r, under
Davidowich, moved down from the Tyrol. Had these forces been united
they would scarcely have been a match for Buonaparte, whence there
cannot be any wonder that the result was disastrous to the Austrian
arms. Taking advantage of this error, Napoleon, with the mass of his
forces, rushed to meet Alvinzi; and after a series of battles, in which
the French suffered great loss, he finally succeeded in defeating the
Austrian general at Areola. Alvinzi made his retreat upon Vicenza and
Bassano; and on the same day that he commenced this retreat on the left
side of the Adige, Davidowich came down on the right side of that river,
and entered the plains between Pescheira and Verona. His defeat was
inevitable: Napoleon turned against him with forces flushed with
victory; and he was driven back to Ala, Reverodo, and the steep hills
that hang over the pass of the Tyrol. This action concluded what has
been aptly called "the third Italian campaign of the year 1796."

SURRENDER OF CORSICA AND THE ISLE OF ELBA.

At this time Napoleon felt that the conquest of all Italy was within
his reach. Treaties and the rights of foreign powers, whether neutral or
friendly, were little regarded by him. Thus, in open contempt of both,
he had invaded Tuscany, and had taken possession of Leghorn, his excuse
being the dislodgement of the English. In consequence of this movement
Nelson blockaded that port, and landed a force in the isle of Elba, in
order to secure Porto Ferrajo. Moreover, as Genoa, taking the part of
France, had excluded the English from its ports, Nelson seized on the
island of Capraia, which had formerly belonged to Corsica. But the
British admiral's vigour was not seconded by the British government;
orders were given for even the evacuation of Corsica itself; and soon
after the British fleet, in consequence of peace being made between
Naples and France, left the Mediterranean station, and proceeded to the
support of Portugal.

DUTCH ATTEMPT TO RETAKE THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The Dutch government having determined not to suffer the loss of
the Cape of Good Hope without a struggle to regain it, fitted out an
expedition for that purpose. This expedition anchored on the 2nd of
August in the bay of Saldanha; and at the moment when General Craig was
marching down the coast to meet the invaders, a British fleet was seen
advancing, with a fair wind, to the mouth of the harbour. The English
admiral, Elphinstone, anchore