The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-02 00:00:00

WILL OF BUONAPARTE.

A Copy of the Testament of the late Emperor
Naror.xox, which is deposited in Doctor's Commons, has
just been published. In the preface to this document, it is
stated that not more than two days before NAPOLEON'S death
he dictated to Count MONTHOLON the letter to be delivered
to Sir Ilunsiati LOWE, announcing his decease, leaving a
space for the insertion of the day and hour of his dissolution.
We give the following extracts front this interesting docu-
ment :

NAroLEON.
This 15th April, 1821, at Longwood, Island of St. Helena.
This is my testament, or act of my last will.
I die in the apostolical Roman religion, in the bosom of
which I was born, more than fifty years since.
It i 3 my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the
Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved
so well.
I have always had reason to he pleased with my dearest wife,
Marie Louise. I retain for her, to my last moment, the most
tender sentiments—l beseech her to watch, in order to preserve
my son from the snares which yet environ his infancy.
I recommend to my son, never to forget that he was born a
French Prince, and never to allow himself to become an in-
strument in the hands of the triumvirs who oppress the nations
of Europe; he ought never to tight against ranee, or to in-
jure her in any manner; he ought to adopt my motto :
" Every thing for the French people."
I die prematurely, assassinated by the F.nglish oligarchy and
its • • •. The English nation will not be slow in

avenging me.
The two unfortunate results of the invasions of France, when
she had still so many resources, are to be attributed to the trea-
son of Marmont, Angeresu, '!'alley rand, and ha Fayette.
I forgive them—may the posterity of France forgive them,
like me.
I thank my good and most excellent mother, the Cardinal,
my brothers Joseph, Lucien, Jerome, Paulinm, Caroline,
Ilortense, Catarine, Eugine, for the interest which they
continued to feel for me. I pardon Louis for the libel which
he published in 1820; it is replete with false asertions and
falsified documents.
I disavow the" Manuscript of St. Helena,".and other work*,
under the title of 3faxints, Saying:, 4-e., which persons have
been pleased to publish for the last six years. These are nut
the rules which guided my life. 1 caused the Due d'Enghien
to be arrested and tried, because that step was essential to the
safety, interest, and honour of the French people, when the
Count d'Artois was maintaining, by his confession, sixty as-
sassins at Paris. Under similar circumstadces, I would act in
the same way.
I bequeath to my son the boxes, orders, and other articles ;
such as my plate, field-bed, saddles, spurs, chapel-plate, books,
linen, which 1 have been accustomed to wear and use, accord-
ing to the list annexed. It is my wish that this slight bequest
stay be dear to him, as recalling the memory of a father, of
whom the universe will discourse to him.
I bequeath to
Lady Holland the antique Cameo which Pore
Pius N I. gave me at Tolentino.
After specifying a
number of individuals (ptincipally officers
of the French army) to whom legacies are given, Napoleon pro-
ceeds :
These sums will be raised from the six millions which I de-
posited on leaving Paris in 1815 ; and from the interest at the
rate of five per cent. since July, 1815. The account will be
settled with the banker by Counts Montholon, Bertrand, and
DI erch and.
Whatever that deposit may produce beyond the sum of five
millions six hundred thousand francs, which have been above
disposed of, shall be distributed as a gratuity amongst the
wounded at the battle of Waterloo, and amongst the officers and
soldiers of the battalion of the Isle of Elba, according to a scale
to be determined upon by Montholon, Bertrand, Druot, Cam-
brone, anti the surgeon Larrey.
These legacies, in case of death, shall he paid to the widows
and children ; and in default of such, shall revert to the bulk of
my property.
:Sly private domain being my property, of which no French
law deprives me that I am aware of, an account of it will be re-
quired from the Baron tie la Bouillere, the Treasurer thereof;
it ought to amount to more than 200,000,008 of francs, namely
—.l. The portfolio containing the savings which I made during
fourteen years out of my civil list, which amounted to more
than 12,000,000 per annum, if my memory be good. 2. The
produce of this port-folio. 3. The furniture of my palaces,
such as it was in 1814, including the palaces of Home, Florence,
and Turin. All this furniture was purchased with monies
sic-
kingdom of Italy, smelt as money, p, jewels, forniture,
cruing front the. civil list. 4.. The proceeds of toy lionises in the
equipages ; the accounts will be rendered by Prince Eugene
and the Steward of the Crown, Cumpagnoni.
NAPOLEON'.
I bequeath my private domain, one-half to the surviving
officers and soldiers of the French Army who have fought since
179 to 11115, for the glory and the independence of the nation.
The distribution shall be made in proportion to their appoint-
ments upon active service. One half to the towns and districts
of Alsace, of Lorrine, of Franche Compte, of Burgundy, of
the Isle of France, of Champagne Forest, Datiphn, which
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may have aufrered by either of the invasions. There 61141 be
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NAPOLEOW

