Chapter III

System of terror--The convent of St. Monica taken--Spaniards
attempt to retake it, but fail--St. Augustin taken--French
change their mode of attack--Spaniards change their mode of
defence--Terrible nature of the contest--Convent of Jesus taken
on the side of the suburb--Attack on the suburb repulsed--Convent
of Francisco taken--Mine exploded under the university fails,
and the besieged are repulsed--The Cosso passed--Fresh mines
worked under the university, and in six other places--French
soldiers dispirited--Lasnes encourages them--The houses
leading down to the quay carried by storm--An enormous mine
under the university being sprung, that building is carried
by assault--The suburb is taken--Baron Versage killed, and
two thousand Spaniards surrender--Successful attack on the
right bank of the Ebro--Palafox demands terms, which are
refused--Fire resumed--Miserable condition of the city--Terrible
pestilence, and horrible sufferings of the besieged--Zaragoza
surrenders--Observations 38

CHAPTER IV.

Operations in Catalonia--St. Cyr commands the seventh
corps--Passes the frontier--State of Catalonia--Palacios fixes
his head-quarters at Villa Franca--Duhesme forces the line of
the Llobregat--Returns to Barcelona--English army from Sicily
designed to act in Catalonia--Prevented by Murat--Duhesme forages
El Vallés--Action of San Culgat--General Vives supersedes
Palacios--Spanish army augments--Blockade of Barcelona--Siege
of Rosas--Folly and negligence of the junta--Entrenchments
in the town carried by the besiegers--Marquis of Lazan, with
six thousand men, reaches Gerona--Lord Cochrane enters the
Trinity--Repulses several assaults--Citadel surrenders 5th
December--St. Cyr marches on Barcelona--Crosses the Ter--Deceives
Lazan--Turns Hostalrich--Defeats Milans at San Celoni--Battle of
Cardadeu--Caldagues retires behind the Llobregat--Negligence of
Duhesme--Battle of Molino del Rey 54