[321] Las Cases, tom. ii., p. 230.
[322] Las Cases, tom. ii., p. 256.
[323] "The system of commercial licenses was no doubt mischievous. Heaven forbid that I should have laid it down as a principle. It was the invention of the English; with me it was only a momentary resource. Even the continental system, in its extent and rigour, was by me regarded as a measure occasioned by the war and temporary circumstances."—Napoleon, Las Cases, tom. iv., pp. 280, 283.
[324] "Industry or manufactures, and internal trade, made immense progress during my reign. The application of chemistry to the manufactures, caused them to advance with giant strides. I gave an impulse, the effects of which extended throughout Europe."—Napoleon, Las Cases, tom. iv., p. 280.
[325] Las Cases, tom. iii., p. 297.
[326] The watch, half completed, remained in the hands of the artist, and is now the property of the Duke of Wellington.—S.
[327] Las Cases, tom. vii., p. 120.
[328] We again repeat, that we totally disbelieve the gross infamies imputed to Napoleon within his own family, although sanctioned by the evidence of the Memoirs of Fouché. Neither Buonaparte's propensities nor his faults were those of a voluptuary.—S.
"The triumph, and the vanity,
The rapture of the strife—
The earthquake voice of victory,
To thee the breath of life."