The sun., 1897-09-12
VII.

Der OF pages are devoted TO Carnot, who was q
colleague Of Bareres in the Committee Of Pub
lie Safety. and who was. undoubtedly. one Of
the greatest men Of the revolution. He was q
Captain in the Engineers at the outbreak OF the
troubles and had been nominated a Knight Of
Saint Louis. Elected to the legislative Assem-
bly,. he proposed to replace the aristocratic off,
GERS who had left the country by warrant officers
and sergeAnts. He also called for the demolition
OF all the forrcsses in the interior OF France and
ordered the manufacture OF 800 600 pixies with
which TO arm the nation. Atterward, as a
Deputy in the National Convention. he voted
for the immediate execution Of the King. He
caused the principally Of Monaco and part Of
Belgium to be annexed to France. Having been
sent to the Army of the North in 1892. he dis
charged Gen. Grat!en on the field Of battle at
Wattignies for having fed before the enemy
and placed himself at the head OF the attacking
column. "Atterward. in the month OF August,
1898, he was nominated q member OF
the Committee OF Public Safety. together
with his friend and compatriot, Prieur OF the
Cote Or. Captain in the Engineers. like him
SELF Without them it would have been impos-
sible for the other members Of the committee
who were not military men. to organize the
general defences and procure the expulsion from
French territory Of the foreign armies which
had invaded il. Then Carnot displayed immense
ability in organizing fourteen armies and form
ing plans OF campaign for combined operation
In war. as we'll as for each individual army by
acting in concert with Prieur OF the Cote d Or
who was in charge OF the equipment OF the
armies and the great manufacture Of arms
guns sabres. cannon. &c. Carnot succeeded in
achieving with these armies the marveilo vic
tories which followed. from the retaking of
Toulon until the reduction OF the four northern
l,nlA T. -
OF reaction preponderated in the National Con-
vention and threatened the old members
OF the Committee OF Public Safety. Carnot pre-
seuted himself at the bar. asking to be allowed
to share the fate Of his colleagues as he had
shared their labors. II was then that one of the
most furious reActionists. Bourbon OF the Disc
who. until lately, had been an ardent revolu-
zionist. opposed Carnots being consulted but,
at the same timo, exempted him from the accu-
sation. saying: This is the man who has organ
ized victory in our armies In spite of the irresis
tible impulse OF fanti.revolutionary passion CT.
cited by Freron, Tallien. and Barras, the Ma
tional Convention took Carnot' q advice. He was
named a member OF the Executive Directory In
1896. and would have exercised great influence
in military events had not tho ignorant and
presumptuous Barras been master OF the War
Department" The directorate was not long
In splitting up; Carnot and Barthelemy were
powerless against Barras and his two other
colleagues. Then. amid tho violent measures
OF tho 18th OF Fructidor. Carnot, who was n
great engineer. but poor intrguer. ran the
danger OF being assassinated at tho Luxembourr
by Barras's ruffians: however, he had time to
escape this cowardly attempt The decree of
the Council OF Five Hundred sentenced him To
transportation to Cayenne. like the other royal.
ists Carnot took refuge in Switzerland, where
he published an account of his conduct This
work showed up the scandAlous and execrab bls
conduct OF the three ruling directors, and con.
tributed to the necessary overthrow OF this des.
potic Government, that had been carried on un.
der constitutional and purely nominal forms.
The subsequent career OF Carnot 10 also ont.
lined. but we make no further extracts, because
after the dissolution OF the Committee OF Pu bic
Safety, Barerc ceased to speak OF Carnot as n
hrst-hand observer.
or Joachim Murat the author speaks kindly
more kindly than OF most OF those conn.ctsd
with Napoleon by birth or by marriage "a
cavalry General. he rendered Napoleon great
services during his wars, and obtained tho hand
OF his sister Caroline relationship to which he
owed the throne OF Naples He was for q long
time faithful to the imperial fortunes, and he IA
seen even in the month OF August, 1878. leaving
his capital to COMB to Sapoleon's side To npbt
the Prusso Russian hosts. While French hui
let avenged the nation for the treason of Mo-
reau. even In the camp OF the Gar Alexandra
the King OF Naples. still faithful to inp.riai
glory, performed prodigies of yalor He nos
sessed heroic courage. and was truly glorious on
the battlefield. His strongly marked counte.
nance. high stature, sparkling eyes. and almost
theatrical costume. combined in giving him the
fantastic appearance OF tho heroes of Homer
and when' at the head OF the cavalry. his d,r.
Ing made him execute very bold and rash
charges. he commanded success and obtained
universal admiration. A little later on. how.
over, no sought political support outside the
empire OF Napoleon. History will one da tcII
the motives for It. What appears certain Ia
that In 1914 the Earl OF Oxford, travelling In
ITALY was received at Naples with tho greatest
distinction by King Joachim. who then Thought
that he could not do better TO preserve bIs
throne than TO seek the support of EnRland
But Joachim paid dearly for his error. On bin
return TO London In the Same year. lsII the
Earl OF Oxford had . special audience Uith ths
Prince Regent lafterwArd George Iv.L and oom.
AunieAtsd 70 him ell the infOrmation vhiol