Hannibal marches to Rome.-Finding that his enemy could not be drawn into an enzaaement and that it was imposse Cite to areax tnrougn their lines anti relieve Capua, riannibal decided to abandon his attempt and march away from the place, for he was afraid of being cut off from his supplies by the new consuls.He was anxiously turning over in his mind the question of his future movements when the idea occurred him, of marching upon Rome, the head and guiding spirit 权O OJ)t the whole war. He had always set his heart up on this， and men blamed him for letting the opportunity slip, immediately after the battle of Cannae; he himself admitted that he had made a mistake in not doing so He was not without hope of seizing some part of the City in the confusion caused by his unexpected appearance, and if Rome were in danger, he expected that both the consuls--or at all events, one of them-would at once quit their hold on Capua. Then, as they would be weakened妙their forces beinz divided. thev would give either 、口夕，砂‘Jhim or the Capuans the opportunity of fighting a successful action. One thing made him anxious.the nossibility of the ，几J surrendering as soon as he had withdrawn. Amongst his men there was a Numidian who was ready for any desperate enterprise, and he induced this man,衍the offer of a reward, to carry· a despatch and enter the Roman lines in the guise ofA，deserter, then steal away on the opposite side aTT叫 enter Capua. tie wrote in a very encouraging strain, ana point ed out that his departure would be the means of saving them as it would draw off the Roman generals from their attack on Capua to defend Rome. They were not to be despondent, a few days' patience would completely break up the siege. He then ordered the boats which were on the Volturnus to be seized and brought up to a fort which he had previously constructed to secure the nassaae of the river. He was informed that there was a sumcient number of them to admit of tus entire army being taken across in one night. Ten days' rations were supplied to the men;they marched down to the river, and all his legions were across before day-break.