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Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné Las Cases. The Life, Exile and Conversations with Napoleon
The Life, Exile and Conversations with Napoleon
Table of Contents
Volumes I
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
RETURN OF THE EMPEROR TO THE ELYSÉE, AFTER. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
THE ABDICATION
DEPUTATION OF THE CHAMBER OF PEERS.—CAULAINCOURT.—FOUCHÉ
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT PRESENTED TO. THE EMPEROR
THE EMPEROR QUITS THE ELYSÉE
THE MINISTER OF MARINE COMES TO MALMAISON
NAPOLEON QUITS MALMAISON, AND DEPARTS FOR. ROCHEFORT
EMBARKATION OF THE EMPEROR
EMBARKATION OF NAPOLEON ON BOARD THE. BELLEROPHON
SUMMARY DICTATED BY NAPOLEON HIMSELF
MINISTERIAL DECISION
COMMUNICATION MADE BY LORD KEITH, IN THE NAME OF THE ENGLISH MINISTERS
REMARKABLE WORDS OF THE EMPEROR
DEPARTURE FROM PLYMOUTH.—CONTINUANCE IN THE CHANNEL.—PROTEST
PROTEST
ANCHORED OFF START POINT.—PERSONS ALLOWED TO ACCOMPANY THE EMPEROR
ORDER FROM LORD KEITH TO CAPTAIN MAITLAND. OF THE BELLEROPHON
INSTRUCTIONS OF MINISTERS TO ADMIRAL COCKBURN
CONVERSATION WITH LORD KEITH.—EXAMINATION OF THE EMPEROR’S EFFECTS.—HE QUITS THE BELLEROPHON.—SEPARATION.—WE SAIL FOR ST. HELENA
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPEROR’S CABIN ON BOARD THE NORTHUMBERLAND
LOST SIGHT OF LAND.—REFLECTIONS.—ARGUMENT AGAINST THE ENGLISH MINISTERS
THE EMPEROR’S MODE OF LIVING ON BOARD. THE NORTHUMBERLAND
SINGULAR GOOD FORTUNE OF THE EMPEROR
CONTINUATION OF THE VOYAGE.—OCCUPATIONS.—THE. EMPEROR’S ORIGIN AND FAMILY.—ANECDOTES
MADEIRA, &c.—VIOLENT GALE.—CHESS
THE CANARIES.—PASSING THE TROPIC.—DETAILS OF THE EMPEROR’S CHILDHOOD.—NAPOLEON AT BRIENNE.—PICHEGRU.—NAPOLEON AT THE MILITARY SCHOOL IN PARIS.—IN THE ARTILLERY.—HIS COMPANIONS.—NAPOLEON AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE REVOLUTION
CAPE VERD ISLANDS.—NAPOLEON AT THE SIEGE OF TOULON.—RISE OF DUROC AND JUNOT.—NAPOLEON QUARRELS WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE.—QUARRELS WITH AUBRY.—ANECDOTES RELATIVE TO VENDEMIAIRE.—NAPOLEON GENERAL OF THE ARMY OF ITALY.—INTEGRITY OF HIS MILITARY ADMINISTRATION.—HIS DISINTERESTEDNESS.—NICK-NAMED PETIT-CAPORAL.—DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SYSTEM OF THE DIRECTORY AND THAT OF THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY OF ITALY
THE EMPEROR DETERMINES TO WRITE. HIS MEMOIRS
TRADE-WIND.—THE LINE
A STORM.—EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN LIBELS UPON. THE EMPEROR.—GENERAL REFLECTIONS
EMPLOYMENT OF OUR TIME
ACCIDENTAL PHENOMENON.—PASSAGE OF THE LINE.—CHRISTENING
THE EMPEROR’S METHOD OF DICTATING
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT
COMPLAINTS OF THE CREW AGAINST THE ADMIRAL.—EXAMINATION. OF ANOTHER WORK.—REFUTATIONS.—REFLECTIONS
ARRIVAL OFF SAINT-HELENA
RESIDENCE AT BRIARS
THE EMPEROR FIXES HIS ABODE AT BRIARS—DESCRIPTION. OF THE PLACE.—MISERABLE SITUATION
DESCRIPTION OF BRIARS.—THE GARDEN.—THE EMPEROR. MEETS THE YOUNG LADIES OF THE HOUSE
THE YOUTH OF FRANCE.—THE EMPEROR VISITS. MR. BALCOMBE’S HOUSE
HORROR AND MISERY OF OUR SITUATION.—THE EMPEROR’S. INDIGNATION.—NOTE TO THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT
THE EMPEROR COMMENCES THE CAMPAIGN OF EGYPT WITH THE GRAND MARSHAL.—ANECDOTES OF BRUMAIRE, &C.—LETTEF THE COUNT DE LILLE.—THE BEAUTIFUL DUCHESS DE GUICHE
OCCUPATIONS OF THE DAY.—COUNCIL OF STATE.—DISGRACE. OF PORTALIS.—DISSOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE. BODY, IN 1813.—THE SENATE
THE GENERALS OF THE ARMY OF ITALY.—ANCIENT ARMIES.—GENGISKAN.—MODERN INVASIONS.—CHARACTER OF CONQUERORS
MIDNIGHT CONVERSATIONS BY MOONLIGHT.—THE TWO EMPRESSES.—MARIA LOUISA’S MARRIAGE.—HER HOUSEHOLD.—THE DUCHESS DE MONTEBELLO.—MADAME DE MONTESQUIOU.—THE INSTITUTE OF MEUDON.— SENTIMENTS OF THE HOUSE OF AUSTRIA, WITH REGARD TO NAPOLEON.—ANECDOTES COLLECTED IN GERMANY, SINCE MY RETURN TO EUROPE
THE FAUXBOURG SAINT-GERMAIN, &C.—THE EMPEROR’S FREEDOM FROM PREJUDICE AND ILL-WILL.—CHARACTERISTIC LANGUAGE
ON THE OFFICERS OF THE EMPEROR’S HOUSEHOLD IN. 1814.—PLAN OF ADDRESS TO THE KING
CASCADE AT BRIARS
FIRST AND ONLY EXCURSION DURING OUR ABODE AT. BRIARS. THE ADMIRAL’s BALL
MY CONDUCT WHILE THE EMPEROR WAS AT ELBA
THE EMPEROR’S TEMPERAMENT.—RIDING.—NOTIONS. OF MEDICINE
OUR MODE OF LIVING AT BRIARS.—MY FIRST VISIT TO. LONGWOOD.—INFERNAL MACHINE; ITS HISTORY
CONSPIRACY OF GEORGES, PICHEGRU, &C.—THE DUKE D’ENGHIEN.—THE SLAVE TOBY.—CHARACTERISTIC REFLECTIONS OF NAPOLEON
ORIGIN OF THE CORPS OF GUIDES.—ANOTHER DANGER. INCURRED BY NAPOLEON.—THE GERMAN OFFICER
WAR.—PRINCIPLES.—APPLICATION.—OPINIONS ON. SEVERAL GENERALS
