Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-10-12
BLUFFED And WON
A Dramatic incident of the Fate
full Hundred Days.
ONE OF NAPOLE0N'S CoUPS.
Tho Way of tho Great Military Genius
Overcame tho First Opposition He
Encountered on tho March to Paris
After His Return From Elba.

Encountered on tho 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 PIsle /
d'Elbe" C'The Return From the Island /
of Elba"). 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
rIsere had Immediately. in concert
with the military authority, taken
measures TO deal with the startling sit
uation. A detachment composed OF
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
of Elba took place on the 9Th Of
March near While. but not before the
peasants had had time to hasten to IN
form Napoleon of the antagonlstic 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
n small escort. 10 enter into treaty
with the cocardes blar~hes (vhite
/ cockadesl. Cambronne found the de
tachment ranged in order OF battle
The commanding officer refused to en-
ter into communica ton. 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:
Friends. do not fire! There is the
emperor, who wishes to speak TO you.
Napoleon now found himself abou,
thirty meters from the Grenoble de
tachment. he dismounted and. hi,
arms crossed on his breast remained
standing in the middle of the road
Soldiers of the Fifth he said in ,
loud tone-'soldiers Of the Fifth, DE-
you recognize meY
"'Ye s. yesr they all replied.
''Then Napoleon. throwing open hi
gray cloak with n dramatic gestur
and pointing TO his breast with hi
hands, replied:
IF there Is one among you VIII
: wishes TO kill his general. his emperor
he can do it. Here ! am!
b 1.-The response was unanimous, sub
lime: Long live the emperor! Lon
h live the emperor
Breaking the ranks. their shakos 8
Z the ends of the swords or on the bayC
nets. the soldiers of the Fifth, to whOI
:, were Joined the engineers. ran towar
Napoleon, surrounded him. embrace
him. kissed his hands. called him the
preServer their father, their genera
their emperor. Finally the two d.
: tachments mingled together and b'
:, came consolidated. Napoleon then ha
1000 men with whom to march on I
" Grenoble.
They took the road. and it was
triumphal march. The people of II
district came to meet the column. a
claiming Napoleon as the liberator
q the nation and as the living incarn
IL ton of the revolution.
THE peasants wept with JOY
5! this sight the emperor. turning iowa
ID his officers, Droudt and Bertrand. sa
b! to them
: Everything is now in good ordt
Within ten days we shall be at Il
81 Tuileries!"