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volumes； the letters are arranged under dates。 … In his
'〃Correspondance avec Eugène； vice…roi d'Italie；〃 they are arranged
under chapters； also with Joseph； King of Naples and afterwards King
of Spain。 It is easy to select other chapters not less instructive：
one on foreign affairs （letters to M。 de Champagny； M de Talleyrand；
and M。 de Bassano）； another on the finances （letters to M。 Gaudin and
to M。 Mollien）； another on the navy （letters to Admiral Decrès）；
another on military administration （letters to General Clarke）；
another on the affairs of the Church （letters to M。 Portalis and to M。
Bigot de Préameneu）； another on the Police （letters to Fouché）； etc。
… Finally； by dividing and distributing his letters according as they
relate to this or that grand enterprise； especially to this or that
military campaign； a third classification could be made。 … In this
way we can form a concept of the vastness of his positive knowledge；
also of the scope of his intellect and talents。 Cf。 especially the
following letters to Prince Eugène； June II； 1806 （on the supplies and
expenses of the Italian army）； June 1st and 18th； 1806 （on the
occupation of Dalmatia； and on the military situation； offensive and
defensive）。 To Gen。 Dejean； April 28； 1806 （on the war supplies）；
June 27； 1806 （on the fortifications of Peschiera） July 20； 1806 （on
the fortifications of Wesel and of Juliers）。 … 〃Mes souvenirs sur
Napoleon〃； p。 353 by the Count Chaptal： 〃One day； the Emperor said to
me that he would like to organize a military school at Fontainebleau；
he then explained to me the principal features of the establishment；
and ordered me to draw up the necessary articles and bring them to him
the next day。 I worked all night and they were ready at the appointed
hour。 He read them over and pronounced them correct； but not
complete。 He bade me take a seat and then dictated to me for two or
three hours a plan which consisted of five hundred and seventeen
articles。 Nothing more perfect； in my opinion； ever issued from a
man's brain。 … At another time； the Empress Josephine was to take the
waters at Aix…la…Chapelle； and the Emperor summoned me。 'The
Empress；' said he； 'is to leave to…morrow morning。 She is a good…
natured； easy…going woman and must have her route and behavior marked
out for her。 Write it down。' He then dictated instructions to me on
twenty…one large sheets of paper； in which everything she was to say
and to do was designated； even the questions and replies she was to
make to the authorities on the way。〃
＇68＇ One French league equals approximately 4 km。 70；000 square
leagues then equal 1；120；000 km。2； or 400；000 square miles or 11％ of
the United States but 5 times the size of Great Britain。 （SR。）
＇69＇ Cf。 in the 〃Correspondance〃 the letters dated at Schoenbrunn
near Vienna； during August and September； 1809； and especially：
the great number of letters and orders relating to the English
expeditions to Walcheren；
the letters to chief…judge Régnier and to the arch…chancellor
Cambacérès on expropriations for public benefit （Aug。 21； Sept。 7
and 29）；
the letters and orders to M。 de Champagny to treat with Austria （Aug。
19； and Sept。 10； 15； 18； 22； and 23）；
the letters to Admirable Decrès； to despatch naval expeditions to the
colonies （Aug。17 and Sept。 26）；
the letter to Mollien on the budget of expenditure （Aug。 8）；
the letter to Clarke on the statement of guns in store throughout the
empire （Sept。 14）。
Other letters； ordering the preparation of two treatises on military
art （Oct。 1）； two works on the history and encroachments of the Holy
See （Oct。 3）； prohibiting conferences at Saint…Sulpice （Sept。 15）；
and forbidding priests to preach outside the churches （Sept。 24）。…
From Schoenbrunn； he watches the details of public works in France and
Italy； for instance； the letters to M。 le Montalivet （Sept。30）； to
send an auditor post to Parma； to have a dyke repaired at once； and
（Oct。 8） to hasten the building of several bridges and quays at
Lyons。
＇70＇ He says himself； 〃I always transpose my theme in many ways。〃
＇71＇ Madame de Rémusat； I。； 117； 120。 〃1 heard M。 de Talleyrand
exclaim one day； some what out of humor； 'This devil of a man misleads
you in all directions。 Even his passions escape you； for he finds
some way to counterfeit them； although they really exist。'〃 … For
example； immediately prior to the violent confrontation with Lord
Whitworth； which was to put an end to the treaty of Amiens； he was
chatting and amusing himself with the women and the infant Napoleon；
his nephew； in the gayest and most unconcerned manner： 〃He is suddenly
told that the company had assembled。 His countenance changes like
that of an actor when the scene shifts。 He seems to turn pale at will
and his features contract〃； he rises； steps up precipitately to the
English ambassador； and fulminates for two hours before two hundred
persons。 （Hansard's Parliamentary History； vol。 XXVI； dispatches of
Lord Whitworth； pp。 1798； 1302； 1310。） … 〃He often observes that the
politician should calculate every advantage that could be gained by
his defects。〃 One day； after an explosion he says to Abbé de Pradt：
〃You thought me angry！ you are mistaken。 Anger with me never mounts
higher than here （pointing to his neck）。〃
＇72＇ Roederer； III。 （The first days of Brumaire； year VIII。）
＇73＇ Bourrienne； III。； 114。
＇74＇ Bourrienne； II。； 228。 （Conversation with Bourrienne in the park
at Passeriano。）
＇75＇ Ibid。； II。； 331。 （Written down by Bourrienne the same evening。）
＇76＇ Madame de Rémusat； I。； 274。 … De Ségur； II。； 459。 （Napoleon's
own words on the eve of the battle of Austerlitz）： 〃Yes； if I had
taken Acre； I would have assumed the turban； I would have put the army
in loose breeches； I would no longer have exposed it； except at the
last extremity； I would have made it my sacred battalion； my
immortals。 It is with Arabs； Greeks； and Armenians that I would have
ended the war against the Turks。 Instead of one battle in Moravia I
would have gained a battle of Issus； I would have made myself emperor
of the East； and returned to Paris by the way of Constantinople。〃 … De
Pradt； p。19 （Napoleon's own words at Mayence； September； 1804）： 〃Since
two hundred years there is nothing more to do in Europe； it is only in
the East that things can be carried out on a grand scale。〃
＇77＇ Madame de Rémusat； I。； 407。 … Miot de Melito； II。； 214 （a few
weeks after his coronation）： 〃There will be no repose in Europe until
it is under one head； under an Emperor； whose officers would be kings；
who would distribute kingdoms to his lieutenants； who would make one
of them King of Italy； another King of Bavaria； here a landmann of
Switzerland； and here a stadtholder of Holland； etc。〃
＇78＇ 〃Correspondance de Napoleon I。；〃 vol。 XXX。； 550； 558。 （Memoirs
dictated by Napoleon at Saint Hélène。） … Miot de Meli