The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-07
.BLUFFED AND WON
A Dramatic Incident Of the Fate
full Hundred Days.
ONE OF NAPoLEoN's coUPs.
The Way Of the Great Military Geniu.
Ovsreame the First Opposition He
Encountered on the March to Paris
After His Return From Elba.

ovsrcame the First Opposition He
Encountered on the March to Paris
After His Return From Elba.
A striking incident in the career of
Napoleon is described by Camille Co
cuaud in his book, lie Retour de l'Islc
d'Elbe" csThe Return From the Island
of Ebay. 1t describes how he met the
first opposition offered to 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
lIsere had Immediately. in concert
with the military authority, taken
measures to deal with the startling sit
uation. A detachment composed of a
battalion OF the Fifth regiment of the
line and two companies Of engineers
was dispatched to prevent the further
advance Of the emperor.
s'The meeting between this detach-
ment and the little troop from the isle
of Elba took place on the 7th Of
March near Willie, but not before the
peasants had had time to hasten to 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 orderel!
! Cambronne. who was accompanied by
small escort. to enter into treaty
| with the cocardes blanches white
cockadesl. Cambronne found the de
tachment ranged in order of buttle.
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. He gave the
order to his grenadiers to put their
rifles under their arms. in order to
give proof of their pacific dispositions
Then he advanced alone, while some
of his friends cried to the soldiers OF
the line:
|
emperor, who wishes to speak to you
Napoleon now found himself about
thirty meters from the Grenoble de
tachment. he dismounted and. his
arms crossed on his breast. remained
standing in the middle of the road.
SOLDIERS Of the Fifth he said In q
loud tone-'soldiers of the Fifth, dc
/ you recognize meT
Yes. yes. they all replied.
Then Napoleon. throwing open hi!
gray cloak with dramatic gestur,
and pointing to his breast with hi.
hands. replied: y
eff there is one among you who
wishes to kill his general. his emperor
he can do It, Here / ann ~
1.-The response was unanimous, sub
lime: Long live the emperor! Loui
; live the emperor
breaking the ranks. their shakos a
the ends of the swords or on the bayo
nets. the soldiers of the Fifth. to whom
were Joined the engineers, ran towart
him. kissed his hands. called him thei
preserver. their father. their general
their emperor. Finally the two de
tachments mingled together and be
came consolidated. Napoleon then hn,
1000 men with whom to march on t
Grenoble.
They took the road. and it was
triumphal march. The people of tn
district came to meet the column. &C
claiming Napoleon as the liberator o
the nation and as the living incarna
ton Of the revolution.
THE peasants wept with joy. A
this sight the emperor. turning towar
his officers. Droudt and Bertrand, sal
to them
Everything is now in good order
!, Within ten days we shall be at tn