The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-28

81. HELENA, May 7.
-" Buonaparte died on Saturday The Jib, al 6 p.
VI. after illness of SIX weeks-,he last f,rtnght
on'y considered dangerous. The body has been
opened and the disease ascrrtained 10 be- a cancer
On he stomach. with great extent Of liberation.
: He has been lying in state since yesterday af-
iernoon, the admiral, governor, and heads OF de-
Partments having first seen the body.
During the first four weeks Of his Illness IL
did rot ASSUME auy very dangerous sppesrsnce.
though he appeared himself conscious ths, IL would
terminate fatally. Durag the last fortnight, il
was evident TO all the medical attendants that he
could not recover. Ii L. said that he gave direc-
lions about his affairs and papers ill Ave or *
hours before he died. having retained his SEQ e
till tina, period lie said bs wished to be opened
in order that his son might be inf rmed Of The ma
ture of his disease. The body opened by his
own surgeon. We believe that be left will.
which. with h's other papers, have been, or will
OF course be transmitted 10 England.
Letter from an Officer at 81. HeIeao.
Bonapsrte wss hurled on "Wednesday the
9Th. beneath the willow tees. in the spot he had
pom. ed ou', about mile and ha!ffrom Long
wood House, (by the road.) A procession OF
the Military Stsf. snd all The N-vsl Officers.
followed the corpse, which ~ss laid on e black
car, in pi-in m thogsny c Bin, Qsid ~ogd, and
tin wIrhinlsnd was receive o. emerging from II 9
grounds, by line of 1000 oops, including ar.
tiilsry and party Of marines, with four bands
drawn up By the road side. As soon rs il psss
ed, The troops followed TO The place Of inter-
men, end hailed. occupying the road winding
along the valley side, above il, vile the pro-
cession te,cended by road made for the occa-
sion, on FOOT he body was then borne by "a
Grensdiers, from the several corps present, to
the grave, where IL was deposited, with the
Priests blessing, In . chamber, within . large
stone vsuit.
BoSaPARTK was promoted to the comm md
Of he French army in 1896, fe ~ days sfter b.,
return from Egyp, ne effected . revolution ii
Paris, the D'cec orv was dissolved. new Con-
stitution of Governmsn w.s established. Wi b en-
Executive Of three Consuls, and be was cleo :
ed First Consul for ten years. In 1902. he was
again n nina ed by the Conservative Senste,
First Consul for q second erm of ten years. 10
commence from the expiration of the first period
--bu, on proposition Of he Tsibunsts. = dec, ee
f1r ns,ituting him First Consul for lie was
Offered 10 the people for signature, and having
been signed by 1868 1856 cilizens, be vas SOL
EMMY declared Fl 5. Consul f'r life on tho Cd
of August. In 1904. France, vas formed into
an empire, snd BCnspsrie WAS crowned Emperor
on h I'd of Deem the anniversary Of which
day N the following year, he defeated The En-
perors Of Russia and Austria, q, the ba u OF
Alsterii .. In Dec. 1909, he repudisted his
wife. the Empress Josephine. and their mar
ri.ge was dissolved by decree of the Conser-
vst,ve Sena'e and in April Of the following
year. he married Maria Louise the ArchGuchess
OF Austria, by whom he d son who was Gre
ateJ King Of Rome. When the Allies entered
France in 1914, he was com eiled 20 sbdcste
the throne, and wss sent 20 Eibs, r tanning the
title OF Emperor from whence he escaped, snd
having ente ed r snce, he placed himself q he
head OF . powerful my, md wss defeated at
the ever memorable bs.ile OF Wsteflob from
whence be e-csped 20 Prs, I'll having sgsi'
apdicsted the rhrone, b. -uos Gnently sueren-
dered himself Csp,. Min -nd # The B Hero
phoa. The Powers Of Europe. sfer bis surren-
de, decided Tbs, he should remsn in per1e u.l
inpr,s ..,erf. snd he Ir'-ud o. St Helen w,
sels c "a. 70 I future rel ence, add wher, lie
hss ,ermina'e| h eventful career.