When the necessary intrenchments were completed he drew up the vessels in the harbour as though he were going to blockade the place by sea. Then he was rowed round the fleet and warned the captains to be careful in keeping a look-out by}. , . , night, as an enemy when MR, Desiegea makes counter-attacks in all directions. On，his return to camp he explained to his soldiers his plan of operations and his reasons for beginning the campaign with an attack upon a solitary city in preference to anything else. After they were mustered on parade he made the following speech to them:“Soldiers, if any one supposes that you have been brought here for the sole purpose of attacking this city, he is making more account of the work before you than of the advantage you will reap from it. Y ou are going, it is true, to attack the walls of a single ci ty, but in the capture of this one city you will have secured the whole of Spain.一ere are the hostages taken from all the nobles and kings and tribes, and when once these are in your power, everything which the Carthaginians now hold will be given up to you. Here is the enemy's war-chest, without which they cannot keep up the war, seeing that they have to pay their mercenaries, and the money will be of the utmost service to us in gaining over the barbarians. Here are their artillery, their armoury, the whole of their engines of war, which will at once provide you with all you want; and leave the enemy destitute of all he needs. And masters, not only of a most also of a most commodious requisite for the purposes of war. both by sea and land.will be supplied. Great as our gains .，，‘，_.，‘，.。.，，.，.，“M.”，‘二， WW De, the aeprivations wnicn the enemy supers WW De stun greater.. Here is their stronghold. their Lyranarv. their treasure. v‘.夕，、.子r，， their arsenal-everything is stored here. Here is their direct route from Africa. This is their only naval base。 between the Pyrenees and Gades;trozn this Africa threatens the whole oz S pain. “But I see that you are all perfectly ready;let us pass over to the assault on New川 Carthage, with our full strength and a courag e that knows no fear." The men all shouted with one voice, that they would 址s orders, and he marched them U P the city. Then he ordered a general attack to be made the army and the fleet.