The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-02 00:00:00

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of too men. The wind was soulserly, and appeared favouraWe.
Caphio Chan -arid had hoped to double the Isle of, caprain before
day-tacit., aid to be then out of reach of the French and English
cruisers winch watched this point. This hope was disappointed.
Scarcely was Cape St. Andrew of the Isle of Elba doubled, when
the %Mil tell, the sea became calm; at day break they had only
made six leagues progress, and were still between Capraira and
Elba, within sight of toe cruisers.
The danger appeared -immiliesit. Several seamen advised a re-
turn to Porto Ferrajo. The Emperor ordered the continuance of
the voyage. desiguiog as s last resource, to gain possession of the
Frenen !cuisine squadruu It consisted of two frigates and a brig ;
but all that was known of the attachment Jet their crews to the na•
lion .1 glory did not permit a doubt that they would hoist the tri-
coloured d iY, and juin us. Towards noon the wind
.freshened.a
little. At tour in the afternoon we were of, Leghorn. A frlgate
appeared five leagues to leeward ; another was on tire coast of
Corsica ; and farther off, a ship of war was c 4 miug up right before
the to meet the brig. At 6 in the evening the brig which had
Ow relive, or on board crossed another brig, which was perceived to
be the 4,phar, Captain Autlrienx, an officer as much distihgnislied
by talents a. trite patriotism. It was at first proposed to hail the
brig, arid make it hoist the tri-coloured flag : but the Emperor or-
dered the soldiers of the guard to take off their,caps and conceal
themse Ives on the deck, preferring to pass the brig without being
recogoised, and reserving to himself the resource. of coursing to
change Its flag if obliged to resort to it. The two blies passed
alongside each other. The Lieutenant of our vessel, Taillade, an

officer of the French navy, was very well known to Captain An.
(Weisz. and spoke him when within hail. We a'ked Captain An-
drirox whether he had any commissions for Genoa ; some umuttwl
Civilities •pas,e(l, and the two brigs sailing in contrary directions,
were -non out of sight of each other, without Capt. Audrienx at all
stispectin what our frail vessel bole!
Duriog the night of the :711; and 28t1t, the wind continued to
freshen. At c.l4)..break a 74 gun ship was seen, which seemed
making fot St. Horrid. ot Sal dynis. It was!won perceived that this
vessel paid no attention to the brig.
At seven in the morning of the 28th, we discovered the coast of
Noli ;at noon, Antibes At 3 o'clock of the Ist of March, we en.
tared the Gulph of.lnan.
The Emperor ordered a Captain of the guard, with 25 men, to
hnd before the rest, in order to %tome the coast battery, if there
was tatty This Captain, fromhis own head, formed the idea of
mak.ng the initiation which was at Amities ;change its cockade.

He threw lifinseir intimutently on the plate the officer, who com•
nianded there fur the King, ordered the draw-Inidges to lw raised
and the gate: 1.11111 his troop took to their arms ; but at the same
time they felt respect tier these old soldiers, and the cockade
which they cherished. *However, the Captain's operation failed,
and the men remained prisoners at Antibes.
Ai five in the afternoon the lauding was effected in the Gulp!'
el;luait; still the 111 CU bivouacked ors the beach till the tpoon
it I Osi!

.11 eleven at night, the Emperor plot himself at the head of this
handful of brave men, to the tate of whom sorb mighty destinies
were attached. He proceeded to Cannes ; from thence to Grasse ;
and by tlie Nay of St. Valuer, he arrived on the evening of the 2d
at the village of Cerenon, having marched YO leagues this first day.
The people of Cannes received the Emperor with those feelings
which were the first presage of the %tweet's of the enterprise.
On the :h1 the Emperor slept at Hareme ; on the 4th he dined at
Digne. From Castellaile to Digne, and in all the department of
the Lower Alps, the peasants informed of the Emperor's march,
&eke!' from all sides on his route, and manifested their sentiments
with en energy that no longer left any doubts.
On the 5111 Geneial Canduroorne, with an advanced guard
•f 40 lei ensdieri, gained possession of !the bridge and fortress of
Sister/Ai.

The i-arne• day the Emperor slept at Gap, with tea horsemen and
forty grenadiers.
The entilusiasnisirith which the Emperor's presence inspired the
inhabitants of the Lower Alps; the hatred which they bore to the
noblesse, sufficiently stewed what was the gene'sl wish of the pro-
vince of Danphine.

At two in the afternoon of the 6th, the Emperor left Gap,
and the pindation of the whole town was a.p.emoled to bee him

At St. Itoonct the inhabits:dot seeing the small slumber of his
stAmin
tit
oil ; bad e fears, and proposed to the Emperor to ring the
e- •\ to assemble the villages and accompany him in a tnitha
aid the. Ewpewr, " your seotitneuta prove to inc. that I
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