The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-05 00:00:00

BUONAPARTt.

The following is the SECOND EDITION of THE
Sc of yesterday :.
tc BUONAPARTE expired in the afternoon of Sa-
turday, May 5. He had been ill for a fortnight
before, and his complaint
at length became so
al arming that additional medical attendants were
called, viz. two Surgeons and three Physicians,
and
it soon appeared that death was approaching.
The disorder, or rather the complication of dis-
-orders,vvhich put an end to hi life, was a cancer in
the stomach, which had pr\duced a consider-
able aperture and extensive ulceration. There was
a large portion of fat upon the chest, and more
lower down. The liver was found to adhere
to the contiguous parts. Nothing was discover-
able in his stomach but coffee-grounds. Ilis body
t oPened soon after his death was fully ascer-
tained,
onedi On the following day the Gover-
northe Island, and all the Chief Officers,
attended in state to visit the corpse.—The body
A"as laid in state with all due ceremony.—
to funeral, suitable to his military rank, was
- take place, and the utmost respect
was to be shewn to his remains. lie died
with°llt a sigh, and apparently without the
least pain. The expression of his countenance by
all accounts was calm, interesting, and beautiful.
Ile had made a will, and by his. own particular
desire was to be buried at St. Helena. It is
said, that the symptoms attending his death were
Precisely the same as those which terminated the
I r
•e of his father. All the Medical Attendants
"licurred in declaring that the state of his body
Precluded all possibility of cure or preVention."

-Yesterday the CITAMMAN of the East India
Court of Directors stated, that he had received
the following Letter from Sir HUDSON LOWE,
Nidu incing the death of this celebrated indi-
•

" ST: HELENA, MAY 6, 1621.-1 be leave to inform you,
that General Buonaparte expired about ten minutes before six
an the evening of the sth of May, after an illness which
—tifilled him to his apartment since March last.—CaPtain
(Icke.tt, who was the Officer- in attendance on General Buo-
4Patte) at the time of his decease, waldeliver this letter."

[PRIVATE LETTER.]
th'S RF.LENA, MAY 7.—Bubnaparte died on Saturday,
2," at six p. m., after an illness of six weeks, the last fort-
-7}lt only considered dangerous. The body has been opened,
:°_cl the disease ascertained to be a cancer on the stomach, with
lakrt rday afternoon
leZat extent of ulceration. He has been lyin in state since
the Admiral, Governor, and heads of de-
nients having first seen the body."

ti:IL/ 11 APAIt T E Was born on thelsth ofAuglist,l769; atAjac-
)l4' in the Island of Corsica. He was the eldest son of Carlo
114.1 as ?.ar.te, a lawyer, of Italir extraction, by his wife, Letitia
hig ,°,au• Gen. Paoli was his godfather, and Gen. Marbteuf
tri ,74Y patron. It is remarkable that Napoleon and his illus-
ta:,;'s conqueror, the Duke of Wellington, were born in the
Mbar ear, his Grace having been, born in May,1769. He was
ttea,.l,"t up in the Royal Military School of France as an Engi-
loo and first distinguished himself as such at the siege of Ton-
When that place was in the possession of the British. He
oho twa•rds' became the instrument' of the Director Barrere, byA3e interest he was appointed to the, command of the French
lee'. of Italy, in which situationlie ran a most glorious ca-
ht Of victory and ultimately effected a peace with Austria.
t,411137 after he projected the memorable expedition to
tut; but on experiencing reverses in that quarter, he re-
laateed to France. Availing himself of the then distracted
of the cOnntr y (the war with Austria heilig renewed
os absence) he contrived by violence to overthrow the
ttit;traolerit of the Executive Directory, and under the Con-
Chiatvlr',. Which succeeded was appointed First Consul, or
aa„t the Republic, for a limited tenn, but afterwards for life,
the 6-70querice of his having, by extraordinary exertions in
'onbit, again compelled Austna to accept of peace. His
asgan.-.,,f)11) however, aspired to the Throne, and in 1804 he
110' ti;,"l,„the title of Emperor of the French, and was crowned
Ain -a- 'one. After a long course of victory he experienced:
IlraiTt reverse in Spain, from the brilliant courage of the
ton;'' Array, under the command of the illustrious Welling-
ei,Thard soon afterwards the fatal campaign in Russia put,
Pre -:to his power, arid he was compelled to abdicate the
101,„11,,cti Throne in the year 1814.—His abdication was fol-
atte,`'„ bY banishment to the Wand of Elba, where every
Nifie-A"°11 and ingendoirr consistent with security was pro-
Eib ; hut treacherous to 'engagements, Napoleon left
bri,.4 0o the 26th of February, 1814, at night, on board a
op~ 'With a few hundred followers, and landed on the Ist
41einn,aten, at five in the afternoon, in the Gulf of Juan.—
well received he proceeded onwards, entered Paris
I(fap
aantly on the 20th, and immediately resumed the reins
te44,7enurient. The King had sent an army to oppose him,
Johlee .2,-;,Y Marshal Ney, who betrayed his Sovereign and
ever
v 9 'Napoleon. The success of Buonaparte did not
)? how-
theg remain without a severe check. The fortified line of
kr,..r(setherlands towards France, which was occupied by strong
the chiefly in 'British pay, were greatly reinforced ni:der
Bluther
4'e (3? *Wellington, and a Prussian army under Prince
nth L.i.• To oppose this folce, Napoleon left Paris on the
"11 the 18th, when he was totally defeated near Waterloo,
to Il
tle-ed back to Paris, where he declared his political life
t)11 terminated, and withdrew himself in pnvacy. The
h etiog armies entered Paris on the 3d.of July, and on the
teitl4ouis re-entered the' capital, followed by the Allied Sove-
ii'.4.l,l:; , Napoleon reached Rochfort, where he endeavoured to
01.40,DY sea but finding the attempt vain, he surrendered
tid, to as British man of war, which sailed immediately for
to il, and soon anchored in Torbay. Ile there remained on
dad°d ship was prepared for his reception, which
biro to. St. Helena, the destined place of his exile and
441h:"--This phisly hasty and imperfect outline of the event-
.tory f- extraordinary man.
soon
Yet_ after the arrival of Captain ANDREWS

