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Petersburg The war in Spain neglected Troops of all nations at the disposal of Bonaparte Levy of the National Guard Treaties with Prussia and Austria Capitulation renewed with Switzerland Intrigues with Czernischeff Attacks of my enemies Memorial to the Emperor Ogier de la Saussaye and the mysterious box Removal of the Pope to Fontainebleau Anecdote of His Holiness and M. Denon Departure of Napoleon and Maria Louisa for Dresden Situation of affairs in Spain and Portugal Rapp's account of the Emperor's journey to Dantzic Mutual wish for war on the part of Napoleon and Alexander Sweden and Turkey Napoleon's vain attempt to detach Sweden from her alliance with Russia.
A certain sort of friendship seemed to exist between Charles Darragon and Colonel de Casimir not without patronage on one side and a slightly constraining sense of obligation on the other. It was de Casimir who had introduced Charles to Mathilde Sebastian at a formal reception at General Rapp's. Charles, of course, fell in love with Mathilde, and out again after half-an-hour's conversation.
About the end of August 1815, as I was walking on the Boulevard des Capucines, I had the pleasure of meeting Rapp, whom I had not seen for a long time. He had just come out of the house of Lagrenee, the artist, who was painting his portrait. I was on foot, and Rapp's carriage was waiting, so we both stepped into it, and set off to take a drive in the Bois de Boulogne.
My functions at Hamburg The King of Sweden at Stralsund My bulletin describing the situation of the Russian armies Duroc's recall from Berlin General Dumouriez Recruiting of the English in Hanover The daughter of M. de Marbeof and Napoleon Treachery of the King of Naples The Sun of Austerlitz Prince Dolgiorouki Rapp's account of the battle of Austerlitz Gerard's picture Eugene's marriage.
When we were alone the First Consul appeared pleased with Rapp's attachment, but very vexed at Georges' refusal. He said, "He does not take a correct view of things; but the extravagance of his principles has its source in noble sentiments, which must give him great influence over his countrymen. It is necessary, however, to bring this business soon to an end."
There was no guard-house here because Langfuhr was held by the French, and Rapp's outposts were three miles out on the road to Zoppot. "I have played this game for fifty years," said Barlasch, with a low laugh, when they reached the earthworks, completed, at such enormous cost of life and strength, by Rapp; "follow me and do as I do. When I stoop, stoop; when I crawl, crawl; when I run, run."
The remainder, coming in another ship, were drawn off by Haller, one of Rapp's traveling companions, to settle in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The six hundred souls who thus remained to Rapp appear to have been mainly, and indeed with few exceptions, of the peasant and mechanic class.
The visits impressed us all strongly, and the one I first remember could not have occurred later than my fifth year, for I distinctly recollect that Frau Rapp's horses took us to the churchyard. I found it so little changed when I entered it again, two years ago, that I could walk without a guide directly to the Ebers family vault. But what a transformation had taken place in the way!
We arrived in state by the Rue Castiglione, so that the column surmounted by the statue, covered by a veil that was to drop at a given signal, faced us just as we came out upon the square M. Thiers, in full uniform, with his minister's hat and feathers, and again riding "Vanndomme," struck in his spurs, left the procession at full gallop, and passed before my father, shouting at the very top of his falsetto voice, "I take your Majesty's pleasure" the words being accompanied by a wave of his hat which ill-natured people might have said was copied from General Rapp's gesture in Gerard's picture of the Battle of Austerlitz at the Louvre.
The visits impressed us all strongly, and the one I first remember could not have occurred later than my fifth year, for I distinctly recollect that Frau Rapp's horses took us to the churchyard. I found it so little changed when I entered it again, two years ago, that I could walk without a guide directly to the Ebers family vault. But what a transformation had taken place in the way!
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