Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-22

lllI HIS "V"'N SNiA>A $500
privation of air and exercise.
The Orontes has bro't home from
the Cape another of Bonaparte's at
tepdants. Pole, by the name oil
Piontowsky, not Poniatowsky, as theI
Public have been made to believe, mi
order to oonnecthim with hecelebrat-
ed Polish family of the latter name.
This person has also been dubbed a
Colonel by common fame, which rs
an honour to which he has no claim.
He merely held the rank OF Sub Lieut..
in some obscure Polish regiment in
Bonaparte's Service, and he literally
forced himself upon tho British Co
vernmcnt, who, giving credit to his
story, gave him a passage to st. Hele-
Ina. in storeship which followed the
Northumberland. On his landing
at St. Helena, Bonaparte SAID nc dlu
not know him. and would not see
| him for many weeks. Some kind OF
distant acquaintance was, however,
ultimately formed between them {;
but Monsieur PiontOwski not findinS
the speculation upon which he went
10 st. Helena. at all profitable. or e.
ven agreeable. manoeuyered SO as to
| get transmitted to the Cape. x from
thence to Europe. We ought not to
lomit mentioning. that while fiontow-
ski was occupied at st. Helena, a
kind of under-plot was attempt,l in
London by an Italian singer, to whom
he was married a few days previous
to his leaving Plymouth. This Lady
displayed the most eager anxiety to
follow her husband, and was incessant
in her application TO persons high in
IoGce 70 obtain that permission but
\ her visits were suddenly discontinued.
7 On scruiinizing into the cause, 1t was
discovered that Piontowski had COM
municatrdt to Der the failure OF his own
inroierts at St. Helena, and his i'll
trntion to get hack 20 Europe rs spon
AS he coula. So lar he has sacceeded
to admiration.
On the above interesting subject
the Hull Advertiser. received yester-
Iday, contains the following c0niirma-
terry details -
Extract of letter from capt. Cliff
ford .ofthe Prince Regent, Of Hull, re-
Gently arrived IN the Channel, to his
father at that port ~ watered at St.
Helena. being only allowed To come
tn an anchor and not permitted to go
on shore, or have any communication
with the island. A frigate then Ender
.iway vas orlercdto suppiyns with wa
ter. and as soon as that was zone we
.were ordered by the Admiral to sail
Immediately, and not 20 lay-to until
We were out of sight OF the isiand.--
IThey take great care OF BonaParte.
THE Officers told us he seidoms leaves
his house, and is very much dlssa'is-
: fled with his situat,oA. as also with
the allowance. Las Casas had been
idctectej in attempting clandcs;ine
correspondence with some people lf
Paris, through the medium OF a Lady
in London. 4 letter had been detect
ed in the lining OF black boys jacket
written on very fine SILK. in cyphsrs,
the contents as yet unknown. for the
want of key. Las Casas was re-
moved and confined as a Clnsc pri-
isoncr. Bonapartc few days before.
i'm fit Of spleen. had cat up Il quantity
iof plate and sold it, under pretencc
THAT his allowance was not enough.
I IfEc escapes from this place, there
lis no other in which he would be Sc
) cure: tnnr vessels Of war continually
cruise roand the island; no hsh'nS
:, boats are allowed 20 be cat alter su"-
set, and AL have-a ticket given them
lin the morning, which, they must pro-
duce every Ms It, la iact,.'f he cs-
capes from thence, he mist be SOME.
thing more than man"
1 The "lady in London" alluded ia
lin the above letter, we suspect to be
! Imadame, or rather signora' Pioaltow-
ski.
! When the 0rontes left the cape,
lord c Somerset was preparing for a
Tourney into the interior. for the
purpose Of making some arrangements
with the Caff'res, who, since the re-
duction Of the Cape Militia, had be-
lcone very troublesome To our from
Tiers. Sir p. MalcoIm had returned
Ito st. Helena; the New Castle and
/ Phaeton were left there at anchor; the
i podargus and Euridice were CruiZing