ItwasBaronPlessen，theDukeofMecklenburg’sMinisterofState，whofavouredmewithasightoftheKingofDenmark’sletters.M.Plessentoldme，likewise，atthetimethattheDukehadformedtheirrevocabledeterminationofnotreceivinghisdaughter.AfewdaysafterherarrivalthePrincessvisitedMadamedeBourrienne.Sheinvitedustoherparties，whichwereverybrilliant，andseveraltimesdidusthehonourofbeingpresentatours.But;unfortunately，theextravaganceofherconduct，whichwasveryunsuitabletohersituation，soonbecamethesubjectofgeneralanimadversion.
ImentionedatthecloseofthelastchapterhowthepromptitudeofM.deChampagnybroughtabouttheconclusionofthetreatyknownbythenameoftheTreatyofSchoenbrunn.UnderthistheancientedificeoftheGermanEmpirewasoverthrown，andFrancisII.ofGermanybecameFrancisI.，EmperorofAustria.He，however，couldnotsay，likehisnamesakeofFrance，’Toutestperduforsl’honneur’;forhonourwassomewhatcommitted，evenhadnothingelsebeenlost.ButthesacrificesAustriawascompelled，tomakeweregreat.TheterritoriescededtoFrancewereimmediatelyunitedintoanewgeneralgovernment，underthecollectivedenominationoftheIllyrianProvinces.NapoleonthusbecamemasterofbothsidesoftheAdriatic，byvirtueofhistwofoldtitleofEmperorofFranceandKingofItaly.Austria，whoseexternalcommercethusreceivedacheck，hadnolongeranydirectcommunicationwiththesea.ThelossofFiume，Trieste，andthesea—coastappearedsovastasacrificethatitwasimpossibletolookforwardtothedurationofapeacesodearlypurchased.
TheaffairofStaps，perhaps，madeNapoleonanxioustohurryawayfromSchoenbrunn，forhesetoffbeforehehadratifiedthepreliminariesofthepeace，announcingthathewouldratifythematMunich.HeproceededingreathastetoNymphenburg，wherehewasexpectedonavisittotheCourtofBavaria.HenextvisitedtheKingofWurtemberg，whomhepronouncedtobethecleverestsovereigninEurope，andattheendofOctoberhearrivedatFontainebleau.FromthenceheproceededonhorsebacktoParis，andherodesorapidlythatonlyasinglechasseurofhisescortcouldkeepupwithhim，and，attendedbythisoneguard，heenteredthecourtoftheTuileries.WhileNapoleonwasatFontainebleau，beforehisreturntoParis，Josephineforthefirsttimeheardthedivorcementioned;theideahadoccurredtotheEmperor’smindwhilehewasatSchoenbrunn.ItwasalsowhileatFontainebleauthatNapoleonappointedM.deMontalivettobeMinisteroftheInterior.TheletterswhichwereceivedfromParisatthisperiodbroughtintelligenceofthebrilliantstateofthecapitalduringthewinterof1809，andespeciallyofthesplendouroftheImperialCourt，wheretheEmperor’sleveeswereattendedbytheKingsofSaxony，Bavaria，andWurtemberg，alleagertoevincetheirgratitudetotheherowhohadraisedthemtothesovereignrank.
IwasthefirstpersoninHamburgwhoreceivedintelligenceofNapoleon’sprojectedmarriagewiththeArchduchessMariaLouisa.ThenewswasbroughttomefromViennabytwoestafettes.ItisimpossibletodescribetheeffectproducedbytheanticipationofthiseventthroughoutthenorthofGermany.
——["NapoleonoftenreflectedonthebestmodeofmakingthiscommunicationtotheEmpress;stillhewasreluctanttospeaktoher.Hewasapprehensiveoftheconsequencesofhersusceptibilityoffeeling;hisheartwasneverproofagainstthesheddingoftears.
