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lade of dress, Ater my other clothes, when
tbftravel on foot), " It is true, Sire, that such
• play app4-'-a little singular ; but imperieur
stances, alt a the irnpsfssibility of procuring hr
obliged us to take this step ; and I believe!
in my pocket which prove the truth of the
!lave given of myself."
Napoleon's features here relax-d into a smil.; and .
never can forget the kindness with which. he eyed me,
whilst he said, " you have then learnt Greek and Latin;
what authors have you studied?"
Nr.t a little surprised at this unexpected question, I
mentioned Homer, Thucydides, Cicero, and Horace;
upon which he replied, " That is good, very good;'
and then turning to Berthier, he added, " I do not think
this young man is a spy, but the other who is with hios
is probably one, and has I.rtiught this young man tot
avoid suspicion. " He then made a slight inclination of-j
the head, as a signal for me to retire-; upon which 1
bowed vi roundly, and passed into the antechamber ;
af.er which, Mr. Regel was introduced.
This was the first and last occasion on which I ever
beheld Napoleon. The expres ion of his countenance
remains indelibly present to my mind; it was at that
time thin and sallow; but every feature beamed with
intelligence. I was more patticulat ret struck with the
penetrating glance of his eye, which seemed, if I may
so express' myself, to anticipate the answer to every
question. by reading it intuitively in the soul. His
manner was at first somewhat repulsive and abrupt, but
hecame gradually softer, and in the end quite prepos-
ses-ing. There were several words which 1 felt some
difficulty to express in French; amongst which I re-
member, were " baggage waggons" (fourgon) and
" wheelbarrow" (Oroutte). He himself, however, imme-
diately suggested the appropriate terms ; and it appeared
to me, that nothing could shrpass the lucid and com-
prehensive nature of all his questions and remarks. He
omitted nothing that was accessary, and asked nothing
that was superfluous. I entered IA apartment under
the impression that I was allowed to appear before the
greatest man of the age. My prejudices against him, I
must admit, were very strong. !considered him as the
implacable enemy of my count: y, and the restless sub-
jugator of Europe; but I could not quit his presence
without admiring the acuteness of his intellect, and
feeling the fa-cination e f his smile. It is a circum-
stance not unworthy of remark, that of the four indi-
viduals peseta at this interview, I am now the only
survivor.
After descending the staircase. I repaired to a kind of
bonfire, which was burning not far from the house, and
around which there were a number of French soldiers;
some of wham were sleeping, and rtine conversing with
much noise and gesticulation. One of the latter, who
was leaning his head upon his elbow, eyed me very
contemptuously, and addressing me in the very same
words which Napoleon had usedo exclaimed " Qui etes
vows Not thinking it necessary to treat him with
mach ceremony, and supposing that, in such a declara-
tion, I should command some portion of his respect, I
drew up, and replied with a frown, " I am a stranger,
and I hive just had the honour of being examined by
the Emperor." This, however, did not produce the
desired effect ; for the soldier only looked at me still
more indignantly, and exclaimed, " Pardi ! it is pretty
apparent that this is the time of war ; in time of peace,
yr u would not be permitted to approach the Emperor
by 300 paces." He then turned his head away, and no
farther n-tice was taken of me, either by him or by any
of the others.
Regel, in the mean time, was examined by the
Emperor, and returned nearly similar answers to nearly
similar queries ; but when he stated that private affairs
had rendered us anxious to reach Leipz.c without delay,
Napoleon interrupted him, and said, " What private
affairs could be of sufficient importance to make you
resolve upon passing through two hostile armies? I
can't cOnceive that private affairs done could have in-
duced you to take this step." Mr. Regel replied, that
we were provided with the necessary passports for pass-
ing through the Prussian army, without any molesta-
tion ; and that with respect to the French, we had no
expectation of falling into their hands; for we supposed
that they were advancing to a quite opposite direction;
nay, he believed that such was the opinion of the Prus-
sians, end of the Duke of Brunswick himself. Napoleon
thrn exclaimed with a smile, " They are blockheads;
they have prodigiously deceived themselve.."
As scon as Mr. Regel's examina,ion was over, Na-
peleon said to Count Frohberg, " Detain them for some
days till something decisive has happened, and then
dismiss. them.!'
Mr. Regel then joined me in the street- We repaired
to a kind of public house in the neighbourhood, and
entered one of the rooms. We here found many soldiers
lsing upon chairs, or stretched on the floor ; bottles,
gl saes, spilt wine, and beer, fragments of victuals, &c.
lay in confusion on the table; the odour and appear-
ace, of the whole apartment were equally offensive and
disgusting. I threw open one of the windows, and sat
there in the hope that I might still have an opportunity
to see. my friend Count Frohberg; nor was I disap
poiuted ; for, in about an hour, he passed withimsight
of the window. On catcalling to him, be came to me
immeirately ; and having predetermined what to say
to him, " My dear Cuing, 1. exclaimed, " you have
been it, England, and acknuw ledge that you there met
%%kb much kindness and hospitality. I hope you will
avail yourself of this opportunity (the only one which
may ever occur) to chew sour gratitude for the atten-
tions you experienced. Pray return to the Emperor,
and expostulate with him upon the cruelty of leaving
us in this foil rn place; mote especially as we have
fallen into his hands on neutral ground, and without
any evil design. I hope that his Majesty will at an,
rate permit us to return to Gera, where we shall final
cur, baggage, where our situation will be far more coma
lot table, and where we shall be equally unable to ch•
any mischief, even it such were our intention or wish."
Tile Count readily complied with my request; and
'returning almost immediately, informed me, that we
had leave to return to Gera, and that the Emperor had
added with a smile, " As for tire young snag, tell him
that I am well pleased with the naivete of his answers."
The Cc.tyit kindly accommodated us with the use of
the cart ,age which had troughs es to Alma. He him-
Sri:, 1 Lelieve, restarted on hoist back. We Soon found
rarr.elve, tit ti.e midst if a long Me of waggons and
cari ,ges, oil tunny ol whigh were written," Le Ministre
4.:C 14 (;orate." Cavalry and foot soldiers preceded,
in I stir 0•.r..!e,i us cn every side, and the
%Owls; scene v. as a •y, h t iliient, ail impressive.
fueled, in general, as niti.rpreter at the post-house. Many an
°Seer, ut viirion4 rack, e in ard txidairuril, " la there any
one'here %Ai speak, l'rercli ?'' Mid upon my signifying, that k
bettered .I•rould make it) self irtellii!ible in that language, more
than one of them, ri phis,, " Ah! here is at last a man of sense."
die pipt-tr4rti's sixuattoes was a very rrliug one, and he con-

