Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-16


aud which were rather scarce was INFORM
ed tina, two American ships passed the Is
land The preceding day, supposed to be ihe
Clay, OF Boston, and the Caroline, OF Salem.
Can't. Doak was informed by the officers OF
the viyo, tina, the emperor Napoleon was IN
perfect health, that he received no cnmpa-
ny, but kept himself entirely secluded even
from the governor. The new palace al
Longwood was so far completed as TO ena-
BILE the emperor TO live in IT. II is said TO
be magnificent building, and beautifully
situated.
Nothing new Of any interest has taken
place with regard to Napolean Bonaparte.
He persists in keeping himself entirely Sc
cluded from every ole excepting those OF
his own family: and notwithstanding he has
liberty to recreate to the extent of number
of miles in and about Longwood, yet, as he
must in such case be accompanied by an
English resident. (the present one for this
purpose is captain of the srmy) and as he
would be exposed to the gaze of the lnbabi'
tants. 10 whom his appearance would be as
sseata novelty as on the first day of bis sriI'
val, he chooses to lorego the pleasure; and
the walls Of the garden, and grounds imme-
diately connected with bis house, bound bis
promenades. Gen. Bertrand and his lady
were still with him. No foreign officer re-
mains at present to hold surveillance, but
French nobleman: the Russian aud Austrian
ministers having returned some time since.
Bonaparie ha. moi consented 10 see sim
Gle person since Lord Amherst was admit
ted TO an audience-and it was supposed
that it was on account Of the intimacy OF
thf, nobleman with lie British ministry,
that this favor was granted him. The la.
ture of the conversation with his lordsbip.
had never transpired on the island.
A lady of some rank, lately returning
from India, had eRdeavored to get introdu'
ced to him, and for this purpose splend-
id ball wa. given her by the governor. TO
which Napoleon was invited, but be took
no notice OF the invitation. Lcrd Somerset,
in returning from his command at the Cape,
had also solicited an audience, but Bona
psrte had refused to see bin. II was OBJ.
served he now kept himself so entirely Sc.
cuded tor such length Of time, that he
was seldom The sui ec: of conversation, and
was hardly thought of by those on the is.
land, and the latest news they get from him
is frequently via England. His health was
good. The story reported some time since,
OF a ship apparently disinasted, having sp.
peared of the island, under suspicious cir.
cumstauces. had no foundation in truth
A schr. had been signalIed often from the
heighis for upwards OF fortnight, aud by
her superior sailing. she eluded the station
bIigs which were frequently in chase OF
her. II is most probable she was a patriot
priyateer watching for Spanish indiamen.-
There are about 1900 inhabitants on the
island at present. The number OF troops
tons all around and over the island. A
frigate had lately touched at tie island from
Buenos Ayres for England, and reported
tina, the vessel dispatched by Capt. Sheriff,
OF mis- majesty's ship Andromache, 10 ex.
plore the recently discovered continent. bad
returned with large quantity OF seal skins,
taken on The coast, which she had followed
down Tor considerable extent in about &c
S. Longitude not recollected. Another
vessel had been dispatched By the British
for further di scoveries..
Sir Hudson Lowe still commands on the
island. The naval force consisted Of the
Vigo "A, the asg ship of admiral Lambert,
who had then commanded on the station
about months, the Menai ship OF &c guns,
capt. Moresby; briss Levant. capt. Shan.
non; Redwing, capt. Hum; Sbeerwater,
capt. Roberts, and Heron. A large mer.
chant ship was there. and Wa. employed
in importing supplies for ;hs island & feet.
A brig, tender to the flag ship, was EN-
ployed between the islands and the Cape OF
Good Hope for supplies, &c. The Heron
was to sail for England in few days. The
ves.:l, supposed from her signals to be a
gun brig. was guing in as the Juno came
out.
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