Memoirs of the life, exile, and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon. (Vol. IV)

by comte de Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné Las Cases

INDEX.

• Abdication, of Napoleon, i. [11]; iv. [114]
  • —Las Cases’ reflections on that proceeding, i. [55]
• Africa, Napoleon’s remarks on the expedition to, ii. [151]
• Aix-la-Chapelle, the Congress at, Las Cases’ preparations for petitioning, iv. [342]
  • —Letter of Madame Mere to, [343]
  • —Las Cases’ note to, [344]
  • —Representations to, [375]
• Alexander, the Emperor, Las Cases’ letter to, at Laybach, iv. [384]
• —--, the Emperor, his aversion to Eugene Beauharnois, i. [207]
• —-- the Great, Napoleon’s remarks on, iv. [140]
• Algerines, their predilection for Napoleon, i. [363]
• Allies, Convention of the, respecting Napoleon, ii. [80]
• Ambassadors, Persian and Turkish at Paris, ii. [110]
  • —their conduct in the fashionable world, [112]
• America, Napoleon invited to, ii. [207]
• Amiens, rupture of the treaty of, iv. [39]
• Amours of, Napoleon, i. [211]
• Amsterdam, Napoleon’s speech at, iii. [239]
• Ancients, the, Napoleon’s opinion of the armies of, i. [189]
• Anecdotes of a courtier, ii. [316]
• —-- amusing, iii. [59]
• —-- of Napoleon, iii. [238], [284], iv. [67]
• Antwerp, Napoleon’s designs with regard to, iv. [47]
• Antommarchi, Dr., extracts from his work, iv. [393]
• Army, the French, conspiracy in,[in,] Egypt, i. [133]
  • —Privations of, [136]
  • —loss sustained by in Egypt, [143]
  • —contradictory reports respecting, [146]
• Artillery, remarks of Napoleon on, ii. vol2_354
• Arras, the Bishop of, his stupidity, i. [173]
• Aubry, General, i. [101]
• Augereau, Napoleon’s opinion of, i. [189]
• Austria, the Royal Family of, i. [205]
• —-- the Emperor of, letter of Las Cases to, iv. [347]

