CHAPTER VII

Departure for Spain--Journey from Paris to Bayonne--The treasure--Order of march of the convoy--M. du Saillant--M. de Cotadilla--Irun--Ernani--Salinas--The battalion of _écloppés_ (cripples)--Madame Hugo's supplies of provisions--The forty Dutch grenadiers--Mondragon--The precipice--Burgos--Celadas--Alerte--The queen's review.