The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-08-22 00:00:00

HONAPAIITE.

Tt'eunderslatni it S 3 not true, that when the person

*ith nhnm h., was conversing he did not
ad-
mNire the EintJetOr Aletinder, Bonaparte observed,
nur neither ;" the Gentleman alluded to not
having heard the anseer, in cdnsequence of a great
noise on deck at the time.
Bonaparte did not expatiate on the magnanimity,
Arc. of the Prince Regent. He never toratiuned his
ltayal Highnesi but once, viz. when he snid, je
vosslo4 (or, jetroyoie)prepnrer tit Priricii• Regent
repptue la phis glorieuse de son regne," (i. e. that
in which be might have (tied to ltitto who
had hero his greatest enemy). He said nothing of
the personal character of Louis XVIII. or of any
of the Bourbons ; nor was the Dechesid'Angouleine
even named.

The following area few passages of the conversa-
ti..n which Lord Lowther and Mr. lytaeton had
with Bonaparte when he was transshipped from the
Braerophon to the Northtemberland:—=

BONA PA arr. Khikt remonstrating against his deten-
tion, said—" Y.O do not know my character.
You ought to have placed confidence in my word of
honour."

Oise of the Gentlemen said, " Shall I speak the
piaio truth to plu."
BONAP %lag—Speak It.

must then tell you, that4ince your ill's-
Ilion of Spain, no Englishman could put trust even
in your must solemn engagements."
B. " I was called to Spain by Charles IV. to as-
sist him against his son."
—" No—according to my opinion, to place
King JosepdPon the throne." •
B. 64 I had a grand political system. It was ne-
cessary to establish a counterpoise to your enor-
mous power on the sea ; and, besides, that was only
whit had been done by the Bourbons," or words to
that effect.

—" It must be confessed, however, General,
that under your sceptre France was much more to be
feared than during the latter years of Louis XiV.'s
reign: She was also aggrandised," Stc. •
B. " England, on her part, had become more
powerful:" Here he referred to our colonies, and
particularly to our acquisitions in India.
44 Many well-informed men are of °poi in,
that England loses more than she gains by the pos-
session of that overgrown'and remote empire."
B. " I wished to revive Spain ; to do much of
that which the Cortes afterwards attempted to do."
He was then recalled to the main point, and re-
minded of the chararter of the transaction by which
he obtained possession of the Spanish Crown, to
which he made no answer, but took a new line of
argument on the subject of his detention, and offer
much discussion, concluded by saying--" W.II, I
have been deceived in relying upon your generosity.
Replace me in the position from which you took me"
(or words to that effect).
Speaking of his invasion of France, he said with
great vehemence—'" I was then a Sovereign.-1 had
a right to make war. The King of France had nut
kept his promises."
He afterwards said ezultingly4 and laughing and
shaking his head —" I made sear on the King of
France with 600 men."

He said, that in confining him as we did, we were
" acting like a little aristocratic power, and not like
a great free people."
Of Mr. Fos he said he jtnew him, and had seen
Mm at the Thuilleries--." He had not your preju-
dices."

••• " Mr. Fox, General, was a zealous pa-
triot with regard to his own country, and besides a
citizen of the world."
B. 66 Ile sincerely wished for peace, and I wished
for it also. His death prevented the conclusion of
peace. The others were not sincere."
At ene ti he observed—" Ido not say that I
have not for 11l years endeavoured to ruin England ;"
and then, as if correcting himself for having inad-
vertently said more than was prudent—" that is to
say, to lower you—l wished to force you to be just
—at least less unjust."
During the whole of this long and various conver-
sation, which lasted en hour and a half, and during
the preceding one of half an hour with the same
person—Bonaparte never appeared for an instant to
lose his temper. or to be kit any degree indecently,
if at all agit 'ter,. His expressions were often
strong, bat they were calmly uttered—his voice
never much elevated, his countenance composed, and
he gesticulated very little indeed, much less than
Frenchmen or Italians usually do.—ln shed, there
were nothing in his look or manner that indicated
plosion or dejection. Ile seemed to be perfectly col-
lected, and talked with as much ease nod freedom
upon trifles•, as upon the greater questions of poli-
tics connected with his history, or the points that pe.
culinrly related to his present condition.

_
On Tuesday night last the body of Miss Allen
(one of the young ladies lately drowned in Torbay
in going to see lionsparte) was picked up at sea, and
on the ensuing day a Coroner's Inquest was had on
it at Torquay : it was afterwards conveyed to Tot-
nein for interment. The body was much injured,
but was recognised by the clothes: her veil remained
over her face. She is universally regretted by the
whole neighbourhoad, having been most amiable and
engaging in her department, and in the bloom of
youth—about 21 years tri. age. The body of. the
other young lady it not yet found.
We Ulvdentand that Major CanTiratoux arrived
at Dunfermline on Wednesdav, the 9th instant, on
hi; route to the Ninth of ScOtland. Next day, a
numerous and respectahie party of Gentlemen of
that place and its vicinity gave a dinner .in honour
of this venerable champion of Parliamentary ite.
. .
form.
*wants from America, brought by the Brunrbie;
which Wien' Irem Halifax, state that the Ameri-
cans are greedy irritated at the unfortunate hilliness
at DartmoOt, and have proceeded to such a length as
to tread the British colours under their feet.
Leccust ARNoLD's new Open,
The King's Proxy, was repeated last night to a
crowded and brilliant audience ; and having under-
gone somejuclicious slterations, was received through-
out with general and well-merited approbation. The
piece •as given out for repetition amid repeated
plaudits.