Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-14
[From tie LONDON Globe, June IL,
ST. HELENA.


Ertract ola letter from an officer, brought
BY tie Hannah. 4ohich arrived OH Saf.
Krday, from 81. Helena.
ST. HELENA, April 81.
/ Su Hudson Lowe arrived here q few DAYS hack
IN the fhac ton after tedious passage and took IN
4 on himself the reiEs of Government. The iav aG.
ter his arrival, he proceeded to Lorgwood, accom-
Psnied ~ the Admiral, and his own Staff, at nine
o'clock n the morning; bat in consequence of
some want OF forIn in waiting on him (such "a not
having first asked at what time il would be couye-
nent TO receive visitors, aid probably The unsea-
sonao!enessni the hour pitched UPON Napoleon
refused TO see either i'm or ;he Admiral for the
after o: whom, ii is said, by the bye, he has no
great aite cton.
The next day, however, Tie mistake. what yer
Il was, was rectifed, and Sir HUDSON Lowe wa.
Introduced 70 him : but it appears tina, he would
not see Sir George Coekburn, whether desisnet,ly.
or'hroush seme mistake cftbe eorvaSt who was
Stationed 10 announce v.slto :, / canrot iud ont
but shrcwdly suspect the former. After a few
minutes conversation, Sir Hud-on withdrew. and
Sir Thomas Reid an the rest OF his Staff were in.
troduced, who were received with great politeness
by Napoleon. " IS whrpered, that aa offer has
been made to an, OF such Of his suite rs might be
eesirous to return to Europe, of allowing thern an
opportunity Of doing so, by proceeding to the Cspe
IN tht hrst instance, where Lord Charles Scmer.
set has orders To see them provided with mas
sage; and that such Of them not willing 10 a.
bandOu their old master in lis adversity uust sim
paper, the pufpDrt Of which is that they are will
linz 10 remain in Che island As long as Napoleon
shall be detained in it, q to u0dergo similar restric
tions TO such as it NAV be thought necessary TO
Impose on him. Understand that they have all
prci-ired remaining With Napole on TO forsa,inp
HIM, under even his present calanitous circumsan-
ces. II is also reported, that lac may have Plan
tation House instead OF Iougwood should he pre-
ier The former ard thst on the srrvalOf the whole
o the Goth regiment he viii have the liberty of
extending his rides over the entire of the Island.
ssvirg aad excepting the batteries II is trui, ri
d'eueus 10 read the contradictory accounts with
which the newspapers are crammcd respecting Ma
pOleOn, many ct which contain gross falsehnosls
and one would suppose az FIRST ti.at they had never
been written persons in tic Island but rather had
been Fabricated IN London Such are the stories If
his recourtirg TO Young la,ies twill, whose ARCH
ness Il ingenious candonr, particularly the Youngest
he certainly WAS considerably amused J lie hisfo-y
OF his campaigns, with aIl the Ioquacious vanity ofa
schoo-boy, describing The haiT-hr adth escapes he
had encountered in his first f>x-cllsss ; when ;Ae
Tact IS, that Il - subject wi ich he scarcely ever
touches on, and never without having been asked
some question concerning them. have heard frnIo
persons w:iO have been as often IN his conps,,v
when with them, rs most people in tire Island and
baVe had opportunities Of hearing him converse for
hou 2, that they never hesrd him touch upon that
string IN fact, il is ola PIECE with the AIunehanset
historian Of his breakfast, who mo osiy states that
he drinks pot Of porter aid two buttIes of cjaret
at that meal ; when the fsctis that there are few
mcn more temperate than him in the use Of wine
understand from objectionable AUTHORITY. dat
nc never exceeds, during ,ae day. from pint 4,
perhaps w. thirds Of bottle III light vine, and
never has been Known 10 taste malt liquor. The
sterics about hs voraety olappeiiie are ep,tei IN
similar Share of credit II IS oertainly unsenerous
TO Willy fallen enemy in such manuer, partieu.
larly when in your power.
With respect 20 theexterun appearance Of he
rock destinel 'or h1 future residence Imagination
the most exubcrant in the terrible could not pic
ture 70 iterfsn abode so dreary aug frirlitGJ SIN
p ndcus end perpeudicni.r volcanic rocks, z;iiont
morso OF se elaiion elevated 500 feet above the
surface % the ocean, having their SUBMITS cowned
with ruEsrd a1d erormOus rocks, eternaIy meme
cnG destwct0r 10 die passenger crawling % the
zl gag psd.s which te hands of slaves have labour
Cd in the steep sides Of these hiceous masses Of