abensberg, 

 Ratisbon, and Eckmuhl, April 2023. Sir 

 A. Wellesley defeats the French at Oporto, 

 May II. The French obtain possession of Vi- 

 enna, May 13. Battle of Aspern, or Esling, 

 between the French and Austrians, in which 

 the Austrians had 20,602 killed and wounded, 

 May 21. Schill, the celebrated Prussian offi- 

 cer, killed in Stralsund, May 31. The Aus- 

 trians completely defeated by the French at the 

 battle of Wagram, July 5, 6. Suspension of 

 hostilities between France and Austria, July 12. 

 Surrender of Senegal to the British, July 20. 

 Battle of Talavera between the British and 

 French, July 27. The British troops, after 

 landing in Walcheren, July 30, take Middle- 

 burg, July 31 ; and Flushing, Aug. 15. Peace 

 between Russia and Sweden signed, Sept. 17. 

 Peace between France and Austria ratified, Oct. 

 15. The 50th anniversary of the King's acces- 

 sion celebrated in every part of the kingdom, 

 Oct. 25. Lord Collingwood destroys 3 French 

 ships of the line bound from Toulon to Barce- 

 lona, off Cape St Sebastian, Oct. 25. Bona- 

 parte divorces his wife the Empress Josephine, 

 Dec. 16. 



1810. Bonaparte relaxes the Berlin and Milan decrees, 



Jan. 4. A shower of meteoric stones fell in 

 Caswell county, North America, Jan 30. An 

 earthquake at Malta, Feb. 16. Amboyna and 

 its dependencies surrender to the British, Feb. 



