The Life of Napoleon I Including New Materials From the British Official Recor
The Life of Napoleon I Including New Materials From the British Official Recor
J Holland John Holland Rose
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Ii. , p. 199). For a version flattering to Napoleon, see Ernouf s " Maret " (PP- 579-587)> which certainly exculpates the Minister. 326 THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON I [chap. Napoleon's coils in Saxony, Bavaria, and Illyria, the Em- peror Francis inclined towards war. As late as July i8th he wrote to Metternich that he was still for peace, pro- vided that Illyria could be gained. ' But the French military preparations decided him, a few days later, to make war, unless every one of the Austrian demands s...hould be conceded by August loth. His counsellors had already come to that conclusion, as our records prove. On July 20th Stadion wrote to Cathcart urging him to give pecuniary aid to General Nugent, who would wait on him to concert means for rousing a revolt against Napoleon in Tyrol and North Italy ; and our envoy agreed to give . 1^5, 000 a month for the "support of 5, 000 Austrians acting in communication with our squadron in the Adriatic. " This step met with Metternich's approval ; and, when writing to Stadion from Prague (July 25th), he counselled Cathcart to send a despatch to Wellington and urge him to make a vigorous move against the south of France.
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