_ to give , rooms,
_ .
and even his own, being already occupied by French Officers.—
" That is no business of mine," replied the other, " Let those
Officers make themselves as comfortable as they can. lam an
aid-de-camp of Marshal —, and must have a bed whatever
happens." Amongst others, my friend Count Frohberg authorita-
tively demanded lodgings. The post-master shrugged up his
shoulders and exclaimed, "'Se muss icA fin furgliches Dmisser
onfmacke; I" and he at last gave up some apartments reserved, as
I understood, for the accommodation of one of the Sovereign
Princes of Reuss. The Count was so obliging as to procure one
of these rooms for my use during one night. The next morning
he also ohtained permission for us to reside on parole at the house
of 41,fr. Weisaenborn, a friend of sir. liners, who resided a little
way beyond the town, and who received us with the greatest
kindness. Ile held a very respectable situation under the Prince
of Reuss, and behaved, in very trying circumstances, with great
firmness and urbanity. I again experienced a mast kind reception
from my worthy friend, when I revisited Germany in 1816. His
house had been several times plundered ; but before we came and
brought our baggage there, a guard had been stationed for its pro-
tection. Mr. W. not only had several Officers and soldiers quar►
tered successively in his house, but was constantly annoyed by
demands for rations, forage, &c. Amid all his difficulties, I never
saw him lose his temper, though many circumstances occurred to
irritate and annoy him. I was informed that many of the houses
in the neighbourhood were plundered in the most wanton manner;
that the locks were sometimes forced open, even when the keys
were tendered to the marauders; that they often broke bottles of
vinegar, when disappointed in their expectation of finding wine,
and that scenes were everywhere exhibited of wasteful ~nd un•
feeling outrage.
We here received the bulletins of the progress of the French
army with great regaLuity, and heard from the top of a Church
the distant sounds of the cannonade of the fatal battle of Jena.—
Nor was it possible to retied, without shuddering, that every re-
port, which falhtly reached our ears, indicated the continuance of
slaughter and desolation, and would cense the of the widow
to tow, and the heart of the orphan to bleed.
I learned with more sorrow than surprise the event of this de.
chive action, by which the chains of Germany were, for a time,
more strongly rivetted than ever. I shall not attempt to describe
our own silent consternation, or the triumphant enthusiasm of the
French troops, with whom we bad an opportunity to converse,
whilst they were eagerly advancing to join their victorious comrades.
The French Commandant at Gera delayed for several days,
under various pretexts, to furnish .us with passports; but I at
length contrived to see him ; and, after reminding him that his
orders were to detain us, until something ffecisive bad taken place,
I asked him whether this had not already been realized to the
greatest possible extent? Ile laughed, and told me, that he be-
fitted I could not now do any harm, if I were ever so willing.
He accordingly signed my passport, and we set out as soon as pos-
sible fur Altenburg', where I parted from my friend, Mr. Beget,
and proceeded alone to Dresden.
I here experlented a very civil reception from the French Com-
mandant, Colonel Thistd L but although I might detail many
circumstances which I remember with peculiar interest,and which
might not be devoid of importance in the eyes of the Reader, I
think it more advisable here to close the narrative of events,
which I have perhaps recorded with too much minuteness, but
which afford to me a never-failing source of varied and pleasant
retrospection.

