The Sun. — London, England, 1827-09-22 00:00:00

RAL. r, SEPT. 21.• \dmiral arri -14 ;clock, and 'wag the Dott-yartl , al wag met at the Hon. Sir of the station, Cunningham, 11, and a nnknbec ) the Commis - lined with A lie Royal High. and of Honour, house, received the Commis' )ber of military reakfasted with mess-room, and tories, &c., and Captain Moon, to express After this Irawn out in the mnrciling order - iolonel Savage! , his delight at t two, the regi e town, through 1 Highness, ne af both classes, The Royal Duke tar of the Order y e multitude of equipages were lig the haziness peetacle; When )f the centre Of in the grounds general — salutF , ryal 'lig1)110 ,5 ' a I ime, aud again, gh a number of 'taming square* T provided w ith ras of the 131(re praises from hie •ence would have pair of colours, ttequence of ber it ceremony iv° lace in the line , ' Royal Highne° iy the Princes, nce, arrived 41 the tame rail', ival of the Loy" was drawn out o the Dock-yard a double Royal o approach o f the tinily daring lief huzzas of the ingham gave a Mek-yard. Th e e than has ever, day upwards 0' t-yard. ii ORTHERN >I T.) o.—Every pre , . e the Duke 01 Iguished receP' ipful the Mayo Woishipful th e d by the Co ng the arrange' ,t the Menai< le day on which e. ary Cavalry a nd o muster days' as it were , he inspection ni I the weather doubt that the own Moor oela immense; an d s to behold the age—a man t a ensible that is immeasuralg man i n f a ct , !st sense of th o Lt, for his po t • the Illustri oos d reception he! as they will be ue baronial hor Castle, at W l ,: ° of Wetiingto P I, the 3d of 06 entertaining the Palace. I is in abeialle° deputation fro° (Lord Lon g ill I such a day he other arr aog c I to Participate mongst other e: that the Noble( astle (the seat ° h a visit, the dal r hich occasion, it will be served or !at scale , and to one of Le r, aer, forms one Dl' one d ay in tV • probably wil l , 6 an Ulmanal sp, 1 doubtless at tray lm all parte. e etermined that tbi, it Wyni„d far illiant and ;oleo all his tenant tit ioble Visitan t. 50 0 will be fnii sted with dashini numerous loodY ° Yesterday I,of and Lady stool he Royal Lodge P ' y Afternoon his i Royal Lodge, s tst • et' pony 7baetorl, ° I inner. This da l 1 IERGy and her 1( )gmore Lodge, s q ' t '• Ta-morreis f°: ind her Royal fi Frogmore Lodg e Lents at St. • 1 ° 11e ; a visit to their Re', I Princess Sornis' will take a latiebed, ' T ames 's Palace 'f b. ' ` $ nt il the Ath of 0.", e rford or wonioil '2;l's very good with much Or r i t a liberal donetio° relief of the poor . poo ly Viscount Y, JO r )ffice, from iri"“„liti 'aria. The dear:.be I as, and arrive - - red at the 3' f° Ye t .l D ur Minister s tl- .I.istriat A-al ba° the Port ,ord Duns,'`''' yeet`i OLD BAILEY-(THIS DAY.) NEW COURT. (Before the REcoanga.) Tbomas Harding and James Jackson, two chim ney-sweeps, were indicted for stealing two silver spoons, the property of Joseph Quarterman, on the 14th of this month. The prisoners were engaged to sweep the prosecutor's chimneys, and on being ap prehended immediately afterwards, the spoons were found upon Jackson. The latter made no defence, but Harding stated that he did not know Jackson had taken the spoons till they got to the watch-house. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Jackson was again indicted for stealing eight silver tea-spoons, three table-spoons, and one pair of sugar tongs, on the 30th of Aug., the property of Isabella Charlton, of Princes-street, Cavendish-square. The servant stated, that the prisoner and another whom she could not'swear to, came to sweep the chimneys on the above morn;ng, and after they had left she missed the above property. No other persons had been in the kitchen. None of the property has singe been found, and the prisoner said in defence that he had never been near the house. The Jury also found him guilty on this charge. The prisoners were then called upon, and sen teneetidackson to seven years' transportation, and Harding. to be publicly whipped, and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for 12 months, the Learned Judge rematVng that they had made use of a profession by which tVt:y might have honestly supported themselves for the purposes of theft. . The Calendar having been gone through, the Recorder proceeded to pass sentence upon the prisoners, mid the following received sentence of death : Charles Hendrick, John Powell, Sophia Gunyon, Wrn. Goodrich, Richarti Barnett, G. Nelson, James Bushel, Sarah Elliot, James Gardner, and James Knight, for stealing in dwelling-houses ; G. Haigh, for forgery ; Henry Ki ng , Ti mo thy Dogherty, William Rarnsdale, John Keeton, Ambrose Blackford, John Riley, and Edw. Reed, Ihr highway robberies; T. Heflield, alias Brown,W.Watson, and Charles Hawkins, for horse-stealing ; Catherine Con just, Henry Hall, Thomas Ferry, Jas. Davis, Geo. Ballard, William Cain, Henry Rogers, John White, and Robert' Martin, fur house-breaking ; Edward Sadler and John Sadler, for sheep-stealing; Margaret Cavenagh, Ann Lynch, and Edward Lowe, for coining ; James Const, for rape ; Wm. P e nny, otherwise Buckley, for returning from trans portation ; James Southgate, for cattle-stealing ; James Langhan, for a robbery. Const stated that he had been convicted by the perjury of the prosecutrix, as he could find friends to prove. Three for transportation for life. Anne Solomons, and 32 others, for 14 years; and 108 for 7 years. Before the rising of the Gantt this day, thirty two male and ten female pris oners , were discharged by Proclamation, the Grand Jury having ignored the bills. THE MARKETS.-(TNIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a good supply at this morning's market, but the trade was rather dull. Prices of both Fruit and Ve getables about the same as on this day se'nnight. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Potatoes (per cwt.) 4 0 toll 0 Spinage (half-sieve)... 0 6 tot) 9 Cabbages (12heads) 1 0 2 0 French Beans .... ..... . 1 6 3 0 Ditto Red 3 0 8 0 Small Onions 1 3 2 0 Cauliflowers 2 6 5.0 Apples, Common 1 6 0 0 Cos Lettuces (score).. 0 9 1 6 Ditto, Choice 0 0 7 0 liorseßadish (bundle) 2 0 4 0 Damsons Celery 1 0 1 6 Common Plums 1 6 7 0 r.rocoli Carrots (12 bunches) 4 6 9 0 Span. Cheenuts (peck) 3 0 6 0 Turnips 2 6 5 0 krench ditto 2 6 5 0 Onions Colcworts or Greens .1 6 3 0 Spanish Hazlenuts 3 0 4 6 Leeks Radishes (12 hands)... 0 9 1 6 Elderberries (bushel) 2 6 4 0 Mulberries (pottle)... 