CHAPTER XLVI.-CAMPAIGN OF FRIEDLAND, AND PEACE OF TILSIT.

Treaties between the Allies for the prosecution of the war, 1.-Austria strives

to mediate, ib.-Negotiations of Napoleon; auxiliary forces obtained from

Spain, 3.-Operations in Pomerania, 4.-Armistice between the Swedes

and French, 5.-Army of reserve on the Elbe, 6.-Negotiations with Turkey

and Persia, ib.-Jealousy excited in the Divan by the summoning of Parga,

7.-Measures to organise the military strength of Poland, 8.-Winter quar-

ters, ib.-Combat of Guttstadt, 9.-Designs of Napoleon for the interior of

his empire, 10.-Finances of France, 12.-Statutes of the Grand Sanhedrim

of the Jews, 14.-Napoleon's efforts to feed his troops; sieges in Silesia,

ib.-Siege of Dantzic, 16.-Progress of the siege, 18.-Reinforcements to

the Russian army, 20.-The French army, 21.-Designs of the Russians on

Ney's corps, 23.-Napoleon concentrates, and the Russians fall back, 24.-

Battle of Heilsberg, 27.-Fresh attack by Lannes, which also proves unsuc

cessful, 28.-Violent explosion of Lannes, Murat, and Napoleon in conse

quence, ib., note.-Frightful appearance of the slain after the battle, 29.-

Napoleon turns their flank, and compels them to evacuate Heilsberg, ib.

Movements before the battle of Friedland, ib.-Battle of Friedland, 34.-

Capture of Königsberg, 38.-Retreat of the Russians to the Niemen, 39.-

Conclusion of an armistice, 41.-Interview on the raft at Tilsit, 42.-The

negotiations at Tilsit, 43.-Napoleon's interview with the Queen of Prussia,

ib.-Treaty of Tilsit; creation of the grand-duchy of Warsaw, and kingdom

of Westphalia, 45.-Treaty with Prussia, 46.-Secret treaty for the partition

of Turkey, 48.-Secret articles, ib.-Measures of Napoleon to secure his an-

ticipated Turkish acquisitions, 50.-Convention regarding the payment of

the French contribution on Prussia, 51.-Losses sustained by the French,

52.-Retribution that was approaching to France, 53.-Consequences of the

treaty of Tilsit in the end to Napoleon, 54.-Perfidy of Napoleon towards

the Turks, 55.-Projects of the Emperors for the spoliation of the other

European powers, 56.

CHAPTER XLVII.-GENERAL SKETCH OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA.

Comparison of the Roman empire and British India, 58.-Physical description
of the Indian Peninsula, 61.-Diplomatic ability with which India has been
governed, 63.-Advantages of the British government to the Indian people,
ib.-Police force established throughout Bengal, 66.-Indian taxation, ib.
-The Zemindar system, ib.-The Ryotwar system, 67.-The Village sys-

tem, 68.-System of toleration in India, 70.-Variety of national character,

71.-The sepoy force, 73.-Contrast of the Company's rule to the Mahom-

medan sway, 77.-Wonderful nature of this empire, 78.

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