Admiral Penrose enters the Gironde 411 Proceedings at Valençay 414 Ferdinand set at liberty 416 His arrangement with Marshal Suchet 418 He writes from Gerona to the Regency 420 Ferdinand goes to Zaragoza 420 Soult resumes the offensive 421 He retreats upon Tarbes 422 Farther retreat to Toulouse 422 Passage of the Garonne 424 Toulouse 426 Soult’s position there 428 Battle of Toulouse 430 Soult retires from Toulouse 437 The allies enter 438 Louis XVIII proclaimed there 439 Sally of the French from Bayonne 439 Sir John Hope taken prisoner 441 The French repulsed 442 Suchet and Soult acknowledge the new government 444 Disposition of Ferdinand on his return 446 Impolitic measures of the Cortes 447 Cardinal Bourbon’s reception by Ferdinand 452 Elio meets the King 453 Ferdinand enters Valencia 453 The officers swear fidelity to him 455 General Wittingham’s advice 456 Memorial of the Serviles 457 Stone of the Constitution removed 458 Ferdinand’s declaration 459 He enters Madrid 465 Subsequent conduct of the people and of the government 466 Lord Wellington returns to England 467 He takes his seat in the House of Lords 468 The Lord Chancellor’s speech 468 The House of Commons congratulate him on his return 469 He returns thanks to the House 469 The Speaker’s speech 470 Conclusion 471 HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR. CHAPTER XLI. (CONTINUED.)