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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER LXXXIV. Carnot's Memorial on Public Affairs--Fouche joins the Jacobins--Projects of that Party; which finally joins the Buonapartists.--Active intrigues.--Congress of Vienna.--Murat, alarmed at its proceedings, opens an intercourse with Napoleon.--Plans of the Conspirators.--Htionaparte's Escape from Elba.--He lands at Cannes.--/ jointdat Grenoble, by 3000 Troops.--Halts at Lyons, appoints a Ministry, and issues several Decrees.--Dismay of the Government.--Intrigues of Fouche.--Treachery of Ney--Revolt of the Royal Army at Melun.--The King leaves Paris, and Buonaparte arrives there.--His reception. Carnot has been repeatedly mentioned in this history as having been the associate and colleague of Robespierre during the whole Reign of Terror. His admirers pretend, that charging himself only with the conduct of the foreign war, he left to his brethren of the Committee of Public Safety the sole charge of those measures, for which no human language affords epithets of sufficient horror, through which they originally rose to power, and by which they maintained it. According to these fond advocates, their hero held his course through the Reign of Terror, unsullied by a bloody spot, as Arethusa rolled her waters through the ocean without mingling with its waves; and the faith of most readers will swallow the ancient miracle as easily as the modern. Carnot, however, had the independence of spirit to oppose Napoleon's seizure of the throne, and remained in obscurity until 1814, when he employed his talents as an engineer in defence of Antwerp. He gave in, late and reluctantly, his adherence to the restoration, and was confirmed in his rank of inspector-general of engineers. But this did not prevent him from being extremely active in conspiring the downfall ...
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