History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Volumen6

Archibald Alison

W. Blackwood, 1860

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CHAPTER XXXV	1

But to disguise it he proposes peace to Great Britain	2

Speech which he made on the occasion to the authorities of Paris	7

Furious civil war in the south of the island	9

The Constituent Assembly in vain try to retrace their steps	10

The French delegates in vain endeavour to settle differences	11

The insurrection becomes universal Page 104 105 106	12

Napoleon creates the Duke of Parma King of Etruria	13

Disgraceful adulation with which he was surrounded	281

Vast designs of the emperor at Mayence for the Confederation of the Rhine	282

Origin of the differences between England and Spain	283

Secret measures of hostility by the latter power	285

Catastrophe which precipitated hostilities	287

Which at once brings on a war	288

Arguments in parliament against the conduct of government	289

On its conduct with regard to the treasureships	291

The arrival of the commissioners augments the discord	14

Storming and massacre of Cape Town	15

The universal freedom of the blacks is proclaimed 107 108 109 110	16

The English obtain a footing on the island but are soon expelled	17

Furious civil wars between the negroes and mulattoes 111	18

Military supremacy secured by civil qualifications	19

Vigorous measures of the negro chief in the administration	20

His agricultural policy He is appointed president for life of the island 113	22

But the French generally prevail in the field 32 Fruitless attempt to induce Toussaint to submit 34 Desperate defence at CrêteàPierrot 23 Increasing pr...	23

Preparations of Napoleon for its subjugation	24

Immense naval and military forces assembled	25

Necessity of such institutions to the maintenance of the Republic	26

S Page 30 State of religion in France at this period	27

Napoleons views on this subject	28

Arguments in the council of state against an establishment	29

Napoleons reply	30

Description of the mountainous interior to which the negroes retire	31

Concordat July 15 1801 passed into a law April 8 1802	32

Ceremony on the occasion in Notre Dame	33

Constrained religious observances at Paris	35

Prudence of Napoleon in restraining the highchurch party ib 39 His admirable proclamation on the subject of the concordat to the people of France	36

Great joy at the change in the rural departments	37

General satisfaction which the measure excited in foreign countries	38

Subsequent opinions of Napoleon on the subject	39

Napoleons views for the restoration of the property of the emigrants	40

Senatusconsultum proclaiming a general amnesty	41

Inadequacy of these measures to heal the evils of revolutionary confisca tion	42

Immense extent of this evil and its irremediable effects	43

Napoleons important observations on this subject	44

Ruinous effects of this violence	45

Measures to promote public instruction	46

Napoleons measures in favour of education	47

Principles on which his system was founded and rewards to sciences	48

Trials of public feeling by the royalists	49

Measures for recruiting the army and navy Debates on the subject in the council of state ib Discussion on the Ecole Militaire note	51

Their right to representation in the parent state	52

Superior justice of colonial administration in monarchical than in repub lican states	53

Finances of France General valuation or cadastre	54

Immense evils arising from its inequality	55

Napoleons arguments on the necessity of a cadastre	56

His system to remedy the evils	57

Indignation of Napoleon at the language used in the tribunate	58

Important change in municipal government carried in spite of that body	59

Debates on the tribunate in the council of state	60

Napoleons plan for modifying it	61

He resolves to make himself consul for life His efforts to spread monarchical ideas	63

Strong opposition of Josephine to these attempts	64

The attempt at first fails in the senate	65

Means adopted to insure its success	66

Reference of the question to the votes of the people ib 70 Result of the appeal and great satisfaction which this gave	67

Letter of Lafayette declining to vote for it	68

Answer of the First Consul to the address of the senate on the occasion	69

Napoleons ideas on the lists of eligibility	70

The usages of the English representative system inapplicable to France	71

Great changes in the constitution	72

Acceptance of the new constitution by the senate	73

Aspect of Paris and its society at this period ib Generous conduct of Mr Fox in defending Mr Pitt to the First Consul note	74

