Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-02

,ecame enemies 10 the welfare OF the great
majority ct the nation for Kings are only he
.editary Magistrates, who exist for the wei
ARE OF nations, aad not nations for the salts
faction of kin.s.
1t i in the same hateful spirit that orders
have been given that the Emperor Napoleon
shall not be allowed to write or to receive any
letters unless thsy are opened aud read by The
English Ministers and the Osiccrs at ~. ae
lena. They have interlcssd to him the pos>,-
bility ofreceiving any Intelligence from his
wife, his mother, his son. or his brothers :: and
when, in order 10 avoid the Inconvenience OF
having his letters read by suhaltern Officers
he wished to sendletters sealed 10 the Prince
Regent, he was told that the order could not he
departed from. * that iieletters must pass o.
pen, such being the instruction ofthe Minis
try. This conduct needs no observation lit
gives rise however, to Strarge ideas as TO the
spirtof,he Administration which could dictate
what would be dsayowcd even at Al@iers.
Letters have arrived at ST Helena for the Of
hcers III the suite ofthe Emperor they were
broken open and transmitted To YOU, bn; YOU
have not communicated them, because they
dil not come through the channel ofthe En-.
glsh Ministry. Thus they had got hack 1890
leagues and these Officers had the grief OF
Knowing, that there was Intelligence on the
Rock from their wives, their motscrs, their
children, and that they could not knew the ma
ture oft for six montis-the heart must So
lace Itself,
They could not obtain either The Norniag
ChronScie, The Morning Post. or any French
Journals. Now and then few stray numbers
of TIE Times reached Longwood. In conse-
quence of request made on board the Nor
thumberland, some hooks were sent, but all
those relative to the affairs ofiate years have
been carefully kept back. He wished to cor
respond with a BOOKSELLER in London, in order
to have direct the books which he wanted
and those relative 10 the events of the day
this was prevented An English author having
made tour in France, and having published
m n.nf .t d., Io., u Al.
trouble to transmit it toyou, in order that
1t might be presented to the Emperor YOU
thoughtp proper not To transmit il, because it
was not sent to You by the express desire of
your Government. Ii is said also, that other
books sent by their authors have not been
transmitted, because some of them were in-
scribed to the Emperor Napoleon, and others
TO Napoleon the Great. The English Minis
try is not authorised to order any of these vex-
ations ; the law, although unique, by which
the British Parliament regards the Emperor
Napoleon as "A prisoner of war, has never pro-
hibited prisoners OF war from subscribing to
Journals or receiving printed bOoks-such
prohibition only takes place i'll the dungeon of
the Inquisition.
The Island of St. Helena is ten leagues in
circumference lit is inaccessDle every where
briggs surround the coast posts are stationed
on the shore within sight of each other, which
render lmpraciicable any communication with
the sea. There is only one small town Games
town. where there is any anchorage and where
vessels touch. Toprevent an individual from
quitting the Island,it is sufficient to guard tho
shore by iand ana sea; TO lay an iRierdiet on
the interior of the island can therefore have
no other object than to deprive him of a pro
menade OF from eight TO ten miles, which il
would be possible make on horseback, and
the prlvation OF which viii shorten the life Of
the Emperor. The Emperor has been esta-
blished AZ Longwood, exposed TO every wind,
anu where the land is sterile and unnha bita-
bic, without water, and not susceptible of anv
cultivation. There is circuit marked out OF
about 1900 toses at about III or 1900 distance
a camp isestablisLed on hill. and another
camp in anopposite pos tonat the same distance
III snort, In the midst of the heat of the tropic
there iSnothing 10 be seen but camps. Admit
raj Malcolm having learnt the utility which the
Emperor would derive from a tent in tn At ST.
tuation, caused one to be set mp by his sailors,
at 20 PAGES distance in front oil the house il
was the only place in which the shade could
be found. The Emperor had as much reason
to be satisfied with the spirits that animated
the officers and soldiers of the brave sd regi-
ment, ashe had been with the crew of the Nor
thumberland.
The house at Longwood was built to serve
as a barn tor the Companys farm the Deputy
Governor of the Island had since built some
chambers; itserved him fora country house, but
II was not IN proper habitabe state work
men have been employed at IL for year q the
emperor has been continually subjected to the
Inconvenience and insaiubrity ofinhab,ting
her IN which he sleeps is too small TO contain
a bed ofordlnary dimensions but every aitera-
ton at Longv God pr0lOngs the Inconvenience
OF having workmen there.-TheTe are, how
ever, in this miserable territory, beautiful stu
atoms presenting fine trees and gardens, and
good honses. There is besides Plantation
H0use ;Dut the positive instructions oil gov rn-
mentfOrbade yon from giving up this house, al
tho much cxpence wonld thereby have been sa-
yed to your government; an eXpence incurredi in
hitting up at l4ongwOod hut, covered with
paper, which is already unserviceable
You have interdicted all correspondence be.
tween Us and the inhabitants Of the Island
you have iii fact, placed the house at Long.
wood an secret-yOu have even prevented anv
communication with the Officers Of the garri-
son. IL seems, therefore, To be your study to
deprive MS OF the little resource which this mi
seTa6ie territoryaf.ords, & we are just here as
we should be on the insulated * lninhabited
rock of Ascension. During the four months
that you have been at St. Helena, you have,
SIR, rendered the situation of the Emperor
much worse. Count Bertrand has observed 10
you, that you violate even the laws of your
Legislature, and that you trample under foot
the rights of General Officers, prisoners OF
war. You have replied, that YOU act accor.
ding to the letter of your instructions, aud
tnat your conduct to us is not worse than is
dictated bythem.--l have the honor to be, your
very humble and very obedient servant
(Signed.)
THE General Count de Mont1olon.
After had signed this letter, | received
yours OF the 18th Of August, in which you sub.
JON the account OF an annual sum of ,O10l.
sterl. which YOU consider Indispensable foI
tie support Ofthe expences at Longwood. af
ter having made all the reductions you thought
possible. We do not thiak " c have any thing
10 do with The discussion OF this point the Ia
pie OF The Emperor is scarcely provided with
strict necessares, and al the provisions Of the
worst quality. You ask OF the Emperor find
Of i2,OOOl. sterl.as your Government will only