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The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Napoleon's Judgment on men and things. (search)
genius. With Lannes courage at first carried it over the mind. But his mind rose every day to regain the equilibrium. He possessed superior ability when he perished. I took him a pigmy; when I lost him he was a giant. Speaking of bravery, courage, the Emperor said: There is not one of my Generals whose draft, as I call it, is not known to me. Some go in up to their waist; others to the chin; and some plunge in overhead. But the fast, I assure you are very few in number. Massena was a very superior general, who, by a singular gift, only possessed the desired equilibrium at the time of danger. It grew on him in the midst of danger and fire. The responsibility of a general in chief is not covered by an order from a minister, or from a prince who is not present on the field of operations, and who knows but imperfectly, or even does not know at all, the last state of things. 1st. Every general who undertakes to execute a plan which he considers bad or di
ot excused or otherwise exempted, each of whom in such case will be liable to a fine of $10 per day for each slave not delivered, besides a fee of $5 to the Sheriff for taking the slaves, and ordered the same to be published in the Richmond Dispatch until that day. The following is the list, viz: Allen Wm C 1 Altracyer M 1 Austin J O 1 Armstead Wm A 1 Atlop Jacob S and Dr. Johnston 1 Akin A M 2 Allen Wm 5 Ammons W H 1 Austin Henry 1 Burk Peter 1 Belcher John 1 Beazley Massena 1 Braner Fred C 1 Ballard Jno P 1 Brown Overton C 1 Boulware Wm 2 Blake Thos J 1 Bridgwater Jno 1 Ball Dandridge 1 Baker Elijah 1 Bledsoe A E 1 Crew Cornelius 1 Cowardin Jas A 1 Craig Alexander 1 Cottrell Samuel 2 Christian Wm A est 1 Courtney L S 1 Coates S 1 Chaflin Susan A 1 Cottrell Chas 1 Cox Henry 2 Crawford Wash 1 Croney H R 1 Clay C H A 1 Cohen Jacob 1 Davis R H 1 Deltrick Wm A 2 Dunlop & McCauce 2 Darrancott Wm P 1 Delapla