The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-15 00:00:00

XAPOLRON Id EXILE; OR, RsICII FROM
sr. Illetail4
We bave l'sfose as a Isaob ails4lbia title. written
by Barry O'Meara, formerly Suz: to Napuleor
lionaparte in the Island of St: It is • work
which has made a most lively eeneselon, wherever it
has been seen; and not without reason, for it contains
matters of the greatest importance, and of the deep-
est interest to England. It is a lively and faithful
picture of the treatment of• Napoleon in his prison of
St. Helena. It presents a poitrair, also, of that ex-
traordinary man, and a relation of many of the prin-
cipal events of his life, and of the times in which lie
lived. It is given as by a man of indelible into
grity; and is, throughout, stamped with internal eel-
dime of its truth. It Is impossible for curiosity to
Bag for a utoment, during the perusal. You are
moved on, through the scenes it presents, with ra-
pidity, and with the most interesting novelties sur-
rounding you. And it does not want the attraction
which arises from change of the dons produced
by the nature of the work. If you are, at times, de-
lighted with anecdotes of the most lively and bril-
liant you are also moved to compassion for
• fallen enemy, and to indignation at the conduct of
lie goobers. We would nut he the same in mind and
reelect es the CUSP TURNKEY of his prison (the
00 or of the Islaad), is represented to be, for any
wealth or any hoses rs, which can be bestowed by all the
Stomachs of the universe. We would not be Nilsen-
&aped as to our opinion of the character of Napo-
been Bottoperte. We know, that, although he had
Sabot es great and splendid as that of soy man which
history -has pro4pced, all his greatness was obscured
by his -loordinate and gross ambition. Bat he was a
fallen enemy, to say the least of it, when Ministers
seat Mtn to St. Helena. This, however, is not all that
can be said of the character of their conduct to
hiss—all that can be said of its unworthiness.
Napoleon was not the Priemser of the British
thivernment. What his relation was to the British
Cavernescat, at the time of sending blot prisoner to
'• neki&o„ is best expressed io bis own words, in his
"germ on that occasion. " I hereby" (be said)
***lrately pro•est, in the face of God sod of men,
stalest tho violation of my most sacred rights, in
forcibly disposing of my person and my liberty. I
came volentarily on board of the Bellerophon. lem
not du prisoner, but the geese of England. As soon
as I was seated on board of the Bellerophon. I was
upon the hearths of the BRITISH Proratt."—These I
words, coupled with the conduct of Mini , and
their Satellites, towards NAPOLEON, have placed a
stain epon the English name, which former ages of
Enlist, ItPrelim, and English generosity (sorfidure
like ages, if they could come) cannot wipe away. But
we do not wish, farther to follow this tneleocholy
part of the subject of our present observations. Our
object is simply to call the *denims of our readers to
)Jr. o'3lle.aaa's publication. In periodic it, they
will sot seed to have their feelings pointed to any
sharpness by us. They will abhor the men who
could plan, and the men who could execute, such a
series of atrocities, as were heaped ups* the inform
nate prisoner of $l. Helens. The preface to this
work is written with uncommou good mom, sad Pad
feeling; ani Is a perfect pledge of the sincerity and
good faith of the author. We shall now give a few
extracts from Mn, O'lleara's work ; and we shall
take another opportunity to add some more, with far-
ther observatiost; sod we are sorry our limits do not
permit us to extend our extracts beyond the swab
space to which we are compelled to narrow them.
" After leering the bath, Napoleon spoke shout Russia,
and said, that the European nations would yet find that
he bad adopted the best possible policy at the time
he had intended to re-establish the kingdom of Poland,
which would be the only effectual means of stopping the
intensive power of Russia. It was putting a barrier,
a dyke to that formidable empire, which it was likely
would vet overwhelm Europe. Ido not think,' said
be, • that I shall live to see it, but you may. You are
in the dower of your age, anti may expect to live thirty-
live years longer. I think that you will see that the
Russians will either invade and take India, or enter
Europe with four hundred thousand' Couses and other
inhabitants of the dinette, and two hundred thousand
real Russians. When Paul was so violent against you,
be sent to roe for a plan to invade India. 1 sent him one,
with instructions in detail.' (Here Napoleon shewed
me on a map the routes, and the different points from
whence the army was to have proceeded.) • From a
part in the Caspien Sea he was to have marched on to
India. Russia, continued be, must either fall or ag-
grandise herself, and it is natural to suppose that the
latter will take place. By invading other countries,
Russia has two points to gain,—an increase of civiliza-
tion and polish, by rubbing against other powers,'" the
acquisition of money, and the rendering friends to her-1
self the inhabitants of the deserts, with whom some
years back she was at . war. The Cossacs, Calmacks,
and ether barbarians, who have accompanied the Rus-
sians into France, and other parts of Europe, having
ouce acquired a taste for the luxuries of the south, will
carry back to their deserts the remembrance of places
where they had such fine women, fine living, and not
only will not themselves be able to endure their own
barbarous and sterile regions, but will communicate to
their neighbours a desire to conquer these delicious
countries. In all lumen probability, Alexander will be
obliged either to take India from you, in order to gain
riches and provide employment for them, and thereby
prevent a revolution is Russia ; or be will make an ir-
ruption into Europe, at the bead of some hundred thou-
sand of those barbarians o■ horseback, and two bun-

dred thousand infantry, and carry every thing before
him. What I say to vou is confirmed by. the history of
all ages' during which it has been invariably observed,
that wh those barbarians once got a taste of the
soak of Europe, they always returned to attempt new
contrests and ravages, and have finally ?weeded in
making themselves masters of the country. It is na-
tural to man to desire to better his condition; and those
caaaigc, when they contract their own deserts with the
tine provinces they have left, will always have an itch-
ing atter the latter, well knowing also, that no nation
will retaliate, or attempt to take their deserts from them.
. Those canaille,' continued he, 'possess all the requi•
cites far conclue-t. They are brave, active, patient of
fatigue and bad living, poor, and desirous of enriching
inesisseives. I think, however, that all depends NMI
Poland. If Alexander succeeds in incorporating Po-
land with Russia, that is to say, in perfectly reconciling
the Poles to the Russian tilovernment, sod not merely
bels.laing the coantry, he has gained the greatest step
towards sub.tniag ludic fly opinion is, that he will
attempt either the one or the other of the projects I
bare isseutismed, and 1 think the last to be the most
probable.'
" I *barna! that the distaste was great, soil that the
listeriaos bad set the mousy necessary fur such a gnarl
leadertakhig. The distance is mot 'op,' replies' the

• Ths literal gaglish of kis words.