SITUATION OF THE SPANISH PRINCES AT VALENCEY.—THE. POPE AT FONTAINEBLEAU.—REFLECTIONS, &C
THE ENGLISH LIEUTENANT.—A SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—DEPARTURE FOR LONGWOOD DETERMINED ON.—STATE OF FRANCE.—MEMORIAL IN JUSTIFICATION OF NEY
ESTABLISHMENT AT LONGWOOD
REMOVAL TO LONGWOOD.—DESCRIPTION. OF THE ROAD.—TAKING POSSESSION.—THE. EMPEROR’S FIRST BATH, &C
DESCRIPTION OF LONGWOOD
ARRANGEMENT OF THE EMPEROR’S ESTABLISHMENT.—FEELINGS OF THE CAPTIVES WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER.—TRAITS OF THE EMPEROR’S CHARACTER.—PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON BY M. DE PRADT, TRANSLATED FROM AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.—ITS REFUTATION
MY SITUATION MATERIALLY IMPROVED.—MY. BED-CHAMBER CHANGED, &C
HABITS AND HOURS OF THE EMPEROR.—HIS STYLE TO THE TWO EMPRESSES.—DETAILS.—THE EMPEROR’S MAXIMS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE POLICE.—SECRET POLICE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF LETTERS.—CURIOUS PARTICULARS.—THE EMPEROR FAVOURABLE TO A FIXED AND MODERATE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
THE EMPEROR’S FIRST RIDE ON HORSEBACK.—SEVERITY OF THE MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS.—OUR VEXATIONS AND COMPLAINTS.—THE EMPEROR’S REMARKS.—RUDE REPLIES
THE EMPEROR’S DISDAIN OF POPULARITY; HIS REASONS, ARGUMENTS, &C.—CONVERSATION RESPECTING MY WIFE.—ON GENERAL GOURGAUD’S MOTHER AND SISTER
THE EMPEROR FREQUENTLY WOUNDED IN HIS CAMPAIGNS.—COSSACKS.—JERUSALEM. DELIVERED
MY CONVERSATION WITH AN ENGLISHMAN
ON THE FRENCH EMIGRANTS.—KINDNESS SHEWN BY. THE ENGLISH.—RESOURCES OF THE EMIGRANTS
DIFFICULT EXCURSION.—RIDE TO THE VALLEY.—THE. MARSH.—CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS.—ENGLISHMEN. UNDECEIVED.—POISON OF MITHRIDATES
THE EMPEROR PLOUGHING.—THE WIDOW’S MITE.—INTERVIEW WITH THE ADMIRAL.—NEW ARRANGEMENTS.—THE POLISH CAPTAIN PIONTKOWSKY
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SKELTON
NEW-YEAR’S DAY.—FOWLING-PIECES, &C.—COLONEL. WILKS’S FAMILY
LIFE AT LONGWOOD.—THE EMPEROR’S RIDE ON HORSEBACK.—OUR NYMPH.—NICKNAMES.—ON ISLANDS, AND THE DEFENCE OF THEM.—GREAT FORTRESSES; GIBRALTAR.—CULTIVATION AND LAWS OF THE ISLAND. ENTHUSIASM, &c
VEXATIOUS TREATMENT OF THE EMPEROR.—FRESH. MISUNDERSTANDINGS WITH THE ADMIRAL
MARCHAND’S ROOM.—LINEN, GARMENTS, &C. OF THE. EMPEROR,—SPURS OF CHAMPAUBERT, &C
ADMIRAL TAYLOR, &C
THE EMPEROR AIMED AT BY A SOLDIER.—OUR EVENING. AMUSEMENTS.—NOVELS.—POLITICAL REMARKS
ON THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CABINET OF. BONAPARTE, BY GOLDSMITH.—DETAILS, &C
THE EMPEROR RESOLVES TO LEARN ENGLISH, &C
FIRST ENGLISH LESSON, &c
OUR DAILY HABITS.—CONVERSATION WITH GOVERNOR WILKS.—ARMIES.—CHEMISTRY.—POLITICS.—REMARKS ON INDIA.—DELPHINE, BY MAD. DE STAËL.—NECKER, CALONNE
MY NEW LODGING DESCRIBED.—MORNING VISIT, &C
THE EMPEROR’S READINGS.—MADAME DE SEVIGNÉ.—CHARLES XII.—PAUL AND VIRGINIA.—VERTOT.—ROLLIN.—VELLY.—GARNIER
A DIFFICULTY OVERCOME.—THE EMPEROR’S PERSONAL DANGER AT EYLAU, JENA, &C.—RUSSIAN, AUSTRIAN, AND PRUSSIAN TROOPS.—YOUNG GUIBERT.—CORBINEAU.—MARSHAL LANNES.—BESSIERES.—DUROC
STUDY OF ENGLISH.—REFLECTIONS.—RIDE.—MIRED. HORSE
THE EMPEROR SPEAKS IN PRAISE OF ST. HELENA.—SCANTY. RESOURCES OF THE ISLAND
MY SON’S INDISPOSITION.—THE EMPEROR GIVES. ME A HORSE
THE EMPEROR’S PROGRESS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
THE EMPEROR LEARNS THE DEATH OF MURAT
PORLIER—FERDINAND
ON EGYPT.—PLAN FOR ALTERING THE COURSE OF. THE NILE
UNIFORMITY.—ENNUI.—THE EMPEROR’S SOLITUDE.—CARICATURES
THE EMPEROR’S LONG WALK
BAD TEMPERATURE OF ST. HELENA.—OBSERVATION ON. THE SPIRIT OF THIS JOURNAL
PICTURE OF DOMESTIC HAPPINESS DRAWN BY. THE EMPEROR.—TWO YOUNG LADIES OF THE ISLAND
THE EMPEROR’S WORKS IN THE ISLAND OF ELBA.—PREDILECTION. OF THE ALGERINES FOR THE EMPEROR
PIONTKOWSKI.—CARICATURE
THE EMPEROR’S RETURN FROM ELBA
CAMPAIGNS OF ITALY AND EGYPT.—THE EMPEROR’S OPINION OF THE GREAT FRENCH POETS.—TRAGEDIES BY LATE WRITERS.—HECTOR.—THE ETATS DE BLOIS.—TALMA
CONTRACTORS, &C. DURING THE REVOLUTION.—THE EMPEROR’S CREDIT ON HIS RETURN FROM ELBA.—HIS REPUTATION IN THE PUBLIC OFFICES AS A RIGID INVESTIGATOR.—MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND THE TREASURY.—CADASTRE
THE INVASION OF ENGLAND
THE CHINESE FLEET
ETIQUETTE OF THE EMPEROR’S COURT.—CIRCUMSTANCE THAT TOOK PLACE AT TARARE.—OFFICERS OF STATE.—CHAMBERLAINS.—UNEQUALLED SPLENDOUR OF THE COURT OF THE TUILERIES.—ADMIRABLE REGULATION OF THE PALACE.—THE EMPEROR’S LEVEES.—DINING IN STATE.—THE COURT AND THE CITY
SET OF CHESSMEN FROM CHINA.—PRESENTATION OF. THE CAPTAINS OF THE CHINA FLEET
A TRICK
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EMPEROR TO MAKE USE OF HIS ENGLISH.—ON MEDICINE.—CORVISART.—DEFINITION.—ON THE PLAGUE.—MEDICAL PRACTICE IN BABYLON
