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Unexpected receipts in the Post-office Department Arrival of Napoleon's Commissioners at M. de Talleyrand's Conference of the Marshals with Alexander Alarming news from Essonne Marmont's courage The white cockade and the tri-coloured cockade A successful stratagem Three Governments in France The Duc de Cadore sent by Maria Louisa to the Emperor of Austria Maria Louisa's proclamation to the French people Interview between the Emperor of Austria and the Duc de Cadore The Emperor's protestation of friendship for Napoleon M. Metternich and M. Stadion Maria Louisa's departure for Orleans Blucher's visit to me Audience of the King of Prussia His Majesty's reception of Berthier, Clarke, and myself Bernadotte in Paris Cross of the Polar Star presented to me by Bernadotte.
In 1799, during Talleyrand's disgrace, Truguet returned here, and, after in vain challenging his enemy to fight, caned him in the Luxembourg gardens, a chastisement which our premier bore with true Christian patience. Truguet is not even a member of the Legion of Honour. Villeneuve is supposed not much inferior in talents, experience, and modesty to Truguet.
She had always lists of subscriptions in her pocket; some with proposals to play in her lotteries for trinkets unnecessary to her; others, to procure her, by the assistance of subscribers, some trinkets which she wanted. I suppose it to be no secret to you that the female agents of Talleyrand's secret diplomacy are frequently more useful than those of the other sex.
She had always lists of subscriptions in her pocket; some with proposals to play in her lotteries for trinkets unnecessary to her; others, to procure her, by the assistance of subscribers, some trinkets which she wanted. I suppose it to be no secret to you that the female agents of Talleyrand's secret diplomacy are frequently more useful than those of the other sex.
New system of war Winter quarters The Emperor's Proclamation Necessity of marching to meet the Russians Distress in the Hanse Towns Order for 50,000 cloaks Seizure of Russian corn and timber Murat's entrance into Warsaw Re-establishment of Poland Duroc's accident M. de Talleyrand's carriage stopped by the mud Napoleon's power of rousing the spirit of his troops His mode of dictating The Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin His visits to Hamburg The Duke of Weimar His letter and present Journey of the Hereditary Prince of Denmark to Paris Batter, the English spy Traveling clerks Louis Bonaparte and the Berlin decree Creation of the Kingdom of Saxony Veneration of Germany for the King of Saxony The Emperor's uncertainty respecting Poland Fetes and reviews at Warsaw The French Government at the Emperor's head quarters Ministerial portfolios sent to Warsaw.
To this last proposal the First Consul offered no objection; but he still inflexibly opposed any retention of Malta, even for ten years, and sought to make the barren islet of Lampedusa appear an equivalent to Malta. This absurd contention had, however, been exploded by Talleyrand's indiscreet confession "that the re-establishment of the Order of St.
The men of the Revolution and the men of the Empire The Council of Regency Departure of the Empress from Paris Marmont and Mortier Joseph's flight Meeting at Marmont's hotel Capitulation of Paris Marmont's interview with the Emperor at Fontainebleau Colonels Fabvier and Denys The Royalist cavalcade Meeting at the hotel of the Comte de Morfontaine M. de Chateaubriand and his pamphlet Deputation to the Emperor Alexander Entrance of the Allied sovereigns into Paris Alexander lodged in M. Talleyrand's hotel Meetings held there The Emperor Alexander's declaration My appointment as Postmaster-General Composition of the Provisional Government Mistake respecting the conduct of the Emperor of Austria Caulaincourt's mission from Napoleon His interview with the Emperor Alexander Alexander's address to the deputation of the Senate M. de Caulaincourt ordered to quit the capital.
Mehee had been promised by Talleyrand double the amount of the sums which he could swindle from your Government; but though he did more mischief to your country than was expected in this, and though he proved that he had pocketed upwards of ten thousand English guineas, the wages of his infamy, when he hinted about the recompense he expected here, Durant, Talleyrand's chef du bureau, advised him, as a friend, not to remind the Minister of his presence in France, as Bonaparte never pardoned a Septembrizer, and the English guineas he possessed might be claimed and seized as national property, to compensate some of the sufferers by the unprovoked war with England.
Whether he knew or not of Talleyrand's immense gain by the pacification at Luneville in February, 1801, he did not neglect his own individual interest.
In many circles there was an affectation of treating with contempt what are called the parvenus; those people who, to use M. de Talleyrand's expression, do not know how to walk upon a carpet. All this gave rise to complaints against the Faubourg St.
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