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Torre…di…Gafolo；　a　league　off；　I　wrote　the　bulletin　of　the　battle

under　his　dictation〃　（of　Marengo）。　　…De　Ségur；　II。；　30　（Narrative　of

M。　Daru　to　M。　De　Ségur　　Aug。　　13；　1805；　at　the　headquarters　of　La

Manche；　Napoleon　dictates　to　M。　Daru　the　complete　plan　of　the　campaign

against　Austria）：　〃Order　of　marches；　their　duration；　places　of

convergence　or　meeting　of　the　columns；　attacks　in　full　force；　the

various　movements　and　mistakes　of　the　enemy；　all；　in　this　rapid

dictation；　was　foreseen　two　months　beforehand　and　at　a　distance　of　two

hundred　leagues。　　。　　。　　。　　The　battle…field；　the　victories；　and　even

the　very　days　on　which　we　were　to　enter　Munich　and　Vienna　were　then

announced　and　written　down　as　it　all　turned　out。　　。　　。　　。　　Daru　saw

these　oracles　fulfilled　on　the　designated　days　up　to　our　entry　into

Munich；　if　there　were　any　differences　of　time　and　not　of　results

between　Munich　and　Vienna；　they　were　all　in　our　favor。〃　…M。　de　La

Vallette；　〃Mémoires；〃　II。；　p。　　35。　　（He　was　postmaster…general）：　　〃It

often　happened　to　me　that　I　was　not　as　certain　as　he　was　of　distances

and　of　many　details　in　my　administration　on　which　he　was　able　to　set

me　straight。〃　…　On　returning　from　the　camp　at　Bologna；　Napoleon

encounters　a　squad　of　soldiers　who　had　got　lost；　asks　what　regiment

they　belong　to；　calculates　the　day　they　left；　the　road　they　took；　what

distance　they　should　have　marched。　　and　then　tells　them；　〃You　will

find　your　battalion　at　such　a　halting　place。〃　…　At　this　time；　〃the

army　numbered　200；000　men。〃



＇61＇　Madame　de　Rémusat；　I。；　103；　268。



＇62＇　Thibaudeau；　p。25；　I　（on　the　Jacobin　survivors）：　〃They　are　nothing

but　common　artisans；　painters；　etc。；　with　lively　imaginations；　a

little　better　instructed　than　the　people；　living　amongst　the　people

and　exercising　influence　over　them。〃　…　Madame　de　Rémusat；　I。；　271　（on

the　royalist　party）：　〃It　is　very　easy　to　deceive　that　party　because

its　starting…point　is　not　what　it　is；　but　what　it　would　like　to　have。〃

…　　I。；　337：　〃The　Bourbons　will　never　see　anything　except　through　the

Oeil　de　Boeuf。〃　…　Thibaudeau；　p。46：　〃Insurrections　and　emigrations　are

skin　diseases；　terrorism　is　an　internal　malady。〃　Ibid。；　75：　〃What　now

keeps　the　spirit　of　the　army　up　is　the　idea　soldiers　have　that　they

occupy　the　places　of　former　nobles。〃



＇63＇　Thibaudeau；　pp。419　to　452。　　（Both　texts　are　given　in　separate

columns。）　And　passim；　for　instance；　p。84；　the　following　portrayal　of

the　decadal　system　of　worship　under　the　Republic：　〃It　was　imagined

that　citizens　could　be　got　together　in　churches；　to　freeze　with　cold

and　hear；　read；　and　study　laws；　in　which　there　was　already　but　little

fun　for　those　who　executed　them。〃　Another　example　of　the　way　in　which

his　ideas　expressed　themselves　through　imagery　（Pelet　de　la　Lozère；　p。

242）：　〃I　am　not　satisfied　with　the　customs　regulations　on　the　Alps。

They　show　no　life。　　We　don't　hear　the　rattle　of　crown　pieces　pouring

