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London, England, 1821-07-09 00:00:00

BONAPARTE.

F.. ..ma Saturday N;ght's London Ca:idte.
COLONIAL Orrice, DOWNING-STASI'.

r, Jime 4.

Captain Crokat, of the 20th Regiment, arrived this day from
St. Helen; with a Dispatch, addressed to the Earl Bathurst,
by Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, K.C.B. of which the
following is a copy :

" St.-11e!ma, May C, 12'1.
"My Lotto--It falls to my duty to MI, ,rm your Lordship,
that Napoleon Bonaparte expired ar ahntlt ten minutes before six
o'clock in the evening of the sth instant, after an illne:s ss lark
had confined him to his apartment since the 17th of March last.
He was attended during the early part of his indispo.ition, from
the 17th to the 51st of March, by his own Medical Attendant,
Professor Antommarchi, alone. During the latter period, from
the Ist of April to the sth of May, he received the daily visits of
Dr. Arnott, of his Majesty's 20th liek,intent, genetaily in con-
junction with Pron:ssar Autoinmarchi.
" Dr. Shorn, Physician to the Forces, and Dr. Mitchell, Prin-
cipal Medical Officer of the Royal Navy on the station, whose
services, as well as those of any other medical persons on the
island, had been offered, were called upon in consultation by
Professor Antommarchi, on the 3d of May, but they had nut
any opportunity afforded to them of seeing the patient.
" Dr. Arnott was with hint at the moment of his decease, and
saw him expire. Captain Crokat, Orderly Officer in attend-
ance, and Doctors Shortt and Alitchell, saw the body imme-
diately afterwards.
" Dr. Arnott remained with the body during the night.
" Early this morning, at about seven o'clock, I proceeded to
the apartment whero the body lay, accompanied by Rear. Ad-
miral Lambert, Naval Commander-in-Chief on this station; the
Marquis de Montchenti, Commissioner of his Majesty the Kim;
of France,-charged with the same duty also on the part of his
Majesty the Emperor of Austria; Brigadiet-General Coffin, Se-
cond in Command of the Troops; Thomas H. Brooke and Tho-
mas Greentrec, Esqrs. Members of Council in the Government
of this island ; and Captains Brown, Hendry, and Marryatr, of
the Royal Navy.

" AftsT viewing the person of Napoleon Bonaparte, which lay
with the face uncovered, we retired.
" An opportunity was afterwards afforded, with the concur-
rence of the persons who bad composed the family of Napoleon
Bonaparte, to as many Officers as were desirous, Naval and Mi-
litary, to the Ilk•nourable the East India Company's Officers
and Civil Servants, and to various other individuals resident
here, to enter the room in which the body lay, and to view it.
" At two o'clock this day the body was opened, in the pre-
sence of the following Medical Gentlemen :—Dr. Shorts, M.D.
Dr. Mitchell, M.D. Dr. Arnott, M.D. Dr. Ilurten, M.D. of
his Majesty's 66th Regiment, and Matthew Livingstone, Esq.
Surgeon in the Fast India Company's Service.
" Professor Antommarchi assisted at the dissection. General
Bertrand and Count Month°lon were present.
" After a careful examination of the several internal parts of
the body, the whole of the Medical Gentlemen present concurred
in a Report on their appearance. The Report is Inclosed.
" I shall cause the body to he interred with the honours due
to a General Officer of the highest rank.
" I have entrusted this dispatch to Captain Crokat, of his Ma-
jesty s 20th Regiment, who was the Orderly Officer in attend-
ance upon the person of Napoleon Bonaparte at the time of his
decease. He embarks on board his Majesty's sloop HERON, ,
which Rear-Admiral Lambert has detachecrfrom the squadron
under his command, with the intelligence.—l have," &c. Ste.
(Signed) " 11. LOWE, Lieutenant-General.
" To the Right lion. Earl Bathurst, K.G. &c. &c. &c."
" RETORT OF A MAZANC ES, ON DISSECTION OF Ma SOOT Or NAPO-