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half his dominions。  The Emperor stayed only ten days in Dresden�察�and
then went in pursuit of the Russian army�察�which he came up with on the
19th�察�at Bautzen。  This battle�察�which was followed on the two succeeding
days by the battles of Wurtchen and Oclikirchen�察�may be said to have
lasted three daysa sufficient proof that it was obstinately disputed。
It ended in favour of Napoleon�察�but he and France paid dearly for it��
while General Kirschner and Duroc were talking together the former was
killed by a cannon´ball�察�which mortally wounded the latter in the
abdomen。

The moment had now arrived for Austria to prove whether or not she。
intended entirely to desert the cause of Napoleon。

     ��There is a running attack in Erreurs ��tome�察�ii。 pp�察�289´325�� on
     all this part of the Memoirs�察�but the best account of the
     negotiations between France�察�Austria�察�and the Allies will be found
     in Metternieh�撮察�Vol。  i。  pp。  171´215。  Metternich�察�with good
     reason�察�prides himself on the skill with which he gained from
     Napoleon the exact time�察�twenty days�察�necessary for the
     concentration of the Austrian armies。  Whether the negotiations were
     consistent with good faith on the part of Austria is another matter��
     but�察�one thing seems clearthe Austrian marriage ruined Napoleon。
     He found it impossible to believe that the monarch who had given him
     his daughter would strike the decisive blow against him。  Without
     this belief there can be no doubt that he would have attacked
     Austria before she could have collected her forces�察�and Metternich
     seems to have dreaded the result。  ;It was necessary�察�therefore to
     prevent Napoleon from carrying out his usual system of leaving an
     army of observation before the Allied armies�察�and himself turning to
     Bohemia to deal a great blow at us�察�the effect of which it would be
     impossible to foresee in the present depressed state of the great
     majority of our men; ��Metternich�察�Vol。  i�察�p。  177��。  With our
     knowledge of how Napoleon held his own against the three armies at
     Dresden we may safely assume that he would have crushed Austria if
     she had not joined him or disarmed。  The conduct of Austria was
     natural and politic�察�but it was only successful because Napoleon
     believed in the good faith of the Emperor Francis�察�his father´in´
     law。  It is to be noted that Austria only succeeded in getting
     Alexander to negotiate on the implied condition that the
     negotiations were not to end in a peace with France。  See
     Metternich�撮察�Vol。  i。  p。  181�察�where�察�in answer to the Czar's
     question as to what would become of their cause if Napoleon accepted
     the Austrian mediation�察�he says that if Napoleon declines Austria
     will join the Allies。  If Napoleon accepts�察 �the negotiations will
     most certainly show Napoleon to be neither wise nor just�察�and then
     the result will be the same。  In any case we shall have gained the
     necessary time to bring our armies into such positions that we need
     not again fear a separate attack on any one of them�察�and from which
     we may ourselves take the offensive。;��

All her amicable demonstrations were limited to an offer of her
intervention in opening negotiations with Russia。  Accordingly�察�on the
4th of June�察�an armistice was concluded at Pleiswitz�察�which was to last
till the 8th of July�察�and was finally prolonged to the 10th of August。

The first overtures after the conclusion of the armistice of Pleiswitz
determined the assembling of a Congress at Prague。  It was reported at
the time that the Allies demanded the restoration of all they had lost
since 1805�察�that is to say�察�since the campaign of Ulm。  In this demand
Holland and the Hanse Towns�察�which had become French provinces�察�were
comprehended。  But we should still have retained the Rhine�察�Belgium��
Piedmont�察�Nice�察�and Savoy。  The battle of Vittoria��

     The news of this decisive battle increased the difficulty of the
     French plenipotentiaries at Prague�察�and raised the demands of the
     Allies。  It also shook the confidence of those who remained faithful
     to us。Bourrienne。��

