ThefactthatCardinalFeschmaintainedthatthereligiousritehadbeendulyperformed，thirteenoftheCardinals（not，howeverincludingFesch）weresoconvincedofthelegalityofthemarriagethattheyrefusedtoappearattheceremonyofmarriagewithMarieLouise，thusdrawingdownthewrathoftheEmperor，andbecomingthe"CardinalsNoirs，"frombeingforbidden;toweartheirownrobes，seemstoleavenodoubtthatthereligiousritehadbeenperformed.
Themarriagewasonlypronouncedtobeinvalidin1809bythelocalcanonicalbodies，notbytheauthorityofthepope.]——
ItcannotbeexpectedthatIshouldenterintoadetailoftheceremonywhichtookplaceonthe2dofDecember.Theglitterofgold，thewavingplumes，andrichly—caparisonedhorsesoftheImperialprocession;themulewhichprecededthePope’scortege，andoccasionedsomuchmerriment.
totheParisians，havealreadybeendescribedoverandoveragain.
Imay，however，relateananecdoteconnectedwiththeCoronation，toldmebyJosephine，andwhichisexceedinglycharacteristicofNapoleon.
WhenBonapartewaspayinghisaddressestoMadamedeBEAUHARNAIS，neithertheonenortheotherkeptacarriage;andthereforeBonapartefrequentlyaccompaniedherwhenshewalkedout.OnedaytheywenttogethertothenotaryRaguideau，oneoftheshortestmenIthinkIeversawinmylife，MadamedeBeauharnaisplacedgreatconfidence，inhim，andwentthereonpurposetoacquainthimofherintentiontomarrytheyounggeneralofartillery，——theprotegeofBarras.Josephinewentaloneinto，thenotary’scabinet，whileBonapartewaitedforherinanadjoiningroom.
ThedoorofRaguideau’scabinetdidnotshutclose，andBonaparteplainlyheardhimdissuadingMadamedeBeauharnaisfromherprojectedmarriage.
"Youaregoingtotakeaverywrongstep，"saidhe，"andyouwillbesorryforit，Canyoubesomadastomarryayoungmanwhohasnothingbuthiscloakandhissword？"Bonaparte，Josephinetoldme，hadnevermentionedthistoher，andsheneversupposedthathehadheardwhatfellfromRaguideau."Onlythink，Bourrienne，"continuedshe，"whatwasmyastonishmentwhen，dressedintheImperialrobesontheCoronationday，hedesiredthatRaguideaumightbesentfor，sayingthathewishedtoseehimimmediately;andwhenRaguidesuappeared;hesaidtohim，"Well，sir！
haveInothingbutmycloakandmyswordnow？’"
ThoughBonapartehadrelatedtomealmostallthecircumstancesofhislife，astheyoccurredtohismemory，heneveroncementionedthisaffairofRaguideau，whichheonlyseemedtohavesuddenlyrecollectedonhisCoronationday.
ThedayaftertheCoronationallthetroopsinPariswereassembledintheChampdeMarstheImperialeaglesmightbedistributedtoeachregiment，inlieuofthenationalflags.IhasstayedawayfromtheCoronationinthechurchofNotreDame，butIwishedtoseethemilitaryfeteintheChampdeMarsbecauseItookrealpleasureinseeingBonaparteamongsthissoldiers.AthronewaserectedinfrontoftheMilitarySchool，which，thoughnowtransformedintoabarrack，musthaverecalled，toBonaparte’smindsomesingularrecollectionsofhisboyhood.
Atagivensignalallthecolumnsclosedandapproachedthethrone.ThenBonaparte，rising，gaveordersforthedistributionoftheeagles，anddeliveredthefollowingaddresstothedeputationsofthedifferentcorpsofthearmy：
Soldiers，Soldiers！beholdyourcolours.Theseeagleswillalwaysbeyourrallying—point！TheywillalwaysbewhereyourEmperormaythankthemnecessaryforthedefenceofhisthroneandofhispeople.Sweartosacrificeyourlivestodefendthem，andbyyourcouragetokeepthemconstantlyinthepathofvictory.——Swear！"
Itwouldbeimpossibletodescribetheacclamationswhichfollowedthisaddress;thereissomethingsoseductiveinpopularenthusiasmthatevenindifferentpersonscannothelpyieldingtoitsinfluence.AndyettheleastreflectionwouldhaveshownhowshamefullyNapoleonforsworethedeclarationhemadetotheSenate，whentheorganic’Senatus—consulte’
forthefoundationoftheEmpirewaspresentedtohimatSt：Cloud：Onthatoccasionhesaid;"TheFrenchpeopleshallneverbeMYpeople！"
AndyetthedayafterhisCoronationhiseagleswereto，becarriedwherevertheymightbenecessaryforthedefenceofhispeople.
