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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
L.S. "Bonaparte" with autograph corrections, Saint-Cloud 9 fructidor XI (27 August 1803), to Consul CAMBACÉRÈS| the letter is written by Méneval| 2 1/2 pages in-4, engraved vignette with the name of Bonaparte I Consul of the Republic. [127]
On the Navy.
"Some parts of the ministry of the Navy, Citizen Consul, are obviously neglected, and I begin to suspect that General
DECRÈS does not have [autograph correction] the spirit of order and follow-through first quality of an administrator. However, he also has other qualities, and whatever reason I may have at this moment to complain about his lack of foresight on the most important matters, I was [autograph correction] determined to wait another three months to fix my ideas| for after all, little is gained by changing. But he receives an "inconvenient" letter from Decres: "He complains about the letter of Admiral BRUIX, who, as you will see, gives him advice, since he asks for it. He complains about C. FORFAIT. It is certainly difficult to have a man more accustomed to the deference and respect due to ministers. His complaints about General
ROCHAMBEAU are ridiculous| if he is not dismissed, it is because he did not propose it, & moreover, the distance from S. Domingue alone must explain and determine the course of action one would take. Make this clear to C. Decrès [...] If his letter means positively that the work of the ministry is beyond his faculties, two years of experience must have taught him what he should keep in mind| and therefore you must tell him that he simply gives his resignation, and that I will accept it| but that this step, like all important steps, requires that he think about it calmly| and in my opinion, it can only be justified by the very real awareness that he is not fit for his functions. From his hand: "Hello".
L.S. "Bonaparte" with autograph corrections, Saint-Cloud 9 fructidor XI (27 August 1803), to Consul CAMBACÉRÈS| the letter is written by Méneval| 2 1/2 pages in-4, engraved vignette with the name of Bonaparte I Consul of the Republic. [127]
On the Navy.
"Some parts of the ministry of the Navy, Citizen Consul, are obviously neglected, and I begin to suspect that General
DECRÈS does not have [autograph correction] the spirit of order and follow-through first quality of an administrator. However, he also has other qualities, and whatever reason I may have at this moment to complain about his lack of foresight on the most important matters, I was [autograph correction] determined to wait another three months to fix my ideas| for after all, little is gained by changing. But he receives an "inconvenient" letter from Decres: "He complains about the letter of Admiral BRUIX, who, as you will see, gives him advice, since he asks for it. He complains about C. FORFAIT. It is certainly difficult to have a man more accustomed to the deference and respect due to ministers. His complaints about General
ROCHAMBEAU are ridiculous| if he is not dismissed, it is because he did not propose it, & moreover, the distance from S. Domingue alone must explain and determine the course of action one would take. Make this clear to C. Decrès [...] If his letter means positively that the work of the ministry is beyond his faculties, two years of experience must have taught him what he should keep in mind| and therefore you must tell him that he simply gives his resignation, and that I will accept it| but that this step, like all important steps, requires that he think about it calmly| and in my opinion, it can only be justified by the very real awareness that he is not fit for his functions. From his hand: "Hello".