Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-05

|othcT"ise TIC Emperor WOuIu olttll
have been without breakfast, Il even
without dinner.
The gov. sent seven servants to
Longwood, but the emperor was
obliged to dismiss four of them from
Inability to supply them with food
on which the gov. granted soldiers
rations TO the three that remained.
Often has it also happened that Cy,
priani, the steward, has purchased
Ifrom these three servants the rations
lofbread they received from the camp,
in consequence of the want of pro.
visions for the emperor and his suite.
which had not arrived.
1t is fact viii Ii will appear in.
credible, but which is not less true,
that the Emperor is limited bottle OF
wine per day. Marshal and Madame
Bertrand, gen. Montholon and his
lady, General Gourgand and Count
Las Casas, have also each their bot
tile.
Marshal Bertrand has 8 children,
NJ. de Las Casas one. about Is or l 6
years old ; and for all these mouths
the GOVERNOR allows no rations.
In this state Of things. the emperor
has been compelled to sell all his plate
to procure the first necessaries Of
life ! | myself broke it in pieces be-
fore it was sent to market. The pro-
ducc Of the sale was deposited by or
der of the governor, in the hands of
Mr.. Balcom5e. and the emperor was
not permitted to touch single pen
nv.
When the house steward, wishing
to supply the deficiency of the pro-
visions furnished by the Gov. makes
purchases himself, which happens
every day. he can only pay them by
orders upon Mr.. Balcombe.
| used to rise at day break, & when
I did not succeed in shooting few pi-
geons in the neighJourhood Of our
dwelling, the emperor had frequently.
nothing for breakfast. The provi-
sions did not reach Longwood untiI Q
or 5 o'clock in the afternoon; s, then
they were of 50 bad a quality that the
house stew ard had to send them back,
the Emperor sabsisting entirely on
the produce ofmy shooting. On these
occasions the cook Thought himself for
innate III having brought from Paris
some portable cakes. with which he
made soup for the emperor.
There i no water fit for cooking
at Longwood. Very good water may
however. be procured at a distance Of
/ 200 yards. and might DO conyevGdj
to the empcror's barracks az an ex-
pence of from IL TO 1850 francs.
The house Is Supplied by water
which is brought from this fountain I;
it is open only once during the day !;
at all other tiHes is locked.--it is
guarded by an English officer, who is
scarcely ever present when water is
wanted. There is a conduit for con-
veying water to the English camp !;
but it is thought unnecessary to do as
much for the unfortunate Napoleon.
| snare the great and numerous
English nation picture of the other
insults and humiliations to which the
emperor is exposed, and also 4 fur
Their detail of the complaints, which
the emperor makes against the Gov.
Sir Hudson Lowe. l shall confine
myself to observing, that at the last
visit the Gov. made to Longwood.
and at which | was present, he offend
ed to such a degree that the emperor
said, sHave You not then done with
insulting me Leave my presence, q
let me never see you again, unless you
have received orders from your go
to assassinate me. you will
then find me ready to lay open my
breast TO you. My person is in your
power. You may shed my blood
The climate of Longwood is, be-
sides, most unhealthy. every thing is
there in cxtremes-the humidity, the
wind and the heat.
Admiral Cotkbmn had marked out
a circuit of two leagues for the En-
perol's promenade: the present Co
vernon has, without amy motive, "a
bridged it to half a league.
The inconvenience of Che climate
and particularly the hu-
midity to which the emperor is ex-
posed, have considerably injured his
health; and it is the opinion of his