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perty was pronounced by a decree, bear- from the congress might justify any coning date the 14th of December, 1814, duct in him, so far from being preconas you have seen in the Moniteur of the certed with Napoleon, was in direct op11th of April. With respect to the at- position to the wishes of the court of tempts at assassination, I shall only say Paris; and I have never ceased to hear that the officers who attended the Em- it deprecated in this place, even when it peror at Elba assert them to be undeni- was supposed the King of Naples had able. The Colonel Jermanouski inform- defeated his enemies. Not only was that ed me, that the imperial staff had estab- movement ridiculed as precipitate and lished a police amongst themselves, and ill contrived, but asserted positively to be that the district of Porto Longone was the consequence of a fatal jealousy, which entrusted to him. He employed as a induced the king to anticipate that liberspy the physician of the English consul. ation of Italy, which would otherwise be They received previous information of reserved for his imperial brother-in-law. the fellow sent by Brulart, governor of The Italians, who saw no sign of conCorsica; and having, upon his arrival, cert between the king and him, in whom shown him that they were totally aware all their hopes must finally centre, in spite of his project, they disarmed him of a of the proclamations addressed to them, rifle gun which he had brought with him, and in spite of their own propensities, reand sent him from the island. It was mained, except in Bologna, tranquil specnatural, that upon seeing how punctually tators of the contest between the Neathe stipulations made with him and his politans and the Austrians. The signal family were kept, Napoleon should also and incomprehensible defeat of the formexpect more violent injuries, and per- er was no encouragement to insurrection; haps an infraction of the main article of and I believe that few swords were drawn the conditions upon which he had abdi- for Murat by the friends of Italian indecated the sovereignty of France. The pendence. He has fallen, as you have rumour, whether founded or not, that it learnt; and, as far as he is himself conwas proposed at congress to remove him cerned, has fallen unregretted in France, to St. Helena, had certainly reached him where he is so far from being considered -he talked of it to an English friend of as an ally of the Emperor, that the friends mine, adding, "it will be no easy matter of the court accuse him as the earliest to drive me and my grenadiers out of deserter, and a continued traitor to his these rocks; neither of us will quit them brother's cause. Some reports say he alive." is now at St. Cloud, others, at the gulf of Juan; but the imperial generals aver Such is the view that those English- that he has been tried enough: and I men, who are on this spot, must take of heard one of them, the other day, express the threatened contest, that, if the armies a hope that he might not be put again to of Wellington and Napoleon meet in command the French cavalry. He is, the field, I should tremble at an English indeed, not to be pitied; on the contravictory. I could receive no congratula- ry, we must look on him with an evil tion on a triumph in a bad cause, and eye, as having furnished arguments and one which might eventually endanger the exultation to the enemies of freedom. individual independence of my countrymen. Do we want any accession to the Visiting an aide-de-camp of the Emglory of our arms? Are there any dis- peror, I found him employed mapping graces to repair? Any uncertainties to in detail the country on the Belgian frondecide? Amongst the topics employed tier, and was asked by him whether a by our bolder orators, I have not heard separation of the Prussian and English that this has found a place. Let me, then, again implore you to vote for peace; or, at least, not to vote for the war.

ANTICIPATION OF WAR.

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armies, and a rapid march upon Brussels,
would not surprise our politicians in
England. "We can beat Blucher first,
and then," added he, smiling,
shall try your Wellington. No one doubts
the undaunted bravery of English sol-
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diers, but the loss of 20,000 men would and gave me the opportunity of observmake the people of London look a little ing one or two circumstances which I pale. You are rather sparing of your hope you will not think too trifling to deown blood, though I cannot say that you serve mention. It was a very hot day, care about that of your friends." The and he twas standing in the shade of the general was right, I thought, in the for- building as the regiments passed, but, mer part of his remark; and, as to the looking up, he advanced a pace or two, latter, I presume he had been lately read- and placed himself in the sun, as it aping the comparative valuation of flesh peared to me and those who were with and blood, made by Lord Castlereagh me, evidently because he observed that. in the House of Commons, on the 24th, he alone was protected from the heat. A when he set down an Englishman at battalion of the guard coming up, Nafrom sixty to seventy pounds sterling, but poleon stepped forwards to them, and, assured his friends and the public, that he whilst they were filing, marched with his had bargained for the continental crea- hands behind, absolutely confounded with ture of the same species and requisite and amongst the soldiers. Some regipugnacious properties, at eleven pounds two shillings a head, and would sell them to his countrymen at prime cost. A mighty merchant---and his trade was man. DEATII OF MURAT.

