No. 1. Milan 264 Mont Cenis 264 Eugène 264
No. 2. Venice 265 November 30th 265
No. 3. Udine 265-7 I may soon be in Paris 267
LETTERS OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE DURING THE JOURNEY HE MADE IN ITALY, 1807.
November 16th.--Napoleon leaves Fontainebleau.
November 22nd-25th.--At Milan.
No. 1.
TO THE EMPRESS, AT PARIS.
Milan, November 25, 1807.
My Dear,--I have been here two days. I am very glad that I did not bring you here; you would have suffered dreadfully in crossing Mont Cenis, where a storm detained me twenty-four hours.
I found Eugène in good health; I am very pleased with him. The Princess is ill; I went to see her at Monza. She has had a miscarriage; she is getting better.
Adieu, dear.
NAPOLEON.
November 29th to December 7th.--At Venice (writes Talleyrand, "This land is a phenomenon of the power of commerce").
No. 2.
TO THE EMPRESS, AT PARIS.
Venice, November 30, 1807.
I have your letter of November 22nd. The last two days I have been at Venice. The weather is very bad, which has not prevented me from sailing over the lagoons in order to see the different forts.
I am glad to see you are enjoying yourself at Paris.
The King of Bavaria, with his family, as well as the Princess Eliza, are here.
I am spending December 2nd[27] here, and that past I shall be on my way home, and very glad to see you.
Adieu, dear.
NAPOLEON.
No. 3.
TO THE EMPRESS, AT PARIS.
Udine, December 11, 1807.
My Dear,--I have your letter of December 3rd, from which I note that you were much pleased with the Jardin des Plantes. Here I am at the extreme limit of my journey; it is possible I may soon be in Paris, where I shall be very glad to see you again. The weather has not as yet been cold here, but very rainy. I have profited by this good season up to the last moment, for I suppose that at Christmas the winter will at length make itself felt.
Adieu, dear.--Yours ever,
NAPOLEON.
December 12th.--At Udine.
December 14th.--At Mantua.
December 16th.--At Milan (till December 26th).
December 17th.--His Milan decree against English commerce.
December 27th-28th.--At Turin.