Война и мир

Chapter 10

           

           Withreferencetodiplomacy,allNapoleon’sargumentsastohismagnanimityandjustice,bothtoTutólminandtoYákovlev(whosechiefconcernwastoobtainagreatcoatandaconveyance),proveduseless;Alexanderdidnotreceivetheseenvoysanddidnotreplytotheirembassage.

           Withregardtolegalmatters,aftertheexecutionofthesupposedincendiariestherestofMoscowburneddown.

           Withregardtoadministrativematters,theestablishmentofamunicipalitydidnotstoptherobberiesandwasonlyofusetocertainpeoplewhoformedpartofthatmunicipalityandunderpretextofpreservingorderlootedMoscoworsavedtheirownpropertyfrombeinglooted.

           Withregardtoreligion,astowhichinEgyptmattershadsoeasilybeensettledbyNapoleon’svisittoamosque,noresultswereachieved.TwoorthreepriestswhowerefoundinMoscowdidtrytocarryoutNapoleon’swish,butoneofthemwasslappedinthefacebyaFrenchsoldierwhileconductingservice,andaFrenchofficialreportedofanotherthat:“ThepriestwhomIfoundandinvitedtosayMasscleanedandlockedupthechurch.Thatnightthedoorswereagainbrokenopen,thepadlockssmashed,thebooksmutilated,andotherdisordersperpetrated.”

           Withreferencetocommerce,theproclamationtoindustriousworkmenandtopeasantsevokednoresponse.Therewerenoindustriousworkmen,andthepeasantscaughtthecommissarieswhoventuredtoofaroutoftownwiththeproclamationandkilledthem.

           Astothetheatersfortheentertainmentofthepeopleandthetroops,thesedidnotmeetwithsuccesseither.

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