Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-13

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 seething cauldron. The Reign of Terror was at its acme. That period, unpar- alleled in human annals, extended from March of 1793, when tho 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 Jourlan, Leclerc, Vandamme, Bruno, and MortiCr. Tho Army of tho Rhine was commanded by Generals Pichegru, Schcrer and Berthier The Army of tho West was organized with Marceau and klober as commanders. The Army of Italy was commanded by Dumvrbiun and MaSSena; and to this General Bona parte was assigned as chief uf tho artil- lery and assistant in the preparation of plans for tho campaign. Ho was thus occupied i'll Paris at the time when it became tho saying. La guillotinc va tOujOurs-tho guillutinu goes alwaysl
 It was tho duty of the Army of Italy to occupy that country as vantage ground against the coalitions that were forming beyond tho Rhine. The Italian towns and States were wavering accord ing to raco and prejudice and interest between utilization with tho French Re public and tho 'protcctiOn' of Germa- ny. By the sickness of Dumerbion, Gen eral Masscna Camc to the chief com- mand uf this division of the French Ma tional forces. \ campaign was under taken in July of l194, but tho general of artillery did not, for the present. leave Paris. He was soon despatched, however. as an agent under orders of tho Convention to Genoa. Ho was to protest to the Genoese authorities against the permission which seemed to bo extended to tho coalition to occupy neutral territory. It was delicate busi- ness: for tho other officers did not un- dorstand the true naturo of tho instruc- tiouS; and tho delegates Salicctti and
 
 what was really intended.
 Thu result was that Bonaparto was | first misunderstood and then distruStcd in his negotiations with tho Gcnocsu | government. lilo was openly directed to | protest against tho occupation of tho territory uf Genoa by tho enemies of France; but secretly ho was authorized | to examine tho fortrrsSCS of tho city and mako notes on tho general tOpOgra- | phy of that region. While engaged in this work, ho was suddenly suspended from office. put under arrest, and de | Clorrd SuHjH,'ttU For tho nunCU, tho sword uf B>m0cleS was hung above him by single thread.
 Just at this junCturc, however. cru | Napoleon could bc hauled bvf,rrO thu Revolutionary tribunal, that body itself was blown into duath- -blackness by q counter revolution. RuhtSpirrro and his | blnNly clique werc seized. after day or two of hurrld hrOil i'll tho city, and wrro sent maimcd. dIzc,l. jaw broken. l bone broken, hvadlunE tai the guillutiue. In that case. the other saying of the hour, namely, tho guillotino goes not badly, wHS graciUusly verified!
 | Tho destruction of the tribunal had q para,loNiral effect on the interest of Ma | polvum It WIS from that body that his seer, [ instructions had emauatvd. There fore his friends were dead: also. his witnesses. I:ut their plunge into vb | Hvion left bchind a luTid trail that scorChvl him. It Was now said that Au guStin Rn'N<pierru had been too mE.A the friend of General BnnapaIte! Iik, Caesar in the matter of his intriGuo witt Catilinr t1" hero of Tnulou was S,ri ously compromised with the member. of tho Terror Left to his own resources, however, he wrote a powerful and au daciuus protest to the Representative, Albitto and SaliCctti; convinced then of his innocence; won them over to hi, cause; obtained from them n report Ot | eXculpatiun; and after thirteen days Oi mortal peril was set at liberty! On hi: return to Paris, in August of l194. hi: defense was accepted by the ministry of war, and hr was offered the cOmmanC of a brigade of infantry in the Army O
 the Wt.St. with orders to operate a.;ainS
 the Ruyali>yS If La NCndce. He refused to accept either the field of operation: or the infantry arm uf service; and ful this the Committee uf Public Safety intulrraut uf all rtfuS;Ils-StruCk hi: namu from tho list of general officers and lIu was once moro turned adrlft II
 Paris J"HN CLARK RInrATH,