Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-09


bipty of any tampering with the soldiers.
With respect to all the rest OF the island
he was allowed To ride about 1t whenever
&apleased, IT he chose to be accompanied
by an officer not lower, in rank than a
captain; hat if he did not think fit ia IA
vail himself fi!iis regulation the Cover
nor was not TO blame.
The next subject Of complaint 10 which
he should call the attention of Their Lord
ships, was The assertion HAT General Ho-
naparte was not permitted To- come out Of
ms house at the proper hours for taxing
the exercise OF walking, in order 20 pre-
serve his health. IN order 10 explain
this matter, lie must inform their Lord
Sims, that II lai been Thought necessary
80 surround the garden, watch adjninrd
The house in which the General lived,
with sentineis. Now, because these seu-
tiuels were IN s!ght, he would not come
cut To walk; and on this, the untrue as
SertioD of his confinement 10 his house
at tiie bours when it was proper he should
take exercise, was founded but 1t was
the dutv of SIR hudson Lowe 10 place the
sentmels there; and did their Lordships
consider what might be tha consequence
Of their removal! Let it be supposed.
that Sir HUDSON Lowe had now arrived
with Intelligence of Bonaparte having es-
c1ncd, and that he WAS brough; to their
i-ordship's bar To account for Ills neglect.
IL SIR Hudson Lowe were asked how 30,
iIaparte escaped, and he answered. that
he had escaped from his garden in conse-
quence OF the sontinels being removed
aud 1t. on Your i.ordsbips nquiring why
those scntinc's were removed, the answer
should he, because their presence was
offensive To General Ronapartc, villa,
Wonld Your t.ordships then think Of the
conduct OF Sir 3udson Lowe What
would be yow Lordships opinion OF an
oih"er who had SO grossly neglected his
duty The verv fact of no attempt at
escape having been made, is probably
OWING tot he precautions which have been
so strongly blamed fer it cannot be
donhted That ihe disposition te undertake.
$ ,ch an attempt exists, If any nossihle
chance of success could present itself
The state of the residence of General Bo.
naparie had been made main subject of
complaint nv him, and those who accom-
panied him; but this cnmrain, was as
unIust as al the rest. Every thing con
sIstcni with prudence had been done TO
comply with his wishes, and torenlcr his
situation as comfortable as nossible.-
The choosing o. a place of residence was
with one exception, LEFT to himself and
Sir q. Cockburne. Soon after his arrival
he rode with Sir George 10 Longwood
and on the view of that situation, said he
should pr ter n 10 any other on the ISL
and and until the house should be rot
ready, he begged that a tent might be
erected there. Ills wish in this rpepac,
was readily complied With; but in The
mean time he wished to occupy a small
room IN the house of one of the inhabi
iants rather than go into I'll, town. How
ever, to show the dissatisfied dispo iiions
ot the persons who accompanied him. If
was only necessary to state, that two DAYS
after he had, 10y his own desire, been al
lowed TO take up his residence in this
room, letter was received bv Sir G.
Cockhurne, from one of the Generals
attendants, complaining ofthe cruel treat
ment his master had received in contin-
ing him to that place. He remained in
Hrs room full three months, and was very
unwilling To leave the house on account
at HE communication he had with the
family but when he was al last removed
10 Lnn@wood, aad found that n could NOT
go out 10 any distance without being ac>
conpancd by an officer, then his serious
complaints began. lie 10 uot pleased with
hls residence: ard he is dissatisfied ifany
attempt should be made 10 extend or I'M
prove II. The Wa,i. al convenience. with
respect 10 room, Is entirely owing 10 his
own humour. lie has observed. that if
hc were 10 live long OH the island he would
have a new house built; hut he believed
thai III" administration OF this country
w0nld be either overturned, or that a
Grange of G9vcrnmcnt would take place
IN FRANCE, and ia either case he would he
released. He, therefore. did MT consider
his residence as a ma cf' any conse-
qncnce. With regard 80 the subject Of
the expense OF General E0napartc's main
tenance, he had to STATE. that what an
peared on that subject IN Mountainous
letter was untrue. No such DronoSifion
as that which was there stated bad been
made. There was, of course, "A wish 10
reduce the expenditure as far as was CON
sistcnt with propriety; and The impression
was, that il might be brought as low rs
fhc sum mentioned iii the letter, THOUGH
no attempt bad been made 10 reduce that
idea 80 practice. II was estimated. that
the household expenses ri Lonmwood
Ir'ght be brought witlin 4OC0. wear:
and INA that cas-, a similar SIM would
surCly he sufficient for the personal ex-
penditurc of General BOnaparte and his
attendants. No one would dispute. that
while he was maiutaine, ont Of The funds
Of This country, every practicable ccoa-
ony ought to be introduced into his es-
Enlistment; but instead of S0Jal. Gov
ernment Intended to make the allowance
for the LOngwOod establishment altnre-
Their l2,0Gol. d year; which surely would
be allowed 10 he sufiIcieIt, for that sum
was equal TO the allowance OF Sir HUDSON
Lowe and all his staff. 1t was true that
BonapaFte had offered TO take The whole
exprE &c of his establishment OH himself
but his olterto do this was accompanied
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