July 18th.—Gaeta surrenders to Massena.
August 6th.—Francis II., Emperor of Germany, becomes Emperor of Austria as Francis I.
August 15th.—Russia refuses to ratify peace preliminaries signed by her ambassador at Paris on July 25th.
September 13th.—Death of Charles James Fox, aged 57.
No. 1.
October 5th.—Proclamation by the Prince of the Peace against France (germ of Spanish War).
To the Empress, at Mayence.
October 5, 1806.
It will be quite in order for the Princess of Baden to come to Mayence. I cannot think why you weep; you do wrong to make yourself ill. Hortense is inclined to pedantry; she loves to air her views. She has written me; I am sending her a reply. She ought to be happy and cheerful. Pluck and a merry heart—that's the recipe.
Adieu, dear. The Grand Duke has spoken to me about you; he saw you at Florence at the time of the retreat.