“Bonaparte is
at Fontainebleau with 15,000 men every man of whom he can depend upon, because
every man is a volunteer, and they have risked all for his sake. The Royal army
is at Melun, consisting of about 28,000 men, National Guards, &c., &c.,
included—not a man of whom can be relied on. This is the critical moment;
for if they allow him to enter Paris without a battle, all is over. I feel that
I am not acting imprudently in thus stating facts, which naturally
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