The German campaign begins even more brilliantly than did the Italian.

You may judge, therefore, what a promise it holds out to us.

Come, my dear Bourrienne, immediately--yield to our solicitations--share our pains and pleasures, and you will add to our enjoyments.
I have directed the courier to pass through Sens, that he may deliver this letter to you, and bring me back your answer.
(Signed) MARMONT.
To the above letter this order was subjoined: The citizen Fauvelet de Bourrienne is ordered to leave Sens, and repair immediately by post to the headquarters of the army of Italy.
(Signed) BONAPARTE.
I arrived at the Venetian territory at the moment when the insurrection against the French was on the point of breaking out.

Thousands of peasants were instigated to rise under the pretext of appeasing the troubles of Bergamo and Brescia.

I passed through Verona on the 16th of April, the eve of the signature of the preliminaries of Leoben and of the revolt of Verona.