Star.
London, England, 1821-08-24 00:00:00

BONAPARTE.

CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO TIIF. LAST
ILLNESS OF NAPOLEON.
We stated in the STAR of Wednesday, that Pt ince,'
BORGHESE, sister of NAPOLEON RONAPARTE,
made repeated applications to the English (iovern-
ment for permission to join her brother in St. Helena.
her request was eventually granted, and she was
making the necessary preparations for the voyage,
when intelligence of the death of BONAPARTE arrived,
and altered her intention. M. BONAVITA, the Eccle-
siastic, who left St. Helena in March last, transmitted
to the Princess, on his arrival at Rome, the following
. _

letters :
LETTER FROM COUNT DE MONTIIOLON TO PRINCESS
BORGIIESE, AT ROME.
" Longwood, March 47, 1821.
" MADAM—Napoleon charges me to give you information
concerning his health. The liver complaint, with which he has
been afflicted for several years, and which is becoming mortal in
this climate, has made in the last six months an alarming pro-
gress. The improvement expected from the skill and assiduity
of Dr. Antomarchi, has not taken place. Several relapses oc-
curred in the course of the latter part of last year, and every
day the malady gains an accession of strength.
44 Napoleon is become extremely weak ; scarcely can he sup-
port the fatigue of half an hour's exercise in a carriage, or on
horseback at a slow pace. He cannot walk in his chamber with-
out the assistance of a friend or attendant. To his hepatical com-
plaint is superadded another disease incident to the climate in
which we live; his bowels are severely affected, his digestive
organs no longer perform their functions, and his stomach rejects
every sort of food. For some time Napoleon cannot eat either
meat, bread, or vegetables; he lives entirely on jellies and ices.
Count Bertrand wrote in September last to the Earl of Liver-
pool, requesting the removal of the Emperor to a more tempe-
rate climate, and to shew the necessity of his residing in the vi-
cinity of mineral springs. I have given to M. Bonavita a copy
of his (Bertrand's) letter. Governor Lowe has refused to for-
ward it to his Government, under the foolish pretext that he bad
given in it to Napoleon the title of Emperor. M. Bonavita ern-
barks to-day for Rome ; he has experienced the cruel influence
of the climate of St. Ilelena ; one year's residence in this island
would cost him six years of his life. The letter with which M.
Antomarchi has intrusted him to Cardinal Emelt will furnish to
your Highness circumstantial details relative to the state of the
malady of the Emperor. The London Papers are in the con-
stant habit of publishing letters under the date of St. Helena,
doling nut lies for the purpose of imposing upon Europe.
" Napoleon trusts that your Highness witl use your best en-
deavours to give publicity to the real situation of his malady ; he
is dying, without succour or consolation, upon a horrid rock ;
his agony is terrible.—Accept, Madam, &c.
" MONTIIOLON."
COPY OP A LETTER FROM GENERAL COUNT BERTRAND
TO THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.
" Longwood, Sept. 23, 1820.
S,a—l had the honour of writing to you on the •,....sth of
June, 1819, to acquaint you with the state of the Emperor's
health, which, since the month of October, I'Bl7, has been at-
tacked by a chronical affection of the liver. Dr. Antutuarchi
arrived here last September; he devoted his whole skill and as-
siduity to Napoleon, who at first derived some benefit ; but since,
this Physician has declared (as hi; prescriptions and bulletins
also prove), that the malady had reached that period at which
al! the aid of medicine could avail nothing against the pernicious
effects of the climate ; that mineral waters seemed to become
necessary for him; that so long as he should remain at I le.
lena, his life would be spent in agony ; and that he could
only expect a mitigation of his sufferings by returning to Eu-
rope, his strength being entirely exhausted by a residence of
five years in the horrid climate of St. Helena—by the privation
of everything that is necessary for him—and by vexatious pros
ceedings, of which he has been the object.
" The Emperor, therefore, charges me to beg of you, my
Lord, as the only means of preservation that remains, that he
may be removed to Europe. " BERTH AN D."
COPY SiF A LETTER FROM THE MILITARY SECRETARY
TO GENERAL BERTRAND.
" Plantation House, Sept. e, 1820.
Sta—The instructions received by the Gov.rtior will Hot
allow him to receive any letters in which Napoleon Bonaparte is
styled Emperor. I have orders to return to you the one you ad-
dressed to Sir Hudson Lowe ; you will find it enclos.ed.
" The Governor has requested me, al the same time, to in-
form you, that he has not received the letter which you say p"
add' esmd to hint on the esth of June, 1819, for Lord Liverpool.
" L have the honour to be, &c.
Military Sec."

GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF MADRID,
AUGUST 9, 1821.
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
The Political Chief of the Island of Porto Rico,
communicates, under date of the 10th June, 1821, to
the Secretary of State of the Ultra Marine Govern-
went, the following particulars :
" Most Excellent Sir—On the sth current, I communicated
to your Excellency the latest occurrences of Costa-hrme, and
the occupation of the capital by a division under the command
of Bermudez. On the 3d current, an English corvette of war
left La Guyra, for St. Thomas's, which has communicated the
following occurrence:
" s On the 27th May, a division of Brigadier Morales' entered
Caraccas, took possession of that city, and completely beat Ber-
mudez, the remains of whose force he pursued. From the in-
terior, we learn that another action was gained by General La-
torre, against the army of General Bolivar. No details have
been received of these successes, which, however, are com-
pletely certain, but I will transmit through the frigate Ligera,of
Puerto Cabello, any fresh information which may arrive. All
which I communicate to your Excellency for the knowledge of
his Majesty, &c.'"

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1821.
Sr. Basmoioxzw.—Heliday at the Bank.

We mentioned yesterday the extremely pacific ac-
counts which had arrived from Odessa, and are now
enabled to add some further particulars. The Divan,
it is said, had received the ultimatum of the Russian
Government ; but had come to no decision on the
subject. Baron Sr nOGONOF F remained strictly guarded
at Bujukdere, without any intercourse with the Porte.
The Russian packet-boat was still detained, and the
Turks had taken out her cannon. It was the general
opinion, however, of well-informed persons at Odessa,
that the differences with the Porte would not lead to
hostilities.

A Sardinian merchantman which had arrived at
Odessa from Constantinople, on the 27th July, after
a passage of six days, had brought intelligence that
a naval action was fought off Tenedos, on the 17th
July, in which the Turks were entirely defeated, with
the loss of two frigates (another account says, two
ships of the line), besides several smaller vessels.—
The shattered remains of the Turkish squadron re-
turned to the sea of Marmora. As soon as the disas-
trous news reached the capital, the disorders were
renewed with marls of increased atrocity ; and hun-
dreds of the unfortunate Greeks were sacrificed to
the vengeance of the populace and soldiery. This
account, however, was considered to be of doubtful
authenticity, as it rested on the individual informa-
tion of the Sardinian Captain, whc brought no letters
to confirm his star meat.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday, and some German I
Papers, which arrived last night, are filled with articles
of quite an opposite tendency to the accounts received
from Odessa. We subjoin some extracts, which, in
the present singularly conflicting state of all the in-
formation we have on the subject of Turkish and
Russian relations. 'se must leave to speak for them-
selves. We shall only remark, that the statement in
a private letter from Augsburgh, that the English
garrisons in the lonian Islands and in Malta, are to
be reinforced, is quite unworthy of credit. Should
England be compelled to interfere, she would employ
her naval, and not her military means.

EXTRACTS FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.

ACGSSIIRGII, AUGUST

It is affiimed that the English garrisons of the
lonian Islands and of Malta are going to be consi-
siderably reinforced ; the British Government being
desirous, under present circumstances, to place this
part of its possessions in a respectable state of defence.
On the other hand, it seems that the English Admi-
ral who commands the British squadron in the Me-
diterranean, at present stationed off Tenedos, has re-
ceived from his Government secret instructions, in
case the Dardanelles should be attacked.
The fleet of the Insurgents, which is in the same
seas, and has constantly watched the Turkish marine,
appears to wait for orders for further proceedings.
A report had been circulated that it would be rein-
forced by a division of Russian vessels; but this has
not yet been confirmed. At all events, it is not
doubted that the Bosphorus will soon become the
theatre of important events, the issue of which will
shew the policy of various Powers which are ne-
gociating at present on the affairs of Turkey.
We have seen letters written by Russian Officers
of rank in the Russian Army of the South. They
speak with some confidence of the co-operation of
Austria, and even of Prussia, in the projects of the
Cabinet of St. Petersburgh. They do not dissemble
that war is inevitable, and that it will be necessary to
go to Constantinople itself, to put an end to the atro-
cities of which the Christians are the victims. In ge.
neral, the Russians, as well as the Tut ks, see in hos-
tilities, if they should commence, a war of religion,
which will be bloody in the extreme."