little　boy；　who　I　dare　say　does　not　recollect　me；　but　who
  nevertheless　played　with　my　sword…knot　and　the　tassels　of　my
  Hessian　boots　during　the　whole　of　our　interview　with　his　Imperial
  Majesty。
  Our　names　were　read　out　（in　a　pretty　accent；　by　the　way！）　by
  General　Montholon；　and　the　Emperor；　as　each　was　pronounced；　made　a
  bow　to　the　owner　of　it；　but　did　not　vouchsafe　a　word。　　At　last
  Montholon　came　to　mine。　　The　Emperor　looked　me　at　once　in　the　face；
  took　his　hands　out　of　his　pockets；　put　them　behind　his　back；　and
  coming　up　to　me　smiling；　pronounced　the　following　words：
  〃Assaye；　Delhi；　Deeg；　Futtyghur？〃
  I　blushed；　and　taking　off　my　hat　with　a　bow；　said〃Sire；　c'est
  moi。〃
  〃Parbleu！　je　le　savais　bien；〃　said　the　Emperor；　holding　out　his
  snuff…box。　　〃En　usez…vous；　Major？〃　　I　took　a　large　pinch　（which；
  with　the　honor　of　speaking　to　so　great　a　man；　brought　the　tears
  into　my　eyes）；　and　he　continued　as　nearly　as　possible　in　the
  following　words：
  〃Sir；　you　are　known；　you　come　of　an　heroic　nation。　　Your　third
  brother；　the　Chef　de　Bataillon；　Count　Godfrey　Gahagan；　was　in　my
  Irish　brigade。〃
  Gahagan。〃Sire；　it　is　true。　　He　and　my　countrymen　in　your
  Majesty's　service　stood　under　the　green　flag　in　the　breach　of
  Burgos；　and　beat　Wellington　back。　　It　was　the　only　time；　as　your
  Majesty　knows；　that　Irishmen　and　Englishmen　were　beaten　in　that
  war。〃
  Napoleon　（looking　as　if　he　would　say；　〃D…　your　candor；　Major
  Gahagan〃）。〃Well；　well；　it　was　so。　　Your　brother　was　a　Count；　and
  died　a　General　in　my　service。〃
  Gahagan。〃He　was　found　lying　upon　the　bodies　of　nine…and…twenty
  Cossacks　at　Borodino。　　They　were　all　dead；　and　bore　the　Gahagan
  mark。〃
  Napoleon　（to　Montholon）。〃C'est　vrai；　Montholon：　je　vous　donne　ma
  parole　d'honneur　la　plus　sacree；　que　c'est　vrai。　　Ils　ne　sont　pas
  d'autres；　ces　terribles　Ga'gans。　　You　must　know　that　Monsieur
  gained　the　battle　of　Delhi　as　certainly　as　I　did　that　of　Austerlitz。
  In　this　way：Ce　belitre　de　Lor　Lake；　after　calling　up　his　cavalry；
  and　placing　them　in　front　of　Holkar's　batteries；　qui　balayaient　la
  plaine；　was　for　charging　the　enemy's　batteries　with　his　horse；　who
  would　have　been　ecrases；　mitrailles；　foudroyes　to　a　man　but　for　the
  cunning　of　ce　grand　rogue　que　vous　voyez。〃
  Montholon。〃Coquin　de　Major；　va！〃
  Napoleon。〃Montholon！　tais…toi。　　When　Lord　Lake；　with　his　great
  bull…headed　English　obstinacy；　saw　the　facheuse　position　into　which
  he　had　brought　his　troops；　he　was　for　dying　on　the　spot；　and　would
  infallibly　have　done　soand　the　loss　of　his　army　would　have　been
  the　ruin　of　the　East　India　Companyand　the　ruin　of　the　English
  East　India　Company　would　have　established　my　empire　（bah！　it　was　a
  republic　then！）　in　the　Eastbut　that　the　man　before　us；　Lieutenant
  Goliah　Gahagan；　was　riding　at　the　side　of　General　Lake。〃
  Montholon　（with　an　accent　of　despair　and　fury）。〃Gredin！　cent
  mille　tonnerres　de　Dieu！〃
  Napoleon　（benignantly）。〃Calme…toi；　mon　fidele　ami。　　What　will
