Star.
London, England, 1821-07-07 00:00:00

BONAPARTE.

The following extract of a letter, dated St. Helena,
May 7, contains some further particulars relative to
the closing scene of the mortal career of BONA PATE.
It was written by an English Officer who was on the.
Island at the time of his death, and had ample op-
portunities of verifying his statements:

“ ST. HELENA, MAY 7.

" As it was the expressed wish of Bonaparte that his body
should be opened, and as it was also most desirable to the Au-
thorities here, that the true seat of his disease should be ascer-
tained, it took place at two o'clock yesterday, the day after his
death. There were present, his own surgeon, who operated, the
surgeon of the Admiral's ship, and five other surgeons; the De-
puty Adjutant-General, and Brigade Major, with Bertrand and
Nontholon. When the chest was opened, the liver was found
to be perfectly sound, with not a mark of disease about it. The
French surgeon even cut it through with his dissecting knife,
and all the surgeons who were present agreed that no liver
complaint' had ever existed. But when they proceeded to the
examination of the stomach, all the surgeons instantly called out
4 There is the scat of the disease.' It was a cancer of the
stomach; the same disorder, I understand, of which his father
died; there was a hole in one part of it large enough to admit
the point of a man's finger. The medical men unanimously
agreed that it could not have been produced by the climate, or
by depression of mind, and that he must have died,' as Madame
Bertrand exclaimed when the appearance of 'his disorder was
described to her,' had he been in the midst of his glory at Aus-
terlitz.' With regard to the lying in state of the body and the
general admission of the inhabitants of the Island to view it, Sir
Hudson Lowe left the matter entirely to the option of Bertrand
and Montholon, who, however, both acquiesced in it, and even
wished that it should be the case. Accordingly, in the afternoon
of yesterday, soon after the examination of his body by the sur-
geons, he was dressed in his green uniform, with red facings,
and all his stars and orders."--{This circumstance appears to
have given rise to the belief, which is now ascertained not to be
correct, that Bonaparte died in his military uniform.]
" An immense number of persons, both yesterday and this
morning, have been to see him. It was one of the most striking
spectacles at which I had ever the fortune to be present. The
view of his countenance, from which I felt it scarcely possible,
even for an instant, to withdraw my eyes, gave me a sensation
I cannot describe; but the impression it makon me will never
be forgotten. His hands were as white as *ix, and felt soft,
though the chill of death was upon them. His remains must
soon be closed from mortal view. In this warm climate dead
bodies soon become offensive, and though all the dispatch possi-
ble is used in preparing the leaden coffin, it is already time that
be was soldered up. General orders are issued that he is to be
buried with the highest military honours; and, perhaps, Thurs-
day or Friday next will be the day. He had for some time past
fixed on a particular spot, which is also, I understand, men-
timed in his will, a short distance from Longwood, for his burial-
place, in the event of its being determined that his remains
should be deposited at St. Helena. It is close by a small spring
of water, of which he always drank, and some time since he used
frequently to breakfast under the two willow-trees which bend
over the bubbling water. It is rather difficult of access, but
pioneers are making a way, and as there is no want of bands, it
will soon be ready.
44 Bonaparte was perfectly aware of the nature of his com-
plaint, and frequently described it to those about him, but was
never able to convince his surgeons that he bad a just notion of
it. In the early stage of the disease, which is a long time ago,
he commenced a statement of it, with his different sensations at
different periods, and continued it up to within a few days of his
death. It is intended for his son.

" It is a singular coincidence, that the Waterloo Nast India-
nian, laden with necessaries for his establishment at Longwood,
arrived only two days before his death, just in•time to witness
his final setting."

The Duke of WELLINGTON spent a considerable
time on Wednesday at the Ordnance Office, after the
arrival of the death of BuNArAttrz.