Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-23

a garden with fruit trees !; q riil oil
Iof water gargling by and Bona
|parte and bis friend Las Cassas.
here contyiye to pass their Solitary
time. He is perfectly excluded from
the gaze Of the public, which was
perhaps, q principal reason Tor hisl
selecting this spot until the repairs
of Long were finished.
% I must now Introduce you to the |
Inhabitants of this same Briar thisl
half aerial habitation of the fallen
Napoleon. Mr. Balloon. Rative|
of England, long resident in theI
island OF st. Helena, merchant OF
the place, and contractor for the ma
Wv, is the proprietor of the Briars.
he has resided there for many years
with Lis family, consisting Of his|
wife. an intelligent woman, and two
daughters, both extremely well edn
Gated, and under the age Of ~. Bal
com's house is SO extremely email
/ that there are scarcely apartments
capable of accommodating his fami-
Inv. He has an out house, fanciFuily
constructed, on a little cmiaence.
overlooking the valley This. Bona
Iparte chose for brcakfast-rOom, din
ling room. and parIour. His camp
d has been conveyed there from
1.-The Northumberland, and there is
he confented to ruminate the liye|
long day, on the awful occurrences
of his uDexampled career. This a
partmeut Of the mighty Napoleon,
Terminates in its top in little Go
thie garnet (where | declare to you
| { cannot turn reund.) There resides
the counsellor of state Connie Las
Cassas. accompanied by his son, a
page Of theeS-emperor's aged about
t6, sharing the lone couch Of his fa-
Ether.
81 have repeatedly thought it my
duty 60 pay my respects to the fal-
lien emperor since he took up his re-
sidence at the Briars, more especial
lIy, as the visit OF strangers are dis
approved of by him, and denis ON
Icially forbidden by his Excellency|
lsir George. From the facility with
which gain ailmittancr to his pre-
|sence, | am disposed to think thel
attention rot unacceptable. From
1.-The variety of'papers | see scattered
Iaheut on his toilet, anu the hours
which he is cIosetted with Las Gas
sas "a man Of uncommon talent0 II
am inclined to think he is busted Ell
Their in drawing up remonstrancel
to the British government, OF writ
ling history of his own life. His
hours of recreation are generally
from IL till Q o'clock, He peram-
1buAtes the Inlet garden, and is in
variably joined by the young ladies',
daughters of the, proprietor. --i5oth
speak French. and L am. satisfied!
they afford him vsry great eensola-
tion. When 1 last saw him ,he'"asl
]reclining on a sofa, and ! though
him more than usually slo,eBi,
However, he had just left the girls,
with whom learnt he had been We
|ry spruce and when I entered bisI
apartment, che was without ceremo-
lmony. clad in bis morning gown.
lwithons shirt, neckclO;h OF breech-|
les.
+ s.NTarshai Bertrand, the Countess,
iGep. Montholsn, and GouJer, inha.
hit q house in tic town, where ldai
Ely visit. They ere full Of trouble.
Prom tie habits of life they havel
Ibeen accustomed to, all are inelinedl
llolaunch out into extravaganza; bow
ever. the atimiral is as rigid an eco
ipomist; and Ills ssstem OF retreneh
I,nent appears 10 give great dissatis
faction. Napuleon takes,eyasy thing
las lie finds IL: hOweyeT, the com
iolaints of his followers have met his
ears. and be has solited pertnissiOnI
IN nray;de Tor them himself. Hris 81
unwilling THAT either the one or thel
other should 10 any shape be bur
Iden to tie British s gernnent, and
he is equally hurt that their COM a
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