Hothought，however，thatafavourableopportunityofferedforbreakingthesubjectpreviouslytohisquittingFontainebleau.HehintedatitinafewwordswhichbehadaddressedtotheEmpress，buthedidnotexplainhimselfuntilthearrivaloftheviceroy，whomhehadorderedtojoinhim.Hewasthefirstpersonwhospokeopenlytohismotherandobtainedherconsentforthatbittersacrifice.Heactedontheoccasionlikeakindsonandamangratefultohisbenefactoranddevotedtohisservice，bysparinghimthenecessityofunpleasantexplanationstowardsapartnerwhoseremovalwasasacrificeaspainfultohimasitwasaffecting：TheEmperor，havingarrangedwhateverrelatedtothefutureconditionoftheEmpress，uponwhomhemadealiberalsettlement，urgedthemomentofthedissolutionofthemarriage，nodoubtbecausehefeltgrievedattheconditionoftheEmpressherself，whodinedeverydayandpassedhereveningsinthepresenceofpersonswhowerewitnessingherdescentfromthethrone.ThereexistedbetweenhimandtheEmpressJosephinenootherbondthanacivilact，accordingtothecustomwhichprevailedatthetimeofthismarriage.Nowthelawhadforeseenthedissolutionofsuchmarriageoontracts.A
particulardayhavingthereforebeenfixedupon，theEmperorbroughttogetherintohisapartmentsthosepersonswhoseministrywasrequiredinthiscase;amongstothers，theArch—ChancellorandM.
RegnaultdeSt.Jeand’Angely.TheEmperorthendeclaredinaloudvoicehisintentionofannullingthemarriagehehadcontractedwithJosephine，whowaspresent;theEmpressalsomadethesamedeclaration，whichwasinterruptedbyherrepeatedsobs.ThePrinceArch—Chancellorhavingcausedthearticleofthelawtoberead，heappliedittothecambeforehim，anddeclaredthemarriagetobedissolved"（MemoirsofadDuedeRovigo）.]——
FromallpartsthemerchantsreceivedorderstobuyAustrianstock，inwhichanextraordinaryriseimmediatelytookplace.Napoleon’smarriagewithMariaLouisawashailedwithenthusiasticandgeneraljoy.Theeventwasregardedastheguaranteeofalongpeace，anditwashopedtherewouldbealastingcessationofthedisasterscreatedbytherivalryofFranceandAustria.ThecorrespondenceIreceivedshowedthatthesesentimentsweregeneralintheinteriorofFrance，andindifferentcountriesofEurope;and，inspiteofthepresentimentsIhadalwayshadofthereturnoftheBourbonstoFrance，Inowbegantothinkthateventproblematic，oratleastveryremote.
Aboutthebeginningoftheyear1810commencedthedifferencesbetweenNapoleonandhisbrotherLouis，which，asIhavealreadystated，endedinacompleterupture.Napoleon’sobjectwastomakehimselfmasterofthenavigationoftheScheldtwhichLouiswishedshouldremainfree，andhenceensuedtheunionofHollandwiththeFrenchEmpire.HollandwasthefirstprovinceoftheGrandEmpirewhichNapoleontookthenewEmpresstovisit.Thisvisittookplacealmostimmediatelyafterthemarriage.NapoleonfirstproceededtoCompiegne，whereheremainedaweek.HenextsetoutforSt.Quentin，andinspectedthecanal.TheEmpressMariaLouisathenjoinedhim，andtheybothproceededtoBelgium.
AtAntwerptheEmperorinspectedalltheworkswhichhehadordered，andtotheexecutionofwhichheattachedgreatimportance.HereturnedbywayofOstend，Lille，andNormandytoSt.Cloud，wherehearrivedonthe1stofJune1810.HetherelearnedfrommycorrespondencethattheHanseTowns—refusedtoadvancemoneyforthepayoftheFrenchtroops.Themenwereabsolutelydestitute.Ideclaredthatitwasurgenttoputanendtothisstateofthings.TheHansetownshadbeenreducedfromopulencetomiserybytaxationandexactions，andwerenolongerabletoprovidethefunds.
