Waterloo, i. #10#
—particulars relative to his abdication, #11#; iv. 114
—the Provisional Government presented to, i. #13#
—his departure from Malmaison, #15#
—document authorizing General Becker to watch and guard him,
#15#
—resolutions entered into by the commission of government
respecting his departure from France, _ib._
—his itinerary during his journey from Paris, #19#
—his reception at Rochefort, #20#
—plan to save him, _ib._
—feeling of the South of France towards, #23#
—discussions on his purposed escape, #24#
—his letter to the Prince Regent, _ib._
—suspected escape of, #25#
—embarks on board the Bellerophon, #26#
—visits Admiral Hotham on board the Superb, #27#
—anecdote of, _ib._
—etiquette of the English to, #25#
—summary of his situation at Rochelle, dictated by himself,
#29#
—arrives at Torbay, #32#
—reports respecting his destination, #33#
—curiosity excited on his reaching Plymouth, #36#
—protests against his removal to St. Helena, #37#
—communication made to him by Lord Keith, #37#
—remarkable words of, #40#
—proposes to write his memoirs, #42#, #109#
—curious document of, when first consul, _ib._
—his departure from Plymouth, #43#
—his protest, _ib._
—persons allowed to accompany, #46#
—instructions of ministers to Admiral Cockburn respecting,
#47#
—His effects examined by Admiral Cockburn, #50#
—quits the Bellerophon, #51#
—conduct of the crew of the Northumberland to, #52#
—description of his cabin, #53#
—Las Cases’ reflections on his abdication, #55#
—his mode of living on board the Northumberland, #57#
—his occupations, #59#
—his origin, and family, #61#
—conduct of the midshipmen to, #72#
—details of the Emperor’s childhood, #73#
—his attachment to Madame du Colombier, #81#
—his extensive acquirements, #82#
—question solved by, #83#
—anecdotes of, #83#; iii. #229#; iv. 111
—espouses the cause of the revolution, 85
—commences learning English, i. #87#
—his plan for conducting the siege of Toulon, #88#
—takes that place, #95#
—his assistance to emigrants, #97#
—his attachment to Duroc, #99#
—made a general of infantry, #101#
—his presence of mind during a popular commotion, #103#
—military administration of, #105#
—his indifference to riches, #106#
—his ascendancy over his troops, #108#
—calumnies against, #115#
—his advance to power, #118#
—dictates to Las Cases his campaigns of Italy, #119#
—respect paid to, on crossing the line, #122#
—statements of Sir Robert Wilson regarding, #123#
—his intrepidity, #133#
—visits the Red Sea, #135#
—popular among the Egyptians, #138#
—his method of dictating, #148#
—arrives at St. Helena, #154#
—narrative of his residence at Briars, #156#
—his wretched accommodation there, #158#
—misery of his situation, #163#
—indignant at his ill-treatment, #164#
—communication of, to the British Government, #165#
—his mode of living at Briars, #167#
—libels on, #169#
—his opinion of his libellers, #170#
—letter of the king to, and Napoleon’s reply, #174#
—reported to have made overtures to the French Princes,
#175#
—his daily occupations, #176#, #195#
—his remarks on the Council of State, #177#
—lenity of, #180#
—dismisses the Legislative Body, #183#
—his reasons for dissolving the Tribunate, #185#
—his opinion of the Generals of the army of Italy, #188#
—his ideas on the armies of the Ancients, #189#
—compares the French with the Romans, #191#
—political schemes of, #192#
—contrasts the characters of his two Empresses, #198#
—his remarks on the education of Princes, #204#
—his landing at Cannes, #207#
—private amours of, #211#
—palliates the conduct of his enemies, #214#
—circumstances of his fall, #216#
—officers of his household in 1814, #217#
—his reservation of Corsica, #220#
—reviews the events of the revolution, #221#
