ceded some Bohemian enclaves in Saxony end, in his capacity of Grand Duke of Warsaw, she added to his Polish dominions the ancient city of Cracow, and all Western Galicia.

4.  Russia, who had entered with but a lukewarm zeal into the war as an ally of France, had a very moderate share of the spoils of Austria.  A portion of Eastern Galicia, with a population of 400,000 souls, was allotted to her, but in this allotment the trading town of Brody (almost the only thing worth having) was specially excepted.  This last circumstance gave no small degree of disgust to the Emperor Alexander, whose admiration of Napoleon was not destined to have a long duration.—­Editor of 1836 edition.]—­

CHAPTER XXI.

1809.

The Princess Royal of Denmark—­Destruction of the German Empire—­ Napoleons visit to the Courts of Bavaria and Wurtemberg—­His return to France—­First mention of the divorce—­Intelligence of Napoleon’s marriage with Maria Louisa—­Napoleon’s quarrel with Louis—­Journey of the Emperor and Empress into Holland—­Refusal of the Hanse Towns to pay the French troops—­Decree for burning English merchandise—­ M. de Vergennes—­Plan for turning an inevitable evil to the best account—­Fall on the exchange of St Petersburg

About this time I had the pleasure of again seeing the son of the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, whose arrival in the Hanse Towns was speedily followed by that of his sister, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Mecklenburg, married to the Prince Royal of Denmark, Christian Frederick.  In November the Princess arrived at Altana from Copenhagen, the reports circulated respecting her having compelled her husband to separate from her.  The history of this Princess, who, though perhaps blamable, was nevertheless much pitied, was the general subject of conversation in the north of Germany at the time I was at Hamburg.  The King of Denmark, grieved at the publicity of the separation, wrote a letter on the subject to the Duke of Mecklenburg.  In this letter, which I had an opportunity of seeing, the King expressed his regret at not having been able to prevent the scandal; for, on his return from a journey to Kiel, the affair had become so notorious that all attempts at reconciliation were vain.  In the meantime it was settled that the Princess was to remain at Altona until something should be decided respecting her future condition.

It was Baron Plessen, the Duke of Mecklenburg’s Minister of State, who favoured me with a sight of the King of Denmark’s letters.  M. Plessen told me, likewise, at the time that the Duke had formed the irrevocable determination of not receiving his daughter.  A few days after her arrival the Princess visited Madame de Bourrienne.  She invited us to her parties, which were very brilliant, and several times did us the honour of being present at ours.  But; unfortunately, the extravagance of her conduct, which was very unsuitable to her situation, soon became the subject of general animadversion.