DuringthisyearNapoleon，inafitofmadness，issuedadecreewhichI
cannotcharacterisebyanyotherepithetthaninfernal.IalludetothedecreeforburningalltheEnglishmerchandiseinFrance，Holland，theGrandDuchyofBerg，theHanseTowns;inshort，inallplacessubjecttothedisastrousdominionofNapoleon.IntheinteriorofFrancenoideacouldpossiblybeformedofthedesolationcausedbythismeasureincountrieswhichexistedbycommerce;andwhataspectaclewasitto，the，destituteinhabitantsofthosecountriestowitnessthedestructionofpropertywhich，haditbeendistributed，wouldhaveassuagedtheirmisery！
AmongtheemigrantswhomIwasorderedtowatchwasM.deVergennes，whohadalwaysremainedatornearHamburgSinceApril1808.IinformedtheMinisterthatM.deVergenneshadpresentedhimselftomeatthistime.
IevenrememberthatM.deVergennesgavemealetterfromM.deRemusat，theFirstChamberlainoftheEmperor.M.deRemusatstronglyrecommendedtomehisconnection，whowascalledbymattersofimportancetoHamburg.
Residenceinthistownwas，however，tooexpensive，andhedecidedtoliveatNeumuhl，alittlevillageontheElbe，rathertothewestofAltona.TherehelivedquietlyinretirementwithanoperadancernamedMademoiselleLedoux，withwhomhehadbecomeacquaintedinParis，andwhomhehadbroughtwithhim.Heseemedmuchtakenwithher.Hismanneroflivingdidnotdenotelargemeans.
OnedutywithwhichIwasentrusted，andtowhichgreatimportancewasattached，wastheapplicationandexecutionofthedisastrousContinentalsysteminthenorth.InmycorrespondenceIdidnotconcealthedissatisfactionwhichthisruinousmeasureexcited，andtheEmperor’seyeswereatlengthopenedonthesubjectbythefollowingcircumstance.
InspiteofthesinceritywithwhichtheDanishGovernmentprofessedtoenforcetheContinentalsystem，Holsteincontainedagreatquantityofcolonialproduce;and，notwithstandingthemeasuresofseverity，itwasnecessarythatthatmerchandiseshouldfindamarketsomewhere.ThesmugglersoftensucceededinintroducingitintoGermany，andthewholewouldprobablysoonhavepassedthecustom—houselimits.Allthingsconsidered，Ithoughtitadvisabletomakethebestofanevilthatcouldnotbeavoided.IthereforeproposedthatthecolonialproducetheninHolstein，andwhichhadbeenimportedbeforethedateoftheKing’sedictforitsprohibition，shouldbeallowedtoenterHamburgonthepaymentof30，andonsomearticles40，percent.Thisdutywastobecollectedatthecustom—house，andwastobeconfinedentirelytoarticlesconsumedinGermany.ThecolonialproduceinAltona，Glnckstadt，Husum，andothertownsofHolstein，leadbeenestimated，atabout30，000，000francs，andthedutywouldamountto10，000，000or12，000，000.TheadoptionoftheplanIproposedwouldnaturallyputastoptosmuggling;foritcouldnotbedoubtedthatthemerchantswouldgive30or33percentfortherightofcarryingonalawfultraderatherthangive40percent.tothesmugglers，withthechanceofseizure.
TheEmperorimmediatelyadoptedmyidea，forItransmittedmysuggestionstotheMinisterforForeignAffairsonthe18thofSeptember，andonthe4thofOctoberadecreewasissuedconformabletotheplanIproposed.
Withinsixweeksafterthedecreecameintooperationthecustom—houseDirectorreceived1300declarationsfrompersonsholdingcolonialproduceinHolstein.Itnowappearedthatthedutieswouldamountto40，000，000
francs，thatistosay，28，000，000or30，000，000morethanmyestimate.
BernadottehadjustbeennominatedPrinceRoyalofSweden.Thisnomination，withallthecircumstancesconnectedwithit，aswellasBernadotte’sresidenceinHamburg，beforeheproceededtoStockholm，willbeparticularlynoticedinthenextchapter.Imerelymentionthecircumstanceheretoexplainsomeeventswhichtookplaceinthenorth，andwhichwere，moreorless，directlyconnectedwithit.Forexample，inthemonthofSeptemberthecourseofexchangeonSt.Petersburgsuddenlyfell.AlltheletterswhicharrivedinHamburgfromthecapitalofRussiaandfromRiga，attributedthefalltotheelectionofthePrinceofPonte—CorvoasPrinceRoyalofSweden.OfthirtyletterswhichIreceivedtherewasnotonebutdescribedtheconsternationwhichtheeventhadcreatedinSt.Petersburg.Thisconsternation，however，mighthavebeenexcitedlessbythechoiceofSwedenthanbythefearthatthatchoicewasinfluencedbytheFrenchGovernment.
