The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

Last week | told of that old New
London, Conn, newspaper OF Febru-
airy 1899, and its interesting items
about the relations of our country
with the Directory, which composed
the government of France after Its
fearful revolution in that decade OF
the XVIII century.
The newspaper has many more in
teresting records. There is much
about Napoleon Boneparte's expedi-
ton to Egypt; his victories in Italy
and Austria under the Directory gov
eminent had aroused their jealousy
and fear of him, and they made UP a
great expedition to conquer Egypt
and sent Napoleon with it, thinking
thus to be rid of him for a while al
least. 1t was there just before one OF
his battles and victories that he is
sued his grandiloquent order to his
soldiers, saying that from the SUNNI,
of the pyramids forty centuries look
down upon YOU" That celebrated or
der is not in this newspaper, but there
are three others which are interesting
particularly at this time when Europ-
can armies are again aiming at Egypt
A general order issued August 23rd
1898, is aimed at lawless acts of his
officers and men in the enemys coun-
try. The Commander in chief prohi-
bits all the commanders Of provinces
to exact any contributions in any form
from the inhabitants. They shall as
sist the Cophtic lntendents in the
collection of the ordinary contribu-
tons of the country. The Command
err in Chief is extremely dissatisfied
with the conduct of certain drogo-
mands and Turks attached to the SER
vice of certain Frenchmen, who levy
contributions in private houses which
they enter on different pretexts." And
then follows orders as to how com,
plants about such matters shall be
received and adjusted.
Another order of August 80, relates
that the inhabitants of certain viii
lage have assassinated French Of
ficer. and he directs as follows: "Thc
General Lanus shall go with 500 men
and an advice boat to Alkham. to
execute the said order. All the cat
tie and grain found in the place shall
be embarked and conhscated to the
profit of the Republic. If the
Scheicks can be arrested, they shall
be brought as hostages to Cairo. The
town shall be pillaged, and no house
left standing. A proclamation shall
be issued through the neighboring
towns, stating, Alkham was burned
for having assassinatcd Frcnchmen
who navigated the Nile"
Another general order of Septem-
Der p is in the real Napolonic style:
"Soldiers-We this day celebrate
the LIST day of the 9TH year of the Re
public Five years ago the independ-
ence of the French people was
threatened, but you took Toulon, the
presage of the ruin of the enemy. A
year after you beat the Austrians at
Diego. The following year you were
on the SUBMITS of the Alps. You
struggled against Mantua for two
years, and you gained the famous vic
tory of St. Georges. Last year you
were at the sources of the Brave ana
the 1dlesouse, returning from Ger
many Who would then have said
that this day you would be on the
banks Of the Nile, in the center of the
ancient continent?-From the Eng
lishman celebrated in arts and COM
merce down to the ferocious and hid
eous Bedouin, you fix the attention
of the world. Soldiers, your destiny
is glorious, because you are worthy
of what you have done, and of the
opinion which is entertained of you.
You will die with honor, like the brave
men whose names are inscribed on
the pyramid; or you will return to
your country, covered with laurels
and with the admiration of every
people. During FIVE months which
have elapsed since we left Europe, we
have been the objects of the perpetual
solicitude of our countrymen. Today
forty millions of men are thinking of
YOU. They all exclaim: 1t is to their
labours-to their blood. that we shall
owe general peace, repose, and the
prosperity of commerce, and the ad-
vantages of civil liberty"
From the above we see that he
made use of "frightfulness' in dealing
with conquered peoples, as have the
Germans in Belgium. And all the
while he was congratulating his sold
icrs in this latter Order" and talking
about peace, repose, and the pros
periety OF commerce. and the advan,
tages of civil liberty he was planning
in his own mind how h" would ove..,
throw the Directory, and climb into
the Imperors chair; and his heart
vas burning with ;,erce ambition
for military glory, in the accomplish
ment o. which he WAS to disregard
popular liberty. break all national
tiuces at will. as so many scraps o.
paper sacrifice all human affection
even that for Josephine, the only be
ing he is believed to have ever really
loved.
Under the column Of marine news
almost each ship from a foreign port