Napoleon and King Murat, a biography compiled from hitherto unknown and unpublished documents . e following is what he said to the King of Spain on theloth June: Monsieur mon frere,—The news that Your Catholic Majestyhas returned to the bosom of your subjects prompts us to convey to you thesatisfaction this happy event has occasioned us. We beg you to accept ourheartiest congratulations. The interest we take in all that concerns YourCatholic Majesty should convince you of the sincerity of our sentiments. It isour earnest desire that this memorable epoch should mark the commence-ment of fresh t
Napoleon and King Murat, a biography compiled from hitherto unknown and unpublished documents . e following is what he said to the King of Spain on theloth June: Monsieur mon frere,—The news that Your Catholic Majestyhas returned to the bosom of your subjects prompts us to convey to you thesatisfaction this happy event has occasioned us. We beg you to accept ourheartiest congratulations. The interest we take in all that concerns YourCatholic Majesty should convince you of the sincerity of our sentiments. It isour earnest desire that this memorable epoch should mark the commence-ment of fresh ties between our respective countries, and that the bonds of friend-ship and goodwill which have hitherto existed between the Sovereigns ofNaples and Spain should be drawn still closer to the mutual welfare of bothnations. We shall never cease to hope for the fulfilment of these wishes, aswell as for the unbroken prosperity of Your Catholic Majesty and YourRoyal Pamily. Wherefore we pray God, Monsieur mon frere, to have youin His holy keeping.—Your affectionate brother, Joachim THE FINAL HAZARD 457 to the island.^ From an Austrian account, on the otherhand, it would appear that Pauhnes stay was of longerduration. All the time she was on the island, however,she was, according to this version of the story, neverable to talk to her brother about what she wished, andshe at last gave up the attempt in despair and took herdeparture. - In any case, her stay on the island wasof the briefest. Yet another member of the Imperial family now cameto take up his abode within reach of the Isle of Elba. Thiswas Cardinal Fesch, who had gone to join Madame Mereat the Palazzo Falconieri at Rome, having made up hismind to give his active assistance to Napoleon. Heimmediately opened a correspondence with the Emperor,whose first commission was of a domestic was directed to send him by the English vessel,the Curagoa, a variety of things, such as plate, furniture,two tho
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