Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-18

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An ImBsrtnnt Epssh m rhc LIN o. Bo-
naParte-IIis Conduct after the Allies
n cached Paris. ~ % ~, I, p. a
= About midnight, having travelled at fun
| speed the entire day. either on horseback or
ea eoitisfs he a. length reached frDMenFeay
4 IA large number of cayalty was seen adyailc-
ING, preceded by some officers, Without hesita-
II ton he called these officers ~ go t7. +.
n9E' Who goes there y he, asked. ta,,,., 49, 80
ighGenelA Beiliard," replied the leader, g
II was in fact Gepefal Belliafd, who. IN
mpliahce with the NOTIONS OF the capttu-
S'SS 9 sasS Eaf % pofoS & lie aroops StSs
| two marshals. Napoleap sprang, from, bis
carriage, seized General Belfiard' BY the arm,
| led him 10 the roadside, and overwhelmed
him SO with questions that he had scarcely
time to reply. "Where Is the army2' said
he, immediately. Sire, the army is coming
| up" Where is the enemy2", AZ the
gates Of Paris" And who occupies Paris?p
Nobody; II is evacuated" "What, evac-
uated and my sonny wife-my govern
| ment-where are they 2" "On the Loire 2
/ "On the Loire who counseled such pro-
| ceeding2" "But, sire, II was said TO be in
| obedience to your orders" My orders
had no such meaning, but Joseph--Clarke-.
Marmont--Mortier, what has become Of
1 IA
| we have not seen either Joseph OF Clarke
| the entire day. As TO Marmont and
| Morter, they have behaved like honest
men, The troops have acted admirably.
/ Even the National Guards whenever they
| were exposed 10 FIRE, WED with the soldiers
They bravely defended the hight of Belleville
as well as the opposite declivity, looking to-
ward Villette. They even defended Mont
| martre where there were only atew pieces of
cannon, aud the enemy, believing the place
| to be better defended, sent a column along
4 the Revolte route 10 turn Montmartre thus
| running the risk of being driven into the
| Seine Alb, sire had we had reserve
| Of 10, 600 mcn--had you been there, we would
have thrown the Allies into the Seine, saved
Paris, andavenged the honor ofour country
Undoubtedly, had been therei but ] can
not be everywhere And Clarke, and
Joseph, where We're theyI- And my
200 vincennes cannon, what has been
| done with them? And my brave Parisians,
| why were not they called iuto action 7"
/" We do not know, sire. We were alone, and
we did our best. The enemy lost at least
1900 men" ~ ought to have ,ex-
me Spain, and now he loses me France. |
ought to have believed that poor Rovigo,
who told me that Clarke was coward, a
traitor and, moreover, a stupid. But let us
have done with complaints, we must repair
the evil. Caulaincourt-m carriage" Hav-
| ing finished these words, Napoleon began to
walk in the direction of Paris, ordering
everybody to follow him, as il he could thus
gain time. But Belliard and Others en-
deayored to dissuade him. :" 1t is too late
said Bellard, to go to Paris the army has
been obliged TO leave, the enemy viii soon
1 arrive il they are not already there But
replied Napoleon, /" shall lead ON the army
! again, aud drive the enemy out of ParM my
| brave Parisians will hear my voice and they
! | will all rise and drive the barbarians beyond
: their walls" "Ah, sir, it is too late the in
, | fantry is even now following me--besides
! we have signed a capitulation that forbids
! | our return" (" A capitulationl and who was
| SO cowardly as to sign one ," Honest men
. sire, who had no alternative" During this
| colloquy Napoleon is still advancing, refus-
| ing to listen to any remonstrance, and calling
| for his carriage, which Caulaincourt does mol
> | bring, when an infantry officer is seen ad-
= | vancing IL was Curial Napoleon calls
i him, and then learns that the infantry is or
, the spot-that is to say, three or four leagues
| distant from Paris, and that the time for re-
turning TO the capital is past, Conquered
! | by facts, by the explanations he receives
Napoleon psuses at the two fountains thai
! rise on the Juyisy route, sits beside the waters
| covers his face with his hands, and remains
sometime plunged in profound reflection
| All present are silent; they look at each
other; they wait anxiously the result of the
Emperor's meditations. At length he rises
and asks to be shown some place where he can
find few moments shelter He had Travelled
without cessation thirty leagues en- UOitUT6
and thirty ON horseback; he was worn out
| with fatigue, but he seemed unconscious o
exhaustion. He asked for table and lights
he wanted to look at his maps, and give or
ders. A messenger is dispatched to the
neighboring postmaster, a light is brought
and the Emperor's face becomes visible. His
features exhibit some traces of his late emo
ton, but no disturbance of mind--the pre-
vailing expression is invincible energy. The
maps are spread; he examines them he re-
fleets, and then says" If / had the army
here all would be set right Alexander il
going to show himself to the Parisans. He
is not badly inclined; he has no desire to
burn Paris; he only wishes to show himself
in this great city. Tomorrow he will hold a
review he will have one portion of his troops
on the right Of the Seine, another ON the
left. Some will be in Paris, some outside
and IN that position, # had my army,
, join me. They would fling every available
missile on the heads of the Allies. Tht
: peasants of Burgundy would finish the work
| Not one of them should return to the Rhine
o The greatness of France would be restored
e IL had the armsl But my troops will moi
> | arrive IOr tnree OF tOur days. AMI why did
| not Paris hold cut some hours longer p
! And as he uttered these words Napoleon
' walked up and down the small room, which
7 was scarcely large enough TO hold him ant
. the few witnesses Of this strange scene. Ii
:, order 10 calm him, NJ. de Caulaincourt said
8 "But, sire, the army will come, and in fou
o days your Majesty can do what you woult
o do to-day Napoleon who, up TO this mo
J. meut, seemed neither to hear nor understand
a | what was said to him. suddenly raised hi
i head and walked straight up to NJ. de Caul
q aincourt and he, who had never appeared I,
o admit the possibility Of revolution, ex
claimed; All Caulaincourt, you do no
know men. Three days two days; you d,
N not know what may be done in that shor
s time. You know not all the intrigues tina
Z will be plotted against me. You know no
Z how many there are who will abandon me
could name them for you, ifyou wish"