Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-12
Frnm the London Globe, of June II.
ST. HELENA.

ST. HELENA.
Extract of a letter from an officer
brought by the Havana, whictEa rrived
on Saturday from st. Helena.
st. Helena, april 81.
6 Sir Hudson Lowe arrived here a
few DAYS back. in the pheatou, after q
tedious passage and took upon himse'1
|the,reins OF government
The day after his arrival he proceed
led to Lohgwood accompanied by the Ad'
miral, and his own staff, at nine O'Clock
lin the morning. but ip consequence Of
some want of form. in waiting on him
Isuch as not having first asked at what
| time it would be convenient to receive
visitors, and probably the unreasonable
mess of the hour fixed upon, Napoleon
refused to see either him or the Admi
raj /: for the latter OF whom, it is said
Ibv the bye. he has no great affection
Tie next day, however, the mistake
whatever it was, was rectihed, and SH
Hudson Lowe was introduced to him
but it appears he would not see George
!Cockburn, whether desisnedly, or through
Isome mistake Of the servant who was
stationed to announce visitors, J cannot
find out, but shrewdly suspect the tor
liner. After few minutes conversation.
|Sir Hudson withdrew, and Sir Thomas
Reid, and the rest Of his staff, were in
|troduced, who were received VI It'll great
politeness by Napoleon.
1t is whispered, that an offer has been
made to all, or's such Of his suite as might
be DESTROYS to return to Europe, Of allow
ing them an opportunity of doing so, by
proceeding to the Cape in the first in
stance. where Lord Charles Somerset
has orders to see them provided with a
passage and that such Of them as are
mt willing to abandon their old master
in his adversely, must sign paper. the
purport Of which is that they are will
ling to remain III the Island as long as Ma
poleon shall be detained nit, and to
undergo similar restrictions to such as it
may be thought necessary to impose on
him / understand they have all prefer-
red remaining with Napoleon to forsak
ing him, under evenhis present caami-
tous circumstances. II is also reported
that he may have Plantation House in.
stead of Longwood, should he prefer the
former, and that on the arrival OF the
whole of the Goth regiment, he would
have the liberty of extending his rides o.
yer the entire of the Island, saving and
excepting the batteries. 1t is truly RI
dicu!ous to read the contradictory &C
counts with which the newspapers are
cramued respecting Napoleon, many OF
which contains gross faisboods one
would suppose at first that they had ne
yer been written by persons inthe Island
but rather had been fabricated in Lon
don. Such are the stories of his recount
ing to young ladies, with whose archness
and ingenious candour, particularly the
youngest, he certainly was considerably
amused, the history lot his campaigns,
with all the loquacious vanity ola scheol
boy. describing the hair breath escapes
he had encountered in his first lox-chase
when the fact is, that it is subject that
he scarcely touches on, and never with
out having first been asked some CUES
tons CONCERNING them. | have heard
from persons who have been as often in
his company, when with them, as most
people in the Island, and have had OPP
portunities of hearing him converse for.
hours, that they never heard him touch
upon that string. In fact; it is of a
piece with the Munchausen historian Of
his breakfast, whe modest!y states that
he drinks pot of porte: and two bot
Ties of claret at that meal when the
TACT is, that there are few men more
than him in the use of wine.
understand from unquestionable authe-
ity, that he never exceeds during the
lay, FROM pint to perhaps two thirds
n bottle of light wine, and never has
'een known TO tast malt liquor. The
stories about his varacity of appetite are
entitled 10 sihlilar share q. credit. 1t is
certainly dngenerous to Wifi an enemy in|
ucha manner, particularly when In our
power.
6 With respect to the external ap
,earance Of the rock destined for his fu.
ure residence, imagination the most
,xuberant in the terrible could not pic
ure to itself an abode SO dreary and
,fightful. stupendeous aud perpendicu-
ar volcanic rocks, without morsel of
gegetation, elevated $500 feet above the
surface of the ocean, having their sum
nits crowned with rugged and enor-
nous rocks, eternaliy menancing de-