Chapter VI: Book IX: CHAP. I.--Departure from Moscow--Composition of the army 94

II.--Battle of Malo-Yaroslawetz 98

III.--Distress of the Emperor--Danger which he ran from a sudden attack of the Cossacks 107

IV.--Field of Malo-Yaroslawetz--Council held by the Emperor--Opinions of Murat, Bessières, and Davoust--Napoleon determines to retreat 113

V.--Kutusoff's similar determination to retreat from Malo-Yaroslawetz, ineffectually opposed by Sir Robert Wilson--Napoleon's projected plan of retreat 118

VI.--Mortier's proceedings at Moscow after the departure of the main army--Blowing up of the Kremlin--Devastations committed by both armies--Capture of General Winzingerode--Napoleon's behaviour to him 126

VII.--Arrival at Mojaisk--Alarming news of the Russian army--View of the field of Borodino 134

VIII.--Abandonment of the wounded in the Abbey of Kolotskoi--Horrible conduct of the suttlers--Massacre of 2000 Russian prisoners--Arrival at Gjatz 139

IX.--Napoleon's arrival at Wiazma--Reproaches to Davoust for his tardy mode of retreat, and that officer's vindication--Danger of the latter and Eugene--Arrival of Miloradowitch 144

X.--Battle between Eugene and Davoust and Miloradowitch, near Wiazma, on the 3d November--heavy loss of the French 149

XI.--Dreadful snow-storm on the 6th of November--its effects upon the troops 155

XII.--Arrival of the intelligence of Mallet's conspiracy--impression produced by it upon Napoleon and his officers--Message from Ney--Perilous situation of that marshal 160

XIII.--Defeat and entire dissolution of the Viceroy's corps at the passage of the Wop 167

XIV.--Arrival at Smolensk--Dreadful sufferings of the troops--Bad arrangements of the administrators--Reasons assigned by the latter in their vindication 175