By the unanimous vote of the states, the conduct of the war was entrusted to Attius Tullius and Cn. IVfarcius, the Roman exile, on whom their hopes chiefly rested. He fully justified their expectations, so that it became quite evident that the strength of Rome lay in her generals rather than in her army.-，1.’” Ile tl,rst marcned against kerceii, expelled the Roman colony and handed it over to the VoIscians as a free city. Then he took Satricum, Longula, Polusca, and Corioli, towns which the Romans had recently acquired. Marching across country into the Latin road, he recovered Lavinium, and then, in succession Corbio, Vetellia, Trebium Labici, and Pedum. Finally, he advanced from Pedum against the City. He entrenched his camp at the Cluilian D彝es, about five miles distant, and from, there he ravazed the Roman territorv. The raiding parties were accompanied by men whose business it was to see that the lands of the patricians were not touched;a measure due either to his raze beinz es-oecially directed azainst the plebeians.or to nis hope tnat aissensions mzgnt arise between tnem ana the patricians. These certainly would have arisen--to such a pitch were the tribunes exciting the plebs by their attacks on the chief men of the State-had not the fear of the enemy outside---the strongest bond of union---brought men together in spite of their mutual suspicions and aversion. On one point they disagreed;the senate and the consuls placed their hopes solely in arms, theplebeians preferred anything to war. Sp. Nautius and Sex.燃 were now consuls. Whilst theywere reviewing the legions and manning the walls and stationingtroops in various places, an enormous crowd gathered together. At first they alarmed the consuls by seditious shouts, and at last they compelled them to convene the senate and submit a motion for sending ambassadors to Cn. Marcius. As the courage of the plebeians was evidently giving way, thethe motion, and a deputation was sent to Marciufor peace. They brought back the stern replywere restored to the Volscians, the question of senate accepteds with proposalsIf the territory peace could be 毅ssed; but ifhe had not粼wished to enjoy the1 spoils of war at theirtten the wrongs inflicted by his country- nor少kindness shown by those吵。.were_ now his ho. , ,II终 and would stave to make it clear that his spirit had been rouseri. not broken., by his exile. The same env oys were sent on a second mission, but were not admitted into the camp. Accord ing to the tradition, the priests also in their robes went as suppliants to the enemies' camp, but they had no more influence with h'him mtnantn e previousthan the deputation.