assures Serurier he will not negotiate for peace, 415; proposes to negotiate, 416; proposes to take a military commission, 419, 420; hesitates between civil or military control of the war, 421–423; becomes acting Secretary of War, 423; excites jealousy, 424, 425; abandons military career, 425, 426; offers to prohibit the employment of foreign seamen, 451. “Moniteur,” The, ii. 253. Montalivet, Comte de, Napoleon’s Minister of the Interior, i. 221; his efforts for American commerce, 223, 224. Moore, Sir John, his Spanish campaign, i. 26, 47, 48. Morier, J. P., British chargé at Washington, i. 219; his protest against the seizure of West Florida, 315. Mountmorris, Lord, i. 265. Napoleon, his Spanish campaign, i. 22–28; his severity toward American commerce, 30–32; withholds Florida, 32, 33; his causes for rupture with the United States, 39, 40; his war with Austria in 1809, 106, 134; learns the repeal of the embargo and of the British Orders, 136; his first reply to Armstrong’s communication, 137; drafts Decree withdrawing the Milan Decree, 139; cause of his hesitation, 140, 141; lays aside his repealing Decree, 141; his draft of Vienna Decree of August 4, 1809, 143, 144, 230, 233, 236; his view of the right of search, 137, 145, 149; quarrels with his brother Louis, 146, 147; his increased severity toward the United States, 150–152, 220; calls a Cabinet council on commerce, Dec. 19, 1809, 220, 221; discussions with Montalivet, 221, 223; his note to Gaudin on American ships, 224; his want of money, 225, 226, 237; calls for a report from Champagny, Jan. 10, 1810, 226, 227; his dislike for Armstrong, 228, 229; his condition for the revocation of his Decrees, 229; his draft of note asserting retaliation on the Non-intercourse Act, 230, 231; his reply to Armstrong’s remonstrances, 234, 235; his memory, 235; his decree of Rambouillet, 236; his threats of annexing Holland, 238, 246; his annexation of Holland, 241, 242; his reflections on Macon’s act, 244, 245; his license system, 246; his instructions to Champagny ordering announcement that the Decrees will be withdrawn, 253; dictates letter of August 5, 1810, 253; his idea of a trap, 257, 383; his instructions of Dec. 13, 1810, on the non-intercourse and the Floridas, 384; on commercial liberties, 386; his address of March 17, 1811, to the deputies of the Hanse Towns, 396, 397; his address of March 24, 1811, to the Paris merchants, 398, 399, 420; appoints Maret in place of Champagny, 401; orders a report on American commerce, 402, 403; admits American cargoes, May 4, 1811, 404;