The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-30 00:00:00

BUONAPARTE.

Longwood, April 240818.
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TO THE GOVERNOR.

Stn.—Wheo on the 12th of April I was informed by Dr.
O'Meara that he sboidd discoultuue the ettentise of his rout:.
thins as physician to the Emperor Napoleon, I hastened to
send a message to Major Gorrequer, begging him to favour
me with a call, haviog some commute:silo°, to make to bins
of the very highest importance.
I told this °dicer that I had intended to apprise him of our
regret at Balconihes house beim: deprived of supplying the
provisions; that the joaruey of the principal of that house
to London could not he a re.sonuf depriving him of his int.
siness, eitsee the service had been always pertortued
partners, Messrs. Fowler and Cole, and Mr. Hateembe had
never interfered therewith ; hut that the coinniniiication I
had just received from Or. O'Meara was vastly more impor-
tant, and that the Eni;teror could aot rest a single day with.
out the aid of Dr..o•3leara.

The next day, the 1301,1 had the honour to write to you to
the same effect ; I had hoped to ;save all answer in the course
even of that day, but this is the 24th, and I am stillwithout any
reply. Thus, for 12 days has the Emperot beendeprived at
all amilical assistance. In the month of October he war
days without seeing Dr.o'slearn, at the time you assumed
the astonishing right of imposing upon hint the obligation to
issue his bulletins only tinder your dietatioia,. without their
first being submitted to the Emperor, or the original being left
in his hands. Then, howeyee,.his ~n•order was in its infancy ;
now it has made some considerable progress. Count Mog-
an/lon, who lodges in the same part of the building as the
Emperor, informs me, that on the 113th, and to•day, the feth,
he was awakened at two o'clock in the worming by the Em-
peror's valet-de-chambre, awl remained at that Prince's lied
side (ruin two o'clock in the morning till five, witnessing lye
sufferings he endured, and utterly linable to alleviate thew.
Your restrictions upon Longwood of the 10111 of April have
thus already had the saddest effect.
I beg, therefore, to repeat my request, that you would re-
store Doctor O'Meara to the exercise of his functions, and
discontinue to annoy I , and make him feel the effects of such
ill treatment, by reinoviug the restrictions you, so contrary to
what have been in fierce for three years,4lave imposed 'you
him by your letter of the lath of April, to which he neither
will nor can submit, without dishonousing himself.
In abort, Sir, whatever reasons you may be able to allege,
reflect upon the consequences of continuing things in their
present state,aud of depriving the Emperor of the Physician
of his choice, without having substituted another, conformably
to •my letter of the 13th of April. If you suit persist in this
line of condlict, this arbitrary act will be slaty appreciated
by Zurope, '../y your °wilt:wintry, and eveniby your Ministers.
I have the honour to be, rec.
Count BEKTRAND.
To Lieut. Gea • Sir Hudson Lowe.

Plantation Hon:icotpril 25.
me directed by Lieutenant 4.ieneral Sir Hudson
• Lowe to make the following remarks on your letter to him of
the24th instant, received this day :
His letter of the 22d, in answer to yonr's of the 13th, was
transmitted to Longwood on the24th, and deliveied at your
house on thesame day; consequently your letter ot• the
which did not leave Longwood until this day, must have been
dispatched after his letter of the.22d had arrived there.
. The manner of your addressing Major Gorreipter on the
12tb, the Governor. has already noted ; the particular ex-
pressions% you used he disdnued, however, to repeat; they
are foreign in English usage.
lt• 31r. O'Meara discontinued .his functions as a medical
attendant on. Napoleon Buomiparte, it was entirely without
the Govertim's knowledge or approbation.
The copy of .the Gove nor's decision on Mr. O'Meaves ap.
plication to resign, which you received yesterday, shoes that
he has nut been displaced his functions, but that lie is
to continue to exercise them until relieved. Under tlie‘e
ircumstanc.•.:s, the Oils ernor considers medical attendance
ler every ordinary occasion as Any pruniltil, and that in
referring the application to Englandolite attention has liven
paid at the same time-to what is stated in your letter of the
13111, as to ►he means of his replacement.
Die wssertion that your letter contains, that the Governor
attempted to impose curls an obligation -on Mr. O'Meara as
that heabotild write bulletins under his dierke, lie direots the
moo pointedly to contradict, upon whatever -authority yea
limy have 'ltalica.
Its conclusion, 1 am-directed by the Governor to acquaint
you as follows
ist. That he will not henceforward receive any letter or
counnunication wkaisover from any person. in atteadau,•e
Nino Napoleon Buonapatte, where-the title of Einpesor shad
be given-to him, and that if ally such letter or communication
be unmanned, it will he rettintea; acting iodine respect in
strict conformity to the instruction conveyed in Earl Ba-
thurst's letter 'whim, dated 17th of September, 1817, sir tidy
contra ::atedte you.

:Idly. Refers ing- to a letter addressed to Count Moisthol.m,
dated 3011toeAsseust, 1816, that he will not receive any letter
or eenuntinication respecting the situatiois sot Napoleon Ito (Asa.
parte from any of the - foreign persons le aueudance upon
Ilion, mitosis ills distinettylexpressed in the seine that it less ritten
by Isis authority. I hare the honouree ye, Sir, yonr most
unedient aadstoutiLlunsible
(Signed) T. READE.
.Lient. Colonel and Deputy Adjutant General.
TpLieut. General Coast Bertrand,etc.&c.

Plantation Howie.
ism...l am directed 'bribe Governor to deatrejtog wi i ac-
quaint-me for hits information,
I. How many times you have seenbiopoleon Daftaaparte
since ilw-121h inst. and on what days/
E von have refused your medical aid to b' on any
occasion sister that day
The above questions Iseiug of a very sim• Waittre, it .is
desired you ulll mend am ouniediate answyr to them by the
•bmiter.
I ant, Sir,
(Signed) G. ULIRREQUER, 'Major,
• B. Cralears, Esq. Act. Mil. Sec,

ANSWER.
Longwood; April ts.
"Ssit,—l have ,lhe,honour to reply, in aniWsr to your fres-
tions,that I did.-not see Napoleon liimmparte the
.1311 she 14th, *submit tend tln3, hr e, Sew me to .eloto. to I'll
room, but witlinist bk entering liklo nictlteal Allhirelg. I •e.
nlitined with him about a. (platter of an hour, and the tuaoht.

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