TRIAL OF NEY.—THE EMPEROR’S CARRIAGE TAKEN AT WATERLOO.—THE INTERVIEW AT DRESDEN.—ON THE CAPRICE OF WOMEN
Footnotes
Volumes II
THE TWO EMPRESSES.—THE PRINCESS PAULINE.—ELOQUENT. EFFUSION OF THE EMPEROR
INSULT TO THE EMPEROR AND THE PRINCE OF WALES.—EXECUTION. OF NEY.—ESCAPE OF LAVALETTE
MESSAGE FOR THE PRINCE REGENT
SPIRIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLE OF FRANCE
HIS INTENTIONS RESPECTING ROME.—HORRIBLE. FOOD.—BRITANNICUS
CATILINE’S CONSPIRACY.—THE GRACCHI.—HISTORIANS.—SLEEP DURING A BATTLE.—CÆSAR AND HIS COMMENTARIES OF DIFFERENT MILITARY SYSTEMS
DAYS AT LONGWOOD.—TRIAL OF DROUOT.—MILITARY CHARACTERS.—SOULT.—MASSENA.—THE EMPEROR’S COMRADES IN THE ARTILLERY—HIS NAME THOUGHT BY HIM TO BE UNKNOWN TO SOME PEOPLE, EVEN IN PARIS
POLITICAL EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE.—FAITHFUL STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND PROSPERITY OF THE EMPIRE.—LIBERAL IDEAS OF THE EMPEROR ON THE INDIFFERENCE OF PARTIES.—MARMONT.—MURAT.—BERTHIER
CHANCE OF DANGER IN BATTLE, &C.—THE BULLETINS
UNHEALTHINESS OF THE ISLAND
REMARKS OF THE EMPEROR ON HIS EXPEDITION. IN THE EAST
SUMMARY OF THE LAST NINE MONTHS
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPEROR’S APARTMENTS.—MINUTE DETAILS OF HIS TOILET AND DRESS.—ABSURD REPORTS RESPECTING HIM.—CONSPIRACIES OF GEORGES AND CERACHI.—ATTEMPT OF THE FANATIC OF SCHÖNBRUNN
MEASURES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AFTER. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS
POLITICS.—THE STATE OF EUROPE.—IRRESISTIBLE. ASCENDANCY OF LIBERAL OPINIONS
THE EMPEROR’S OPINION OF SEVERAL CELEBRATED MEN.—POZZO DI BORGO—METTERNICH—BASSANO—CLARKE—CAMBACÉRÈS—LEBRUN—FOUCHÉ, &C
PAPERS FROM EUROPE.—POLITICAL REFLECTIONS
THE GOVERNOR’S ARRIVAL
THE EMPEROR’S PROGRESS IN LEARNING ENGLISH
THE GOVERNOR’S FIRST VISIT.—DECLARATION. REQUIRED FROM US
CHARACTERISTIC CONVERSATION.—THE EMPEROR’S RETURN FROM ELBA FORESEEN AT THE TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE FROM FONTAINEBLEAU.—THE GOVERNOR’S INTRODUCTION.—MORTIFICATION EXPERIENCED BY THE ADMIRAL.—OUR CAUSES OF COMPLAINT AGAINST HIM.—DESCRIPTION OF SIR HUDSON LOWE
CONVENTION OF THE SOVEREIGNS RESPECTING NAPOLEON.—REMARKABLE. OBSERVATIONS
CONVENTION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA, AND RUSSIA.—Signed at Paris, August 20th, 1815
THE DECLARATION REQUIRED FROM US BY THE. GOVERNOR
FAREWELL VISIT OF THE LATE GOVERNOR.—INTERESTING CONVERSATION.—REMARK OF AN OLD ENGLISH SOLDIER
THE EMPEROR’S MESSAGE TO THE PRINCE REGENT.—CHARACTERISTIC REMARKS.—PORTFOLIO LOST AT WATERLOO.—ON AMBASSADORS.—M. DE NARBONNE.—NAPOLEON ON THE POINT OF BEING TAKEN PRISONER IN GERMANY AFTER THE BATTLE OF MOSCOW.—COST OF THE EMPEROR’S TOILET.—EXPENSE OF A FAMILY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DIFFERENT CAPITALS OF EUROPE.—THE FURNISHING OF NAPOLEON’S HOUSE IN THE RUE DE LA VICTOIRE.—THE FITTING UP OF THE IMPERIAL PALACES.—THE EMPEROR’S METHOD OF EXAMINING HIS ACCOUNTS
THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO MY APARTMENT.—CRITIQUE ON VOLTAIRE’S MAHOMET.—REMARKS ON THE MAHOMET OF HISTORY.—GRETRY
MY VISIT TO PLANTATION HOUSE.—SIR HUDSON LOWE’S INSINUATIONS.—HIS FIRST ILL-NATURED TRICK.—NAPOLEON’S PROCLAMATIONS.—HIS POLICY IN EGYPT.—HIS CONFESSION OF AN ILLEGAL ACT
THE FIRST INSULT, AND THE FIRST INSTANCE OF CRUELTY, ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNOR.—CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS
THE ABBÉ DE PRADT, AND HIS EMBASSY TO WARSAW. THE RUSSIAN WAR.—ITS ORIGIN
THE EMPEROR INDISPOSED.—HIS FIRST DAY OF COMPLETE SECLUSION.—THE PERSIAN AND TURKISH AMBASSADORS.—ANECDOTES
SECOND DAY OF SECLUSION.—THE EMPEROR RECEIVES THE GOVERNOR IN HIS CHAMBER.—CHARACTERISTIC CONVERSATION
THIRD DAY OF THE EMPEROR’S SECLUSION.—SUMMARY. OF HIS HISTORY
FOURTH DAY OF ABSOLUTE SECLUSION.—THE MONITEUR. FAVOURABLE TO THE EMPEROR
FIFTH DAY’S SECLUSION
SIXTH DAY OF SECLUSION
ON CHINA AND RUSSIA.—RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN THE. TWO GREAT REVOLUTIONS IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND
EXPLANATION WITH DR. O’MEARA.—THE CONSULATE.—OPINION OF THE EMIGRANTS RESPECTING THE CONSUL.—THE EMPEROR’S INTENTIONS WITH REGARD TO EMIGRANT PROPERTY.—CONCURRENCE OF FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE EMPEROR’S CAREER.—OPINION OF THE ITALIANS RESPECTING NAPOLEON.—HIS CORONATION BY THE POPE.—EFFECT OF THE CONFERENCES AT TILSIT.—THE SPANISH BOURBONS.—ARRIVAL OF THE FAMOUS WOODEN PALACE
THE ILIAD.—HOMER
CHARACTERISTIC REMARKS MADE BY THE EMPEROR
REMARKS ON HOCHE AND VARIOUS OTHER GENERALS
RIDICULOUS INVITATION SENT BY SIR HUDSON LOWE
