CHAPTER XXIX.
ASSASSINATION OF PAUL AND ACCESSION OF ALEXANDER.
From 1801 to 1807.
Assassination of Paul I .-- Implication of Alexander in the Conspiracy .-- Anecdotes .-- Accession of Alexander .-- The French Revolution .-- Alexander Joins Allies Against France .-- State of Russia .-- Useful Measures of Alexander .-- Peace of Amiens .-- Renewal of Hostilities .-- Battle of Austerlitz .-- Magnanimity of Napoleon .-- New Coalition .-- Ambition of Alexander .-- Battles of Jena and Eylau .-- Defeat of the Russians..