1799
CambacérèsandLebrun—Gohierdeceived—MynocturnalvisittoBarras —ThecommandofthearmygiventoBonaparte—Themorningofthe18thBrumaire—MeetingofthegeneralsatBonaparte'shouse— Bernadotte'sfirmness—Josephine'sinterest, forMadameGohier— DisappointmentoftheDirectors—ReviewinthegardensoftheTuileries—Bonaparte'sharangue—ProclamationoftheAncients— Moreau, jaileroftheLuxembourg—MyconversationwithLaVallette— .
, withequalactivityandintelligence, forwardedtheconspiracyinthetwoCouncils; SieyèshadthemanagementoftheDirectory; Réal,
—[PierreFrancoisRéal (1757-1834); publicaccuserbeforetherevolutionarycriminaltribunal; became, underNapoleon, Conseillerd'EtatandComte, andwaschargedwiththeaffairsofthe "hautepolice."]—
undertheinstructionsofFouché,
—[JosephFouché (1754-1820); Conventionalist; memberofextremeJacobinparty; MinisterofPoliceundertheDirectory, August1799; retainedbyNapoleoninthatMinistrytill1802, andagainfrom1804to1810; becameDucd'Otrantein1809; disgracedin1810, andsentin1813asgovernoroftheIllyrianProvinces; MinisterofPoliceduringthe 'CentJours'; PresidentoftheProvisionalGovernment, 1815; andforashorttimeMinisterofPoliceundersecondrestoration.]—
negotiatedwiththedepartments, anddexterouslymanaged, withoutcompromisingFouché, ; andFouché saidtomeonthe14thBrumaire, "TellyourGeneraltobespeedy; ifhedelays, heislost."
Onthe17th, 'AngélytoldBonapartethattheoverturesmadetoCambacérèsandLebrunhadnotbeenreceivedinaverydecidedway."Iwillhavenotergiversation," repliedBonapartewithwarmth."-day; ."
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