• Balcombe, Mr., Las Cases’ removal to his cottage, iv. [205]
• Balls, masked, fondness of Napoleon for, iii. [91]
• Barras, M., some account of, ii. [256]
• Barry, Mr., medical skill of, iv. [254]
  • —his intimacy with Las Cases, [263]
• Bathurst, Lord, letter of Lord Castlereagh to, on the Treaty of Fontainebleau, iv. [133]
  • —Napoleon’s opinion of him, [154]
  • —Las Cases’ letter to, [315]
• Battle, chance of danger in, ii. [39]
• Bauer, M., his opinion of Napoleon, i. [79]
• Beauharnois, Eugene, conduct of the Emperor Alexander towards i. [206]
  • —receiving his father’s sword, ii. [186]
• Beauharnois, Mad. de, her acquaintance with Napoleon, i. [103]
• —-- Stephanie, particulars respecting, ii. [196]
  • —conduct of the Emperor Alexander to, [197]
• Becker, General, letter from the minister at war to, i. [17]
• Bellerophon, Embarkation of the Emperor on, board the, i. [26]
  • —arrives at Torbay, [32]
  • —Departure of the Emperor from the, [51]
  • —Berthier, General, his conduct in Egypt, i. [134]
  • —attachment of Napoleon to, [215]
  • —Madame V—-- and, iii. [16]
• Bernadotte, elevated to the throne of Sweden, iii. [107]
  • —letter of Napoleon to, [110]
  • —the Emperor’s reflections on, iv. [109]
• Bertrand, Madame, her affliction on hearing of her husband’s departure for St. Helena, i. [40]
• Bertrand, Count, his letter to Las Cases, iv. [354]
  • —his protest of the 22nd of July, 1818, [361]
  • —letter of to Cardinal Fesch, [363]
  • —correspondence of Las Cases with, [364], [367], [369], [371], [373]
• Bessieres, General, some account of, i. [340]
  • —his death, [341]
• Bizanet, General, his gallant conduct at Bergen-op-zoom, ii. [242]
• Blacas, M., libels on Napoleon found in his apartment, i. [169]
• Bonaparte, Napoleon, his return to the Elysée, after the battle of Waterloo, i. [10]
  • —particulars relative to his abdication, [11]; iv. [114]
  • —the Provisional Government presented to, i. [13]
  • —his departure from Malmaison, [15]
  • —document authorizing General Becker to watch and guard him, [15]
  • —resolutions entered into by the commission of government respecting his departure from France, [ib.]
  • —his itinerary during his journey from Paris, [19]
  • —his reception at Rochefort, [20]
  • —plan to save him, [ib.]
  • —feeling of the South of France towards, [23]
  • —discussions on his purposed escape, [24]
  • —his letter to the Prince Regent, [a]ib.]
  • —suspected escape of, [25]
  • —embarks on board the Bellerophon, [26]
  • —visits Admiral Hotham on board the Superb, [27]
  • —anecdote of, [ib.]
  • —etiquette of the English to, [25]
  • —summary of his situation at Rochelle, dictated by himself, [29]
  • —arrives at Torbay, [32]
  • —reports respecting his destination, [33]
  • —curiosity excited on his reaching Plymouth, [36]
  • —protests against his removal to St. Helena, [37]
  • —communication made to him by Lord Keith, [37]
  • —remarkable words of, [40]
  • —proposes to write his memoirs, [42], [109]
  • —curious document of, when first consul, [ib.]
  • —his departure from Plymouth, [43]
  • —his protest, [ib.]
  • —persons allowed to accompany, [46]
  • —instructions of ministers to Admiral Cockburn respecting, [47]
  • —His effects examined by Admiral Cockburn, [50]
  • —quits the Bellerophon, [51]
  • —conduct of the crew of the Northumberland to, [52]
  • —description of his cabin, [53]
  • —Las Cases’ reflections on his abdication, [55]
  • —his mode of living on board the Northumberland, [57]
  • —his occupations, [59]
  • —his origin, and family, [61]
  • —conduct of the midshipmen to, [72]
  • —details of the Emperor’s childhood, [73]
  • —his attachment to Madame du Colombier, [81]
  • —his extensive acquirements, [82]
  • —question solved by, [83]
  • —anecdotes of, [83]; iii. [229]; iv. [111]
  • —espouses the cause of the revolution, [85]
  • —commences learning English, i. [87]
  • —his plan for conducting the siege of Toulon, [88]
  • —takes that place, [95]
  • —his assistance to emigrants, [97]
  • —his attachment to Duroc, [99]
  • —made a general of infantry, [101]
  • —his presence of mind during a popular commotion, [103]
  • —military administration of, [105]
  • —his indifference to riches, [106]
  • —his ascendancy over his troops, [108]
  • —calumnies against, [115]
  • —his advance to power, [118]
  • —dictates to Las Cases his campaigns of Italy, [119]
  • —respect paid to, on crossing the line, [122]
  • —statements of Sir Robert Wilson regarding, [123]
  • —his intrepidity, [133]
  • —visits the Red Sea, [135]
  • —popular among the Egyptians, [138]
  • —his method of dictating, [148]
  • —arrives at St. Helena, [154]
  • —narrative of his residence at Briars, [156]
  • —his wretched accommodation[accommodation] there, [158]
  • —misery of his situation, [163]
  • —indignant at his ill-treatment, [164]
  • —communication of, to the British Government, [165]
  • —his mode of living at Briars, [167]
  • —libels on, [169]
  • —his opinion of his libellers, [170]
  • —letter of the king to, and Napoleon’s reply, [174]
  • —reported to have made overtures to the French Princes, [175]
  • —his daily occupations, [176], [195]
  • —his remarks on the Council of State, [177]
  • —lenity of, [180]
  • —dismisses the Legislative Body, [183]
  • —his reasons for dissolving the Tribunate, [185]
  • —his opinion of the Generals of the army of Italy, [188]
  • —his ideas on the armies of the Ancients[Ancients], [189]
  • —compares the French with the Romans, [191]
  • —political[political] schemes of, [192]
  • —contrasts the[the] characters of his two Empresses, [198]
  • —his remarks on the education of Princes, [204]
  • —his landing at Cannes, [207]
  • —private amours of, [211]
  • —palliates the conduct of his enemies, [214]
  • —circumstances of his fall, [216]
  • —officers of his household in 1814, [217]
  • —his reservation of Corsica, [220]
  • —reviews the events of the revolution, [221]
  • —his ideas of public opinion, [223]
  • —indisposition of, [234]
  • —equestrian feats of, [235]
  • —his diet and medicine, [236]
  • —his convalescence and recreations, [237]
  • —atrocious conspiracies against, [238]
  • —his escape from the Infernal Machine, [240]
  • —his kindness to a slave, [241]
  • —state of crime during his dominion, [243]
  • —escapes of, during the campaigns of Italy, [246]
  • —his reflections on a field of battle, [248]
  • —his remarks on several Generals, [251], [337]
  • —annoyances practised towards, [356]
  • —his removal to Longwood, [260]
  • —persons composing his establishment, [265]
  • —Las Cases’ character of, [268]
  • —the Abbe de Pradt’s analysis of his character, [269]
  • —his style of addressing the Empresses, [274]
  • —anecdote of and the Queen of Prussia, [276]
  • —his system of espionage, [277]
  • —abuses in the Post Office under, [278]
  • —liberty of the Press during his reign, [280]
  • —harsh treatment of at Longwood, [281], [311]
  • —his remonstrances, and the insulting replies to them, [283]
  • —his ideas of popularity, [284]
  • —frequent dangers and escapes of, [288]
  • —his mode of answering the libels of the English Ministers, [299]
  • —amelioration of his condition, [302], [303]
  • —nick-names given to persons and places by, [307]
  • —attentions paid to, by English sailors, [310]
  • —his method of learning English, [324]
  • —visited by Governor Wilks, [325]
  • —Madame de Stäel, &c. [328]
  • —his opinion of Bernardin St. Pierre and his works, [333]
  • —remarks of, on French Historians, [334]
  • —his personal danger at Eylau, Jena, &c., [335]
  • —his progress in English, [344], [350]
  • —remarks of, on St. Helena, [346]
  • —caricatures on, [357]
  • —his views of French politics, [359]
  • —picture of domestic happiness drawn by, [361]
  • —predilection of the Algerines for, [363]
  • —his opinion of the great French poets, [368]
  • —his credit on his return from Elba, [372]
  • —his talent as an accountant, [373]
  • —remarks of on the invasion of England, [374]
  • —etiquette of his court, [379]
  • —the officers of his household, [383]
  • —his opinion of the influence of a court on a nation, [386]
  • —presentation of the Captains of the Chinese fleet to, [388]
  • —facetiousness of, [390]
  • —remarks of, on the character of the French, [395]
  • —lamentation of, ii. [4]
  • —M. Constant’s visit to, at the Tuileries, and his return from Elba, [10]
  • —well qualified for governing the French, [12]
  • —insult offered to, by Admiral Cockburn, [14]
  • —his reflections on the death of Ney, [15]
  • —his message for the Prince Regent respecting his inhuman treatment, [17]
  • —affection of the inhabitants of the Isle of France for, [17]
  • —unwholesome food provided for, [19]
  • —his remarks on Catiline’s conspiracy, the Gracchi, Historians, &c., [23], [24]
  • —on fortification, [26]
  • —on moveable artillery, [27]
  • —his cheerfulness, [30]
  • —early friendships of, [31]
  • —his universal celebrity, [32]
  • —political self-examination of, [33]
  • —his betrayers, [38]
  • —remarks of, on his expedition to the East, [40]
  • —description of his apartments, [44]
  • —details of his toilet, dress, &c. [46]
  • —absurd reports regarding, [47]
  • —plots against, [49]
  • —account of Cerache’s conspiracy against, [50]
  • —his hesitation as to the course to be pursued after the battle of Waterloo, [57]
  • —characteristic traits of, [59]
  • —his opinion of Pozzo di Borgo, Metternich, Bassano, Clarke, Cambacérès, Lebrun Fouché, &c. [62]
  • —good advice of, [72]
  • —his return from Elba foreseen at the time of his departure from Fontainebleau, [74]
  • —convention of the Allied Sovereigns respecting, [80]
  • —last interview of Governor Wilks with, [84]
  • —his message to the Prince Regent, [87]
  • —state of his finances, [90]
  • —his commercial shrewdness, [92]
  • —his criticism on Voltaire, and other French dramatic writers, [95]
  • —Sir Hudson Lowe’s first insult to, [99]
  • —his remarks on the Russian War, [104]
  • —magnanimity of, [108]
  • —his remonstrances with Sir Hudson Lowe, [116]
  • —summary of his history, [120]
  • —his seclusion, [121]
  • —remarks of, on European Sovereigns at different periods, [124]
  • —details respecting his family, [132]
  • —on the war in Spain, [134]
  • —anecdote of, and Soult’s wife, [143]
  • —his reception of the passengers in the Bengal fleet, [158]
  • —angry interview between him and Sir Hudson Lowe, [177]
  • —his observations on the Empress Josephine, [184]
  • —curious details of his marriage to, and divorce from, the Empress Josephine, [187]
  • —his reflections on popular errors, [194]
  • —personal dangers of, [201]
  • —political reflections of, [202]
  • —his intentions if he had proceeded to America, [206]
  • —letter of an American to, [207]
  • —his anxiety respecting his abdication, [208]
  • —observations of, on the state of French manufactures, [209]
  • —on physiognomy, [210], [389]
  • —respect shown to by English soldiers, [212]
  • —his affection for Corsica, [212]
  • —difficulty of forming his court, [216]
  • —receives a letter from his mother, [220]
  • —relates the conspiracy of Georges, Moreau, and Pichegru, [221]
  • —attempts to assassinate, [225]
  • —his observations on the situation of England, [226]
  • —on the influence of Rousseau and Voltaire on the French, [229]
  • —his rebuke of a member of the Institute, [233]
  • —public censures of, [235]
  • —public attacks on, [236]
  • —reflections of, on Sir Hudson Lowe, [237]
  • —expenses of his household, [238]
  • —transfer of his property, [239]
  • —his jokes on women, [240]
  • —resumes the dictation of his memoirs, [241]
  • —plan of education prescribed by, [243]
  • —his kindness 244
  • —his imaginary schemes for the future, [252]
  • —absurd reports respecting, [ib.]
  • —conversation of, on religion, [253]
  • —his portraits of the directors, [256]
  • —his celebrated order of the day, [265]
  • —his conduct towards the directory, [265]
  • —his influence, [263]
  • —falsehood of the published conversation between him and Lord Whitworth, [270]
  • —his opinion of the British Ministers, [273]
  • —puns made by, [276]
  • —his notices of Bailli, Monges, Gregoire, &c. [277]
  • —his notes on the convention, [281]
  • —conversation of, on the liberty of the press, [291]
  • —his letter to Murat on Spanish Affairs, [302]
  • —interview of the Queen of Prussia and, at Tilsit, [308]
  • —his differences with the King of Prussia, [311]
  • —attachment of the Emperor Alexander to, [312]
  • —etiquette of, [315]
  • —his conduct in the Council of State, [320]
  • —his habit of taking snuff, [321]
  • —attentions of his Chamberlains, [ib.]
  • —his delicacy, [322]
  • —traits of kind feeling in, [323]
  • —his speeches in the Council of State, [325]
  • —his devotion to France, [326]
  • —his rebuke of an Ambassador, [324]
  • —on the proposal for a new organization of the National Guard, [330]
  • —his recollections of Waterloo, [333]
  • —his observations on misrepresentations of authors, [336]
  • —prophetic remarks of, [337]
  • —conversation of, respecting Las Cases and his Atlas, [339]
  • —his memory, [349]
  • —his ideas of, and plans on, political economy, [350]
  • —on foreign trade, [351]
  • —on internal manufactures, [ib.]
  • —his discourse on Artillery, [354]
  • —reviews the characters of his Generals, [355]
  • —different tactics of, and Moreau, [357]
  • —annoyed by rats, [ib.]
  • —imputed intrigue of, [360]
  • —defence of his second marriage, [377]
  • —his remarks on the pillage of armies, [379]
  • —Sir Pulteney Malcolm introduced to, [ib.]
  • —his choice of his colleagues in the Government, [385]
  • —instructs M. de Montholon’s son, [388]
  • —said to be descended from the Man in the Iron Mask, [390]
  • —his account of Madame Junot and her relations, [393]
  • —narrates the death of Lannes, [395]
  • —describes the works at Cherbourg, iii. [5]
  • —improvements of, at Cherbourg, [7]
  • —his plans for the advancement of his Navy, [11]
  • —audience given to Sir Hudson Lowe by, and Napoleon’s conversation with, him, [13]
  • —and Grassini, [15]
  • —remarks of, on the Faubourg St. Germain, Aristocracy, Democracy, &c. [17]
  • —observations of, on Illyria, [24]
  • —on Prisons & Imprisonment, [34]
  • —in Egypt, [38]
  • —his Chinese servant, [40]
  • —discourse of on the marvellous, [42]
  • —his refutation of Gall’s and Lavater’s doctrines, [44]
  • —repeated vexations of, [45]
  • —interview between, and Admiral Malcolm, [49]
  • —his Court, [51]
  • —his rebuke of Santini, on his intending to assassinate Sir Hudson Lowe, [53]
  • —his opinion of La Harpe and his writings, [55]
  • —on monastic institutions, [56]
  • —his observations on Versailles, [59]
  • —his remarks on the emigration to Coblentz, [74]
  • —his sentimental journey, [88]
  • —present at the attack on the Tuileries, [90]
  • —his attendance at masked balls, [91]
  • —scientific questions proposed by, [94]
  • —canals constructed by, [95]
  • —public improvements of, [97]
  • —his disbursements, [99]
  • —projects of, [100]
  • —his plan for a history of Europe, [101]
  • —stigmatizes the Regency, [102]
  • —his conversation respecting Gustavus III. and IV. [104]
  • —elevates Bernadotte to the Swedish throne, [107]
  • —his letter to Bernadotte, [110]
  • —his paternal home, [113]
  • —on the fatalities which had occurred to him, [118]
  • —his birth-day, [123]
  • —on the suppression of the Polytechnic School, [124]
  • —religious idea of, [124]
  • —his differences with the Pope, [129]
  • —and influence over him, [131]
  • —new interview and conversation with Sir Hudson Lowe, [137]
  • —libels against, [141]
  • —his dislike to medicine, [146]
  • —protest of, [151]
  • —remarks of, on Joubert, [162]
  • —describes the burning of Moscow, [163]
  • —his intentions if the conflagration had not taken place, [164]
  • —on the coronation of, [176]
  • —cause of the exasperation of England against, [178]
  • —his narrative of the campaign of Waterloo, [179]
  • —the motives which regulated his conduct after the battle, [181]
  • —his plan for a political defence of himself, [194]
  • —remarks of Turenne, Catinat, &c. [196]
  • —errors of authors respecting, [197]
  • —on his various battles, [ib.]
  • —Sir Sydney Smith &c. [200]
  • —his departure from Egypt, [201]
  • —singular changes of fortune related by, [203]
  • —on Madame de Maintenon, [205]
  • —interesting anecdote of M. Daru, &c. [207]
  • —jocularity of, [208]
  • —observations of, on the campaign of Saxony, [209]
  • —his negociations, [219]
  • —fatalities and perfidies which caused his failure in the campaign of Saxony, [229]
  • —his visit to Holland, [239]
  • —discourse, [ib.]
  • —on Revolutions, [241]
  • —confidential conversation of, [247]
  • —his observations on the English Colonial System, [249]
  • —on the blunders of Castlereagh, [251]
  • —on the National Debt, [252]
  • —on liberal opinions, [255]
  • —reduction of his household, [256]
  • —allusions to his Court at the Tuileries, [257]
  • —his Manuscrit de L’Isle d’Elbe, [260]
  • —his inauguration as Emperor, [270]
  • —alliances of, [273]
  • —his marriage with Maria Louisa, [274]
  • —his summary of the Campaign of Saxony, [275]
  • —illness of, [281]
  • —enormous gratuities of, [282]
  • —his good humour, [286]
  • —bad provisions, wine, &c. furnished to, [ib.]
  • —his criticism on Lucien Bonaparte’s “Charlemagne,” 288
  • —Sir Hudson Lowe reduces the quantity of provisions allowed to, [289]
  • —narrative of his return from Elba, [290]
  • —his reception by the soldiery, [295]
  • —his arrival at Grenoble, [296]
  • —reconciliation between him and Ney, [299]
  • —conduct of his Generals on his return, [300]
  • —his entry into Paris, [301]
  • —his brothers and sisters who had become authors, [303]
  • —statistical calculations of, [306]
  • —sale of his plate, [308]
  • —fresh vexations from Sir Hudson Lowe, [309]
  • —conversation of, on the bills of St. Domingo, [310]
  • —his plans of administrations, [313]
  • —on sensibility, [316]
  • —his attachment to his wife and son, [ib.]
  • —on the inhabitants of the East and West, Polygamy, &c. [317]
  • —particulars respecting Louis, King of Holland, related by, [321]
  • —complaints of, against the members of his family, [322]
  • —his reasons for placing his relations on thrones, [324]
  • —his letter to King Louis, [325]
  • —his plan for a history, [331]
  • —his secretary, [332]
  • —great labours of, [334]
  • —treachery of one of his secretaries, [338]
  • —his dictation for another portion of his memoirs, [338]
  • —national works of, [340]
  • —his refutation of the calumnies of Castlereagh, [342]
  • —peculiarities of, [345]
  • —his hand-writing, [346]
  • —his ideas of predestination, [347]
  • —fruitless attempts of Sir Hudson Lowe to be received by, [ib.]
  • —conversation of, on legislation, [349]
  • —in Egypt, [350]
  • —reads Las Cases’ journal, [354]
  • —reflections of, on his son and Austria, [360]
  • —his observations on Sir Hudson Lowe’s restrictions, [363]
  • —his recollections of M. de Cobentzel, [371]
  • —M. de Gallo outwitted by, [372]
  • —General Clarke and, [373]
  • —singular dream of, [378]
  • —privations of, [379]
  • —his perambulations in disguise, [393]
  • —conversations of, with the populace of Paris, [ib.]
  • —increasing illness of, [395]
  • —new protest of, [ib.]
  • —conversation of, on Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, Madame Campan, Leonard, the Princess de Lamballe, &c. [396], [397], [398], [399], [400]
  • —his early career, iv. [4]
  • —remarks of a French female authoress, [7]
  • —his eulogium on Baron Larrey, [9]
  • —care taken of the wounded in his armies, [ib.]
  • —Las Cases’ present to, [12]
  • —new torments practised by Sir Hudson Lowe towards, [14]
  • —visible decline of, [16]
  • —his views and intentions with respect to the Russian war, [19]
  • —causes of his fall, [20]
  • —his instructions to M—- to serve as his guide in the Mission to Poland, 1812, [ib.]
  • —moderation of, [28]
  • —continued indisposition of, [29], [31], [36], [38], [65]
  • —discourse of on immorality, [30]
  • —jocular familiarity of, [34]
  • —the name of the Great Nation first applied to France by, [37]
  • —his proposed exchange of prisoners with England, [40]
  • —his designs with regard to Antwerp, [47]
  • —public works executed by, [52]
  • —report of the state of the Empire under, [60]
  • —observations of, on Mallet’s plot, [64]
  • —on French inconstancy, [65]
  • —allusions to his family, [67]
  • —his state bed, [69]
  • —remarks of, on Fox, Pitt, the East India Company, &c. [79]
  • —discussion of, on political economy, [81]
  • —opposition to his improvements in the, [83]
  • —his imperial system, [85]
  • —in La Vendée, [91]
  • —remarks of, on the drama, [92]
  • —anecdote respecting the Infernal Machine, &c., [94]
  • —Dumouriez more daring than, [97]
  • —Prince Leopold, &c., [ib.], [99]
  • —his commencement of diplomacy 101
  • —his plans for the concentration of different nations, [104]
  • —his reasons for not divulging these plans, [108]
  • —remarks of, on the war with Russia, [109]
  • —reflections of, on Bernadotte, [ib.]
  • —his little confidence in the favourable issue of the events of 1815, [110]
  • —his intentions of restoring the Bourbons, [113]
  • —ingratitude to, [114]
  • —occurrences on his departure from Fontainebleau, [124]
  • —his address to the French on his return from Elba, [125]
  • —allusions to his second marriage, [136]
  • —discourse of, on Alexander, Cæsar, Hannibal, &c. [140]
  • —on the art of War, [143]
  • —on the conscription, [145]
  • —on Lawsuits, [146]
  • —on the clergy, [147]
  • —misrepresentations of Madame de Stäel’s remarks on, [152]
  • —his opinion of Lord Bathurst, [154]
  • —of Lord Castlereagh, [155]
  • —on Lord Wellington’s conduct, [160]
  • —review of his principal Ministers, [162]
  • —treason to, [163]
  • —his opinion of gaming, [165]
  • —his account of M. de Rochefoucault, [166]
  • —characteristic anecdotes of, [167]
  • —his regard for equality of rights, [174]
  • —his military harangues, [176]
  • —his objects in creating nobility, [178]
  • —on the difficulties which history presents, [179]
  • —his discovery of the plot of Georges, &c. [183]
  • —his remarks on Georges, Pichegru, and Moreau, [184]
  • —observations of, on the Duke D’Enghien, [190]
  • —opportunities of procuring the assassination of his rivals, [195]
  • —his letter to Las Cases on his imprisonment, [220]
  • —his message to Las Cases on his departure, [236]
  • —wines sent by Las Cases to, [273]
  • —Las Cases’ transactions with his family, [339]
  • —his mother’s letter to the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, [343]
  • —continued vexations of, [354]
  • —illness of, [355]
  • —his denial of Sir Hudson Lowe’s statements, [359]
  • —note of, to Count Bertrand, respecting his ill-treatment, [360]
  • —feeling displayed on his death, [387]
  • —his religious notions, [393]
  • —his wishes as to his burial place, [394]
  • —advice to those around him on his death bed, [ib.]
  • —account of his death, [395]
  • —arrangements respecting his corpse, [ib.]
  • —funeral of, [397]
  • —description of his grave, [399]
  • —his will, [400]
• Bourbons, anticipations of their overthrow, i. [232]
  • —Napoleon’s intentions of restoring the, iv. [113]
• Bovo, Countesse de, her amiable character, i. [201]
• Briars, narrative of Napoleon’s residence at, i. [156]
  • —description of, [157]
  • —wretched accommodations of the Emperor at, [158]
  • —Napoleon’s mode of living at, [166]
  • —the cascade at, [224]
• Brumaire, anecdotes on the 18th of, ii. [380]
• Brunswicks, degeneracy of the, ii. [376]
• Brussels, Las Cases not allowed to remain in, iv. [301]
• Bulletins, accuracy of, ii. [39]
• Buonaparte, Charles, speech of, i. [66]
• —-- Jerome, character of, ii. [193]
• —-- Joseph, his amiable character, ii. [192]
• —-- Louis, particulars respecting, i. [69]
• —-- Lucien, Napoleon’s criticism on his “Charlemagne,” iii. [288]
• —-- Madame, her parsimony, ii. [191]
• Burroughs, Sir W., Las Cases’ conversation with, ii. [160]
• Bussy, Colonel, anecdote of, i. [84]

