The National Register.
London, England, 1815-08-13 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

AUG. 13.

me from the Russians). In making this reply, he looked at
General Bertrand,- and shrugged up his ,houlders.
Sir George Cockburne—" At what hour to Winnow morn.
ing dial! I come, General, and receive you on board the

Northumberland ?"
Buonaparte, with some surprise at being styled merely
General—" At ten o'clock."
Bertrand, Mr.dame Bertrand, Pavary, Lallemand, Count
and Countess Montholon were standing neat Buonapatte.
Sir George Cockburne asked him if lie wanted any thin
more before they put to sea. Bertrand replied, twenty packs
of cards, a backgammon and a domino table; and Madame
Bertrand desired tt.: have some necessary articles of fuinittne,
which, it was said, should be furnished forthwith.
One of Buonaparte's office's, the nephew of Josephine
Beaubarnois, his first wife, complained that faith had not
been kept with the limpetor, who expected to reside with
his suite in Great Britain.
Buonaparte asked Lord Keith's advice. His Lord hip.
merely replied, that he had to obey the orders be had re-
ceived from his Government. Buonapatte then desired an-
other interview with his Lordship. Loud Keith declined it,
alledging that it could not hut be unsatisfactory—he had no
discretion—his fate could not be altered,
An Officer who stood near him said, " You would have
been taken if you .had remained at Rochefott another hour,
and sent off to Paris." Buonaparte turned his ese upon the
speaker, but did not speak a word. Ile next addressed him-
self to :sir G. Cockburne, and asked several que3tions about
St. Helena.
" h them any hunting or shooting there—Where am I to
reside ?"
lle then abruptly changed the subject, and burst into
1 more invectives against the Government, to which no answer

was returned.
‘Vhether he bad any idea of a writ of IfoLeas Corpus or
no, we know not. but he was very solicitous to go ashore.
Ile then expressed some indignation at being styled Ge-
neral, saying, " You have sent Ambassadors to me as a So-
vereign Potentate—you have acknowledged me as First
Consul."' . Ile took a great deal of snuff whilst speaking.
After reminding him that the Northumberland's barge
would come for him at ten on Monday morning, Lord Keith
and Sir George Cockburne retired.
Early on Monday morning Sir George Cockburne went nn
board the Bellerophon to superintend the inspection of BOo-
noparte's baggage: it consisted of two services of plate, se-
veral articles in gold, a superb toilet of plate, books, beds.
1 (Src. They were all sent on board the Northumberland about
eleven o'clock.
Buonaparte had brought with him from France about forty
servants, amongst whom were a groom, postillion, and lamp-
lighter. Two-thirds of these were sent on board the Eurotas.
At half past eleven o'clock, Lord Keith, in the barge of
the Tonnant, went on board the -Bellerophon to receive 80.-
1 napatte, and those who were to accompany him. Bona-
parte, before their arrival and afterwards, addressed himself
to Captain Maitland and the Officers of the Bellerophon.
After descending the ladder into the barge, he pulled off his
hat to them again. Lord Keith received in the barge the
following personages :
ißonaparte, Grsu Bertrand and Madame Bertrand, with their
i children, Count and Comae..., Moutholon 410 rhild, Count Latcabain
General Gurgand, nine nun and th ice worn n ervaists.
•
Bonaparte's Surgeon refused to accompany him ; upon
1 which the Surgeon of the Bellerophon offered to supply h
I place.
Buunaparte was this day dre,sied in a cocked hat, much

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