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31. Reflections on this speech,

32. What if the report of the committee had been adopted,

33, 34. Lord Castlereagh's speech on the battle of Albuera,

35. Great distress in Great Britain at this time,

517

36. The Orders in Council issued by the British Government,

518

37. Their disastrous effects in Great Britain,

519

38. Effect of the American Non-intercourse Act,

520

39. Events which led to Lord Castlereagh being appointed Foreign Secretary, 521

40. Assassination of Mr Perceval,

46. Situation of Europe when Lord Castlereagh returned to power,

47. Great change produced by Lord Castlereagh's accession to office,

48. Forces of Great Britain at this time, and their distribution,

49. Military forces at Wellington's disposal, and Lord Castlereagh's great

efforts to increase it,

531

50. Napoleon's proposals of peace to Britain, and Lord Castlereagh's answer,

51. Lord Castlereagh's cautious policy as to Italy,.

531

533

52. Diplomatic relations with Russia,

534

53. Treaty between Russia and Turkey,

535

54. Lord Castlereagh's efforts to effect a treaty between Sweden and Russia, 537

55. Peace with Sweden on condition of her getting Norway,

538

56. Chances of the approaching Russian campaign,

539

57. Alexander's half promise of the throne of France to Bernadotte,

541

CHAPTER VIII.

FROM THE APPOINTMENT OF SIR CHARLES STEWART AS MINISTER AT THE COURT

OF PRUSSIA IN MARCH 1813, TO THE ARMISTICE OF PLESWITZ IN JUNE FOL-

LOWING.

1. Opening of the year 1813, and aspect of Germany,

2. Situation of Germany, and treaties with Prussia at this period by Great

Britain,

3. Sir Charles Stewart's important services with the Government,

4. Requirements of a diplomatic envoy to the Court of Prussia, .

5. Sir Charles Stewart combined all the requisites,

6. Situation of the French and Allied armies at this period,

546

7. Lord Walpole's secret mission to Vienna, and views of Austria at this

8. Sir Charles Stewart lands in Prussia; feelings of the people,

12. Secret negotiation between Austria and the King of Saxony,

552

13. Secret negotiation with Bavaria,

553

14. Napoleon's proposals to Austria,

554

15, 16. Secret conferences of M. de Narbonne with Metternich,

554, 555

17. Conclusion of this conference,

556

18. Answer of Metternich to Napoleon's proposals to Austria,

557

19. Positions of the French and Allied armies at this period, when Sir Charles

20. Forces of Napoleon,

26. Interview of Sir Charles Stewart with the King of Prussia,

Stewart joined the Allied headquarters,

21. Forces and positions of the Allies,

22. Accession of Bernadotte to the Confederacy,

23. Sir Charles Stewart's first steps in Germany,

24. Offers to surrender Spandau for bribes,.

25. State of affairs at Dresden on Sir Charles's arrival,

27. Death of Kutusoff, and forward movement of the Allies towards Leipsic, 567

28. New commercial tariff, and conclusion of a treaty of alliance with Russia

34. Success of the Allies on the French right, and desperate conflicts there, 575

35. Great successes of the Allies in the five villages,

577

36. Crisis of the battle, which turns to the advantage of the French,

37. Last effort of Napoleon, which arrested the Allies,

38. The Allies resolve to retreat, and Blucher's nocturnal irruptions into

578

39. Results of the battle, and forces on both sides,

40. Retreat of the Allies to Dresden,

41. The Allies resolve to retire to Bautzen: its strategic advantages,

42. Evacuation of Dresden by the Allies, and its entry by the French,

58. Napoleon's reception of the Austrian proposals,

47. Metternich's proposals on hearing of the battle of Lützen,

48. Metternich's proposals for a general peace,

49. Which are repudiated with scorn by Napoleon,

50. Secret despatch of Stackelberg to Nesselrode intercepted,

51. Napoleon's change of plan in consequence of this discovery,

52. Napoleon's immense preparations for the prosecution of the war,

53. His measures to augment the reserve on the Rhine,

54. His vast measures for fortifying and strengthening the Elbe,

55. Forces of the Allies,

59. Opening of a direct negotiation between France and Russia,

60. Combat of Königswartha, and defeat of the French,

61. Description of the field of battle by Sir Charles Stewart,

62. French force, and plan of attack,

600

601

63. Commencement of the battle and progress of the French on the Allied

66. Decisive attack of Ney with the French left wing on the Allied right,

67. Final and decisive attack of Ney and Marmont upon Blucher,

75. Reasons which led both parties at this period to desire an armistice,.

613

76. Reasons against it; but it is at length concluded,

614

77. An armistice is agreed to by both parties,

615

1. Vast importance of the matters treated at the Congress of Prague,

2. Sincerity of Austria and her views,

622

623

3. Forces of Russia and Prussia,

623

4. Great advantages which this state of affairs gave to Napoleon,

624

8. Sir Charles Stewart's account of him in his published work,

629

14. Preliminary difficulties in point of form stated by France,

638

15. The Emperor Francis comes to Gitschin in Bohemia, and Metternich to

Dresden,

639

16. Explicit explanation between Metternich and Nesselrode,

640

17. Napoleon's fresh delays,

640

18. Signature of the Treaty of June 15, by England, Russia, and Prussia,

19. Sir Charles Stewart's efforts with Bernadotte renewed,

641

643

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20. Renewal of the conference between Metternich and Maret,

654

30. News of the battle of Vitoria, and its great effect,

656

31. Napoleon's reasons for fixing on the Elbe as his line of defence,

657

32. Napoleon's measure for fortifying the Elbe at Koenigstein and Dresden, 658

36. Forces which Napoleon had collected by the middle of August,

37. Plan of operations agreed on by the Allies at Trachenberg,

38. Forces of the Allies at the resumption of hostilities,

662

663

664

42. Intrepid conduct of Lord Cathcart and Sir Charles Stewart in regard

to an Austrian subsidy,

43. Change of policy on the part of Bernadotte,

668

670

44. Treacherous attack on the free corps of Lutzow and the poet Körner,

45. Sir Charles Stewart's gloomy views of the negotiations,

672

673

46. Napoleon's delay in sending plenipotentiaries to Prague,

674

47. Fresh difficulty raised by Napoleon as to the form of the conferences,

48. Secret conference of Metternich and Narbonne,

676

677

49. M. de Narbonne in vain tries to persuade Napoleon of his danger,

50. Napoleon goes to Mayence to meet the Empress,

678

680

51. Final proposals of Austria,

681

52. Noble conduct of M. de Caulaincourt,

682

53. Termination of the congress, and declaration of war by Austria against

France,

683

54. Napoleon tries in vain to engage Austria in a further secret negotiation,

55. Fresh effort of M. de Caulaincourt to bring about a peace,

56. Last proposals of Napoleon, which are rejected by the Allies,

57. Last effort of Caulaincourt to induce Napoleon to make peace,

58. Enthusiasm of the Allies at the Austrian declaration of war,

59. Sir Charles Stewart's confidential conversation with Metternich,

60. Grand review of the Austrian army,

61. Advance of money to the Austrians by Lord Cathcart and Sir Charles

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