Formation of the lower gallery in the Louvre	75

Great satisfaction which these changes gave in foreign courts ib 81 Infamous proposals of Lucien rejected by Josephine	76

Suppression of the ministry of police	77

And dismissal of Fouché	78

Changes in the constitution of the senate	80

Renewed correspondence between Louis XVIII and Napoleon ib 86 Formation of the Code Napoleon	82

Extreme difficulty of legal reformation	83

Discussions on the subject of the Code in the council of state	84

Great ability of Napoleon in these discussions	85

Law of succession as finally fixed by Napoleon	86

Sketch of the French revolutionary system of succession ib 93 Prodigious effects of this law in subdividing land in France	88

Singular attachment of the modern French to this law	90

Which is fatal to all real freedom ib 96 Law regarding divorce	91

Great effects of the salutary changes introduced by Napoleon	92

Extreme difficulty of the task he had undertaken	93

Great public works set on foot in France	94

Vast improvements in Paris	95

CHAPTER XXXVI	97

Napoleon meditates an expedition to St Domingo Disastrous effects of the St Domingo revolt to the French navy	98

Its statistical details	100

Origin of the revolution in that island Rash measures of the French Constituent Assembly	101

Freedom is conferred on all persons of colour	102

The insurrection breaks out	103

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Page	113

119	119

And on the introduction of steam into naval warfare	124

General pacification 38 Treacherous views of Napoleon 39 Perfidious arrest of Toussaint by the French authorities 40 Subsequent treatment and deat...	126

ib	128

VOL VI	129

Dreadful atrocities on both sides in Guadaloupe 42 General revolt in St Domingo Death of Le Clerc 43 Continued successes of the negroes	130

French	132

The rupture of the peace of Amiens causes the total destruction of the 45 Reflections on the expedition 133	133

Victory also declares for the French on their left	134

Degraded state of St Domingo ever since that time	135

Inferiority of the negro to the European	136

Ambitious designs of Napoleon in Europe	137

Interview of the Emperor Francis with Napoleon	138

And the Cisalpine republic again remodelled 51 Entry of Napoleon into Lyons Cisalpine government 139 Senatusconsultum there settling the	140

Cordial union of France and Prussia in this matter	146

In return for which Prussia guarantees the French acquisitions in Italy	147

Policy of Austria in this negotiation and of Russia	148

Secret views of the latter power	149

Courageous act of Austria in occupying Passau ib 62 Angry correspondence in consequence between France and Austria	150

Conferences at Ratisbon	151

The principle of secularisation is admitted ib 65 Compensations respectively received ib Proportion in which the several powers gained acquisitions ...	152

It destroyed all ideas of public right or international law	154

Projects of Napoleon against Switzerland federal system in that country	155

Necessity of it in all extensive democratic states	156

Its adaptation to the varieties of the physical condition of Switzerland ib 71 Discontent which the central democratic government produced	157

Nature of the new constitution	158

Arguments adduced by the partisans of France	159

Answer of the partisans of the old institutions	160

Revolution effected by the aid of the French troops	161

But it does not answer the views of Napoleon	162

The government is again deposed and a new constitution framed by Napoleon	163

The French troops are withdrawn and the independence of the Valais is proclaimed	164

Upon which the government at Berne is overturned and the mountaineers prepare for war	165

