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e oestroyeu the enemies of lsiamism-aft,
Q having beaten down their crosses, shoul
o come from the depths of the west, to fulfil Ii
task which has been committed to me. Sho
the people that in the holy volume of ii
Koran, in more than twenty places, whs
happens has been fortold, and what will hal
} pen is likewise written.
. can call each of you to account for tn
most hidden thoughts of your heart; for
know all, even the things you have not whis
pered to another. But day will come whe
all the world will plainly see that am con
dueted by orders from above, and that no ei
forts can prevail against MB'
Where Charlatanism was the weapon mos
effective, he there scrupled not to WELD it fo
the attainment of his ends.
After the 18th Brumaire, surrounded b,
his brilliant staff, he apostrophized the Di
rectory with the naughty tone ofa master wht
demands an account of his servants, and as
though he were already absolute sovereign o
France -
What have you done with that France
which LIFT you surrounded with such splen.
dorf left you peace-I return and find war.
left you the millions of Italy-I return and
find spoliation and miseryi What have you
done with the hundred thousand brave French
my companions in arms, in glory, and in toilf
They ARE DEAD!"
bonaparte was remarkable for rcontemptuous-
ly breaking through the traditions of military
practice. Thus, on the eve of the battle of
Austerlitz, he adopted the startling and un-
usual course of disclosing the plan of his
campaign to the private soldiers of his army:-
" The Russians" said hr "want to turn
my right, and they will present to me their
flank. Soldiers, will myself direct all your
battalions; depend upon me to keep myself
far from the fire, SO long as, with your accus-
toned beavery, you bring disorder and con-
fusion into the enemy's ranks but, if victory
were for one moment uncertain, you would
see me in the foremost ranks, to expose N.Y.
self to their attack. There will be the honor
of the French infantry-the first infantry in
the world. This victory will terminate your
campaign, and then the peace we shall make
will be worthy of France, ofyou, and of me i''
What grandeur, combined with what pride.
we find in these last words
His speech after the battle is also a chef.d,-
@"ere OF military eloquence. He declares his
contentment with his soldiers-he walks
through their ranks-he reminds them who
they have conquered, what they have done.
and what will be said of them but not one
word does he utter of their chiefs. The EN-
peror and the soldiers-France for perspec-
tive-peace for reward-and glory for re-
collection What commencement. and
what termination!-
Soldiers am content with vou. Won
have covered your eagles with immortal glory.
An army of one hundred thousand men, COM |
manded by the emperors of Russia and of Ans |
tria, have been, in less than four hours. cut
to pieces and dispersed whoever has escap- |
ed your sword has been drowned in the lakes |
Forty stand of colors-the standards of the |
imperial guard of Russia-one hundred and
twenty PIECES of cannon, twenty generals, |
and more than thirty thousand prisoners, are
the results of this day, forever celebrated. =
That infantry, SO much boasted of, and in
numbers so superior to you, could not resist
your shock, and henceforth you have no long
er any rivals to fear.
"Soldiers when the French people placed /
upon my heal the imperial crown entrusted
myself to you relied upon you to maintain
it in the high splendor and glory, which alone
can give it value in my eyes. Soldiers / |
will soon bring you back to France there you
will be the object of my most tender soiictude.
1t will be sufficient for you to say, Il ,cds at
He battle of Austreiits,' in order that your
may answer, VOLTA un brave p"
On the anniversary of this battle, he used
to recapitulate with pleasure the accumulated
spoils that fell into the hands of the French, |
and he used to inhame their ardor against the
Prussians by the recollection of those victories;
thus, on the morning of another fight, he |
lpostrophized his soldiers in the following |
manner;-"Those," pointing to the enemy,
: and yourselves, are you not still the soldiers
of Austerlitz2" This was the stroke of a |
master.
" Soldiers it is to-day one year, this very |
hour, that you were on the memorable field |
of Austerlitz. The Russian battalions fled |
terrified their allies were destroyed ; their
strong places, their capital, their magazines,
Lhier arsenals, two hundred and eighty stand
ards, seven hundred pieces of cannon, five
grand fortified places, were in your power
The Oder, the Warta, the deserts OF Poland,
The bad weather, nothing has stopped you.-
All have fed at your approach. The French
eagle scars over the vistula; the bra7s and
unfortunate Poles imagine that they see again
the legions of Sobieski.
"Soldiers we will not lay down our arms
until general peace has restored to our COM
merce its liberty and its colonies. We have,
on the Elbe and the Oder, recovered pondich-
cry, our Indian establishments, the Cape Of
Good Hope, and the Spanish colonies. Who
shall give to tho Russians the hope TO resist
destinpi These and yourselves. Are we not
the soldiers of Austerlitz ?"
He commenced the Prusian campaign by
speech that burned and flashed like lightning
itself
Soldiers | am in the midst Of you. You |
are the vanguard of great people. You
must not return to France unless you return |
under triumphal arches. What shall 1t be
said TINT you have braved tho seasons, the
deep, tho deserts, conquered Europe, several