• Caffarelli, curious particulars of, i. [141]
• Canals, constructed by the Emperor, iii. [94]
• Cannes, Napoleon’s landing at, i. [207]
• Cape of Good Hope, passage from St. Helena to, iv. [248]
  • —account of the town at, [250]
  • —Las Cases residence at, [251]
• Carnot, some account of, ii. [259]
• Cartaux, General, plans of, i. [90]
  • —Deputation to, [93]
• Castlereagh, Lord, impostures of, ii. [357]
  • —his blunders, iii. [251]
  • —Napoleon’s refutation of his calumnies, [342]
  • —letter of, relative to the treaty of Fontainebleau, iv. [132]
  • —Napoleon’s remarks on, [154]
  • —character of, [155]
  • —his inconsistency, [157]
  • —Las Cases’ letter to, [259]
  • —Las Cases’ letter to, iv. [347]
• Catiline’s conspiracy, remarks on, ii. [23]
• Caulincourt, M. letter of, correcting the errors in a work entitled “Campaigne de 1814,” iv. [49]
• Cerachi, his conspiracy against Napoleon, ii. [50]
• Charette, some account of, iv. [89]
  • —his decision of character, [90]
• Charles XII., death of, i. [332]
• Chateaubriand[Chateaubriand], M. de, his writings, ii. [230]
  • —his appointment to the Embassy of Rome, [231]
  • —his speeches, [232]
  • —Clarke, General iii, [373]
• Cherbourg, situation of, iii. [4]
  • —works at, [5]
  • —blunders in their construction of, [6]
  • —Napoleon’s improvements at, [7]
• Chevreuse, Mad. de, cause of her banishment, ii. [219]
• China Fleet, presentation of the Captains of the, to Napoleon, i. [388]
• Clergy, observations of Napoleon on the, iv. [147]
• Cobentzel, M. de, remarks on, iii. [371]
• Coblentz, sketch of the emigration to, iii. [61]
  • —state of parties in, [63]
  • —anecdotes respecting, [167]
  • —amusements of the princes at, [68]
  • —formation of the King’s troops at, [70]
  • —delusions of the emigrants at, [93]
  • —Napoleon’s observations on, [74]
  • —arrival of the Duke of Brunswick at, [75]
  • —reception of the emigrants in France, [78]
• Cockburn, admiral, seizes the effects of the Emperor, i. [50]
  • —insult offered to Napoleon by, ii. [14]
  • —accidental affront to, [75]
  • —summary of his conduct, [77]
• Colombier, Madame de, her death, i. [81].
  • —Napoleon’s attachment to her, [ib.]
• Colonial system, British, observations on, iii. [249]
• Cypriani, death of, iv. [363]
• Commission of Government, resolutions entered into by the, respecting the departure of Napoleon, i. [15]
• Conscription, remarks on the, ii. [323], iv. [145]
• Constant, M., his visit to Napoleon at the Tuileries, ii. [10]
• Contractors during the Revolution, the Emperor’s treatment of, i. [370]
• Convention, note of Napoleon on the, ii. [281]
• Corinne of Madame de Stael, iii. [119]
• Cornwallis, Lord, character of, ii. [272]
• Corsica, Napoleon’s reservation of, i. [220]
  • —his attachment to, ii. [212]
  • —The Buonaparte family attacked by the peasants of, [213]
• Corvisart, medical conversation with, i. [392]
• Council of State, the, Napoleon’s remarks on, [177]
  • —freedom of discussion in, [180]
  • —description of, iii. [317]
  • —Napoleon’s conduct in, [320]
  • —Las Cases’ speech in, [323]
  • —The Emperor’s speeches in, [325]
• Courage, remarks on, i. [250]
• Crescentini, anecdote of, iii. [358]
• Crime, comparison between the state of in England, and in France, during the dominion of Napoleon, i. [244]