into　the　public　treasury。〃　To　appreciate　the　vividness　of　Napoleon's

expressions　and　thought　the　reader　must　consult；　especially；　the　five

or　six　long　conversations；　noted　on　the　very　evening　of　the　day　they

occurred　by　Roederer；　the　two　or　three　conversations　likewise　noted　by

Miot　de　Melito；　the　scenes　narrated　by　Beugnot；　the　notes　of　Pelet　de

la　Lozère　and　by　Stanislas　de　Girardin；　and　nearly　the　entire　volume

by　Thibaudeau。



＇64＇　Pelet　de　la　Lozère；　63；　64。　　（On　the　physiological　differences

between　the　English　and　the　French。）　…　Madame　de　Rémusat；　I。；　273；

392：　〃You；　Frenchmen；　are　not　in　earnest　about　anything；　except；

perhaps；　equality；　and　even　here　you　would　gladly　give　this　up　if　you

were　sure　of　being　the　foremost。　　。　　。　　。　　The　hope　of　advancement　in

the　world　should　be　cherished　by　everybody。　　。　　。　　。　　Keep　your　vanity

always　alive　　The　severity　of　the　republican　government　would　have

worried　you　to　death。　　What　started　the　Revolution？　Vanity。　　　What

will　end　it？　Vanity；　again。　　Liberty　is　merely　a　pretext。〃　…　III。；　153

〃Liberty　is　the　craving　of　a　small　and　privileged　class　by　nature；

with　faculties　superior　to　the　common　run　of　men；　this　class；

therefore；　may　be　put　under　restraint　with　impunity；　equality；　on　the

contrary；　catches　the　multitude。〃　…　Thibaudeau；　99：　〃What　do　I　care

for　the　opinions　and　cackle　of　the　drawing…room？　I　never　heed　it。　　I

pay　attention　only　to　what　rude　peasants　say。〃　His　estimates　of

certain　situations　are　masterpieces　of　picturesque　concision。　　〃Why

did　I　stop　and　sign　the　preliminaries　of　Leoben？　Because　I　played

vingt…et…un　and　was　satisfied　with　twenty。〃　His　insight　into

（dramatic）　character　is　that　of　the　most　sagacious　critic。　　　〃The

'Mahomet'　of　Voltaire　is　neither　a　prophet　nor　an　Arab；　only　an

impostor　graduated　out　of　the　école　Polytechnique。〃　…　〃　Madame　de

Genlis　tries　to　define　virtue　as　if　she　were　the　discoverer　of　it。〃　…

（On　Madame　de　Sta？l）：　〃This　woman　teaches　people　to　think　who　never

took　to　it；　or　have　forgotten　how。〃　…　（On　Chateaubriand；　one　of　whose

relations　had　just　been　shot）　：　〃He　will　write　a　few　pathetic　pages

and　read　them　aloud　in　the　faubourg　Saint…Germain；　pretty　women　will

shed　tears；　and　that　will　console　him。〃　…　　（On　Abbé　Delille）　：　〃He　is

wit　in　its　dotage。〃　…　（On　Pasquier　and　Molé）：　〃I　make　the　most　of　one；

and　made　the　other。〃　…　Madame　de　Rémusat；　II。；　389；　391；　394；　399；

402；　III。；　67。



＇65＇　Bourrienne；　II。；　281；　342：　〃It　pained　me　to　write　official

statements　under　his　dictation；　of　which　each　was　an　imposture。〃　He

always　answered：　〃My　dear　sir；　you　are　a　simpleton　…　you　understand

nothing！〃　…　Madame　de　Rémusat；　II。；　205；　209。



＇66＇　See　especially　the　campaign　bulletins　for　1807；　so　insulting　to

the　king　and　queen　of　Prussia；　but；　owing　to　that　fact；　so　well

calculated　to　excite　the　contemptuous　laughter　and　jeers　of　the

soldiers。



＇67＇　In　〃La　Correspondance　de　Napoleon；〃　published　in　thirty…two

volumes；　the　letters　are　arranged　under　dates。　　…　In　his

