Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1911-01-13
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A Dramatic Incident Of the Fate.
ful Hundred Days.
ONE OF NAP0LE0N'S C0UPS.

The Way Of ths Great Military Genius
ovsreame The First Opposition He
Encountered on the March to Paris
After His Return From Elhs.
A striking Incident in the career of
Napoleon is described by Camille Co
cUaud IN his book, lie Retour de rIsle
dElhe" C'The Return From the Island
Of Elha"l 1t describes how he met the
first opposition offered to his march to
Paris after bis escape from Elba:
''Mcanwhne Napoleon had travelled
by the Alps to Dauphine, advancing
into the interior Of the country. Hav.
ing received Information on Sunday,
the 9Th OF March, the prcseet Of
rIsere had Immediately. in concert
with the military authority, taken
measures 70 deal wt,h the startling sit,
Uatioa. 4 detachment composed OF
battalion Of the Filth regiment Of the
line and two companies OF engineers
was dispatched to.prevcat the further
advance Of the emperor.
"rhc meeting between this Getach
meat aud the little troop from the lsla
Of Ejba took place ga the eth Of
March near Nlaille but not before the
peasants had had tiUe te hasten to in
form Napoleon Of the antagonists dis
position Of the oGcers commanding
the troops which had been sent from
Greuohle. In order 60 avoid the she'd
ding Of blood tue emperor ordered
Canbronae. who was accompanied bt
small escort TO enter into treaty
with the cocagdeS blaucGes twhl,e
cockadesl. Camb0auc found the de-
tcchment 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 grenadiars to put their
rifles under their arms. in order to
give proof of their pacific dispositions.
Then be advanced alone. while some
Of his friends cried to the soldiers OF
the line:
"'Friends, do not TIRE. There is the
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,' ne said in a
loud tone--'soIdiers Of the Fifth. do
you recognize me?
Yes, yes. Ttsay all replied.
Then Napoleon, throwing open his /
gray cloak with a dramatic gesture /
2Gd pointing to his breast with his /
hands. replied:
II there is one among you who |
wishes to kill his general. his emperor.
he can Go it, Here l amr
The response was unanimous, sub. |
line: Long live the emperor! Long
i've the emperor"
Breaking the ranks, their shakos at /
he ends of the swords or on the baya- I
lets, the soldiers of the Fifth, to whom
we're Joined the engineers. ran toward
Napoleon, surrounded him. embraced
lin. kissed his hands. called him their
trescrver, their father. their general.
heir emperor. Finally the two de-
achments mingled together and be-
anne consolidated. Napoleon then had
,0yO Den with whom to march on to
irenoble.
They took the road. and it was a
riumphal march. The people of the
district came to meet the column, ac-
laiming Napoleon is the iiberator of
he nation and as the living incarna.
ion Of the revolution.
THE pedsaats wept with joy. At
his sight the emperor, turning toward
is officers, Droudt and Bertrand, said
0 them
" Everything is now in good order.
Within ten days we shall be at the
'uileriesr"
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