Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-25
LIS CASES anal pEON7OWSEr.

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As long as Bonaparte is Gagged upon the
rock IN the ocean, rumor will be busy a
bout him. She will have some tale or o.
Their 10 tell TO his disadvantage. The let
tiers of Mr.. Warden have Just cut up a
whole crop of them butrumor is again
az work, To represent him as uncrateful
10 his friends, peeyish and disconnected.
naughty in his resolution, as driving Las
Cases away by his spleen, and Piontows-
kiby hisingratitude. The former. indeed,
is said 10 have been expelled from the
island" for concerting an illicit CORES
pondence with persons in Europe.-Tiie
only facts that we can rely on, arc, that
he had arrived at the Cape in the Griffin
sloop OF war-and Piontowski, in England
in the Orontes frigale.
Thus siript of two of his followers. Bo-
naparte is left to the converse only Of
Count Bertrand, wife and two children.
General Montholon, lis wife and son. and
Gen. GourgoHd.
Las Cases is frequently brought forward
in WardeR's Letters. He does not ex-
coed five feet and AN inch in height, aud
appears TO be tifiv years Of age. of : pfca-
gre form, and with wrinkIed iorchcad''-
he had been Il captain in .,,e French
Navv, and Is a man of literary ATTAIN
ments"'' had resided in England rs al,
emigrant until the Peace of Amiens"-at
St. Helena, he acted as tile amanuensis Of
Bonapartc, who was seriously and Iabo-
FtoHs!y engaged i'll writing the Anudb of
his Lfe: the campaigns 0f Egypt and
ofltaly. and What Bonaparte STYLES Ny
reign ~ an hcn,dyed years, or soaIe such
title, were completed and IT,, intermc-
date periods were Ia progressive state"
No hint is thrown outin the English Jour
mails of the objects OF the correspondence
n which Las Cases is srid 10 have been
engaged; whether il had IN view Che pub
LEGATION of these II. IS. or Some roman
tic attempt to escape from the Isle of st.
Helena AS TO the quarrel between them.
1t Is easy TO conceive ii in the iight of a
mere tRSe ic gme,re.
The story of his ingratitude TO Pion-
towsM is repeated: that he did not know
him and would not see him for many
weeks" The matter is perhaps SET IN its
true light By Warden, who saws, that
Captain Pontowski, an officer in the Polish
troops attached to Ronap0rte's person, who
had accomranied him to Eiba, aud had n com
mand IN the little army that landed in France
formed one of the suite which accompanied
the ex-empeTor to England He was, howe
ever. refused to attend the exile ofhis falling |
master Notwithstanding lady from France"
to whom he had been betrothed Joined him
Mt Plymouth and married him, he still most |
.ealOuSly adhered to his original object and |
having dtiene(D ODtUlncd the sanction of 10 |
yernment, he took his passage in a store-shin |
Tor ST. Helena. The arrival of this faithful /
follower was not expected Napoleon lowe
ever, could not but be sensible of his attach |
mont & received him with Kindness. Pnt nsi- |
Their his situation nor his manners were such |
as 10 associate him with the suite, nor did his /
modesty appear to eXpectit An apartment |
was assigned him by the generals and Mr.
OMeara, the surgeon thinking he was No |
elected, made him welcome to his table
"Such were the am:ablc q unassuning man
ners OF the romantic Pole, that this distant
treatment Of him WAS a subject of general - |
nlihadNersion; aud want of generous feeling
was attributed to Napoleon. for iuattenfion 10 |
such an evident example of fidelity. But this
afterwards appeared 10 be 4 giOundiess suspi-
ci0n. 1t happened in one OF pionfowski's
sporting excursions, that his piece accidental
~ went oil in the act OF loading H. and verv |
severely wounded his right hand-,yitb tbis
mischance Napoleon became acquainted and |
expressed desire to see and console him
Piontowski was conveyed to +" one Of the very
comfortable rooms at JonryOod" and " tho
FOLLOWING day, Napoleon paid him the proicc
ted w.t. and amply repaid his devoted Pole
for tie wound in his hand, by giving snch
warm delight 10 his honest and faithf,iiheart' |
Piontowsk, il is likely, is satiated with
the beauties OF St. Helena, and his anxietv
TO reioin his cara sposa, has induced him |
TO return TO England.
THE MARRIAGE IN BOSTON. &c. &c.
Thespeciacle lately exhibited bv ." lilo |
Honorable Jonathan Russell. late Minis |
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