CHAPXXII.
1809—1810.
BernadotteelectedPrinceRoyalofSweden——CountWrede’soverturestoBernadotte——Bernadottes’sthreedays’visittoHamburg——
ParticularsrespectingthebattleofWagram——SecretOrderoftheday——LastintercourseofthePrinceRoyalofSwedenwithNapoleon——
MyadvicetoBernadotterespectingtheContinentalsystem.
InowcometooneoftheperiodsofmylifetowhichIlookbackwithmoatsatisfaction，thetimewhenBernadottewaswithmeinHamburg.I
willbrieflyrelatetheseriesofeventswhichledtheopposerofthe18thBrumairetothethroneofSweden.
Onthe13thofmarch1809GustavusAdolphuswasarrested，andhisuncle，theDukeofSudermania，provisionallytookthereinsofGovernment.A
fewdaysafterwardsGustavuspublishedhisactofabdication，whichinthestateofSwedenitwasimpossibleforhimtorefuse.InMayfollowing，theSwedishDiethavingbeenconvokedatStockholm，theDukeofSudermaniawaselectedKing.ChristianAugustus，theonlysonofthatmonarch，ofcoursebecamePrinceRoyalontheaccessionofhisfathertothethrone.He，however，diedsuddenlyattheendofMay1810，andCountFersen（thesamewhoattheCourtofMarieAntoinettewasdistinguishedbytheappellationof’lebeauFersen’），wasmassacredbythepopulace，whosuspected，perhapsunjustly，thathehadbeenaccessorytothePrince’sdeath.
——[CountFereen，allegedtohavebeenoneofthefavouredloversofMarieAntoinette，andwhowascertainlydeepinherconfidence，hadarrangedmostofthedetailsoftheattemptedflighttoVarennesin1791，andhehimselfdrovetheRoyalfamilytheirfirststagetothegatesofParis.]——
Onthe21stofAugustfollowingBernadottewaselectedPrinceRoyalofSweden.
AfterthedeathofthePrinceRoyaltheDukeofSudermania’sson，CountWrede，aSwede，madethefirstoverturestoBernadotte，andannouncedtohimtheintentionentertainedatStockholmofofferinghimthethroneofSweden.BernadottewasatthattimeinParis，andimmediatelyafterhisfirstinterviewwithCountWredehewaitedontheEmperoratSt.Cloud;
Napoleoncoollyrepliedthathecouldbeofnoservicetohim;thateventsmusttaketheircourse;thathemightacceptorrefusetheofferashechose;thathe（Bonaparte）wouldplacenoobstaclesinhisway，butthathecouldgivehimnoadvice.ItwasveryevidentthatthechoiceofSwedenwasnotveryagreeabletoBonaparte，andthoughheafterwardsdisavowedanyoppositiontoit，hemadeoverturestoStockholm，proposingthatthecrownofSwedenshouldbeaddedtothatofDenmark.
BernadottethenwenttothewatersofPlombieres，andonhisreturntoParishesentmealetterannouncinghiselevationtotherankofPrinceRoyalofSweden.
Onthe11thofOctoberhearrivedinHamburg，wherehestayedonlythreedays.Hepassednearlythewholeofthattimewithme，andhecommunicatedtomemanycuriousfactsconnectedwiththesecrethistoryofthetimes，andamongotherthingssomeparticularsrespectingthebattleofWagram.IwasthefirsttomentiontothenewPrinceRoyalofSwedenthereportsofthedoubtfulmannerinwhichthetroopsunderhiscommandbehaved.IremindedhimofBonaparte’sdissatisfactionatthesetroops;fortherewasnodoubtoftheEmperorbeingtheauthorofthecomplaintscontainedinthebulletins，especiallyashehadwithdrawnthetroopsfromBernadotte’scommand.BernadotteassuredmethatNapoleon’scensurewasunjust;duringthebattlehehadcomplainedofthelittlespiritmanifestedbythesoldiers."Herefusedtoseeme，"addedBernadotte，"andIwastold，asareasonforhisrefusal，thathewasastonishedanddispleasedtofindthat，notwithstandinghiscomplaints，ofwhichImusthaveheard，Ihadboastedofhavinggainedthebattle，andhadpubliclycomplimentedtheSaxonswhomIcommanded."