Byasingularcoincidence，whileonthe2dofDecember1804BonapartewasreceivingfromtheheadoftheChurchtheImperialcrownofFrance，LouisXVIII.，whowasthenatColmar，promptedasitwerebyaninexplicablepresentiment，drewupandsignedadeclarationtotheFrenchpeople，inwhichhedeclaredthathethen，sworenevertobreakthesacredbondwhichunitedhisdestinytotheirs，nevertorenouncetheinheritanceofhisancestors，ortorelinquishhisrights.
CHAPTERXXX.
1805
MyappointmentasMinisterPlenipotentiaryatHamburg——MyinterviewwithBonaparteatMalmaison——Bonaparte’sdesignsrespectingItaly——
HiswishtorevisitBrienne——InstructionsformyresidenceinHamburg——RegenerationofEuropeansociety——Bonaparte’splanofmakinghimselftheoldestsovereigninEurope——AmedeeJaubert’smission——CommissionfromtheEmperortotheEmpress——MyconversationwithMadameBonaparte.
Imustnowmentionaneventwhichconcernsmyselfpersonally，namely，myappointmentasMinisterPlenipotentiary，totheDukesofBrunswickandMecklenburg—Schwerin，andtotheHansetowns.
Thisappointmenttookplaceonthe22dofMarch1806.Josephine，whohadkindlypromisedtoapprisemeofwhattheEmperorintendedtodoforme，assoonassheherselfshouldknowhisintentions，sentamessengertoacquaintmewithmyappointment，andtotellmethattheEmperorwishedtoseeme.IhadnotvisitedJosephinesinceherdepartureforBelgium.
ThepompaandceremoniesoftheCoronationhad，Imaysay，dazzledme，anddeterredmefrompresentingmyselfattheImperialPalace，whereI
shouldhavebeenannoyedbytheetiquettewhichhadbeenobservedsincetheCoronation.Icannotdescribewhatadisagreeableimpressionthisparadealwaysproducedonme.IcouldnotallatonceforgetthetimewhenIusedwithoutceremonytogointoBonaparte’schamberandwakehimattheappointedhour.AstoBonaparteIhadnotseenhimsincehesentformeafterthecondemnationofGeorges，whenIsawthatmycandourrelativetoMoreauwasnotdispleasingtohim.MoreauhadsincequittedFrancewithoutNapoleon’ssubjectinghimtotheapplicationoftheodiouslawwhichhasonlybeenrepealedsincethereturnoftheBourbons，andbyvirtueofwhichhewascondemnedtotheconfiscationofhisproperty.
MoreausoldhisestateofGrosBoistoBertliier，andproceededtoCadiz，whenceheembarkedforAmerica.IshallnotagainhaveoccasiontospeakofhimuntiltheperiodoftheintriguesintowhichhewasdrawnbythesameinfluencewhichruinedhiminFrance.
OntheeveningofthedaywhenIreceivedthekindmessagefromJosephineIhadanofficialinvitationtoproceedthenextdaytoMalmaison，wheretheEmperorthenwas.IwasmuchpleasedattheideaofseeinghimthereratherthanattheTuileries，orevenatSt.Cloud.OurformerintimacyatMalmaisonmademefeelmoreatmyeaserespectinganinterviewofwhichmyknowledgeofBonaparte’scharacterledmetoentertainsomeapprehension.WasItobereceivedbymyoldcomradeofBrienne，orbyHisImperialMajesty？Iwasreceivedbymyoldcollegecompanion.
