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Those Princes .of Germany who had joined the King _ History: 
of Prussia in this short and unfortunate war, were 6 
severely punished by the conqueror. The Elector of alae hse ay 
Hesse, and the young Duke of Brunswick, were de- 
prived of their dominions; Mecklenburg was taken 
ion of; the Elector of Saxony, however, was 
ied, as he had .been compelled to act inst 
rance. Hanover was occupied ; and Fulda, sel, 
and Hamburg, were taken possession of in the name 
of Bonaparte. ; 
_ In the mean time, the Russian army destined for the 
su of Prussia, had crossed the Vistula under gene- 
i The French also advanced into Po- 
land, and, by their manceuvres and superior force, obli- 
the Russians to recross the Vistula. Their retreat, 
wever, having enabled them to join strong reinforce- 
ments, the in advanced, and fixed their head-quar- 
ters at Puituck. Here, on the 26th of December, a 
dreadful battle was fought, which continued for some 
time with considerable vicissitude ; but. at length ter- 
minated in the defeat of the Russians, who fell consi- 
derably back. Bonaparte, however, found his army so 
much weakened by his dearly bought victory, that this 
circumstance, the severity of the winter in this 
country, induced him to go into winter quarters. The 
King of Prussia, still more dispirited by the misfortunes 
of his ally, endeayoured to procure peace, but in vain. 
It has already been. mentioned, that Bonaparte had 
made his brother Joseph king of Naples. _ It may, how- 
ever, be proper briefly to narrate the events, which de- 
eh a ath locate aly eae 
made wi , but itting an 
A eloaltcanieh army to embark at Naples, which — 
to act against France, he incurred the Teclentnae of Bo- 
naparte. Josnh Bonaparte was sent with an army 
against him ; the Neapolitan troops could make no re- 
sistance ; the kingdom was in a. very short time over- 
run and subdued ; and Joseph Bonaparte entered his 
capital in triumph. ; 
Although Bonaparte, after the battle of Pultusk, 
deemed it to go into winter quarters with his 
main army, yet the rest of his forces were by no means 
idle. Silesia was invaded ; and on the Sth of January 
1807, Breslau surrendered.. The other fortresses in this 
country did not hold out long afterwards. Other diyi- 
sions of pis eniay Wap enone in besieging Stralsund, 
Colberg, and tzic. But the efforts of Bonaparte 
were principally directed against the Russian army, 
which early in 1807 was in great force. About the end 
of January he quitted Warsaw, (where he had done 
nothing towards the re-establishment of Poland, though 
by promising this he had gained over the Poles to hi 
interest, ) and joined his army. rations immediate- 
ly commenced, the result of which was, that the Rus- 
sians were obliged to retreat, and take up a position be- 
ere Bonaparte attacked them ; the con- 
test was desperate. At one period of it, a thick fall of 
snow i ted the view of the French divisions, and 
for a considerable time they were empons to extreme un- 
certainty and danger, At length Marshal Davoust suc- 
ceeded in ou’ the Russians, who retreated, butnot 
in the least disorder, (See EncLanp.) Both partiesclaim- 
ed the mitoey ; in fact, the battle was indecisive, except so 
far that the French compels the Russians to retreat on 
Battle of 
Pultusk. 
Dec. 26. 
Battleot 
Eylau, 
AsD. 1807, 