which placed the whole of Spain at the disposal of the English�察�the
retreat of Suchet upon the Ebro�察�the fear of seeing the army of Spin
annihilated�察�were enough to alter the opinions of those counsellors who
still recommended war。  Notwithstanding Napoleon's opposition and his
innate disposition to acquire glory by his victories�察�probably he would
not have been inaccessible to the reiterated representations of sensible
men who loved their country�察�France�察�therefore�察�has to reproach his
advisers。  At this juncture General Moreau arrived�察�it has been said that
he came at the solicitation of Bernadotte。  This is neither true nor
probable。  In the first place�察�there never was any intimacy between
Bernadotte and Moreau�察�and�察�in the next�察�how can it be imagined that
Bernadotte wished to see Moreau Emperor�  �But this question is at once
put at rest by the fact�察�that in the interview at Abo the Emperor of
Russia hinted to Bernadotte the possibility of his succeeding Napoleon。
It was generally reported at the time�察�and I have since learnt that it
was true�察�that the French Princes of the House of Bourbon had made
overtures to Moreau through the medium of General Willot�察�who had been
proscribed on the 18th Fructidor�察�and I have since learned from an
authentic source that General Moreau�察�who was then at Baltimore�察�refused
to support the Bourbon cause。  Moreau yielded only to his desire of being
revenged on Napoleon�察�and he found death where he could not find glory。

At the end of July the proceedings of the Congress at Prague were no。
further advanced than at the time of its assembling。  Far from cheering
the French with the prospect of a peace�察�the Emperor made a journey to
Mayence�察�the Empress went there to see him�察�and returned to Paris
immediately after the Emperor's departure。  Napoleon went back to
Dresden�察�and the armistice not being renewed�察�it died a natural death on
the 17th of August�察�the day appointed for its expiration。  A fatal event
immediately followed the rupture of the conferences。  On the 17th of
August Austria�察�wishing to gain by war as she had before gained by
alliances�察�declared that she would unite her forces with those of the
Allies。  On the very opening of this disastrous campaign General Jomini
went over to the enemy。  Jomini belonged to the staff of the unfortunate
Marshal Ney�察�who was beginning to execute with his wonted ability�察�the
orders he had received。  There was much surprise at his eagerness to
profit by a struggle�察�begun under such melancholy auspices�察�to seek a
fresh fortune�察�which promised better than what he had tried under our
flag。  Public opinion has pronounced judgment on Jomini。

     ��It was on the 11th of August�察�not the 17th�察�that Metternich
     announced to Caulaincourt�察�Napoleon's plenipotentiary at Prague��
     that Austria had joined the Allies and declared war with France��
      At midnight on 10th August Metternich had despatched the passports
     for the Comte Louis de Narbonne�察�Napoleon's Ambassador�察�and the war
     manifesto of the Emperor Francis�察�then he ;had the beacons lighted
     which had been prepared from Prague to the Silesian frontier�察�as a
     sign of the breech of the negotiations�察�and the right ��i。e。  power��
     of the Allied armies to cross the Silesian frontier ��Metternich��
     vol。  i�察�p。  199��。��

The first actions were the battle of Dresden�察�which took place seven days
after the rupture of the armistice�察�and the battle in which Vandamme was
defeated�察�and which rendered the victory of Dresden unavailing。  I have
already mentioned that Moreau was killed at Dresden。 Bavaria was no
sooner rid of the French troops than she raised the mask and ranged
herself among our enemies。

In October the loss of the battle of Leipsic decided the fate of France。
The Saxon army�察�which had long remained faithful to us�察�went over to the
enemy during the battle。  Prince Poniatowski perished at the battle of
Leipsic in an attempt to pass the Aster。

I will here mention a fact which occurred before Duroc's departure for
the campaign of 1812。  I used often to visit him at the Pavilion Marsan��
in the Tuileries�察�where he lodged。  One forenoon�察�when I had been waiting
for him a few minutes�察�he came from the Emperor's apartments�察�where he
had been engaged in the usual business�察�He was in his court´dress。  As
soon as he entered he pulled off his coat and hat and laid them aside。
;I have just had a conversation with the Emperor about you�察─�said he。
;Say nothing to anybody。  Have patience�察�and you will be; He had�察�no
sooner uttered these words than a footman entered to inform him that the
Emperor�察�wished to see him immediately。  ;Well�察─�said Duroc�察 �I must go。;
No sooner was the servant gone than Duroc stamped violently on the floor��
and exclaimed�察 �That ´ ´ never leaves me a moment's rest。  If he
finds I have five minutes to myself in the course of the morning he is
sure to send for me。;  He then put on his coat and returned to the
Emperor�察�saying�察 �Another t

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