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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
10 L.S. "Nap" or "NP", Mainz November 2-6, 1813, to Archchancellor CAMBACERES| 9 letters are written by Fain| 15 pages and 2 half-pages in-4. [766-775]
Stay in Mainz, during the return to France after the disastrous campaign in Germany.
November 2. "I arrived in Mainz. I try to rally, rest and reorganize the army there. Tell the Minister of War not to spread the alarm everywhere about the lack of rifles| that there are many rifles in France| that many, in truth, are not of caliber or are of foreign caliber, but that one can use them for the armament of the national guards, and that one cannot say that one does not have rifles"... - I send you a report of the Grand Écuyer on the estafettes which were lost. Communicate it to the ministers so that they know what did not reach me and that they send me the duplicate of what was important"... November 3. "My Cousin, say a word to the State Councillors and Senators, who generally seem to me to be very pusillanimous. I am told on all sides that they show great fear and little character. Be well persuaded, then, that my infantry, my artillery and my cavalry have such a superiority over those of the Enemy that there is nothing to fear, and that as soon as I know well the enemies with whom I have to deal, and that I will no longer have to fear treachery or croquenjambe, I will beat them as quickly as the others. Conscripts and money are needed| but France will provide even less than the other powers of Europe. I am sorry not to be in Paris| one would see me there more quiet and calm than in any circumstance of my life. I have told the whole truth, because I esteem the nation| but know that the bulletins which are exact, exaggerate rather the losses than diminish them"... - "Even though I have arrived in Mainz, the Empress must continue to exercise the functions of
Regent, until it is otherwise ordered"... November 4. "You will have received the convocation of the Legislative Body for 2 October. All that must be brought to the Council of State must be prepared, and the ministers of finance and the treasury must prepare their accounts.
I hope to do the opening myself. - I have written to the Minister of War for the flags that I have charged him to present to the Empress, This presentation must take place in the Throne Room around which all the authorities will be gathered. At the end of this ceremony, the minister will go to carry the flags to the Invalides. I have sent to the Empress the answer which she will have to make to the minister. It will be appropriate that a few days later a deputation of 30 invalids, among whom there are several centenarians, and having the Governor at their head, come to thank the Empress for what she has said, either about them or about the superiority of the courage of the French army. It will be necessary to take care of the Governor's speech| you will find herewith a note which will indicate to you how I conceive it ". Attached to the letter is the draft of the "Discours du Gouverneur des Invalides", followed by the "Réponse à faire par l'Impératrice" (4 pages), with an autograph addition, in the list of battles: "d'Eckmuhl".
November 5. "My Cousin, thinking better of what I wrote to you yesterday concerning the Invalides, I find that there would be some inconvenience in putting this house in motion. It would therefore be more appropriate to simply put the flags at the Invalides without having them play any role. - My Cousin, I am sending you a letter from King
Louis, which seems to me to be madness. I suppose that this Prince has not come to Paris. If he comes there as a French Prince, my intention is to forget all his nonsense, all that he has printed, and to receive him there. If he comes as King of Holland, and he wants to persist in this chimera, he must not be received. If he had made the foolishness of coming, he must not be visited and he must remain incognito at Madame [autograph addition:] a Pont. The Empress especially must not see him"... November 6. "My presence is still necessary here for the reorganization of my army. As soon as business allows me to leave, I will go to Paris"... - The King of Westphalia [Jerome] had the land of Stains purchased. I believe this step is contrary to the statutes on the Imperial family. I want you to check it. It seems to me that an article says that no acquisition can be made in France by a prince of the family, who occupies a foreign throne (without my permission). If I am not mistaken, give orders to the Grand Judge to summon the notary who made the deed, to make him aware of the article of the statutes, and to have the sale cancelled. I have ordered the King of Westphalia to go to Aix-la-Chapelle.
