The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-03
NapoleOn's Correspondence.
THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

The twenty y-fourth volume of Napoleon's Cor
respondence has just been issued. Ii contains
the letters of the Moscow period, half of them
addressed to General Berther, Adjutant General
of the Grand Army There Is not single letter
in the volume addressed to the Empress, though
we find that NJ. de Montesquieu, who died the
other day Due de FeZensac, was ordered to
carry despatch to her Majesty revealing the
terrible result of the Russian campaign. Though
it must have been heavy business direct
ing the march of more than 100000 men
through strange country, yet a few days before
the battle of Smolensko Meneyal was directed
to write to M. Barbier:-The Emperor desires to
have some amusing books. IT you have any
good new novels, or old ones which he has not
read, or agreeable memoirs, you will do well to
send them, as we have leisure moments difficult
TO employ" Before many months all his books
10 apologize to the King of Saxony for not being
able 10 return certain works borrowed at Dres-
den. One of the first things which the Emperor
did when he reached Leipsic on his return from
Moscow was to send his Mameluke Roustam to
buy some frivolous books WhereWlL IN to Deguile
the road 10 Paris
Napoleon expresses his ideas on finance in q
letter TO Count Mollier 10Th of August, 1912.
He Writes:-
II have received the treasury balance for the
first six mouths of the year, but have not had
time to give it much attention. As rthe 40, 000,-
600 francs extraordinary they will be covered by
40 600, ,0C0 from the Roman States, or by 40, 000,
900 produced by the country. For, as the Trea-
sury finds budgets for the army, the receiOt5 of
the army go 10 the Treasury. l have levied
1900, 600 roubles on Courtland, etc; etc.
After Smolensko, Napoleon writes to his
brother and dear father-in-law, the Emperor of
Austria, praising the conduct OF Prince Schwart.
zenbere, and asking for him the grade of deld-
marshal He also takes the opportunity to
thank his Majesty for his kindness to the Em-
press in Bohemias: ,'she is now at st. Cloud and
every one finds her fat and wel.p He afterwards
announced to his tather-in-law the result
OF the battle of Boroiino, and asks
for reintorcements. By a., piece of
unpardonable negligence the famous
regulations which Napoleon drew up at Moscow
tor the guidance of the Theatre Francois do not
appear in this volume, but in revenge we find
decision and letter concerning press lessla-
ton, both dated Moscow, which are important.
Count Montalivet having proposed the suppress
sion OF a historical work, in which the Ieputs.
tion Of a number OF the royal family of England
was outraged, the Emperor decides that the
censorship has takeL wrong direction, in wish
ing TO make itseli responsible TOR ali printed
matter. my intention is that everything be
printed, absolutely everything, except obscene
works, and works tending to disturb the tran
guilty of the State. The censorship should pay
no attention TO anything else.' Aud on the day
following the Emperor wrote letter to the
same effect to the Minister ofthe Interior.
Alter short stay in Moscow came the retreat,
and the first letter in which Napoleon betrayed
his feelings was dated rom the right bank OF the
Beresna, and addressed to his foreign Minister
at wilma. He Wrotc:- .r-r -..-....
81 have received your letter OF November rs,
in which you make no mention of France and
give me no tidIngs of Spain Yet I have been
without news tor 1iteen days-no courier; in
total obscurity. y The army is nume.
rous OneTe remained about 90, 600 men), but dis.
banded in fearful manner. 1t would require
fifteen days to reOrsanize; bat how obtain df.
teen days? Cold and pryatOn have disbanded
this army. We shall march on wilma; but shall
we be able 10 hold that place? Yes, If we are
unmolssted for week; but If attacked at once
we shall not be able 20 resist. Provisions! pro-
visions! provisions! Without which there is no
saving TO what horrors the town will not oe
subjected OY this undscipHned mass. In the
present state of AFFAIRS ! thluk my presence
necessary IN Paris, Let me nave your ADVICE.
"NAPoLEoN,"
On the Sd of December appeared The last bul.
letin, in which the stote OF LaGraude Armee is
faithfully given; II tel minated thus:-
"Our cavalry is 80 cut up that we have be IN
obliged TO unite such officers as had horse left
to form four squad ous OF l50 men each. Gere-
rails serve as captains, colonies as s)ns-officers,
This saeTednsquAdIOi, commanded by General
Grouchy, never loses sight OF the Emperor.
HIS Majesty's health VAS never better.~
Two days later Napoleon handed over the
commend of the army 10 Mdrat, and set out for
Paris, where he arrived on the 18th of December.
On his way back he told Kellerman that he had
committed great iault IN exposing his poor
soldiers to such a climate, but that he would
soon have 500 600 men under arms. On the
23d of December he wrote 10 the Minister of
Marine: an lie COME Decres desire that you
Will cause all the land forces now in garrison
on board your ships TO be disembarked In order
10 serve IN the active army;'' and this order was
afterwards extended to sailors