Notewhathemeansby—personalinsult[101]，howheintendstoavengehimselfbyreprisalsoftheworstkind，towhatexcesshecarrieshisinterference，howheentersthecabinetsofforeignsovereigns，forciblyenteringandbreaking，todriveouttheircouncilorsandcontroltheirmeetings:liketheRomansenatewithanAntiochusoraPrusias，likeanEnglishResidentwiththeKingofOudeorofLahore。
Withothersasathome，hecannothelpbutactasamaster。Theaspirationforuniversaldominionisinhisverynature；itmaybemodified，keptincheck，butnevercanitbecompletelystifled。\"[102]
ItdeclaresitselfontheorganizationoftheConsulate。ItexplainswhythepeaceofAmienscouldnotlast；apartfromthediplomaticdiscussionsandbehindhisallegedgrievances，hischaracter，hisexactions，hisavowedplans，andtheuseheintendsmakingofhisforcesformtherealandtruecausesoftherupture。Incomprehensiblesometimeseveninexplicitterms，hetellstheEnglish:
ExpeltheBourbonsfromyourislandandclosethemouthsofyourjournalists。Ifthisisagainstyourconstitutionsomuchtheworseforit，orsomuchtheworseforyou。\"Therearegeneralprinciplesofinternationallawtowhichthe（special）lawsofstatesmustgiveway。\"[103]Changeyourfundamentallaws。Suppressthefreedomofthepressandtherightofasylumonyoursoil，thesameasIhavedone。
\"Ihaveaverypooropinionofagovernmentwhichisnotstrongenoughtointerdictthingsobjectionabletoforeigngovernments。\"[104]Astomine，myinterferencewithmyneighbors，mylateacquisitionsofterritory，thatdoesnotconcernyou:\"IsupposethatyouwanttotalkaboutPiedmontandSwitzerland？Thesearetrifles\"[105]\"EuroperecognizesthatHolland，Italy，andSwitzerlandareatthedispositionofFrance。[106]Ontheotherhand，SpainsubmitstomeandthroughherIholdPortugal。Thus，fromAmsterdamtoBordeaux，fromLisbontoCadizandGenoa，fromLeghorntoNaplesandtoTarentum，Icancloseeveryporttoyou；notreatyofcommercebetweenus。AnytreatythatImightgranttoyouwouldbetrifling:foreachmillionofmerchandisethatyouwouldsendintoFranceamillionofFrenchmerchandisewouldbeexported；[107]inotherwords，youwouldbesubjecttoanopenorconcealedcontinentalblockade，whichwouldcauseyouasmuchdistressinpeaceasifyouwereatwar。\"MyeyesareneverthelessfixedonEgypt；\"sixthousandFrenchmenwouldnowsufficetore—conquerit\"；[108]forcibly，orotherwise，Ishallreturnthere；opportunitieswillnotbelacking，andIshallbeonthewatchforthem；\"soonerorlatershewillbelongtoFrance，eitherthroughthedissolutionoftheOttomanempire，orthroughsomearrangementwiththePorte。\"[109]EvacuateMaltasothattheMediterraneanmaybecomeaFrenchlake；Imustruleonseaasonland，anddisposeoftheOrientasoftheOccident。Insum，\"withmyFrance，Englandmustnaturallyendinbecomingsimplyanappendix:naturehasmadeheroneofourislands，thesameasOleronorCorsica。\"[110]Naturally，withsuchaperspectivebeforethem，theEnglishkeepMaltaandrecommencethewar。Hehasanticipatedsuchanoccurrence，andhisresolutionistaken；ataglance，heperceivesandmeasuresthepaththiswillopentohim；withhisusualclear—sightednesshehascomprehended，andheannouncesthattheEnglishresistance\"forceshimtoconquerEurope……\"[111]—\"TheFirstConsulisonlythirty—threeandhasthusfardestroyedonlythesecond—classgovernments。WhoknowshowmuchtimehewillrequiretoagainchangethefaceofEuropeandresurrecttheWesternRomanEmpire？\"