The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . ent was beginning,when a flag proposing an armistice arrived from the Arch-duke. It was accepted by Napoleon on the 12th, after con-sideration, and ratified by the Emperor Francis, not withoutmuch hesitation, on the i8th. Napoleon re-established hisheadquarters at Schonbrunn, and proceeded to review thevarious corps in their several cantonments ; that of Davoust?was reviewed on the field of Austerlitz. Negotiations pro-ceeded languidly ; but, at length, on the 14th of October,1809, the Treaty of Vienna was signed ; and Napol
The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . ent was beginning,when a flag proposing an armistice arrived from the Arch-duke. It was accepted by Napoleon on the 12th, after con-sideration, and ratified by the Emperor Francis, not withoutmuch hesitation, on the i8th. Napoleon re-established hisheadquarters at Schonbrunn, and proceeded to review thevarious corps in their several cantonments ; that of Davoust?was reviewed on the field of Austerlitz. Negotiations pro-ceeded languidly ; but, at length, on the 14th of October,1809, the Treaty of Vienna was signed ; and Napoleon, hav-ing ordered the ramparts of Vienna to be blown up on the19th, set out for Paris, where he arrived on the 26th, It is rarely that any man has it in his power to render suchservices to a sovereign and a nation as Mass^na performed forFrance and Napoleon at Aspern and at Wagrani ; and thegratitude of the Emperor was proportionate. In 1810, Mas-s^na was created Prince of Essling, and various other evi-dences of favor were showered upon him.—J. T.
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