Briggs: He took charge, issuing proclamations and orders. Nothing worked.
Translation:
IX.
In military regards, immediately by introduction into Moscow, Napoleon strictly orders General Sebastiani to follow behind the movements of the Russian army, dispatches corps by different roads and orders Murat to find Kutuzov. Then he carefully orders about the strengthening of the Kremlin; then makes an ingenious plan for future campaigns throughout the map of Russia. In diplomatic regards, Napoleon appeals to himself the robbed and ragged Captain Yakovleva, not knowing how to get out of Moscow, in detail sets out to him all his politics and his generosity and, writing a letter to Emperor Aleksandr, at whom he considers his duty to report as his friend and brother that Rastopchin badly ordered in Moscow, he sends Yakovleva to Petersburg. Setting out so the same in detail his views and generosity before Tutolmin, he and this old man is sent to Petersburg for negotiations.
In legal regards, immediately again after the fire, ordered to find the guilty and execute them. And the villain Rastopchin was punished by that it was ordered to burn his home.
In administrative regards, Moscow was granted a constitution, an institutional municipality and was made to the public the following:
"Residents of Moscow!
"Your misfortunes are cruel, but his majesty the Emperor and King wants to stop that. Scary examples taught you in what way he punishes disobedience and crime. Strict steps are taken, so that to stop the disorder and to return overall safety. Paternal administration, elected from yourself, will form your municipality or civil governing body. This will serve about you, about your needs, about your benefit. The members of it are distinguished by a red ribbon, which will carry across their shoulders, but the civil head will have in excess of it a white belt. Yet, excluding the time of their post, they will have only a red ribbon around their left hand."
"The city police institution is still in position, but through its activity now exists the best order. The government appointed two general commissars or police chiefs and 20 commissars or private bailiffs, supplied in all parts of the cities. You will recognize them by a white ribbon, which they will carry around their left hand. Some churches of different confessions are open, and in them without difficulty is sent divine service. Your fellow citizens return daily to their dwellings, and given orders, so they in them are found help and patronage, following the unhappiness. This crux means that the government is used so that to return order and facilitate your position; but so that to reach to the need, so that you with it are united by your trying hard, so that to forgot, if you can, your misfortunes which have undergone, surrendering hope to a not so brutal fate, were sure that an inevitable and shameful death awaits those whose audacity in your persons and your remaining property, but finally it is not doubted that this will preserve you, for such is the will of the greatest and fairest of all monarchs. Soldiers and residents who were your nation! Recover public trust, spring the happiness of states, live as brothers, give mutually to each other help and patronage, unite so to disprove the intentions of the evil-minded, obey the military and civil command, and soon your tears will flow as fire."
In regards to the food of the troops, Napoleon prescribed to all the troops to alternately walk in Moscow marauding943 for procuring themselves food, so that the way of the army was provided in the future time.
In regards to the religious, Napoleon ordered to bring back the priests944 and to renew service in the churches.
In regards to the trade and for the food of the army, was hung up everywhere the following.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
"You, calm Moscow residents, artisans and working people, whose misfortunes retired from the city, and you, scattered farmers, whose flimsy fear still holds on the ground, listen! Peace and quiet returns in this capital, and order in it recovers. Your fellow countrymen exit boldly from their refuge, seeing that they are respected. All violence perpetrated against them and their property is immediately punished. His majesty the Emperor and King patronize them and between you nobody honors for their enemies, besides those which disobey his imperative. He wants to stop your misfortunes and to return to you your courts and your families. Fit already are his charitable intentions and come to us without every danger. Residents! Return with trust to your dwellings: you soon will find out the methods to satisfy your needs! Artisans and the hard-working! Come back to your needlework: houses, benches, and protective guards await you, but for your work is due your fee! And you, finally, peasants, exit from the forests, where from horror you hide, return without fear to your huts, to accurate assurances, that you find defense. Sheds are established in the city where the peasants may bring their superfluous stocks and land plants. The government has accepted the following steps, so to provide them free sale: 1) considering against these numbers, peasants, farmers and the living in the surroundings of Moscow may without every dangers bring in the city their supplies, which would of their kind were in two appointed sheds, i.e. in Mohovaya and in Ohotny row. 2) This food will be bought by them at such a price in which the buyer and seller will agree between themselves; but should the seller not receive their required fair price, that seller freely will carry them back to their village, in that nothing under hunger nothing may look. 3) Each Sunday and Wednesday is assigned weekly, large shopping days; for which a sufficient number of troops will be placed by Tuesdays and Saturdays on all the large roads, at such a distance from the city, so to protect those wagons. 4) Such the same steps will be taken, so in a returnable way the peasants with their wagons and horses are not followed by hindrances. 5) Immediately means will be used for recovering usual trades. The residents of the cities and villages, and you, the working artisans, what would be your nation! You cry out to enforce paternal intentions of his Majesty the Emperor and King and assist with him to general wellbeing. Carry to his footsteps reverence and trust and do not hesitate to connect with us!"