—his ideas of public opinion, #223#
—indisposition of, #234#
—equestrian feats of, #235#
—his diet and medicine, #236#
—his convalescence and recreations, #237#
—atrocious conspiracies against, #238#
—his escape from the Infernal Machine, #240#
—his kindness to a slave, #241#
—state of crime during his dominion, #243#
—escapes of, during the campaigns of Italy, #246#
—his reflections on a field of battle, #248#
—his remarks on several Generals, #251#, #337#
—annoyances practised towards, #356#
—his removal to Longwood, #260#
—persons composing his establishment, #265#
—Las Cases’ character of, #268#
—the Abbe de Pradt’s analysis of his character, #269#
—his style of addressing the Empresses, #274#
—anecdote of and the Queen of Prussia, #276#
—his system of espionage, #277#
—abuses in the Post Office under, #278#
—liberty of the Press during his reign, #280#
—harsh treatment of at Longwood, #281#, #311#
—his remonstrances, and the insulting replies to them, #283#
—his ideas of popularity, #284#
—frequent dangers and escapes of, #288#
—his mode of answering the libels of the English Ministers,
#299#
—amelioration of his condition, #302#, #303#
—nick-names given to persons and places by, #307#
—attentions paid to, by English sailors, #310#
—his method of learning English, #324#
—visited by Governor Wilks, #325#
—Madame de Stäel, &c. #328#
—his opinion of Bernardin St. Pierre and his works, #333#
—remarks of, on French Historians, #334#
—his personal danger at Eylau, Jena, &c., #335#
—his progress in English, #344#, #350#
—remarks of, on St. Helena, #346#
—caricatures on, #357#
—his views of French politics, #359#
—picture of domestic happiness drawn by, #361#
—predilection of the Algerines for, #363#
—his opinion of the great French poets, #368#
—his credit on his return from Elba, #372#
—his talent as an accountant, #373#
—remarks of on the invasion of England, #374#
—etiquette of his court, #379#
—the officers of his household, #383#
—his opinion of the influence of a court on a nation, #386#
—presentation of the Captains of the Chinese fleet to, #388#
—facetiousness of, #390#
—remarks of, on the character of the French, #395#
—lamentation of, ii. #4#
—M. Constant’s visit to, at the Tuileries, and his return from
Elba, #10#
—well qualified for governing the French, #12#
—insult offered to, by Admiral Cockburn, #14#
—his reflections on the death of Ney, #15#
—his message for the Prince Regent respecting his inhuman
treatment, #17#
—affection of the inhabitants of the Isle of France for,
#17#
—unwholesome food provided for, #19#
—his remarks on Catiline’s conspiracy, the Gracchi, Historians,
&c., #23#, #24#
—on fortification, #26#
—on moveable artillery, #27#
—his cheerfulness, #30#
—early friendships of, #31#
—his universal celebrity, #32#
—political self-examination of, #33#
—his betrayers, #38#
—remarks of, on his expedition to the East, #40#
—description of his apartments, #44#
—details of his toilet, dress, &c. #46#
—absurd reports regarding, #47#
—plots against, #49#
—account of Cerache’s conspiracy against, #50#
—his hesitation as to the course to be pursued after the battle
of Waterloo, #57#
—characteristic traits of, #59#
—his opinion of Pozzo di Borgo, Metternich, Bassano, Clarke,
Cambacérès, Lebrun Fouché, &c. #62#
—good advice of, #72#
—his return from Elba foreseen at the time of his departure from
Fontainebleau, #74#
—convention of the Allied Sovereigns respecting, #80#
—last interview of Governor Wilks with, #84#
—his message to the Prince Regent, #87#
—state of his finances, #90#
—his commercial shrewdness, #92#
—his criticism on Voltaire, and other French dramatic writers,
#95#
—Sir Hudson Lowe’s first insult to, #99#
—his remarks on the Russian War, #104#
