The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-11 00:00:00

" Having arrived at a sand bank, about 200 metres
from the western jetty, the Captain, perceiving that
there was firing from the shore upon some men
who were swimming, stopped his vessel. I peremp-
torily ordered him to go on, threatening at the
same time to make a prisoner of him, and forced
him to gain the port. M. Cary had arrived on board
with the second embarkation, consisting of the pilot
Wadoux, five boatmen, and two marine gendarmes.
The firing from the shore still continuing, I thought of
seizing the embarkation, and also those men who were
endeavouring to gain it by swimming. I gave orders
to M. Cary to cause the steamer to come in, whilst I
took to the shore. I took one of the boats, which I
manned with five men and the two gendarmes, leaving
under Cary's orders the pilots Huret and Wadoux, five
men, and four custom-house officers.
" I rowed as hard as possible to the men that were
swimming : when I got in the midst of them, I consi-
dered it my duty to seize Prince Louis and his staff,
composed of three persons, one of whom was dressed,
like his leader, in full uniform, and nho had a
sword, which I got hold of ; the two others had
taken off their unifonis, in order to swim more
easily to the packet. At the same time M. Du-
tertre, captain of light infantry, with the assistance of
the Humane Society's men, was taking possession, by
means of a little boat which belonged to that Society,
of another officer in the suite of the Prince, who was
much nearer the shore. I returned immediately, and
landed at the stairs of the Pidou jetty, where I for-
mally gave you an account of the mission which you had
entrusted me with. Under those circumstances, Sir, I
have but to praise those men that were under my or-
ders. I shall recommend to your notice M. Cary ; the
two creA-s of the pilot boats under Francois Havet and
Nicholas Wadoux ; the boatmen Bather, father and son;
Bernard Meunier, Jacques Malfroy, Nicolas Fournier,
Louis Jennequin, Pierre Loisea, Nicolas Deschartes ;
the four Custom-house men, Pierre Leleu ; Francois
Hasle, and Joseph Pochet, but particularly Eater's
son ; Water, under pilot ; Bernard Meunier, Pierre
Loisea, Nicolas Fournier, and the two gendarmes,
Their and Noyon, who were with me at the time I
seized Prince Louis Bonaparte.
" I have the honour to be, &c.
POLLET,
" The Lieutenant of the Port."
ne, August 6, 1840."

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The following are the principal extracts from the in.
terrogatory which M. Davy, Sub-inspector of the
Customs at Boulogne, subjected the Captain of the
English packet the Edinburgh Castle, Captain James
Crow, to undergo, he having had on board his vessel
Louis Bonaparte and his suite. The interrogatory
took place in the presence of M. Coquet, sworn in-
terpreter :
" What day did you leave London ?—The day before
yesterday, the 4th of August, at half-past nine in the
morning.
" Had you any merchandise on board ?—No.
" How many passengers had you on board ?—I think
that there were about fifty-six or fifty-seven, according
to the steward's report.
" Did you take all your passengers in London ?
No ; but I can tell you the places where I took those
passengers, without being able, however, to say what
number I took in each place.
" Do you know the names of the passengers that you
had on board: —No; but this morning, about two o'clock,
with the exception of three servants, all the others
stripped themselves of their private clothes, in order to
put on uniforms. Two of them had stars on their uni-
forms, and I was told they were princes.
I forgot to ask yJu if you had any papers. Hacttl
them over to me if you have any.—l have only the ship's
papers and my license. I thought on leaving London
to go to Hamburgh.
" When you left London what were your orders?
Mr. Bleaden, the Secretary to the Commercial Steam-
packet Company, to whom I applied for instructions,
told me,' I do not know where you will go to ; wherever
you are directed you must go. Prepare to receive
about fifty or sixty passengers. A gentleman whose
name Ido not know told me afterwards, I have ar-
ranged with the Company so as to reimburse the loss of
the vessel if that should happen.'
" Did you observe that those gentlemen drank much
during the latter part of the time that they were on
board ?—They drank immensely, and I have never seen
men drink more than they did, and all kinds of wines.
Were you aware that the passengers that were on
board had much money about them ?—lt appeared to
me that they had a great deal, and I observed at the
time when they embarked that each soldier received
100 francs. Before they landed nearly all of them cut
off their mustachios.
" What was the number of soldiers on board ?
About thirty.
Did you observe that there were some soldiers
under arms on the coast at the time your passengers
landed ?—There was nobody on the shore.
" I had forgotten to ask you if you were aware that
signals were made on board your vessel which were
answered from the French coast ?----No ; no signal was
made on board nor was any seen from the land.
" Tell me if you knew that there were arms on
board, and at what time the men armed themselves ?
I had no knowledge of the arms that were on board,
but when they were taken from an iron chest for the
purpose of arming several men. There were three or
four chests.
(From the Gazette delTribisnaux.)
The arrests which took place yesterday and the day
before amounted to eight ; to-day three persons, against
whom there was no charge, have been set at liberty.
M. Bacchioccbi, Chamberlain to the King of Wurtem-
burg, is amongst those who remain in custody.
A domiciliary visit took place, it is said, at tbe hotel
of the Duke de P—, but no seizure was effected.