BernadottethenshowedmethebulletinhedrewupafterthebattleofWagram.IremarkedthatIhadneverheardofabulletinbeingmadebyanyotherthantheGeneralwhowasCommander—in—Chiefduringabattle，andaskedhowtheaffairended.HethenhandedtomeacopyoftheOrderoftheday，whichNapoleonsaidhehadsentonlytotheMarshalscommandingthedifferentcorps.
Bernadotte’sbulletinwasprintedalongwithBonaparte’sOrderoftheDay，athingquiteunparalleled.
ThoughIwasmuchinterestedinthisaccountofBonaparte’sconductafterthebattleofWagram;yetIwasmorecurioustoheartheparticularsofBernadotte’slastcommunicationwiththeEmperor.ThePrinceinformedmethatonhisreturnfromPlombieresheattendedthelevee，whentheEmperoraskedhim，beforeeveryonepresent，whetherhehadreceivedanyrecentnewsfromSweden.
Herepliedintheaffirmative."Whatisit？"inquiredNapoleon."Sire，IaminformedthatyourMajesty’scharged’afairesatStockholmopposesmyelection.ItisalsoreportedtothosewhochoosetobelieveitthatyourMajestygivesthepreferencetotheKingofDenmark."——"Atthesewords，"continuedBernadotte，"theEmperoraffectedsurprise，whichyouknowhecandoveryartfully.Heassuredmeitwasimpossible，andthenturnedtheconversationtoanothersubject.
"Iknownotwhattothinkofhisconductinthisaffair.Iamawarehedoesnotlikeme;——buttheinterestsofhispolicymayrenderhimfavourabletoSweden.ConsideringthepresentgreatnessandpowerofFrance，Iconceivedittobemydutytomakeeverypersonalsacrifice.
ButIsweartoHeaventhatIwillnevercommitthehonourofSweden.He，however，expressedhimselfinthebestpossibletermsinspeakingofCharlesXIII.andme.HeatfirststartednoobstacletomyacceptanceofthesuccessiontothethroneofSweden，andheorderedtheofficialannouncementofmyelectiontobeimmediatelyinsertedintheMoniteur’.
TendayselapsedwithouttheEmperor’ssayingawordtomeaboutmydeparture.AsIwasanxioustobeoff，andallmypreparationsweremade，Ideterminedtogoandaskhimfortheletterspatenttorelievemefrommyoathoffidelity，whichIhadcertainlykeptfaithfullyinspiteofallhisill—treatmentofme.Heatfirstappearedsomewhatsurprisedatmyrequest，and，afteralittlehesitation，hesaid，’Thereisapreliminaryconditiontobefulfilled;aquestionhasbeenraisedbyoneofthemembersofthePrivyCouncil.’——’Whatcondition，Sire？’——’Youmustpledgeyourselfnottobeararmsagainstme.’——’DoesyourMajestysupposethatIcanbindmyselfbysuchanengagement？MyelectionbytheDietofSweden，whichhasmetwithyourMajesty’sassent，hasmademeaSwedishsubject，andthatcharacterisincompatiblewiththepledgeproposedbyamemberoftheCouncil.IamsureitcouldneverhaveemanatedfromyourMajesty，andmustproceedfromtheArch—ChancellorortheGrandJudge，whocertainlycouldnothavebeenawareoftheheighttowhichthepropositionwouldraiseme.’——’Whatdoyoumean？’——’If，Sire，youpreventmeacceptingacrownunlessIpledgemyselfnottobeararmsagainstyou，doyounotreallyplacemeonalevelwithyouasaGeneral？’