—magnanimity of, #108#
—his remonstrances with Sir Hudson Lowe, #116#
—summary of his history, #120#
—his seclusion, #121#
—remarks of, on European Sovereigns at different periods,
#124#
—details respecting his family, #132#
—on the war in Spain, #134#
—anecdote of, and Soult’s wife, #143#
—his reception of the passengers in the Bengal fleet, #158#
—angry interview between him and Sir Hudson Lowe, #177#
—his observations on the Empress Josephine, #184#
—curious details of his marriage to, and divorce from, the
Empress Josephine, #187#
—his reflections on popular errors, #194#
—personal dangers of, #201#
—political reflections of, #202#
—his intentions if he had proceeded to America, #206#
—letter of an American to, #207#
—his anxiety respecting his abdication, #208#
—observations of, on the state of French manufactures, #209#
—on physiognomy, #210#, #389#
—respect shown to by English soldiers, #212#
—his affection for Corsica, #212#
—difficulty of forming his court, #216#
—receives a letter from his mother, #220#
—relates the conspiracy of Georges, Moreau, and Pichegru,
#221#
—attempts to assassinate, #225#
—his observations on the situation of England, #226#
—on the influence of Rousseau and Voltaire on the French,
#229#
—his rebuke of a member of the Institute, #233#
—public censures of, #235#
—public attacks on, #236#
—reflections of, on Sir Hudson Lowe, #237#
—expenses of his household, #238#
—transfer of his property, #239#
—his jokes on women, #240#
—resumes the dictation of his memoirs, #241#
—plan of education prescribed by, #243#
—his kindness 244
—his imaginary schemes for the future, #252#
—absurd reports respecting, _ib._
—conversation of, on religion, #253#
—his portraits of the directors, #256#
—his celebrated order of the day, #265#
—his conduct towards the directory, #265#
—his influence, #263#
—falsehood of the published conversation between him and Lord
Whitworth, #270#
—his opinion of the British Ministers, #273#
—puns made by, #276#
—his notices of Bailli, Monges, Gregoire, &c. #277#
—his notes on the convention, #281#
—conversation of, on the liberty of the press, #291#
—his letter to Murat on Spanish Affairs, #302#
—interview of the Queen of Prussia and, at Tilsit, #308#
—his differences with the King of Prussia, #311#
—attachment of the Emperor Alexander to, #312#
—etiquette of, #315#
—his conduct in the Council of State, #320#
—his habit of taking snuff, #321#
—attentions of his Chamberlains, _ib._
—his delicacy, #322#
—traits of kind feeling in, #323#
—his speeches in the Council of State, #325#
—his devotion to France, #326#
—his rebuke of an Ambassador, #324#
—on the proposal for a new organization of the National Guard,
#330#
—his recollections of Waterloo, #333#
—his observations on misrepresentations of authors, #336#
—prophetic remarks of, #337#
—conversation of, respecting Las Cases and his Atlas, #339#
—his memory, #349#
—his ideas of, and plans on, political economy, #350#
—on foreign trade, #351#
—on internal manufactures, _ib._
—his discourse on Artillery, #354#
—reviews the characters of his Generals, #355#
—different tactics of, and Moreau, #357#
—annoyed by rats, _ib._
—imputed intrigue of, #360#
—defence of his second marriage, #377#
—his remarks on the pillage of armies, #379#
—Sir Pulteney Malcolm introduced to, _ib._
—his choice of his colleagues in the Government, #385#
—instructs M. de Montholon’s son, #388#
—said to be descended from the Man in the Iron Mask, #390#
—his account of Madame Junot and her relations, #393#
—narrates the death of Lannes, #395#
—describes the works at Cherbourg, iii. #5#
—improvements of, at Cherbourg, #7#
—his plans for the advancement of his Navy, #11#
—audience given to Sir Hudson Lowe by, and Napoleon’s
