Napoleon.
February 19th.—Soult defeats Spaniards at the Gébora, near Badajoz.
February 28th.—French occupy Duchy of Oldenburg, to complete the line of the North Sea blockade against England. This occupation embitters the Emperor of Russia and his family.
March 10th.—Mortier captures Badajoz after a siege of 54 days.
March 20th.—Birth of the King of Rome—"a pompous title buried in the tomb of the Ostrogoths."
No. 2.
To the Empress Josephine, at Navarre.
Paris, March 22nd, 1811.
My Dear,—I have your letter. I thank you for it.