18l6.] La Tour D'' Juvergne. 319 



enemy came withfii pistol-sliot, as they For three days tlie drums were covered 

 fancied he had surrendered; he then with crape, and on the 1st Vciidimiair« 

 ordered liis men to fire and instantly his sword of honour was suspended iu 

 charge; the Spaniards were di- persed, the church of the Invalids, and tlie 46lli 

 and several prisoners taken. Alter the demi-hrigade cany his heart in a liUla 

 affair ti)3y begged him to punish the leaden bo-c, suspended to the colours 

 seditious; "I neither know them, nor of the regiment; and on every muster 

 wish to know them," he exclaimed, his name is re-called in these terms— 



La Tour d'Auvergne, mort an Chamjt 



d' Hmmeur. 



" this lesson will be a warnnig to them, 

 tbcy will be more docile and have more 

 confidence another time." 



The govermncnt, ini'ormed of this, and 

 several other heroic acts, gave liim the 

 rank of colonel of another regiment. 

 On receiving it, he assembled the gre- 

 nadiers ; " My comrades, (said he) I 



Bonaparte's return' from egypt. 



Bonaparte hius been generally accused 

 of having deserted the army in Egypt ; 

 the fact is not so — being (00 powerful 

 for the Directory, he was sent there to 



nient has sent nie the brevet of colonel, 

 shall I accept it; my lads, what tiiink 

 you.'" Melancholy sate on every coun- 

 tenance; at length, one said, " Certahdy 

 captain, for even a higher rank is due 

 to your merit; hut pardon our tears, we 

 sliall lose our father!" "Then, my 

 boys, you are satisfied with m??" " Sa- 

 tisfied is too weak a word," was the 

 reply. — "And I, too, my brave lads, I 



cried in the streets pretended extract* 

 from journals announcing the arrival of 

 Bonaparte at Genoa, on-hoard of Iha 

 frigate "the Jmmortalify." The peo- 

 ple collected in crowds to purchase the 

 news, and several even cried, Vive Bo. 

 napurte. There is no doubt but the 

 cliiefs of the party sent for him instantly 

 to return ; and a <"ommon expressiok 

 then circulated in Paris, " The republic 



love vou like my own clnldren; I wanted ,.„„.i „„„„^„ .i., ,■ r • .,„ 



, , ■- •'. . T 1 -i 1 -11 must assume the lorm of a nvramd* 



to have your opnnon, I know it, 1 will .,,• „^„,.„,„:„.. ...„ ', -, 7 I! ,. 



^- ' -' tins expression was attributed to Bona- 



send back my commission.'" "But, cap- 

 tain — ," "Not a word, I will do it; yon 

 must all dine with me to-day." Alter the 

 frugal dinner, "Now (said he) let us 

 swear never to quit each other." He hob- 

 nobbed with every one, and the oath was 

 repeated with the most tumultuous joy. 

 He was modest as he was brave ; the 

 first consul specially created the title 

 for him of first grenadier of the French 

 army. He alone was afilietcd at the 

 event; the word "coiisideriiig," in the 

 brevet shocked him. " T am only proud 

 (said he) of serving my cosintry; 1 care 



parte, and the premature |>roclamatioti 

 of his return was evidently an essay of 

 his party to ascertain the stale of pub- 

 lic feeling; and, ifit was favourable t» 

 their views, to raise Bonaparte on the 

 ruins of the rejjublic— a measure fully 

 borne out by tlie event. 



TALLEYRIND AND MARET. 



The contempt of 1'alleyrand for IVTa- 

 ref , duke of Eassano, was supreme ; h« 

 said he had but one talent— servile adu- 

 lation ; and, wlien Talleyrand wished ta 

 express his sovereign contempt of any 



not a straw for praise or honors ; and l'*^«'><on. ^'^ used to say, " // ksI sot commt 

 thus (o be praised to my face, I don't -^-^"''^^ et ^^ie comme liassam." 

 like it; this 'considering' will be the 

 torment of my life." 



On the cessation of liostililies he re- 

 tired to Passy ; but, the .son of one of his 

 friends being drawn as a conscript, (the 

 son of M.Lebrigant,) he insisted on sup- 

 jilying his pliice, and as a private gre- 

 nadier carried his musket and knapsack, 

 carefully concealing who he was. On 

 the 21st June, ISOt), at the head of the 

 4f>th demi-brigadc of grenadiers, he 

 ciiargcd the enemy on tiie hill of Obcr- 

 liaiisen ; and, ru.shing before (he rest to 



To the Editor of the MontUij Magazitir, 



SIR, 



OUR goodness in liaving givea 

 pnblieallon to my first letter^ and 

 that so soon after I forwarded it to jou, 

 shews how earnest you are in comnm- 

 nicating to the piiLlie v,hat<'ver may 

 come to you calculated to be useful 

 to it. 



:^n pursuance of this enquiry on the 

 dry or fungus rot, facts arising from ob- 

 servation will make the leadii.H,- feature. 



cut down a Mhulan, who boi« the colours. This rot is known to builders by th« 

 •Uo'lfTcr stabbed Liru tluoujh the heart, i.rodijjious quantity of the fungus plant 



which 