OnmyarrivalatMalmaisonIwasusheredintothetentroomleadingtothelibrary.HowIwasastonishedatthegood—naturedfamiliaritywithwhichhereceivedme！Thisextraordinarymandisplayed，ifImayemploytheterm，acoquetrytowardsmewhichsurprisedme，notwithstandingmypastknowledgeofhischaracter.Hecameuptomewithasmileonhislips，tookmyhand（whichhehadneverdonesincehewasConsul），presseditaffectionately，anditwasimpossiblethatIcouldlookuponhimastheEmperorofFranceandthefutureKingofItaly.YetIwastoowellawareofhisfitsofpridetoallowhisfamiliaritytoleadmebeyondtheboundsofaffectionaterespect."MydearBourrienne，"saidhe，"canyousupposethattheelevatedrankIhaveattainedhasalteredmyfeelingstowardsyou？No.IdonotattachimportancetotheglitterofImperialpomp;allthatismeantforthepeople;butImuststillbevaluedaccordingtomydeserts.Ihavebeenverywellsatisfiedwithyourservices，andIhaveappointedyoutoasituationwhereIshallhaveoccasionforthem.IknowthatIcanrelyuponyou."HethenaskedwithgreatwarmthoffriendshipwhatIwasabout，andinquiredaftermyfamily，etc.Inshort，Ineversawhimdisplaylessreserveormorefamiliarityandunaffectedsimplicity;whichhedidthemorereadily，perhaps，becausehisgreatnesswasnowincontestable.
"Youknow，"addedNapoleon，"thatIsetoutinaweekforItaly.IshallmakemyselfKing;butthatisonlyastepping—stone.IhavegreaterdesignsrespectingItaly.
ItmustbeakingdomcomprisingalltheTransalpineStates，fromVenicetotheMaritimeAlps.TheunionofItalywithFrancecanonlybetemporary;butitisnecessary，inordertoaccustomthenationsofItalytoliveundercommonlaws.TheGenoese，thePiedmontese，theVenetians，theMilanese，theinhabitantsofTuscany，theRomans，andtheNeapolitans，hateeachother.Noneofthemwillacknowledgethesuperiorityoftheother，andyetRomeis，fromtherecollectionsconnectedwithit，thenaturalcapitalofItaly.Tomakeitso，however，itisnecessarythatthepowerofthePopeshouldbeconfinedwithinlimitspurelyspiritual.Icannotnowthinkofthis;butIwillreflectuponithereafter.AtpresentIhaveonlyvagueideasonthesubject，buttheywillbematuredintime，andthenalldependsoncircumstances.
Whatwasittoldme，whenwewerewalkingliketwoidlefellows，aswewere，inthestreetsofParis，thatIshouldonedaybemasterofFrance——mywish——merelyavaguewish.Circumstanceshavedonetherest.Itisthereforewisetolookintothefuture，andthatIdo.WithrespecttoItaly，asitwillbeimpossiblewithoneefforttounitehersoastoformasinglepower，subjecttouniformlaws，IwillbeginbymakingherFrench.AlltheselittleStateswillinsensiblybecomeaccustomedtothesamelaws，andwhenmannersshallbeassimilatedandenmitiesextinguished，thentherewillbeanItaly，andIwillgiveherindependence.ButforthatImusthavetwentyyears，andwhocancountonthefuture？Bourrienne，Ifeelpleasureintellingyouallthis.Itwaslockedupinmymind.WithyouIthinkaloud."
IdonotbelievethatIhavealteredtwowordsofwhatBonapartesaidtomerespectingItaly，soperfect，Imaynowsaywithoutvaniy，wasmymemorythen，andsoconfirmedwasmyhabitoffixinginitallthathesaidtome.AfterhavinginformedmeofhisvagueprojectsBonaparte，withoneofthosetransitionssocommontohim，said，"Bytheby，Bourrienne，Ihavesomethingtotellyou.MadamedeBriennehasbeggedthatIwillpassthroughBrienne，andIpromisedthatIwill.IwillnotconcealfromyouthatIshallfeelgreatpleasureinagainbeholdingthespotwhichforsixyearswasthesceneofourboyshsportsandstudies."