'PatelrnaY morning at the Admiralty, with dis-
-Wise ° e,,2, announcing the death of BUONAPARTE,
the daunt-nt MELvird.r. forwarded the substance of
e/t daunt
in a box by a Messenger. Mr.
low--,"3 the Secretary to the Admiralty, foi-
e° soon after to the King's Palace.—Captain
l( disc7l' arrived at the Colonial Office with the
evo-„ „etches, containing the account of the same
at a quarter, past eleven o'clock. Earl
tair, `lt'LlsT not being at, the Office, and the Cap-
j Baring a private letter from Sir HUDSON
hand ;o be delivered into Earl BATHURST'S
°Rly, the Captain proceeded with all pos-
hr, e speed to the Noble Earl's house, in Stan-
Pe-street, where he delivered the letter, as
inell as the regular dispatches ; and after perus-
1g them, Earl BATHU itsT sent an account of the
to all
event to the KING, and a circular box
all the Cabinet Ministers.

- esterday the Duchess of KENT and the Prin-
ess SOPHIA visited the Duchess of CLARENCE.
The-Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess
AUGUSTA rode out together yesterday.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and
Princess AUGUSTA dined with the Duke and
bfichess of CLARENCE.
Lord STowELL is said to be the title by which
Sir W. SCOTT will he raised to the peerage.
The Rev. JOHN V.STEWART has been collated
19 the Rectory of Gilston, in the County of Hertford, by the
(4ullliox. tsnor of Loxpozi on the resignation of the Rev. W3l*

VOA TIM SUN.

NAVAL PROMOTION.

Ma. EDITOR—I highly approve of tlie sugges-
tion of your correspondent, G. C.—There is not
a more meritorious class of persons in His MA-
JESTY'S Service than the illidshipmcn and /I/as-
lees Mates. In answer to his inquiry, I believe
I may inform him that there will he no general
promotion upon the occasion of the approaching
Coronation of HIS MAJESTY, but that a LIMITTED
promotion only is contemplated in the Navy, and
that in it will he included a few of the class of
officers to whom he has referred. To such men,
encouragement and protection was never more
essential than at the present moment, when
every European Country is actively engaged in
forming a powerful and effective marine, and
when the largest fleet which Russia ever sent to
sea is on the eve of sailing for the Mediterranean
—when a Dutch Fleet is in a forward state of
preparation, and a French Fleet far more for-
midable than any we encountered during the
Revolution, or in the reign of BUONAPARTE, is
also ready for sea. The Americans too are silently
increasing .their force in the Mediterranean, and
every thing seems to threaten a struggle for naval
power unparalleled in the history of Europe.—
Surely all these indications should point out the
necessity of paying the utmost attention to our
Navy. It has been too long neglected ; and the
neglect has caused an indifference for the old
policy of the country, and a disregard of that
national feeling which once. made England the
envy and the dread of the world, and which must
be revived, if we wish to continue happy, re-
spectable, and free.

AN OLD NAVAL OFFICER.
British Coffee-house, July 4.

SHIP NEWS.

