Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-06
.BLUFFED AND WON
A Dramatic Incident of the Fate
ful Hundred Days.
ONE OF NAPoLEoN's couPs.
The Way Of the Great Military Genius
Overeams tho First Opposition he
Encountered or the March to Paris
After HE Return From Elba.

Encountered on the March to Paris
After His Return From Eiba.
a striking incident In the career OF
Napoleon Is described by Camille Co.
cuaud IN bis book. lie Retour de rlsle
dElbe" c'The Return From the Island
OF Elba"). 1t describes how he met the
first opposition offered 10 his march TO
Paris after his escape from Elba:
Meanwhile Napoleon had travelled
by the Alps TO Dauphine. advancing
into the interior OF the country. Hav.
Ing received information on Sunday.
the 4th OF March, the project OF
ilsere had Immediately. In concert
with the military authority, taken
measures to deal with the startling ait.
uation. A detachment composed OF n
battalion OF the Fifth regiment OF the
line and two companies OF engineers
was dispatched to prevent the further
advance OF the emperor.
THE meeting between this detach.
ment and the little troop from the Isle
or Elba took place on the 7th OF
March near While, but not before the
peasants had had time to hasten 10 In.
form Napoleon OF the antagonistic dis
position OF the officers commanding
the troops which had been sent from
Grenoble. In order to avoid the shed.
ding OF blood the emperor ordered
Cambronne. who was accompanied by
small escort, TO enter into trenty
with the cocardes blanches (white
cocendes). Cambronne found the de-
tachment ranged in order OF battle
The commanding officer refused to en-.
ter into communication, and the sol
diers remained silent and gloomy.
Napoleon Immediately took his
share In the proceedings lie gave the
order 10 his grenndiers TO put their
rifes under their arms, I'm order TO
give proof OF their pacific dispositions
Then he advanced alone, while some
OF his friends cried 10 the soldiers OF
the line:
"'Friends. DO mot fire. There Is the
emperor.iwho wishes TO speak TO you,
Napoleon now found himself about
thirty meters from tho Grenoble de.
tacnment. He dismounted and. his
arms crossed on his breast, remained
standing IN tho middle OF the road.
Soldiers OF the Fifth ho said I'm a
loud tone-'soldlers OF tho Fifth, do
you recognize moT
Yes. yesr they all replied.
"Then Napoleon, throwing open his
! gray cloak with dramatic gesture
and pointing 10 his breast with his
hands, replied.
II there Is one among you who
wishes to XII his general. his emperor.
he can do 1t. Here ann
THE response was unanimous, sub.
lime Long live the emperorl Long
live the EMPEROR
| breaking the ranks. their shakos at
the ends OF the swords or on the bayo-
| nets, The soldiers OF the Fifth. to whom
! were joined the engineers. ran toward
! Napoleon. surrounded him. embnced
him. kissed bis hands. called him their
preservcr. their father. their general.
their emperor. Finally the two de-
tachments mingled together and be
came consolidated. Napoleon then had
1000 men with whom to march on to
Grenoble
They took tho road. and IL was
triumphal march. The people OF the
district came to meet the column. nc
claiming Napoleon ms the llberator OF
the nation and as the living incarna-
ton OF the revolution.
THE peasants wept with JOY. At
this sight the emperor. turning toward
his officers. Droudt and Bertrand, snid
to them
Everything is now I'm good order
Within ten days we shall DO at the
Tullericsv"