0 4 0 6 Ilazlenuts 3 0 5 0 Grapes (per lb.) ...... .. 0 6 4 0 Cucumbers (12) Peaches (pummel)... 10 5 0 Ditto small (100) 0 6 1 0 Orleans Plums 1 0 1 6 Lemons 7 0 14 0 Green Gages 1 0 1 6 English Walnuts 1 0 2 0 HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load 01343 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. _ s. s Lowland Mead. Hap 3 5 to 4 5 t7planti Ditto 4 10 5 15 Rye-grass Hay 4 iJ 3 15 New Meadow Ha, 3 4 15 Supply good, tr.:•te n, , derately I s. 8. Clover Hay ' 4 15 to 7 0 Oat straw llO 114 Wheat Ditto brisk, and prices as last quoted. [FIELD. _ _ Z. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Upland Ditto 4 10 5 10 ItTe-grass Hay 4 10 5 10 New Meadow Hay 4 0 4 10 A good supply, and a dull • .r. s. £. P. Clolr.flay generally 4 10 to 6 0 Do. extra tine 0 0 610 Oat Straw 1 8 11Q Wheat Ditto llO 1 IS trade, at Thursday's prices. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The market this morning was not well supplied with fish ; Cod was the principal attraction. A few Severn halmon were also in the market.—The following were the Prices Prim e Turbot, each l2e. Od. to 18e. Od. Finest Salmon, per lb. 0 0 1 6 Ditto Grilse 0 0 1 0 Salmon Trout 0 9 0 10 Live Eels, per 51b. ------- per draught 0 0 16 0 Fine Soles, per three pairs 4 6 6 0 Live Flounders, per quartern Fuze Lobsters, per score 0 0 40 0 "i i . , ! Prawns, per lb. li9 6 8 0 MITTS, per gallon . Pi ne lin:mouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 20 0 Scotch ditto 5 0 8 0 Pickled Salmon (Newcastle), per kit OO 0 55 0 Best Common Oysterz, per bushel Natives 2O 0 25 0 SPORTING INTELhIGBNCE. TaORCASTER MEETING, 1807. The Ga d c DONCASTIR, THURSDAY MGM. nor has it a l' day is always one of great intereet here, on th, ,_ tance ; indeed, it resent occasion lost any of its irnpor ings in the celebri ty iss of this year surpassed ail former meet lation. Its result h., the horses, and the extent of specu- Leger, and it is l)en quite ue unexpected as the St. on Tuesday were in thoughtfor it aga in most of those who suffered to-day. We have not yet heard of any defaulter Of moment, and the whole settling seems to have gone off very The weather to-day has Z e LY• able, and the ground is in a dirty by any means favour- Y . slippery state, notwith standing which the assemblag e almost, if not fully, as munerons n fashionabl e as o n himnshire Went to the e r n d eralandeur Tuesday. His Grace the Duke of Dev o nshire ground in the splendid carriage used by Embassy, and surpassed all others in the in his Russian of his r e ti nu e. Lord Fitawilliam and Lord also in carri ages a nd six. Lord Londonderry ' s , were moat's, and man y o th e r equipages, were - also' Mr * Beau much ad mired. The ball en 'Wedneeday night weft attended by upward. of 700 7Doouke o fashhrapyoiisl h e lee,a i r i t r l under the liberal patronage of c, every thing went off iii the highest style ; it was a dress ball, and the noble Duke I was dressed in the Windsor uniform, decorated with the star, garter, and collar. The hue of carriages extended considerably more than a mils. The new French quadrille band of Lintolff and Adams w a s i n atten d ance , ad gave general satisfaction. Lintors two new quadrilles, called the Swim and the Freebooter°, composed for the "cu i°ll ' were repeatedly understand ca ll e d f or. w nderetand that James Robinson, who rode the win ner, has had presents made him to the amount of 1,000/. whom l%l v Mr. Cr‘in uick i :ha nksand Captain Doubiggin, the former 18,0001., and the latter 9,0001. Mr. P etre , the proprietor of Matilda, presented masters, preeented hi m with2ool. morro having been P urchased by Mr. Dill y , an d to-morr ow has again chang e d morning he starts for me. Dilly's stables at Newmarket, His n , is off. s ir match with Granby, w hich wax fixed for to-ruorr ow We subjoin an authentic return of the races this day, which have been excellent ;-- vsaslin.elollsl,o.ges,ixfosrutldirseeasidr,-o9hslse., f To sotsinir.; The Gold Cliste,, Bs`. Slb. at the Red Bouso Itnd run once round to the Ending Post. Lord Fitawilliam's b c Mulatto, by Cotton, 4, yrs 1 Lord Cleveland's b h Memnon, by Whisker, 5 yra 0 Sir W. M. Ridley's bin Fleur de:Lis, by Bourbon, 5 yrs 0 Lord Kelbarne's b 6 Reviewer, by Abjer, 9 yrs: 0 Lord Sligo's br h Starch, by Waxy Pope, aged 0 Duke of Leeds's h a Moth, by Blacklock, 3 yrs by Whalebone, 6 yrs 0 Mr. Nowell's b Longtvaist, Lord Scarborough's b e Tarrare, by Cotton, £ yrs A great deal of confusion prevailed last night, from a most shame - el trick which was played off respecting Mem non. Some person circulated a report that Lord Cleve land did not intend to start Memnon, which having been brought to the New Betting-rooms as a fact, the horse's name was scratched out, and the cards printed without it. When the subscribers came to the rooms to proceed with the betting about the cup, they were thunderstruck to find hint struck out, and some noblemen instantly declared that it could not be correct. Some of them immediately waited on Lord Cleveland, who was at a dinner party, and who was as much surprised as themselves at the circum stance. His Lordship instantly left hie company for the rooms, wb6T6 bt save the most explicit coutidietion to the mischievous statement, and proceeded to back his horse to a very heavy amount, stating that since his de• feat by Fleur-de-Lie on Tuesday, he had given him a sweat, and had every reason to think he could win the cup. The betting then became very heavy, and we are well assured that more money was staked on this race than on the Great St. Leger during the few days previous to its decision. It was 5 and 6 to 4on the field aget Fleur de-lis, 4 to 1 aget Memnon, 5 to 1 agst Mulatto, 6 to 1 agst Longwaist, 6 to 1 agst Tarrare, 20 to 1 agst Actaeon, 20 to 1 agst Starch, and 100 to S agst Reviewer. At the word " Go !" off went Tarrare, Starch, Fleur-de-lie, and Reviewer abreast, the others close at their beds, and the whole beautifully together; but in passing the St. Le ger turn they tailed, Fleur-de-lis and Starch leading, 'farrare and Mulatto next, Memnon very near, the others not much out of place, cud the whole going at a terrible pace. At the flat Mulatto got up, and came out with the mare, but she could not live with him, and he won by a clear length. Is was a dead heat between Fleur-de-lis and Memnon, so that the judge could only place the winner ; Tarrare was fourth. Run in 4 minutes and 46 eceonds. Although this race has been run in less time, it was one of the finest we ever witnessed, and its result, added to his general good running, convinces us that, but for the very heavy state of the ground, he would have won last year's St. Leger easy. The winner was rode by T. Lye ; Mem non by Chifney ; Fleur-de-lis by Conolly (who rode also in the Leger of 1825) ; Reviewer by Fisher ; Actaeon by H. Edwards; Starch by Scott ; Moth by Down ; Long waist by Dockery; and Tarrare by G. Nelson. Three-yr-old Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft. for colts, Sst. 61b. fillies, Bst. 81h. St. Leger Course. (6 Sobs.) Lord Fitzwilliam's b c Medoro, by Cervantes Duke of Leeds's ba by Whisker, dam by Trophonius 2 Four paid.