The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-08
VOICE FROM ST. HELENA
From Dr.. O.uedra's " Yoie. kra,, - =,
ENGLISH SAILORS

.n'i' VIM Ido maue Their escHpe e..
Nerdon, and had passed through th,. , "o'l
try undiscovered. They had ,.,,, ,ou'i,
there for some time. Having mn n@,
they were at loss how To effect III. >
cape, and there was such yiq;l,n, - -
Kept over the boats, that they drspair.sI !.
beng able to seize npon one. The Il
d sort OF vessel with little ribs az ~,
winch they formed with their knives "a.
as well rs they could on roots and f.'...5
This barque Of theirs they eoyerfd Nv,
calico, which they stretched over The ril.'
Hhen finished, IT was not more than abo.,
three feet and half in length, and Of a .,go'
pofiIonate breadth, and So light that onn :,
them carried IT on his shoulders In ~
machine they determined 10 attemn, IN, a.9
passage To England. Seeing an r,.rza
lfIgate approach very near shore, 1b,m
launched their barque, and attemniod ;!
Joln her: but before they had proceeds1
very far They were discovered BY the da5s
oa'erS, seized and brought back Tbsd
story got wind, in consequence of IN. =.
tomshment excited in seeing two mcn#,,.
ture ont 10 sea IN such fragile CONVEY.
&Gce' heard Of 1t, and ordered them win
their little ship 10 be brought before rna
was myself struck with astonshment =,
the idea Of men trusting their lives To gneh
an article, and asked il it was possible tb.~
could have intended to go to sea in fb,t3
They replied that to convince mo. tho,
were ready at thai moment 10 attemnt !,
again IN the same vessel. Admiring N.
boidness Of the attempt, and the blIntnes.
oil The reply, ordered that they should Lo
set at liberty, some Napoleons given IA
them, and Conveyance. to the En~l;,h
squadron provided for them. Previous IN
this, they were going 10 be tried as spie,
as several persons had seen them lur kin1
about the camp for some days.
u bad always high opinion Of yo,,r
seamcn, continued Napoleon When !
vas returning from Holland, along with
the Empress Marie Louise, We stopped 10
rest at Glsct. During the night A violent
storm Of wind and rain came on, which
swelled the Mensc so much that the brdps
OF boats over II was carried away wa
very anxious 10 depart, and ordered all the
hoatmen in the place to be assembled. that
might he enabled to cross the river.
They said that the waters were 50 bioh
That II would be impossible to pass before
two or three days. questioned some of
them, and soon discovered that they We're
fresh water seamen. | then recoilcelcd
that there were English prisoners in TIE
caVerns and ordered that some OF the old.
est and best seamen amongst them should
be brought before me TO the banks of the
river. The waters were very high, and
| the current rapid and dangerous. | asked
them II they could lois number of boats
/ SO that might pass over? They answer
ed, that It was possible, but hazardous. I
desired them to set about it immediately.
In the course of a few hours they succeed
ed III ehectlng what the other ia6ccileS had
pronounced to'be impossible, and crossed
before the evening was over ordered
those who had worked ut it to receive \
sum OF money each, "a suit of cloths, and
their liberty. Marchand was with me at
+ the tlmc.o
tor the authenticity of the foregoing
conversation and details pledge myself
| think II right to mention that | am in
possession of other conversations, and do
cumrDs of great importance, delivered by
! Napoleon himself, which it might be I'M
prudent to make known at present. Their
publication will be matter for future
consideration.
THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
! Heard curious anecdote Of General
Nndamme. When made a prisoner by
the Russians he was brought before the
| Emperor Alexander, who reproached him
IN bitter terms Of being a robber, plm-
derer and "A murderer; adding that no e.
Your could be granted to such an eyecra-
BILE character. TIis was followed by an
order that he should be sent to Sib,r
whilst the other prisoners were sent TO
much less northern direction. Vandamm
replied with great sang fiOtd, 1t may
be, sire, that AL a robbcr and plumber
er; bat, at least, | have not to repfoa,h
myself with having soiIed my hands win
the blood Of a father %
n x
Mary, said he, was better treated
She was permitted to write 10 HON She
pleased, and she was confined in England
which ofitself, was every thing. ItapIe IA
that she was prosecuted more on accoult
OF her religion by tie Puritans, than from
any other cause. | observed that Mary
was accused of having been an accompIIee
IN the murder of her husband. lie reptile
'.of that, there is not the smallest doubt
she even married his murd, afterwards
EaS'F employs the murdere fhis .atheh
One of them, O#*7s, is now h. aid dc camp
must, however, do him the ). stice to say
that at Tilist he observe re that pad
a great deal Of attention to B**@*, and beg
ged to know my reaso. or it. answer
ed, because he isyom general. Cepeadas,
saldt%%, c'est 'n uittmn coguin--c'est Ia
qua oSSasStne mon pere, aud policy alone
has obliged, and still obliges me 10 employ
him, although wish him dead, and ina
short tme will send him about his business.
Alexander aud the King of Prussia
continued he "dined with me every day
and ia order to paw a compliment TO ~