HARWrCH, JULY 4.—Sailed the Princess Charlotte packet
Sor Holland; and Vansittart, ditto, for Cuxhaven, each with a
mail.

POIITSht6UTFt, JULY 4.—Wind Westerly.--Sailed his
Majesty's ship Dispatch for the Mediterranean ; New RecoN%ery,
Johnson, for Weymouth ; Dndalus, Hindmarsh, for Mirann-
chi ; and Neptune, Harrison, for Sunderland.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 3.—Wind E.—Arrived the Triton,
Bennett, from London for Buenos Ayres ; and Dromedary,
Skinner, from Port Jackson and New South Wales ; sailed
14th February ; spoke on 13th May, in lat. 2. 10. N. long. 22.
13. W. the Thames Whaler, of and from London ; and on 26th
May, in lat. 24. 17. long. 40. 45. the Bristol, from Bengal and
St. Helena.. Arrived off the port the Jane, Whitney, from
Genoa.

DOVER, JULY 4.—The American brig Betsy, Virgin, from
Stockholm for Boston, got entangled amongst the Sands yes-
terday, and parted from her anchor and cable ; she has been
supplied with another, and has proceeded this morning.
DEAL, JULY 4.—Wind N. E.—Arrived and remain the
New Albion, Sadler; from St. Domingo for Rotterdam. Came
down from the River and sailed the Sprightly, Brown ; Eliza,
Powell ; and Dove', Weight, for New South Shetland ; Raw-
lins, Drew, for St. Kitt's ; and Hunter, for Sierra Leone.—
Arrived and sailed for the River the Nelson, Barney, from the
South Seas.

Yesterday the Dispatches were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following shipS
viz.. ose, Captain T. 11I‘Taggart, and Princess Charlotte of
Wales, Captain C. Beden, both for Bengal direct.—The East
India Company's own ship Waterloo. outward bound, arrived
at St. Helena the 3d of May- ; all well.

A Mail from the Brazils arrived yesterday,
bringing letters from Rio de Janeiro'to the 2d •of
April. At that date the King had not sailed
for Portugal, but his departure was fixed for the
9th, and great preparations were on foot for his
passage across the Atlantic. Much-speculation
existed at Rio Janeiro whether the Royal inten-
tion would be carried into effect, and the well
known indecision of the King's character, with
his attachment to the climate and manners of the
Brazilians, led strongly to the belief in many
that he would remain. But other circumstances
were pressing still more strongly his departure
for Europe. Independently of the pledge given
by the decree issued at the establishment of the
new Constitution, announcing such to he his in-
tention, he Was supposed• to be urged by a jea-
lousy of the =Prince Royal, whose early declara-
tion for the new system bad created for him the
highest popularity at Rio de Janeiro. This pre-
ference was noted by those about the Court to
have made the King restless, and visibly affected
his temper. His transactions with the Bank of
Rio de Janeiro were supposed to have caused
him still deeper disquietude. It has been stated
in previous accounts, that, on the discovery of
an existing defalcation in the accounts of the
Directors, the pledge of t►►e Crown jewels was
offered to the creditors, and that the measure
was followed by the complete restoration of the
credit of the establishment. But it was subse-
quently suspected, that the supply of the private
wants of the Courts, which had produced drafts
on them to the amount of 7,000,000 of crusadoes
(about 600,0001. sterling) was the real cause of
the deficiencies of the Bank Directors, and that
the Crown jewels would not have been surren-
dered as security for the_repayment, but for the
interference, of the Prince Royal, who urged or
insisted on the step as a measure of strict justice
to the creditors. We are still therefore without
any authentic intelligence of the King's depar-
ture for Europe. A statement appeared a few
days since that tl►e Royal squadron had been
spoken with in the Atlantic early in April by a
vessel from Bahia, but as no news has arrived of
its reaching Lisbon, no doubt the account is by
the mail of the 18th ult. incorrect.—(liorning
Paper.)
A letter from Plymouth says—" By an ar-
rival from Jamaica, we learn that the Spanish
Patriots have met with many reverses. Sir
GREGOR MACGREGOR, the runaway adventurer,
is at Hayti, where he has the modesty to repre-
sent himself as the King of Scotland. COCHRANE
s busy capturing inerchantmen."
An extract. from a letter from Dover, dated
July 3, six o'clock, says—" His 'Excellency
Count MormiE; his Danish Majesty's Minister
to the Court of London, has this instant arrived
from Calais. He came over in the Cumberland
packet in about four hours, and was saluted
from the heights on entering the harbour. He
was also received by a Guard of Honour on his
landing. The Rob Roy steam packet got on
shore last week in entering Calais Harbour, and
received much damage. She came from Calais
on Saturday, and is not able to proceed again till
sl►e is repaired."