Withregardtomilitarymatters, NapoleonimmediatelyonhisentryintoMoscowgaveGeneralSabastianistrictorderstoobservethemovementsoftheRussianarmy, sentarmycorpsoutalongthedifferentroads, , anddrewupabrilliantplanforafuturecampaignoverthewholemapofRussia.
Withregardtodiplomaticquestions, NapoleonsummonedCaptainYakovlev, whohadbeenrobbedandwasinragsanddidnotknowhowtogetoutofMoscow, minutelyexplainedtohimhiswholepolicyandhismagnanimity, andhavingwrittenalettertotheEmperorAlexanderinwhichheconsideredithisdutytoinformhisFriendandBrotherthatRostopchinhadmanagedaffairsbadlyinMoscow, hedispatchedYakovlevtoPetersburg.
HavingsimilarlyexplainedhisviewsandhismagnanimitytoTutolmin, hedispatchedthatoldmanalsotoPetersburgtonegotiate.
Withregardtolegalmatters, .
Withregardtoadministrativematters, :
INHABITANTSOFMOSCOW!
Yourmisfortunesarecruel, , chosenfromamongyourselves, , ofyourneeds, , .
Thecitypoliceisestablishedonitsformerfooting, , orchiefsofpolice, , , ifpossible, forgetthemisfortunesyouhavesuffered, shouldentertainthehopeofalesscruelfate, shouldbecertainthatinevitableandignominiousdeathawaitsthosewhomakeanyattemptonyourpersonsoronwhatremainsofyourproperty, andfinallythatyoushouldnotdoubtthatthesewillbesafeguarded, , ofwhatevernationyoumaybe, re-establishpublicconfidence, thesourceofthewelfareofastate, livelikebrothers, rendermutualaidandprotectiononetoanother, unitetodefeattheintentionsoftheevilminded, obeythemilitaryandcivilauthorities, andyourtearswillsoonceasetoflow!
