The National Register.
London, England, 1816-01-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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pose thsanalike the mackerel you get in England, the largest
not being, half the size. It was ludicrous to see the ladies of
the 53d (who arrived in the Ceylon, with the second division
of the regiment, ten days after us) asking for the market, and
their astonishment was not small when they found there was
no such thing in the place. They are worse off than ourselves:
all the oaicers have only three marquees among them, and
those four miles from the town. Poor Napoleon is at a house
in the country, or rather hut, for he has but one room which
serves him for " bed room, parlour, kitchen, and hall;' a
house at Longwood, about four miles from the town, is pre-
nadir- for him, hut will not be ready in two months, and then
he will not be much better accommodated for the whole of his
suite (eight persons, independent of servants) as it will not more
than furnish a room for each. There is, we all think, a great
degree of illiberality in this treatment of him, and of his fol-
lowers, which I should think our government could never have
intended; even cavils about eatables and &Wrbles, are made,
and a system of annoyance is pursued, by abridging their ac-
commodations and comforts. Bertrand requires a room for
himself, one for his wife, and another for his children ; these,
1 understand, are to be refused, though certainly it is as little
as any tn..n could expect, were he considered as a close pri-
soner, and of his rank in life. The Generals and their wives
are at present in a house in town until the one that Napoleon
goes to at Longwood is ready, when they all go there.—Cap-
tain Mackey (53d) lives with Napoleon, and he never moves
without two serjeants with him, so that there is no fear of his
escaping.• Every boat in the island, fisherman's or not, is
moored- at sun-set by a naval officer, and reported to the
commander to be clone so. All guards under arms at sun-.
set, and day-break; drawbridges up at sun-set, and as many
precautions taken as if an enemy were actually in sight
of the Island; uo merchant's ship of any description is al-
lowed to .anchor, and the place exactly the same as if blockaded
most closely. It is morally impossible that he should escape
from the island without having a ship at a little distance to re-
ceive him; and any sail can be seen sixty milesuff iu moderately
clear weather.
" Two ships have been sent to the Cape of Good Hope far
stock, which are anxiously looked for.—This island supplies
itself with nothing bat vegetables, and depends entireiy on im-
ports for subsistence. Cutting off all trade prevents any supply
to the inhabitants, but what they ate allowed to purchase from
the puhlir stores (the same quantity as the ration to the troops);
the fishing boats net being al.owcd to fish at night, which was
the best time altogether, renders the situation of Cirileans
worse than ours, and they murmur not a little. I suppose she
population of the island may amount to 6,500, including 500
Company's troops.---The state of society hole is much behind
w!tat one would have exprcted in an English colony. Indeed,
there is scarcely any society to be met Ytith, except the (laugh--
ters of the Company's officers, and they can • say Yes est- No.
They are what we call yainstoclss (natives of the island.) Sir
G. Cockburn going to give a hall at the Castle (where he lives)
next week, if he can find ladies ; of course we shall go there.
Sir George is at his old work of thrill% ing. which lie carried on
so much in America. He is now build7ng .a redoubt at Egg,
Island, about half a trifle from St. Helena, to defend a bay or,
breach ; t, which, iii. very smooth weather. people may land.
The whole island is nothing but a number of high rocks, evi-
deittly volcanic, shewing, even now„a great appearance of fire,
black, excoriated, and as light ai pumice stoneananany masses.
—These rocks a, e intersected with nat tow rallies, which in any
other country you would call ravines ; little patches of these
vallies ate eultivatei, - and produce guinea grass and some
vegetables.
I expect to send this by the Minden, daily expected with
prisoners
from the Isle of France It is a remat kable fa, t, that.
these pi is .nets wet t• on the point of rising and taking possession
of the haanti in the name of Napoleen Boonaparte ; but their
wAs &wove f•d! ! The Chief irk. a commission signed.by
•e t!,te would have succeeded in the enter-
prize, a, most of the. troops 0/et e gone to Madras, but mast for-
teuately the Minden arrived the day the insurrection Was to
lake place& and caused the diacovery..".

' JAN.I4.

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PRICES or STOC]
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S YESTERDAY.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER:

LONDON :
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 4.

Paris Papers of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
were received yesterday morning
The Law of Amnesty, as passed by the Chamber of De-
puties, was on Tuesday communicated to the Chamber of
Peers by the Duke de Richelieu ; whu stated, that the Kt NG,
in consequence of the strong and unatf mous wish expressed
by the Chamber of Deputies with respect to the Regicides,
seeing in that wish the yoke of ull France, had ordered the
article relative to them to be added to the law.
As soon as the Duke had finished, the Chamber of Peers
decided,that the dispositions of the Law were so well known,
it was unnecessary to refer it to the Bureau, and that the
discussion should be immediately opened. Not a single
Peer spoke either for or agniust it. Each article was put
separately, and passed; and when the whole of the Law was
put to the vote, 120 out of 141 who were present, voted
in favor of it.

Monsieur and the Duke de Berri were present
The Law would be carried up by the Peers on Wednes•
day, and would be immediately sanctioned by the King.
The month allowed to the Regicides to retire from France
would expire on the 10th or 1 :th February.
When the Chaniber Of D..ptities sent up their President
and. Secretaries to the King, to communicate the Law as
passed_ by the Chamber, his Majesty said to them—" You
may now cry Five le Roi, without adding quand memo."
These were the words quoted by the Counrde Bethisy.
They are the expressiont tilted by the inhabitants of the.
West—Vine to Rai! quand memo._" Life to the King,
even should Ae be displeastd with UT."
The constitutional party affect to feel no discontent at
the decision of Saturday- evening: The Ultra Royalists
assume a yet higher tone of exultation; and having carried
by a ruse de guerre. which most completely •Strceeded,
the article ag4inst the Regicides, affirm that the other con.
cessions they made wire of little importance. The Cate-
gories, retort the Ministry, have been rejected—in vain oa
endeavoured to annul the sth Article; although suppressed
by the Commission, it has been adopted by the Chamber.
The confiscation projei is likewise negatived. The mode
in which the clause concerning the Regicides was passeti is
worthy of notice. The Marquis de Rethisy, a good and
loyal gen9eniaa, was chosen for the delivery of a speech
composed expressly on the occasion by M. Chateaubriant.
This unexpecJed sortie took place when the discussion wilts