Narrative of the Events Which Follow Campaign In

Narrative of the Events Which Follow Campaign In

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By I LL I A M DUNLA P I n con orm zt act Con i Um ted S a en tztled An act f y to the of the gress fthe t tes, n b e u n t or n u a m n l a ni g, y s c n g p c m a ha an d f the e co r ge e t of e r the co es f ps, c rts , au and ro rzetors o u l dun n un th re books to the thors p p f s ch cop es , g the t es e t n m en l ean and al to an act en tztled A n act u lem n a an act n ai l ed so , , , s pp e t ry to , e t ed learn ' c g an act or n u a m n of m g, by se un n ep a m a a f e e g of p , th co r e e t the c es s ch rts, d b k the au and o a of u o du n n un therem an oo s to thors pr pr etors s ch c m es , g the t es a d eatendzn b n i o to a d esz m n n m en teoned , n g ef f of g g, e gravm the e ts th”ere the rts g , and etchi ng hzston cal and otherpu nts . T HERON DD RU , ~ Clerk oft he DIS tflC t ofNew Yorkv L I & N RR T V E c . X A A , A T the m n o n o f v 18 12 the ter i ati the ear , pe n er o fNapoleon Bo n apa rte had rec ei v ed the shock fro m u hit - h it n ever recover~ " des u c o n o f um n ed . The tr ti h a life i n that m em orable y ear is u nparalleled i n the re r co d s o fo ur globe . The havoc an d suffer ‘ i n in s ut o t Euro e u i n g the o h p , tho gh them s s n m us s an d w t elve e or o , are lo t, the hole a ten tio n o fthe o bserver is occu pied by the n us n s so stu n us i n cote m pora eo eve t , pe do n u an d r so m m n u m ag it de characte , o e to s, in ns u n s w w ss n , their co eq e ce , hich ere pa i g i n the n orth . W e have seen the v a n qu ished e m peror s n w o fhis m ho st ‘ an d de erti g the reck ighty , flying recrea n t toward his capital while 1 v t f m W n o n the s of the ic or, ro il a, fir t day the n su n ssu s his n u n s e i g year, i e co grat latio to his triu m pha n t ar m ies an d su bjects res c f f s B u s ued ro m a oreign m a ter. t till m uch 4 was to be do n e ; an d the eve nt s which fob lo wed the ca m paign i n R ussia are n o le ss worthy the pen o f the hi storia n an d the m n o ad iration o fm a ki nd . The i n te n tio n f the prese n t writer is to gi v e a b rief ebro n o lo gic al n arrative o fthe i m porta n t tra n s actio ns i n the n orth o f E u rope an d in n w m n i n n Fra ce, hich ter i ated the abdicatio o f n m the Fre ch E peror. The fi rst p ublic act o f Napoleo n Bo n a f hi s u n s i s his ss parte a ter ret r to Pari , addre to th e deputies ofthe legislative body o f m s m w h a. the e pire . He tell the , it rather greater m ixt ure o ftr uth tha n the r ulers o f E urope u sually display i n their co m m o n ic atio n s su s an d w to their bject the orld , that he has m et with great reverses o ffe r ‘ un an d sus n s ss s ss s t e, tai ed evere lo e ; he a ert “ that the Fren ch dy n a sty will reig n i n “ - n n d uss n s - re n Spai , a the R ia e ter their frightful cli m ate he a n n ou n ce s his sati s~ f n w n u o f his s actio ith the co d ct all allie , an d his determ i n atio n to de fen d the m ; he c all s upo n his people to m ake every s acri fic e n su m t e rather tha b i to a bad peac , w h ul aus ss o f n hic wo d c e the lo all , eve 5 “ o f an d n u s s n hope ; co cl de by ayi g, I have n eed o f great re so u rces to m eet the n s s w u m s n s e b t expe e hich circ ta ce xact, u n otwith stan di ng the differe n t m ea ns which m m n s o f n n w s ' n y i i ter fi a ce ill propo e to yo , I hope n o t to i m pose an y n ew bu rden s o n ” m y people . While Napoleo n was a ssu ri ng his people o fhis n n i n his s s s co fide ce allie , tho e allie were takin g m ea su res to m ake their peace w t the n u an d s u i h co q eror, to ec re a por tion o fthe spoil which a co nti n u ation o f the war n st n m s T h agai Fra ce pro i ed . e Ki ng o f Pr ussi a was the first to reco n cile m s f n who hi el to Alexa der the liberator, c u t a sun der the bo n d s which u n ited him n an d n w s m e to Fra ce, e gaged ith the a sword to defe n d hi m fro m the ven gea n ce m n s o f u s n o fNapoleo n . The o arch R s ia a d Pr ussia agreed to u n ite their late ho stil e n s n s o f n legio agai t their brother Fra ce, M t e uss n m ss . an d h Pr ia A ba ador, the n Krusem arc k m a n wn s Baro de , de k o thi u ff n s v an d f n s to the leag e, o e i e de e ive, f M 18 u o n 2 7th o 13. Fre nc h co rt the arch , T he Prussia n m a n ife sto i s l o ng en um e» p r 6 t n su s o f m n as is usu ra es m a y bject co plai t, al o s s n s an d n u s w s n the e occa io , co cl de ith thi : I n su s e o ft n s paragraph ch a tat hi g , it c ou ld n o t lo n g rem ain do ubtful what part s s the ki n g sho uld take .

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