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Letter signed ("N"), 1 page, 4to, Paris, 27 February 1813, to Clarke, Minister of War, giving the order for the Observation Corps in Italy, under General Bertrand, to begin its march to Augsburg, advising Bertrand to ensure that his field ambulances carry enough bandaging for 10,000 casulties; Idem Letter signed ("N), 4 pages, 4to, Paris, 26 March 1813, to Clarke, Minister of War, issuing instructions for a full review of the Grande Armée, to be carried out by five generals, each of whom is to inspect some ten depots each and report to the Emperor on the number of men required to bring them to full strength; they are also to replace all subalterns who have been killed or injured and to report on the number of horses available, the state of the equipment, and the amount of time required before they will be ready to leave from Germany; Idem Two letters signed ("N"), 3 pages, 4to, Paris, 26 and 28 March 1813, to Clarke, Minister of War, concerning Spanish prisoners of war: he orders that they are to be moved from the Rhine fortresses to towns in the interior, and are to be employed on construction work, as previously, for the navy, the highways and bridges and the ordnance; if there are still some without work, he will set up special projects for them; notes pinned at foot with details of dispatch, one signature smudged (4)