The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

MONDAY, MAY 15, 1820.

ST. HELENA.

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The following is an extract of a letter from
James Town, St. Helena, dated March 25 :
" The 66th regiment have been sent away from
Deadwood, and are now quartered in this town and
the neighbourhood. They, were relieved by the
20th. Colonel Dodgin, of the 66th is going home.
Great preparations are ranking at Plantation House
for the departure of Sir nucleon Lowe, who ex
pects the arrival of his successor daily. No naval
officers, except those belonging to the Flag ship,
are now permitted to go outride the town without
a pass from Sir Thomas Raade and the Admiral
is not allowed to grant any more passes to enter
Longwood. The new house for Bonaparte will
not be finished before 14 or .16 months, whatever
you may have heard to the contrary. He is fre-
quently seen working in the iprdell, and is in much
better health. Whenever applications are made
by passengers of distinction to be permitted to visit
I him' the Government people reply that he is sulky,
and will see nobody. The rail fact is, that he is
' desirous to receive visitors, which the authorities
take care to prevent, by artities which are well
known here. All persons havieg in their possession
copies of Mr. O'Meara's publication have been sum-
moned to deliver them up, and a reward has Leon
hpublicly offered fur the discovery of any. Sir T.
Wade and Captain Stanfill board all the vessels of
war and others arriving from Europe, examine and
put the officers on their honour concerning the
books or newspapers they may have, and none are
permitted to go on shore until they have given up
all that appear obnoxious. There has been a great
deal of scurvy on shore, s well as amongst the
squadron. The Conran* has been ery un-
healthy ; and the Leveret, daring. the two years
she has been here, has thirty men out of
.
seventy, from dysenterieg liver complaints.—
The Tees also have sufferest et h. We do not get a
imeal of fresh meat once in two months; and in
truth no description could; be adequate to give you
un idea of our suffering, 4r of !he system of terror
and espionage which is pritetised here. Every one
is filled with distrust, which indeed is the order of
the day."
Letters from St. Helena, dated March 26, have
been received by the Waterloo. Buonaparte was
enjoying excellent health. •Hwecestinued to occupy
himself in the mornings by working in the garden ;
and, as he wore a white Jacket and straw hat, was
not to be distinguished, eseept on a very close
approach, from his servants. The new house was
expected to be ready in four we five months. It is
described as an elegant mansion. Buonaparte has
never been within it, but bolas been observed to.
take opportunities, when the workmen were absent,
of inspecting it from the windows; and it is believed
that, when finished, he will easily conquer his old
objections about taking possession. The former
reports, circulated at St. Helena, concerning, his de-
chiming state of health, are now proved to have been
fabrications. The ex-Emperor refuses to receive
visitors, of whatever rank, with as much pertinacity
us ever.

PERFORMANCE OF QUARANTINE.

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Council Chamber, Whitehall, May 9. la2o.
Srn,—The Lords of his Majesty's most Honour-
able Privy Council having bad under their conside-
ration an • Extract of a Letter from Calcutta, is
which it is stated, that several instances of sudden
death had occurred among persons who had been
present at a ball un board the " Bengal," Liver-
pool trader, supposed to have been occasioned from
17,000 undressed buffalo horns in the hold, in a
state of putrefaction, and that the vessel had sailed
in this state for England, I am directed to transmit
to you a copy thertstf, to be laid before the Coin-
missioners of his Majesty's Customs, and to desire
that immediate direetiods may be given to the Ofii-
cers of the Customs at Liverpool, and the other
ports of this kingdom, and in the event of the ar-
rival of the said vessel at. any port not appointed for
the pertinmance of quarantine by VC&•,e.e coming
from infecttd places, to cause her forthwith to pro-
tects either to Siengate Creek or Milford (as th 4
case may be): al.() that un her utrival there, the
Rules cscribcd by his late Majesty's Order in
Council, of the pith of April, vessels, IS% for sr-
nvity; under such circumstances, mai he observed