My arms, that is to gay, my sword—that which I wore a
Austerlitz, the sabre of Sobiesky, my dagger, my broad sword
my hanger, my two pair of Versailles pistols.
•.My gold travelling box, that of which I made use on the
morning of Ulm and of Austerlitz, of Jena, of Eylau, of Fried.
land, of the Island of Lobau, of Aloscow, of Montmirail. In
this point of view it is my wish that it may be precious in the
eyes of my son. (It has been deposited with Count Bertrand
since 1814.)
I charge Count Bertrand with the care of preserving these
objects, and of conveying them to my son, when he shall attain
the age of sixteen years.
A number of other articles are also directed to be given to
young Napoleon, on his attaining the age of 18 years.
A Codicil, dated Longwood, April 24, 1821, begins thus :
Out of the settlement of my civil list of Italy, such as money.
jewels, plate, linen, equipages, of which the viceroy is the de-
pository, and which belonged to me, I dispose of two millions,
which I bequeath to my most faithful servants. I hope that,
without acting upon the credit of any account, my son Eugene
Napoleon will pay them faithfully. He cannot forget the
forty millions which I gave him in Italy, and in the distribu-
tion of the inheritance of his mother.
Extract front the fourth codicil :
This 24th of April, 1821. Longwood.
By the dispositions which we have heretofore made, we have
not fulfilled all our obligations, which has decided us to make
this fourth codicil.
We bequeath to the won or grandson of Baron Dutheil,
Artillery, and formerly Lord of St.
volution, the sum of one hundred thousand francs, as a me-
ikinedurtza whont-t
commandedlen eral of
the
school
of
Auxonne before the ite-
minto of gratitude for the care which that brave General took
of us when we were Lieutenant and Captain under his orders.
To the son or grandson of General Dugomier, who corn-
Mantled In chief the army of Toulon, the sum of one hundred
thousand francs. We under his orders directed that siege, and
it is a testimonal of remembrance
commandedf
of' affection, and of friendship, which
the
marks theor artillery
esteem,
that brave and intrepid General gave to us.
We bequeath one hundred thousand francs to the son or
grandson of the Deputy of the Convention, OasForin, repre-
sentative of the people at the army of Toulon, far having pro-1
tested and sanctioned with his authority the plan which we had
given, which procured the capture of that city, and which was
contrary to that sent by the Committee of Public Safety. Gas-
parin placed us, by his protection, under shelter front the per-
secution and ignorance of the General Officers who commanded
the army before the arrival of my friend Dugomier.
We bequeath one hundred thousand francs to the widow, son,
or grandson of our Aid-de-Camp Muiron, killed at our side at
Arcola, covering us with his body.
Ten thousand francs to the subaltern officer Cantillon, who
has undergone a trial, upon the charge of having endeavoured
to assassinate Lord Wellington, of which he was pronounced
innocent Cantillon had as much right to assassinate that oil-
garchist, as the latter had to send me to perish on the rock of
St. Helena. Wellington, who proposed this outrage, attempt-
ed to justify himself by pleading die interest of Great Britain.
Cantillon, if he had really assassinated that laird, would have
excused himself, and have been justified by the Rayne motives,
the interest of France, to get rid of a General, who, moreover,
had violated the capitulation of Paris, and by that had render-
ed himself responsible for the blood of the martyrs Nay, Labe-
doyere, &c. ; and for the crime of having pillaged tho mu-
seums, contrary to the text of the treaties.
A fifth codicil •
"Upon the funds remitted in gold to the -BMWs Marie
Louise,' my very dear and well-beloved spouse, at Orleans. in
11:114, she remains in my debt two millions, of which I &Pone
by the present codicil, for the purpose of recompensioir
sty
most faithful servants. whom moreover I reessomead tn, u'u
protection of my deer Alarie Louise." ~,!.
tiatexal parsons are then named for yaiitita.so
; bock of the codicil .is written t— sio of
• •,! .my codicil or act of toy last, IPA the 61", arse
motrituend .to my dearest site, the SalPro"--4
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