-2 to lon Medoro, who kept the lead throughout, and won cleverly ; rode by Lye. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 SOY& each, SO sore. ft. for three-yr-old colts, Sat. 61b, Rice, Set. 31b. 'St. Leger Course. (11 Subs.) Mr. Petre's eh e Granby, by Cannon Ball—Shoehorn 1 Lord Sligo's b c Pelican, by Oiseau—Miss Aide 2 Mr. Russell's eh f Emma, by Whisker—Gibeide Fairy Duke of Leeds's gr e Moonshine, by Grey Middlehant 4 Sir W. M. Miluer's ch a Malek, by Blacklock, 3 yrs 5 Six paitl.—As this stakes brought some of the St. Leger holies again together, there was some interesting betting on it, at the following odds :-5 and 6 to 4 on Granby at first; it then changed to 6 to 4 the field, and closed at even betting on him ; the odds were 5 to 2 agst Moon shine, 4 to I aget Emma, 10 to 1 agst Malek, and 20 to 1 agst Pelican. Moonshine started off with the lead, and kept it to the bill, where Malek got up and ran him to the rails ; they, however, then began to give way, and • Granly having got up, soon passed, and beat them all easy ; rode by W. Scott. The distance was run in 3 mi nutes and 26 seconds, being 2 seconds more than the St. Leger time. Two-yr-old Stakes of 20 sovs. each, for colts, Sat. 51b. fillies, Bet. 21b. T.Y.O (26 Subs.) Col. King's hr f Beesy Bedlam, by Filho da Puta `Mr. W. Scott's ch c Velocipede, by Blacklock Mr. J. Lee's b f by Blacklock—Miss Paul Lord Cleveland's gr aby Jonathan, dam by Shuttle 0 Lord Kennedy's be by Chanipignon, dam by Shuttle 0 Lord Kelburne's bl f by Blacklock—Marchesa 0 Mr. Watt's eh f by Whisker—sister to Deport 0 This stakes was originally started i❑ the year 1800, when it was won by Lord Darlington; it is always a good betting race. The odds at starting were 3t02 on Velo cipede, and 5 to 1 agst Bessy Bedlam, and plenty of business. The young ones went off well at the first trial, and came at a great pace, Velocipede making the play, but Bessy Bedlam's speed brought her out, and she won by nearly a length, rode by T. Lye ; Velocipede, by George Dockery ; Lee's filly, by G. Nelson ; Lord Cleveland's, by Henry Edwards; Lord Kennedy's, by Templernan ; Lord Kilburn's, by Johnson ; and Mr. Watt's, by W. Scott. The distance was run in one minute and 46 seconds. SHREWSBURY RACES...—MURSDAT, SEPT. 20. ST. JOHN CHIVERTOW CHARLTON and CHAS. KTNASTON MAINWARING, Esqrs., Stewards. Mr. SAMUEL LEE, Clerk of the Course. The Severn Stakes of 30 sous. each, b. ft. for. three-yr old colts, 88t. Sib. and fillies, Set. Once round and a distance. (5 Subs.) Sir T. Stanley's Joceline, by Cattail 1 Lord Grosvenor's Mavrocordato • . . Lord Grosvenor's Gros de Naples 3 A fine race.-5 to 4 on Gros de Naples The Halston Stakes of SO says. each, is. ft. for three-yr- Olds, 7st- four, Bst. 41b. Once round and a distance. Mr. Yates's Little 80-peep Sir W. Wynn's Sangrado 2 Won easy. One drawn.-2 to lon Little 80-peep. _ _ _ Hunters' Stakes of 10 Boys. each, with 20 added by the r,' awards. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Painter's Fitzwilliam Sir W. Wynn's Antiope 2 dr `Mr. Charlton's Gluepot Won easy. One to lon Fitztvilliam. The County Members' Plato of 601. for all ages. Heats, twice round and a di6Sance. Sir T. Stanley's Grenadier Sir W. Wynn's Sangrado 2 2 Won easy. - Five drawn.-10 to 1 on Grenadier. DOVER RACES.—Tituß.spnr, SErr. O. These races, - which were revived last September, after a lapse of several years, and which then, from the trifling bait held out, seemed to promise a favourable resnit, this season have been crowned with complete success. The same ground was again fixed upon as last year, with the difference only that the horses . run a left-banded course instead of a right. Nothing could exceed the fineness of the weather yesterday, and the thousands collected on the hills on either side of the course sufficiently evinced the interest felt m the oecasion. Independent of the boeths, which were numerous, we were glad to observe that a re gular stand for the convenience of the stewards, and a pa vilion for the accommodation of the ladies, were erected on the Dover side of the course. The number of gentlemen's carriages, and. vehicles of various descriptions, surpassed expectation. Members Plate of Fifty Pounds.—Heats, two miles and a distance. . Mr. Dickenson's Roswell, 3 yrs old 4 1 Mr. C. Wright's Honeysuckle, 4 yrs old 2 2 Mr. Fuller's Ducheis, 6 yrs old • 3 3 Mr. Howard's Kent, aged Mr. Kennet's Wildgooee, 5 yrs old The second heat was well contested between Roswell and Kent, hut was won by the former by a few lengths. Ros well walked round the course for the third heat. Sweepstakes of 5 sort. each, with 35 added.—Heats, two miles and a distance. Mr. Kennett's Alexander, 5 yrs old 1 1 Mr. Maplesden's Maid of Sussex, 4 yrs 4 2 Mr. C. Wright's Salamander, 5 yrs old 2 3 Captain Hamilton's Crusader, 6 yrs old 2 die Mr. Howard's Ploughboy, 5 yrs old FRIDAY.—The Town and Visiters' Plate of 50/.......H ea t 5 , two miles and a distance. &Ir. Brown's Tom Thumb, 3 yrs old Mr. Dickenson's b c Roswell, 3 yrs old 3 2 Mr. Kennett's Wildgoose, 5 yrs old 2 3 Iggnlden's b g Ripton, 5 yrs old Mr. Wright's bin Honeysuckle, 4 yrs... 5 dis The Hu n t ers ' Stakes, of 5 sous. eack, with 351. added.-- Heats, two miles snd a distance. Mr ' C. Wright's Duchess, 6 yrs old 4 1 1 Mr. Howard's Kent, aged 1 2 2 Mr. G. Belsey'e Regulator, 5 yrs . Mr. Back's Skyeblne, aged The Return Match CRICKET. betwee n Kent and Sussex was played on Monday and Tuesday last, and was won by the latter. ICKNT. SUSSEX. First Innings . . .......... SS First Innings l4l Second ditto ............ 101 Second ditto 49 Total lB9l Total I9O The Return Match between the Of f icers of the 7th Hussars, and those of the 62d Regiment of Foot was played on Saturday last, and was decided in favour of the former, in one innings, as follows :--- b2n root. . 