August 8th.—Combat of Arzobispo. Soult defeats the Spaniards.
August 15th.—Flushing surrenders to the English.
No. 17.
To the Empress, at Paris.
Schoenbrunn, August 21, 1809.
I have received your letter of August 14th, from Plombières; I see from it that by the 18th you will be either at Paris or Malmaison. The heat, which is very great here, will have upset you. Malmaison must be very dry and parched at this time of year.
My health is good. The heat, however, has brought on a slight catarrh.
Adieu, dear.
Napoleon.