The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-13 00:00:00

tensions advanced by Count
Bertrand. It cannot escape
your observation, that these
demands cannot be represent-
ed as interfering in any way What, a prisoner of war
with his tatting exercise; his cantoned town in Eng-
declaration that he would not land, in France, in RuSsia, in
take any, unless they were Austria, not allowed to write
conceded, was an attempt to at his convenience to his
abuse the interest you had banker, to his friend, to his
taken in the preservation of wife residing in the town
his health. With respect to where he is cantoned, without
correspondence, I confess I having his letters examined by
see no practicable alternative, the Governor of the Pro.-
but that of adhering to the vince ? This is not the law of
regulations lready in orce, nations, bat. Lord Bathurst's
or admittinga an unrestrfained law, who is stlihe a stranger to
communication between Gen. 7 the rules of decent treatment
Buonaparte and the inhabi- and military habits. It is false
tants, on all subjects and for that that could have influence
all purposes. A permission to as to escape; for if one can
send and receive sealed letters, converse with the inhabitants
whether under colour of pri- without witnesses, there can
Sate business, or under any be no danger in writing to
other pretence, is incompa- them. The object oo
thf thiat
s
tible with the situation of a measure is contrary t
prisoner of war, and is liable which existed in 1815, and
to the greatest objections, as during the first half Year of
such a relaxation of the exist- 1816, and is intended to vex
inc rules would in effect be to and annoy in a thousand un-
abandon one of the best seen- worthy and low ways. Sir
titres a ainst a successful at- Hudson Lowe is very fond of
tempt at escape. You will, dirty work, and to examine
therefore, on this point, ad- the foul linen of Longwood is
here to the instructions under to hint an important occupa-
which you have hitherto acted. tion.
With respect to intercourse Fifty of the principal inha-
with the inhabitants, I see hitants of the Island and of
no material objection to the the army may frequently com-
placing it upon the footing municate with Longwood;
recently suggested by Count that removes all the ditlicul-
Bertrand, as it is one which ties with respect to the passes.
he represents would he more But now, this second of June,
consonant to General Boona- a month since, not only has
parte's wishes; the Count's this regulation not been exe-
proposition is, that a list of a cuted, but Sir Hudson Lowe,
given number of persons re- in defiance of it, has had the
silent on the island should be annexed proclamation*posted
made out, who shall be at up. The Colonel of the 66th
once admitted to Longwood was ordered to forbid such of
on the General's own invita- his officers as were in the ha-
thin, without a previous ap- bit ofeonversingwithCountess
plication being made to your Bertrand,whenever they hap-
Excellency on each invitation. pained to meet her on the high
You will, therefore, consider roads, from continuing such
yourself at liberty to accede habit, and to avoid her; in
to the soggestion of Count consequence of this order, se-
Bertrand, and you will for the veral persons have lately
purpose desire him to present turned out of the road, , ail
to yon for your approbation a main testing much indignation
list of persons, not exceeding at such infamous behav:ieur.
fifty ;II number, resident in The _Emperor left his chamber
the island, who may be ad- four times dining the month ,
witted to Longwood .at sea- of April, to pass half an hour
sonable hours, without any under a small tree, thirty
other pass than the invitation Wises from his house. Sir
of General Buonaparte; it Hudson Lowe, in the month
tieing understood that they of May, directed a gardener,
are on such occasions to de- a soldier of the 66th, and a
liver in the invitation as a serjeant, the overseer of the
voucher, with their names, at workmen, to follow him at
the barrier. In giving your some distance, and not to lose
approbation to the list, you sight of him, whenever he
will, as far as is consistent went into his garden, mid
with your duty, consult the thereby obliged him to dis-
wishes ofGeneral Buonaparte; continue this slight exercise.
but you will let it be clearly The gardener and the overseer
understood, that you reserve of the workmen, instead of
to. yourself a discretionary attending to their duties,
power of erasing from the list openly exercise the functions
at any time, any of those in- of soldiers of the Police, and
dividuals to whom you may stop individuals under the
have found it inexpedient to very windows of Longwood.
continue such extraordinary Such has been the effect of
facility of access, and you will the arrival of Lord Bathurst's
take especial care that a re- dispatches, that whilst they
port be always made to you appear to authorise an asso-
by the orderly officer, of the elation with 50 persons, and
several persons admitted to more free communication with
Longwood upon General Buo- them, Sir Hudson; Lowe conies
naparte's invitation. and behaves doubly ill. He
must therefore be warranted
in his iii famous candoet by
instructions contrary to the
Patent ones.
With respect to the visits of This is all a mockery. Na-
strangers who may arrive at poleon was desirous of re-
st. Helena, General Buona- ceiving the visits of the Aus-
parte has not expressed much trian and Russian Officers who
solicitude for a change in the are in this country, the Ba-
existing regulations; his re- roness Stunner, and the stran-
luctance to gratify the idle gers who put in here, as he
curiosity of strangers is a ua- was accustomed to do in 1815
tural feeling to which every and 1816; but in 18 i and 1816,
attention should be shewn ; he declared to prefer to de-
and it is satisfactory to know, cline the visits of every body,
that under the existing regu- rather than submit to the
latimis, the General is, pro- absurd and degrading forma-
teeted froon all rude intrusions lities framed by Sir Hudson
of that description ; as no Lowe, and especially the visits
stranger, although he lists re- of such individuals as that
ceived your Excellency's per- otlicer thought proper to send,
mission, can be admitted at namely, such as were blinded
Longwood unless he has re- by the false prejudices they en-
ceived that of the General tertained against the French.
also. I am aware that in This mockery, under such cir-
giving your permission you cumstances, is truly dastardly
have shewn great delicacy;
but after what has been again
stated on this subject, you
will, I am sure, be inclined to
be still more select, confining
the permission to those whose
situation, character or ac-
quirements are such as to
render it probable that Gene-
ral Buonaparte might take an
interest in their conversation.
It only remains for me to
desire, that you will take a
proper opportunity of making
known to General Buonaparte
the final decision upon these-
veral points transmitted home
ur consideration.

Lord Bathurst is very bad

informed of what passes in the
country, and for this simple
reason—his knowledge is de-
rived only from the corre-
spondence of a faithless agent,
a prey to passion, and a de-
clared enemy bursting with
malice The conversations
which that Officer reports are
a mere tissue of lies. The pre-
caution of having his recitals
attested by one of his confi-
dants proves nothing-, anti
merely demonstrates his cun-
ning. There are a hundred
examples of the false turn
which that Officer gives to
every thing. The following
is one instance:—On the '.2d
Feb., four months after he
had read the observations
upon Lord Bathurst's speech,
he, uncalled for,sent toCount
Bertrand the recital of a con-
versation which lie had had,he
said, in May 1816, with Na-
poleon, respecting the build-
ing of a house. This recital
is replete with falsehood ; it
is all an invention ; it is a
piece of effrontery without ex-
ample, the object of which
was, to he enabled say, that
this false conversation, which
formed one of the basis of
Lord Bathurst's speech, had '
been laid before Count Ber-
trand. Mr. Ellis was present-
ed to the Emperor Napo-
leon in duds 181'; he neither
saw his bed-room, nor the in-
side of the house. The con-
versation never touched noon
any of the disputed points at
St: Helena. Count Montho-
lon had no conversation with
biro upon any matter relating
to the establishment at Long-
wood ; and, notwithstanding
Mr. Ellis, in a work upon
China, has thought proper to
erect himself as a judge upon
all these points, as it he had
made an inquiry from both

* Fur the Proelaruatiup, see yesterday's 61.*:.