"WhenIdeclaredpositivelythatmyelectionmustmakemeconsidermyselfaSwedishsubjecthefrowned，andseemedembarrassed.WhenIhaddonespeakinghesaid，inalowandfalteringvoice，’Well，go.Ourdestinieswillsoonbeaccomplished！’ThesewordswereutteredsoindistinctlythatIwasobligedtobegpardonfornothavingheardwhat.hesaid，andherepented，’Go！ourdestinieswillsoonbeaccomplished！’InthesubsequentconversationswhichIhadwiththeEmperorItriedallpossiblemeanstoremovetheunfavourablesentimentshecherishedtowardsme.Irevivedmyrecollectionsofhistory.Ispoketohimofthegreatmenwhohadexcitedtheadmirationoftheworld，ofthedifficultiesandobstacleswhichtheyhadtosurmount;and，aboveall，Idweltuponthatsolidglorywhichisfoundedontheestablishmentandmaintenanceofpublictranquillityandhappiness.TheEmperorlistenedtomeattentively，andfrequentlyconcurredinmyopinionastotheprinciplesoftheprosperityandstabilityofStates.Onedayhetookmyhandandpresseditaffectionately，asiftoassuremeofhisfriendshipandprotection.ThoughIknewhimtobeanadeptintheartofdissimulation，yethisaffectedkindnessappearedsonaturalthatI
thoughtallhisunfavourablefeelingtowardsmewasatanend.Ispoketopersonsbywhomourtwofamilieswereallied，requestingthattheywouldassuretheEmperorofthereciprocityofmysentiments，andtellhimthatIwasreadytoassisthisgreatplansinanywaynothostiletotheinterestsofSweden.
"Wouldyoubelieve，mydearfriend，thatthepersonstowhomImadethesecandidprotestationslaughedatmycredulity？TheytoldmethataftertheconversationinwhichtheEmperorhadsocordiallypressedmyhand.
IhadscarcelytakenleaveofhimwhenhewasheardtosaythatIhadmadeagreatdisplayofmylearningtohim，andthathehadhumouredmelikeachild.Hewishedtoinspiremewithfullconfidencesoastoputmeoffmyguard;andIknowforacertaintythathehadthedesignofarrestingme.
"But，"pursuedBernadotte，"inspiteofthefeelingofanimositywhichI
knowtheEmperorhascherishedagainstmesincethe18thBrumaire，Idonotthink，whenonceIshallbeinSweden，thathewillwishtohaveanydifferenceswiththeSwedishGovernment.Imusttellyou，alsobehasgivenme2，000，000francsinexchangeformyprincipalityofPonte—Corvo.
Halfthesumhasbeenalreadypaid，whichwillbeveryusefultomeindefrayingtheexpensesofmyjourneyandinstallation.WhenIwasabouttostepintomycarriagetosetoff，anindividual，whomyoumustexcusemenaming，cametobidmefarewell，andrelatedtomealittleconversationwhichhadjusttakenplaceattheTuileries.Napoleonsaidtotheindividualinquestion，’Well，doesnotthePrinceregretleavingFrance？’——’Certainly，Sire.’——’Astome，Ishouldhavebeenverygladifhehadnotacceptedhiselection.Butthereisnohelpforit
Hedoesnotlikeme.’——’Sire，ImusttakethelibertyofsayingthatyourMajestylaboursunderamistake.IknowthedifferenceswhichhaveexistedbetweenyouandGeneralBernadotteforthelastsixyears.I
knowhowheopposedtheoverthrowoftheDirectory;butIalsoknowthatthePrincehaslongbeensincerelyattachedtoyou.’——’Well，Idaresayyouareright.Butwehavenotunderstoodeachother.Itisnowtoolate.Hehashisinterestsandhispolicy，andIhavemine.’"
"Such，"addedthePrince，"weretheEmperor’slastobservationsrespectingmetwohoursbeforemydeparture.TheindividualtowhomI
havejustalluded，spoketruly，mydearBourrienne.IamindeedsorrytoleaveFrance;andInevershouldhaveleftitbutfortheinjusticeofBonaparte.IfeverIascendthethroneofSwedenIshallowemycrowntohisill—treatmentofme;forhadhenotpersecutedmebyhisanimositymyconditionwouldhavesufficedforasoldieroffortune：butwemustfollowourfate."
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