In regards to the rising spirit of the troops and the people, incessantly were made reviews and were heard awards. The emperor drove around on horseback by the street and comforted inhabitants; and, despite all the anxious state business, himself visited the instituted by his order theaters.
In regarding charity, the best valor crowned, Napoleon also did all that from him was depended. In godly institutions he told the written house of my mother,945 connecting by this act a tender son sense with the greatness of the virtues of the monarch. He visited the Educational House and, giving to kiss his white hand the saved by him orphans, graciously conversing with Tutolmin. Then, by the eloquent outlining of Thier, he told to distribute the salary of his troops in Russian, made by them, false money. Raising the use of these measures of action, worthy of him and the French army, he ordered to distribute benefits burned. But as the edible supplies were also on the roads so that give them to people of foreign earth and in the greater parts of the hostile position, Napoleon considered it best to give them money, so that they plundered themselves food on the side; and he ordered to share with them paper rubles.946 In regards to the discipline of the army, he incessantly gave out orders about strict penalties for non-performance in the debt of service and about the termination of robbery.
943 à la maraude (marauding)
944 ramener les popes (bring back the popes)
945 Maison de ma mère, (My mother's house,)
946 Relevant l’emploi de ces moyens par un acte digne de lui et de l’armée Française, il fit distribuer des secours aux incendiés. Mais les vivres étant trop précieux pour être donnés à des étrangers la plupart ennemis, Napoléon aima mieux leur fournir de l’argent àfin qu’ils se fournissent au dehors, et il leur fit distributer des roubles papiers. (Relevant to the employment of these means by an act worthy of himself and the French army, he had relief distributed to the firefighters. But the food being too precious to be given to mostly enemy aliens, Napoleon preferred to provide them with money so that they could supply themselves outside, and he had them distribute paper rubles.)
Mentioned: Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Saturday
Locations: Moscow
Mentioned: Russia (also Russian), Kremlin, St. Petersburg, Mokhovaya Street (Moss Street in Briggs. Mokhovaia in Bell.), Hunter's Row (Okhotny Row in Pevear and Volokhonsky. Provision Market in Maude and Mandelker. Poultry Market in Dunnigan. Ohotny Ryad in Garnett. Okhotny-riad in Bell. Okhotnui Riad in Dole.), Foundling House, French
Pevear and Volokhonsky Notes: We get some detail of Napoleon's orders and his plans for Moscow and the rest of Russia. We then get a long published letter to the inhabitants of Moscow which sets up the government that Napoleon wants to have in Moscow. A proclamation is then hung up everywhere that claims that order is being restored and everyone should go back to their homes. The endnote states that they are written in very bad Russian. Napoleon gives out counterfeit money and tries to end the looting.
Characters (characters who do not appear, but are mentioned are placed in italics. First appearances are in Bold. First mentions are underlined. Final appearance denoted by *):
Napoleon (also "His Majesty the Emperor and King")
General Sebastiani
Murat
Kutuzof
Captain Yakovlef ("...Yakovlev" in Edmonds, Garnett, and Mandelker. Also "this little old man".)
Emperor Alexander (also "friend and brother")
Rostopchin
Tutolmin
Thiers
Abridged Versions: No break in Bell.
Line break before final sentence in the chapter in Garnett.
Gibian: line break instead of chapter break.
Fuller: Entire chapter is cut.
Komroff: Entire chapter is cut.
Kropotkin: Entire chapter is cut.
Simmons: Entire chapter is cut and replaced with "Tolstoy lists the things Napoleon did to preserve his army and consolidate his victory; such as his message to the inhabitants of Moscow to persuade them to cooperate; his proclamation to artisans, workmen, and peasant to carry on business as usual; and his messages to Emperor Alexander to negotiate; and shows how all these failed"
Additional Notes: Garnett: "Yakovlev was the biological father of Alexander Herzen (1812-1870), one of the most prominent humanists and social reformers of tsarist Russia....In St. Petersburg, Yakovlev transmitted the letter to the Tsar's chief adviser, Araktcheev, and was held under arrest for a month while his story and credentials were scrutinized."
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