conversation with, him, #13#
—and Grassini, #15#
—remarks of, on the Faubourg St. Germain, Aristocracy, Democracy,
&c. #17#
—observations of, on Illyria, #24#
—on Prisons & Imprisonment, #34#
—in Egypt, #38#
—his Chinese servant, #40#
—discourse of on the marvellous, #42#
—his refutation of Gall’s and Lavater’s doctrines, #44#
—repeated vexations of, #45#
—interview between, and Admiral Malcolm, #49#
—his Court, #51#
—his rebuke of Santini, on his intending to assassinate Sir
Hudson Lowe, #53#
—his opinion of La Harpe and his writings, #55#
—on monastic institutions, #56#
—his observations on Versailles, #59#
—his remarks on the emigration to Coblentz, #74#
—his sentimental journey, #88#
—present at the attack on the Tuileries, #90#
—his attendance at masked balls, #91#
—scientific questions proposed by, #94#
—canals constructed by, #95#
—public improvements of, #97#
—his disbursements, #99#
—projects of, #100#
—his plan for a history of Europe, #101#
—stigmatizes the Regency, #102#
—his conversation respecting Gustavus III. and IV. #104#
—elevates Bernadotte to the Swedish throne, #107#
—his letter to Bernadotte, #110#
—his paternal home, #113#
—on the fatalities which had occurred to him, #118#
—his birth-day, #123#
—on the suppression of the Polytechnic School, #124#
—religious idea of, #124#
—his differences with the Pope, #129#
—and influence over him, #131#
—new interview and conversation with Sir Hudson Lowe, #137#
—libels against, #141#
—his dislike to medicine, #146#
—protest of, #151#
—remarks of, on Joubert, #162#
—describes the burning of Moscow, #163#
—his intentions if the conflagration had not taken place,
#164#
—on the coronation of, #176#
—cause of the exasperation of England against, #178#
—his narrative of the campaign of Waterloo, #179#
—the motives which regulated his conduct after the battle,
#181#
—his plan for a political defence of himself, #194#
—remarks of Turenne, Catinat, &c. #196#
—errors of authors respecting, #197#
—on his various battles, _ib._
—Sir Sydney Smith &c. #200#
—his departure from Egypt, #201#
—singular changes of fortune related by, #203#
—on Madame de Maintenon, #205#
—interesting anecdote of M. Daru, &c. #207#
—jocularity of, #208#
—observations of, on the campaign of Saxony, #209#
—his negociations, #219#
—fatalities and perfidies which caused his failure in the
campaign of Saxony, #229#
—his visit to Holland, #239#
—discourse, _ib._
—on Revolutions, #241#
—confidential conversation of, #247#
—his observations on the English Colonial System, #249#
—on the blunders of Castlereagh, #251#
—on the National Debt, #252#
—on liberal opinions, #255#
—reduction of his household, #256#
—allusions to his Court at the Tuileries, #257#
—his _Manuscrit de L’Isle d’Elbe_, #260#
—his inauguration as Emperor, #270#
—alliances of, #273#
—his marriage with Maria Louisa, #274#
—his summary of the Campaign of Saxony, #275#
—illness of, #281#
—enormous gratuities of, #282#
—his good humour, #286#
—bad provisions, wine, &c. furnished to, _ib._
—his criticism on Lucien Bonaparte’s “Charlemagne,” 288
—Sir Hudson Lowe reduces the quantity of provisions allowed to,
#289#
—narrative of his return from Elba, #290#
—his reception by the soldiery, #295#
—his arrival at Grenoble, #296#
—reconciliation between him and Ney, #299#
—conduct of his Generals on his return, #300#
—his entry into Paris, #301#
—his brothers and sisters who had become authors, #303#
—statistical calculations of, #306#
—sale of his plate, #308#
—fresh vexations from Sir Hudson Lowe, #309#
—conversation of, on the bills of St. Domingo, #310#
—his plans of administrations, #313#
—on sensibility, #316#
—his attachment to his wife and son, _ib._
—on the inhabitants of the East and West, Polygamy, &c.