'〃Correspondance　avec　Eugène；　vice…roi　d'Italie；〃　they　are　arranged

under　chapters；　also　with　Joseph；　King　of　Naples　and　afterwards　King

of　Spain。　　It　is　easy　to　select　other　chapters　not　less　instructive：

one　on　foreign　affairs　（letters　to　M。　de　Champagny；　M　de　Talleyrand；

and　M。　de　Bassano）；　another　on　the　finances　（letters　to　M。　Gaudin　and

to　M。　Mollien）；　another　on　the　navy　（letters　to　Admiral　Decrès）；

another　on　military　administration　（letters　to　General　Clarke）；

another　on　the　affairs　of　the　Church　（letters　to　M。　Portalis　and　to　M。

Bigot　de　Préameneu）；　another　on　the　Police　（letters　to　Fouché）；　etc。

…　Finally；　by　dividing　and　distributing　his　letters　according　as　they

relate　to　this　or　that　grand　enterprise；　especially　to　this　or　that

military　campaign；　a　third　classification　could　be　made。　　…　In　this

way　we　can　form　a　concept　of　the　vastness　of　his　positive　knowledge；

also　of　the　scope　of　his　intellect　and　talents。　　Cf。　　especially　the

following　letters　to　Prince　Eugène；　June　II；　1806　（on　the　supplies　and

expenses　of　the　Italian　army）；　June　1st　and　18th；　1806　（on　the

occupation　of　Dalmatia；　and　on　the　military　situation；　offensive　and

defensive）。　　To　Gen。　　Dejean；　April　28；　1806　（on　the　war　supplies）；

June　27；　1806　（on　the　fortifications　of　Peschiera）　July　20；　1806　（on

the　fortifications　of　Wesel　and　of　Juliers）。　　…　〃Mes　souvenirs　sur

Napoleon〃；　p。　　353　by　the　Count　Chaptal：　〃One　day；　the　Emperor　said　to

me　that　he　would　like　to　organize　a　military　school　at　Fontainebleau；

he　then　explained　to　me　the　principal　features　of　the　establishment；

and　ordered　me　to　draw　up　the　necessary　articles　and　bring　them　to　him

the　next　day。　　I　worked　all　night　and　they　were　ready　at　the　appointed

hour。　　He　read　them　over　and　pronounced　them　correct；　but　not

complete。　　He　bade　me　take　a　seat　and　then　dictated　to　me　for　two　or

three　hours　a　plan　which　consisted　of　five　hundred　and　seventeen

articles。　　Nothing　more　perfect；　in　my　opinion；　ever　issued　from　a

man's　brain。　　…　At　another　time；　the　Empress　Josephine　was　to　take　the

waters　at　Aix…la…Chapelle；　and　the　Emperor　summoned　me。　　'The

Empress；'　said　he；　'is　to　leave　to…morrow　morning。　　She　is　a　good…

natured；　easy…going　woman　and　must　have　her　route　and　behavior　marked

out　for　her。　　Write　it　down。'　He　then　dictated　instructions　to　me　on

twenty…one　large　sheets　of　paper；　in　which　everything　she　was　to　say

and　to　do　was　designated；　even　the　questions　and　replies　she　was　to

make　to　the　authorities　on　the　way。〃



＇68＇　One　French　league　equals　approximately　4　km。　70；000　square

leagues　then　equal　1；120；000　km。2；　or　400；000　square　miles　or　11％　of

the　United　States　but　5　times　the　size　of　Great　Britain。　　（SR。）



＇69＇　Cf。　　in　the　〃Correspondance〃　the　letters　dated　at　Schoenbrunn

near　Vienna；　during　August　and　September；　1809；　and　especially：



the　great　number　of　letters　and　orders　relating　to　the　English

expeditions　to　Walcheren；

the　letters　to　chief…judge　Régnier　and　to　the　arch…chanc