The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-17
FRENCH HISTORY.
Concluding Volume q Napoleon ps Cores

colectlon OF Napoleons letters has Just termi-
mated It's task in a rather abrupt and unsltiS-
factory manner; it is evident that a great
many letters must have been suppressed ont
of consideration for families who support the
present regime, and for the regime itself.
The twenty-eighth and last volume embraces
the period generally known as The Hundred
Days, during which time Napoleon pleaded
lin appeal, and tried TO quash the judgment
(which had sent him an exile to Elbl. Before
landing in France he drew up various mani
festoes to the army he spoke of the victories
they had gained together, and complained of
the detection of Mlarmont and Augereau
which had compromised everything. He made
la concession to the Republican party. which he
lhaa always hated more than the most rabd
2hpuans--he called the French people ''cito-
|yens and accepted the proifered services of
lCMnot. Convinced of the necessity of CON
Citation, he then held out his hand to the
constitutional party, and offered the country
the famous additional act which was drawn
IRp by Benjamin Constant, and was certainly
more liberal instrument than the charter
s. noh Louis XVIII conceded as an act of
IS sovereign will
\ The first letters in this volume show that
reat difficulty was experienced in getting
en and arms and money to pay the artisans
Engaged in mending damaged iirelocks. Ma
oleon even proposed to purchase 100, 600
and of arms in England, and in default of
y zen he took lads from school to fight his bat
f es. Whilst his Majesty was yet at Lyons he
= rote the following note to Ney:-"My
* ousin-My acknowledgement will send you
our marching orders. | feel sure that on
earring of my arrival in this city you have
#ersuaded your troops to return to the tri-
olored flag. Execute the orders sent by Ber-
= rand, and come and join me at Chalons. l
hall receive you as on the morning after the
|attle of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" Ney few
lays before, had accepted the command of the
oyal troops, and had promised to bring
Jack that madman in an iron cage"
tut if Ney was pardoned, pro-
eedings were ordered to be taken
gainst 'le sieur de Talleyrand," Minister in
switzerland, and others. On the 10th of
april, 1915, Napoleon wrote to Marshal
Davoust, Prince of Eckmuhl:- MY cousin,
ou will efface from the list of marshals the
Prince of Neufchatel and the Dukes of Ra-
Busa, Belluno Castiglione, and Valmy, men
better known as Berthier, who had long been
Eapoleon's chief of staff and intimate friend
bIarmont and Victor, both pretty well known
10 Wellington: Augereau and Kellermann,
Fho reappeared at Quatre Bras. This
brder, be it remarked, was addressed to Da-
Foust, who, three months later, listening to
he advice of Fouche, Duke of Otranto, and
ormed in Paris after Waterloo, preferred
apitul.tion to accepting the offers made by
Napoleon to serve as a simple general, and
top the allies on their march to Paris.
Murat, of the snow-white plume, was to be
brought back to the imperial fold if possible.
On the 23d of March the Emperor wrote to
Jaulaincourt:- desire to have an analysis
bf all the dispatches of NJ. de Talleyrand and
he King against the King of Naples, so as to
DE able to communicate them to him.
In spite of all the weighty matters of state
Il with which his Majesty had hourly to deal,
= his old habit of meddling with trihes was
strong i'll him. He must know every piece
produced on the Paris stage; and on the 25th
+ of March he wrote this highly characteristic
4 letter to the same General Count Bertrand
who had sent orders to Ney:-''M. le Comte
4 Bertrand-There are disputes amongst the
members of my household. My first 'maitre
d'hoteI shall be the one L had at Porto-Fer-
! raio The sieur Dousseau shall be my chief
Z cook, the sieur Pierron my head scullion.
4 Dismiss all individuals pretending to the con-
& trary. Present me simple organization for
my household / do not wish to see any per-
sons filling two offices, etc. etc.
On the 29th of March his Majesty took a
more important step. He issued decree,
the first article of which was thus couched:-
''From the date of the present decree the
slave trade is abolished" On the same day
he despatched curious note to Fouche, or
dering him to recover some pictures (which
belonged to Prince Joseph; L had them
brought from Spain" 1t is needless to ask
how the ex-King Joseph came by them.
On the 1st of April Napoleon wrote to the
/ Emperor of Austria in these terms:-
a 'Monsieur my Brother and Very Dear Father-in
aw AT moment when Providence brings me bach
my capital and my States, my most ardent desire
60 hn al N m ~
nv wife and my son. AS long separation has
f1cted my heart, so the vrtuous princess united tC
ny destiny by your Majesty is impatient for re
nion. II the dignity OF the conduct OF the Empress
during the time OF my misfortune has increased thu
tenderness OF your Majesty for daughter alread,
dear you win understand, Sire, how much desir
the moment to arrive when l may show her m
gratitude My efforts tend solely to consolidate thi
throne, which the love OF my people has restored Il
me- and to leave 1t one day TO the infant which you
Majesty has surrounded with paternal care. Tn
duration OF peace being essentially necessary, etc
ETC."
The Emperor of Austria having refused t,
desert the allies and send back his daughte
and the young King of Rome, Meneval wa
directed to draw up a report of the conduc
of Austria, which was to be placed befor
the Chamber Napoleon furnished sucl
notes as these:-''Meneval will mention tn
pain which the Empress experienced whel
she was torn from the Emperor. She wa
thirty days without sleeping when his Majest
embarked. He will dwell on the fact tina
the Empress is really prisoner, since sh
has not been permitted to write to the En-
!, peror and has been forced to promise not t.
write, ETC., etc. Meneval is to give color t
his report, as if the thirty days without slee
required an extra coating.
J The following letter will give fair idea c
the offhand manner in which Napoleo
treated mere artistS-"Ihe Count de Montf
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