Coalville Times | 1900-05-18 | Page 3 | Napoleon on Wellington

NAPOtCON ON WlttLINQTON. "(Luteal ttl.a Uouinill ! raallt It ureal)." Trom O'Mtura's ''Talks with Napp-leon" Napp-leon" In the Century. "I asked hlra It lie' thought l.ard Wellington morltod the reputation lie hod gained n a general gen-eral Ho said: Certainly; I think ho does.' Ho Is a very excellent general, and possessed of great firmness and talent, but he has not yet dono- a much as somo other. Ho hss not conquered con-quered upon so large n scale ' I observed ob-served that bo had shown great Jtidir ment and caution latterly, but that at first J10 had botm too precipitate In advancing ad-vancing Into 8paln. Ho said that ho had shown a great deal of ability In the campaign of Spain. 'It Is Impossible,' Impos-sible,' said he, 'far nun not to commit somo faults. W am nil liable to It, a.nAllbRannratlwhiiimin1t MtaTlaw. 1 aUtlluiinUwrJUlAH)lB.Tlat1alMfal and bo has certainly commuted a few as any ono.' I then obaorved that still he was scarcely to bo equaled to himself. him-self. 'Why, certainly,' said ho; 'ho ha not dono so much a I havo dono., JJo, ha not conquered kingdom In Hie manner I havo dono, but h Is an excellent ex-cellent general. Ills operation have not been upon 'to great a scale.'"