Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-22
MOND WING.

NAPOLEON's CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
W. have been favored by the publishers d. Appleton
Co oi Ne~ York with the early sheets OF book which
We t certain l. destined stir in the Lite
rary World The title Of the book is THE Confidential
Correspondence of Napoleon Bonapsrte ~b his Brother
joseph To be published in vols l9mo This book will
Afford deeper inghtinto the mind OF Napoleon than all
the Biographies which have been written. The letters
cover a period of twenty years from the time of his
appointment a. aGcneral Of Brigade to his tall at Water
We will proceed to give few extracts which will
Die the reader estimate o their interest Va
der date OF july 20. lJsS, he writes;
II "a M. have on my arrival villa near Paris or Bur
rundy intend shut myself up there for the winter
am tired OF human want solitude aud isola'
ton Greatness atigues me feeling Is dried up AT ~
glory has become Hat. have exhausted everything. l
have NO refuge pure sclhshne~s shall retain my
houc and let else occupy IT, have not than
enough to live Adieu, my old friend have never
been unjust you must admit though may have
wished To be 80. You understand me- Love TO your wife
and to Jerome.
The following is Napoleous account ofthe battle Of
Austeriug
Au,rEalirz, Dec. 3, lSO5-My Brother-l hope that
bv the tim, tai. courier reaches YOU. INV aide de camp
Ibrun whom sent oil from the field OF battle. will have
got To Paris After DAYS Of man@uvrcs, had YES
terday decisive battle put to fight the allied army
commanded bv the Euperors of Germany and Russia
i'm p,t~on IL consisted OF 10000 Russians and 10000
Au.tri,ns have taken about 10000 prisoners. among
whom 20 Russian generals AZ colors, 100 pieces Z"
Ill
gunrls. The whole army has covered itself with
glory. ~ .
T. enemy has lci, at least from $4,000 to $4,000 mcn
on the field do not vet know my own loss. | estimate
II ats,n or 300 killed. aud twice "a many wounded
Who'll column the enemy threw itself into lake, and
greater part of them Nere drowned. fancy that still
hear the cries of these wretches whom impossible
to ave.
W., insert the following letter showing NapOleous
goodness of heart
Napoleon 10 Joseph.
do tna al - IN tho ,l,aupa npva
ty ad his wife gives dinners and balls YOU still wilt
he, would il not lac well TO pursuaje her to make d.,
hn.b ,nl an allowance OF from 1000 To zoe"
f,uc. a month"; Or have already reached the tim,
when not only ecency. but duties more sacred ti
Hos. which unite parents aud children may bc tTau-
snder foot without the worlds being sclndaliked: l.
M i, Madame lie Stac the benefit OF judging her moral
as n she were a man; but would man who had inherit,
WN,ckc, fortune aud who had long enjoyed the priv
Ieres attached distinguished name, ani Who allowed
his wifi, to remain in abect poverty whilst he lived m
lnNury would such a man be received in society
Napoleon, care tor small matters remarkable. lie
kent a watchGi eve upon every item OF expense attt'-
ding the provisioning and furnishing OF an army with ond
and cntHug-a remarkable contrast TO the miserable |
sta of the cnmmi>>ariat department OF the English Atn
In the campaign IN the Crmca last year;
Sr Com June -, lSnG.-My Brother,-l see from |
your letter o the 18th that had received some biscuit
and that 900 pairs oi shoes have reached you ir"
Franc. Take care to Inform Of the arrival OF each
CONSIGNMENT of biscuit AVID shoes, that may make sue
OF NOT being cheated in my accounts Count the hisct
on, ly one thcr quality should lie good.-Ilc shoe
ought t o.. made oi leather not pascboar; the,
ca, p. 81 francs Il pair II they not good let nie
know will have deductions made for them IA the gen't-
al settlement