Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-06
BONAPNRTE.

" Extract ola letter, dated Paris, Sent. o.
dined yesterday with DIR. Antomarchi.
Napoleon's physician. You will allow that
one cannot help feeling great interest in con,
Vcrslng win person vino has given the last
orois Oh water 10 such MAN, and therefore
readily accepted the invitation 10 meet him.
Inc Doctor was very circumspect but have
collected many interesting gleanings from
conversation with him, which give YOU as /
got them.
Bonapar;e occupied himself often with
gardening and under his immediate superin
tendence bowers and grottos were erected in
the garden at Longwoo d. General Bertrand
Madam Bertrand with the children, and DR.
Al,ntomarchi, assisted him on such occasions.
Ills usual dress was that of Chinese garden
er nankins, and large straw hat. Within
The last eight months of his life he could
scarcely move out, and was obliged either IN
rest on the sofa, or in his easy chair he spfT;.r
ed considerably, and was in consequences ex-
ceeuingly morose; he had lost full two-thirds
oil his corpulence
Ills last words certainly were" Tetc .4rmee.,
out without any connection for what he ut
tered was in convulsive state, and no other
words could be distinctly understood.
during his illness his son was the principal
topic o, his conversation, he never conyersed
on politics, at least the Doctor said SO. Two
priests were sent to him by his mother, one
an ola man, (Buonayita,) and the o:hera youp~
man. The first could not bear the climate
ana was Obliged to return to Europe. Since
lheir arrival mass was read every day at Long
wood, and the Doctor said, IL est mort en- bon
C"e"eh. Bonaparte expressed much dis
gust at tue old priests smelling oftobacco-be
disiiied smoking and smokers. He had entire
y lett OIL taking snuff. You have seen il no
Ieea IN the papers that he sent a present to
LADY Holland. The circumstances that led
10 IL are extremely honourable to her ladyship.
I - iionand was never personally known to
Bonaparte, but since his confinement She had
been unremitting in her attention 10 him. bv
constantly providing him with articles for his
taDie which she thought would be agreeable.
70 nun also by sending him books, and con-
"iDu.lnS IN many other ways to his domestic
Comfort. lie sent her Cameo of great yaLIp
as a token OF gratitude it was on a snuff box
winch the Pope presented TO Napoleon.
in contradiction TO all the anecdotes in
hnoi,sh ana other newspapers the Doctor as
s .. me That the Emperor The never called
nm Otherwise than PEmpeer) never had any
'o'li'''e attendant IN his household, nor was
s Gu. one IN attendance on him during his con-
linement at ST. Helena.
The veneralion with which the Doctor
spoke OF him is beyond any thing of the sort
ever witnessed. Speaking of Bertrand. he
Always styles him Le grand yudrechol Madam
bertrand was always allowed to enter his room
"ithout being announced. Napoleon was quite
resigned To die in ST. Helena. He often CON
Versed with Antomarch of events of his earl
est age, and recOllected the most trinins acts
VI ms childhood : the Doctor being native
vi corsica, they generally cOnversed together
~ tn ~. ldiom OF the Island, which was quite
familiar to Napoleon. The house at Inng-
wood pxrpeIiptri.r Ill.
bic, and damp beyond conception the new
house was not yet finished aud it was Bona
parties intention, had he lived, never TO inhabit
it. 49, ~ ''''''O't
Inc library of Napoleon consisted of the
pest classlcs,and through the kindness of LADY
Holland and other friends, he had a fresh sum,
ply OF what was new and interesting every
three months, sent TO him under Lord "a
lhursts seal Dinner was always served on
me Piate lsercice ddrgcnJ with the imperial
arms on ", oil which he dined at St Cloud.
=, ~ Anlomarchi found proper stone on
the island, with which he had prepared nl,s-
ter, u succeeded very well in taking n cast oCL
bust after his death unfortunately il had been
shipped to LeghOrn, else | might, perbans.
nave had sight oft. The Doctor has intend
ca II as present TO the mother of Bonanarto
whom he styles JNrdGme Mere.
Inc lar Of his head as well MS his beard
had been shaved, and sent to his relations. his
household each retaining some small quantity
OF Vt. The Doctor had a small lock of il in
brooch had it 10 my hand, and confess.
and am not ashamed to say so, that my feel
Ings were very acute at the moment. and
perceived something like tear in my eye
Inc Doctor could not obtain permission 60
EN- ennpa a, the body, nor would the governor
Sir Hudson Lowe) allow any inscr2nt;on
The remains were first placed in a coffin of fin
then IN one Of mahogany, these two in one Of
Iead, ana tue upper are again in mahogany
Al four were well secured under the i6spec,
ton Of DR.. Antomarch.
could not learn any thing respecting the
life of himself, which Bonaparte was said 10
have written; but il is probable, at all events.
that nothing was done in it after the arrival Of
Antomarchl, as he declined in health during
those two years Montholen, who came over