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,‘ Nothing escapes his notice; his eyes are in every place,
and on every object, from the greatest to the most minute.
He immediately asked an explanation of the ropes, blocks,
masts, and yards, and all the machinery of the ship. He
sent for the Boatswain, to question him; that officer always
fitting out the French ships. lie requested the marines to
pass in review before him, examining the arms, evolutions,
dress, &c. &c, and expressed himself highly pleased. He
enquired into the situation of the seamen, their pay, prize-
money, clothes, food, tobacco, &c. and when told of their
being supplied by a Purser or Commissary, asked if be was
not a ;Isgue.

" In conversing with the Admiral, he said, " Ihare given
myself up to the English ; Gut I would not hare done so to any
other of the Allied Powers. In surrendering to anit of them, 1
should le subject to the caprice and will of an individual; in
submitting to the English, I place myself at the mercy of a
nation,'—Adieu.

483

of titres rettirned on tie I ult. Between the 11th and ltth, Napo
Icon learnt trona his brother Joseph the dissolution of the Chamber,
and the entry of the King at Paris. Until that moment Bonaparte
had frequently expressed his opinion that theChaniibers would renal
him, whether he wished to overawe the authorities by whom he.was
surrounded, or perhaps lie really entertained such hopes, This
12t1t, [he landed on the inland of Aix with his suit and baggage,
and in the night between the 12th and 13th two boats with decks
repaired Whim from La Rochelle. It appears that Napoleon had
caused them 10 be purchased with the intention Of tmbailti#it in
them, and endeavouring to gain, under the shelter of sight, a Da•
nub smack, with which it is supposed he had treated; and which
was to wait for him 30 or 40 leagues off that sea. It is pot known
why he did not avail himself of these disposition., bat probably
they appeared to him too hazardous, During the night of the 13th
to the 14th, he went on board the French brig r Eperrier, and on
the 14th, in the evening, General Becker, who had been with a
flag of truce to the English station, having returned, Napoleon
caused his suite and his baggage to be embarked on board rEper,
rier. The 15th, in the morning, that vessel was descried sailing as a
flag of truce towards the English Admiral, The stale of the sea
not allowing her to make a rapid way, English embarkations came
to meet her, and conveyed the passengers on board the pellerophonp
On this occasion Lieut. Jottrdan, who commanded rEperrier thought
it his duty to ask, and obtained from the Captain of the Retleropkok
a written attestation of the transfer of Bonaparte to his ship. The
same day an English frigate sailed for England. The 16th the Bel-
lerophon set sail at half-past 12, p. m. The weakness and the dire&
tinn of the wind which has since prevailed, does not allow a sup,
position that she should reach the English coast before the night
of the 19th to the 20th.
(The rest of the report then merely states, that on the 17th pin
white flag was hoisted at Rochefort on the forts, and on board an
vessels in the port, without any opposition.)

IXTRACT 'ROM Tnit CORnitivoNDOiele OF TFiE NOUTJME PRE•
FexT of ROXIIEFOnT.

July 18.

The following have been embarked on beard the Bellerophon,
together with NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE I.
Lientemit-Oen. Count BEATaAND, Grand Master of the Valve:
The Countess 117atrtalsp and three children.
Lieutenant-General the Duke of Rom°.
Lipntenant-Generail LALLEMA tip.
Marcsehal-do-Camp, Sem ERVILLE.

Count de LAS CASSES.
M. de REstc Nit, Chief d'Elcadron,
PLasai:ditio.
Lieutenant AUTSIC, of the Ordnance,
M. 13c ituvrz, Chief d'Ewadron,

Captain PotNTKORSICI.
Captain MERCHER.
M. MA ING AULT, personal Surgeon of NA POLFON.
Besides these, 40 other persons were embarked, as eonstitut;ng
the suite of BPIIApARTE.

