Ecus soleil dessus moi elle a pris,
M’entretenant sous manière rusée;
Et quand je veux chez elle faire entrée,
Me dit que suis entrée tous mal appris
En souriant.
BONAPARTEAN CYPHER.
The following is a key to the cypher in which Napoleon Bonaparte carried on his private correspondence:—
| A | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| B | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | w | x | y | z |
| C | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| D | z | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | w | x | y |
| E | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| F | y | z | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | w | x |
| G | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| H | x | y | z | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | w |
| I | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| K | w | x | y | z | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u |
| L | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| M | u | w | x | y | z | n | o | p | q | r | s | t |
| N | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| O | t | u | w | x | y | z | n | o | p | q | r | s |
| P | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| Q | s | t | u | w | x | y | z | n | o | p | q | r |
| R | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| S | r | s | t | u | w | x | y | z | n | o | p | q |
| T | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| U | q | r | s | t | u | w | x | y | z | n | o | p |
| W | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| X | p | q | r | s | t | u | w | x | y | z | n | o |
| Y | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m |
| Z | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | w | x | y | z | n |
The subjoined is a proclamation, in cypher, from Bonaparte to the French army; a copy of which was in the hands of one or more persons in almost every regiment in the service.