NAPOLEON AT THE INSTITUTE.—AT THE COUNCIL OF STATE.—THE CIVIL CODE.—MESSAGE TO LORD ST. VINCENT.—ON THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA.—THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.—DECRÉS
DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF MY SON.—REMARKABLE OBSERVATIONS.—THE DICTIONARY OF WEATHERCOCKS.—BERTHOLET
RECEPTION OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE BENGAL. FLEET
EQUALITY OF PUNISHMENTS.—THE EMPEROR REQUIRES ME TO GIVE HIM A DETAILED HISTORY OF MY ATLAS
THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT.—HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE. EMPEROR
MADAME MARSHAL LEFEVRE
THE GOVERNOR OF JAVA.—DOCTOR WARDEN.—FAMILIAR CONVERSATION OF THE EMPEROR RELATIVE TO HIS FAMILY
THE EMPEROR SLEEPING.—MORAL REFLECTIONS
THE GOVERNOR ARRESTS ONE OF OUR SERVANTS.—THE. BIBLE
INSTANCES OF THE CAPRICE OF AUTHORITY—PRINCESS. STEPHANIE OF BADEN, &C
THE EMPEROR’S MAXIMS WITH RESPECT TO SOVEREIGNTY.—THE EXPULSION OF PORTALIS FROM THE COUNCIL OF STATE.—ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED TO THE EMPEROR AT ST. CLOUD, AUXONNE, AND MARLY
POLITICAL REFLECTIONS
VOLTAIRE’S BRUTUS
FRENCH COLONY ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.—THE EMPEROR MIGHT HAVE PROCEEDED TO AMERICA.—CARNOT AT THE TIME OF THE ABDICATION
STATE OF FRENCH MANUFACTURES.—ON PHYSIOGNOMY
MARKS OF RESPECT SHEWN TO THE EMPEROR BY THE. ENGLISH SOLDIERS
CORSICA.—REMARK MADE BY PAOLI.—MAGNANIMOUS CONDUCT OF MADAME MÉRE.—LUCIEN INTENDED TO BE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CORSICA.—THE FIRST CONSUL’S COURT.—MADAME DE CHEVREUSE.—THE EMPEROR RECEIVES A LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER
MOREAU, GEORGES, AND PICHEGRU.—DIFFERENCE OF OPINION PRODUCED BY THEIR CONSPIRACY IN THE CAMP OF BOULOGNE AND IN PARIS
CONVERSATION RESPECTING THE SITUATION OF ENGLAND.—LETTERS DETAINED BY THE GOVERNOR.—CHARACTERISTIC OBSERVATIONS
VOLTAIRE.—JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU.—CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH NATIONS.—M. DE CHATEAUBRIAND.—HIS SPEECH AT THE INSTITUTE.—AFFECTED ANGER OF THE EMPEROR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.—HIS PRINCIPLES ON THAT HEAD
REFLECTIONS ON THE GOVERNOR.—EXPENSES OF THE EMPEROR’S HOUSEHOLD AT THE TUILERIES.—OF A GOOD SYSTEM OF FINANCE.—MESSRS. MOLLIEN AND LABOUILLERIE
ON WOMEN, &C.—POLYGAMY
THE EMPEROR RESUMES THE DICTATION OF HIS. MEMOIRS, &C
MILITARY SCHOOLS.—PLAN OF EDUCATION PRESCRIBED BY THE EMPEROR.—HIS INTENTIONS IN BEHALF OF VETERANS.—CHANGES INTRODUCED IN THE MANNERS OF THE CAPITAL
REPUGNANCE TO PHYSIC.—GIL BLAS.—GENERAL BIZANET.—HEROIC DEEDS OF FRENCH VALOUR.—REFLECTIONS, &C
THE EMPEROR’S IMAGINARY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.—NAPOLEON LITTLE KNOWN EVEN BY HIS HOUSEHOLD—HIS RELIGIOUS OPINIONS
PORTRAIT OF THE DIRECTORS.—ANECDOTES.—18TH. FRUCTIDOR
ENGLISH DIPLOMACY.—LORD WHITWORTH.—CHATHAM.—CASTLEREAGH.—CORNWALLIS.—FOX, &C
HISTORY OF THE CONVENTION BY LACRETELLE.—STATISTICAL NOTICE OF THE OXEN OF THE ISLAND.—PUNS.—STATISTICS IN GENERAL
CHARACTERS. BAILLI, LAFAYETTE, MONGES, GRÉGOIRE, &C.—ST. DOMINGO.—SYSTEM TO BE FOLLOWED.—DICTATIONS ON THE CONVENTION
NOTE I
NOTE II
THE MONITEUR AND LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
THE WAR, AND ROYAL FAMILY OF SPAIN.—FERDINAND AT VALENCEY.—ERRORS IN THE AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.—HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THESE EVENTS, &C.—NAPOLEON’S ADMIRABLE LETTER TO MURAT
ARTICLES SENT FROM ENGLAND.—THE EMPEROR’s DETERMINATION TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF COTTON IN FRANCE.—THE CONFERENCES OF TILSIT.—THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA.—THE KING.—THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.—ANECDOTES, &C
ARRIVAL OF THE FOREIGN COMMISSIONERS.—FORCED ETIQUETTE OF NAPOLEON.—ANECDOTES.—COUNCIL OF STATE; DETAILS RESPECTING THE PLACE OF MEETING, CUSTOMS, &C.—NOTICE OF SOME SITTINGS; DIGRESSION.—GASSENDI.—THE CROAT REGIMENT.—AMBASSADORS.—THE NATIONAL GUARD.—THE UNIVERSITY, &C
RECOLLECTIONS OF WATERLOO
DEPARTURE OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND.—ON THE INTRODUCTION AND FORM GIVEN TO THE CAMPAIGNS OF ITALY.—THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN, BY AN AIDE-DE-CAMP OF THE VICEROY’S
PROPHETIC REMARKS.—LORD HOLLAND.—THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES.—CONVERSATION RELATING TO MYSELF
ARRIVAL OF THE LIBRARY.—HORNEMANN’S TESTIMONY. IN FAVOUR OF GENERAL BONAPARTE
ON MEMORY.—TRADE.—NAPOLEON’S IDEAS AND PLANS. ON SEVERAL POINTS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
ARTILLERY.—ITS USE.—ITS DEFECTS.—OLD SCHOOLS
CAMPAIGN OF ITALY.—THE EMPEROR’S OPINION OF GENERAL
