New-York tribune., 1910-08-20

mately found its way into the archiVes
of the French War Office. All these
years since it has lain neglected. put re-
Gently it has been overhauled. Win the
result that an interesting addition iS
promised to the mass of printed matter
relating to Napoleon. What kieoer
thought of his chief may be gathereu
from the following extracts:
One day Bonaparte. with impudent pre-
sumption. spoke to me of reVerses Wilion n
he should have expected, and OF successess
which he hoped for after the patt!e vi
L can calculate more cooIly than another IN
this kind of event" But to play with MS
tory seems to me TO play with events tilSL,- Ell
selves, and to play with events is 10 piaS
with the lives of men. with pubic ana pil-
yate fortunes. with the happiness and pros
perity of the country Is that Wnas lhG
don't know but what I should have under
stood him If he had said: II live only that
my name shall fill pages in history; ceiep-
rity is my only object, and all the rest mas
no meaning to me-" Be that as IL may, L
was SO struck with the irnpertinence OF the
words that an involuntary expression OF IN
dignation showed itself, and caused MIN 10
change his tone and his language
France could not have been subjugated oy
more miserable charlatan on the Eigh-
teenth Brumaire He VIII not save tne
country The Constitution Is only sorry
mask which the tyrant has thought better
to wear for the time being. and Which ne re
will throw out of the WINDOW peLoIe 1t pS
comes useless to him. ~.
Turenne acquired his glory in lighting
Montecuculi the greatest general OF thc ~
century: NAPOLEON obtained his celebrity Dy
f1ghting against all the most imbecfle gen.
erals that the House of Austria could pro
vide. Is he liked? How could he be! re
likes nobody. but he.thinks ne can s 90 p Vim hun
out affection bv making men bend 10 Iii'i
by promotion and presents.
No fixed plan. everything goes oy ieaPs
and bounds. Each day settles us own d : ,
fairs And he pretends to believe in fataHtS :
A portrait of Napoleon drawn by d
British hand is to be found In the IN
innate Society Letters of the Eighteenth
Century" which the Duke of Argyll mas
Just published. 1t occurs in letter
written by Lord John Campbell to his
elder brother in 1903. and thus COM
memorates the central figure of the levee
which he attended at the Tuileries:
A circle is Immediately formed around
the room; the three Consuls stand at the
fireplace, Bonaparte in the middle. AS soon
as the people are all assembled he pc
gins talking to the persons next him.
and goes round Just like the King De
talked good while to Lord WhitWorth,
who presented me and about thirteen
others. I stood close to him, and had u
good opportunity OF examining MS counte-
nance. He has hair straight and rather
darker than yours; the shape of his head
very like mine; his eyes light gray; not
much eyebrow; the brow projecting a good
deaI-but not so much as is represented IN
the casts a London. His nose is large and
prominent. but has not that sudden rise In
the middle which mine has, and as his
bUsts have but resembles William Camp
bells more. His complexion is uncommon
ly sallow. his beard very dark. but no.
thick set, and apparently not newly shaved.
His teeth are very fine, and when he laughs
or smiles the expression OF ms lace IS
quite charming His height. should think,
is as nearly mine possible. He is Ger
tainly no taller. His limbs are small. but
dressed in the Consular coat, which is
crimson velvet, richly embroidered, white
breeches and silk stockings. After having
gone the round of the circle he placed him.
self between Cambaceres and LIE Brun. and
made three bows of dismissal. on which
we IL retired