The Court of the Tuileries, from the Restoration to the Flight of Louis Philippe Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...to a sense of danger; and the thunderclap of the 5th of March, in the guise of a telegraphic announcement to Paris and Vienna that " the Man of Elba " had left his island, had landed in France, and was marching on the capi-ital, took them all by surprise. CHAPTER XIII. " The Man of Elba " Lands in France.--" The Congress Is Dissolved "--"I Give You Due Warning, Sire."--Roused at Last.--Bringing Back the Corsican Ogre.--Decamping without Beat of Drum.--Les Convenances.--A Transformation.--Rallying Round the Charter.--Epigrams and Chansons.--Flight of the English Ladies.--Faded Hopes.--An Imperious Heroine.--Packing the Travelling Carriage.--On the Qui Vim.--Flight of the " Comte de Lille."--Ups and Downs.--The Warrior's Return.--" Vive la Vieille Garde " AVAILING himself of Sir Neil Campbell's temporary absence from the island, Napoleon left Elba on the 26th of February, 1815, his project being further facilitated by the Princesse Pauline Borghese, who invited the notabilities of the mimic empire to a ball that evening. With Gene"raux Bertram , Cam-bronne, and Drouot, and four hundred grenadiers of the old guard, he embarked in the brig of war L'Inconstant--six small vessels, with about five hundred other troops on board, accompanying. The island well cleared, "Grenadiers " exclaimed Napoleon (they were supposed to be unaware of the object of his expedition), "our destination is France We are going to march on Paris." " Vive I'empereur " was the exulting response, caught up and repeated with enthusiasm by the Polish lancers and Corsican chasseurs in the small vessels following in the wake of the brig. The little flotilla, escaping the vigilance of the cruisers, was wafted by favourable breezes towards the coast of France. On the 1st of March...