7T31 FIUSSA.B.S. First Innings Second ditto 74 Total l4O DIED.—On the 12th inst., RHODA, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel PEARCE. Our season may now be fairly said to be at its hei g ht. The arri►als are anginenting daily ; the Steyne, Marine Parade, and Chain Pier, &e. constantly present the gratifying scene of being crowded with fashionable equi pages and promenaders. —Brighton Herald. On account of frequent showers, during the past fi►e or six days, very little has been done in the way of housing or stacking grain in this district.--Stock port Advertiser, SIR WALTER SCOTT AND GENERAL GOURGAUD. (The following letter has been addressed by Sir Walter . Scott to the Editor of the Edinburgh Weekly Journal) : observed in the London papers which I received yesterday, a letter from General Gour gaud, which I beg you will have the goodness to reprint, with this communication, and the papers accompanying it.* It appears that the General is greatly displeased, because, availing myself of formal official docu ments, I have represented General Gourgaud, in The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, as com municating to the British Government and the representatiVes of others of the Allied Powers, certain statements in matter, 'which he seems at. present desirous to deny or disavow, though in what degree, or to what extent, he has not ex ' plicitly stated. Upon these grounds, for I can discover no other, General Gourgaud has been pleased to charge me, in the most intemperate terms, as the agent of a plot, contrived by the late British Ministers, to slander and dishonour him. I will not. attempt to imitate the General either in his eloquence or his invective, but confine mys e lf to the simple fact, that his accusation against me is as void of truth as it is Of plausibility. I under took, and carried on ; the task of writing The Lffe of Napoleon Buonaparte, without the least in tercourse with, or encouragement from, the Ministry of the time, or any person connected with them ; nor was it until my task was very far advanced, that I asked and obtained permission from Earl Bathurst, then Principal Secretary for the cAlonial Department, to consult such docu ments as his office afforded, concerning the resi- dente of Napoleon Buonaparte at Si. Helena. His Lordship's liberality, with that of Mr. Hay, the Under Secretary, permitted me, in the month of October last, personal access to the official re cords, when I inspected more than 16 quarto volumes of letters, from which I made memo randa or extracts at my own discretion, unac tuated by any feeling excepting the with to do justice to all parties. The papers relating to General Gourgaud and his communications were not pointed out to me by any one. They occurred, in the course of my researches, like other pieces of information, and were of too serious and important a character, verified as they were, to be *Omitted in the his tory. The idea that, dated and authenticated as they are, they could have been false documents, framed to mislead future historians, seems as ab- surd, as it is positively false, that they were fabri cated on any understanding with me, who had not at the time of their date the slightest know- ledge of their existence. To me, evidence, ex facie the most unques tionable, bore that General Gourgaud had attested certain facts of importance, to different persons, at different times and places ; and it did not, I own, occur to me. that what he is stated to have made the subject of grave assertion and attesta tion, could or ought to be received as matter of doubt, because it rest only on a verbal commu nication made before responsible witnesses, and was not concluded by any formal signature of the party. I have been accustomed. to consider a gentleman's word as equally worthy of credit with his handwriting. At the same time, in availing myself of these documents, I felt it a duty to confine myself en tirely to those particulars which concerned the history of Napoleon, his person, and his situation at St. Helena ; omitting all subordinate matters, in which General Gourgaud, in his communica tions with our Ministers and others, referred to transactions of a more private character, personal to himself and other gentlemen residing at St. Helena. I shall observe the same degree of re straint as far as possible, out of the sincere respect I entertain for the honour and fidelity of Gen. Gourgaud's companions in exile, who might justly complain of me for reviving the memory of petty altercations ; but out of no deference to General Gourgaud, to whom I owe none. The line which General . Gourgaud has adopted, obliges me now, in respect to my own character, to lay the full evidence before the public, subject only to the above restriction, that it may appear how far it bears out the account given of those transactions in the History of Napoleon. I should have been equally willing to have com municated my authorities to General Gourgaud in private, had he made such a request, accord ing to the ordinary courtesies of society. With these observations, I request you to print two documents. No. I. is a series of ex tracts and notes of passages which I did not think it necessary to take down at full length, because I found them scattered over an extensive corre spondence in the Colonial Office, and bemuse the facts they contain, so far as I meant to found upon them, are more fully and officially detailed in that which follows, viz, the document No. 11. —No. 11. is an exact copy taken from the record of a letter written by Mr. Goulburn, U n d er Se cretary for the Colonial Department for the time, giving to the Principal Secretary of State for that department, Earl Bathurst, an official and formal report of General Gourgaud's communi cations on the subject of Napoleon and his resi dence at St. Helena. This letter, attested by his subscription, the truth of which, all who know Mr. Goulburn will consider as undeniable, is fully corroborated by the previous extracts, and throws light on them in its turn. In availing myself of public documents, placed at my disposal by those who had a right to do so, I hold myself fully responsible for the fidelity and accuracy of the notes and transcript, which can be easily verified by collating them with the originals. Verbal errors there may be, but not a word is added or suppressed which could alter the sense of the passages referred to. I have