#317#
—particulars respecting Louis, King of Holland, related by,
#321#
—complaints of, against the members of his family, #322#
—his reasons for placing his relations on thrones, #324#
—his letter to King Louis, #325#
—his plan for a history, #331#
—his secretary, #332#
—great labours of, #334#
—treachery of one of his secretaries, #338#
—his dictation for another portion of his memoirs, #338#
—national works of, #340#
—his refutation of the calumnies of Castlereagh, #342#
—peculiarities of, #345#
—his hand-writing, #346#
—his ideas of predestination, #347#
—fruitless attempts of Sir Hudson Lowe to be received by, _ib._
—conversation of, on legislation, #349#
—in Egypt, #350#
—reads Las Cases’ journal, #354#
—reflections of, on his son and Austria, #360#
—his observations on Sir Hudson Lowe’s restrictions, #363#
—his recollections of M. de Cobentzel, #371#
—M. de Gallo outwitted by, #372#
—General Clarke and, #373#
—singular dream of, #378#
—privations of, #379#
—his perambulations in disguise, #393#
—conversations of, with the populace of Paris, _ib._
—increasing illness of, #395#
—new protest of, _ib._
—conversation of, on Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, Madame Campan,
Leonard, the Princess de Lamballe, &c. #396#, #397#,
#398#, #399#, #400#
—his early career, iv. 4
—remarks of a French female authoress, 7
—his eulogium on Baron Larrey, 9
—care taken of the wounded in his armies, _ib._
—Las Cases’ present to, 12
—new torments practised by Sir Hudson Lowe towards, 14
—visible decline of, 16
—his views and intentions with respect to the Russian war, 19
—causes of his fall, 20
—his instructions to M—- to serve as his guide in the Mission to
Poland, 1812, _ib._
—moderation of, 28
—continued indisposition of, 29, 31, 36, 38, 65
—discourse of on immorality, 30
—jocular familiarity of, 34
—the name of the GREAT NATION first applied to France by, 37
—his proposed exchange of prisoners with England, 40
—his designs with regard to Antwerp, 47
—public works executed by, 52
—report of the state of the Empire under, 60
—observations of, on Mallet’s plot, 64
—on French inconstancy, 65
—allusions to his family, 67
—his state bed, 69
—remarks of, on Fox, Pitt, the East India Company, &c. 79
—discussion of, on political economy, 81
—opposition to his improvements in the, 83
—his imperial system, 85
—in La Vendée, 91
—remarks of, on the drama, 92
—anecdote respecting the Infernal Machine, &c., 94
—Dumouriez more daring than, 97
—Prince Leopold, &c., _ib._, 99
—his commencement of diplomacy 101
—his plans for the concentration of different nations, 104
—his reasons for not divulging these plans, 108
—remarks of, on the war with Russia, 109
—reflections of, on Bernadotte, _ib._
—his little confidence in the favourable issue of the events of
1815, 110
—his intentions of restoring the Bourbons, 113
—ingratitude to, 114
—occurrences on his departure from Fontainebleau, 124
—his address to the French on his return from Elba, 125
—allusions to his second marriage, 136
—discourse of, on Alexander, Cæsar, Hannibal, &c. 140
—on the art of War, 143
—on the conscription, 145
—on Lawsuits, 146
—on the clergy, 147
—misrepresentations of Madame de Stäel’s remarks on, 152
—his opinion of Lord Bathurst, 154
—of Lord Castlereagh, 155
—on Lord Wellington’s conduct, 160
—review of his principal Ministers, 162
—treason to, 163
—his opinion of gaming, 165
—his account of M. de Rochefoucault, 166
—characteristic anecdotes of, 167
—his regard for equality of rights, 174
—his military harangues, 176
—his objects in creating nobility, 178
—on the difficulties which history presents, 179
—his discovery of the plot of Georges, &c. 183
—his remarks on Georges, Pichegru, and Moreau, 184
—observations of, on the Duke D’Enghien, 190
—opportunities of procuring the assassination of his rivals, 195
—his letter to Las Cases on his imprisonment, 220
—his message to Las Cases on his departure, 236
—wines sent by Las Cases to, 273
—Las Cases’ transactions with his family, 339
—his mother’s letter to the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, 343
—continued vexations of, 354
—illness of, 355
—his denial of Sir Hudson Lowe’s statements, 359
—note of, to Count Bertrand, respecting his ill-treatment, 360
—feeling displayed on his death, 387
—his religious notions, 393
—his wishes as to his burial place, 394
—advice to those around him on his death bed, _ib._
—account of his death, 395
—arrangements respecting his corpse, _ib._
—funeral of, 397
—description of his grave, 399
—his will, 400
Bourbons, anticipations of their overthrow, i. #232#
—Napoleon’s intentions of restoring the, iv. 113
Bovo, Countesse de, her amiable character, i. #201#
Briars, narrative of Napoleon’s residence at, i. #156#
—description of, #157#
—wretched accommodations of the Emperor at, #158#
—Napoleon’s mode of living at, #166#
—the cascade at, #224#
Brumaire, anecdotes on the 18th of, ii. #380#
Brunswicks, degeneracy of the, ii. #376#
Brussels, Las Cases not allowed to remain in, iv. 301
Bulletins, accuracy of, ii. #39#
Buonaparte, Charles, speech of, i. #66#
—-- Jerome, character of, ii. #193#
—-- Joseph, his amiable character, ii. #192#
—-- Louis, particulars respecting, i. #69#
—-- Lucien, Napoleon’s criticism on his “Charlemagne,” iii.