ANNOYANCE FROM RATS.—LORD CASTLEREAGH’S IMPOSTURES.—FRENCH. HEIRESSES
THE GOVERNOR’S STATEMENTS RESPECTING THE. EXPENSES AT LONGWOOD, &C
POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE COURT OF LONDON DURING OUR EMIGRATION.—GEORGE III.—MR. PITT.—THE PRINCE OF WALES.—ANECDOTES.—THE NASSAUS.—REMARKABLE DIGRESSION OF NAPOLEON TO HIS OWN HISTORY
MY SON’S FALL FROM HIS HORSE.—PILLAGE IN WAR.—CHARACTER OF THE FRENCH SOLDIER.—PARTICULARS RELATING TO WATERLOO, BY THE NEW ADMIRAL
ANECDOTES ON THE 18TH BRUMAIRE.—SIEYES.—GRAND
FRESH AGGRAVATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR.—HIS. ABSURDITIES
NEW VEXATIONS.—THE EMPEROR SELDOM STIRS OUT.—TRISTAN.—LA FONTAINE’S FABLES.—THE BELLY RULES THE WORLD.—DIFFICULTY OF JUDGING OF MEN
MARSHAL LANNES.—MURAT AND HIS WIFE, &C
SUMMARY OF THE THREE MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE
Footnotes
Volumes III
THE BILL RESPECTING OUR EXILE.—BEAUMARCHAIS.—THE. WORKS OF CHERBOURG
LONG AUDIENCE GIVEN TO THE GOVERNOR.—REMARKABLE. CONVERSATION
ON THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF ITALY.—MADAME GRASSINI—MADAME. V—— AND BERTHIER
FAUBOURG SAINT GERMAIN.—ARISTOCRACY; DEMOCRACY.—THE EMPEROR’S INTENTION TO MARRY A FRENCH WOMAN
OUR HOUSE ON FIRE.—-ETIQUETTE AT LONGWOOD
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MENDICITY IN FRANCE.—NAPOLEON’S PROJECTS RELATIVE TO ILLYRIA.—HOSPITALS.—THE FOUNDLING.—PRISONERS OF STATE.—IDEAS OF THE EMPEROR
EGYPT.—ST. JEAN D’ACRE.—THE DESERT.—ANECDOTES
PATERNAL ADVICE—REMARKABLE CONVERSATION—CAGLIOSTRO; MESMER, GALL, LAVATER, &C
SINGULAR SERIES OF VEXATIONS, &C
MADAME DE B—— —ANECDOTES RESPECTING. THE EMIGRANTS
THE EMPEROR RECEIVES LETTERS FROM HIS FAMILY.—CONVERSATION WITH THE ADMIRAL.—THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ALLIED POWERS
THE EMPEROR’S COURT.—EXPENSES, SAVINGS, HUNTING AND SHOOTING ESTABLISHMENT, MEWS, PAGES, SERVICE OF HONOUR, &C
FRESH INSTANCE OF THE GOVERNOR’S MALIGNITY, &c.—DESPERATE PROJECT OF SANTINI, THE CORSICAN
LA HARPE’S MÉLANIE.—NUNS.—CONVENTS.—MONKS. OF LA TRAPPE.—THE FRENCH CLERGY
MARIA ANTOINETTE.—THE MANNERS OF VERSAILLES.—ANECDOTE.—BEVERLEY.—DIDEROT’S. PÉRE DE FAMILLE
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EMIGRATION TO COBLENTZ.—ANECDOTES, &C
NAPOLEON’S SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY.—PUBLIC SPIRIT. OF THE TIME.—EVENTS OF THE 10TH OF AUGUST
MASKED BALLS.—MADAME DE MÉGRIGNY.—PIEDMONT AND THE PIEDMONTESE.—CANALS OF FRANCE.—PLANS RESPECTING PARIS.—VERSAILLES.—FONTAINEBLEAU, &C
PLAN OF A HISTORY OF EUROPE.—SELIM III.—FORCES OF A TURKISH SULTAN.—THE MAMELUKES.—ON THE REGENCY
CAMPAIGNS OF ITALY, &C.—EPOCH OF 1815, &C.—GUSTAVUS III.—GUSTAVUS IV.—BERNADOTTE.—PAUL I
NAPOLEON’S PATRIMONIAL VINEYARD, &C.—HIS NURSE—HIS PATERNAL HOME.—TEARS OF JOSEPHINE DURING WURMSER’S SKIRMISHES IN THE ENVIRONS OF MANTUA
CATHERINE II.—IMPERIAL GUARDS.—PAUL I. &C.—PROJECTS. ON INDIA, &C
THE EMPEROR BISHOP, &C
CAMPAIGN OF 1809, &C
ON THE WAR WITH RUSSIA.—FATALITIES, &C.—M. DE TALLEYRAND, &C.—MADAME DE STAEL’S CORINNE.—M. NECKER, &C
SHOOTING PARTY AT ST. HELENA, &c.—EVE OF THE. 15TH OF AUGUST, &C
THE EMPEROR’S BIRTH-DAY
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL SUPPRESSED, &c.—INDECENCY OF. THE ENGLISH JOURNALS.—ICE MACHINE
RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF NAPOLEON.—BISHOP OF NANTES (DE VOISINS).—THE POPE.—LIBERTIES OF THE GALLICAN CHURCH.—ANECDOTES.—CONCORDAT OF FONTAINEBLEAU
WARM CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, IN THE. ADMIRAL’S PRESENCE
THE CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR AGAIN NOTICED, &C.—EFFECT OF THE LIBELS AGAINST NAPOLEON.—TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU.—THE WORK OF GENERAL S——N
THE BARONESS DE S——, &C
CORVISART.—ANECDOTES OF THE SALOONS OF PARIS
THE EMPEROR CONTINUES ILL.—REMARKABLE OFFICIAL. DOCUMENT, ADDRESSED TO SIR HUDSON LOWE
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
MY ENGLISH FAMILY.—JUST DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO THE ENGLISH ON THE PART OF THE EMIGRANTS, &C.—GENERAL JOUBERT.—PETERSBURG.—MOSCOW; THE CONFLAGRATION.—PROJECTS OF NAPOLEON, HAD HE RETURNED VICTORIOUS
ON THE CORONATION, &C.—DECREES OF BERLIN AND MILAN.—THE GRAND CAUSE OF THE HATRED OF THE ENGLISH
ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO DICTATED. BY NAPOLEON
PLAN FOR A POLITICAL DEFENCE OF NAPOLEON; SKETCHED BY HIMSELF
CATINAT; TURENNE; CONDÉ.—QUESTIONS RESPECTING THE GREATEST BATTLE FOUGHT BY THE EMPEROR; THE BEST TROOPS, &C
MADAME DE COTTIN’S MATHILDE, &C.—ALL FRENCHMEN INTERESTED IN NAPOLEON.—DESAIX AND NAPOLEON AT MARENGO.—SIR SIDNEY SMITH.—CAUSE OF GENERAL BONAPARTE’S RETURN TO FRANCE.—ACCOUNT OF HIS VOYAGE.—INSTANCES OF THE CAPRICE OF FORTUNE
