Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-12
OF BON1PAPy'E.

j fetal adv ices ofthc situation of Napoleon
| Bonapar,e in fiIit Island. He continued
to enjoy health, and was settled down in 4
| quiescent, methodical way of livi0 ~. /
| Longwood: sees little company, and nr.
yer goes beyond his interio: bounds. He
constantly attended by Count Lascasas
/ Marshal Bertrand, with his wife and fiin.-
! ", live four miles from iongwnod - Ma
| dame Bertrand, was greatly afflicted az
| the news of the condemnation of her bus
| band TO death, BY The French Court-Niar.
tal as it frustrated all her plan OF re:ur-
ming To France, for the education OF her
| four children
Bonaparte sometimes INDUCES in plea
santries. The following is an instance -
Tie Captain of the British % gun-shle
Newcastle, was introduced. aud the Ex-
Emperor made very minute inquiries as TO
her tonnage, weight OF metal &c. On be
ing told she carried p Founders, and -
pound carronades, be asked, '"lTict
chance iconld yoa St0ad Hitha E5cnch "a -
1t 1t was blowing hard, answered The Cap
tam, so as TO prevent her from opening her
lower ports, We could fake her, moi other
wise. How long, continued u. do you
think YOU would be in taking a large 3S
gun frigate? Doyoumean French con
ilnned the Captain. Napoleon smiled,
<iiu SabO 40, -iMGfttdH --t tHpnt ten Vii
nutes, was the answer; on which the En-
Emperor laughed heartily, bid adieu, and
mounted his carriage, which was waiting
for him.
ord Ermooth was formerly Sir Etttayd
Pe'1er, and is about sixNi!ye years of
age.
The author of the recently published
work at Paris, entitled Letters on the
War offnssia III 1912" gives the following
Characteristic anecdote of Ponaparte:-A
few days before the passage OF the Beresi~
ma, Bonaparte was marching on foot, with
all the marks ofthe greatest uneasiuess 81
the most lively agitation. The Prince of
Neuichatel Berthier) was somn PAGES IN
advance of him. An officer, Col. F. at
tached 10 the staff, was seen 10 GENE sud
denly up and make q report 60 the Prince.
Bouaparte, as he was coming UP, over
heard the words Russia and Beresi,,a, and
repeatcdly exclaimed i'll an impaticnttone.
What arc Mey diScusSirg there? Berthier
ordered the Colonel 10 repeat his report:
upon which the following dialogue ensu-
ed
u. de F.-The Marshal has char ed me
to comeand give an account fiat the Rus
sian army ofMoldayia has arrived on the
Beresina, and has seized all the passa-
ges.
BOampa'te.-This is moi true; it is not
true; if can't be so.
N. de F.-'f'ha; two divisions of ;la err
envy have seized the bridge, and already
occupied the left bank, and that the river
is not sufficiently frozen over to make it
practicable 10 pass on the ice.
Boncpqrtef Ia rage )--Youlie! you lie!
it is false
N. de Z. (cooNy, ami Ynisiag. IS tone n
little, III was not commissioned to recon
noitre the enemv's positions; tie Marshal
sent me tomake this reporti perfcrm
my dutyi
The Young officer who Witnessed the
scene, adds, "Seeing Bcnaparte shake his
cane, , thoughthe III ant to strike tlle Co-
lionel; but 1t The same time he lent back
wards, his lees spread asunder his left
arm resiingOn his cane. crashing his teeth,
his look breathing fury, and looking up 10
Heaven, he raised his right arm as If To-
threaten it. A CRY of rage broke from him.
he repeated his menacing gesture towards
Heaven, and apostrophised itwith an ex-
preston, brief as energetic; the very word
was horribly blasphemv | can safely say,
that during my whole life, | never saw a
more horrible figure than his at the
time"