TakingadvantageoftheEmperor’sgoodhumourIventuredtotellhimwhathappinessitwouldgivemeifitwerepossiblethatIcouldsharewithhimtherevivalofallrecollectionswhichweremutuallydeartous.ButNapoleon，afteramoment’spause，saidwithextremekindness，"Harkye，Bourrienne，inyoursituationandminethiscannotbe.Itismorethantwoyearssinceweparted.Whatwouldbesaidofsosuddenareconciliation？ItellyoufranklythatIhaveregrettedyou，andthecircumstancesinwhichIhavefrequentlybeenplacedhaveoftenmademewishtorecallyou.AtBoulogneIwasquiteresolveduponit.Rapp，perhaps，hasinformedyouofit.Helikedyou，andheassuredmethathewouldbedelightedatyourreturn.ButifuponreflectionIchangedmyminditwasbecause，asIhaveoftentoldyou，IwillnothaveitsaidthatIstandinneedofanyone.No.GotoHamburg.IhaveformedsomeprojectsrespectingGermanyinwhichyoucanbeusefultome.ItisthereIwillgiveamortalblowtoEngland.IwilldepriveheroftheContinent，——besides，Ihavesomeideasnotyetmaturedwhichextendmuchfarther.ThereisnotsufficientunanimityamongstthenationsofEurope.Europeansocietymustberegenerated——asuperiorpowermustcontroltheotherpowers，andcompelthemtoliveinpeacewitheachother;andFranceiswellsituatedforthatpurpose.FordetailsyouwillreceiveinstructionsfromTalleyrand;butIrecommendyou，aboveallthings，tokeepastrictwatchontheemigrants.Woetothemiftheybecometoodangerous！Iknowthattherearestillagitators，——amongthemallthe’MarquisdeVersailles’，thecourtiersoftheoldschool.Buttheyaremothswhowillburnthemselvesinthecandle.Youhavebeenanemigrantyourself，Bourrienne;youfeelapartialityforthem，andyouknowthatIhaveallowedupwardsoftwohundredofthemtoreturnuponyourrecommendation.Butthecaseisaltered.Thosewhoareabroadarehardened.Theydonotwishtoreturnhome.Watchthemclosely.ThatistheonlyparticulardirectionIgiveyou.YouaretobeMinisterfromFrancetoHamburg;butyourplacewillbeanindependentone;besidesyourcorrespondencewiththeMinisterforForeignAffairs，Iauthoriseyoutowritetomepersonally，wheneveryouhaveanythingparticulartocommunicate.YouwilllikewisecorrespondwithFouche."
HeretheEmperorremainedsilentforamoment，andIwaspreparingtoretire，buthedetainedme，sayinginthekindestmanner，"What，areyougoingalready，Bourrienne？Areyouinahurry？Let，uschatalittlelonger.Godknows，whenwemayseeeachotheragain！"Thenaftertwoorthreemoments’silencehesaid，"ThemoreIreflectonoursituation，onourformerintimacy，andoursubsequentseparation，themoreIseethenecessityofyourgoingtoHamburg.Go，then，mydearfellow，Iadviseyou.Trustme.Whendoyouthinkofsettingout？""InMay."——"InMay？
Ah，IshallbeinMilanthen，forIwishtostopatTurin.I
likethePiedmontese;theyarethebestsoldiersinItaly."——"Sire，theKingofItalywillbethejunioroftheEmperorofFrance！"
——[IalludedtoaconversationwhichIhadwithNapoleonwhenwefirstwenttotheTuileries.Hespoketomeabouthisprojectsofroyalty，andIstatedthedifficultieswhichIthoughthewouldexperienceingettinghimselfacknowledgedbytheoldreigningfamiliesofEurope."Ifitcomestothat，"bereplied."Iwilldethronethemall，andthenIshallbetheoldestsovereignamongthem."——Bourrienne.]——
——"Ah！soyourecollectwhatIsaidonedayattheTuileries;but，mydearfellow，IhaveyetadevilishlongwaytogobeforeIgainmypoint."——"Attherate，Sire，atwhichyouaregoingyouwillnotbelonginreachingit."——"Longerthanyouimagine.Iseealltheobstaclesinmyway;buttheydonotalarmme.Englandiseverywhere，andthestruggleisbetweenherandme.Iseehowitwillbe.ThewholeofEuropewillbeourinstruments;sometimesservingone，sometimestheother，butatbottomthedisputeiswhollybetweenEnglandandFrance.
