Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-07

| CT English Gibraltar. D The Revolution has Toulon, and will keep it forever The National representatives sec who it IS that has done this Only three days afterwards Napoleon is nominated gen. eral of Brigade. He is now twenty four years four months old His appointment is approved-after a little delay; and on the 18th of February, 1794, he re- ceives his commission.
 After Toulon, the name of Bonaparte was heard in Paris. The younger Robes pierre informed the Convention that he was of transcendent merit {" The re- port of Dugommier said, Among those who distinguished themselves most and who most aided me to rally the troops and push them forward are citizens Buona Parte do you not know how to spell him yet, General?l commanding the artillery; also Arena and Cervoni, adjutants-g s-general" ;" The success of the chef del Battalion in the siege and cap ture, and the favorable report of it pro- duoed a sensation in the National Con- vention; but the impression on that body and on the public was as yet only transient. At this epoch, when all quar- ters of France were shaken with com motions and local revolutions, the bril- liant capture of single fort and town on the Mediterranean was not enough to create a permanent military fame The Convention eontented itself with making General Bonaparte Inspector of the ooast-country, between the Rhone and the Var. His duty was to maintain order in that region, and to complete tho Revolution.
 By the close of the year, however, the old spirit was virtually extinguished in Southeastern France; and Napoleon found little to satisfy his restless spirit His tours of inspection and duties con- nected herewith occupied his time un- til February of 1794, when he was re- called to Paris. That city was now a seething eauldron. The Reign of Terror was at its acme. That period, unpar- alleled in human annals, extended from March of 1793, when the Revolutionary tribunal was organized, to July 2Sth of the following year, when Robespierre and his colleagues were sent to the gull lotine.
 The Army of the North was created and put under command of Generals Jourdan, Leolerc, Vandamme, Brune, and Mortier. The Army of the Rhine was commanded by Generals Pichegru, Scherer and Berthier. The Army of the West was organized with Marceau and Kleber as commanders. The Army of Italy was commanded by Dumerbinn and Massena; and to this General Bona parte was assigned as chief of the arti1- lery and assistant ill the preparation of plans for the campaign. He was thus occupied i'll Paris at the time when it became the saying, La guillotine va toujours-the guillotine goes always
 1t was the duty of the Army of Italy to occupy that country as a vantage ground against the coalitions that were. forming beyond the Rhine. The Italian towns and States were wavering accord ing to race and prejudice and interest between utilization with the French Re public and the ''proteotion of Germa- ny. By the sickness of Dumerbion, Gen. eral Massena came to the chief com- mand of this division of the French Ma tional forces. A campaign was under taken in July of 1794, but the general of artillery did not, for the present. leave Paris. He was soon despatched, however, as an agent under orders of the Convention to Genoa. He was to protest to the Genoese authorities against the permission which seemed to be extended to the coalition to occupy neutral territory. Itwas delicate busi- ness; for the other officers did not un- derstand the true nature of the instruc- tions; and the delegates Salioetti and Albitte were themselves ignorant of what was really intended.
 The result was that Bonaparte was first misunderstood and then distrusted in his negotiations with the Genoese government He was openly directed to protest against the occupation of the territory of Genoa by the enemies of France; but secretly he was authorized to examine the fortresses Of the city and make notes on the general topogra- phy of that region. While engaged in this work, he was suddenly suspended from office, put under arrest, and de- clared suspected For the nonce, the sword of Damocles was hung above him by single thread.
 Just at this juncture, however, ere Napoleon could be hauled before the Revolutionary tribunal, that body itself was blown into death -blackness by counter revolution. Robespierre and his bloody clique were seized, after day or two of horrid broil in the city, and were sent maimed, dazed, jaw broken, bone-broken, headlong to the guillotine. In that case, the other saying of the hour, namely, "the guillotine goes not badly, " was graciously vertical
 The destruction of the tribunal had a paradoxical effect on the interest of Ma poleon. It was from that body that his secret instructions had emanated. There fore his friends were dead; also, his witnesses But their plunge into ob- livion left behind lurid trail that geOrchpd him Tt wac royu cold tbo+ A.,