The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-09-06
fSigred) "Napoleon."
"By the Emperor. the Major General of
the army. Count BERTRAND"
/" Napoleon."
from the London SIR.
BONAPARTE.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

PRIVATE CONSCIOUSNESS.
E.rracts ofa letter from an officer of his
Myesiys shin Cyrus, dated Basque
Rcads, Jniy 6, 1915, TO lhe editor Of the
StlH.
L" AS we have assisted in securing Bona
parte, allow me TO give yoa journal Of the
proceedings previous to that event.
Juty lst, 1915.
"While within Isle Eieu at anchor, assisting
the ROY aiiStS, a boat came on board from his
majesty's ship BelleropGon, with dispatches,
announcing That Bonapai te had quilted Paris
for some port to the southwark, intending to
so 10 America; and requiring us to Come
down and ASSIST her in the blockade of
Rochctort. We Immediately proceeded to
Guberon Bays to adm,ral Hotham with this
Intelligence.
go, c.July 81.
f" Arrived at Quibcron BAY at S p. NJ. com.
muIicatcd with admiral HOthani. and sailed
aS'n directly to join the Bellerophon Oh this
port.
"July 5sh.
Joined her at 4P. NJ. the Endymion,
Myrmidon and Dwarf in company They
were to blockade the Antioche and Ole
ron Passage, anl this ship the Breton Pas
slge.
"Juiy eh.
CAT 6 A. NJ chased and boarded Prus-
sian just come out If the Charente, potwith-
standing the hostility between the two nations
Examined Der n,inutely, but found no Sushi-
c!ouS characters on board. Received iniJr-
NATION that Bonaparte was not 1t Roche
fort, but daily expected, as three succt ssive
messengers had arrived in the night of June
2eth, ordering two frigates lying at the Isle
d'AiX, to be got ready with all dispatch. In
the evening We spoke his majesty's ship Sla-
ney, & received orders 10 resume our station
within Isle Dieu.
July st6.
Resumed Our station, after caprurmg
boat containing three soldiers, beio G.
ing 80 Isle Noirmonstier, who endeavoured
to pass tJr fshermec-ga;ned no iuforma-
ton.
"spote II NJ. s Falmouth, proceeded s to
the westward, who told us, from the inferma-
ton of the Sheldrake brig of war, off the
Lore that Bonaparte was at Nantes. and
that the force off that river was not sufficient
to oppose his departure We immediaeely
weighed. and proceeded of the Loire
Found the Dwarf had joined the brig, and
that the OpoSsum was also close at hand, SO
that being strong enough, we bore up to re-
gam the Ballcrophon, off the lighthouse Of
Oieron.
"July 18Th.
+" At T. NJ. passed near TO, her aud The
Slaney. Bellerophon telegrapheo us, " Keeti
close o0 Balaine Gght-houSe Bcnaharte is
~ deScTIhfion of.Uesseks closely for HIM /
haze f10o cfhis generals. qoho haze asked for
me Ji7S0tes to PASS"
" At ) L. NJ. saw brig coming out of the
breton passage; chased her for IL hours, and
found her an American without passengers,
who told us that he had no doubt but that
Bonaparte was AT Roch, fort, but it was not
PUBLICLY known ut the place he had left (St.
Martins, Isle Rhe.)
e ut half past P NJ. saw the Bsljeronbon
and Sianey some distance to lee-ward. with
flags ct truce at their mast heads, & a chase
maree with similar Gag, so that we had
little doubt OF Napoleon having surrender
ed or beng at least negotiating for that pur-
pose.
"Julyl4m.
US to anchor within the breton passsge, the
more eiicctually 10 blockade. it, an | then mass.
cd Oh to BAsque-Roads. to JOIN the Beilero-
phon.
, "July 18Th.
"The slaney passed uy. and Telegraph
ed. -" Far EngLzna with mnhortans disjiatch
We we're recalled to this place, and found
the dsturber the world, whom we had
been 50 anXlouSiy looking tor. safe ON board
tue beiierophon. He was Just returning to
the latter SHIP from breakfasting on board
the SUPERB, with the admiral, who order
cd the yards to be manned as mark of res
pect.
We passed close t. the BelIerophop sew.
erai times capt. Maitland told US, 6a7,e
Sot PoHafarle or 6oGyi.''
Napoleon GOD exposed a. fuI length On
the 5angway, about twenty yards Instant. to
survey us and we 10 return examined him
as you may be assured, with m uusc aud e,'
ger attention. lie WIS dressed in a green ~
nHorn coat, Win TWO p.uiet Is and "a rcd COL
lar; broad red sasn over his sh,rldey, =
large star on tlIe iett breast, white ,ya,st-
coat, pdnta!oons, boots, and large cocked
nat WIRE the tri- coluured cockade. kn.v
sle nlgHre and ince instantly : it was iEDos,i
DC for any one, Who mad ever ezamintd f,e
treatments with attention, TO mistake tbero
ne greatest likeness Is thaf cxhti, ted in ire
pant SHOPS, tcrnsdd h'erogyphic Portrait
&C. taken from lhe German, with the more
Napoleon the frst aNt last, bv the .grs,b
OF Heaven, &c Bertrand, Savary. I5Au,.
mand. ana others, we're wi.A hin
" tie then sent out 20 captain AIli,l,rd fc,
permission to proceed 90 Aterica in the -.
gates, winch was refused butan Off, md.
Of referring him ii he came out 20 thr aI,ni
ran re thcn asked for brig. e afterwards
Tor scA on 'r--reqHests eqlsily inagpis,.ble
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