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newspapers�察�abounds with extraordinary men�察�a woman of much talent
´��Madame Roland。��´ said�察 �What has most surprised me�察�since the elevation
of my husband has afforded me the opportunity of knowing many persons��
and particularly those employed in important affairs�察�is the universal
mediocrity which exists。 It surpasses all that the imagination can
conceive�察�and it is observable in all ranks�察�from the clerk to the
minister。 Without this experience I never could have believed my species
to be so contemptible。;
Who does not remember Oxenstiern's remark to his son�察�who trembled at
going so young to the congress of Munster�此 �Go�察�my son。 You will see by
what sort of men the world is governed。;
CHAPTER VI。
1797。
Napoleon's correspondenceRelease of French prisoners at Olmutz
Negotiations with AustriaBonaparte's dissatisfactionLetter of
complaint from Bonaparte to the Executive DirectoryNote respecting
the affairs of Venice and the Club of Clichy�察�written by Bonaparte
and circulated in the armyIntercepted letter of the Emperor
Francis。
During the time when the preliminaries of Leoben suspended military
operations�察�Napoleon was not anxious to reply immediately to all letters。
He took a fancy to do�察�not exactly as Cardinal Dubois did�察�when he threw
into the fire the letters he had received�察�saying�察 �There� �my
correspondents are answered�察─�but something of the same kind。 To satisfy
himself that people wrote too much�察�and lost�察�in trifling and useless
answers�察�valuable time�察�he told me to open only the letters which came by
extraordinary couriers�察�and to leave all the rest for three weeks in the
basket。 At the end of that time it was unnecessary to reply to four´
fifths of these communications。 Some were themselves answers�察�some were
acknowledgments of letters received�察�others contained requests for
favours already granted�察�but of which intelligence had not been received。
Many were filled with complaints respecting provisions�察�pay�察�or clothing��
and orders had been issued upon all these points before the letters were
written。 Some generals demanded reinforcements�察�money�察�promotion�察�etc。
By not opening their letters Bonaparte was spared the unpleasing office
of refusing。 When the General´in´Chief compared the very small number of
letters which it was necessary to answer with the large number which time
alone had answered�察�he laughed heartily at his whimsical idea。 Would not
this mode of proceeding be preferable to that of causing letters to be
opened by any one who may be employed�察�and replying to them by a circular
to which it is only necessary to attach a date��
During the negotiations which followed the treaty of Leoben�察�the
Directory ordered General Bonaparte to demand the liberty of MM。 de La
Fayette�察�Latour´Marbourg�察�and Bureau de Puzy�察�detained at Olmutz since
1792 as prisoners of state。 The General´in´Chief executed this
commission with as much pleasure as zeal�察�but he often met with
difficulties which appeared to be insurmountable。 It has been very
incorrectly stated that these prisoners obtained their liberty by one of
the articles of the preliminaries of Leoben。 I wrote a great deal on
this subject to the dictation of General Bonaparte�察�and I joined him only
on the day after the signature of these preliminaries。 It was not till
the end of May of the year 1797 that the liberation of these captives was
demanded�察�and they did not obtain their freedom till the end of August。
There was no article in the treaty�察�public or secret�察�which had reference
to them。 Neither was it at his own suggestion that Bonaparte demanded
the enlargement of the prisoners�察�but by order of the Directory。 To
explain why they did not go to France immediately after their liberation
from Olmutz�察�it is necessary to recollect that the events of the 18th
Fructidor occurred between the period when the first steps were taken to
procure their liberty and the date of their deliverance。 It required all
Bonaparte's ascendency and vigour of character to enable him to succeed
in his object at the end of three months。
We had arrived at the month of July�察�and the negotiations were tediously
protracted。 It was impossible to attribute the embarrassment which was
constantly occurring to anything but the artful policy of Austria�此�Other
affairs occupied Bonaparte。 The news from Paris engrossed all his
attention。 He saw with extreme displeasure the manner in which the
influential orators of the councils�察�and pamphlets written in the same
spirit as they spoke�察�criticised him�察�his army�察�his victories�察�the
affairs of Venice�察�and the national glory。 He was quite indignant at the
suspicions which it was sought to create respecting his conduct and
ulterior views。
The following excerpts�察�attributed to the pens of Dumouriez or Rivarol��
are specimens of some of the comments of the time��
EXTRACTS OF LETTERS IN ;LE SPECTATUER DU NORD of 1797。
