Some Details Concerning General Moreau and His Last Moments: Followed by a Short Biographical Memoir

Pavel Petrovich Svinʹin

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814 - 152 pages

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 4
• Section 3: 84
• Section 4: 96
• Section 5: 150
• Section 6: 152

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Page 84 - ... General answered, they might meet there in six weeks. Metternich came a little later with a message, and stayed about ten minutes; but soon afterwards dangerous symptoms set in. He was restless, asking Svinine to write a letter to the Emperor, and at last to satisfy him he began from his dictation : " Sire, I go down to the grave with the same sentiments of admiration, respect, and devotion which your Majesty inspired me with from the first moment of our interview.

Page 77 - ... Schwartzenburg, and the allied generals visited him, and Alexander, who had a great friendship for the dying general, held him a long time in his arms. The following is an extract of a letter to Madame Moreau, written by him, with a steady hand, while sinking under the amputation of his limbs : — " My dear friend, at the battle of Dresden, three days ago, I had both legs carried away by a cannot shot. That scoundrel, Bonaparte, is always lucky.

Page 47 - Emperor ! from this moment I " have contracted the sweet and " sacred obligation of sacrificing my " life for him. There is no one " who would not die to serve him. " How much are all the flattering " reports which I have heard rela...

Page 82 - ... He directed him to be taken to his own head-quarters, and shortly afterwards Moreau's escort descending into the valley, heard the cannonade of the battle, and saw two villages in the direction of Toplitz in flames. The General expressed great pleasure on hearing of Vandamme's capture, and said: " It is high time that monster should be put out of condition for doing harm," for Vandamme's cruelties had even excited the horror of his own men.

Page 94 - Moreau, close to my side, deprived me of the talents and experience of that great man, I indulged the hope, that, by care, we might still be able to preserve him to his family, and to my friendship. Providence has ordered it otherwise. He died as he lived, in the full vigour of a strong and steady mind. There is but one remedy for the great miseries of life, that of seeing them participated.

Page 33 - The innkeepers refused his money — -the post-masters furnished him their best horses ; — scarcely did his carriage stop an instant ere it was surrounded by a multitude eager to see him and applaud him. He was far from ascribing to himself all this homage.

Page 60 - We were lighted on our way by the flames of Dresden then burning, and by the explosion of the bombs which fell at some distance from us. We found the Emperor Alexander uneasy respecting what had become of Moreau, whom he had seen at his side the whole day. The latter gave his Imperial Majesty an account of the positions of the enemy at all points.

Page 51 - ... on his talents and his virtues for " the success of the common cause." The two Sovereigns then closeted themselves with him for two hours.

Page 94 - lived, in the full energy of a strong " and constant soul. There is only " one remedy for the great evils of " life ; it is that of seeing- them

Bibliographic information

• Title: Some Details Concerning General Moreau and His Last Moments: Followed by a Short Biographical Memoir
• Author: Pavel Petrovich Svinʹin
• Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jun 6, 2007
• Length: 152 pages