  you？　　It　was　fate。　　Gahagan；　at　the　critical　period　of　the　battle；
  or　rather　slaughter　（for　the　English　had　not　slain　a　man　of　the
  enemy）；　advised　a　retreat。〃
  Montholon。　　〃Le　lache！　　Un　Francais　meurt；　mais　il　ne　recule
  jamais。〃
  Napoleon。〃STUPIDE！　　Don't　you　see　WHY　the　retreat　was　ordered？
  don't　you　know　that　it　was　a　feint　on　the　part　of　Gahagan　to　draw
  Holkar　from　his　impregnable　intrenchments？　　Don't　you　know　that　the
  ignorant　Indian　fell　into　the　snare；　and　issuing　from　behind　the
  cover　of　his　guns；　came　down　with　his　cavalry　on　the　plains　in
  pursuit　of　Lake　and　his　dragoons？　　Then　it　was　that　the　Englishmen
  turned　upon　him；　the　hardy　children　of　the　north　swept　down　his
  feeble　horsemen；　bore　them　back　to　their　guns；　which　were　useless；
  entered　Holkar's　intrenchments　along　with　his　troops；　sabred　the
  artillerymen　at　their　pieces；　and　won　the　battle　of　Delhi！〃
  As　the　Emperor　spoke；　his　pale　cheek　glowed　red；　his　eye　flashed
  fire；　his　deep　clear　voice　rung　as　of　old　when　he　pointed　out　the
  enemy　from　beneath　the　shadow　of　the　Pyramids；　or　rallied　his
  regiments　to　the　charge　upon　the　death…strewn　plain　of　Wagram。　　I
  have　had　many　a　proud　moment　in　my　life；　but　never　such　a　proud　one
  as　this；　and　I　would　readily　pardon　the　word　〃coward；〃　as　applied
  to　me　by　Montholon；　in　consideration　of　the　testimony　which　his
  master　bore　in　my　favor。
  〃Major；〃　said　the　Emperor　to　me　in　conclusion；　〃why　had　I　not　such
  a　man　as　you　in　my　service？　　I　would　have　made　you　a　Prince　and　a
  Marshal！〃　and　here　he　fell　into　a　reverie；　of　which　I　knew　and
  respected　the　purport。　　He　was　thinking；　doubtless；　that　I　might
  have　retrieved　his　fortunes；　and　indeed　I　have　very　little　doubt
  that　I　might。
  Very　soon　after；　coffee　was　brought　by　Monsieur　Marchand；
  Napoleon's　valet…de…chambre；　and　after　partaking　of　that　beverage；
  and　talking　upon　the　politics　of　the　day；　the　Emperor　withdrew；
  leaving　me　deeply　impressed　by　the　condescension　he　had　shown　in
  this　remarkable　interview。
  CHAPTER　III。
  A　PEEP　INTO　SPAINACCOUNT　OF　THE　ORIGIN　AND　SERVICES　OF　THE
  AHMEDNUGGAR　IRREGULARS。
  HEAD　QUARTERS；　MORELLA；　Sept。　16；　1838。
  I　have　been　here　for　some　months；　along　with　my　young　friend
  Cabrera：　and　in　the　hurry　and　bustle　of　wardaily　on　guard　and　in
  the　batteries　for　sixteen　hours　out　of　the　twenty…four；　with
  fourteen　severe　wounds　and　seven　musket…balls　in　my　bodyit　may　be
  imagined　that　I　have　had　little　time　to　think　about　the　publication
  of　my　memoirs。　　Inter　arma　silent　legesin　the　midst　of　fighting
  be　hanged　to　writing！　as　the　poet　says；　and　I　never　would　have
  bothered　myself　with　a　pen；　had　not　common　gratitude　incited　me　to
  throw　off　a　few　pages。
  Along　with　Oraa's　troops；　who　have　of　late　been　beleaguering　this
  place；　there　was　a　young　Milesian　gentleman；　Mr。　Toone　O'Connor
  Emmett　Fitzgerald　Sheeny；　by　name；　a　law　student；　and　member　of
  Gray's　Inn；　and　what　be　called　Bay　Ah　of　Trinity　College；　Dublin。
