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Rh Emperor. Their friendship increased from day to day, and the celebrated treaty of Tilsit was arranged without an obstacle.

On the 8th August, 1808, Sir Arthur Wellesley disembarked in Mondego Bay, in Portugal, with 11,000 men. With this trifling force he boldly marched at once into Lisbon, defeating the French general, on his way, at the point of the bayonet. But a success far higher awaited him, and at last convinced the French generals that more than their master was now in the field.

On the 20th Dec., 1808, Napoleon heard of the advance of Sir John Moore into the interior of Spain, when he immediately left Madrid with an army, with a view to support Soult in driving him into the sea. When Moore heard of this movement, he began his retreat to Corunna, followed by Soult, whom he attacked rather than ask an armistice. The French were so far repelled that the British troops were enabled to embark; but their gallant General fell, mortally wounded, at the close of the encounter. Napoleon left Spain, and arrived at Paris on the 22d January, 1809

About this time, Austria declared war against France,-the Austrian army at the time consisting of 450,000 men; and had the Archdukes kept their forces united, the troops of Davonst and Massena,