ments of the line were then drawn up in front, and presented arms: he walked along close to them, and seeing a grenadier with a petition in his hand stopped before him, took the paper, talked for It is hardly worth while to argue whe- two minutes to him, and ended by pulther Ferdinand had a right to kill his pri- ling the man's nose. A little afterwards soner-unfortunately he had the power. a colonel running up to him with some A Bourbon has executed a brother of news, which he communicated with a Napoleon, who spared the life of the laugh, the Emperor raised himself on Duke of Angoulême, after his own head tiptoe, and interrupted him by giving had been set up to sale by the uncle of him a sound box on the ear, with which that prince. We shall be reminded of the officer went away smiling and shewthe Duke of Enghien-but let no one ing his cheek, which was red with the ever presume again to taunt the imperial blow. I started at the sight, of which I cabinet with an action that bas found knew neither the cause nor consequence, such a confirmation. It is to be hoped, but was satisfied by a general officer, who that when a soldier, brave as chivalry, informed me that such friendly flaps were generous, hospitable, known to many an not unusual with the Emperor, and that Englishman by the unprecedented par- he himself had seen other instances of tial exercise in his favour of every amia- this singular familiarity. On one occable and kingly quality, and whose polit- sion, a soldier, at a review, shouted vive ical crime was a treachery, not to the l'Empereur, the whole line being silent, allied cause, but to that of his brother, when Napoleon went up to him, and fell under the musquets of a cruel, cow- asking him how many campaigns he had ardly court, no participation or approval served, added, "how happens it you have of such a vengeance was extorted from not been promoted?" The soldier anany British minister. The manes of swered-on m'a fait la queue trois fois Caraccioli want no companion. Per- pour la croix." "Eh bien," replied the haps a hand might have been stretched Emperor, "je te donne la queue," and to save him, without any loss to the Bri- giving him a slap in the face, conferred tish reputation for honour and modera- upon him the cross of the legion of hotion. nour. At his first interview with General Rapp since his return, he gave him On Sunday I was in the Tuileries, that sort of blow, vulgarly called a punch where five regiments of the line and four in the stomach, crying" quoi, coquin, of the young guard, together with a body tu voudras me tuer ?" alluding to this of recruits, were paraded before the Em- general's being named by the king to a peror. Napoleon stood for some time military division when the Emperor immediately under the window of the came from Elba. council of state, in which I was placed,

A REVIEW.

These manners may appear gross and

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vulgar, but certainly they have succeeded beheld a sight superb indeed: the troops
completely with the French soldiery; for were drawn up on each side down the
both on the present occasion and at other whole length of the plain-the whole of
reviews, I have remarked an enthusiasm, the national guard, and the imperial
an affection, a delight apparent in the guard, and the troops of the line, as well
countenances of the troops at the sight as the gendarmery, were under arms,
of their general, which no parent can either in the field or in the city. In half
command in the midst of his family. an hour the cannon of the bridge of Jena
The emperor continued his inspection told us, that the imperial procession had
until six o'clock, having reviewed about set foot on the plain; we had before seen
fifteen thousand men, and, lastly, the ca- the red lancers filing over the bridge, and
valry of the guard, amongst which were the long train of the cavalry of the guard,
distinguished the Polish lancers who at with the suite of carriages, moving along
tended him at Elba. The colonel of like a vast piece of distant clock-work,
these troops seemed intoxicated with along the quay of the palace of the King
pride and satisfaction, whilst he rode by of Rome, on the other side of the Seine,
the side of Napoleon down the line of The cavalry of the guard, as they advan-
his small squadron, and took care, when ced towards the amphitheatre, formed on
the Emperor passed in the rear, to face both sides, so as to make a lane in front
round and salute him again, contrary, I of the infantry, the whole length of the
believe, to all discipline.
plain, from the river to the throne. A
Of the French troops I shall only say line of imperial foot guards fenced off a
that their appearance, to my eyes, is more passage round the left side of the amphi-
military than that of any soldiers in the theatre, to form an entry for the imperial
world; and that the old guard might carriages into the interior of the struc-
pass for the representatives of the gentry ture. Shortly, the commandant of Paris,
of France. It it impossible to view them Count Hulin, and his staff, with the her-
without admiration and regret.