  Mr。　Sheeny　was　with　the　Queen's　people；　not　in　a　military　capacity；
  but　as　representative　of　an　English　journal；　to　which；　for　a
  trifling　weekly　remuneration；　he　was　in　the　habit　of　transmitting
  accounts　of　the　movements　of　the　belligerents；　and　his　own　opinion
  of　the　politics　of　Spain。　　Receiving；　for　the　discharge　of　his
  duty；　a　couple　of　guineas　a　week　from　the　proprietors　of　the
  journal　in　question；　he　was　enabled；　as　I　need　scarcely　say；　to
  make　such　a　show　in　Oraa's　camp　as　only　a　Christino　general
  officer；　or　at　the　very　least　a　colonel　of　a　regiment；　can　afford
  to　keep　up。
  In　the　famous　sortie　which　we　made　upon　the　twenty…third；　I　was　of
  course　among　the　foremost　in　the　melee；　and　found　myself；　after　a
  good　deal　of　slaughtering　（which　it　would　be　as　disagreeable　as
  useless　to　describe　here）；　in　the　court　of　a　small　inn　or　podesta；
  which　had　been　made　the　head…quarters　of　several　Queenite　officers
  during　the　siege。　　The　pesatero　or　landlord　of　the　inn　had　been
  despatched　by　my　brave　chapel…churies；　with　his　fine　family　of
  childrenthe　officers　quartered　in　the　podesta　had　of　course
  bolted；　but　one　man　remained；　and　my　fellows　were　on　the　point　of
  cutting　him　into　ten　thousand　pieces　with　their　borachios；　when　I
  arrived　in　the　room　time　enough　to　prevent　the　catastrophe。　　Seeing
  before　me　an　individual　in　the　costume　of　a　civiliana　white　hat；
  a　light　blue　satin　cravat；　embroidered　with　butterflies　and　other
  quadrupeds；　a　green　coat　and　brass　buttons；　and　a　pair　of　blue
  plaid　trousers；　I　recognized　at　once　a　countryman；　and　interposed
  to　save　his　life。
  In　an　agonized　brogue　the　unhappy　young　man　was　saying　all　that　he
  could　to　induce　the　chapel…churies　to　give　up　their　intention　of
  slaughtering　him；　but　it　is　very　little　likely　that　his
  protestations　would　have　had　any　effect　upon　them；　had　not　I
  appeared　in　the　room；　and　shouted　to　the　ruffians　to　hold　their
  hand。
  Seeing　a　general　officer　before　them　（I　have　the　honor　to　hold　that
  rank　in　the　service　of　his　Catholic　Majesty）；　and　moreover　one　six
  feet　four　in　height；　and　armed　with　that　terrible　cabecilla　（a
  sword　so　called；　because　it　is　five　feet　long）　which　is　so　well
  known　among　the　Spanish　armiesseeing；　I　say；　this　figure；　the
  fellows　retired；　exclaiming；　〃Adios；　corpo　di　bacco；　nosotros；〃　and
  so　on；　clearly　proving　（by　their　words）　that　they　would；　if　they
  dared；　have　immolated　the　victim　whom　I　had　thus　rescued　from　their
  fury。　　〃Villains！〃　shouted　I；　hearing　them　grumble；　〃away！　quit　the
  apartment！〃　　Each　man；　sulkily　sheathing　his　sombrero；　obeyed；　and
  quitted　the　camarilla。
  It　was　then　that　Mr。　Sheeny　detailed　to　me　the　particulars　to　which
  I　have　briefly　adverted；　and；　informing　me　at　the　same　time　that　he
  had　a　family　in　England　who　would　feel　obliged　to　me　for　his
  release；　and　that　his　most　intimate　friend　the　English　ambassador
  would　move　heaven　and　earth　to　revenge　his　fall；　he　directed　my
  attention