Thisnoteshowstheerroroftheoften—repeatedassertion，thatheproposedenteringtheserviceoftheTurksagainstAustria.Hemakesnomentionofsuchathing;andthetwocountrieswerenotatwar.
——[TheScottishbiographermakesBonapartesaythatitwouldbestrangeifalittleCorsicanshouldbecomeKingofJerusalem.I
neverheardanythingdropfromhimwhichsupportstheprobabilityofsucharemark，andcertainlythereisnothinginhisnotetowarranttheinferenceofhishavingmadeit.——Bourrienne.]——
Noanswerwasreturnedtothisnote.Turkeyremainedunaided，andBonaparteunoccupied.Imustconfessthatforthefailureofthisproject，atleastIwasnotsorry.Ishouldhaveregrettedtoseeayoungmanofgreatpromise，andoneforwhomIcherishedasincerefriendship，devotehimselftosouncertainafate.Napoleonhaslessthananymanprovokedtheeventswhichhavefavouredhim;noonehasmoreyieldedtocircumstancesfromwhichhewassoskilfultoderiveadvantages.If，however，aclerkoftheWarOfficehadbutwrittenonthenote，\"Granted，\"thatlittlewordwouldprobablyhavechangedthefateofEurope.
BonaparteremainedinParis，formingschemesforthegratificationofhisambition，andhisdesireofmakingafigureintheworld;butobstaclesopposedallheattempted.