• D’Antraigues, Count, some account of, iii. [376]
  • —his assassination, [377]
• D’Artois, Count, measures taken by to secure Napoleon’s interest for the Bourbons, i. [174]
• Daru, M. anecdote of, iii. [207]
• Decrès, Napoleon’s observations on, ii. [154]
• D’Enghien, Duke, remarks of Las Cases on, iv. [188]
  • —Napoleon’s observations on, [190]
• Desaix, comparison between Kleber, and, i. [148]
  • —his reasons for signing the capitulation of Egypt, iii. [199]
• De Stael, Madame, particulars relative to, i. [328]
  • —remarks on her Corinne, iii. [119]
  • —history of Napoleon’s connexion with her, [120]
  • —Napoleon’s observations on, iv. [7]
  • —misrepresentations respecting iv. [152]
• Diplomacy, Napoleon’s commencement of, iv. [101]
• Directors account of the, ii. [258]
• Directory, description of the, ii. [262]
  • —Napoleon’s conduct towards the, [265]
• Divorce, on the law of, ii. [147]
• Dolgoruki, Princess, her observations on Napoleon’s court, ii. [217]
• Drama, remarks on the, iv. [92]
• Dream, singular, of Napoleon, iii. [378]
• Dresden, battle of, iii. [233]
  • —particulars relative to the capitulation of, [234]
• Dromedary, hardihood of the, i. [137]
• Drouot, General, conversation of Napoleon respecting, ii. [28]
• Dugommier, General, delay of, i. [95]
• Dumesnil, General, his bravery, i. [142]
• Dumouriez, his daring, iv. [97]
• Duroc, talents of, i. [99]
  • —his attachment to the Emperor, [339]
  • —his death, [340]