Hostilities commence Great early success of the mountaineers	166

Diet assembled at Schwytz and total subversion of the central government	167

Forcible interference of the First Consul	168

The Swiss in vain invoke the aid of Austria England remonstrates in vain	170

The Swiss in despair submit and Ney overruns the country	171

Speech of the First Consul to the Swiss deputies at Paris	172

His statement of the proposed constitution	173

Discontent which his principles excite on both sides	174

His final Act of Mediation for the settlement of Helvetia	175

Equitable measures for the government of the country	176

Extreme dissatisfaction excited by this event over Europe	177

Opinion of Mr Fox on the subject and on the treatment of Holland note	179

Rapid improvement of the finances and trade of the country	180

Financial details	181

Causes of irritation which gradually arose with France	183

Complaints and demands of the First Consul	184

Answer of the British government	185

Trial of Peltier for a libel on the First Consul	186

Expedition of Sebastiani to Egypt	187

Violent explosion of Napoleon in conversation with Lord Whitworth	189

Second violent ebullition of Napoleon to Lord Whitworth	193

Diplomatic and military preparations of France	194

Note in reply to Napoleons complaints from Lord Hawkesbury	196

Ultimatum of both parties War is at length declared	197

Arrest of all the British travellers in France	198

General indignation which it excited even in France note	200

Defence of the retention of Malta	201

The aggressions of France on the Continent as a ground for war	202

And Napoleons measures specially directed against England	203

Results of noninterference during the peace	204

Arguments on the other side by the Opposition	205

Their defence of the German spoliations c	206

Reprobate the demands of Napoleon relative to the emigrants	207

And the sending of French commissioners to England	208

Reflections on the altered tone of the Opposition	209

England was obviously resolved on war	210

But it was unavoidable on Napoleons acknowledged intention ib 120 Napoleons own account of his designs against England at this period	211

The greatest stretches of power by France during his reign were made in time of peace	213

And vast growth during peace of her military power	214

His constant severity to his most friendly and submissive allies as exempli fied in the cases of Holland Sardinia and Spain	215

And in those of Portugal the Pope Venice c	216

His lenity to the great powers which resisted him	217

All which was a prelude to his grand final attack on England	218

CHAPTER XXXVII	219

Conquest of Hanover by the French	220

A convention is agreed to by the Hanoverian generals	221

Violation of neutral rights by the French generals	222

They extend themselves through southern Italy	223

142	224

Immense preparations on the shores of the Channel for the invasion of Britain ib 8 Object of these preparations Works at Boulogne	226

And in the other harbours in the Channel	227

S Page 11 Napoleon visits Antwerp and orders immense works there	229

His design for the invasion	230

And measures to enforce discipline in the army on the coast	231

Humiliating treaties agreed to by Switzerland Spain and Portugal	232

Louisiana sold to America and Piedmont annexed to France Vast force collected on the coast by the money thus gained	233

Military force and finances of France	234

Preparations of England to repel the danger	235

Numbers and warlike spirit of the volunteers	237

Naval preparations	238

Finances and new taxes of the year	239

Mr Pitts speech on fortifying London ib 22 Reflections on this measure	240

Napoleons opinion on the subject note	241

Murder of the Lord ChiefJustice in Dublin	242

Execution of the ringleaders	243

Naval events of the year	244

Defeat of Linois by the China fleet	245

Supplies and finances for 1804	246

General despondency which ensued in Britain	247

Which is increased by the alarming illness of the King	248

All eyes are turned to Mr Pitt and coalition against the ministry	249

Mr Pitt becomes Prime Minister	251

Vigorous measures of Lord Melville for the restoration of the navy	252

And admirable civil regulations for that service	253

Alexanders difference with France	254

Which leads to the recall of the Russian ambassador from Paris	255

Napoleon gains over Prussia by hinting at its getting Hanover	256

Immense sensation excited by the execution of the Duc dEnghien	257

The French governinent attempts a setoff by falsifying Mr Drakes pro ceedings at Stuttgard	258

Opinions of the diplomatic body at Paris on the subject	260

Note of Lord Hawkesbury on the subject and answer of Talleyrand note	261

Talleyrands answer	264

Annexation of Piedmont to France	265

Pacific system of Austria	266

Its conduct on the death of the Duc dEnghien and the affair of Drake and Spencer Smith	268

