during his own Reign. 
marched «for the Eastern -Pyrenees, 
where Doppct Was only waking blunders. 
Avoflier -part of this army) was ‘sent into 
la-Vendée, andmany battalions returned 
tothe Armyof Italy. » Dugommier er- 
dered Napoleon to follow hin, but other 
orders arrived from Paris, directing him 
first Ao replace: the coasts of the Me- 
diférranean in a state of defence, es- 
pecially Toulon; and afterwards to pro- 
e¢ed to|the Army of Italy to command 
the artiliery. 
ot Lbwas at Toulon that Napoleon’s re- 
putation.commenced. All the generals, 
representatives, sand soldicrs, who had 
heard lisopinions given in the different 
councils, three months before the taking 
of the place, anticipated the military 
Garecr he aiterwards fulfilled. From 
that moment le had acquired the confi- 
denec of all the soldiers of the Army of 
italy.) Dugommicr wrote to the Com- 
mittee of Public Safety, soliciting the 
rank of) brigadier-general for tim, and 
using these words “* Reward. this young 
‘oman;;audipromote him, for, should he 
“bemngratelullytreated, he would pro- 
‘prote: himself”) Ino the, Army. of the 
Pyrenees, Dugommier was continually 
talking of his commandant of the ar- 
tillery at ‘Doulton, and impressed a bigh 
epiniva of him on the minds of all the 
generals and offiecrs who afterwards 
went from the Army of Spain to the 
Army of italy. Whenever he gained 
anyysuccesses, he used to send couriers 
from Perpignan to Napoleon at Nice. 
After the taking of Toulon, Napoleon 
passed the first 1wo months of 1794 in 
funtily ing and: arming’ the coasts of the 
diterranean; he reached “Nice in 
arch, and took the chief command of 
the artillery... The urmy was com- 
manded by Genera! Dumorbion. | ‘This 
general, an old ivaptain of grenadiers, 
hadobiained the ranks of brigadier-ge- 
neral and general of division, in the cam- 
piign of 1792 aud 1793, in the Army of 
Jtaly ; be was acquainted with all the 
positions, and had commanded an’ at- 
tack upon Brunet in the month of June. 
He was) sixty -years of age, of a clear 
understa y personally brave; and 
tolerably well informed, but.a victim to 
the gout, and constantly in bed; he 
passed whole months without being able 
to stir. 
HIS) SECOND) PLAN. 
_ Napoleon: conceived a plan of opera- 
tious, which, without engaging the army 
in difficult affairs, was adapted to put it 
in possession of the upper chain of the 
Alps, and to oblige the cuemy to aban- 
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don of bis| own accord: the formidable 
camp of Raus and Fourches..cPhis plan 
consisied (in turning the leftcf the enemy 
by: passing the Roya, the: Nervias ‘and 
the Taggia; in occripying «Mount 'Ta- 
nardo, -Roeca Barbena, and! “Lanarello, 
aud in cuiting off the Saorgio road the 
enciny’s line of commuaication spprears 
the bill of Marta. 
This plan was laid before a eomlolljut 
which were) present the two popular’ re- 
presentatives, commissioners: to) the ar- 
my, General Dumerbion, the:generabiof 
tae artillery, General Massena, General 
Vial of the cugineers, and) Brigadier- 
generals Rusea, a light-infantry. officer, 
horn ia these mouutains, and: partieu- 
larly acquainted with them. 0«Pherepu- 
tation of the author saved hinv alllong 
discussions... His predictions concerning 
Toalon were remembered, and a plan 
was adopted, 
On the Gth of Apriloa dibtiniden of 
14,060 men, forming five brigades, pas- 
sed the Roya, and took possession of the 
castle of Ventimiglia; one brigade, com- 
manded by Massena, marched on Mount 
Tanardo, aud touk up a. position) there ; 
a second, atter having passed ihe Taggia, 
took up a position at Monte-Grande; 
the three others, under the immediate 
command of Napoleon, advanced on 
Oneglia, and overthrew an Austrian di- 
Vision posted on the: heights: of St. 
Agatha. The Freneh Brigadier-gene- 
ral Bralé was killed in this affair, The 
next day the army entered Oneslia, 
where twelve pieces of cannom were 
found. The whole. population of: the 
town and valley had fled.) I'welve more 
guns were taken near ‘the: €ol Saint 
Silvestre; the Piedmontese wished to 
carry them off to Ormea, but they fell 
iuty the honds of the 2d brigade, which 
debouched by the Col Mezzatuna: | The 
army marched on Ponte di’ Nave: the 
remains of the Austrian division! werelin 
position there’; they were. attacked, 
beaten, and precipitated fromthe heights 
of Mount Ariol into the Tanaro; the 
fortress of Ormea capitulated the: same 
day, with a garrison’ of 400 men, an 
armoury. Of.several thousand musquets, 
and twenty pieces of caunon; a: cloth 
munilacrory, the: warchouses of whieh 
were fuil, served to clothe the soldiers. 
Prom Pamarello, Massena dchouched 
inthe rear ef Svorgio, thus: cuttiog off 
the road and. the cncmy’s retreat behind 
the hill of Marta.; Saorgio capitulated on 
thie29th of April; this fort might have held 
out longer, as it had)considerable quar. 
tilies of provisions aud military stores. 
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