The National Register. — London, England, 1815-08-13 00:00:00

16 The facts of the case arc, that the concourse of boats in rlymoteh Sound, and the loss of some lives wlitch had al ready taken place, induced the “overnment to remove the Bellerophon to a gicatcr distance; and the wi it which is spoken of was no more than a common subprrna from the Court of King's Bench, obtained by some person who has some cause pending in that Court. in which he fancied he anted the evidence of Napoleon and Jerome Buonaparte, and Admiral Villaumcz. The Nottliumberland sailed from Portsmouth, as above sated. and on nearing Torbay on Sunday, perceived two I:ne-of battle ships approaching her, which proved to be the Bullerophuo, with Buonaparte on boaid, and the Tonnant, with Lord Keith. In a few hours the Northumberland hailed them, and asked after Buonapartc, who, she was iiiforn:cd. had not come out of his cabin fur some days. The ships came out to an anchor off Torbay. General Bertrand went first on board the Tonnant, where Ire dined with Lord Keith and Sir George Cockburn. Ile is a wan of about fifty years of age, and extremely well be haved. At dinner, Sir George gave him a general explana tion of his instructions with respect to Buonaparte; one of which was, that his baggage must be inspected before it was received on board the Northumberland. Bertrand expressed his opinion strongly against the measure of sending the Em peror (as he and all the suite constantly style him) to St. Helena, when his wish and expectation were to live quietly in England, under the prOtection of the English laws. Lord Keith and Sir George Cockburne did not cuter into any dis cussion upon the subject. After dinner, Lord Keith and Sir George Cockburne, ac companied by Bertrand, went on board the Bellerophon. Previous to their arrival. Buonaparte's arms and pistols had been taken away from him, not without considerable alter cation and objections on the part of the French officers. Those who were not to accompany him were sent on board • the Eurotas frigate. They expressed great reluctance at the separation, particularly the Polish officers. Buonaparte took !mac of them individually. A Colonel Pistowski, a Pole, was peculiarly desitous of accompanying him. lie had re ceived seventeen wounds in the service of Buonaparte, and said he would serve in any capacity, however menial, if he could be allowed to go with him to St. Helmut. The orders for sending off the Polish officers were peremptory, and he was removed to the Eurotas. Savary and Lallemand, how ever, were not among those sent ou board the frigate—they were left in the Bellerophon. When Lord Keith and Sir George Cockburne went on board the Bellerophon on Sunday afternoon, Buonaparte was Upon deck to receive them, dressed in a green coat with red facings, two epaulets, white waistcoat and breeches, silk stockings, the star of the Legion of Honour, and a r,iapcan bras, with the three-coloured cockade. His face is remarkably,' plump, and his head rather bald upon the top. After the usual salutations, Lord Keith, addreszting himself to Buonaparte, acquainted him with his intended transfer from the Bellerophon to the Northumberland. Buonaparte immediately protested with great vehemence enainst this act of the British Government— he did not ex pt ct it—he did not conceive that any possible objection could he made to his residing in England quietly for the rest of his life. No answer was returned by either Lord Keith or !qr. Gco. Cod:home. A Bliti , h Officer who stood near him observed to him, that if lie had not been sent to St. Helena, he would have been delivered up to the Emperor of Russia. Buonaparte- 1 4' Lieu sic garde des Russ 4 !" (God ketp TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. AUG. 13. me from the Russians). In making this reply, he looked at General Bertrand, - and shrugged up his ,houlders. Sir George Cockburne—" At what hour to W i nnow morn. ing dial! I come, General, and receive you on board the Northumberland ?" Buonaparte, with some surprise at being styled merely General—" At ten o'clock." Bertrand, Mr.dame Bertrand, Pavary, Lallemand, Count and Countess Montholon were standing neat Buonapatte. Sir George Cockburne asked him if lie wanted any thin more before they put to sea. Bertrand replied, twenty packs of cards, a backgammon and a domino table; and Madame Bertrand desired tt.: have some necessary articles of fuinittne, which, it was said, should be furnished forthwith. One of Buonaparte's office's, the nephew of Josephine Beaubarnois, his first wife, complained that faith had not been kept with the limpetor, who expected to reside with his suite in Great Britain. Buonaparte asked Lord Keith's advice. His Lord hip . merely replied, that he had to obey the orders be had re ceived from his Government. Buonapatte then desired an other interview with his Lordship. Loud Keith declined it, alledging that it could not hut be unsatisfactory—he had no discretion—his fate could not be altered, An Officer who stood near him said, " You would have been taken if you .had remained at Rochefott another hour, and sent off to Paris." Buonaparte turned his ese upon the speaker, but did not speak a word. Ile next addressed him self to :sir G. Cockburne, and asked several que3tions about St. Helena. " h them any hunting or shooting there—Where am I to reside ?" lle then abruptly changed the subject, and burst into 1 more invectives against the Government, to which no answer was returned. ‘Vhether he bad any idea of a writ of IfoLeas Corpus or no, we know not. but he was very solicitous to go ashore. Ile then expressed some indignation at being styled Ge neral, saying, " You have sent Ambassadors to me as a So vereign Potentate—you have acknowledged me as First Consul."' . Ile took a great deal of snuff whilst speaking. After reminding him that the Northumberland's barge would come for him at ten on Monday morning, Lord Keith and Sir George Cockburne retired. Early on Monday morning Sir George Cockburne went nn board the Bellerophon to superintend the inspection of BOo noparte's baggage: it consisted of two services of plate, se veral articles in gold, a superb toilet of plate, books, beds. 1 (Src. They were all sent on board the Northumberland about eleven o'clock. Buonaparte had brought with him from France about forty servants, amongst whom were a groom, postillion, and lamp lighter. Two-thirds of these were sent on board the Eurotas. At half past eleven o'clock, Lord Keith, in the barge of the Tonnant, went on board the -Bellerophon to receive 80 . - 1 napatte, and those who were to accompany him. Bona parte, before their arrival and afterwards, addressed himself to Captain Maitland and the Officers of the Bellerophon. After descending the ladder into the barge, he pulled off his hat to them again. Lord Keith received in the barge the following personages : ißonaparte, Grs u Bertrand and Madame Bertrand, with their i children, Count and Comae... , M o utholon 410 rhild, Count Latcabain General Gurgand, nine nun and th ice worn n e rvaists. • Bonaparte's Surgeon refused to accompany him ; upon 1 which the Surgeon of the Bellerophon offered to supply h I place. Buunaparte was this day dre,sied in a cocked hat, much I ''..-',.