Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-15

carus Of 10 guns each. The frigate and troor
SHIPS anchored; and after receiving supply O.
lresh water, SC the feet thenext day sailed for
ot. Helena, where Boney, / understand, is to be
taken special care of-and the SD regiment
commanded5y Sir G.. Bingham, and some artil
| iery, goes with him fer that purpose.
| - Inc heet came into the bay with strong
breeze, very early in the morning the Northum.
berland was in the centre, displaying signals
| me JOY experienced ON viewing the ship, with
the destroyer of mankind on board, you viii ca.
| SLY conceive About 10 o'clock the Admiraps
Secretary, Mr.. Glover, and several officers from
the northumberland, came or shore, with letters
and orders for wine TO Messrs. M. " W.. & Co
AT whose house was introduced to theIn-learn-
ing that Mr.. Glover was every day a good dealin
company with Napoleon, and always dined with
nun, lost no time in cutivaesnSi Mr.. G's &C
qusntaice. and the, number OF nttle anecdotes
ne gave me OF him was quite Amusing B.
at hrst refused to leave The 3elerophon and prc
tested against the right of Great Britain, to send
MN to st. Helena !-con.s lained of the France
regent, and said the King, would havc treut ed
nm more literally. lie confessed To the admit
rat, that he considered the Duke-.of Wailinr-
tons military talents equal to his own; but that
the Duke was more Fortunate. He WAC ,s, ed
what he thought of the Battle OF Waterfowl
and ne replied, that the fate of France depended
upon ITS success that it was the seserest con-
TEST ne had ever witnessed; and attributed the
loss OF IT TO the treachery Of Ney, and the mis-
IlAen confidence he had placed in the French
sacepin party. de said the Emperor Alexandsr
IS a oecei.fiR mans that lie had offered him befnre
ne married MARIA Louisa, the hand of a Russ an
rfhcess. Inc EmPerorof Austria he considers
weak man, rs having neither firn,ness nor Pm
ergy--and the King OF Prussia he saws is no bet-
| ter1 fhe ENG OF SPAIN he calls q fool The Adj
miral asked nim if the American Government
had not applied 20 him, previous to the late ,vsr-
q No,
sad Boney, (for he does not speak a word Of
Ehgiish,l but if it had would have given
plenty OF ships, provided they sent men, He
mas AT times spoken very dsrespGctfillly of the
american Government He IS excessively fond
o' Playhg cards and justbefore leaving Eng
isi,p' ne was furnished, at his own request,
WIN Cards, dpminos, chess and back p.,tnnlon
Doards--and scarcely an evening passes. but he
pays ingt-un, sometimes with the admiral and
ms oincers, and sometimes with his exiIed COM
P.n'Iohs one evening, short time after the
NofIhumberland left England, he won from the
-o,nirSi upwards OF l6J Napoleon 1ors; and az
Al haPpenedt TO be ON the evening, of his BIRTH dsy
lie was much eIeted = ~
Bertrand and the rest of his countrv1nen. ara
very attentive aud submissive TO him. and all
ways address him Is :" Einperor"-the Aduica,
and Officers call him Z" General He breal,f,sts
~ hlmselb and never before eieyen-diues W, n
pne admiral at SIX, and seldom appears on deck
a'i u.s. Deiore or after dinner at which meals
| ne eats heartily and drinks moderately.
g The Sunday before the Northumberland sr
rlVeo here, The crew were called 70 praye.s ls,y
You must know 1T IS usual on board Inc OF Dat
Tie snip to have Divine Service performed every
sunday and Boney, who happened to appear on
deck at the moment, Immediately joined with the
ofncersln ali the forms of the Episcopal Church
AS soon as the service was over, the Admiral as
Ned hun whatreigion he prossessed--s AIL.nsaid
Napoleon, 6 for find it 10 be the best policy"
" lie seldom speaks of ms wife or chiI6-and
upon lhe whole, he supports his fall with unate-
| raDle hrmness. He is cheerful and sometimes
pleasant company joins in conversation with e
| very body, and always has something to say for
himself; lie Is pleased with seeing military men
especially such as have been in any of MS cam
paigns, and IS always delighted when conyersme
on military subJects-at .H0scasg he says he oueht
80 haOe died, thGt there lis glory eRdsd-The
Northumberland did not anchor, but lay off and
on ABOUT TIM c miles from the shore 10 prevent
ooats from gong alongside In the evening my
TREND S-(who IS acquainted with Admiral
Cockburn) and myself, went IN a boat a consde-
rA5le distance 70 sea, for the purpose of gettmg
on board but the wind and sea we're so bipb
and tle night promising to be dark, we were Oh
iiged 10 give up ouf pro ect and return--which
was fortunate enough, as uie Admiral had sent
aoie ON shore, saying thai his orders were such
that no person could be permitted on board
beiore The A------arrived, we had a spell
OF dreadful weather here--a Leyant wind blew
very hsrd Tor nearly tbree weeks, which dried
up almost all the grapes the vintage IL ruined
never IN my life felt any thing 80 oDpre.s,ve
The thermometer in some places stood az high
as 100 and Ito A subscription is opened here
for the sufferers at the Battle of Waterloo &c