The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-25 00:00:00

ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON.

The great Emperor was a man formed in quite s diP
feint mould from those who flourished in our days.
knew how to manage men, and to gain the affection of te
soldiers. With him no specious appearance of zeal for t
service had any effect without the reality. I shall necero.
forget when I first saw him, after the battle of Heilsber°
on the 2d of June 1807, where he reviewed our troolo:
every word he spoke was full of meaning, and he e°,'
scendingly attended to the most minute details ; he wly
slowly in front along our, lines, and examined individe
the muskets and accoutrements, to be convinced by Peo
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sonal inspection that every thing was efficient and in g°
order. He commanded several private soldiers to step 010
ward in front of the ranks, and demanded their knapssecio
unpacked them himself, to be certain that nothing was
ficient, and that the contents, corresponded with the incL
tory. He then caused several men to discharge their T;
arms, to ascertain that they also were in good conditio
The only thing he censured was, that the men carried
other shoes but those on their feet, and immediately Ceit'
manded an aide-de-camp, in the most peremptory tea.n°-t;
to cause six thousand pairs to be delivered the next Olio
the troops. The order was punctually attended to. '0
exhibited the same solicitude for the comfort of his rnellyer
Presburg in Hungary. We were crossing the bridge °ail
the Danube, when Napoleon suddenly, and to the no °nos
astonishment of the officers, pinched several of the peeillot
the thigh ; none of us could imagine at the moment
singular fancy had taken possession of the Emperor tllv,
addressing the officers, he exclaimed with vivacity, "iles
at this late season of the year, have not the men we° .00
clothes under their trousers ? I hope for the future Y 4,
will pay more attention to their health ; for the presersv
tion of that, and the maintenance of good order, are Yeoj,
principal duties—pomp, show, and parade are but seefee
ary considerations." - Our phlegmatic countrymen ""
electrified at witnessing the anxiety of the Emperor for,ol
comforts, and burst spontaneously into long and conti% $
vivats. * * * * A ball was given about this time ",ipe
young soldier, on what to him at least was really a fel' 'ot
occasion. He was a private in the Guards ; and llau eh
the battle of Bautzen distinguished himself so Inuol
as-to attract the attention of the Emperor, who eiber
his name to be written down, but took no fart 00
notice of it. During the last week of the truee'reer
ordnance officer arrived at head-quarters, and inquired 0"0
the soldier, who happened to be dining with a comrade et,
a small inn. The officer sought him, and delivered a Pac'po
which contained his patent as Captain in the same regi'll'or
in which he had made his debut, together with an order r
three thousand pounds to defray the expenses of his ecliiirer
ment. I chanced to be at the same hotel, and I Pep
beheld any man betray such ecstatic delight as
this mustachoed warrior. With true French 'lOO
city he tore from his finger a gold ring, and tird,
watch from his side,. and, throwing them to the IVnte
requested that each of his comrades, who should Nis'ol'
house that day, might be regaled at his expense. Ile evtbe
pelled all around him to drink a large glass of wine t°
health of the Emperor. We congratulated him +id
good fortune, and admired la finesse du petit caperi
giving him such a distinguished post in the very reginielso
which he, had commenced his career. In a few days i'"eo,
he gave his comrades the ball, on which was probabli,Aili
pended the greater part of his equipment-money.
Frutti, by Prince Puckler Muskau.

MARRIAGES.
On the 24th inst., at St. George's, Frederick William Fief
Esq., second son of R. H. Cox, Esq., to the Hon. Fanny A
daughter of the late and sister of the present Lord Rivers. „e
On the 24th inst., at Marylebone Church, Captain Ge°4°)looi
Sotheby, of the 34th Regiment Madras Light Infantry,
Catherine Lane, third daughter of the late Richard Lane,
Argyll-street. I,
On the 21th inst., at St. Alphage, Greenwich, Mr. 'l3)seY
Russell, of Dorking, Surrey, to bliss Amelia Thompson, °' • I
heath-road. fOlif
On the 23d inst., Frederick, second son of J. L. Golds:100e
of Champion-hill, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Philip
Esq., of Bedford-place.
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On the 21st inst., at Alverstoke, Hants, M. F. RY-Lie,
M.D., 51st King's Own Light Infantry, to Sophia, only
of Gay Shute, Esq., of Gosport, in the same county.

DEATH S. f f.
On the 23d inst., at Kilburn, Margaret, eldest child O
i:
John D. Dickinson. Em
et, ,4t,
On the 23d inst., at her brother's residence, Queen-str- r'-
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incline, the fifth and only daughter of Mr. W. Tate, 10 he"
CO
Sear.
On the 22d inst., John Clarkson, Esq., of Dorset-terrace'lool,;,
ham-road, eldest sou of the late J. Clarkson, Esq., of T°tt,e;ollap,
On the 24th inst., Mary Ann, wife of Mr. Samuel Illut'i. of '
of Farringdon-street and Holborn-bridge, eldest d
by
Paterson, Esq., of Holloway, Middlesex. f 0"
In the Charter-house, William Beverley, aged 70, late ° ,
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hall, Yorkshire.
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