blewabitterrainintothefacesoftheRussians；theFrenchprofitedbythiscircumstancetobeataretreat，evacuatingthevalleyofUrsern，crossingtheReuss，andtakinguptheirpositionontheheightsoftheFurkaandGrimsel。OneportionoftheRussianarmy’sdesignhadbeenachieved，theyweremastersoftheSt。
Gothard。Itistruethatassoonastheymarchedfartheron，theFrenchwouldretakeitandcutofftheirretreat；butwhatdidthismattertoSouvarow？Didhenotalwaysmarchforward？
Hemarchedon，then，withoutworryingaboutthatwhichwasbehindhim，reachedAndermatt，clearedTroud’Ury，andfoundLecourbeguardingthedefileoftheDevil’sBridgewithfifteenhundredmen。
Therethestrugglebeganagain；forthreedaysfifteenhundredFrenchmenkeptthirtythousandRussiansatbay。Souvarowragedlikealiontrappedinasnare，forhecouldnotunderstandthischangeoffortune。Atlast，onthefourthday，heheardthatGeneralKorsakoff，whohadprecededhimandwhowastorejoinhimlater，hadbeenbeatenbyMolitor，andthatMassenahadrecapturedZurichandoccupiedthecantonofGlaris。SouvarownowgaveuptheattempttoproceedupthevalleyoftheReuss，andwrotetoKorsakoffandJallachieh，\"Ihastentoretrieveyourlosses；standfirmasramparts：youshallanswertomewithyourheadsforeverystepinretreatthatyoutake。\"Theaide-de-campwasalsochargedtocommunicatetotheRussianandAustriangeneralsaverbalplanofbattle。GeneralsLinskenandJallachiehweretoattacktheFrenchtroopsseparatelyandthentojointheforcesinthevalleyofGlaris，intowhichSouvarowhimselfwastodescendbytheKlon-Thal，thushemmingMolitorinbetweentwowallsofiron。
Souvarowwassosurethatthisplanwouldbesuccessful，thatwhenhearrivedonthebordersofthelakeofKlon-Thal，hesentabearerwithaflagoftruce，summoningMolitortosurrender，seeingthathewassurroundedoneveryside。