Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-13

man for the last eighteen centuries.
 While Napoleon was in Syria, the Austrians and Russians in coalition had returned to the battle in Italy, and had driven the French out of the country. On the 18th and 20th of June, General Macdonald had been defeated at Cassano and on the Trebbia by Field. Marshal Alexander Suwaroff On the 18th of August, Joubert lost the battle of Novi and WAS killed on the very spot where Napoleon had assumed command in 1796 Suwarof next encountered Mas. sena at Zurich, where, on the 25th and 26th of September, he was worsted by the French Nevertheless the Russian forced his way over the Alps, and France was immediately threatened with counter invasion, At this junoture, how ever, there was a quarrel in the allied armies, and Suwaroff, withdrew from the country, bearing his we'll earned title of ItdJlCsEt
 Napoleon spent the first months of the year 1900 at Paris. The revolution was received with general appreciation by the French. The leading features of the new government were Senate, Tri- bunate and Council of State These forms were not wholly acceptable to the First Consul; but in the organization of the system. his will and purpose were everywhere predominant Meanwhile, he appointed General Moreau to the command of the Army of the Rhine, and on the Both of April that general began his advance into Germany. The first re- suit of the movement was the forcing back of the Austrians on UIm.
 Asfor Italy, the First Consul reserved for himself the reoonquest of that coun- try. With the opening of spring, he projected tho Second Italian campaign. On tho 14th of May, 1900, he began his famous passage of the Great St. Bernard. We might mark this event as the first of the spectacular aspects of the Napo- leonio career. There, in his gray over- coat, under his three -eornered hat mounted on rearing steed, goes the conquerer up inaccessible heights against background of ice-peal1s and glittering Alpine skyl The gaze of man. kind follows him, and shoutings are
  Tho French army surmounted the seem- ingly impossible Alp i'll six days. and suddenly debouched into Italy. On the 2nd of June. Bonaparte entered Milan. It was high time that some one should come to the rescue; for two days after. wards Massena surrendered Genoa.
 That. however, was tho end of the successes of the allies south of the Alps. On the 9th of Juno occurred the battle of Montebello in which the Austrians. under Qtt were overwhelmingly defeat cd by division of tho French army under Lannes. Five days later was fought the great battle of Marengo, which gave it's name to tho campaign and ended it. The French were 28, 900 strong, and the Austrians numbered about 33, GOO. Napoleon commanded in person; but under him wore Desaix, Lannes and Kellermann. Ill the begin ming of the engagement General Melas, commander of the Austrians, gained threatening adyanage over the French. For several hours Napoleon was in peril of defeat; but the arrival of reinforce ments under the great Desaix turned the tide; Lannes fought like a lion, and Kellermann with the cavalry completed the overthrow. The Austrians were swept from the field with loss of more than ten thousand men, while the French loss of fully seven thousand at tested the violence and desperation of the conflict Marengo may be reckoned tho first great battle of the Napoleonio wars. It had all the features of those extraordinary conflicts which were sub sequently directed by the genius and audaeity of Bonaparte The battle end cd the war in Italy On the next day Genoa and the other fortresses of Upper Italy were resurrendered to tho French.
 Meanwhile, Moreau had been success fui in Germany. He pressed forward to tho heart of Bavaria, and on the 10th of July concluded an armistlco with the enemy This agreement was maintained for four months, only to be broken by the Austrians Hostilities were at once resumed; Moreau advanced. and on the Sd of December, on tho field of Hohen- linden gained complete victory over the German army.
 Victorious in Italy and returning to Paris with unexampled fame Napoleon might now follow his inolinations for peace. His ascendancy over the French began to be recognized abroad, and con- ditions appeared favorable for general paoifcation The popularity of the First Consul was extreme. and this was in- tensified by the ill-disguised efforts of his enemies to cast him down. Conspira- oies were made against his life. On Christmas eve of the year 1900 the most serious of these attempts was made and failed. Napoleon was going to tho opera. Three conspirators-Carbon, St. Reliant and Limoelan-droye a powder cart, with fuse, into the Rue St. NJ caise. narrow street by which the First Consul must pass.
 Whom the cavalcade came by, the fuse was lighted. and shocking explosion followed. Houses round about were knocked down. and the place was strewn with the dead and dying. The First Consul was unhurt, though his carriage < IIo Ofl