OnourarrivalatRastadtIsoonfoundthatGeneralBonapartewasdeterminedtostaythereonlyashorttime.IthereforeexpressedtohimmydecideddesiretoremaininGermany.Iwasthenignorantthatmyerasurefromtheemigrantlisthadbeenorderedonthe11thofNovember，asthedecreedidnotreachthecommissaryoftheExecutiveDirectoryatAuxerreuntilthe17thofNovember，thedayofourdeparturefromMilan.
Thesillypretextofdifficultiesbywhichmyerasure，notwithstandingthereiteratedsolicitationsofthevictoriousGeneral，wassolongdelayedmademeapprehensiveofarenewal，underaweakandjealouspentarchy，ofthehorriblescenesof1796.Bonapartesaidtome，inatoneofindignation，\"Come，passtheRhine;theywillnotdaretoseizeyouwhilenearme.Ianswerforyoursafety.\"OnreachingParisIfoundthatmyerasurehadtakenplace.ItwasatthisperiodonlythatGeneralBonaparte’sapplicationsinmyfavourweretardilycrownedwithsuccess.
Sotin，theMinisterofGeneralPolice，notifiedthefacttoBonaparte;
buthislettergaveareasonformyerasureverydifferentfromthatstatedinthedecree.TheMinistersaidthattheGovernmentdidnotwishtoleaveamongthenamesoftraitorstotheircountrythenameofacitizenwhowasattachedtothepersonoftheconquerorofItaly;whilethedecreeitselfstatedasthemotiveforremovingmynamefromthelistthatIneverhademigrated.
AtSt.HelenaitseemsBonapartesaidthathedidnotreturnfromItalywithmorethan300，000francs;butIassertthathehadatthattimeinhispossessionsomethingmorethan3，000，000.