Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-02
Eatracts from the e6fciul correspondence
cfthe maritime Prefect Of Hocycrt'

lETtTdctS IRON. Tie cDRcldt cdTTtsFois'Se''e
cfthe .Maritime Trgsct Of HoehJorf'
ROCHFORT, July II, 1878.
Nh lord have the honor to inform
your Excellency, that His Britannia Ma
|jesty's ship Bellerophon, on beard of
which Napoleon BonapMte embarked on
the 18th of this month, set sail for Eng
land Yesterday the 10th, atone o'clock in
the afternoon.
That vessel carries besides that per-
Isonage. all his followers, list OF whom is
Iannexed they were at frst}divided be-
tween the frigates La Saal and La Me-
lduse they afterwards passed. the even
ling of the 14th to the brig l'Epervier and
SCHOONER la Sophie, from whence they
went on board boats belonging to tie
English division commanded by Admiral
Sir Henry Eiotlam.
List of the principal personages en-
barked in the Bellerophon with Napoleon
Bonaparte.
Lieut.. General Count Bertrand grand
Marshal Of the Palace.
The Countess Bertrand and three chill
ldren.
Lieut. General the Duke de Rovigo.
Lieut.. General Tallemant.
Majcr-GeneraI the Baron .Gourgond,
laid -decamp Of Napoleon
Maor-General Notwithstanding
do. 4.
The Countess Montholon-Semonvilie
and one child.
The Count de las Casas, counsellor of
state, and his son.
vi. de Resigny, chief d'Escadron, Of
fcer d'0rdonnance.
M. Autrie, Lieutenant, oGcer dor
donnance.
NJ. Schultz. chief d'Escadron.
NJ. Pointkorski, Captain.
NJ. Merchcr, Captain.
NJ. MainsauIt, Surgeon to Napoleon.
Here follows the names of forty per-
sons, composing the suite Of Napoleon, &
of the other passengers embarked with
Ihim.
| (sfgned) The Barcn BoNNEFoUY.
ITO his excellency the Minister Secretary
otstate Tor the department ct Marine &
| Colonies.
Report made to His Excellency the Mi
l.ister of Marine and Colonies, BY NJ.
de Rigny, captain of fiigate sent
upen mission to Rocheiorf.
.Hy LoTd--.I Lave t; honor to reader
to your Exce!Iency an account of the IN
formation that have collected, relative
Ito the mission with which have just
been charged at Rochefort.
! Upon ny arrival at this port, on the
morning OF the 18th, | learned that Ma
Ipoleon Bonaparte had departed for Eng
|iand, in His Britannia Majesty's ship
Bellerophon, Capt. Maitland, on the loth
of July, at half past one in toe afternoon.
| My Instructions prescribing to me to
lave ON this subject official communlca-
Itions with Admiral Hothar, commanding
the English squadron, fastened to
write to him, addressing to him at the
same time dispatches from Mr.. Croker,
I.'ecretary OF the Admiralty ct England.
Iofwhich | was the bearer. Those let
tiers were delivered to the, Admiral by
Lieutenant Ferian, whom bis Exceilenc}
Twas placed to associate with me.
1t appears from the different communi-
lcations that ba,eshad with the English
.dmiral and NJ. the Maritime Preiect,
THAT Napoleon having arrived at Roche
fort on the Sd of July. tcok up his resi-
ldence at the maritime pretectur unhi TIE
18th. Pressed by General hecker, who
lad been charged to escort and see nm
lon board, and by NJ. the RaFon Bonnefoax
|Niaratime Project, to avail himself, OF
|eveYy opportunity afforded by the wind
land tide. he determined at length to en-
bark in the boats that we're waiting lor
li,im at every tide and repaired at ten o.
lclock in the evening, On board the saal'
land caused his suit to be divided between
That frisate and tie N'eduse.
The next morning, the 9th, be landed
lunon the isle OF AK, and visited Its ior-
ltifcations. :,
On the 10th, the wind was favorable
|for putting to sea; but the Ehgllsh
Icruisers and the bright moon lett the III
3|gate but little hope OF escaping.
| Between the 10th aid 1lth, Napoleon
sent, in a flag of truce, on beard tue
|s1nslish slip Bellerophon, the Generals
lsavary and Las Gasas. ihe nag q truce