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London, England, 1821-07-09 00:00:00

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NAPOLEON BONA PAI RTE.

i, Friday afternoom.swWol4lllFPlrtAmontli the Floras*,
Captain Frederick fillarryattfirsten St. Helena, with duplicate ,
tcbes !led as official !reboot to Goverimart g 016,0.;
4 of Boiseptiete:7oa Wednesday 41111.*bilif. .1114 Ant .
_ of willows, in
,lSopret's Valley. espial. Haarrdr
landed immediately, end eel off for the Admiralty. Re elm
brings,. we understand, pith Bonaparte's papers, hill will
apd other testamentary doenesews. We are informed be has
left considerable property, sad has Moat liberally rewarded
his domestics, particularly agaiiisful cowhand, iiiho had bees
the means of preserving his life ire a moment of humblest
danger. His funeral was &needed by the Governormett Cara.
maodeis-in-asief, Bir H. Lowe sod Admiral Lambert, by ill
the principal Officers of the garrison, and ships, and *lib
all the solemn ceremonies and the highest marks of dis-
tinction doe to his acknowledged rank. His body was
enclosed is three coffins (made of maboipthe, lead, and nab),
and laid in a tomb of masonry, twelve feet deep: al a •
she space from the surface of the coffins was laid a
large atone slab; upon it the earth was filled in. The spot •
of ground wan previously consecrated by his priest. Ma-
dame Bertrand most earnestly supplicated Sir H. Lowe
that be wined permit bis heart to be embalmed, and sent to
Europe, that it might be at bill family's disposal, but the
Governor could not accede 'ober earnest request. Counts
Bertrand sad trltietholon, sad Bonaparte's other followers '
and dories lee, we to leave the Island shortly for England,
in the Camel dlore.shie. It is Count ll•rtrand's wish, we
understand, to reside in England for the remainder ,I his
life. The Rosario left St. Helena eleven days after the
Heron, viz. os the 18th of May. The ships were thus em-
ployed :—Vigo and B , at St. Helena ; Bracer, Blossom,
and Cygnet, at the Cape; Menai, at the Mauritus; Shear-
water on the patsage thither.
The Heron, which conveyed the official dispatches to
Government, is ordered to be got ready to return imme-
diately to hi. Helena, with dispatches fur Sir Hodson Lowe
and Admiral Lambert—it is gemmed relative to the with-
drawing of the troops and ships from the island. She is ex-
pected in sail to-morrow.
The following is an extract from a letter, dated
. "H. M. ship Vigo, in St. Helena Roads, May 7.
" Bonaparte was takes ill of dropsy, am was supposed, but
which since proved to he a cancer in the stomach, on the
17th of March last. He immediately gave himself up, "-
fusing medicines, wuold not fur some time permit the me-
dical dOwirtiMeat to see him, grew melascholy, loot his appe-
tite, mad frequently said, be was certain be should soon die,
which event took place on Saturday evening, the sth of May,
about len initiates bettoe six, just at the setting of the sun.
It has occurred to us as worthy of note, that a comet of
great size appeared a fortnight previous to his demise. Yes-
terday afternoon several of us went to l.onglrood House,
where we sew him lying in state, in his full uniform, with
the crueilix on bis breast ; his Priest stood at the foot of his
bunch, weeping, in deep nsourniug ; at the bead stood Ge.
areal Bertrand and Count Illpatbadmas similarly employed;
but what particularly eloiossi-or empathy was, the at-
pearance of Madame Devilfish% who was in as adjoining
room, weeping bitterly, and limns convene discovered the
strength of her attachment MAU, deep regret fur the de
reused. The unites ni Which be had on was tot same which
he wore, with all his stars, and orders, after the battle of
Marengo."—(.lfolfieis Hampshire Telegraph.) .
FUNERAL OF BONAPARTE.
The following *cement of the funeral of Bonaparte is ex-
tracted from The Guardian, in which it i• given as an ex-
tract from the private letter of an officer of St. Helena :
'• Bonaparte was buried ou Wednesday the 9th, beneath
the willow tree., in the spot he had pointed oust, about a
mile and a half from Longwood House (by the road). A
procession of the military staff, and •ll the naval officers,
followed the corpse. which was laid on a black car, in a
plain mahogany coffin (laid wood and tin within), and was
received, on emerging from the grounds, by a line of 2,000
troops; including artillery and a party of marines, wills four
hands drawn up by the road side. As soon as it had passed,
the troops followed to /the place of interment, and halted,
occupying the road winding along the valley side, above
it, while the proeession descended by a read made for the
occasion on foot, the body was then borne by twenty-funr
grenadiers from the I corps present to the grave,
where it was deposited with the priest's blessing; in a
chamber within a large storm vault. The chamber was tbeu
closed with • large slab, and its edges being filled iu to
the sides of the vault, the whole level surface was covered
with a liquid body of Roman easiest.
"The corpse was deposited under three discharges of eleven
pieces of artillery, and the minute gone of the Vigo, which
were heard in the intervals between the discharger, mussing
in the distance-25 were fired.
The veldt has since been filled np with stone, and a plain
flat slab laid over it.
St. Helena, May 14.

ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
Napoleon Bertrand. Priest.
Dr. Arnett. Dr. Antominarehi.

Undertaker.
THE CORPSE.
Month°ton.

Led Horse.

a

Bertrand.

Phaeton.
Servants, Son. Stanionte Bertrand, Soo, Servants.

and Daughter.
Marchand.

Servants.
Midshipmen,
Aides-de Cams,
Star, and Naysl Officers,
cliviiiiered red and Moe,
!limbers of Council,
Governor. French Commissioner.

Admiral.

Lady Lowe *wed the yrucra.ion at Nutpgate with ber
daughter, and wanted down the hill to the grate, aupported
by the Governor and Admiral.

ISOM SATURDAY 111DRY'S GAZETTT.
/owning-street, .Irll, 4. 1821.
.Captais Crocksi, of ihe 20th regiment, arrived this driy
fn?us Sti. Helena, with 11 dispatch, addressed to the Earl
listhierst by Limit—General Sir Hudson Lowe, Jb.C.H. of
which the following is a copy :
sr. virasita, MAY 4, 1421. j
)1117 LeID-11 falls to limy duty to, informs your Lordship, t
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