[60] "An old and brave officer. His military knowledge was considerable, but he was confined to his bed by the gout half his time."--NAPOLEON, _Gourgaud_, tom. i., p. 42. "Happily, he allowed himself to be directed entirely by the young Buonaparte."--THIERS, tom. vi., p. 288. [61] Gourgaud, tom. i., p. 42. [62] Jomini, tom. v., p. 204; Thiers, tom. vi., p. 283; Montholon, tom. iii., p. 30; Botta, tom. i., p. 190. General Dumerbion, in his despatch to the government, describing his successes, says, "It is to the talent of General Buonaparte that I am indebted for the skilful plans which have assured our victory." [63] Gourgaud, tom. i., p. 48. [64] General Tilly. See _Nouvelle Biog. de Bruxelles_, 1822. [65] "In the despatch of Salicetti and Albitte to the Government, dated 24th August, they declare, that there existed no foundation for the charges made against him."--JOMINI, tom. vi., p. 114; _Bourrienne et ses Erreurs_, tom. i., p. 27. [66] Montholon, tom. iii., p. 50; Las Cases, vol. i., p. 155; Louis Buonaparte, p. 14. [67] Buonaparte is represented by some writers as having at this period found his situation extremely embarrassing, even as regarded pecuniary means, in the capital of which he was at no distant period to be the ruler. Among others who are said to have assisted him was the celebrated actor Talma; and such may have been the case; but the story of Talma's having been acquainted with Napoleon at the Academy of Brienne, and at that early period predicting the greatness of "_le petit Buonaparte_," has been expressly contradicted by Louis, the ex-King of Holland, who was at this epoch in Paris along with his brother. [68] See _ante_, vol. i., p. 164. [69] The Memoirs published under the name of Fouché make this assertion. But although that work shows great intimacy with the secret history of the times, it is not to be implicitly relied upon.--S. [70] "Peut-être un jour, on vous nommerait un Bourbon."--THIERS, tom. viii., p. 10. [71] "Its authors were Lesage, Daunou, Boissy d'Anglas, Creuzée-Latouche, Berlier, Louvet, Lareveillèire-Lepaux, Languinais, Durand-Maillanne, Baudin des Ardennes, and Thibaudeau."--THIERS, tom. viii., p. 9. [72] Thiers, tom. viii., p. 13. [73] "La Harpe, Lacretelle, jun., Suard, Morellet, Vaublanc, Pastoret, Dupont de Nemours, Quatremère de Quincy, Delalot, Marchenna, and General Miranda, all either published pamphlets or made speeches in the sections."--THIERS, tom. viii., p. 15. [74] _Pekins_, a word of contempt, by which the soldiers distinguished those who did not belong to their profession.--S. [75] _Muscadins_, fops--a phrase applied to the better class of _Sans-Culottes_.--S. [76] "For several months, Napoleon, not being actively employed, laboured in the military committee, and was well acquainted with Carnot and Tallien, whom he saw daily. How, then, could Barras make them the proposal attributed to him?"--LOUIS BUONAPARTE, p. 17.