Lot n° 10
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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
4 L.S. " Bonaparte ", Milan then Stradella 18-21 prairial VIII [7-9 June 1800], " to the Consuls of the Republic " CAMBACÉRÈS and LEBRUN; the letters are written by Bourrienne; 2 pages and a half, 1 page and a half, and 2 half-pages in-4, engraved vignettes with the name of Bonaparte Ist Consul of the Republic.
[26, 27, 28, 29]
On the capitulation of Massena at Genes.
18 prairial. They will see, by the Bulletin, "the situation of the army: everything continues to go well. I think it is very useful that you dismiss the municipality of Calais, for its lack of surveillance and for having let escape the named Dupeyrou, chief of the English counter-police.
It is necessary to put in Calais men of a sure patriotism and safe from the corruption of the English. The report of the Minister of the Interior [Lucien
Bonaparte] on the suppression of the Friend of the Laws, does not seem to me to be founded in reason. It seems to me that it is to make the Institute odious to suppress a newspaper because it has dropped a few quips on this society, which by virtue of the respect it is accorded in Europe, is above such misery. I assure you that, as President of the Institute, I am not far from protesting. If one wants to say that the sun turns, that it is the melting of snow and ice that produces the ebb and flow, and that we are charlatans, one must leave the greatest freedom. It is necessary to name a military commission to judge the deserters, "and not to let them rot in prison". Letters from
Corse inform him that several ships have been sent to Malta.
"It will be good to make a small official article in order to deny the noises spread on the revolt of the Departments of Golo and Liamone"... 19 prairial. He sends "a proclamation of the Commdt of Lombardy [Vignolle]. You will see there the events which took place in Italy [capitulation of Masséna in Genoa]: they are strictly true. The army was only 3 forced days away from Genoa. The order to lift the blockade had been given by Mélas. In addition, I only know of this event from the letters of General Mélas in Vienna [...] I want you to have them all printed in the official journal, that is to say, the two letters from Gal Mélas to Mr. le Comte de Tige, the one from Mélas to Mr. de Mosel; the one to Lord Grenville, and the one from Mr. Harltez [Hartzer], aide-de-camp; and the one from the Commdt de Coni. I will send you, by the first mail, particular letters which will let you know the extreme anxiety in which this army finds itself. It is absolutely cut off.
It would be possible that it was obliged to concentrate in Genoa"... 20 prairial. "I did not receive, Citizens Consuls, of mail since that of the 13th. I am late of 2 mails. You will find enclosed the bulletin of the army"...
Stradella 21 prairial. "I received, Citizens Consuls, your mails of the 14 and 15. I beg you to make print the attached letter of the general MASSENA and the capitulation of Genoa "...
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