HISTORICAL DOUBTS.—THE REGENCY OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.—MADAME DE MAINTENON.—HER MARRIAGE WITH LOUIS XIV
THE FRENCH MINISTERS, &C.—ANECDOTE OF M. DARU.—FADED. FINERY AT ST. HELENA
THE CAMPAIGN OF SAXONY IN 1813.—REFLECTIONS.—ANALYSIS.—BATTLES. OF LUTZEN AND WURTZEN.—NEGOTIATIONS.—BATTLES. OF DRESDEN, LEIPSIC, HANAU, &c
CONGRESS OF PRAGUE ON THE 29TH OF JULY.—
FATALITIES
PERFIDIES
BENEVOLENT ACTIONS PERFORMED BY THE EMPEROR.—HIS VISIT TO AMSTERDAM.—OBSERVATIONS ON THE DUTCH, &C.—THE MASSACRES OF THE THIRD OF SEPTEMBER.—REMARKS ON REVOLUTIONS IN GENERAL.—UNHAPPY FATE OF LOUIS XVI
THE BODY-GUARD OF THE KING OF FRANCE.—A DESERTER. IN THE EMPEROR’S SUITE
NAPOLEON’S REPROOFS, &C. THE GOVERNOR BARGAINS. FOR OUR EXISTENCE
CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION.—THE LETTERS OF MADAME. DE MAINTENON AND SEVIGNÉ
ERRORS OF THE ENGLISH MINISTERS.—MEANS OF WHICH ENGLAND MIGHT HAVE AVAILED HERSELF FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF HER DEBT.—THE GOVERNOR’S REDUCTIONS
THE EMPEROR’S COURT AT THE TUILERIES.—THE PRESENTATION OF THE LADIES.—ON WOMEN’S AGES.—MANUSCRIPT OF THE ISLAND OF ELBA
Chap. I.—In the sixteenth century, the Pope, Spain, and the
Chap. II.—The republic sanctioned by the will of the people, by
Chap. III.—The Revolution rendered France a new nation:—it
Chap. IV.—The French people establish the Imperial throne, to
Chap. V.—The blood of the Imperial dynasty mingled with that
Chap. VI.—Containing some account of the campaign of Saxony,24
MY DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.—THE EMPEROR’S VIEWS IN. HIS MUNIFICENCE
REMOVAL OF THE EMPEROR’S BED.—ANECDOTE OF A. GASCON SOLDIER.—THE GUARDS OF THE EAGLE
THE EMPEROR CONTINUES UNWELL.—HORRIBLE. PROVISIONS, EXECRABLE WINE, &C
CRITICISM ON PRINCE LUCIEN’S POEM OF. CHARLEMAGNE.—HOMER
SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS.—RIDICULOUS ALLOWANCE OF. WINE.—NAPOLEON’S RETURN FROM ELBA
POEM OF CHARLEMAGNE.—THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. OF THE EMPEROR WHO HAVE BECOME AUTHORS
WANT OF PROVISIONS.—GAY SOPHISTRY.—ON IMPOSSIBILITIES
STATISTICAL CALCULATION.—POPULATION OF THE. ISRAELITES IN EGYPT
THE EMPEROR ALTERS VISIBLY, AND LOSES HIS. STRENGTH.—SALE OF HIS PLATE
FRESH VEXATION FROM THE GOVERNOR.—TOPOGRAPHY. OF ITALY
THE CELEBRATED BILLS OF ST. DOMINGO.—INSPECTORS OF THE REVIEWS, &C.—PLANS OF ADMINISTRATION, &C.—GAUDIN, MOLLIEN, DEFERMONT, LACUEE, &C.—MINISTER OF THE TREASURY.—MINISTER SECRETARY OF STATE.—IMPORTANCE OF THEIR FUNCTIONS
REVISION OF THE CHAPTERS ON THE ARMY OF ITALY
ON SENSIBILITY.—ON THE INHABITANTS OF THE EAST AND. WEST; DIFFERENCES OBSERVABLE BETWEEN THEM, &C
ON HOLLAND AND KING LOUIS.—COMPLAINTS OF THE EMPEROR AGAINST THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY.—MATTERS OF HIGH POLICE, &C.—LETTER TO KING LOUIS, THE EMPEROR’S BROTHER
ZEAL FOR WORKING.—IDEAS AND PLANS OF NAPOLEON RESPECTING OUR HISTORY, &C.—ON THE WORKS PUBLISHED, &C.—M. MÉNÉVAL; CURIOUS PARTICULARS
OBSERVATIONS OF THE EMPEROR CONCERNING MY WIFE.—DICTATION OF THE EMPEROR FOR ANOTHER PORTION OF HIS MEMOIRS
ON A HOLE IN THE GARDEN
ELOQUENT DICTATIONS OF THE EMPEROR.—CHARACTERISTIC. DETAILS, AND PARTICULARS
MY ATLAS.—PREDESTINATION, &C.—THE GOVERNOR MAKES FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS TO BE RECEIVED BY THE EMPEROR
JURISPRUDENCE; THE CODE; MERLIN, &C.—MONUMENTS IN EGYPT.—PLAN OF AN EGYPTIAN TEMPLE IN PARIS
RESOURCES DURING THE EMIGRATION: ANECDOTES, &C.—OFFICIAL. COMMUNICATIONS.—NEW OFFENCES
THE EMPEROR READS MY JOURNAL, AND DICTATES TO ME.—CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE GRAND MARSHAL AND THE GOVERNOR
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCE CONNECTED WITH MY JOURNAL.—THE. EMPIRE OF OPINION.—TALMA, CRESCENTINI, &C
THE ODYSSEY—COMBAT BETWEEN ULYSSES AND IRUS
THE POLE ARRESTED BY THE GOVERNOR.—THE EMPEROR’S REFLECTIONS ON HIS SON AND ON AUSTRIA.—NEW VEXATIONS.—REMARKS ON LORD BATHURST.—OBSERVATIONS DICTATED BY NAPOLEON
TEXT OF THE RESTRICTIONS
ANXIETY OCCASIONED BY THE NEW RESTRICTIONS.—ANECDOTES OF CAMPO-FORMIO.—MM. DE COBENTZEL, GALLO, AND CLARKE.—THE COUNT D’ANTRAIGUES
THE EMPEROR’S DREAM
PRIVATIONS TO WHICH THE EMPEROR IS SUBJECTED.—HIS. CLAIMS ON PRINCE EUGENE
THE REQUIRED DECLARATION IS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.—THE EMPEROR REMARKS THAT MANY MODERN BOOKS ARE MERELY BOOKSELLERS‘ SPECULATIONS.—FALSE NOTIONS CREATED BY PARTY SPIRIT.—GENERAL MAISON
DIFFICULTIES STARTED BY THE GOVERNOR RESPECTING OUR DECLARATIONS.—THE EMPEROR’S SENTIMENTS ON THAT SUBJECT.—THE GOVERNOR’S CONVERSATION WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL OF THE EMPEROR’S SUITE.—NAPOLEON’S REMARK.—CONSUMMATION OF OUR SLAVERY