the rest of the Royal family : but it is reported that her Milesty will
pass some months at Madrid : her brother Ktau Frit DINANS, and two
of the young Princesses will accompany her.—On the 14th the old
custom of taking farewell of the deceased Monarch, by kissing his
hands, had been publicly practised. Every act of the Regency was
performed in the name of Dort Panass, to whom a Messenger had
been sent in a vessel which sailed the 12th of March. Sir WILLIAM
A'Coorr is said to be •ery assiduous, and to exercise a decisive In-
fluence over the Regency, notwithstanding the opposition of the
Ambassador of Spain and the Charge d'Affaires of France.
On the 16th ult. the Pore held a public Conventory in the Vatican,
when the two new Cardinals 1111cAttA and CAPELLA VU. received the
hat with the usual ceremonies.

The intelligence from Madrid comes down to the 21st ult., at
•which period it was rumoured to be the intention of the Spanish
Government to assemble an army of observation near the (renders
of Portugal, probably under some apprehension that the Cortes and
Constitutional System might be restored in that kingdom. It was
also asserted that Ferdinand had refused to recognise the Regency
of Portugal. on account of the manner in which it was constituted.
An affray took place in Madrid on the 19th of I.‘larcla between the
Swiss and the Spanish soldiers of the garrison, in which some shots
were fired, and some men wounded on both sides, but which had
not led, as it had been feared, to a general explosion.
The Moil. informs us that all the Bishops of France have lately
given an honourable specimen of good sense and independence,
which shows that the Dignitaries of the Catholic Church themselves
think it necessary to resist the efforts now making to restore the
exploded supremacy of the • Roman Pontiff. They have declared
in letters addressed to the King," that they do not believe that the
Pope of Some, or any other foreign Prince, has, or ought to have,
any jurisdiction, civil or temporal, any power, supremacy, or pre-
eminence in the kingdoms, either directly or indirectly."
Accounts from Bilboa state-That the province of Biscay is armed
m muse, and ready to proceed to the coast on the first intelligence
of any lauding of insurgents.

The Austrian tobserver of the 22J ult. in reference to
the health of the Emperor of Ausrars, says, " It is not possible,
after so serious an illness, for the convalescence to procee: more
satisfactorily than in the case of his Mssiesrv. To-day his MaJBWIT
has, for the first time, Wien some light animal food. The recovery
of his 'Siaarrn\going on so regularly, we intend to close the daily
accounts of his health with this day's communication."

Dutch !Wets to the Ist in.t. reached us this forenoon.
These Journals continue to give at length the official accounts of
the *friars of Java to the 9th November, which were on the whole
'Pry satisfactory. They cositain also an account of the destruction
of a piratical ship by the colonial schooner Johanna, Capt. Scum.sa.