"Apropos，"saidtheEmperor，changingthesubject，forallwhoknewhimareawarethatthis’apropos’washisfavourite，and，indeed，hisonlymodeoftransition;apropos，Bourrienne，yousurelymusthaveheardofthedepartureofJaubert，——[AmedeeJaubarthadbeenwithNapoleoninEgypt，andwasappointedtothecabinetoftheConsulassecretaryinterpreterofOrientallanguages.HewassentonseveralmissionstotheEast，andbroughtback，is1818，goatsfromThibet，naturalisinginFrancethemanufactureofcashmeres.HebecameapeerofFranceundertheMonarchyofJuly.]——
andhismission.Whatissaidonthesubject？"——"Sire，Ihaveonlyhearditslightlyalludedto.Hisfather，however，towhomhesaidnothingrespectingtheobjectofhisjourney，knowingIwasintimatewithJaubert，cametometoascertainwhetherIcouldallayhisanxietyrespectingajourneyofthedurationofwhichhecouldformnoidea.TheprecipitatedepartureofhissonhadfilledhimwithapprehensionItoldhimthetruth，viz.，thatJauberthadsaidnomoretomeonthesubjectthantohim."——"Thenyoudonotknowwhereheisgone？"——"Ibegyourpardon，Sire;Iknowverywell."——"How，thedevil！"saidBonaparte，suddenlyturningonmealookofastonishment."Noone，I，declare，hasevertoldme;butIguessedit.HavingreceivedaletterfromJaubertdatedLeipsic，IrecollectedwhatyourMajestyhadoftentoldmeofyourviewsrespectingPersiaandIndia.IhavenotforgottenourconversationinEgypt，northegreatprojectswhichyouenfoldedtometorelievethesolitudeandsometimesthewearinessofthecabinetofCairo.Besides，I
longsinceknewyouropinionofAmedee，ofhisfidelity，hisability，andhiscourage.Ifeltconvinced，therefore，thathehadamissiontotheShahofPersia."——"Youguessedright;butIbegofyou，Bourrienne，saynothingofthistoanypersonwhatever.Secrecyonthispointisofgrewimportance.TheEnglishwoulddohimanillturn，fortheyarewellawarethatmyviewsaredirectedagainsttheirpossessionsandtheirinfluenceintheEast."——"Ithink，Sire，thatmyanswertoAnedee’sworthyfatherisasufficientguaranteeformydiscretion.Besides，itwasameresuppositiononmypart，andIcouldhavestatednothingwithcertaintybeforeyourMajestyhadthekindnesstoinformmeofthefact.
InsteadofgoingtoHamburg，ifyourMajestypleases，IwilljoinJaubert，accompanyhimtoPersia，andundertakehalfhismission."——
"How！wouldyougowithhim？"——"Yes，Sire;Iammuchattachedtohim.Heisanexcellentman，andIamsurethathewouldnotbesorrytohavemewithhim."——"ButStop，Bourrienne，this，perhaps，wouldnotbeabadidea.YouknowalittleoftheEast.Youareaccustomedtotheclimate.YoucouldassistJaubertBut
No.daubertmustbealreadyfaroff——I，fearyoucouldnotovertakehim.Andbesidesyouhaveanumerousfamily.YouwillbemoreusefultomeinGermany.Allthingsconsidered，gotoHamburg——youknowthecountry，and，whatisbetteryouspeakthelanguage."
IcouldseethatBonapartestillhadsomethingtosaytome.Aswewerewalkingupanddowntheroomhestopped;andlookingatmewithanexpressionofsadness，hesaid，"Bourrienne，youmust，beforeIproceedtoItaly，domeaservice.Yousometimesvisitmywife，anditisright;
itisfityoushould.Youhavebeentoolongoneofthefamilynottocontinueyourfriendshipwithher.Gotoher.
