The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

LONDON JOURNALS.

fFRONI THE MORNING PAPERS OF TINS DAY.]

[Morning Chronicle.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CfIRONICLE.

Sia,—The inclosed Letters were sent to me
some time since for insertion in your Paper, but
as I had then some reason to doubt their authen-
ticity, I declined dOing in, have, however,
lately had the most perfect assurance and proof of
their being_ genuine copies from the originals, and
will therefore feel obliged by your giving them a
place in your valuable columns.

'ont's, &c.
London, Ott. 26, 191$.
{Translated from the French.)
TO THE GOVERNOR.

Longwood, this 19th of 11411%

Itta,—l bare received the fire cases you have taken the
troultle to forward to nit., containin,T, a check-board, a h x
of counters, and two ivory work-hasliets, sei.t from Canton
by Mr. Elphinstone Tbr Emperor was surprised to Ace in
your letter, that you conceived your duty required you should
ttot deliver these articles. " 1 acted," say you, "
ill
.strict c•mformitsy with the caublished tegulation.t, 1 ought to
abstalu front soutiug

In this case, Sir, you would have done a gracious act in
withholding thrm.

Pcrtnit tut, however, to ask the meaning of your obserra-
tam'. Is it because these thlugs did- not art ire through the
,channel of the ,linister ? In the Minister's restrictions, it
certainly is stated, that letfera must eons through that
channel, but not such things avwearing apparel, busts, aryf
articles of furniture We have been constantly in the habit
of receiving many things from the Cape, which .:have been
sent for us. 13esides, t;ord Bathurst, in his speech,, and you
yourself, in one of your letters, have indignantly repelled
the assertion, that letters which arrived here per post, or by
private hands, had been sent to London in order to be re-
turned to this country. Hence, you neither can nor ever
could be authorised to withhold such things as busts, articles
of household furniture, books, and such like, not affecting
in any shape the security of the detention.
It may be, perhaps, because the counters have a Crown im-
printed upon them ! But then, no regulation can exist of
which we are kept in ignorance; nor are we aware, that we
must nut possess any article bearing. the impression of a
Crown, In that case, Sir, you twist have some new sets of
playing cards made, for those we have bear Crowns upon
them. Our linen and small residue of plate are freqnently
sent to the town, and they are all marked with a Crown.
But whence emanates this regulation, which you asset t. to
exist ? is it from your Government, which alone by the Bill
has the right of making any I Your Minister has declAred in
open Parliament, that no restriction had been imposed since
those which bad been printed and proclaimed to all Europe,
and which were given to your Predecessor, and by him handed
over to you. He added too, that you had not imposed any
rastrietion, but merely adopted measures for their execution.
Indeed you hare not the tight to impose any.
The Emperor wants no favour, Sir, nor will he he indebted

f6r any thing to any man's. caprice. But he has a right to
Inow what the restrictions are, which he is subjected to.—
Your Government, Parliament, and all nations hale the same

light.

I therefore beg yon, Sir, to communicate to us these fresh
restrictiqns, ;aid if any such do exist, they must be in contra-
diction of the assertion of Lord Bathurst, " that their only
()Nutt is to ensure the security of the detention." The Em-
peror directs me to protest against the existence of any re-
striction or regulation which shall not be legally notified to
It ilia before it be put in force.
1 have the honour to be,
• Sir, your most obedient, &c.
(Signed) LE CTE. BERTRAND.

To tient.-Gen. Sir H. Lowe, Governor.
TO Mit. RADOWICH. AS I'F.R GUNNER ON BOARD

THE SHIP THE BALLING.

Longwood, July 16, IQI7.

have received the marble bust of ynuog Napo-
leon. I delivered it to his father. It has afforded him the
snost delightful gratification. •
regret it has nut been in your power to come to see us,
-and furnish us with some particulars, which, to a father so
situated, must always he interesting.
Front the letters you have sent, it appears, the artist esti-
mates the value of his work at one hundred pounds sterling.
Vie Emperor has ordered me to send you a Bill of Exchange
for 3001. sterling, The surplus is to indemnify you for the
losses he knows you have sustained on the sale of your adven-
ture, from not having been able to lard; and fur the annoy-
ance which this event has occasioned you, simple as it is, and
which must have entitled you' to the good opinion of every
-sensible man.

Have the goodness to convey the Emperor's thanks to the
persons who hare'had this obliging attention.
I hare the honour to be,
Your very humble and most obedient Servant,
(Signed) CTE. BERTRAND.
P. S. I request you will be so good as to acknowledge the
receipt of the inclosed Bill of Exchange.

THE ARMY.

OFFICIAL.

Orders have been issued from the .WAr-Office
for carrying the under-mentioned reductions into
effect with the least possible delay
Reduced Establishment of all Regiments at Home
and 4broad, except those in the East Indies.
Cavalry, Light and Re:ivy, Infantry, 10 Companies.
8 'Troops.
I Colonel'
1 Lieutenant-Colonel
Majors
ti Captains
n Lieutenants
11* Cornets
The usual Staff
Seljeants
24 Corporals
8 Trumpeters
8 Fat hers
Privates
1:73 Ilurses-16 Privates in
each Troop to be dis-
mounted.
Ail Officers. Supernumerary to these estahlishnients, to he
pllced on Half• Pay, and the Non-Commissioned Officers and
Private 4 discharged.

1 .Colonel
Lientenant•Colonel
2 Majors
10 Captains
32 Lieutenants

8 Etisizns
The usual Staff
35 Seijeants
30 Corporals
24 Drummtrs
630 Privates.

The 20th Pritgootts, the 94th, 95th, path, 97th Regiments
Intantry, and sfl Battalion of the Ritle Brigade now in
(3Nat Britain or Ireland, all Reernit jug 'crone, and compa-
nies, and 300 ntcu from each Reg-uncut of Foot Guards, to be
ins:wet:lately reduced.
The uniltir-tnentioned Corps, now serving abroad, to be
redueeit as soon as re,sible, viz.:—
The '2lst, 22d, 24th. and 26th Oragoons, in:the East Indies.
;td and 4th Battalions, t.;011) Foot.
ii,tl 4th West India Rtyimtnts.
Royal York Rankers.
West India Rangers.
Royal African Corps.
York Cbasscurs; and several Invalid anJ Garrison Cont-
£a lai es.
The 2d Dragoou Guards, 341 Dragoons, 3d, 7th, sad, 29th,