Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-11-15
FURTHER OF BUONAPARTE
PHILADELPHIA, NOV 7.

PHILADELPHIA, NOV 7.
The following are extracts OF a ietter
from gentleman of information in the
IlaEd of Madeira, to his friend in this ca
ty, and may be relied on -
"M4DEiRA. SEPT "a On the 24th
Augult we had the pieaiure to Ice the
BrItiih fquadron having the Deitroyer Of
Mandkind on board, coming inc the bay,
and the Nortb umberland making Ggnals
About 10, the dmlraps Secretary, MIR
GLOVER, and officers, landed; and was
introduced to Mr.. @ az the houle of Mef-
frs. NJ L. w. & Co. on whom orders
for wine were drawn. From Mr.
GLOVER. who dined every day with BUo-
HAPARTE, l have collected a number OF
fmal anecdotes, In addition to others al
ready known. He complained of the
Prince Regent for Tending him 10 ST.
Helena /; and faid the King would have
treated him more liberalIy.--He contei
fed the Duke of WELLlhGToNs talents
were equal to his own and thar he was
more fortunate. He attributed the lofs
of the fevere battle of Waterloo to the
treachery of NEY, and the miitaken con-
hdence he had placed in the French ia
Goblin party. He pronounced the En-
peror ALtxANDER decsntui man +; and
iaid he offered him the hand of Ruiz
fan PriDcefs- The Emperor of Auitria
he calls weak man, and the King Of
Pruilia no betler. he KING Of spain
he pronounces fsoi Ad CocKBuRN
aiked him, if the American Government
did not apply to him, previous 70 the wal,
for part of the French navy. "Ao
NonEear, but II they had, 1Uoal hare gtUs
en- Them pLe''y q.lb!ps, prevIaed they Jent
men " lie ipoke iometlmes very dire
frectfully of the American Government
lie is excriiiveiy fond of cardsplay-
ing and fcartely an evening pafles but
he plays Vingtam. One evening nc won
100 4 apoleus a or from the Admiral
and as 1t was on his bu,h Gay he was
much eiated. his fuit addreis him as
Emperor the Eng!iih az a General He
breakfasts a, eleveu, dimes with the AID
miral al Tx, eats heartily, and drinks
moderately. On the Sunday before he
arrived mere, he med the officers of the
thiP 10 all the forms of the Epiicopai
church. As foon as the fervlce was
OWE, ad CocKBUkN fixed what reli-
gion he profehcd ~" III" laid NAPOLEON,
/" tor find it to be the belt policy"
"He ieldom fpeaks Of his. wife and
child. RE is cheerful and fometimes
pleafant iuPports his fall with unaltera
bic hrmnels, and joins in conversation
with any body. He delights to converfc
on his campaigns and military fubjeds
:" Iougbt' he frequently exclaims, +" to
haze died at M5/fo7v TAR there my gtry
snded" He fpeaks no Engllfh, but mas
every thing trannated to him.
The northumberland did not anchor,
but lay eff aud on about three miles
from the ihore.
The iquadron is competed of the
Northumberland, Havana. Bucebhahas,
Ceyio2. Zsnobia, Peruvian, Zephyr, Ferret,
Redp5ie. and Icarus with the sad regt
on board, commanded by Dir G. BING
HAM. On the 10th they failed for st.
Holena.
" Buonaparse's flute conGis of Mar
ihal bertrand, Gems. Montholon and
Gcurcauk, (the tive latter were his aids
at Waterloo) and Count LafcanrAs :
they have with them, the Countess
Bertrand, and three children /; the Coun
yef5 Montholon, and one child: the
young M Lafcaifas, two female and
twelve male fervants."