The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-15
NAPOLEON . MARIE LOUISE

captured. What a miSadventurel
1t angerS mel" And we'll it might
be! The courier was the bearer
of extremely important news:
Mon annie, l have been in the
saddle all the last few days. On
the goth / took Arcis-sur -Aube.
The enemy attacked me there at
o'clock in the evening; l beat
him the same day, killing 400 (0).
l took 2 of his guns, he took ? of
mine, which leaves us quits. On
the 21st, the enemy army formed
up L. battle array for the purpose
of covering the advance of his
conveys towards Brienne and Bar
sur-Aube. / decided to make for
the Marine and his line of COM
municationS, in order to push him
back further from Paris and draw
nearer to his fortress. i shall be
at Saint-Didier this afternoon.
Adieu, mon annie. A kiss to my
son. Nap.
(Undated).
Apologizing with ironical polite
ness for having opened the letter,
the PruSsian General-Blucher-
forwarded it to its destination,
laying it at the feet of the
August daughter of His Majesty
the Emperor of Austria"
The Allies were now fully in
formed. Napoleon was turning his
back to the capital. The road to
Paris was free. The tide Of inva-
sion promptly swept along it. The
Minister of Police, Savary, to
whom Marie Louise related the
mishap, failed to discern its
frightful consequences; he did not
warn the Emperor, but allowed
him to be overwhelmed by fatality.
We refer to the Memoirs of the
Aide de-camp Count de Segur.
On March "a, the catastrophe be-
gan. Whereas all the Allied forces
were converging on Paris, the
Emperor fancied he was keeping
them at a distance by taking them
the rear. He pushed his light
cavalry towards -Sur-Aube, his
Guard towards Brienne, thus sep
arating the Emperor of Austria
who beat a precipitate retreat to-
wards DijOn-from SchWartZen-
berg, his Commander-in-C Chief.
To the Empress Napoleon sends
a victorious note:
Ma bonnie Louise, / have been
5 or days without news of you.
Those wretched COSSackS are the
cause of this. / am drawing near
er to you and hope to hear from
you tomorrow. gave the enemy a
good thrashing yesterday. l am
anxious to have news of you. Tout
a tot. NAP.
Bar-sur-Aube, March 28th Q814)
THE enemy was the Russian
IL Corps under Wintzingerode
"a mere curtain. a make believe
of an army, behind which Ma
poleon, to his amazement, discov-
cred nothing. What could be hap
pening?
An army order issued by the
enemy commander-in chief fell
into the hands of Macdonald. who
brought it to the Emperor 1t
announced the victory of the
Allies at La Fere- ChampenoiSe,
the flight of MarshalS Marmont
and Mortier and, on their heels.
the advance of the Allied forces
on Paris.
The enemy had indeed stolen a
march on him; they were striking
at the heart of France-Paris, the
vital center of the country. Con-
sumed with anxiety, the Emperor
remained the whole night March
27th-28thO porting over his maps.
His choice fell upon the road from
Troyes. Along this, covered by the
Seine, he would march to relieve
the capital
Marie Louise left on the 18th for
Rambouillet, and then for Troyes.
LII leaving al 10, JOu lOoC JOuI
crown" groaned Queen Hortense.
Il will not leave home" Shrieked
the little King of Rome; Papa
being away, I am the master"
"Parisians, 1 am staying with you,'
proclaimed King Joseph. Let us
arm to protect the city, its mon
uments, its wealth, our wives and
children, all that is dear to US"
And the very next day, the
"Pygmy" took to flight
The Marshals- Mortier and Mar
mont-agreed to a capitulation,
which was signed on March 81, at
5 p. m. Convened by Talleyrand,
the Senate decided upon the
formation of a provisional gov
eminent. "A flood of abuse,
SANDER and calumny took the
place of the marks of respect and
devotion formerly carried to the
point of adulation. All sense of
independence was cast off by the
majority of the official bodies"
The Allies marched into Paris
with green sprigs in their bon
nets or shakes, and white arm
lets. Il will treat no further with