Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-23
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twas 10 De expected that all sorts
OF accounts would be given of the
and manners OF Bonaparte,
since his transportation to ST HeIe-
na we really cannot undertake e
say which Of the many even centra
distory statements is most entitled
to credit, but we give them all. as
they seem to contain something cha
racteristic Of the man they gil 10 q
greater or lesser degree have anus
ed rs, and may also alnuse oac rea.
ders.
s 81 st. Helena. Nov. 90.
uMy last letter appraised, you Of
orr arrival here with Napoleon--tlis
being safely housed on shore, ..
mongst race Of people whose sur,
prise and conformation at the arri-
val of such a visitor could only De
equalIed by their desire to see him.
;. The topography Of ST. Helena,
must be pretty we'll known in Eng
land by this time. I have only to
remark. that the imagination Of man
could not picture q more hibsous
aspect than It's external front. Il
is inaccessible towards the sonth,
from a perpendicular face, and al
eternal trade wind, which nine
months Of the ye ar. would deny
shelter TO q skiff in the only rocky
little bay 10 that direction. On the
north side, where ships anchor
there are several rasincs, or cliffs
With the marginal rocks rising per.
pendicularly 1000 feet. with the
exception ola ripping rili of water,
and 8 few water crosses (the only
inhabitant OF these dreary defhes)
the. surface is mouldering layas
One of those raviDes, in consequence
of its having became the habitatIon
of man, has assumed the name OF
Jsmes's Valley. From the heacll
onwards, as FAR as the gully will ad
nit, q row Of tolerable houses have
been built. principally for the &C
commodation Of passengers Ga theH
way 10 India. The rocks which
form the inlet. are equally stupea
dous as the others. The labor oil
ages has accomplished a path on
each side to reach the summit. The
interest excited on approaching this
frightGul island. may be better ina
gined than described. / watched
with eager curiosity. the look OF
each individual whose days we're
consigned to dwindle here. Madame
Bertrand, with streaming eyes, beg
ged me to look at it and pity her
she cast her eyes en- her husband,
then. on her children, who were limo
Gently playing on the quarter deck
seemed to say, am l at last destined
10 this1 Napoleon eyed it with for
titude his look, his manner, spoke
II place more wretehed than ne
bargained for. Anxious as ne was
10 get oD shore, he did not quit US
Cor a couple of days |; and when be
did. 1 positively saw regret pictured
Sn Ma face. The last words he ut
aered, happened (from my being
near him. TO be addressed to me
the admiral and captain were at the
gang way $ barge in waiting Bona
parte hurried along the quarter deck
from the cabin, wTspped up. 10 a
white great coat. AS he passed hr
bowed. My eye, do think. spoke
pity; fer it met pts. and he ha still,
asked if l continued on board ? II
was night before he reached bis
house in the village. Still there
were many spectators. whom he was
particularly anxious TO avoid. Al
dawn. the following. day, be rode
ont with, sir Geo. CecISburn TO exa-
mine the sitaati0n.0f his future resi-
denee, bongwuod is distant FIVE
miles from the village. and elevated
above it 5000 feet, exactly ten de
ereesdifIerence OF temperature from
Thar at the surface Of the ocean
Ssrhe interior of the island iscertain
~ less offensive 10 tho eye than