Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)

Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
10 L.S. "Nap" or "NP", one with an autograph line, Madrid, Benavente and Valladolid December 10, 1808-January 13, 1809, to Archchancellor CAMBACÉRÈS| the letters are written by Méneval or Fain| half page in-4 each. [497-506]
Napoleon in Madrid, and return to France.
Madrid December 10. You did well to refuse to the minister of the
Marine the approval which he asked you, since he has the necessary authorization to inform and that to inform, it is the same thing as to judge "...
Madrid December 15: "I need nine auditors for the Ponts &
Chaussées. [...] I intend to take young people who know their geometry, their trigonometry and their algebra, & who have some notions of mechanics"... Autograph note of Cambaceres: "M. de Montalivet for Tuesday 27 at eleven hours and half or at four hours ".
Madrid December 16. "I sent the decree to finish the session of the
Legislative body to December 30"...
Chamartin December 21. "I attach great importance to the case of the Lafarge company| and I await the decision of the Council of State which I hope will be just and severe"...
Madrid December 22. "It is necessary that the draft laws to be presented to the Legislative Body
have been found in the stalls which are lost. - The weather here is superb| there is no example of such a beautiful winter. Since I set foot in Spain, I have not yet seen a drop of rain"...
Benavente December 31: "I see that the weather in Paris was the same as in
Spain from the 18th to the 21st. The bills will undoubtedly have been taken, because I did not receive them. You will have to receive my decree to close the
Legislative body to the 30 Xbre "...
Valladolid January 7, 1809. "I arrived yesterday evening at Valladolid. - The evil
Soult must be in Lugo, in Galicia, in pursuit of the English, who march on Coruña to reembark there "...
Valladolid January 8. "I thank you for what you tell me about the new year. I hope that the same compliment will be renewed about thirty times| but for that it is necessary to be a little wise. - You must disavow the idea that Austria wants to make war on us: you are not, however, I believe, one of those who must be convinced that if she did, it would be her last hour. I have in Italy and in
Germany much more forces than it is necessary against her "...
Valladolid January 9. He thanks Cambaceres for his letter of January 1.
Valladolid January 13. "My cousin, I received your letter of January 5".
He adds in his hand: "Everything goes very well here".