——[ThisemploymentofBourriennetoremonstratewithJosephineisacompleteanswertothechargesometimesmadethatNapoleon，whilescolding，reallyencouragedthefoolishexpensesofhiswife，askeepingherunderhiscontrol.Josephinewasincorrigible."Ontheverydayofherdeath，"saysMadamedeRemusat"shewishedtoputonaveryprettydressing—gownbecauseshethoughttheEmperorofRussiawouldperhapscometoseeher.Shediedallcoveredwithribbonsandrose—coloredsatin.""Onewouldnot，sure，befrightfulwhenone’sdead！"AsforJosephine’sgreatfault——herfailuretogiveNapoleonanheir——hedidnotalwayswishforone.In1802，onhisbrotherJeromejokinglyadvisingJosephinetogivetheConsulalittleCaesar.Napoleonbrokeout，"Yea，thathemayendinthesamemannerasthatofAlexander？Believeme，Messieurs，thatatthepresenttimeitisbetternottohavechildren：Imeanwhenoneiscondemnedtorolenations."ThefateoftheKingofRomeshowsthattheexclamationwasonlytootrue！]——
Endeavouroncemoretomakehersensibleofhermadextravagance.EverydayIdiscovernewinstancesofit，anditdistressesme.WhenIspeaktoher——onthesubjectIamvexed;Igetangry——sheweeps.Iforgiveher，Ipayherbills——shemakesfairpromises;butthesamethingoccursoverandoveragain.Ifshehadonlybornemeachild！Itisthetormentofmylifenottohaveachild.IplainlyperceivethatmypowerwillneverbefirmlyestablisheduntilIhaveone.IfIdiewithoutanheir，notoneofmybrothersiscapableofsupplyingmyplace.Allisbegun，butnothingisended.Godknowswhatwillhappen！GoandseeJosephine，anddonotforgetmyinjunctions"
Thenheresumedthegaietywhichhehadexhibitedatintervalsduringourconversation，farcloudsdrivenbythewinddonottraversethehorizonwithsuchrapidityasdifferentideasandsensationssucceededeachothermNapoleon’smind.Hedismissedmewithhisusualnodofthehead，andseeinghiminsuchgoodhumourIsaidondeparting，"well，Sire，youaregoingtoheartheoldbellofBrienne.IhavenodoubtitwillpleaseyoubetterthanthebellsofRuel."Hereplied，"That’stree——youareright.Adieu！"
Sucharemyrecollectionsofthisconversation，whichlastedformorethananhourandahalf.Wewalkedaboutallthetime，forBonapartewasindefatigableinaudiencesofthissort，andwould，Ibelieve，havewalkedandtalkedforawholedaywithoutbeingawareofit.Ilefthim，and，accordingtohisdesire，wenttoseeMadameBonaparte，whichindeedIhadintendedtodobeforeherequestedit.
IfoundJosephinewithMadamedelaRochefoucauld，whohadlongbeeninhersuite，andwhoashorttimebeforehadobtainedthetitleofladyofhonourtotheEmpress.MadamedelaRochefoucauldwasaveryamiablewoman，ofmilddisposition，andwasafavouritewithJosephine.WhenI
toldtheEmpressthatIhadjustlefttheEmperor，she，thinkingthatI
wouldnotspeakfreelybeforeathirdperson，madeasigntoMadamedelaRochefoucauldtoretire.IhadnotroubleinintroducingtheconversationonthesubjectconcerningwhichNapoleonhaddirectedmetospeaktoJosephine，for;aftertheinterchangeofafewindifferentremarks，sheherselftoldmeofaviolentscene，whichhadoccurredbetweenherandtheEmperortwodaysbefore."WhenIwrotetoyouyesterday，"saidshe，"toannounceyourappointment，andtotellyouthatBonapartewouldrecallyou，Ihopedthatyouwouldcometoseemeonquittinghim，butIdidnotthinkthathewouldhavesentforyousosoon.Ah！howIwishthatyouwerestillwithhim，Bourrienne;youcouldmakehimhearreason.Iknownotwhotakespleasureinbearingtalestohim;butreallyIthinktherearepersonsbusyeverywhereinfindingoutmydebts，andtellinghimofthem."
Thesecomplaints，sogentlyutteredbyJosephinerenderedlessdifficultthepreparatorymissionwithwhichIcommencedtheexerciseofmydiplomaticfunctions.IacquaintedMadameBonapartewithallthattheEmperorhadsaidtome.Iremindedheroftheaffairofthe1，200，000
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