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FORE:What a contrast immediately presents itself in the generous nature of Steele, in the genial and pure writings of Addison! Both Addison and Steele were poets, Steele principally a dramatic poet, of considerable success; Addison was the author of "Cato," a tragedy, and the "Campaign," celebrating the victory of Blenheim, with other poems. But the reputation of both Steele and Addison rests on their prose. They were the introducers of essay and periodical writings, and carried these to a perfection which has never been surpassed. Richard Steele (b. 1671; d. 1729) has the honour of originating this new department of literature��a departmentwhich has grown into such importance, that the present age would scarcely know how to exist without it. He started the "Tatler" in 1709, issuing it three times a week, and was joined by Addison in about six weeks. The interest with which this new literary paper was expected at the breakfast tables of that day, can only be likened to that which the morning papers now excite. In 1711, the "Tatler" having come to an end, the "Spectator" was started on the same plan, jointly by Steele and Addison, and, this ceasing in 1712, in the following year the "Guardian" took its place. Steele was the largest contributor to the "Tatler" and "Guardian," Addison to the "Spectator." Various of their contemporaries furnished papers, Swift amongst the rest, but there are none which can compare with the vigorous, manly writing of Steele, and the elegant, and often noble, compositions of Addison. The mixture of grave and gay was admirable. In these papers we find abundant revelations of the spirit and manners of the times. The characters of Sir Roger de Coverley, Will Wimble, etc., have an imperishable English interest. The poetic and generous nature of Joseph Addison (b. 1672) was demonstrated by his zealous criticisms on Milton's "Paradise Lost," which mainly contributed to rescue it from the neglect which it had experienced. Addison, after Sir Philip Sidney, was the first to call attention to our old popular ballads, "Chevy Chase" and "The Babes in the Wood," the eulogies on which probably led Bishop Percy to the collection of the precious "Reliques" of the ballad lore of former ages. The "Spectator" and "Guardian" were published daily. Steele afterwards published the "Englishman," with which Addison had no concern, and it only reached to fifty-seven numbers. These two fellow-labourers, both in literature and Parliament, after nearly fifty years' friendship, were sundered by a mere political difference��the question of limiting the royal prerogative of creating peers, in 1719, the last year of Addison's life. Rancour of the Americans towards England��Their Admiration of Napoleon��The Right of Search and consequent Disputes��Madison's warlike Declaration��Opposition in Congress��Condition of Canada��Capture of Michilimachimac��An Armistice��Repulse of the Invasion of Canada��Naval Engagements��Napoleon and the Czar determine on War��Attempts to dissuade Napoleon��Unpreparedness of Russia��Bernadotte's Advice to Alexander��Rashness of Napoleon��Policy of Prussia, Austria and Turkey��Overtures to England and Russia��Napoleon goes to the Front��His extravagant Language��The War begins��Disillusion of the Poles��Difficulties of the Advance��Bagration and Barclay de Tolly��Napoleon pushes on��Capture of Smolensk��Battle of Borodino��The Russians evacuate Moscow��Buonaparte occupies the City��Conflagrations burst out��Desperate Position of Affairs��Murat and Kutusoff��Defeat of Murat��The Retreat begins��Its Horrors��Caution of Kutusoff��Passage of the Beresina��Napoleon leaves the Army��His Arrival in Paris��Results of the Campaign��England's Support of Russia��Close of 1812��Wellington's improved Prospects��He advances against Joseph Buonaparte��Battle of Vittoria��Retreat of the French��Soult is sent against Wellington��The Battle of the Pyrenees��The Storming of San Sebastian��Wellington forbids Plundering��He goes into Winter-quarters��Campaign in the south-east of Spain��Napoleon's Efforts to renew the Campaign��Desertion of Murat and Bernadotte��Alliance between Prussia and Russia��Austrian Mediation fails��Early Successes of the Allies��Battle of Lützen��Napoleon's false Account of the Battle��Occupation of Hamburg by Davoust��Battle of Bautzen��Armistice of Pleisswitz��Failure of the Negotiations��The Fortification of Dresden��Successive Defeats of the French by the Allies��The Aid of England��Battle of Leipsic��Retreat of the French across the Rhine��The French Yoke is thrown off��Castlereagh summons England to fresh Exertions��Liberation of the Pope��Failure of Buonaparte's Attempt to restore Ferdinand��Wellington's Remonstrance with the British Ministry��Battles of Orthez and Toulouse��Termination of the Campaign��Exhaustion of France��The Allies on the Frontier��Napoleon's final Efforts��The Congress of Ch��tillon��The Allies advance on Paris��Surrender of the Capital��A Provisional Government appointed��Napoleon abdicates in favour of his Son��His unconditional Abdication��Return of the Bourbons��Insecurity of their Power��Treaty of Paris��Bad Terms to England��Visit of the Monarchs to London. Donec sit amet ligula enim. Duis vel condimentum massa.