#288#
—-- Madame, her parsimony, ii. #191#
Burroughs, Sir W., Las Cases’ conversation with, ii. #160#
Bussy, Colonel, anecdote of, i. #84#
Caffarelli, curious particulars of, i. #141#
Canals, constructed by the Emperor, iii. #94#
Cannes, Napoleon’s landing at, i. #207#
Cape of Good Hope, passage from St. Helena to, iv. 248
—account of the town at, 250
—Las Cases residence at, 251
Carnot, some account of, ii. #259#
Cartaux, General, plans of, i. #90#
—Deputation to, #93#
Castlereagh, Lord, impostures of, ii. #357#
—his blunders, iii. #251#
—Napoleon’s refutation of his calumnies, #342#
—letter of, relative to the treaty of Fontainebleau, iv. 132
—Napoleon’s remarks on, 154
—character of, 155
—his inconsistency, 157
—Las Cases’ letter to, 259
—Las Cases’ letter to, iv. 347
Catiline’s conspiracy, remarks on, ii. #23#
Caulincourt, M. letter of, correcting the errors in a work entitled
“Campaigne de 1814,” iv. 49
Cerachi, his conspiracy against Napoleon, ii. #50#
Charette, some account of, iv. 89
—his decision of character, 90
Charles XII., death of, i. #332#
Chateaubriand, M. de, his writings, ii. #230#
—his appointment to the Embassy of Rome, #231#
—his speeches, #232#
—Clarke, General iii, #373#
Cherbourg, situation of, iii. #4#
—works at, #5#
—blunders in their construction of, #6#
—Napoleon’s improvements at, #7#
Chevreuse, Mad. de, cause of her banishment, ii. #219#
China Fleet, presentation of the Captains of the, to Napoleon, i.
#388#
Clergy, observations of Napoleon on the, iv. 147
Cobentzel, M. de, remarks on, iii. #371#
Coblentz, sketch of the emigration to, iii. #61#
—state of parties in, #63#
—anecdotes respecting, #167#
—amusements of the princes at, #68#
—formation of the King’s troops at, #70#
—delusions of the emigrants at, #93#
—Napoleon’s observations on, #74#
—arrival of the Duke of Brunswick at, #75#
—reception of the emigrants in France, #78#
Cockburn, admiral, seizes the effects of the Emperor, i. #50#
—insult offered to Napoleon by, ii. #14#
—accidental affront to, #75#
—summary of his conduct, #77#
Colombier, Madame de, her death, i. #81#.
—Napoleon’s attachment to her, _ib._
Colonial system, British, observations on, iii. #249#
Cypriani, death of, iv. 363
Commission of Government, resolutions entered into by the,
respecting the departure of Napoleon, i. #15#
Conscription, remarks on the, ii. #323#, iv. 145
Constant, M., his visit to Napoleon at the Tuileries, ii. #10#
Contractors during the Revolution, the Emperor’s treatment of, i.
#370#
Convention, note of Napoleon on the, ii. #281#
Corinne of Madame de Stael, iii. #119#
Cornwallis, Lord, character of, ii. #272#
Corsica, Napoleon’s reservation of, i. #220#
—his attachment to, ii. #212#
—The Buonaparte family attacked by the peasants of, #213#
Corvisart, medical conversation with, i. #392#
Council of State, the, Napoleon’s remarks on, #177#
—freedom of discussion in, #180#
—description of, iii. #317#
—Napoleon’s conduct in, #320#
—Las Cases’ speech in, #323#
—The Emperor’s speeches in, #325#
Courage, remarks on, i. #250#
Crescentini, anecdote of, iii. #358#
Crime, comparison between the state of in England, and in France,
during the dominion of Napoleon, i. #244#
D’Antraigues, Count, some account of, iii. #376#
—his assassination, #377#
D’Artois, Count, measures taken by to secure Napoleon’s interest
for the Bourbons, i. #174#
Daru, M. anecdote of, iii. #207#
Decrès, Napoleon’s observations on, ii. #154#
D’Enghien, Duke, remarks of Las Cases on, iv. 188
—Napoleon’s observations on, 190
Desaix, comparison between Kleber, and, i. #148#
—his reasons for signing the capitulation of Egypt, iii.
