CHAPTER XIII. The Year 1813--Beethoven’s Journal--Illness

of Karl Kaspar van Beethoven--He Requests the Appointment of His Brother as Guardian of His Son--Death of Prince Kinsky--Obligations under the Annuity Agreement--Beethoven’s Earnings--Mälzel and “Wellington’s Victory”--Battle Pieces and Their Popularity--Postponement of the Projected Visit to London--The Seventh Symphony--Spohr on Beethoven’s Conducting--Concerts, Compositions and Publications of the Year 239