Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-11
FOREIGN.

FROM London papers received at the Office Of
the Political Register, Philadelphia.
Extract Of pri0dte letter from 81. Helena
Iouw will naturally expect that should
say something OF our noted State Prison.
er. The Americans, | understand, are
constantly spreading reports of his es.
cape. BE assured, that the very idea OF
such an occurrence is perfectly childish.
| Inc precautions. adopted are such, as not
10 leave the most distant chance that Be-
naparte could ever elude his guards, even
| under the most careless superinteudance
At present, the Governor is a person
whose vigilance never slumbers added
10 winch, there Is a sort of pique between
ilm and his prisoner, which, though if
produces no yeXatlous exercise of autho-
rlty on The part of the former, leaves the
latter without hope of charming the ewes
OF Argos to sleep by artifice or fiattery.-
II is possible, that if Bonaparte could
through bribery, obtain the pass word
he might make his way to the town: buf
that would be oflittle, or rather of no a
vail TO him, as he would have the Gordon
OF shipping 10 get tlrougil-a thing next
to ii moi wholly Impossible. 1t may be
remarked, however, that very few OF tie
soldiers are acquainted with NapoIcou's
person, thing which might perhaps be
desirable. Except this circumstance, no
thing occurs TO me as wanting 10 the alb
soiute completeness Ofprecaulion against
bis escape. The grand guard placed
round Bonaparte's house is relieved every
two hours during the day, and every four
hours during the night. On his first mr.
rival IN the Island, a captains guard was
mounted, now only subaltern's is placed
over him. The whole military force at
IT. Helena consists Of the Goth regiment
about one thousand men; detachment
OF the 2lst Light Dragons, about 100
men, and two or three companies OF Row
al Artillery besides which there is The
81. Helena Native Regiment, about 800
men, and ditto artillery, altogether about
2OOO men. As TO the pass word, the al
tentlon paid TO il is so strict, that even
the governor would not be suffered TO stir
without IL: and if any officer should for
gel u, he must return ia head Quarters Of
he should not perchance meet with bro
ther oihcer) 10 obtain it. The ONLY in
stance of any disregard Of these rules
which has come to NY knowledge is like
ly To be of serious consequcn e To- ,hc
parties concerned. A few months AFRO
some officers of Dragons, who touched
az ot' fleitha on their passage home from
India, forced their way a horseback. past
the guard at BOnaparte's residence. i'm
the hope Of seeing him. The officer who
commanded the guard on this occasion.
was severely rcprimanded; and sir Hud-
son Lowe IS said TO have declared that he
thought tie good Of the service required
that The Dragon officers should be broke;
an opinion by no means too strong, i'm NV
Judgment, when il is considered what
responsibility rests on the safe keeping
OF the prisoner; aud how disgracefnI it is
10 az officer to set an example Of such
gross INSTRUMENTATION and contempt Of
orders -Bonaparte himself is never per.
mltted 10 leave his house without being
accompanied either by SIR George Bing
BAN, the town major by adjutant general
Reed, or BY The officer WHO is more parii-
cularly charged with his person. The Of
hGer tor long time charged with this du-
" was capt. Poppleton, of the ODD. He
OF course, used TO accompany Bonaparte