The Sun.
London, England, 1815-08-11 00:00:00

ST. HELENA.

ILDii'OR,-At an epoch when all Europe's
attention is directed to the fate of BUONAPART

. .
-the accompanying description of the spot'n here he
is destinedto live, may probably be not uuaccept-
able to your numerous Readera.
The Island of St. Helena is situated in lat. 15 deg.
35 minutes South„ and longitude 5 degrees 43
minutes WeCt, in the South Atlantic Ocean, about
1200 miles West of the coast of Africa, and 1800
East of the coast of South America. Its a•ppear-
mice on making the land from the Cape of Good
Hope is that of a steep high rock, and resembles •
a castle in the middle of the sea. On a nearer
approach is distinguished . Long Wood., where the
Lieutenant-Governor (Lieut.-Colonel SKCLTON)
has a plantation, which looks very neat contrasted
with the sterile and rocky cliffs by which it is sur-
rounded. All the-ships which approach St. lie-
lens, except the Hon. Company's ships, bring Co =
oil the windward side of the island, and send a
boat on shore to the Castle; with an Officer or
Mate, to'report their nation or business, and to
request permission for anchoring, which, if com-
plied with, the. ship steers close under the land,
;td passes_by Mundell Fort, so Called after Coni-
n-tpdoq MUNDEN, who took the Island from the
l'Outn,- in thereign Of King CummEt 11.. The
:aheacei-ja very bold, which sOrrittithes occasions
violent gusts and eddy winds as almost to lay
ships 'on their beam-ends ; and the landing-
plate at jatties's Fort 'being at the most leerrard
pant of the Island, renders the utmost attention
necessary in. navigators. The shipping anchor
quite close to the shore; the'anchorage is defend-
ed by farts, and a battery mounting 40 guns.
• Ruperts Valley and James Valley are the only
places in the Island for landin4a hut the ((inner
has no water; that which is got at the latter is
tily.iiiiatteans of the best quality. At the entrance
.:of the :town is thd Governor's house, and it is a
:itetitlatttty town of 50 to. 60 houses, between two
-stems and dreary,mountains. There is an excel-
leot shop in .it, kept by a Mr. SOLOMON, where
every article of China and India manufactory may
he had, opposite to which is the Lieutenant-Go-
vernoe's,house. With the exception of the Go-
Yernor, Lieutenant-Governor, and two Members
of Connell, all the other inhabitants, both
Military and civil, let lodgings, the establish-
ed rate of which, including board and wine,
is 30s. per diem for each person, and half that
SUM for children and servants. Contiguous to
the town, up James Vulley,; is a'barrack : a few
companies of. artillery and infantry_ compose the
garrison. A little beyond this are the Company's
gartlen, and a few.neat houses built by the oth-
cers of the settlement, with gardens well supplied
Alai fruit. The population,' exclusive of troops,
may-be about 1,500, reckoning the slaves. The
extreme length of St. Helena is three leagues, its
form circular, and about 27 miles round. The
-pritibilial ridge of mountains in the middle of the
lakpilfis-called Diana's Peak, 2,200 feet high.—
'4.lins„Valley has on the south-west side a bill
elevated nearly 800 feet from the sea, called
Eadife'r.-11 , with a heavy battery of guns upon
it that-commands the south-west entrance to the
valley- and anchorage. Col. MARK IVILKS, be-
'longing' to the East India Company's Madras
Alany, is •at present the Governor, who very
obligingly invites. visitors to his house, and sends
his„Eirglish hart-niche, drawn by six bullocks, to
convey them up, When the summit of the Lad-
der-hill is attained, then the first three- miles of
the road is perfectly barren, until reaching the
Castle of High Knoll, when the interior. orms a
• • •
striking contrast to the sharp rugged cliffs : here
in ,
&ell,. valley, and upon the peaked hills, are
erectsitsmall neat plantation houses, having gar-
dens, and with some pasture land for_grazing
cattle. All idea of growing corn is given up, for
the rats, which shelter in the rocks, swarm so
on the Island as to prevent its coming to perfec-
tion. ;After a drag ep the hill an hour: and a
half, nearly fotlr miles, you come to the Lodge
of the Governor's-Plantation House : by a shOrt
drive through the grounds you reach his habita-
tion, which is well built ; toe walks are laid,out
'with
_touch taste. The .view from here of the
Atlantic Ocean is very extensive, even to discern
the ships in the offing at the distance of 40 leagues,
when the weather is clear. No vessel can sail
from the harbour, lioniewald bound, without
passing; in sight of the Governor's house. The
climate is very fine and healthy, althongu wants
rain sometimes for 12 months : they lia‘e no
tlitindQr and lightning. Notwitbstaniiing the
steep rocky cliffs present so discouragiag an up-
pearaneeto an observer, in .sailing round the east
part of, the Island fronohe Cape of Good Hope,
yet, after visiting the interior, you 'cannot but
return to your ship much gratified. The Island
appears to have been forced upwards from the
Anetta by a subterraneous fire : the abrupt ridges
and chasms into which it is split seem to proye
this orig,o;:.,:ind the
.efiects of volcanic aivalgatna-
tion lire are visibie front the summits otrot%!ite_
hills. The inhabitants are supplied with. p
• sions trout tke Company's stoi es when they re-
quire it, and sometimes get a supply by sentlni a
vessel to the Cape of Good Hope. They sell weir
poultry, fisii,'ami.pigs at an exorbitant price, but
hate: little else tl ti:tictilsi,ap;o:tgshee ouifi.,:eirixutciopcstlets:le.egse refreshments,t
tatbles and
o
they get
ut the
a COMp iy"s ;:hipi. Snips touching here are sup-
plied l
with excel eat water.