Temporising policy of Prussia	269

The accession of Hardenberg to power produces no external change	270

They remonstrate against the seizure of Sir George Rumboldt	271

Hostile dispositions of Sweden	273

Which is taken advantage of by Great Britain	274

Extension of French power in Italy	275

Internal measures of Napoleon	276

Splendid fête at Boulogne ib 55 His vexation at the dispersion of his flotilla in the midst of it	278

Defence of the government by Mr Pitt	292

On the successive provocations given by the Spanish government	293

Defence of the capture of the frigates	294

The government is supported by parliament	295

Reflections on the subject ib 71 And particulars in which England appears to have been wrong	296

CHAPTER XXXVIII	298

Discontent of the republican officers of the army	299

Pichegru in London and royalist movements in France	300

Project of Fouché for getting up a conspiracy of republicans and royalists	301

The royalist leaders are landed on the French coast	302

Fouché reveals the plot to Napoleon and is restored to power Arrest of the conspirators	304

Consternation which the announcement of the plot excites in Paris	305

Arrest of Pichegru	307

History and character of the Duc dEnghien	308

Generous conduct of his grandfather on a proposal to assassinate Napo leon note	309

Occupation of the prince at that time	311

He is seized and conducted to Strassburg Vain intercession of Josephine	312

He had been vainly warned of his danger and is removed to Vincennes ib 15 Where he is delivered over to a military commission by Napoleons orde...	314

Gross iniquity committed towards him	315

He is convicted upon his declaration only without any evidence	316

His noble demeanour before the judges	317

His sentence and execution	318

His innocence is completely established after his death	319

Napoleons vindication of himself at St Helena	320

Remarkable retribution which overtook all the actors in the murder	321

Consternation which the act excites in Paris	322

And in the foreign ambassadors ib 25 Courageous conduct of M Chateaubriand	323

Opinion which Napoleon entertained of him	324

The surgeons report on his death and presumptions against Napoleon	326

Reflections on the probable privity of the First Consul to his death ib 30 Confirmation of the probability of his assassination from his previous expres...	327

Napoleons defence of himself on this subject at St Helena note	328

Trial of Moreau Georges and others	329

Amount of the admission on which Moreau was condemned	330

Intense interest excited at Paris	332

Heroic indifference of Georges and condemnation of the prisoners	333

Public feeling on this subject ib 37 Clemency of the First Consul after the convictions were obtained	334

His intended lenity to Moreau	335

His opinion of Georges note	336

Napoleon resolves to assume the imperial crown	338

This explains his murdering the Duc dEnghien ib 42 First broaching of the project to the senate	339

The tribunate is put forward to make the proposal in public	341

Speech of the movers on the occasion ib 45 Honourable resistance of Carnot	342

Universal adulation with which Napoleon was surrounded His answer to the senate	343

Key which it affords to his whole policy on the throne	345

He is declared Emperor of the French General concurrence of the nation ib 49 Rank conferred on his family and creation of the marshals of the empi...	346

Rapid progress of court etiquette	347

Dignified protest of Louis XVIII	348

Construction of the road over Mont Cenis and the Simplon 55 Parma and Placentia are occupied with Elba 143	350

Result of the appeal to the people on the subject of the hereditary suc cession	352

Progress of the negotiation regarding the German indemnities 145	353

Ceremony of the coronation ib 56 Distribution of eagles to the army	354

Splendour of the imperial court	355

Napoleon refuses any accession of territory to the Holy See ib 60 Reflections on these events	356

Difference between the English and French revolutions	357

Which was all owing to the violence and injustice of the French convul sion	358

Vast concentration of influence at this period in the hands of government	359

Total destruction of the liberty of the press	360

Armistice with Russia	363

Great influence of the French press in Napoleons favour	365

Supplies for 1805	371

The present expediency of that relaxation urged	377

Reflections on this subject Total failure of Catholic emancipation	383

Dangerous mistake in giving the Irish political power	390

Splendid pageant on the field of Marengo	395

Napoleon enters Milan	396

Is crowned with the iron crown of Charlemagne	397

Adulatory addresses from Naples and Genoa ib 41 Napoleons reply to the latter body	398

