The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-27
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lishcd some anecdotes of his late Ma ter.
What doe he shy of me- sid Napoleon.
| replIcd, that had not seen the book, hut
had been informed by sir Thona8 kcadc
thai he spoke Ill of hun. OOH said he,
laughing =" thai is nothing alo wei sc
customed to il. Hut what does he cay -
answered, II Wa asserted lliat fqrrt had
imputed the loss of the battle of Waterloo
10 the cavalry not having BEEN properly
employed, and had said, hal il he had
commanded them the French would have
gained the victory. "It isters probable"
replied Napoleon: +" could noi BE- every
where, and Murt was the hest cavalry of
iicer IN tie ord. lie would have given
more impeiuosity 10 the charge. There
wanted but very little, ] assure you, To-
saln the day for me, Two or three hattal-
ions forced, and IN all probability Muat
would have elected 'hal.-rhere were not.
believe, two such officers in Tie world a..
Murat for Tn cavalry, aud nrouft for iii,
artillery. hnrat was most singular char
acier. -Four and twenty vears ago, when
he was captain, made him nd dc-camp;
and subsequently, raised hiln Ia what he
WIS. lie loved, | may rather say adorcd
me. Ia my presence he WIS, M il were,
struck with awe, and ready IL fall AT my
feet. acted wrong in having separated
HIM from mo, as without me h. was no.
thing With me, he was my right arm
Order Mnfal IN attack and destroy four or
five thousand men in such direction, il
was done III Il moment, but leave him 10
himself, he was an imbcciic, without iudg-
mcnl. | cannot conceive how 80 brave It
man could be- So coHardly. He was 10
where brave unlcss before the enemy.
There be was probably the brasrst man H.
The w6lld. Ills boiling comagr carried
him into the midst Of the cnriny. How
he escaped Is "A mirGrlc, being, rs he was
always Distinguished marx. aud fired At
by every body. Even the Cossacks ad-
mIred him on account of his extraordinary
bravery. Every day Murat was engaged
IN slnRlc combat with some OF them, aud
never returned without his sabre dIipping
with the blood Of those whom he had
slam. lie was n Paladnc, in fact Don
QWNott" ~ Z q field hut laLe him into
The cabinei, he was a pollroon, without
judgement or decision. Mnd and Nty
were the brayest men | ever Witnessed.
Mmat, however, uas q much nobler char
acter than NeN: Muat was generous and
noble Ney partoot Of the vulgar. Strange
to say, however, Mmat though he loved
me, did me more mischief than any other
person in the world. When left Elba, |
sent n messenger to acqnaint him with
what had done. Immediately lac must
attack the Anstlians. The messenger went
upon his knees 10 prevent him but in vain.
He thought me already master of France,
Belgium, aud Holland, aud tint he must
make his peace, and not adhere 10 half
measures. Like mailman. he attacked
the Austrians with his cdHniHt, and ruined
me.-For n that time there was ncgo-
tiaiipn golug ON between Austria and IN
sllpuating Tint the former should remain
neiItcr, which would have been finally con
cudcd, and | should have reigned undis-
tnrb"t. -Bat rs soon as Murat attacked
The Ausiflans, The emperor Immediately
conceived thst he was acting by my diroc-
iions, and indeed II VIII be bard 10 max,
Post"riy believe 10 the contrary. Meter
nIch said, ooh, the emperor Napoleon is
The same ~ ever man of iron. The tfp
10 Elbh has not altered him. Nothing viii
ever alter him; al or nothing for him
Austria iolned the coalition, aud | was
lost. MuIat WIS unconscious that my con
duct was regulated by circumstances, and
adapted IN them. He was like a man ga
ling At the scenes shifting at The opera,
without ever thinking of the machinery be-
lnnd, by which the whole is moved. He
ever, however, thought that his secession
= the first instance would have been 50 in
furious Ia me-, or he would not have Joined
the allies. He concluded thal should be-
obliged to give up Italy and some other
countries, but never contemplated my to
ial rain"
There are many sketches Of Mmat, but
this is the best. II was Mr.. D'Meara who
communicated 10 Napoleon the intelligence
Of Murat's death. lie heard H. says hc,
" with c0lmnes., and immediately dcnan-
died. it hc had persisted on the field Of bat
tie" lie afterwards remarked that the
conduct Of the Ealabrese towards Murai
was mercy compared with the treatment
which he was experiencing.
MADAME TALLEYRAND.
" Madame TALIEYHANB was a very fine
woman, English or East Indian, but stupid
and grossly ignorant. sometimes asked
Demon, whose works suppose you have
read, TO breakfast with nc, as | took a
pleasure in his conversation, and con, erscd
very freely with him. Now ali the intri-
guers and spectators paid their court 10
Demon, with a view Of inducing him to
mention their projects or themselves in the
course OF his conversations with me, think
ing that even being mentioned by such n
man as Demon, for whom had a great es-
teen, might materially serve them. TAI
IEYnANn. who was a prcat snfcnlnlnr IN