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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)

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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
11 L.S. " Napol ", " Nap "," NP " or " Napoleon ", and one signed by Méneval, Tilsit June 20-July 8, 1807, to the Archchancellor
CAMBACÉRÈS| the letters are written by the baron Fain or Méneval| 8 pages and 7 half-pages in-4.
[407-408, 410-412, 414-415, 417-421]
Negociations de Tilsit avec la Russie et la Prusse. At the head of the majority of the letters, Cambaceres noted: "to copy entirely".
June 20. "It is necessary to try to finish this Code of trade in order to present it completely to the next session of the Legislative body"...Cambaceres noted: "writes on July 2 to Mr Regnaus to make begin the discussion Saturday 4 and Tuesday 7 at the latest".
June 21. "You will have known by Prince Borghese and by the various couriers, the detail of the events which occurred since a few days. We are taking a moment of rest. Everything is going perfectly well here"... June 22. "I want you to see the Minister of the Interior so that we can hurry up and put the finishing touches on St Denis. While waiting for St Denis to be ready, we will deposit the body of the little. Napoleon in the chapel of the church Notre-Dame "... - I did not sign the draft decree containing measures relating to the trade of the Levant, because I did not find it well". He explains in detail his remarks and objections... June 23. "The conspiracy of Naples is not much. The four or five thousand Neapolitans that Queen Caroline had sent there have been defeated or taken, that is the main thing. The King of Naples [Joseph Bonparte] seems very happy with his country"... June 30. "There is nothing new here. Prince Kurakin has been appointed by the Emperor of Russia to deal with peace. He is having conferences with Mr. de Talleyrand. It is to be hoped that in a few days the peace will be concluded"...Méneval noted: "S.M. the Emperor, riding at the moment, and not having to return until late, authorizes me to send this letter without his signature".
July 3. "I wish you to express my displeasure to my
Conseil d'État about the opinion it deliberated on May 26, concerning a matter relating to Sieur Busoni. It seems to me that instead of being my advice, he establishes me his. It is for me to ask him what to do, and it is he who wants me to tell him. Another thing that surprised me was his question about whether or not to report a decision.
How does he not know that it is an insult to the dignity of the legislation to presume the will to change it? July 4. "I hope that I will learn tomorrow that you have received the news of the battle of Friedland"... July 5. "I do not see any inconvenience that General Marescot visits the places of Holland & takes knowledge of the state of defense in which they are"... July 6. "The Queen of Prussia arrived from Memel & comes today to pay me a visit. Everything leads me to think that peace will be concluded in a few days"... July 7. "The Queen of Prussia dined yesterday at my house. [...] I have summoned the
Legislative Body for August 13. I think that all will be ready. Speak to the ministers of Finance and the Treasury so that all that is relative to the budget and the annual account is all ready"... July 8. "The peace was signed this morning. As the Senate must have knowledge of it before anything else, I cannot yet communicate the articles.
The greatest intimacy was established between the Emperor of Russia and me, & I hope that our system will henceforth work in concert. - I have given back to the King of Prussia his States up to the Thalweg of the Elbe, so that all that is on the left bank belongs to me. I gave Poland
Prussian to Saxony. Have the following note put in the Moniteur.
"The peace was signed at Tilsit on July 8, between the Emperors of France & Russia, represented by the Prince of Benevento, Minister of Foreign Relations, and by Prince Kurakin, former Vice-Chancellor of Russia & Prince Labanoff. The exchange of ratifications will take place tomorrow. The treaty will be sent incessantly to be communicated to the Senate, in accordance with the use & the constitutions of the Empire". - If you want to fire sixty cannon shots for this announcement, you are the master of it"...