General Bonaparte is�察�without contradiction�察�the most brilliant
warrior who has appeared at the head of the armies of the French
Republic。 His glory is incompatible with democratic equality�察�and
the services he has rendered are too great to be recompensed except
by hatred and ingratitude。 He is very young�察�and consequently has
to pursue a long career of accusations and of persecutions。
。。。。。。。。Whatever may be the crowning event of his military career��
Bonaparte is still a great man。 All his glory is due to himself
alone�察�because he alone has developed s character end a genius of
which no one else has furnished an example。
EXTRACT OF LETTER OR 18TH APRIL 1797 in ;THE SPECTATEUR DU NORD。;
Regard�察�for instance�察�this wretched war。 Uncertain in Champagne�察�it
becomes daring under Dumouriez�察�unbridled under the brigands who
fought the Vendeeans�察�methodic under Pichegru�察�vulgar under Jourdan��
skilled under Moreau�察�rash under Bonaparte。 Each general has put
the seal of his genius on his career�察�and has given life or death to
his army。 From the commencement of his career Bonaparte has
developed an ardent character which is irritated by obstacles�察�and a
quickness which forestalls every determination of the enemy。 It is
with heavier and heavier blows that�察�he strikes。 He throws his army
on the enemy like an unloosed torrent。 He is all action�察�and he is
so in everything。 See him fight�察�negotiate�察�decree�察�punish�察�all is
the matter of a moment。 He compromises with Turin as with Rome。 He
invades Modena as he burns Binasco。 He never hesitates�察�to cut the
Gordian knot is always his method。
Bonaparte could not endure to have his conduct predicated�察�and enraged at
seeing his campaigns depreciated�察�his glory and that of his army
disparaged��
��The extraordinary folly of the opposition to the Directory in
throwing Bonaparte on to the side of the Directory�察�will be seen by
reading the speech of Dumolard�察�so often referred to by Bourrienne
��Thiers�察�vol。 v。 pp。 110´111���察�and by the attempts of Mathieu Dumas
to remove the impression that the opposition slighted the fortunate
General。 ��See Dumas�察�tome iii。 p。 80�察�see also Lanfrey�察�tome i。
pp。 257´299��。��
and intrigues formed against him in the Club of Clichy�察�he wrote the
following letter to the Directory��
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY。
I have just received�察�Citizens´Directors�察�a copy of the motion of
Dumolard ��23d June 1797��。
This motion�察�printed by order of the Assembly�察�it is evident�察�is
directed against me。 I was entitled�察�after�察�having five times
concluded peace�察�and given a death´blow to the coalition�察�if not to
civic triumphs�察�at least to live tranquilly under the protection of
the first magistrates of the Republic。 At present I find myself
ill´treated�察�persecuted�察�and disparaged�察�by every shameful means��
which their policy brings to the aid of persecution。 I would have
been indifferent to all except that species of opprobrium with which
the first magistrates of the Republic endeavour to overwhelm me。
After having deserved well of my country by my last act�察�I am not
bound to hear myself accused in a manner as absurd as atrocious。
I have not expected that a manifesto�察�signed by emigrants�察�paid by
England�察�should obtain more credit with the Council of Five Hundred
than the evidence of eighty thousand menthan mine� �What� �we were
assassinated by traitorsupwards of four hundred men perished�察�and
the first magistrates of the Republic make it a crime to have
believed the statement for a moment。 Upwards of four hundred
Frenchmen were dragged through the streets。 They were assassinated
before the eyes of the governor of the fort。 They were pierced with
a thousand blows of stilettos�察�such as I sent you and the
representatives of the French people cause it to be printed�察�that if
they believed this fact for an instant�察�they were excusable。 I know
well there are societies where it is said�察 �Is this blood�察�then�察�so
pure�拭�
If only base men�察�who are dead to the feeling of patriotism and
national glory�察�had spoken of me thus�察�I would not have complained。
I would have disregarded it�察�but I have a right to complain of the
degradation to which the first magistrates of the Republic reduce
those who have aggrandised�察�and carried the French name to so high a
pitch of glory。 Citizens´Directors�察�I reiterate the demand I made
for my dismissal�察�I wish to live in tranquillity�察�if the poniards of
Clichy will allow me to live。 You have employed me in negotiations。
I am not very fit to conduct them。
About the same time he drew up the following note respecting the affairs
of Venice�察�which was printed without the author's name�察�and circulated
through the whole army��
NOTE。
Bonaparte�察�pausing before the gates of Turin�察�Parma�察�Rome�察�and
Vienna�察�offering peace when he was sure of obtaining nothing but
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