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NAP(AE0NIC LBq9ERS.
The Great Emperor's Sharp
Talk to His Brothers
and Ministers.
RAPS FOR NINE DE STAEL
Correspondence Formerly Sup
pressed as Not Likely to Add
Glory to a Dynasty.
[Rx Gable to The Associated Press.I

BY Cable to The AsSociated Rress.J
PARIS, July /, 1Ss7.-M. Leon Lecestre,
Curator of the French Archives. will is
sue during the present week the first
volume of 800 letters which were sup
pressed by the editors of Napoleon's COR
respondence, issued In 1869, as not caicu-
lated to increase the glory Of the great
French Emperor. The volume includes
some heated family letters and some rig
orously worded epistles to Fouche and
Dubois, the Ministers of Police and War.
A letter to Marshal Soult in 1904 shows
that Napoleon did not hesitate in adopt
ing any means of obtaining confessions.
He orders Soult to arrest fisherman
suspected of communicating with the
British. adding
"If he refuses to speak, you must
squeeze his thumbs in a musket lock-
That was a method to extract confess
sions in the cases of persons suspected
of espionage.
Napoleon's list of persons to be arrest
ed was endless. and his abuse Of Madame
De Stael was unceasing.
Learning in 1907 through Marshal VIC
tor, that Prince Augustus of Prussia was
intriguing against him in Berlin, Ma
poleon wrote:-
Il am not astonished. because he has
dull mind and has spent his time court
ing Madame De Stael at Coppet tSwitz-
erland), and, OF course, could only pick
up bad habits with her. Send word TO
him that at the first mischievous remark
he utters you will lock him up in his
castle and send Madame De Stael to
console him. There are no men SO cring-
ing as these Princes of Prussia.
Writing to Talfeyrand In 1903, that
Princes of the former reigning family of
Spain were about to arrive at valencay,
Napoleon added
You may send for Madame TalIsy-
rand and four or five persons. IF the
Prince of Asturias should form an at
tachment for pretty person, it Will be
no drawback. as it would supply another
means of watching him.
Another letter from Napoleon to Talley
rand reads
Your mission is honorable enough-to
receive illusfrious personages and amuse
them-and is quite In keeping with your
character.
When Napoleon received the news, June
II. 1909, that the Pope had excom-
municated him, he wrote:-
II spare the Pope no longer. He is d
raving madman and must be locked up"
Some scolding letters tos his Brothers.
Prince Jerome, are interesting. When
Jerome was ont wittedsby the Alss<1hn
General Kienmayer. .hesstisI hnaEbs& ofsi1is
strategic plans In an infiateaAorder OF the
day. This caused Napoleon to write as
follows
Il have seen your oFdBr .of the day,
which makes you thes laughing stock OF
Austria, Germany and France. Haven't
you friend about, to tell you a few
plain truths? You a King and brother
of the Emperor! These are ridiculous
titles. In time of war you must be .
soldier and nothing but a soldier. Y1u
must have no Minister, no Dip1om&tio
Corps, no State. You must canp
with the vanguard, be day and nfsht
on horseback and march in the yam
to pick up news; or, remain in ones ha-
rem. You make war like a satrap epettY
autocratl. Is II from me. good God fnas
an army of 200 600 men, keep at the bez&
of my skirmishers?
1.-The people are provoked with you.
Kienmayer, with 1900 men. has laughed
at you and your ridiculous pretensions
and has slipped away from you an5 fallen
upon Junot. You have lot OF pEefen~
sions, some little mind and a few good
qualities, but these are marred by Your
faulty and your extreme presumption
You have no knowledge of the hrmness
of things. Leave off being ridiculous.
send your diplomatic corps back to Cas-
sell have no baggage. and wage war like
a young soldier Wishing to earn glory
and reputation. Try to deserve the rank
you have reached and the esteem OF
France and Europe. who are watching
you, and. by God, do right and speak IN
q saerolv manner If Won can. y