T. B. liaj.-Cca,

BRUSSELS AND FRANKFORV PAPERS.

VIENN juLV 27.--:The Court Gazette of to-
tlay comains the.folL,k•ing ,

"-A Cabinet Messenger, sent from Paris on the 18th of this
month by Prince Metternich, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
brings the official news that Buonaparte is in-the hands Of the
Allies. The last period of the sittings of 13uonaparte's Chasts.
ers was marked by the fidelity and the care of his artisan
to place in safety (possiW with'a view of deriving some fu-
ture advantage from his existence), the man who could no
longer find 'an asylum in France, or even in Europe. The
Allied NlOnarchs., immediately on their arrival at Paris, em-
ployed their thoughts on the means of arresting Buonaparte.
They required that the French Government should take all
the means iu their power to attain this end, but the execution.
_presented many difficulties.

" Buonaparte had taken care to compose of person, .who
were devoted to him, both the garriSon of Itochfort and the
crews of the vessels Which he had stationed in the roads, to
assiit his flight. It is well known what difficulties the sci
opposed to a strict blockade of small ves3cls; the event prove.'
the Wisdom and the energy of the measures talsen by the
English Commanders.

" By a convention between the Powers, Napoleon Buona-
-parte will lie conveyed as their prisonerto a place of security,
where he will be placed i, the "guard (surveillance) of Coin-
missionersircm these Powers, and thus he will be deprived
of every possibility of making a fresh attempt to disturb the
repose of France or of -Europe.
" It is remarkable that Napoleon Buonaparte has termi-
mated. his career one month after having begun hostilities on
the. frontiers'," of the Netherlands."

GENOA, JULY 22.—Yesterday a convoy of 62
sail passed this port, steering to the west,, having
on board the Austrian division trenn Naples.
On the }9th the galley; the Liguir:a., was
launched ; it will be fitted out with all -speed to,
protect our trade.
TURIN, Juts 20.—The King has named the
Chevalier de Rei;il, Count of I'rotolungo, his En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
at the Grand Head-quarters- of the Allied Sove,
reigns. His Majesty has charged his Excellene'v
to make to his august relative- Louis XVIII. the
nn'-)st sincere and affectionate congratulations, and
to he, during the absence of his Ambassador, the
organ of his sincere and constant friendship to his
istlost Christian Majesty.
immediately on the restoration of bis• Majesty
King Ferdinand the -Fourth to the throne- of-Na-
ples, our,King. named Coma :1106.0 de Piobcoi,
to go.and compliment him in 'his haute.
BOLOGNA, JULY 22.—An Edict has been pub--
- dished here;- containing -the-form of the Papal
Prorisional• • Government in the. •Legat_ions,
Marches, &c. It will be exercised in each of.
these•countries by a Committee, which will re-
- side at the chief city in each. Those chief towns
are Eologna, Ferrara, I?orli; Ancona, Macerata,
Vernier, and Benevento, These -Committees
s•st of a Prelate, as President, of four Members,
two of whom must be from the chief town, of an
Assessor; and a Secritary. The office of- Pre-
fects will be filled by Commissioners and• Vic-
e of his Holiness: Monseigneur
Guistiniani ii-President of the Committee here.
The passage of Austrian troops returning from
Naples still continues.
SWITZERLAND, JULY 30.—T0-day there is a
parley going on with Httningen ; we ate impa-
tient for.the result of this negociation.
• The following is the Proclamation which the
Diet has addressed to the Inhabitants of Lower
Underwald
'" There has been formed among von a party, which by the
roost culpable.nuse of the spirit of liberty, by seduction and
false imputations, has severed 'ou from the ewilederation
andTitniante of your faithful fellow-conntrymen.

Pint contented with audaciously and scornfully breaking
the most respectable ties 'of the engage►nents formed by 03,11* ,
fathers and Cemented by their blotid, this party allows itseif
to perseetee 'those among you; who deplore this separation
from their biethri:it ; to keep down by threat.; the free-Mani-
festation of legitimate _sentiments ; it bas Alm boldness to
trouble' by its armaments peaceable neighbours, a►id even to
compromise, by its co'nneetions witli the enemies of public
order in different cantoni, the tranquillity of the fleletie
Body.