shown. what my authorities are, and where the m i a) s exist. I t rus t th a t, u p o n reference to The Life of Napoleon," I shall be found to have used the information these documents af forded with becoming respect to private feelings, and, at the same time, with the courage and can dour due to 'the truth of history. If I were capable•of failing is either respect, I should de spise myself as. much, if possible, as I do the resentment of General Gourgaud. The historian's task of exculpation is, of course, ended when he has published authorities of apparent authenticity. If General Gourgaud shall undertake to prove forged, in whole o rovethat the subjoineddocu ments par t the burdenare false a of the proof will lie with himself; and something better than the assertion of the party interested will be necessary to overcome the testimony of Mr. Goulburn.and the other evidence. Thera is, indeed, another course. General Gourgaud may represent the whole of his com munications as a trick played of? upon the Eng lish Miniaters, in order to induce them to grant his personal liberty. But I cannot imitate the General's disregard of commo n civility so far as to suppose him capable of a total departure from veracity ; when giving ev id ence upon his word 0. honour. In representing the ex-Emperor's health as good, his finances as ample, his means of escape as easy and frequent, while he knew his condition to be the reverse in every particu lar, General Gourgaud must have been sensible that the deCeptive views thus impressed on the British Ministers, must have had the natural effect of adding to the rigours of his patron's confinement. Napoleon, it must be recollected, would receive the visits of no English physician in whom Sir Hudson Lowe seemed to repose confidence, and he shunned as much as possible all intercourse with the British. Whom, there fore, were Sir Hudson Lowe and the British Ministers to believe, concerning the real state of his health and circumstances, if they were to refuse credit to his own Aide-de-Camp, an officer of distinction, whom no one could suppose guilty of slandering his master, for the purpose of obtaining a straight . passage to England for himself, instead of being subjected to the in convenience of going round by the Cape of Good Hope? and again, when General Gour gard having arrived in London, and the purpose of his supposed deception being•fully attained, continued to represent Napoleon as feigning po verty whilst in affluence, affecting illness whilst in health, and possessing ready means of escape while he was complaining of unnecessary re restraint, what effect could such statements pro duce on Lord Bathurst and the other Members of the British Ministry, except a disregard to Napoleon's remonstrances, and a rigorous in crease of every precaution necessary to prevent his escape ? They had the evidence of one of his most intimate personal attendants to justify them for acting thus ; and their own responsi bility to Britain and to Europe for the safe ens tody of Napoleon, would have rendered them inexcusable had they acted otherwise. . It is no concern of mine, however, how the actual truth of the fact stands. It is sufficient to me to have shown that I have not laid to Gen. Gourgaud's charge a single expression for which I had not the most indubitable authority. If I have been guilty of over credulity, in attaching more weight to General Gourgaud's evidence than it deserves, I am well taught not to repeat the error, and the world, too, may profit by the lesson. I am, Sir, your humble servant, Abbotgfordv Sept. 14, 1827. WALTER SCOTT. No. I.—Notes relative to General Gourgaud's mumuni. rations with Sir Hudson Lowe, and with the Commis sinners fur the Allied Powers residing at St. Helena. Gourgaud, an officer of high military attainments, having been made Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Berri, was nevertheless one of the first to leave him on the Hundred Days. He accompanied Buona parte to St. Helena, being in immediate attendance on him at the time of his fall. Took less part in the quarrels with the Governor than Bertrand or Montholon, and made himself no party to their de bates with each other. Received several affecting letters from his mother and sisters, to whom he was much attached. his conduct appeared to Sir Hud son Lowe to be that of a brave officer, who follows his chief in adversity. Sir Hudson Lowe, there fore, transmits him direct to England. Gonrgaud, in taking leave of Sir Hudson Lowe, gave his word of honour, that he had never entered into any political intrigue ; said he would accuse no one, but that he owed his whole distress and morti fications to his having refused to enter into matters which had been proposed to him ; that the truth would one day be known, awl Sir Hudson would then learn that he had left Longwood rather than enter into any political affairs. Bertrand had given Gourgaud a draught on Mr. Balcombe for 5601., which Balcombe had not paid. This was not known to Bertrand, who, on General Gourgaud's applying for money, declared, in conver sation with a British officer, that the Emperor had given Gourgaud's mother a pension of 12,000 francs yearly. Gourgaud conceived this allegation was meant to prejudice him with the Bourbons. He stated that they had attempted to make him the executioner of some directions. He had once, he allowed, received an order for 12,000 francs, but clogged with a condition about lodging money on IBuonaparte's own account; and his refusal to do this occasioned him much ill-treatment on the part of Napoleon, with every act of persecution on that of Bertrand. lie was finally informed by them, that unless he agreed to facilitate the transaction, he would not be allowed to remain at St. Helena. He filially sent this letter by the 511 regiment. [There is much more about this squabble.] • The breaking up of the plate he spoke of as a trick, as they had abundance of money. Sir Hud son Lowe observed, it might be that supplied by Las Cases, to which Gourgaud replied—" (Anon; avant cela ifs oat cu 210,000 francs en or 201 C grande partie en quadruples d'Espagne :" further said it was Prince Eugene who had lodged the money in the hands of Messrs. Andrew Street and Parker. He spoke of the circulation of pamphlets, and the design to form a moyen in France and in England, to which he had been required to be as sisting. Said Buonaparte had told Talleyrand that Count Bertrand was " l'homme le plus faux et le