ANECDOTES OF SIEYES.—THE EMPEROR FREQUENTLY ATTENDED POPULAR FESTIVITIES IN DISGUISE.—HIS VISITS TO THE FAUBOURG SAINT-ANTOINE, AFTER HIS RETURN FROM MOSCOW AND FROM THE ISLAND OF ELBA.—MANNERS DURING THE TIME OF THE DIRECTORY.—REMARKABLE OFFICIAL NOTE
LOUIS XVI.—MARIE ANTOINETTE.—MADAME CAMPAN.—LEONARD.—THE. PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE
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REMOVAL OF FOUR PERSONS OF OUR ESTABLISHMENT.--RECOLLECTIONS OF THE EMPEROR’S EARLY LIFE
MADAME DE GENLIS’ NOVELS
VALUATION OF THE BOOKS SENT OUT TO US.—THE. GRAND MARSHAL COMES TO LIVE NEARER TO US
EXPEDITION OF ST. LOUIS IN EGYPT.—OUR FEMALE AUTHORS.—MADAME DE STAEL.—THE WRITERS INIMICAL TO NAPOLEON WILL BITE AGAINST GRANITE
CARE TAKEN OF THE WOUNDED IN THE ARMIES.—BARON. LARREY.—CHARACTERISTIC CIRCUMSTANCE
THE EMPEROR ACCEPTS MY FOUR THOUSAND LOUIS.—TRAGEDY OF EURIPIDES IN ITS ORIGINAL PURITY ORDERED FOR THE THEATRE AT SAINT-CLOUD.—MARSHAL JOURDAN
SUMMARY OF JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER.—OF MR. O’MEARA’S WORK.—ACTION NOW BROUGHT AGAINST HIM BY SIR HUDSON LOWE.—A FEW WORDS IN DEFENCE OF THIS WORK
NAPOLEON’S VIEWS AND INTENTIONS WITH RESPECT TO. THE RUSSIAN WAR.—OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO M—--, TO SERVE AS HIS. GUIDE IN THE MISSION WHICH HE WILL HAVE TO. FULFIL IN POLAND. (APRIL 18, 1812.)
THE EMPEROR INDISPOSED.—ANECDOTES OF THE INTERIOR. OF THE TUILERIES
THE EMPEROR CONTINUES INDISPOSED.—IMMORALITY. THE WORST FAULT IN A SOVEREIGN
THE EMPEROR STILL UNWELL.—WANT OF MEDICINES.—SERVAN’S. GUERRES D’ITALIE.—MADAME DE MONTESSON
THE EMPEROR STILL INDISPOSED.—CHARACTERISTIC. CIRCUMSTANCES
THE EMPEROR’S FIFTH DAY OF CONFINEMENT.—ANECDOTE. OF AN UNPAID BILL.—ON UNPOPULARITY
THE EMPEROR VIOLATES THE DOCTOR’S ORDERS.—THE. NAME OF THE GREAT NATION FIRST APPLIED TO. FRANCE BY NAPOLEON
THE EMPEROR’S HEALTH DECLINES VISIBLY.—THE DOCTOR. EXPRESSES ALARM.—FRENCH PRISONERS IN ENGLAND, &C
NAPOLEON’S DESIGNS WITH REGARD TO ANTWERP.—HIS REFUSAL TO SURRENDER THAT CITY ONE OF THE CAUSES OF HIS FALL.—HIS GENEROUS SENTIMENTS IN REJECTING THE TREATY OF CHATILLON.—MARITIME WORKS.—OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE EMPIRE IN 1813.—TOTAL AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE IN PUBLIC WORKS, DURING THE REIGN OF NAPOLEON
THE EMPEROR INDISPOSED AND MELANCHOLY.—AMUSING. ANECDOTES.—TWO AIDES-DE-CAMP.—MALLET’S. PLOT
THE EMPERORS’S CONTINUED INDISPOSITION AND CONFINEMENT.—HE OBSERVES THAT HE OUGHT TO HAVE DIED AT MOSCOW OR WATERLOO.—EULOGIUM ON HIS FAMILY
GEOGRAPHY THE PASSION OF THE MOMENT.—STATE BED ARRIVED FROM LONDON.—THE EMPEROR CALLS IT A RAT-TRAP.—ANECDOTES RELATED BY THE ENGLISH.—LETTERS FROM ST. HELENA, &C
PHYSICAL ADVANTAGES OF RUSSIA.—HER POLITICAL POWER.—REMARKS ON INDIA.—PITT AND FOX.—IDEAS ON POLITICAL ECONOMY.—COMPANIES, OR FREE TRADE.—M. DE SUFFREN.—THE EMPEROR’S REMARKS ON THE NAVY
NAPOLEON’S IMPERIAL SYSTEM.—PREFECTS.—AUDITORS OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE.—THE EMPEROR’S MOTIVES IN GRANTING LUCRATIVE APPOINTMENTS.—HIS FUTURE INTENTIONS
LA VENDÉE.—CHARETTE.—LAMARQUE.—TRAGEDIES OF ÆSCHYLUS AND SOPHOCLES.—REAL TRAGEDIES AMONG THE ROMANS.—SENECA’S MEDEA.—SINGULAR FACT
THE EMPEROR CONSIDERABLY BETTER.—INFERNAL MACHINE
WAR ON HIGH ROADS.—DUMOURIEZ MORE DARING THAN NAPOLEON.—PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES AND THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBOURG
REMARKS ON SEVERAL IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.—NAPOLEON’S DEBUT IN DIPLOMACY.—CONCENTRATION OF THE NATIONS OF EUROPE.—CONQUEST OF SPAIN.—DANGER OF RUSSIA.—BERNADOTTE
THE EMPEROR HAS BUT LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE ISSUE OF 1815.—THEMISTOCLES.—IN THE CRISIS OF 1814, NAPOLEON HIMSELF MOMENTARILY ENTERTAINED A THOUGHT OF RESTORING THE BOURBONS.—BARON FAIN’S MANUSCRIPT OF 1814.—THE ABDICATION OF FONTAINEBLEAU, &C
TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU
DECLARATION OF ACCESSION IN THE NAME. OF LOUIS XVIII
LETTER FROM LORD CASTLEREAGH TO LORD BATHURST,
THE SWORD OF FREDERIC THE GREAT.—ON NAPOLEON’S MARRIAGE IT WAS HOPED THAT THE LION WOULD SLUMBER.—TORMENTING CONDUCT OF THE GOVERNOR.—OUR LOT ENVIABLE, EVEN AMIDST OUR MISERY
NEW WORKS PLANNED BY THE EMPEROR.—REMARKS ON GREAT COMMANDERS; WAR, &C.—NAPOLEON’S OPINION’S ON VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS.—ADVOCATES.—CURATES.—MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS
ALARMING CHANGE IN THE EMPEROR.—THE GOVERNOR SURROUNDS US WITH FORTIFICATIONS.—PANIC TERRORS OF SIR HUDSON LOWE.—GENERAL LAMARQUE.—MADAME RECAMIER AND A PRUSSIAN PRINCE