#199#
De Stael, Madame, particulars relative to, i. #328#
—remarks on her Corinne, iii. #119#
—history of Napoleon’s connexion with her, #120#
—Napoleon’s observations on, iv. 7
—misrepresentations respecting iv. 152
Diplomacy, Napoleon’s commencement of, iv. 101
Directors account of the, ii. #258#
Directory, description of the, ii. #262#
—Napoleon’s conduct towards the, #265#
Divorce, on the law of, ii. #147#
Dolgoruki, Princess, her observations on Napoleon’s court, ii.
#217#
Drama, remarks on the, iv. 92
Dream, singular, of Napoleon, iii. #378#
Dresden, battle of, iii. #233#
—particulars relative to the capitulation of, #234#
Dromedary, hardihood of the, i. #137#
Drouot, General, conversation of Napoleon respecting, ii. #28#
Dugommier, General, delay of, i. #95#
Dumesnil, General, his bravery, i. #142#
Dumouriez, his daring, iv. 97
Duroc, talents of, i. #99#
—his attachment to the Emperor, #339#
—his death, #340#
East India Company, account of the, iv. 75
—Mr. Fox’s bill relative to the, 77
—remarks of Napoleon on the, 80
Egypt, particulars relative to the Campaign of, i. #132#
—discontent of the French Army in, #133#
—great privations of the French troops in, #136#
—loss sustained by the army in, #143#
—remarks of Napoleon on, iii. #38#
—Desaix’s reasons for signing the capitulation of, #199#
—Napoleon’s voyage from, #201#
—freedom of speech in, iv. 101
Elba, Napoleon’s stay at, i. #229#
—his situation in, ii. #74#
—narrative of his return from, iii. #290#
Elysée, return of the Emperor to the, after the battle of Waterloo,
i. #10#
Emigrants at Coblentz, iii. #61#
—anecdotes of, #67#
—delusions of, #73#
—their reception in France, #78#
—their attack on Thionville, #180#
Emigrants, French, in England, condition of the, i. #291#
—delusions of, ii. #34#
—their opinion of the Emperor, #129#
—Napoleon’s contemplated managements as to confiscation of their
property, #130#
—their confidence in Mr. Pitt, #309#
—resources of, iii. #362#
England, Napoleon’s remarks on the invasion of, i. #375#
—the Emperor’s observations on the situation of, ii. #226#
Europe, plan for a history of, iii. #101#
Fain, Baron, his “Manuscript of 1814,” iv. 115
Fauxbourg, St. Germain, particulars relative to, i. #213#
Ferdinand of Spain and Napoleon, ii. #293#,
—and Charles IV. #298#
Fesch, Cardinal, Count Bertrand’s letter to, iv. 363
Fitzherbert, Mrs., her marriage with the Prince of Wales, ii.
#370#
Foissac, General Latour, Napoleon’s remarks on the cashiering of,
ii. #99#
Fontainebleau, the Concordat of, iii. #131#
—particulars of the abdication at, #114#
—occurrences on Napoleon’s departure from, #124#
—Treaty of, #127#
—letter of Lord Castlereagh, relative to the treaty of,
#132#
Fortification, remarks on, ii. #26#
Fouché, turpitude of, i. #12#
—intrigues of, ii. #55#
—particulars respecting, #67#
Fox, Mr. and Napoleon, ii. #274#
—his bill relative to the East India Company, iv. 17
—remarks of Napoleon on, 79
France, amelioration of the state of, during Napoleon’s dominion,
ii. #36#
—The Emperor’s devotion to, #326#
—the Regency of, iii. #102#
—resources of, after the Campaign of Waterloo, #179#
—the name of the Great Nation first applied to, by Napoleon, iv.
37
—report of the state of, under the Emperor, 60
Frankfort, Las Cases settles at, iv. 309
French, Napoleon’s remarks on the character of the, i. #395#
—privileges of the, ii. #145#