October 9th.—And between France and Turkey.
December 14th.—Expedition sent out to St. Domingo by the French under General Leclerc.
No. 1.
To Josephine, at Plombières.
Paris the "27" ..., 1801.
The weather is so bad here that I have remained in Paris. Malmaison, without you, is too dreary. The fête has been a great success; it has rather tired me. The blister they have put on my arm gives me constant pain.
Some plants have come for you from London, which I have sent to your gardener. If the weather is as bad at Plombières as it is here, you will suffer severely from floods.
Best love to "Maman" and Hortense.
Bonaparte.