Frankfort Papers of the 27th March, received this
morning, contain an article from Leipsic, which after stating that
the Persians who were expected at the fair had arrived with money
and bills of exchange, says—" To the failures already mentioned,
we regret to add, that of the house of Rieman, which has existed
for 170 years ; it is one of the first in the.leatbor trade, and the chief
of It is very much pitted."
Hamburgh Papers to the 30th ult. reached us this
forenoon. They contain a long account of the prepa-
rations making for the funeral of the late ENIPII,ROR,
which it is said will be attended by all the Imperial
family, including the Grand Duke CONSTANTIN&
All the foreign Princes at St. Petersburgh, as well as
the Duke of Watztleovorr, and several of the great
Officers of State, had gone to Zarskojesselo, to be
ready to receive the funeral procession on its arrival
there.—The battalion, composed of soldiers who took
part in the rebellion on the 26th of December, had set
out on its march to the Caucasus, to be employed this
spring against the rebellious mountaineers. They go
by land to Twer, and then embark On the Wolga for
the Caspian Sea.

Brussels Papers to the lst instant reached us this
forenoon, containing an account of the close of the
Session of the Second Chamber of the States General.
The Minister of the Interior, in his address, thus al-
luded to some commercial enactments which have been
made in the Netherlands. " The modifications which
have been made in the tariff of import and export
duties, are so many ameliorations called for by an
industry which is continually increasing, and the iin•
portance of which you have perceived. It is thus that,
by endeavouring to perfect the general system of our
taxes, we shall succeed, if not in fixing it, at least in
placing it on a better foundation; for invagiability is a
thing impossible in political economy, especially in
what regards the custom-house, in which we must ne-
cessarily follow external influence." The following
are extracts:

HAGUE, MAacH 25.

SITTING OF THE 2D CHAMBER 01 THE STATES GENERAL.

The sitting opened at noon. The races verbal of
the last sitting was read, but Aid not be approved,
because there were too few members present.
The President gave notice that he had received
Vat ious messages from the first Chamber, in which it de-
clared its assent to the project of law containing all the
chapters of the 341 Book of the Code of Commerce, and
that of the Civil Code, treating of property to that
making some changes in the tariff of Customs, and to.
that authorising a loan of twenty millions for the Colonies
The President having caused a Royal tlecree to be
read, which appoints the Mihister of the Interior to
close in his Majesty's name the present Se►sion of the
States General at one o'clock,
M. Van Sasse Van Tsselt rose and said, " Allow me,
Sir, to ask you a question, to which, however, I raped'
only an answer from coin tesy ; the Director-General of
the affairs of the Catholic Worship lately promised us
an official communication of the negociations between
the Belgian Government and the Court of Rome; I
ask you, Sir, whether the documents relative to theta
negociationc have come to your knowledge
The President having announced that on account of this incom-
plete state of the Chamber, be could not charge himself with any
communication, M. Van Sus continued.
" The Director General of the Affairs of the Catholic worship
having solemnly engaged, in this Chamber, to make to us a com-
munication of six •ery interesting papers, since they were to serve
to tranquillize people's minds, and timorous consciences, it is im-
portant that people should know how far that functionary hai
filled his ptomiee, and consequently observed the respect due to
the Chamber."

The President replied that be had received no document relative
to this subject.
The two Chambers met together at half•past twelve, and the
Session was closed by the Minister of the Interior.
The Greeks, unaided asare, have gained another
signal triumph over their enemies, and Missolonghi,
which has so long been threatened with extermination,
waves the proud banners of the cross iii defiance of the
Moslem hordes that besieged it. This gratifying intel-
ligence:is communicated in both the Frankfort and the

French papers, on the authority of letters from Corfu of
lie 7th ult. It appears that, befete conitnenzing his last

•■••■■•■•••• ducted himself with much teen afti.propriety. The most no- Napoli di Romania, in order oft copy an rtpedition of
1 reasonable and incompatible Adrquests were made to, him every 1200.111711 tO the isle of NeAropant.
hen oiled :
, =tomtit. There-were coestont dentsmle for provisions, beds,
Ich con et, torsesowabling, hay, certtrijxt when "applies had long sike The Nifik contains ftitelligenee'4^......... Lisbon titlise leb inst. but
ins cit cuma I been ja a great rnitiSsure exhausted. .10' ke that German trader. much of it has been antl.oatef by opti• extracfs .troin the Lisbon
money, have ,
standthat t must save Abed hetet "said an Officer of rant. Oisettes, in the Semi of Friday 'last. .It state& that the most per-'
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ship
Jsappeptni repeatedly). if 'was in vain that the -post. feet tranquillity pervadsst both the capital and the whole kingdom,hav eletien 1 master conveyed to him, through me, the true but unwelcome which has not been for a ' moment disturbed. '
t ACCOullt I intelligence, that he had not a single bed to give him • all the The dowager Quern it is said, will occupy the castle of Ajuda with
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