• East India Company, account of the, iv. [75]
  • —Mr. Fox’s bill relative to the, [77]
  • —remarks of Napoleon on the, [80]
• Egypt, particulars relative to the Campaign of, i. [132]
  • —discontent of the French Army in, [133]
  • —great privations of the French troops in, [136]
  • —loss sustained by the army in, [143]
  • —remarks of Napoleon on, iii. [38]
  • —Desaix’s reasons for signing the capitulation of, [199]
  • —Napoleon’s voyage from, [201]
  • —freedom of speech in, iv. [101]
• Elba, Napoleon’s stay at, i. [229]
  • —his situation in, ii. [74]
  • —narrative of his return from, iii. [290]
• Elysée, return of the Emperor to the, after the battle of Waterloo, i. [10]
• Emigrants at Coblentz, iii. [61]
  • —anecdotes of, [67]
  • —delusions of, [73]
  • —their reception in France, [78]
  • —their attack on Thionville, [180]
• Emigrants, French, in England, condition of the, i. [291]
  • —delusions of, ii. [34]
  • —their opinion of the Emperor, [129]
  • —Napoleon’s contemplated managements as to confiscation of their property, [130]
  • —their confidence in Mr. Pitt, [309]
  • —resources of, iii. [362]
• England, Napoleon’s remarks on the invasion of, i. [375]
  • —the Emperor’s observations on the situation of, ii. [226]
• Europe, plan for a history of, iii. [101]

• Fain, Baron, his “Manuscript of 1814,” iv. [115]
• Fauxbourg, St. Germain, particulars relative to, i. [213]
• Ferdinand of Spain and Napoleon, ii. [293],
  • —and Charles IV. [298]
• Fesch, Cardinal, Count Bertrand’s letter to, iv. [363]
• Fitzherbert, Mrs., her marriage with the Prince of Wales, ii. [370]
• Foissac, General Latour, Napoleon’s remarks on the cashiering of, ii. [99]
• Fontainebleau, the Concordat of, iii. [131]
  • —particulars of the abdication at, [114]
  • —occurrences on Napoleon’s departure from, [124]
  • —Treaty of, [127]
  • —letter of Lord Castlereagh, relative to the treaty of, [132]
• Fortification, remarks on, ii. [26]
• Fouché, turpitude of, i. [12]
  • —intrigues of, ii. [55]
  • —particulars respecting, [67]
• Fox, Mr. and Napoleon, ii. [274]
  • —his bill relative to the East India Company, iv. [17]
  • —remarks of Napoleon on, [79]
• France, amelioration of the state of, during Napoleon’s dominion, ii. [36]
  • —The Emperor’s devotion to, [326]
  • —the Regency of, iii. [102]
  • —resources of, after the Campaign of Waterloo, [179]
  • —the name of the Great Nation first applied to, by Napoleon, iv. [37]
  • —report of the state of, under the Emperor, [60]
• Frankfort, Las Cases settles at, iv. [309]
• French, Napoleon’s remarks on the character of the, i. [395]
  • —privileges of the, ii. [145]
• French government, contrasted with the English, i. [116]

• Gall, refutation of his doctrines, iii. [44]
• Gallo, M. de, outwitted by Napoleon, iii. [372]
• Gaming, remarks on, iv. [164]
• Genlis, Madame de, her novels iv. [52]
• Generals, Napoleon’s remarks on various, of his army, i. [337]—ii. [141]—355
  • —their conduct on the Emperor’s return from Elba, iii. [300]
• George III. Las Cases’ character of, ii. [363]
  • —particulars relative to his madness, [365]
  • —attempts made to assassinate, [366]
  • —Mr. Pitt’s influence over, [367]
  • —his family, [369]
• Georges, discovery of the plot of, iv. [183]
• Germany, narrative of Las Cases’ residence in, iv. [307]
• Girondists, struggles between them and the Mountaineers, ii. [286]
• Governments, French, extracts from Napoleon’s works on, iii. [260].
• Goldsmith, his libels on Napoleon, i. [319]
• Goulburn, Mr., Las Cases’ letter to, iv. [374]
• Gracchi, the Emperor’s remarks on, ii. [23]
• Grassini and Napoleon, iii. [15]
• Greece, disbelief of allegedevents in the history of, i. [189]
• Grégoier, described by Napoleon, ii. [278]
• Grenadier, repartee of a, ii. [87]
• Grenoble, Napoleon’s reception at, on his return from Elba, [297]
• Guiche, Duchess of, employed by the Count D’Artois to interest Napoleon in favour of the Bourbons, i. [174]
• Guides, Corps of, origin of the, i. [246]
• Gustavus III. particulars relative to, iii. [104]
• Gustavus, IV. some account of, iii. [105]

• Hannibal, remarks of Napoleon on, iv. [141]
• Hatfield, his attempts to assassinate George III., ii. [366]
• Heiresses, French falsehoods respecting Napoleon’s disposal of, ii. [358]
• Historians, French, Napoleon’s remarks on, i. [334]
• History, on the difficulties which it presents, iv. [179]
• Holland, the King of, Bonaparte, Louis, particulars relative to, iii. [321]
  • —The Emperor’s letter to, [325]
• Holland, public works of Napoleon[Napoleon] in, iv. [57]
• Hortense, the Princess, ridiculous reports respecting, ii. [190]
• Hotham, Admiral, visited by Napoleon on board the Superb, i. [27]
• Hughes, condemnation of, i. [98]

• Illyria, observations on, iii. [24]
• Immorality, discourse of Napoleon on, iv. [30]
• Inconstancy, French, remarks on, iv. [165]
• Infernal machine, account of the, i. [239]
• Institute, Napoleon at the, ii. [144]
  • —The Emperor’s rebuke to a member of the, [233]
• Intrigue, imputed of Napoleon, ii. [360]
• Iron mask, the man in the, conjectures respecting, ii. [389]
  • —Napoleon, alleged to be descended from, [390]
• Isle of France, affection of the inhabitants of the, for Napoleon, ii. [17]
• Israelites, statistical calculation respecting the, iii. [306]
• Italy, results of the campaign of, i. [131]

• Jaffa, explanation of the affair at, i. [126]
• Jena, the Emperor’s danger at, i. [336]
• Jersey, Countess of, anecdote respecting, ii. [372]
  • —Las Cases’ description of, [373]
• Josephine, Empress, Napoleon’s comparison of, with Maria Louise i. [198]
  • —observations of Napoleon on, ii. [184]
  • —prodigality of, [185]
  • —her submission on the occasion of her divorce, [187]
  • —curious details respecting her marriage and divorce, [ib.]
  • —Maria Louisa’s jealousy of, [188]
  • —her conjugal attachment, [189]
  • —her arrival at Verona, iii. [114]
  • —her extravagance, iv. [95]
• Joubert, General, iii. [162]
• Jourdan, Marshal, observations of Napoleon on, iv. [13]
• Junot, anecdote of, i. [99]
  • —his expenditure, ii. [391]
  • —reproved by the Emperor, [392]
• —-- Madame, particulars respecting, ii. [393]

