The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-18
From The .Ncte FORK Ertning Port June l..
LOVE LETTERS OF NAPOLEON
EONApAKTE

: LOVE LETTERS OF NAPOLEOs
BONApARTE.
A work has just appeared in Enndon
",iilled A Tour through parts of In,
Netherlands, Holland, Germany, SNitzer
land, Savoy aud France. ia IB2I-2- II,
Charles Tvunant, Esq.n IN which iae.sim
lies al eight letters from Napoleon To IN.
scphne, az gwen, aud which appear In
hate been written during the period which
elapsed from bis quitting Paris on The ii,
March, 1900, In take the command of the
army of ltaiy, To the capiiuldlon of Man.
tua on ad February, l797. Mr.. Tennanl
states that he obtained these documents
through person attached In the Em-
press, aud who was deeply in her conf
dcnce. The letters We're given In me II
few days after the Death of thu Empress,
without any VIEWS of interest, the character
of the person 10 whom ann indebted for
! the possession of them, being above every
suspician vt faudn The following are
! published MS a,sclection IN laie London
papers, aud exhiliit thai astonishing mnn
IN light in which he has never hitherto
been seen that of II tender lover, aud
warmly aaec.ionate husband:
No. |.
Of tins letter Mr.. Tennant observes, il
is without date but frpu, thr stNlr and
address IL should seeln 10 have been written
| by Napoleon, at Paris, Just before hn
marriage with Josephine.
Screen o'ctock ~ The morning. awake
mn of thee Thy pae,rait, aud The rero.
lection oi the intoxicating uVen,nS al
yesterday, have left no repose IN my
mind Sweet and incompatible Josephnel
what a curious effect have yon had on my
heart VIII you be angry Are yon aor
rn"fuif Are ynn distUrbcd My soul
- broken with g"ief aud thrie is no place
of repuse for your tIend. But ia there
mole repose for ma, when, dela cring our
selves up To the deep sentiment which
O,erpows- me, take from your lips and
Your heart flame, which burns me ALL
II WAS this night thai became truly scnsi
bile Your portrait is not yourself thou
art IL sci out Mt noon lahall sec thee again
IN three hours. In the mean time mio
doife amor, receive Thousand kisses, but
do not give me any, for They burn my
| blood N. B.n
! TO Madame Beauharnois,
M. H.
This hitter, MIR, remnant remarks, il
dated the lith Geminal 4th kpril1 o.
the eth of March, Bonapartr arrived AT
head quarters AT Nire, FINDING the army
badly pro, STONED, ho removed his head
quarters To Albrngh
! p0H Bnrice, me IN GfrmiBni i
/ have rceei, cd all the letters bat 40 one Of
lhem made The same impression on me ns
the last. Du4l thou think, my dear love,
Of lhc consequences Of writing 10 me IN
Ihesr turns Dos thda brliac That ny
Situation Is not cruel enough already viii
uu increasing my regret, aud disturbing
my sptI What stAlo, what sentiments
those thou desctlbesi they are ri IRE
they burn my poor heart. Ny 5ool Jose
phinr, away from fhpc there Is 10 Joy
away from thee The world Is u dcsnrl,
where remain solitary, and without feel
ing the pleasure of understanding myself
then hast taken away more than my soul
thouA the sole lhonght OF my life II
an annnycd b, the cnmpl"Xiiy al business;
If fear lis rcsdts If people disgust me
If am ready 10 cnrsr existence, pat ny
hand uu my heart /, thy portrait beats there;
| leuk al il, and love Is for me- absolute
happiness and every thing Is smiling *
crpi the srason am still absent from my
lo,r. BY what art hast thou capii'ated
~
my " hole mortal existence II is enagle,
my sweet love, thai viii Hnish only with
M, life. To live for Josephine is The
history If my days. long IL come mar
thee die 10 approach thee. Madam, |
do not perceive Thai am b1nishing mtse,
WI hat countries, what dnmlnlOns divide
rs ? What length Of time before H. ~
wilt read these characters feeble tyl res
4 fi.,.,
Ah. my lovely vonan, know = II wha
VIII be- ny fate If II keeps mc '.dl longer
from the; II viii bcireuppn,te} It. my cnlir-
age does mol ehtrnd 10 III There MS 4
Time when prided myss il In my courage,
and come tines IA cag,lns my eyes on the
mischief which meg may do the, ~ the
fatr which deaiiAy may yrt reserve for me,
| brave f,ic mOaf Gahoafd of evils Hiih1ut
shudCt',pT, Hitlnnt astOnisbmsbl bat
M" the idca al my Jnscphn" moy h"
4 w. aud rar'icl I.,rly the crusl. ihe fackng
4 too0obf qaa she my low I'M lcse, wounds
i my sDPl checks ny hloud, rrndrr5 me-
sorfpV inL, don nenst, does mol cfrn leave
4 tnG the courage aud tue m1dn'as at dfS
/ pr. f,rmrrly said To mys,'ii, men can
! III 0Gr ny Against him WHO dies without
. J. ler,f. bat nnw 10 die without bong loved
ia, thee-to tic without this certainty Is
i'e Torment of hell, il ls the lhtug ant
striking image of abs dut" annllnlation--It
srrins 10 me s If | were suiiocated Ny
only companion, thou whom fate has dos
ind Ia make With me the palnlul voyage
Of life, the day when shall no longer pos
scs7 tay heart, nature will b. ana For me.
without hea, and without segeiailon'
stop, my sweet love my soul Is sorr""fo
m; body is fltigrrd, my min, j. confused
people weary me- ought 10 detect them
ii - .epar,ir me from my own heart.