THE CHAMP DE MAI,

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alds at arms, approached us, and wheeled through this lane to the left: he was On the 31st, the discharge of a hun- followed by fourteen state carriages, each dred cannons from the bridge of Jena drawn by six bay horses. The last but had announced the eve of the ceremony, one of these showed us Cambaceres, the and a similar salute was fired at daylight arch-chancellor of the empire; and the the next morning. We set off at nine last the three imperial princes. They o'clock; and walking by the Tuileries, advanced at a slow trot, and wound the Elysian Fields, the quay and bridge round into the amphitheatre. After a of Jena, crossed into the Champ de Mars, short interval, we saw a squadron of red which we traversed through the masses lancers, followed by a mass of officers on of soldiery of the imperial and national service, aide-de-camps, and state grooms. guard which were forming upon the plain. These immediately preceded the imperial Arrived at the amphitheatre, and show- carriage, which was a large gilt coach, ing our admission tickets, we were con- with glass pannels, surmounted by an ducted by a grenadier of the guard, after immense gilt crown, nearly covering the a mistake or two, into the inner structure, whole top of the body. Four footmen which we found nearly full, and took our or pages were crowded before, and six places in the seats allotted, according to behind; and two marshals of the empire the lettering under the eagles, to the de- rode on each side of the carriage, which partment of the Sarthe. The first sign was drawn by eight milk-white horses, of the approaching ceremony was the dressed in lofty plumes of white, each lighting of the candles at the altar; and, led by a groom, who scarcely could hold at a quarter after twelve, we heard the him down. Napoleon was distinctly announce the departure of the seen through the glass pannels, in his Emperor from the Tuileries. My friend plumage covered bonnet and imperial and myself were about six benches from mantle: he bowed, as he passed round the highest range of seats; so that by the amphitheatre, to the shouts of the pressing backwards and turning round, soldiers and the people, which were minwe looked over the Champ de Mars, and gled with the repeated discharges of ar

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tillery from the batteries of the military to the right: they were caparisoned in school. A squadron of the chasseurs fancy dresses of white taffety from head of the guard closed the procession. We to foot; and, excepting the house of returned to our seats; and presently, Austria, looked as ill as the princes of a body of pages, in green and gold uni- any legitimate house in Christendom. forms, ran down the stairs from the win- No sooner was the Emperor seated than dow, and ranged themselves on each the artillery was silenced, by a signal side the steps from the platform of the from an officer who flourished a sword throne to the ground. A grenadier of from the left of the steps of the throne, the guard was posted at the foot of the and was answered by the drums in the steps to the left and to the right. The area of the theatre. A small velvet-coltribunes under the canopy then began to oured altar, or prie Dieu, was moved be filled. The grand cordons of the le- before the Emperor, and now mass was gion of honour, and the marshals of the performed by the priests and the musiempire, occupied that on the left, and the cians of the opera house, in the tribune counsellors of state placed themselves in opposite to the pavilion. During this that to the right. Several great officers interval Napoleon was less occupied with of state in fancy dresses, Spanish man- his prayers than with an opera glass, tles, and feathered bonnets, took their with which he was contemplating the station chiefly on the steps to the right of assembly. The music ceased, the velthe throne. The Duke of Vicenza and vet altar was removed, and immediately Count Segur, grand master of the cere- a large body of men crowded from the monies,stood at the top of the highest step. area, and ascended the steps of the The arch-chancellor Cambaceres then throne. These were the central deputatottered down to the platform, in a blue tion from the electors of the empire, mantle spotted with gold bees, to a chair chosen a few days before by selection placed for him a little below the chairs to from all the colleges. They filled the the right of the throne. There was much whole flight of steps, and were introdulaughing in our vicinity when this person- ced in a mass to the Emperor. age appeared, whose talents 1 whose The arch-chancellor then rose from his taste are alike notorious througuout the seat, and, advancing to the Emperor empire. The Archbishop of Tours and with certain papers in his hands, commuthe Cardinal Cambaceres, with four bish- nicated to him the acceptation of the ops and assistants, ascended into the tri- constitution; and the master of the cerebune of the altar. It was one o'clock. monies received the orders of the EmpeThe artillery still thundered from the ror to carry the result to the herald at battery, when Napoleon, amidst a mass arms. The sword was flourished, and of his nobles and princes, marched from the drums beat, when the herald, in a the window down the steps to the plat voice not audible to us, declared the form and the assembly arose with a shout. acceptation of the constitution. At this All were uncovered except the Emperor, moment the batteries fired a general who wore his Spanish black bonnet, salute. The central deputation moved shaded with plumes, and looped with a a little lower down, but still filled the large diamond in front. His mantle principal part of the steps of the throne. was of purple velvet, edged with broad The attendants of the great chamberlain embroidery of gold on the outside, and then placed a small gilt table, containing lined with white ermine, scarcely de- a gold writing standish, before the Empescending to his ancles, and tied round ror. The arch-chancellor laid the conhis throat without any arm-holes. He stitution on the table, and handed the advanced hastily in front, bowed, or ra- pen to Prince Joseph who gave it to ther nodded, two or three times, and Napoleon. The Emperor quickly and flung himself, or, to use the right word, carelessly put his name to this famous plumped himself down into his throne, Act at ten minutes before two o'clock. and rolled his mantle round him. He The table was moved away; and then, looked very ungainly and squat. His opening a roll of paper, he addressed the brothers took their seats at his side; immense concourse in a loud shrill voice, Lucien to the left, Joseph and Jerome which at times made him audible even to