• Keith, Lord, communication made to the Emperor by, respecting his exile to St. Helena, i. [37]
  • —Las Cases’ conversation with on the situation of Napoleon, [94]
• Kleber and Desaix, compared, i. [148]

• La Harpe, Napoleon’s opinion of, and his writings, iii. [55]
• Lamballe, the Princess of, iii. [399]
• Lannes, Marshal, death of, ii. [395]
  • —his attachment to Napoleon, [ib.]
• Lanuse, General, intrepidity of, i. [144].
• Las Cases, requests permission to follow the Emperor, i. [13]
  • —his interview with his wife, [ib.]
  • —excitement produced by his journey to Rochefort, [18]
  • —goes on board the Bellerophon to negociate the departure of Napoleon, [21]
  • —draws up a summary of the Emperor’s situation at Rochelle dictated by Napoleon himself, [29]
  • —letter from his wife on his arrival at Torbay, [33]
  • —his feelings on hearing of the Emperor’s probable exile to St. Helena, [34]
  • —his intimacy with the followers of the Emperor, [41]
  • —the Emperor’s confidence in, [45]
  • —conversation with Lord Keith respecting the Emperor, [49]
  • —writes an account of the campaigns in Italy at the Emperors dictation, [119]
  • —his reasons for not signing his adherence to the resolution of the senate, [187]
  • —controverts Napoleon’s opinions on the character of conquerors, [191]
  • —particulars related respecting the Fauxbourg St. Germain, [213]
  • —his conduct while the Emperor was at Elba, [227]
  • —visits London, [230]
  • —his return to Paris, [231]
  • —the Emperor’s kindness to, [262]
  • —his facilities for studying the character of Napoleon, [267]
  • —his sojourn in England when an emigrant, [292]
  • —his new apartment described, [329]
  • —his progenitors, [331]
  • —illness of his son, [349], ii. [156]
  • —political self-examination of, [35]
  • —his summary of the occurrences of the last nine months, from his quitting France, [41]
  • —declaration signed by, [83]
  • —his visit to Plantation House, [96]
  • —conversation of with Sir W. Burroughs, [160]
  • —his opinions of legal punishment, [161]
  • —history of his Atlas, [164]
  • —curious anecdote respecting the criticisms in his Atlas, [170]
  • —success of his undertaking, [172]
  • —strange mercantile transaction respecting, [173]
  • —the Council of State described by, [317]
  • —his speech on the conscription, [323]
  • —his sketch of the history of the Court of London during his emigration, [362]
  • —fall of his son from his horse, [378]
  • —his summary of occurrences in April, May, and June, [398]
  • —missions of, iii. [24]
  • —his tour of inspection of prisons, [26]
  • —his historical sketch of the emigration to Coblentz, [61]
  • —consoles the Emperor, [142]
  • —ingratitude towards, [145]
  • —anecdotes related by, [147], [284], [362]
  • —kindness of an English family to, ii. [160]
  • —his cousin’s conduct attributed to him, [244]
  • —domestic affairs of, [281]
  • —his narrative of Napoleon’s return from Elba, [290]
  • —his Journal, [354]
  • —accuracy of the details of, [357]
  • —his interview with Sir Hudson Lowe respecting the signing the declaration, [385]
  • —his present to Napoleon, iv. [12]
  • —his remarks relative to the action brought against Mr. O’Meara by Sir Hudson Lowe, [17]
  • —his account of the East India Company, [75]
  • —his disagreement with Sir Hudson Lowe, [137]
  • —reflections on his situation, [138]
  • —his description of Lord Sidmouth, [153]
  • —his remarks on the affair of the Duke D’Enghien, [188]
  • —visited by the servant who was taken away from him, [196]
  • —his arrest, [201]
  • —confinement of, [202]
  • —attentions of his companions, [202]
  • —examination of his papers, [203]
  • —removal of to Balcombe’s cottage, [205]
  • —his letter to Sir Hudson Lowe on his imprisonment, [208]
  • —his protest, [209]
  • —his mode of restoring Napoleon’s diamond necklace, [215]
  • —Sir Hudson Lowe’s examination of, [217]
  • —anxieties of, [219]
  • —letter of Napoleon to, [220]
  • —his reflections on the Emperor’s letter, [223]
  • —official document relative to his removal to the Cape, [226]
  • —decision of the Governor respecting, [227]
  • —letter which accompanied it, [228]
  • —his correspondence with Sir Hudson Lowe, [229]
  • —better treatment of, [235]
  • —the Emperor’s message to, [236]
  • —takes leave of Marshal Bertrand, [238]
  • —his papers sealed, [240]
  • —declaration of Sir Hudson Lowe to, [241]
  • —letters of introduction given to, [242]
  • —sails from St. Helena, [243]
  • —his passage to the Cape, [244]
  • —statement of his grievances, [245]
  • —his residence at the Cape, [251]
  • —his letters to Lord Somerset, [254], [255], [261], [264]
  • —letter to Lord Castlereagh, [257]
  • —his letter to the Prince of Wales, [259]
  • —singular incident related by, [263]
  • —his removal to Newlands, [269]
  • —account of his stay there, [270]
  • —wines sent by, to Longwood, [273]
  • —his ill health, [275]
  • —proceeds to Tygerberg, [277]
  • —his request to be allowed to return to Cape Town refused, [281]
  • —finally receives his passports, [285]
  • —particulars of his passage to Europe, [ib.]
  • —arrival in England, [291]
  • —his detention in the Downs, [292]
  • —not allowed to remain in England, [293]
  • —his letter to Lord Sidmouth, [294]
  • —proceeds to Ostend, [297]
  • —his letters to the French Ministers, [299], [308]
  • —sent from Brussels, [301]
  • —kindness shewn to, at Aix-la-Chapelle, [304]
  • —rejoined by his wife, [306]
  • —narrative of his residence in Germany, [307]
  • —settles at Frankfort, [309]
  • —his letter to Maria-Louisa, [310]
  • —to Prince Metternich, [311]
  • —to the Emperor of Russia, [312]
  • —to Lord Bathurst, [315]
  • —his petition to the English Parliament, [326]
  • —kindness shewn to, [338]
  • —his plans for sending to St. Helena, [ib.]
  • —transactions of with the Emperor’s family, [339]
  • —pecuniary difficulties of, singularly alleviated, [340]
  • —visits Baden, [341]
  • —proposals made to, at Manheim, [ib.]
  • —his preparations for petitioning the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, [342]
  • —letter of, to the Empress Maria-Louisa, [343]
  • —to the Congress, [344]
  • —to the Emperor of Austria, [347]
  • —to Lord Castlereagh, [ib.]
  • —receives a packet from St. Helena, [351]
  • —communication of, to Lord Liverpool respecting the printing of his letters, [352]
  • —Count Bertrand’s letter to, [354]
  • —correspondence of, with Count Bertrand, [364], [367], [369], [371], [373]
  • —his letter to Mr. Goulburn, [374]
  • —his representations to the Congress, [375]
  • —constrained to quit Baden, [377]
  • —ridiculous reports respecting, [378]
  • —his letter to the Emperor Alexander at Laybach, [384]
  • —receives intelligence of Napoleon’s death, [386]
• Larrey, Baron, the Emperor’s eulogium on, and generosity to, iv. [9]
• Lavater, refutation of his system, iii. [44]
• La Vendée, Napoleon in, iv. [91]
• Lawsuits, remarks on, iv. [146]
• League, Napoleon’s account of the, iii. [261]
• Lefevre, Mad., her goodness of heart, ii. [181]
• Legislation, conversation of Napoleon on, iii. [349]
• Legislative body, dissolution of the, i. [183]
• Leipsic, the battle of, iii. [227], [278]
  • —loss of the French and allies at, [228]
• Leopold, Prince, and Napoleon, iv. [97], [99]
• Lepaux, La Reveillere, Napoleon’s description of, ii. [258]
• Liberality, on the progress of, ii. [62]
• Line, ceremony on crossing it, [121]
• London, Las Cases’ sketch of the history of the Court of, during his emigration, ii. [362]
• Longwood, preparations for the Emperor’s reception at, i. [238]
  • —description of, [263]
  • —etiquette at, iii. [21]
• Louis XIV., his expenditure at Versailles, iii. [98].
• —-- Phillipe, during his emigration, iii. [351]
• Lowe, Sir Hudson, his arrival at St. Helena, ii. [70]
  • —his first interview with Napoleon, [76]
  • —description of his person, [79]
  • —his insinuations to Las Cases, [96]
  • —his ill-natured conduct, [97]
  • —his first insult and instance of cruelty, [99]
  • —Napoleon’s remonstrances with, [116],
  • —ridiculous invitation sent by, [143]
  • —stormy interview between him and Napoleon, [177]
  • —tyrannical conduct of, ii. [227]
  • —his statements respecting the expenses at Longwood, [360]
  • —renewed insults of, [386], [387]
  • —conversation of Napoleon with, iii. [13], [137]
  • —Santini’s projected assassination of, [53]
  • —protest addressed to, [151]
  • —his cavillings, [246]
  • —reduction of the Emperor’s expenditure, by, [256]
  • —limits the quantity of provisions allowed to Napoleon, [289]
  • —fresh vexations from, [309]
  • —his fruitless attempts to be received by the Emperor, iii. [347]
  • —complaints of, [355]
  • —his restrictions on Napoleon’s household, and the Emperor’s observations on, [363]
  • —declaration required by, from the followers of Napoleon, [380]
  • —cruel insult of, [382]
  • —his conversation with the individuals of Napoleon’s suite, [383]
  • —tyrannous conduct of, iv. [3]
  • —new torments invented by, [14]
  • —Las Cases’ disagreement with, [137]
  • —examines Las Cases’ papers, [203]
  • —Las Cases’ letter to, on his imprisonment, [208]
  • —decision of, respecting, [227]
  • —Las Cases’ correspondence with, [229]
  • —declaration of, to Las Cases, [241]
  • —continued ill-treatment of, iv.[iv.] [350]
  • —his tyrannical conduct to Mr. O’Meara, [355]
  • —letter of, to Count Montholon respecting the removal of Mr. O’Meara, [362]
  • —Count Montholon’s answer, [ib.]
• Lutzen, the battle of, iii. [213]

