The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-15
NapOIeon,s Correspondence.


between Dresden, where Napoleon was VIC
toxious, and Leipsic, where he was vanquished
by numbers, avoided meeting him Ia the
Reld, and only accepted battle whore bis
heutenants commanded. In this way VAN
damme, Oudinot, Ney, and Macdonald suffered
heavy reverses, the irst-named general fall,
ing into the hands OF the enemy with lOoOV
men at Kuhn. In writing TO Murat In Ooto-
ber the Emperor says:-"l cslculate tnse yVu
have now go, 600 men. The Duke oil hagusa
(Marmont) will sleep tonight at four leagues
from Le'psic; as do not determine ,hIs 70 20 so o
that place myself, will send him there, 30
that Won will have about 10000 men:
eapital trick to play will be to have salutes
Rred in honor of the victory gained Dy
the other army, and also to have grand re-
view as II were present, causing the troops
20 cry 'Vive lEmpereur p" AT the COM
mencement OF the campaign, Napoleon learned
that Jomini, ga man who had written some
sound ideas on war, had gone over to the
enemy, and that Moreau, his ancient rival In
glory, whom he had driven into exile, had re-
furped from America and was in the PrusSan
camp. He ordered the first to be tried by de-
fault as q deserter, and was glad that Moresu
had at length raised the mask. Moreau fell
A Dresden, and his Majesty evfuoed great
anxiety to know If the report of his death
were true. The letters before us show that
France, which had given 80 much to Napoleon,
was at length becoming exhausted there was
talk OF disoounting the iuture by calling on the
eopscripts Of 1915; in note to Cambaoeres
the Emperor wrote, 81 desire that you
assemble the Minister of War, the Director of
che Consumption, the Minister of Police, and
the Minister of the Interior, to devise means
for procuring from 1000 to sc, 900 men over
twenty-five years Of age. Independently of
this resource l count on 10000 refractory
consoripts. 1t will be necessary to organize
>nying columns to make these men rejoin."
In fact France was to be driven like q covert
and taxes were to be augmented, because Ma
poleon refused to accept the Alps, Pyrenees,
and Rhine as the boundaries of France, and to
give up Italy, where Prince Eugene was viceroy.
A note addressed to the Minister Of War In
September exhibits the manner in which Ma
poleon imposed on the country. General
Clarke was directed to draw up report to this
effect, that if the Emperor demanded 200, 900
men IL was to deceive Europe; he only wanted
100, 600. His calculation was that there re-
mained 900 900 disposable men in France, and
that II he obtained 120, 900 at once, that would
save him from requiring double that number
later. However, such of the 900, 900 men as
were not drafted into the army were to hold
themselves in readiness in case of being wanted.
As regards his foreign policy, the Minister of
War was to declare that the Emperor had
Eiven Austria no cause for complaint, but that
all Europe breathed hatred against France,
and was determined to devastate her territory.
England had rejected all overtures, and wished
TO insist amongst other conditions, that they
were never to have more than thirty vessels
of war. Russia had shown herself an
implacable enemy; she had with her own
hands lighted the fires of Moscow, and now
she aspired to revenge herself by putting a
torch to the towns of the empire, perhaps
even to Paris. General Clarke was to point
ont that the allies did not wish for peace, that
they were 30 ashamed of their pretensions
that they had not ventured on an ultimatum.
mo and r,onr uyor tn
overthrow their evil designs. Napoleon then
expressed his opinion that If a country of
5000, 600 inhabitants could bring 200, 900 men
into the field, the empire, with go, 900, 600 in
hsbitants, should be able to raise troops enough
to oonfound its enemies.
1t is dificult to imagine the Imperial Com
mission reading this document without smil-
ing. The demands of the Allies were clearly
defined: they had been stated at Prague and
Dresden, and they were afterwards reiterated
In the declaration of Frankfort. Austria,
before joining the alliance, had acquainted
Napoleon with the conditions on which she
would remain neutral, and her propositions,
which contained nothing dishonorable, had
been repulsed. Three months after Napoleon's
note to the Minister of War, the armies of the
Allies were pouring over the frontier. Count
de Fontanes made a report to the Senate,
which is published in the volume before US.
The Senate is invited to express its opinion
Oh sho ntdto vi dualrS Wltuout IoSorNos 1no
kmperer is welcomed back to France after
30 many hardships and triumphs; he is
praised for having renounoed the vast designs
he had conceived, and turning away from those
battle fields where for fifteen years he had
been the admiration of Europe. The kings
Of Europe are reminded OF the debt of graft
tude which they owe to Napoleon, who saved
their thrones by sitting the Revolution, and
Lord Aberdeen is accused of fomenting dissen-
sion and preventing the acceptance of terms
agreed to by Metternich and Nesselrode. The
Senate replied to this report according to Gus
tom. The Commission Publishes this reply,
but omits all mention of M. LANES hostile
report adopted by large majority in the
legislative body, the doors OF that chamber
being Immediately closed.
The violent antipathy of Napoleon to Eng-
hand frequently breaks out in this volume,
and forms marked comparison to the man
ner IN which he spoke about Austria. In Sep
IemDer his Majesty wrote this note to his
Foreign Minister:-''There is such i'm % tienoe
In Paris TO have news that you should lose
no opportunity Of furnishing INTELLIGENCE.
Soften down as much as possible and avoid
everything personal against the Emperor and
Metternich' Never employ such terms as
court or house, but cabinet. NApoLEoN.n -
In November, when Wellington's progress
was alarming, his Majesty wrote to Caulain-
court, "Order that If ever the English arrive
at the chateau of Marraoq the chateau and
that they may not sleep in my bed The fur.
niture can be taken to Bay onne. Pal NAL
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