I am indignant that at the moment when all the private individuals sacrifice their interests for
10 L.S. "Nap" or "NP", Mainz November 2-6, 1813, to Archchancellor CAMBACERES| 9 letters are written by Fain| 15 pages and 2 half-pages in-4. [766-775]
Stay in Mainz, during the return to France after the disastrous campaign in Germany.
November 2. "I arrived in Mainz. I try to rally, rest and reorganize the army there. Tell the Minister of War not to spread the alarm everywhere about the lack of rifles| that there are many rifles in France| that many, in truth, are not of caliber or are of foreign caliber, but that one can use them for the armament of the national guards, and that one cannot say that one does not have rifles"... - I send you a report of the Grand Écuyer on the estafettes which were lost. Communicate it to the ministers so that they know what did not reach me and that they send me the duplicate of what was important"... November 3. "My Cousin, say a word to the State Councillors and Senators, who generally seem to me to be very pusillanimous. I am told on all sides that they show great fear and little character. Be well persuaded, then, that my infantry, my artillery and my cavalry have such a superiority over those of the Enemy that there is nothing to fear, and that as soon as I know well the enemies with whom I have to deal, and that I will no longer have to fear treachery or croquenjambe, I will beat them as quickly as the others. Conscripts and money are needed| but France will provide even less than the other powers of Europe. I am sorry not to be in Paris| one would see me there more quiet and calm than in any circumstance of my life. I have told the whole truth, because I esteem the nation| but know that the bulletins which are exact, exaggerate rather the losses than diminish them"... - "Even though I have arrived in Mainz, the Empress must continue to exercise the functions of
Regent, until it is otherwise ordered"... November 4. "You will have received the convocation of the Legislative Body for 2 October. All that must be brought to the Council of State must be prepared, and the ministers of finance and the treasury must prepare their accounts.
I hope to do the opening myself. - I have written to the Minister of War for the flags that I have charged him to present to the Empress, This presentation must take place in the Throne Room around which all the authorities will be gathered. At the end of this ceremony, the minister will go to carry the flags to the Invalides. I have sent to the Empress the answer which she will have to make to the minister. It will be appropriate that a few days later a deputation of 30 invalids, among whom there are several centenarians, and having the Governor at their head, come to thank the Empress for what she has said, either about them or about the superiority of the courage of the French army. It will be necessary to take care of the Governor's speech| you will find herewith a note which will indicate to you how I conceive it ". Attached to the letter is the draft of the "Discours du Gouverneur des Invalides", followed by the "Réponse à faire par l'Impératrice" (4 pages), with an autograph addition, in the list of battles: "d'Eckmuhl".
November 5. "My Cousin, thinking better of what I wrote to you yesterday concerning the Invalides, I find that there would be some inconvenience in putting this house in motion. It would therefore be more appropriate to simply put the flags at the Invalides without having them play any role. - My Cousin, I am sending you a letter from King
Louis, which seems to me to be madness. I suppose that this Prince has not come to Paris. If he comes there as a French Prince, my intention is to forget all his nonsense, all that he has printed, and to receive him there. If he comes as King of Holland, and he wants to persist in this chimera, he must not be received. If he had made the foolishness of coming, he must not be visited and he must remain incognito at Madame [autograph addition:] a Pont. The Empress especially must not see him"... November 6. "My presence is still necessary here for the reorganization of my army. As soon as business allows me to leave, I will go to Paris"... - The King of Westphalia [Jerome] had the land of Stains purchased. I believe this step is contrary to the statutes on the Imperial family. I want you to check it. It seems to me that an article says that no acquisition can be made in France by a prince of the family, who occupies a foreign throne (without my permission). If I am not mistaken, give orders to the Grand Judge to summon the notary who made the deed, to make him aware of the article of the statutes, and to have the sale cancelled. I have ordered the King of Westphalia to go to Aix-la-Chapelle.
I am indignant that at the moment when all the private individuals sacrifice their interests for