The Campa奄，ill ￡户ain.-Though Hasdrubal's invasion had shifted the burden of war to Italy and brought corresponding relief to Spain, war was suddenly renewed in that coun昨 which was quite as as the previous one. At the time of Hasdrubal's Spain was divided between Rome and Carthage as follows:Hasdrubal Gisgo retreated to the ocean littoral near Gades, the Mediterrar coastline and almost the whole of Eastern Spain was held妙Scipio on behalf of Rome. A new general took Hasdrubal's place, named Hanno, who brought over a fresh army, and marched into Celtiberia, which lies between the Mediterranean and the ocean, and here he soon raised a very considerable army. Scipio sent M. Silanus against him with a force of not more than io,ooo infantry and 500 cavalry. Silanus marched with all the speed he could, but his progress was impeded by the bad state of the roads and by the narrow mountain passes, obstacles which are met with in most parts of Spain. In spite of these ainicuities ne outstriDDea not oniv anv natives who miaht nave carriea tiaings, out even any noating rumours of nis advance, and with the assistance of some Celtiberian deserters who acted as guides he succeeded in finding the enemy. When he was about ten miles distant, he was informed by his 911 ides that there were two camps near the road on which he wa s marching;the one on the left was occupied by the Celtiberians, a newly raised army about 9ooo strong, the one on therightbytheCarthaginians.ThelatterwasCaretUlly guardedthe right by the Carthaginians. The latterwas caretuli by outposts, pickets and all the usual precautions against surprise;the Celtiberian camp was without any discipline, and all precautions were neglected as might be expected of barbarians and raw levies who felt all the less fear because they were in their own country. Silanus decided to attack that one first, and kept his men as much to the left as possible, so as not to be seen by the Carthaginian outposts. After sending on his scouts he advanced rapidly against the enemy. I35