Chapter XVIII: Castaños accused at Zaragoza as a traitor 135

State of public feeling in that city 136

Measures of precaution 137

None of the inhabitants leave the city 139

Supposed miracles 140

Works of defence 141

The city crowded with soldiers 144

Preparations within the city 145

Marshal Moncey reconnoitres the Torrero 145

The French appear before the city 146

They take the Torrero 146

Unsuccessful attack upon the suburbs 148

Moncey summons Palafox to surrender 149

The investment of the city completed 150

Proclamation of Palafox to the people of Madrid 152

Junot takes the command of the French 153

St. Joseph’s and the Redoubt of the Pillar taken 153

Rumours of success, and rejoicings in the city 154

An infectious disease appears in the city 155

Attempts of Lazan and Francisco Palafox to succour the city 157

Condition of the army in Catalonia 158

Reding takes the command 159

The army re-formed at Tarragona 160

Conduct of the French under St. Cyr 162

Orders to attempt the relief of Zaragoza 164

Tardiness in obeying them 166

Defeat of the peasantry 166

Alcañiz occupied by the French 166

Movements in Navarre and Aragon 167

Marshal Lasnes takes the command 167

He summons Palafox to surrender 168

The French enter the city, but with great loss 168

They establish themselves in the Trinidad Convent 171

Convents of S. Augustin and S. Monica won 171

The enemy proceed by mining 173

Progress of the pestilence 174

First talk of surrender in the city 176

The contest carried on by fire 177

Convent of Jesus in the suburb taken 179

St. Francisco taken 180

The French begin to murmur 182

Not even an attempt is made to relieve the city 183

The suburbs taken 185

The university taken 186

Palafox transfers his authority to a Junta 186

Condition of the besieged 187

Flag of truce sent to the French 189

Last efforts of the besieged 190

D. Pedro Maria Ric goes out to treat with Marshal Lasnes 192

Capitulation 194

Farther conditions asked, and refused 196

Conduct of the French 198

Treatment of the prisoners 198

Palafox compelled by threats of death to sign orders for
delivering up four fortresses 201

He is sent into France 202

Demands of the French 203

Lasnes makes his entrance 204

Baseness of the suffragan bishop 204

Language of the French upon their triumph 206

Decree of the Central Junta 206

Address to the nation 208

Honours decreed to the inhabitants of Zaragoza 211

Falsehoods of the French government 212