plus dissimule de la France." On one occasion Buonaparte said Las Cases had more talent than Talleyrand; on another, that he was" plutot un honime mediocre." Gourgaud communicated also to Baron Sturmer the circumstance of the 240,000 francs. Napoleon suggested to General Gourgaud the idea of self-destruction, and Bertrand supported the idea. The plan was to shut themselves up with charcoal burning, as an easy death recommended by Barthollet the chemist. Said General Wilson was to be the editor of San tini's pamphlet. Piontowski suspected by Gen. Gourgaud to be a spy of Fouehe. Ellis's book on St. Helena disappointed great ex pectations on Buonaparte's side, who expected much from his conversation with Lord Amherst ; " that several pamphlets would appear; that Sir Hudson Lowe was not to consider the abuse against himself as personally meant, malt par politique J. that he trusted to obtain something a force de plaintes." The publications which Napoleon had thought to be injurious to him were Trucksess's Journey to Elba, and De Pradt's Embassy to Warsaw : The mixture of his character. SAietimes he woke like a Deity ; sometimes.in a very Napoleon h ad ag itated vaguely several schemes o lothes-chest, or escape, as by laying concealed in a c through the betise of sentinels. Lord Bathurst These assertions are transmitted to by Sir:Hudson Lowe, who seems to entertain a very favourable opinion of General Gourgaud's candour. They appear ed inferior style. f mid hence the regulations of the 9th of Oct., 1816. to demand an increased vigilance, " Rapport a S. A. M. le Prince de Metternich, by Baron Stunner, 14 Mai, ISIS." concerning communication to him by General Gourgaud. These particulars occur 1 . That Buonaparte mourned 'ouch for the death of th e Princess Charlotte, whom he considered as having an almost fanatical admiration of him. 2. Il e was persuaded he would not remain at St. Helena, and expected to be restored to liberty by the En g li s h Opposition. He had not even entirely renounced the hope of restoration to the throne. 3. H e thought the conduct of Louis XVIII. was revolutionary, and exposed him to the risk of losing his throne. Ile contended that, in prudence he should have got rid of all the Mareschals, and de prived of power all who were not of his own party. 4. He blamed Marie Louise for leaving Paris in 1818 ; said he ought to have placed Madame de Beauveau about her, instead of Madame Montebello; and that if he had not married an Austrian Princess (or if he had married Russian Princess) , he would still have been at Pari s . 5, Ile said, on the subje c t o f C o lonel !Atapie s attempt to eont•ey him off, .that it might be tine; but that he knew that class of people, who were mere adventurers, and would not conlide in them. 6. Asked if he hoped to make his escape ? An swered, he has had ten opportunities, and has one ut this moment when I am speaking. He might be conveyed in a trunk with dirty linen, and that the English soldiers were so stupid, that though they would stop him if he appeared in uniform, yet they would let him pass in the disguise of a servant, and with a plate in his hand. When the impossibility was urged, " Not so," replied Gourgaud, " when one has millions at his disposal de le rebate, it peut s'evader seal, et alter en Amerique, quand it le voudra." Asked, " Then, why does he remain ?" Answer—" 'We have all councelled him to escape, but he prefers remaining. He has a secret pride in the importance attached to his safe custody, and in the interest generally taken in his fate. He has " Jer lac pais plus vivre en partien yiLieux etre prisonnier ici que Ore aux i si tea i n d .t.s r . n e . s a a r epeatedl y, 7. Does he write his history ? "He writes dis jointed fragments, which he will never finish.— When asked why he will not put history in posses- • sion of the exact fact, ho answers, It is better to leave something to be guessed, than .to tell too much.' It would also seem that, not considering his extraordinary destinies as entirely accomplished, he was unwilling to detail plans which had not been executed, and which he might ono day resume with more success ? 8. Which of you wrote the famous letter of Mon tholon ? " The Emperor himself dictated the greater part of it. Other letters would appear, pretended to be written by Captains of merchant vessels. You would hardly believe that Santini's work was by . him. I suppose, to - cure him of that mania of writ ing. Bassani) or Berriso should have been with him, rather than either Bertrand or Montholon." 9. How does he behave in his household ? "Ex cellently to his domestics, trying to help every one, giving them the highest consideration for such ta lents as they actually possess, and imputing them 'to such as none." 10. With those of his suite, Napoleon preserved the manners of royalty; played at chess for five hours at a time, without permitting them to sit down. 11. Madame de Montholon pleased him by play ing WIC femme savante, knowing the history of France, and telling him repeatedly, that they ought to guillotine 80 Parisians every day for having be trayed him ; and that France merits to be an hun dred times more unfortunate than she is at present. Count Balmaiu's Report to Major Gorriquer, dated March 26, 1818. Gourgaud told Balmain that he had challenged Czernicheff when the Allies were at Paris in 1814; also that he had challenged Montholon when at St. Helena, for sitting nearer to Napoleon than he (Gourgaud.) A very different opinion of Gour gaud's candour is expressed, but he admitted that he had talents as an artillery officer. Bertrand made reports to British officers against Gourgaud, upon his insisting on having as many wax candles as he (Bertrand), who had a wife and children; and that Gourgaud did not return any part of the provisions allotted to him. Mention of a conversation between Gourgaud and Napoleon, resting, I suppose, though it is not e.r plicitly so stated, upon Gourgaud's authority : Napoleon, in a dispute with Gourgaud, is stated to hare said—" For all this, you would be glad to re turn to my service, should I again land in France." " No," replied Gourgaud ; "should France be visit ed by such a misfortune as your return, I would be found on the opposite side, fighting to the last to prevent the renewal of your power." This is men tioned incidentally (Pr General Gourgaud had left England. No. IL—Letter from Mr. Goulburn, Secretary of State in the Colonial Department, to Earl