and 200 horse grenadiers with their fur caps, their hopes of victory returned, and the fugitives were rallied upon San Juliano in the rear of the left of Lannes, who was effecting his retreat with admirable order and coolness. This corps occupied three hours in retiring three quarters of a league, entirely exposed to the grape shot of eighty pieces of cannon; at the same time that, by an inverse movement, St. Cyr advanced upon the extreme right, and turned the left of the enemy.

About three in the afternoon the corps under Dessaix arrived: the first consul made him take a position on the road in advance of San Juliano. Melas, who thought that victory had decided in his favour, being overcome with fatigue, repassed the bridges, and left to General Zach, the head of his staff, the task of pursuing the French. The first consul ordered General Dessaix to charge Zach's column of 6000 grenadiers; but, as he advanced at the head of 200 troopers, he was shot through the heart by a ball, and fell dead at the very moment he had given the word to charge. did not discourage the movement. easily inspired the soldiers with the same ardent desire of instant revenge. On this occasion the ninth demi-brigade merited the title of Incomparable. General Kellerman at the same time, with 800 heavy horse, charged the Austrian column intrepidly in less than half an hour these 6000 grenadiers were broken, dispersed, and put to flight, and General Zach and all his staff made prisoners.

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The whole Austrian army was thrown into the most dreadful confusion. From eight to ten thousand cavalry, which were spread over the field, fearing that St Cyr's division might reach the hridge

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before them, retreated at full gallop, and overturned all they met in their way. No one thought of any thing but flight. The pressure and confusion on the bridges became extreme, and all who remained at night upon the left bank were made prisoners.

In this desperate situation, General Melas resolved to give his troops the whole night to rally and repose themselves; availing himself of the Bermida on one side, and the citadel of Allesandra on the other, or at any rate to save his army by capitulating. Accordingly, on the 15th, by day-break, the Austrian general sent a flag of truce, which on the same day led to a convention, by which Genoa and all the fortified places in Piedmont, Lombardy, and the Legations, were given up, and by which the Austrian army obtained leave to retire behind Mantua, without being made prisoners of war. Thus was the conquest of all Italy secured.

In consequence of this change of affairs, General Suchet entered Genoa on the 24th of June, which was given up to him by Prince Hohenzollern, to the great regret of the English.

The first consul, on the 17th of June, set out from Marengo for Milan; which place, as well as a great part of Italy, had become the scene of the most animated rejoicings.

Though General Massena had been guilty of an error in embarking his troops at Genoa, instead of conducting them by land, it was considered that he hed always displayed great character and energy. The first consul, therefore, appointed him commander-in-chief of the army of Italy.

The Austrians and the French, now becoming brethren from sad necessity, drew near to each other, and offered or sought mutual assistance.

"The next morning," says an eye witness, "I en tered the great court of Marengo: I was there struck with a sight so horrible, that I shudder at its recollection: more than three thousand French and Austrians, heaped one upon another in the yard, in the granaries, in the stables, and out-houses, even to the very cellars and vaults, were uttering the most heart-rending lamentations, and crying out by turns for food, for water, and for the assistance of the surgeon.

The battle of Marengo was celebrated at Paris by a fete, on the 14th of July, and then presented a singularly interesting spectacle. This was the remains of the "wall of granite," who, just as the games were about to begin, marched into the field. The sight of these soldiers, covered with the dust. of their march, embrowned with the sun, and with the marks of warlike toil on their brow, formed a scene so affecting, that the people could not be restrained by the guards from violating the limits, to take a nearer view of these interesting heroes. While the parade lasted, tolerable good order was preserved; but, as they marched away, after their presentation to the first consul, mothers, sisters, and friends, rushed forwards to embrace sons and brothers as they passed; and, amidst this joy of tears, and the loud acclamations of the spectators, the whole order of the ceremony was disturbed; useless efforts were made to persuade the people to retire to their positions, and the intended games were wisely deferred.

Napoleon's presence being necessary at Paris, he arrived there on the 2d of July, in the middle of the night, and was received on the following day with every demonstration of joy.