Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1815-10-31

he kept constantly in the calash Of the Aus
tran Ambassador, which he preferred ts his
own coach, as he was better concealed in it.
He ordered the coachman 10 smoke, as that
familiarity would make it less probable that
he was driving the Emperor. lie even beg
ged OF Gen. Roller to sing, and when that
officer SAID he could not, Bnnaparie told him
10 whistle, then thew h,inself back in the
caias'', aud appeared - sleep.
such WAS tine overwhelming paroxysm Of
lar with which his hi,s tive Vi liestv was seiz-
ed. litter travelling some hours, he however
recovered himself, and began to resume his
high tone OF conqu erOr, which he kept
up pretty we'll till his landing in his new en-
pire ct Eiba.
Interesting Fragment of Bondpart's
Letters, &c.
Mr.. Mulligan silk mercer. of Bath. having
repaired to Piymouthon Wednesday se'might
made the usual inq.liries about the proper
time 10 50 out anu SCI; the great object of pub
lie curiosity he was told five o'clock in the
afternoon would be quite early enough but
impatient OF delay, he secured boat to him.
self, and proceeded abeut two O'Clock towards
the Beilerophon no other boat had at that
time come oVt, an US was allowed to APP.
proach within fifty ards of the vessel, the
guard boat alone intervening. IL was short
time after the hnal d-stin alton of Bonaparte
had been officially Communicated to him
Mr.. Mulilgan soon Observed Napoleon at the
cabin window in the ACT OF destroying pQpers
which after tearing in pieces he thrcry INTO
the sea. MIR. Mulligan naturally anxious to
secure some relic of sris Interesting Character
picked up seseral f4ssca's that driftc& with
the ebbinS of the tide. towards his boat and
on his return to Bath he discovered they were
OF considerable interest, itnot of Importance
They have been transmitted to Government
by the hands of Sir J. Coke Heppesiy.-A-
mong them are pieces ola letter from an A
merican to Bonaparte dated Paris, June p;
enough OF which has been preserved to dis
close matter of such nature as it would
not, under the present circumstances, be pru-
dent to publish. There are also scraps of minor
interest, comprising MS. translations of the
Speakers and Prince Regents Speeches at the
close OF the late session; petition from some
discontented officer and letter from tie
ctdevant King Mural 70 General Drouet re-
questing his intercessIon with Napoleon i'm his
behalf But the most perfect of the fragments
IS part OF a letter from Bonaparte to Maria
Louisa, evidently written immediately after his
laie abdcation.
II appears to have been the first copy, pen
ned IN Napoeon's hand on paper made for his
especial use, with the profile and signature -
{ =" .Ndpoieon, Emberepr des Francois in the
water mark. We subioin
TRANSLATION.
Madam, my dear and honoured wife -
Attending once more solely to the interests
OF France am going to abdicate the Throne;
and IN closing my own political career, to
oring about the commencement of the reign
OF our dear son. My tenderness for you and
FOR i'in lmpeis me to this step no less than my
duties as a Monarch. If lie ensure as En-.
peror, the Happiness of France, and as "a son
the happiness and the glory If his mother, my
dearest wishes viii be accomplished Never
theless, if even in his most tender infancy,
can give up to him all my authority in my
capacity OF head Of state, ] cannot, and it
would be too painful to niyMeart, to sacrifice
also the inviolab!e rights which nature gives
me.