Bathurst, Principal Secretary, literally copied : (Copy,) Downing-street, 10th May, 1818.. My Lord,—ln obedience to your direetiose, I had several conversations with General Gourgaud, for the purpose of ascertaining whether he was disposed to afford any further details upon the several points adverted to in Sir Hudson Lowe's more recent despatches. The information which I have received from him, though given in considerable detail, is in substance as follows :—General Gourgaud had no difficulty in avowing that there has always existed a free and uninterrupted communication between the inhabi tants of Longwood and this country, without the knowledge or intervention of the Governor; and that this has been made use of not only for the pur pose of receiving and transmitting letters, but for that of receiving pamphlets, money, and other ar ticles, of which the party in Longwood might from time to time be in want,—that the correspondence has for the most part been carried on direct with Great Britain,—and that the persons employed in it were those Englishmen who from time to time visit St. Helena, to all of whom the attendants or servants of Buonaparte have free access, and who, generally speaking, are willing, many without any reward, and others for very small pecuniary consi derations, to convey to Europe any letter or packet intrusted to their charge. It would appear also, that the captains and others on board the merchant ships touching at the island, whether belonging to the East India Company, or to other persons, are consi dered at Longwood as being peculiarly open to the seduction of General Buonaparte's talents; so much so, indeed, that the inhabitants of Longwood have regarded it as a matter of small difficulty to procure a passage on board of one of these ships for Gene ral Buonaparte, if escape should at any time be his object. General Gourgaud stated himself to have been aware of General Buonaparte having received a,con siderable sum of money in Spanish dollars, viz. 10,0001.* at the very time that he disposed of his plate; but on being pressed by me as to the persons privy to that transaction, he contented himself with assuring me that the mode of its transmission was one purely accidental, that it could never again occur, and that, such being the ease, he trusted that I should not press a discovery, which, while it be trayed its author, could have no effect, either as re garded the punishment of the offenders, or the pre was, moreover, not:likely, in pos sessionhis of money , of the subject, to afford any additional means v iew co rrupting the fidelity of those who it might be vention of a smiler a ct h future. The actual a o d f advisable to seduce, as it was well known that any draught, whatever might be its amount, drawn by General Buonaparte on Prince Eugene, or on certain ' other members of this family, would be scrupulously honoured. He assured me, however, in answer to my inqui ries, that neither Mr. Balcombe nor Mr. O'Meara were in any degree privy to the above transaction, and that the former, although recently much dissa tisfied with his situation, had never, in any money transaction, betrayed the trust reposed in him. He declined, however, most distinctly, giving me the same assurance with respect to their not being, either or both,i Upontprivysituation, ueastt: oitlinoe:tt capableh ofe transmissionGGeneral or a efbeing e w oof a e clandestinete s eted l u he confidently stated that, although Longwood was, from by sentries, yet he was cert a i n t h at there was no sroetse escape difficulty in eluding at any ti me t h e v i g i lance o f t h e s entries posted round the hou se an d groun d s ; an d, in short, that escape from the i s l an d a pp e ared to him 'in AO degree impracticable. Th e subject, he con fessed, had been discuss e d at L ongw ood, and the individuals of the establishm en t separately desired to give their plans for e ff ect i ng it ; but he ~.xpressed his belief to be, th a t G enera l Buonaparte was so fully impressed with th e o pinion that he should be permitted to leav e St. H e lena, either upon a change of Ministry in E n gland, or by the unwillingness of the English to bear the expellee of detaining him, that he would not at present ran the hard to which an attempt at escape might expose him. It appears, however, from the statement of General Gourgaud, apalri e correspondence. 4' This sum corresponds with the 240,000 francs unu tioned 4.1 tin report of 134r()11 Sturmer, and from other circumstances stated by him, that General Buonaparte has always looked to the period of the remoral of the Allied armies from France as that most favourable for his return ; and the proba bility of such a decision, and the consequence which would follow from it, were urged by him as an ar gument to dissuade General Gourgaud from quitting him until after that period. _ _ Upon the subject of General Buonaparte's health , General Gourgeud stat ed that we were much im posed upon ; that Gener al Buona p arte was no t , as far as bodily health was concerned, in any degree materially altered, and that the representations upon this subject had little, if any, truth in them. Dr. O'Meara was certainly the dupe of that influence which General Buonaparte always exercised over those with whom he has frequent intercourse, and though he (General Gourgaud) individually had only reason de ee lotter de Mr. 0' lifeara, yet his in timate knowledge of General Bnonaparte enabled him confidently to assert that his bodily health was not at all worse than it had been for some time pre vious to his arrival at St, Helena. 