...no longer within their reach. I will cede it to the United States. These republicans ask of me only one town in Louisiana; but I already consider the...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it.f This was making virtue of an imperious necessity, on the part of a man who understood the vast...

...enemies, I shall only transmit an empty title to those republicans whoxe friendship I seek. They only ask of me one town in Louisiana : but I already consider...policy, and even to the commerce of France, than if 1 should attempt to keep it." — (Marbois, 2(l:5-4.) The ministers called into council then discussed...

...but I already regard the whole Colony as lost, and it seems to me, that Jin the hands of this rising power, it will be more useful to the policy, and even to the commerce of France, than if I attempt to keep it." Barbe"-Marbois replied at great length, saying among other things, " We should...

...lose in putting it [his new acquisition] out of their reach. They [the American commissioners] only ask of me one town in Louisiana ; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost." And a little later, walking in the garden of St. Cloud, he added to Marbois — whom he trusted rather...

...the whole colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me that in the bands of this growing republic it will be more useful to the policy and even to the commerce of France than if I attempt to retain it, Napoleón quickly resolved ou a definite Hue of action. He declared: "I renounce...

...republicans whoso friendship I seek. They only :i no tow« in Louisiana, but 1 already consider tho whole colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me that in the hands of this growing republic it will be more useful to the policy and even to the commerce of France than if J. attempt...

...enemies, I shall only transmit an empty title to those Republicans whose friendship I seek. They only ask of me one town in Louisiana; but I already consider...policy and even to the commerce of France than if I attempt to retain it." l The next day he said to Marbois : " Irresolution and deliberation are no longer...

...friendship I seek. They only ask of me one town in Louisiana; but I already consider the colony as lost, and it appears to me. that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more useful to the poliqry and even to the commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it. — Gayarre, p. 512-13....

...enemies, I shall transmit only ai empty title to those republicans whose friendship I seek. They only ask of me one town in Louisiana; but I already consider the colony as lost, and it appears to me. that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more useful to the...

...enemies, I shall transmit only an empty title to those republicans whose friendship I seek. They only ask of me one town in Louisiana; but I already consider the colony as lost, and it appears to me, that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more useful to the...