Incorporation of Genoa with France and Napoleons secret designs in that step	399

Eugene appointed Viceroy of Italy and great improvements in his kingdom	400

Popularity of Napoleons government in Italy and great works which he undertook	401

His progress through the Italian cities	402

Magnificent fêtes at Genoa	403

Extinction of Lucca and incorporation of Parma and Placentia with France	404

Increasing jealousy of Austria and change in its ministry ib 49 Treaty offensive and defensive between Russia and England and its objects	406

Subsequent articles of agreement and provision for extending the treaty to Austria Sweden c	407

They disclaim all intention to control the French in the choice of their government note	408

Sweden also is included	409

Prussia in vain endeavours to mediate	410

Prussia persists in her neutrality from the hope of getting Hanover 411	411

And at length agrees to the French alliance on condition of obtaining that electorate	412

Napoleon repairs to Boulogne to superintend the English expedition	413

Immense force collected on the coasts of the Channel for that object	415

Its admirable organisation and equipment	416

Organisation of the Imperial Guard and Junots splendid grenadiers	417

Nature of the camps in which the soldiers were lodged	418

Rapid improvement in the character and habits of the army	419

Measures of Napoleon at this period	420

Vast extent of his correspondence with his officers note	421

Organisation of the flotilla	422

His secret projects for effecting the passage	423

Autograph note which he has himself left on the subject note	424

Operations of the combined fleets of France and Spain to second the enterprise	426

Measures of defence by the English government	427

The Toulon and Rochefort squadrons put to sea	428

Change of government in Holland	429

The combined fleet steers for the West Indies ib 73 Uncertainty of Nelson He at length follows to the West Indies	430

Simultaneous anxiety of Napoleon as to Nelsons destination note	431

Combined fleet had returned to Europe Its secret orders	433

Entire success hitherto of Napoleons design which is penetrated by Nelson	434

Energetic measures of the Admiralty when they received his despatches	435

The combined fleet is outstripped by the British brig with the despatches	436

Sir Robert Calders action ib 80 The two fleets separate without decisive success	438

Vast importance of this action Napoleons conduct on receiving the intelligence of it	439

It totally defeats his welllaid designs	440

Cruel injustice to which Sir Robert Calder was meanwhile subjected ib 84 Sir Robert Calder is brought to a courtmartial	442

Nelson returns to England ib 86 Napoleon orders the combined fleet again to put to sea but it makes for Cadiz instead of Brest	443

Gantheaume in vain leaves Brest to meet them	444

Napoleons designs are in consequence entirely ruined and he sets off for Paris	445

Austria had been making hostile preparations	447

Both parties warmly assail the court of Munich with proposals for alliance	448

It finally joins France	450

The Austrians cross the Inn Forces on both sides	451

The army of England marches from Boulogne to the Rhine	452

Immense preparations of Napoleon	453

His address to the senate ib 96 Entire breaking up of the armament at Boulogne	454

The combined fleet is ordered nevertheless to sail from Cadiz	455

Restoration of the Gregorian Calendar	456

Enthusiastic reception of Nelson by the fleet	457

His stratagem to induce the enemy to leave the harbour	458

Which is completely successful	459

Dispositions on both sides	460

Magnificent aspect of the fleets as they approached each other	462

Order in which the English fleet bears down	463

Battle of Trafalgar Heroic conduct of Collingwood	464

Nelson next breaks the line	465

And engages the enemy in close combat	466

Nelson is mortally wounded	467

Details of the action in other quarters	468

Victory everywhere declares for the British	469

Nelsons last hours and death ib 113 Vast magnitude of the victory	470

Violent tempest and disasters to the prizes	473

Courteous intercourse with the Spaniards at Cadiz	475

Mingled joy and grief in Britain on the occasion	476

Honours granted to the family of Nelson ib 118 Character of that naval hero	477

Victory of Sir R Strachan	479

Reflections on the decisive nature of these successes	480

Comparison of victories at land and sea ib 122 Reflections on the manœuvre of breaking the line	481