1 have, &c. (Signed) .IiPIRY GOULBURN. The Earl Bathurst, &e. tte. In the coarse of my conversation with General Gourgaud, many topics were necessarily which had little if any reference to the escape P f General Buonaparte, but which it may not be un- interesting to detail. He willingly entered into considerable detail with respect to the battle of Waterloo, or the events which preceded it, and those which afterwards oc curred. He was the better informed with respect to the battle itself, from having, since his residence at St. Helena, been employed by General Buona part in transcribing from - his dictation an account of it, and from having been personally engaged in that action, partly in active operation with a large body of cavalry, and during the remainder of the day at tendant on General Buonaparte. Nothing, in his opinion could surpass the merit of the arrangements made by Bnonaparte for the campaign, nor the aeto nishing degree of success which attended the com mencement of his operations—astonishing, because it comprised every advantage which the most san guine could have looked for, and many more which General Buonaparte even had never anticipated— viz., the separation of the English armies ; the sur prise of them in their respective cantonments; their readiness to fight a battle, which be expected would have been declined; and the facility with which the Prussians were defeated at Ligny. And had Buo naparte acted with his usual energy on the 18th of June, or rather, had he not acted with so lunch prudence, and reserved a large force in expectation of the Prussian attack, which was consequently not employed against the English position till late in the. day, when the French army had sustained severe loss and frequent repulses, be considered that the re sult would have been different. Bnonaparte bad , been warned by Marshal Key, on the preceding day that the English, when in position, were not easily expelled from it; and his advice was to compel them to manoeuvre and march for some time pre vious to coming to action with them. But General Buonaparte's opinion was different, and moreover, the time did not admit of his delaying an engage ment with the linglish army alone. After the action, General Gourgaud was one of those who accompanied General Buonaparte from the field. The opinion of his followers, as to the line of conduct to be pursued, were very different : nor was it until they arrived within a few miles of Paris, that it was determined that General Buona parte should proceed to Paris, and when arrived there, should himself appear at once in the dress in which he was, before the Assembly, and try the effect of his sudden re-appearance and eloquence, in endeavouring to secure their support. o.a arriving however, Buonaparte complained so much of fatigue. that he declared it to be impossible to carry thisa.l.e termination into immediate effect; and during tho four hours which elapsed before he was sufficiently re-established, the Assembly had come to those re solutions which terminated his authority. But for this delay, General Gourgaud expressed himself of opinion, that Buonaparte might have retained his power for a further period. From Paris, General Buonaparte fled to Rochefort, from whence, but for another delay of seven days, he might easily have escaped to America, there being two.frigates prey pared to convey him from that port, and a corvette also in the Gardo, the simultaneous sailing of which weuld have probably secured his retreat, by distract ing the attention of the only English ship of war at that time on the station. He lingered, however, at Rochefort, from the 2d to the 9th of July, in the hope of being able ultimately to re-establish his au thority, by means of his appointment as General of the army under his son ; nor was it until all hopes of this kind failed, that he consented to quit Rochefort. By that time, the coast was better guarded, and all the projects for escape, of which a variety were occasionally entertained, were ultimately aban doned. Several vessels were fitted for his re ception : but as the officers commanding ex pressed doubts as to the possibility of proceeding with the unfavourable wind which then prevailed, he refused to embark. An American ship laden with brandy was then procured, and part of the cargo dis charged. Casks even were fitted up, with the view of receiving in them General Buonaparte and his suite, in case of capture by an English ship ; but when every preparation was completed, this ar rangement was equally abandoned, and the resolu tion adopted of placing himself under the protection of Great Britain. It appears clear that he enter tained a confident hope of being able to persuade this Government to permit his residence in England, as General Gourgaud, who brought his letter to the Prince Regent (and who has now in his possession the original draught o f it ) , was furnished with parti cular instructions from General Buona p arte, as to providing a house for him in En g land, and a s to v arious details incident to his residence here. With respect to the Memoires whi c h G enera l Bnonaparte is said to have w ritten dur ing his stay at yp St. Helena, he informed Rae that ver y little was as yet completed; that Buonaparte had dictated a great deal at different times; but that he principally ew m i thpa variation of Egypt, g more or less em ployedimport- ant, himself rather in dictating particular chap ters, ed re ar p e ate the dly, Ca t, a n d t he B att l e .on - of Waterloo, one Campaign in Italy, and one in Russia; but that he ha s b een l atter l y _less active from a fear of committing individuals, with whom he can not divest himself of the idea that he will be at no distant period again connected. Among other incidental eireumstanees, he men tioned that the Mannscrit vim de St. Helm*, whic h was some time since published here, was the work of one of the establishment of Longwood, and not, as supposed, of Madame de Steel, or Mons. de Con stant,—that the anachronisms in it were purposely introduced,—and that this was far from being the only work sent to England for publication, either as a separate work, or as a paragraph in some one of the newspapers. As to General Buonaparte's manner of life at St. Helena, it appears that he peremptorily requires from his followers the same respect and obedience which they paid to him when he was Emperor of France, and is perpetually in the habit of interrupt ing discussions in which the name of " General" is Mentioned, by stating, that within Longwood he is still, and will always remain, " Emperor." Hi s principal attendants are frequently at variance with each other, and the quarrels between General Bev. trend and Count Montholon have at times gone far, that they have each insisted on General Gonr gaud's not visiting the other, under the threat of ex cluding him from their society. General Go gents Buonaparte as being mach more s urgand repre- subject to fits drat sion than be was formerly, and to have un dergone con siderable change in his morale," althoug hhis opinion, is not in any degree deteriorate diviniti Tr I r ° knefois unit c "8 . sr " qu e est sots d ies gin vase mai • ' perle; ait y a d'oecasions on noun le tr ex bean coup as daSOllB de fordinaire," were th e r - whisk words . he conreyei to me his general • • %num of his present cha racter. 11. Q.