Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-20
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Extract cf'G ht:er fran 81. Hsna, dtited

Extract Of letter fran 81. IL, ienG, eitited No
remtef 5, 1915.
" We who are sent iu;o banishment with Bona
pSre, TO the IN 81 wretehs Il anti dvsriste SPOT on
The habtable World, have good reason 20 curse his
ha'he; here we are literally starving, or living
upon the hard Irish beei wtch we sst for ration,
Ia the proportion ot 10. per day, aud which is SO
hard AS 10 be susceptible OF as high polish AS ma
hossny. The liiNatiois we all endure are very
great; aud, were it not that We sometimes catch
h'', uor buying them is out orthe question: | DO
not know what woUi become Of us; FIVE or six re-
guSry hst every day far dinner and breakfast and
Rave continued to get nsekarel Or two each for
tiusc mcais ; but YOU must MT suppose them like
thc n'aekaret you get la England, tie largest not
being hail the SIZE Ii udicrous To see the la
dies I'll the $50, (wh0 arrived in thc Ceyon, with
The sd division 1.-THE regiment, ten days after US J
asking for the market, aud their astonishncnt was
not small when they found there was no such thing
in tie place. They worse of than ourselves ;
all the officers have only three marques among
them. and those t.ur miles from the town.
Poor N.p0'eOa is al p house IN the country or
rather but, Tor la haas but one room, winch serves
ham 'or bedroom, parlour, kitchen, and hall a
house at LonSw0od, about tJsr miles from the town.
preparing to- him, but will not be ready in two
months, and then he i'll not bx much better ac-
eommodated, tOr The whole OF his sSe, (eight per
sons, independent OF servants rs it will rot fur
nish a room for csch. There is, we all think, a
great degree Cfi!,ibcraty ia this treatment of him
and his followers, which should thiuk our govern
Bent could never have iatended even cayi,s about
eaab!es I drinkahcs are made, and sy stem of an
noyance is prrsued 10y aIrdging thei' accom- no.la
tons aud coniinrts Bertrand requiresa room s,r
himself, one for his wife, and another for his chl-
dren; these, uaderstand are TO he refused though
sertanly II IS as little as any could expect, were
lie considered as close prisoner, and OF his rank IN
Ike. The generals ard their wives are at present
IN house n town, uatii one that Napoleon goes to
al Longwood IS ready, when they al! 90 there Cso-
tair Mackay (53h) lives with Nap0lenn, and he
never moves without two serlesnts with him, that
there IS no fear OF lii escaping. Every boat in
the island, sshernsu's or not, is Inoorcd at sur
setsy naval officer, and reported TO the comman-
der TO be done so. All guards under arms at sun.
set and day break; draw bridges up sunset and
as many precautions taken rs j. an enemy were &C
tnay IN sight Ot the island no merchant ship OF g.
ny descrip On is allowed to anchor, and the place
exactly the same as it blockaded most closely. 1t
IS morally impossible that he should escape from
the island without having ship at little distance
to receive him and amy sail can be seen 90 miles
ell in moderately clear weather. Two slips have
been sent TO the Cape Of Good Hopeicr stuck which
are anXiousiy looked FIR.
" This island suppIss,iseli with nothing hut We
ge'ables, and depends entirely imports Tor sub
sis,ence Cutting OF all trade prevent any supply
20 the inhcbitants, but what they are allowed 70
purcha7e from the public stores (the quaint
ty as the ration To the troOps) the fishing boats not
being allowed to fish at night, which was the best
time, altogether reuders the situation If the Ciriie-
ans worse than ours, and they murinur not little
L suppose the population Of the Island may amount
10 $780, incIuiihg 500 Compaay's troops.
1.-The state of society here is much behind what
one would have expectedin an English colony. In
deed, there is scarcely any society to be me, with
except the daughters of the Company's eiEieers and
they can say yes, OF no-They are what we call
yamstocks (aatives of the island.) They had the
atre, which however was shut before We came We
hrst made 1T bariack, and nov an hospital \ IL
tT'ary, tlley say they will have IN six months We
are all invited to dine the Governors on The 9Th
last. ds not think many will go. They say he is
worth 10000. W it'll only ard daughter. Eat
think noman with any fortune would ever live
here even as governor. His name is Wilkes, aud
lie Is colonel in the Company's service"