Which is safe only to the superior and braver power	483

Great national reverses which this united spirit has enabled Austria	492

Military resources of the empire	500

Taxation and finances of the empire	506

Austrian system of education	512

Civil government in the Imperial dominions	518

Statistics of the Empire	524

Bloody combat at Hasslach	544

Retreat of the Archduke Ferdinand with great loss	550

Feelings of the two armies on the occasion	557

The French are in the end repulsed	565

Defensive measures of the Austrians	569

Increasing irritation of Prussia	570

Arrival of Alexander at Berlin and conclusion of a treaty with Russia	572

Nocturnal visit to the tomb of the Great Frederick ib 86 Prussia subsequently relapses into her temporising system	573

Opinions on the subject in a council of war at Potsdam	574

Landing of the Allies in Hanover	575

Desperate conflict in storming the heights	576

Surrender of Jellachich	578

Bold enterprise and final failure of the Prince de Rohan ib 93 Napoleon advances into Upper Austria	579

His measures at Lintz to envelop Kutusoff	580

Austrian proposals of peace which come to nothing	581

Kutusoff withdraws to the left bank of the Danube	582

Continued advance of the French towards Vienna	583

Destruction of part of Mortiers corps by Kutusoff	584

Desperate action at Dürrenstein	585

The French are at length successful	586

Mortier recrosses the Danube	587

Napoleon advances rapidly on Vienna	588

Description of that city	589

Seizure of the bridge of Vienna	590

Discreditable stratagem by which it was seized	591

Napoleon passes through Vienna and establishes headquarters at Schönbrun	592

Subsequent movements of the armies	593

Finesse of Kutusoff in parrying the attempts of the French to circum vent him	594

Heroic action of Bagrathion who at length makes good his retreat	595

Junction of the Russian armies and critical position of Napoleon	596

Able measures of Napoleon to avert this danger	597

Conduct of the French at Vienna	598

Forces on the two sides	599

Napoleon reconnoitres the field of Austerlitz	600

Simulate negotiations on both sides to gain time	601

Conversation between Napoleon and Alexanders aidedecamp	604

Haugwitz arrives from Berlin ib 119 The Allies advance to Wischau	605

Preparatory movements on both sides	606

Napoleons measures to draw the enemy on	607

Allied order of battle	609

Description of the field of battle	610

Disposition of the French troops	611

Nocturnal illumination of the French lines ib 126 Movements on both sides in the morning	612

Napoleon at length orders the attack	613

Battle of Austerlitz	614

The French cut through the Russian centre	615

Progress of the action on the French left	616

Page	618

Armistice of Austerlitz	627

Dissimulation of Prussia and accommodation with that power	628

Matchless effrontery and perfidy of Prussia	629

Treaty of alliance with Prussia which gains Hanover	630

Indignation this treaty excited at Berlin	631

Affairs of Naples 146 And of the north of Germany 147 Peace of Pressburg 148 Secret articles of the treaty 149 Objects of Napoleon in this treaty 15...	632

637	637

Secret views of Napoleon in this step 153 Napoleons return to Vienna Munich the Rhine and Paris 154 Reflections on the campaign 639	639

Importance of the valley of the Danube as the theatre of contest	642

Its failure is no impeachment of the justice of his principles 166 His defective military combination 651	651

Principles of his domestic administration	655

How he was first drawn into the war	656

He became the great champion against the French Revolution 173 Progressive and steady growth of his fame	657

His private character Funeral honours paid to him 662	662

APPENDIX	665

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Título	History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Volumen6 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Archibald Alison
Autor	Archibald Alison
Edición	10
Editor	W. Blackwood, 1860
Procedencia del original	Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York
Digitalizado	9 Ago. 2007

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