FRENCH PATRIOTISM.

the benches where we were placed. His were, of soldiers, flanked with multitudes opening words-Empereur, consul, sol- so innumerable that the sloping banks on dat, je tiens tout du peuple-reached us each side presented but one mass of distinctly, as also the sentence-j'ai con- heads-the man-the occasion-all convoqué le Champ de Mai. He was ap- spired to surprise us into a most unqualiplauded at the end with cries of Vive fied, unphilosophical admiration of the l'Empereur ! Vive Marie Louise! whole spectacle before us; which was When the acclamations had subsided, the not diminished when the bayonets, and Archbishop of Bourges, first almoner of cuirasses, and helmets, flashing as far as the empire, presented the Testament, we could see, and the flags of the lancers upon his knees, to Napoleon, who took fluttering, and the music bursting from the oath to observe, and to cause the the plain, announced that the whole scene, observance of the constitution ;" and the far and near, began to move. Te Deum was chaunted from the tribune The whole army, amounting, it is said, of the altar. The Republican Carnot, to fifty thousand, of which twenty-seven in his white Spanish dress, carried the thousand were national guards, now filed eagle of the national guard of the depart- before the throne with their eagles, in adment of the Seine; the bald-headed Da- mirable order; the imperial guard marchvoust that of the first regiment of the line, ing from right to left, and the others from and Decrés of the first marine corps. left to right. Towards the end of the Then it was that Napoleon, with an ani- review, the crowd rushed from the banks mation in his manner and countenance towards the throne, but no accident hapwhich gave to that ceremony a superior pened; a slight rope and a single line of interest to any other event of this national soldiers, placed at considerable intervals, assembly, threw off his imperial mantle, were sufficient to protect the amphitheahastily leaped from his throne, and ad- tre and the throne. vanced to meet his eagles. The waving sword and beating drums commanded I must inform you, that, from Fonsilence, and, taking the standards in his tainbleau to the frontiers, through all the hands, he returned them to the three min- country which we have traversed, there isters, with a short speech, which he de- appears but one sentiment--that of delivered in a loud and lively tone. The fending the national cause to the last. In concluding sentence, "Vous le jurez," the Jura and the long line of frontier we pierced the whole assembly, and was an- have pursued, the whole population is in swered by the exclamation of those arms. Posts and beacons are established around the throne-"We swear." The at every turn of the road, and guarded drums beat, and shortly afterwards the by peasants of all ages, with pikes and Emperor, still in his short crimson tunic, fowling-pieces. In Franche Comté the accompanied by all his marshals and dig- school children have enrolled themselves, nitaries, and lost to our sight in the blaze and a body of them actually passed in of uniforms, and eagles, and banners, review before a general at Dole: a hundescended the steps, traversed the area, dred of these infant warriors last year passed through the opening of the theatre cast consternation into the Austrian garby the altar, and, erossing between files rison at Salines, by some pranks which of soldiers, mounted the platform in the they played to alarm them during the open plain. He seated himself on his night. I do not say that the emperor, throne, surrounded by his marshals and in these countries, is the object of uncourt, who occupied the steps on each qualified regard; but I do assert that the of the four sides of the structure. My Bourbons are much less so, and that friend and myself pressed backward to scarcely any innkeeper or postmaster the outward circle of the amphitheatre, fails to tell some tale to their disadvanand surveyed a scene more magnificent tage, with which these princes furnished than any pen can describe. The mon- them in their unpaid progresses through arch on his open throne, which seemed the provinces. The usual character a glittering pyramid of eagles, and arms, given of Napoleon here is, that he is a and military habits, crowned by his own great man,fit for France, and Frenchmen, white plumes an immense plain, as it but too fond of war. The predominant

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