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 Gascogné, Guienne, Quercy, Perigort, Limosin, and Saintonge, were conquered; comprehending near four hundred miles of territory. But it is time to take a view of Philip's operations, which will exhibit a very different picture.

He was no sooner master of Paris, than he marched into Normandy, and laid siege to Rouen, expecting to be master of it in a few days; but his hopes of such speedy success were blasted, when he found the brave Governor, General Stanley, returned a haughty answer to his demand of surrendering; but as it was absolutely necessary that that city should be taken before he attempted any thing farther, and as no time was to be lost, he opened nine batteries against it at once, in expectation of obliging the Governor to surrender by the fury of his fire; but after a week's dreadful cannonade, he was not nearer