All mention of a capitulation forbidden 172 St. Cyr would have reduced the city by blockade 173 The bombardment begins 174 St. Cyr draws nearer Gerona 176 S. Feliu de Guixols and Palamos taken by the French 177 Assault of Monjuic 178 Succours intercepted 182 The ravelin taken 184 Monjuic abandoned 185 Verdier expects the town to fall 186 Battery planted on the cathedral 187 Distress of the city 189 Attempt to introduce succours 189 Garcia Conde enters with reinforcements 191 Inadequacy of this relief 192 Los Angeles taken and the garrison put to the sword 194 Unsuccessful sally 195 The French repulsed in a general assault 196 St. Cyr resolves to reduce the city by famine 201 O’Donnell enters the city 202 Failure of the attempt to relieve it 203 St. Cyr gives up the command to Augereau 204 O’Donnell effects his retreat 205 Magazines at Hostalrich taken by the French 207 Augereau offers favourable terms 208 Destruction of a French convoy by the British ships 209 Increased distress in the city 211 Report concerning the state of health 212 Some of the outworks taken by the French 214 Last sally 215 Alvarez becomes delirious 216 Capitulation 217 Death of Alvarez 220 Eroles escapes 221 CHAPTER XXVII. Buonaparte divorces the Empress Josephine 222 Farther requisition for the armies in Spain 224 Display of Spanish flags at Paris 225 Address of the Central Junta to the nation 227 State of public opinion in England 233 Lord Wellington’s views with regard to Portugal 235