Life of Napoleon, tr., with notes by H.W. Halleck. With an atlas, Volume 3 |
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Page 262 - Every foreign sovereign is incompatible with the exercise of any spiritual authority within the territory of the empire. 13> The popes shall, at their elevation, take an oath never to act contrary to the four propositions of the Galilean church, adopted in an assembly of the clergy in 1682. 14. The four propositions of the catholic church are declared common to all the catholic churches of the empire.
Page 156 - Minho e Douro. The French soldiers were no longer assassinated in that province; whereas, previous to this Intrigue, that cruel species of warfare had been carried on with infinite activity, and the most malignant passions called forth on both sides.
Page 55 - On investigation, it was found that forty theusand bottles, whieh he had sent to the army a few days before, had been purloined and sold by the commissaries. They, were immediately brought to trial, and condemned to be...
Page 323 - ... remains of the army of the Vizir capitulated, and were carried prisoners into Russia. I hoped to intercept these negotiations by declaring war against Russia; but, unfortunately, Sebastiani, who enjoyed the full confidence of the Turks, had left Constantinople, and the Sultan, whose capital he had saved in 1807, had perished, the victim of fanaticism and anarchy. My new minister, Latour-Maubourg, neglected nothing to carry out my instructions, but he had not the same title to the confidence of...
Page 380 - I have eeen Napoleon. I have spoken to him. O, how have we been deceived, my children. The Emperor of France is not the man he has been represented to you. He and his soldiers worship the same God that we do. The war that he wages is not religious ; it is a political quarrel with our Emperor. His soldiers fight only against our soldiers. They do not slaughter, as we have been told, women and children.
Page 413 - ... magazines, abounding in stores of the exquisite tissues of India and Persia, the rarities of Europe, colonial produce, and precious wines. The troops of the guard immediately hastened up and attempted to subdue the flames, but their energetic efforts were unfortunately unsuccessful, and the immense riches of the establishment fell a prey to the fire, with the exception of some portions which our men were able to snatch from the devouring element. This fresh accident was again attributed to natural...
Page 294 - Beresford had not the art either of conciliating or of exacting the confidence of his troops. It is certain that if he had retreated, a very violent and unjust clamour would have been raised against him, and this was so strongly and unceremoniously represented to him, by an officer on his own staff, that he gave way. These are what may be termed the moral obstacles of war. Such men as lord Wellington or sir John Moore can stride over them, but to second-rate minds they are insuperable.
Page 362 - As soon as victory enabled me to restore your ancient laws to your capital, and a part of your provinces, I did it, — without prolonging a war which would have continued to spill the blood of my subjects.
Page 50 - Europe, than he fell into the hands of persons who certainly were of a very different calibre. He was sold by a Duke of Austria to an Emperor of Germany, who has been rescued from oblivion by that act alone. The last of his court, Blondel, alone remained faithful to him ; but his nation made great sacrifices for his deliverance.