• Macoy, Col., visits Napoleon, i. [354]
• Maintenon, Madame de, the Emperor’s observations on her marriage with Louis XIV., iii. [205].
• Maitland, Capt., his alarm at the supposed escape of Napoleon, i. [25]
• Malcolm, Sir Pulteney, introduced to Napoleon, ii. [379]
  • —his conversation with him, iii. [49]
• Mallet, plot of, iv. [64]
• Manheim, Las Cases’ residence at, iv. [341]
• Manufactures, French, Napoleon’s remarks on the state of, ii. [209]
• Manuscript of St. Helena, iv. [279]
• Manuscrit de l’Ile d’Elbe, extracts from, iii. [260]
• Marbois, M. de, ludicrous hoax on, ii. [113]
• Marie Antoinette, Madame Campan’s account of, iii. [397]
• Maria Louisa, Empress, her marriage to Napoleon, i. [199]
  • —accouchement of, ii. [21]
  • —reported joke of, [114]
  • —her jealousy of Josephine, [188]
  • —particulars relative to her marriage, iii. [274]
  • —Las Cases’ letters to, iv. [310]
• Massena, General, i. [189]
• Medicine, Napoleon’s opinion of, i. [391], iii. [146]
• Megrigny, Madame de, and Napoleon, iii. [93].
• Memoirs of Napoleon, by one who was constantly near him during fifteen years, i. [151]
• Mendicity, establishment for, in France, iii. [22]
• Ménéval, M., Secretary to Napoleon, iii. [332]
  • —his assiduity, [333]
• Metternich, Prince, letter of Las Cases to, iv. [311]
• Ministers, British, perfidy of, ii. [272]
  • —Napoleon’s opinion of, [273]
• —-- Napoleon’s review of his, iv. [162]
• Monges, character of, ii. [278]
• Montebello, Duchesse de, appointed Lady of Honour to Maria Louisa, i. [200]
• Montesquiou, Mad. de, educates the King of Rome, i. [203]
• Montesson, Madame de, applies for the title of Duchess of Orleans, iv. [33].
• Montholon, Count, his letter to Sir Hudson Lowe, iii. [151]
• Montholon, Madame de, her return to Europe, iv. [382]
• Montveran, M., his account of the Campaign of Saxony, iii. [213]
• Moreau, conspiracy of, Georges, and Pichegru, ii. [221]
  • —his trial, [225]
  • —different tactics of Napoleon and, [357]
  • —discovery of the plot of, iv. [183]
• Moscow, the conflagration of, iii. [164], [172],
  • —consequences of the, [165]
  • —the approach to, [167]
  • —description of, [168]
  • —its public buildings, [169]
  • —cause of the re-burning of, [171]
  • —conduct of the inhabitants of, [173].
• Murat, death of, i. [351]
  • —particulars respecting, [ib.]
  • —Napoleon’s clemency to, [352]
  • —letter from Napoleon to, on the affairs of Spain, ii. [302]
  • —his treachery, [396]
  • —his character drawn by Napoleon, [397].

• Nantes, Anecdotes of the Bishop of, iii. [128].
• Narbonne, Count de, Maria Louisa’s dislike of, i. [202]
  • —attachment of the Emperor to, ii, [89].
• National Debt, English, remarks of Napoleon on the, iii. [252]
  • —means of reducing the, [253].
• Nations, plans for the concentration of different, iv. [104]
  • —the Emperor’s reasons for not divulging these plans, [108].
• Navy, Napoleon’s plans for improving the, iv. [83].
• Newlands, removal of Las Cases to, iv. [269]
  • —account of his stay there, [270].
• Ney, Napoleon’s remarks on the memorial in justification of, i. [257]
  • —comparison between the fates of Turenne and, [259]
  • —Napoleon’s reflections on the death of, ii. [15]
  • —reconciliation of the Emperor with, iii. [299].
• Nintz, Napoleon’s sentimental journey to, iii. [88]
• Nobility, Napoleon’s objects in creating, iv. [178].
• Northumberland, the conduct of the crew of, to Napoleon, i. [52]
  • —description of the Emperor’s cabin on board, [53]
  • —departure of, ii. [334].

• Offenbach, Las Cases’ residence at, iv. [380]
• O’Meara, Dr., the Emperor’s explanation with, ii. [128]
  • —Las Cases’ remarks respecting the action brought against, by Sir Hudson Lowe, iv. [17]
  • —extracts from his work, [246]
  • —Sir Hudson Lowe’s tyrannic treatment of, iv. [355]
  • —the Governor’s letter to Count Montholon respecting the removal of, [362]