NAPOLEON'S LETTER TO THE PRINCL REGENT.
YoVR ROYAL HIGHNESS—A prey to the •faeVons cividt4ll distract
my country, and to the enmity of the 0 t •I.pr ,
,gr Europe,
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TION,

• Themistocles, an Athen;an, after being the Frivionr of his coun-
try, improved the fortifications of Athens, rebuilt her Pirens, and
her harbours with a numerous and powerful navy, which ren-
dered liar the mistress of Ore, ce. Yet in the midst of that glory
the cooqueror of.Xerxea incurred the ilisplea•me of his countrymen,
which had proved •o fatal to many of his illiintrialts predecessors.
Ile was banished from Athens, and as he had musglit in vain a Sidi
retreat among the Helotlilies and !sodium. of Thrace, he threw him-
sr,' into the aim- of a Monarch, whose fleets lie had defeated, and
whose father lir had tiiiitied. Artaxerxes, the successor of Xerxes,
rereivilbifisgsiditeggli.i.- Athenian with kindness, and tkough he had
-.7 • it' Ida head, yet lie mode him one of his
iikviql three rich cities itrot him to pro. 41-
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JULY O.

evening another flag of truce cau.e out, on board of which

were De Lascasses and General Gorgand, also Aid-de.Canip to Na.
poleon, with two of his pages, and part of his baggage. We
now became pretty certain of seeing him. Captain Maitland
dispatched the Mosey immediately with this important intellience
and with General Gorgand on board, with a letter front Napoleon
to the Prince Regent direct to England. The following morning at
day light, we perceived a brig and a schooner working out of Aix
Roads. The Captain dispatched the boats to them, and in the
apace of an hour the First Lieutenant Mr. Mott, returned in the
barge, accompanied try the "once great Ruler of Half the World,'.
with Lieut. General Count Bertrand, Savary (the Due de Rovigo),
General Count Montholon, and the• Countesses Bertrand and
Moutholon. When he came on the quarter deck, he said, in a firm.
and certainly dignified manner, in French, to Captain Maitland.—
" I come to claim the protection of your Prince and of your Lain."
I observed his person particularly, and can describe him UM:
he is about five feet seven inches in height, very stongly made. and
well proportioned ; very broad and deep chest ; legs and thigh&
proportioned with great symmetry and strength, a small, round,
and handsome foot. His countenance is sallow, and as it were
deeply tinged by hot climates ; but the most commanding air I ever
saw. His eyes grey, and the moat piercing that you can imagine-
His glance, you fancy, searches into your inmost thoughts. His
hair dark brown, and no appearance of grey. His features are
handsome now, and when younger he must have been a very hand-
some man. He is rather fat, and his belly protuberant, bat he ap.
pears active notwithstanding. His step and demeanour altogether
commanding. He looks about 45 or 46 years of age. Ile is c.a.-
tremely carious, Mid never passerany thin remarkable in the ship
withont immediately demanding its use, and inquiring minutely
into the manner thereof. He also stops and asks the officers
divers questions relative to the time they have been in the service,
what actions, am ; and lie caused all of us to be introduced to him
the first day he came on board. He has also asked several gees.
tions about the marines, particularly those who appeared to have
been some time in the service, and about the warrant officers, mid.
shipmen, seamen, &c. He was but a very short time on board
when he asked that the boatswain might be sent for, in order that
he might look at him, and was very inquisitive as to the nature cat
his duty. He dresses in green uniform, with red facings, anal
edged with red, two plain gold epaulettes, the lappets of the coat
cut round and turned back, white waistcoat and breeches, and rri.
litany boots and spurs, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
on his left breast. He professes his intention (if he is allowed to
reside in England) to adopt the English customs and manners, ar,d
declares that he will never meddle with politics more. The army
which left Pails. and united with others ou the Loire, wanted iiitu
to join theni and resume his title, which he refused to do. He r?e,
clam that not another 11 goutte de rang" shall be shed on his, ac-
count. Fortunate, indeed, it would have been if he really had been'
of this opinion some years back.

His followers still treat him with the greatest respect, Dolt one
of• them, not even the Doke of Rovign himself, ever speaking to
him without being uncovered the whole time. He does net ap-
pear out until about half past tat, though he riqes abnnt seves.'
He breakfasts in the French fashion nt eleven, Awl dines at :six'
fie spyruls 'nest of the (lily alone in the after-rahin, ant! read* as•
great deal. He retires to !It'd al.,ent eigt►t. tic hits not jotted',