In this state of t!iiiizs we cannot remain indifferent; the
ghoil of the country requires from us energetic measures; and
we thinlt it. Sour duty, inhabitant; of Lower Undcrwald, to
cfpaint you with:their object, with all the loyalty of the
fr.giss• charaeter. .

s," It is not to mal;e.war upon an ancient co-estate, it is nut
to do any violence:to you peaccfullubabitants of the.inoun-
tains, that we have nettle military arrangements; these are
Lot measures of -safety and preCaution ; our arient attach-
nt:gut to von still lives in Our hearts ;' and it is With profound
affection that we see eon torn from.our alliance by men-oettr-
titcd eith passion. fiot we will prove to these men that their
eentluet is not i'ldifferent to us these men %elm govern you
terror---,hinder von fritm enjoying the rights and' libel tics
-Which you have inherited from your -ancestors, by troubling
the deliberations of the Communes—by violent scenes, con-
Ce3.l from the sovoreign petiole the most important objects,
and arbitrarily.dispose at your fate.
" We cannot permit theCommuncs and inhabitants of your,
countrY, who are animated by true patriotism, should be ill
treated ; that the spirit of disorder which mislead your Chiefs,
should spicad farther ; that they should disturb your neigh,
Liurs, and keep up dangerous connections. It is solely
sto
binder these evils that we cause troops to insect, to your fron-
tiers- ton will learn, •by this, that the Swiss,, milted, are
resolved to maintain their compact, that they have the power
• -avid the will to defend it, as well• against intestine divisions
-as against, foreign dangers
" the 7th of next month the Representatives' of all the
Member, of the Confederation wilt confirm, he a-sacred oath,
z.:corli:tg to the venerable usage of our forefathers, our feele--
rat fouuded on ancient compacts. Lower I:rider-
s-aid uloue, we Sal' it with grief, trill remain a stranger to
this sokmoity of Ore free Ilelvetians.
" At thc same time that we desire, by declaring the object
of one military preparatlons to tranquillize the good.
tnnti of-Lower 12 odelwaid, we' are obliged to declare that we
impose a severe personal responsibility upon the wullAtiown
• and ill-tamed chiefs of the party which governs in thitt coon--
try, for all the cousegneuco. of Oren- conduct„ and ash ove all,
any ill treatment which they shall exercise towards the
communes, iohaliitants, or other Members of the Colifeile-
fr it ion, ,who•are•animaied with a gencrOus Swiss Spirit.
1I:12; you, untortunate inhabitants of Lower
at h open your eye., t 0 yoursituation, to the conae-
quences of your acolation from the Helvetic 11-Olt, and re-
‘o4niSe at tale same time tho,sineeriry of the good inDantro,us
.of voor ancient bretk•ra and confederates towards you..
" urich, ,lu:y 25, 815.
`c In-tic name at tho Diut, •
wys,:, President and lincgomaster of ,Zurich.
" "lOTS•`EN Ci:ancellor of the Coultdetzition,"

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this Ca-
BRUssc.t.s, AUG. Mitiesty left
pital yesterdily to return to the Hague. The
tokl:n of 11..hirt•nburg• ttrietyl&red on the 28th
,14t1y to„ his Royal Highoess Prince Augustus of
rru,,ia, 00 the sgme terms as Maubeu4e and
L,ffitireC,lCS did before_

AIX-LA-CnAPEI4E,Aus.2.—Our acconntsfrorn
Prussian arnty come down to the 28th of
July, 011 which day Marshal Prince Biireher's

tread-gwarteet Wce at Ramboulliei. The arm,'
extended its posts beyond'th`e Loire, and enjoyed
the utmost -tranquillity. _The-combats nhich it
was pretended had taken plaq.e hare no fountla-
tion in truth. Nothing of the 1. td happened
since the entry' of the Allies into Paris. Some
%area free corps have, indeed, sheaved themselves
'here and there ; but their exploits are rather cal-
culated to intimidate the country people thail ‘Var-
`l'lors', who regard Vt-ith the:contempt, which they
merit these hordes, which are the remains of the
school Of BitonAparte. Military measures have
been adopted in common against these hands
Wherever such unlicensed soldiers are taken with
arms in their hands justice is-done them. by de-
corating them with the order, of merit appropriated
to banditti, and hanging them tip on the first tree,
AO G. 3:—We learn that the fortress of Longwv
has surrendered to the Russian army.—All Ger-
many is full of indignation at the riClieulous pre-
tensions of the French Papers, that the Treaty
of Paris shonld consecrate the integrity of France.
To what ptirpOse then, it is asked, have torrents
of English and Prussian blood flowed in Belgium?