PORTRAITS OF THE PRESENT ENGLISH MINISTERS.—THE EMPEROR CONDEMNS ALL MINISTRIES.—HONOURABLE EXCEPTIONS.—NAPOLEON’S SENTIMENTS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED HIM
THE GENERALS OF THE ARMY OF ITALY.—NAPOLEON THE ADOPTED FATHER OF ONE OF HIS AIDES-DE-CAMP.—SCANDALOUS NOVEL.—NAPOLEON’S DISLIKE OF GAMING.—THE LA ROCHEFOUCAULT FAMILY, &c
PONIATOWSKI THE REAL KING OF POLAND.—CHARACTERISTIC. ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON
ON THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH HISTORY PRESENTS.—GEORGES, PICHEGRU, MOREAU, THE DUKE D’ENGHIEN
THE SERVANT WHO HAD BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM ME PAYS ME A SECRET VISIT.—HIS OFFERS.—SECOND VISIT.—THIRD VISIT.—I INTRUST TO HIM MY LETTER TO PRINCE LUCIEN, WHICH CAUSES MY REMOVAL FROM ST. HELENA
MY REMOVAL FROM LONGWOOD.—SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. AT ST. HELENA (A SPACE OF ABOUT SIX WEEKS)
MY PAPERS ARE EXAMINED, &C
MY REMOVAL TO BALCOMBE’S COTTAGE
MY RESOLUTION.—MY LETTERS TO SIR HUDSON. LOWE, &C
MY ANXIETIES.—A LETTER FROM THE EMPEROR, A REAL BLESSING
REFLECTIONS ON THE EMPEROR’S LETTER.—NEW OBSTACLES. STARTED BY SIR HUDSON LOWE
OFFICIAL DECISION RESPECTING MY REMOVAL TO THE. CAPE.—CONDUCT OF SIR HUDSON LOWE
DECLARATION
LETTER FROM SIR HUDSON LOWE, WHICH ACCOMPANIED. THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT
CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED.—THE GOVERNOR DISCONCERTED. BY MY FINAL DETERMINATION
OUR REMOVAL FROM BALCOMBE’S COTTAGE TO. THE TOWN
OUR RESIDENCE AT THE GOVERNOR’S CASTLE.—BETTER. TREATMENT, &C
THE EMPEROR’S MESSAGE TO ME.—THE GRAND. MARSHAL’S FAREWELL
LAST FAREWELL.—SEALING OF MY PAPERS.—DEPARTURE
DECLARATION OF SIR HUDSON LOWE TO COUNT. DE LAS CASES
PASSAGE FROM ST. HELENA TO THE CAPE, A SPACE. OF EIGHTEEN DAYS.—DETAILS, &C
MY RESIDENCE AT THE CAPE
MY CONFINEMENT AT THE OLD CASTLE, &C
LETTER TO LORD CASTLEREAGH, INCLOSING THAT. ADDRESSED TO THE PRINCE REGENT
LETTER TO THE PRINCE REGENT OF ENGLAND
REMOVAL TO NEWLANDS, THE GOVERNOR’S COUNTRY. RESIDENCE.—DETAILS
RESIDENCE AT TYGERBERG.—THE NAME OF NAPOLEON. FAMILIAR IN THE DESERT.—MANUSCRIPT OF ST. HELENA, &C
PASSAGE TO EUROPE
WE SAIL FROM THE CAPE.—OUR PASSAGE.—WE. ANCHOR IN THE DOWNS
VOYAGE FROM THE THAMES TO FRANKFORT
I AM NOT ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN ENGLAND.—REMOVAL TO OSTEND.—PERSECUTIONS IN BELGIUM, PRUSSIA, &C.—AGREEABLE COMPENSATIONS.—ARRIVAL AT FRANKFORT
RESIDENCE IN GERMANY
FROM THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL AT FRANKFORT TO THE. PERIOD OF MY RESIDENCE AT OFFENBACH
LETTER TO MARIA LOUISA, WRITTEN AT THE CAPE OF GOOD. HOPE, AND FORWARDED TO EUROPE
LETTER TO PRINCE METTERNICH, CONTAINING THE. PRECEDING
LETTER TO HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
LETTER OF COUNT DE LAS CASES TO LORD BATHURST
PETITION TO THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND
TO THE EMPRESS MARIA LOUISA
MADAME MERE TO THE ALLIED SOVEREIGNS AT AIX-LA-CHAPELLE
NOTE ADDRESSED TO THE ALLIED SOVEREIGNS, AT THE CONGRESS. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, OCTOBER, 1818
LETTER TO HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, ENCLOSING. THE ABOVE NOTE. (ADDRESSED TO THE EMPEROR HIMSELF.)
LETTER TO LORD CASTLEREAGH, WITH A COPY OF THE NOTE. ADDRESSED TO THE ALLIED SOVEREIGNS
LETTER OF COUNT LAS CASES TO LORD LIVERPOOL
LETTER FROM COUNT BERTRAND TO COUNT DE LAS CASES
FIRST NOTE, WRITTEN BY THE EMPEROR, ON THE BACK OF SIR. HUDSON LOWE’S LETTER, DATED 18th NOVEMBER, 1817
SECOND NOTE, INSERTED IN THE MARGIN OF SIR THOMAS READE’s LETTER TO COUNT BERTRAND, DATED 25th APRIL, 1818
LETTER OF COUNT BERTRAND TO HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL. FESCH.42
FIRST LETTER OF THE COUNT DE LAS CASES TO GENERAL. COUNT BERTRAND.43
SECOND LETTER OF COUNT DE LAS CASES TO GENERAL. COUNT BERTRAND
THIRD LETTER FROM COUNT DE LAS CASES TO GENERAL. COUNT BERTRAND
FOURTH LETTER FROM COUNT LAS CASES TO GENERAL. COUNT BERTRAND
FIFTH LETTER FROM COUNT LAS CASES TO GENERAL. COUNT BERTRAND
LETTER FROM COUNT LAS CASES TO MR. GOULBURN, ENCLOSING TO HIM THE PRECEDING
FROM MY ARRIVAL AT OFFENBACH, UP TO. MY RETURN TO FRANCE
RESIDENCE AT OFFENBACH.—DETAIL.—ARRIVAL OF MADAME MONTHOLON IN EUROPE.—JOURNEY TO BRUSSELS.—RESIDENCE AT LIEGE, AT CHAUDE-FONTAINE, AT SOHAN, NEAR SPA, AT ANTWERP, AT MALINES.—DEATH OF NAPOLEON.—RETURN TO FRANCE.—CONCLUSION
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SUPPLEMENT
NAPOLEON’S RELIGIOUS NOTIONS
HIS WISHES AS TO HIS BURIAL PLACE
HIS ADVICE TO THOSE AROUND HIM
HIS DEATH
ARRANGEMENTS RESPECTING THE CORPSE, &C
THE FUNERAL
TESTAMENT OF NAPOLEON
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