Cambaceres, an excellent lawyer and judge, was of great service to Napoleon in these salutary reforms.
Many other judicious measures might be mentioned in this place.

Some emigrants, cast on the shores by shipwreck, had been imprisoned and destined for trial by the Directory.

They were at once set free: and, in like manner, La Fayette and other distinguished revolutionists, who had been exiled for not adhering to all the wild notions of the preceding administrations, were at once recalled.

Carnot was one of these: Buonaparte forthwith placed him at the head of the war department; and the reform of the army was prosecuted with the vigour which might have been expected from the joint skill and talent of the provisional head of the government and this practised minister.

The confusion which had of late prevailed in that department was extreme.