• Paris, Napoleon’s improvements at, iii. [97]
  • —his entry into, on his return from Elba, [301]
• Parisians, habits of the, ii. [246]
• Parliament, Las Cases’ Petition to, iv. [326]
• Patience, German, curious instance of, ii. [276].
• Paul, Emperor, character of, iii. [109]
  • —letters of, [116]
• Physiognomy, observations of Napoleon on, ii. [210], [389]
• Pichegru, account of, i. [74]
  • —his opinion of Napoleon, [76]
  • —betrayal of, ii. [222]
  • —trial of, [225]
  • —discovery of the plot of, [183].
• Piedmont, power of the king of, iii. [93].
• Piontkowski, some account of, i. [364]
  • —caricature on his arrival at St. Helena, [365]
  • —arrested by Sir Hudson Lowe, iii. [360]
• Pitt, Mr., his influence, ii. [364]
  • —his imputed tyranny, [367]
  • —remarks of Napoleon on, iv. [79]
• Plantation House, account of, i. [304]
• Plymouth, curiosity excited at, by the arrival of Napoleon at, i. [36]
• Poets, French, Napoleon’s opinion of, i. [368]
• Politeness, importance of, ii. [167]
• Politics, French, the Emperor’s views of, i. [360]
• Political economy, Napoleon’s ideas of, and plans on, ii. [350], iv. [81]
• Polygamy, observations on, iii. [318]
• Polytechnic school, suppressions of, iii. [124]
• Pope, situation of the, at Fontainebleau, i. [253]
• —--, power of the, iii. [129]
• Portalis, disgrace of, i. [181]
• Pradt, Abbé de, his analysis of the character of Napoleon, i. [269]
  • —defends the Emperor against the animadversions of the Allied Sovereigns, [271]
  • —describes the Emperor’s Court at Dresden, ii. [103]
• Prague, the Congress of, iii. [216]
  • —negociations at, [225]
• Predestination, Napoleon’s ideas of, iii. [347]
• Prefects, their power, iv. [85]
  • —liberality of Napoleon to, [87]
• Press, liberty of the, under Napoleon, i. [280]
  • —conversation on the, ii. [291]
• Prince of the Peace; the, and Napoleon, ii. [298]
• Princes, Napoleon’s remarks on the education of, i. [204]
• Prisoners, proposed exchange of French and English, iv. [40]
  • —treatment of, in France, [45]
  • —anecdotes of English, [70]
• Prisons, French state of, iii. [31]
  • —the Emperor’s observations on, [34]
• Protestantism[Protestantism] and Popery, iii. [128]
• Provisional Government, the, presented to the Emperor, i. [13]
• Prussia, the Queen of, anecdote of Napoleon and the, i. [276]
  • —interview between her and Napoleon at Tilsit, ii. [308]
• ———— the king of, differences between him and Napoleon, ii. [311]
  • —his awkwardness, [ib.]

• Rats, annoyances from, at St. Helena, ii. [357]
• Reade, Colonel, visits Napoleon, iii. [353]
• Recamier Madame, particulars relative to, iv. [151]
• Religion, conversation of Napoleon on, ii. [253], iii. [125]
• Rewbel, described by Napoleon, ii. [258]
• Revolution, Napoleon’s notes on Robespierre and the other leaders of the, ii. [288]
  • —observations of the Emperor on the, iii. [242]
  • —effects of the, [266]
• Revolutions, discourse of Napoleon on, iii. [241]
• Robespierre, character of, i. [221]
• —-- the younger, i. [100]
• Rochefoucault, M. de-la,Napoleon’s account of, iv. [166]
• Rome, the King of, his education, i. [203]
  • —particulars of his birth, ii. [21], iii. [274]
• Ross, Captain, his agreeable manners, i. [120]
• Russia, discourse on the war with, ii. [104], iv. [109]
  • —conversation of Napoleon regarding, iii. [162]
  • —the Emperor’s views and intentions with respect to the war with, iv. [19]
  • —physical advantages of, [73]
• —-- the Emperor of, Napoleon’s remarks on, i. [400]
  • —conversation respecting the war with, ii. [104]
  • —plans of, [107]
  • —his attachment to Napoleon, [312]
  • —Las Cases’ letter to, [312]

• St. Denis, expiatory altars at, i. [224]
• —-- Domingo, the expedition to, ii. [279]
• Santini projects the assassination of Sir Hudson Lowe, iii. [53]
• —-- adventures of, iv. [389]
• Savary, reply of, to an agent of the king’s, ii. [314]
  • —conversation of Napoleon in the bills of, iii. [310]
• St. Helena, the Emperor protests against his removal to, i. [37]
  • —arrival of Napoleon at, [154]
  • —ball given by the Admiral at, [226]
  • —Government of, [309]#
  • —the Emperor’s remarks on, [346]
  • —scanty resources of, [347]
  • —unhealthy climate of, ii. [40]
  • —arrival of the Foreign Commissioners at, [315]
  • —shooting party at, iii. [122]
  • —departure of Las Cases from, iv. [243]
• St. Jean D’Acre, particulars relative to the siege of, i. [140]
• St. Pierre, Bernardin, his writings, i. [332]
• Saxony, the campaigns of, observations of Napoleon on the, iii. [209]
  • —M. Montveran’s account of, [213]
  • —negociations during, [219]
  • —fatalities and perfidies which caused the failure of Napoleon in, [229]
  • —summary of, [275]
• Schönbrunn, the fanatic of, ii. [51]
• Schools, military, Napoleon’s plan of education in, ii. [243]
• Secretaries of state, opinion of, iii. [314]
• Sensibility, remarks on, iii. :vol3_316
• Serrurier, Napoleon’s opinion of, i. [189]
• Sidmouth, Lord, account of, iv. [153]
  • —Las Cases letter to, [294]
• Sieyes, his opinion of Napoleon, i. [172]
  • —avarice and knavery of, ii. [382]
  • —anecdotes of, iii. [390]
  • —character of, [391]
• Smith, Sir Sydney, remarks on, iii. [200]
• Somerset, Lord, Las Cases letters to, iv. [254], [255], [261], [264]
  • —character of, [268]
• Soult, injustice done to, ii. [29]
  • —anecdote of Napoleon and the wife of, [143]
• Spain, Napoleon’s remarks on the war in, ii. [134], [292]
  • —errors committed during the war in, [296]
• Spaniards, character of ii. [136]
• Stuart, Mrs., Napoleon’s conversation with, i. [197]
• Suffren, M. de, account of, iv. [82]
• Supplement to the Memoirs of Las Cases’, iv. [393]

• Talleyrand, Napoleon’s comments on, ii. [64], iii. [118]
• Tartuffe, opinion of, iii. [144]
• Tascher, Mlle. de, her marriage, i. [202]
• Thionville, attack of the Emigrants on, iii. [80]
• Throne, Imperial, establishment of the, iii. [269]
• Tilsit, transactions during the conferences at, ii. [307]
• Torbay, arrival of the Emperor at, i. [32]
• Toulon, surrendered to the English, i. [86]
• Tourneur, de la Manche, Napoleon’s account of, ii. [261]
• Tours, the Archbishop of, iii. [136]
• Toussaint L’Ouverture, some account of, ii. [280]
• Trade-winds, explained, i. [110]
• Tribunate, Napoleon’s reasons for dismissing the, i. [185]
• Tristan de Montholon, instructed by Napoleon, ii. [388]
• Tuileries, attack on the, iii. [90]
  • —allusions to Napoleon’s court at, [257]
• Tygerberg, account of Las Cases residence at, iv. [278]

• Valency, situation of the Spanish Princes at, i. [252]
• Versailles, observations on the Court of, iii. [59]
• Veterans, Napoleon’s intentions respecting the employment of, ii. [245]
• Voltaire, criticism on his Mahomet, ii. [94]

• Wales, the Prince of, his marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert, ii. [370]
  • —his excesses, [371]
  • —fascinating manners of, [373]
  • —his treatment of the Princess, [ib.]
  • —Las Cases’ letter to, iv. [259]
• —-- Princess Charlotte of, opinion of the English respecting, iv. [98]
  • —her high spirit, [99]
• War, the art of, remarks of Napoleon on, iv. [143]
• Ware, Col. visits Las Cases, iv. [271]
• Waterloo, the battle of, Napoleon accounts for his losing it, i. [249], iv. [161]
  • —measures that might have been adopted by Napoleon after, ii. [52]
  • —the Emperor’s hesitation as to the course to be pursued after, [56]
  • —his recollections of, [333]
  • —his narrative of, iii. [179]
  • —resources of France after, [179]
  • —the motives which regulated Napoleon’s conduct after, [181]
• Wellington, Lord, Napoleon’s remarks on, iv. [160]
• Whitworth, Lord, reported conversation between him and Napoleon, ii. [270]
• Wilks, Governor, his interview with Napoleon at St. Helena, i. [325]
  • —takes leave of the Emperor, ii. [84]
• Wilson, Sir Robt., erroneous statements of, i. [123]
• Wine, bad, furnished to Napoleon, iii. [257]
  • —allowance of, to the Emperor’s household, [289]
• Women, Napoleon’s jokes upon, ii. [239]
  • —repugnance of, to let their age be known, iii. [258]
• Wurmser, campaign against, iii. [114]

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