Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-31
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Few persons but myself and my father
re fully acquainted with the cruel provo
ations which have received from this
man. During our detention al st. Hele-
ma. we were arrested in the most brutal
manner, and subsequently kept in close
confinement during one month, oil secret,
and treated precisely like criminals
What still more tended to augment this
cruelty, was my health, being at that pc
Rod in very precarious state, from the
effects produced by tropical climate up
on constitution naturally weak, lhis
was represented to Sir Hudson Lowe by
the physicians, who explicitly made
known to him, that it was essentially ne
cessary to the recovery of my health, that
| should be allowed to return 70 Europe,
that might receive the benefit OF my ma
tai air.-Such measure, however, would
have been in direct opposition to the Sc
crecy in which be vas desirons of enVelo-
ping all his proceedings on the island.
He demanded of Mr.. B. O'Meara, an oth
cial report upon the state OF my health.
Mr. O'Meara, who uniformly conducted
himself towards every one of US as became
a man Ct honor and humanity, delivered
unto SIR Hudson Lowe report which was
dictated by his conscience /; but the Co.
vernon proved deaf TO every representa-
ton of feeling and of truth, and my father
and myself were ordered of to the Cape
of Good Hope, where we were detained
as prisoners for seven months, owing TO
the instructions forwarded by Sir Hudson
Low. This captivity, coupled with Sc
peration from big family and his country
the mental anguish that succeeded, the
weak state OF health, and the age OF my
father, have been the fatal sources OF those
infirmities under which he now labours,
and which will continue 10 bear him down
to bis grave.
After our departure from st. Helena, Sir
Hudson Lowe proceeded 10 employ those
means, with which be was so cODversant,
to blacken my fathers character, and rem
der him an object of Suspicion 10 NapO-
leon and the French officers on the Island.
Among other things, he stated to General
Bertrand, that Count Las Cases had con-
fessed that himself and all other attend
ants upon Napoleon, had eXeTted every
endeavor to ruin him [Sir Hudson Love-
in the opinion of his captive, by seeking
to make him regard his person and the &C
tons of Sir Hudson Lowe through a VeiI
Of blood
When speaking of my father, qfter has
departure, ! have been informed, and be-
lieVe that he not unfre9uently coupled
with his name, the epithets of shat id
rascal, that ID lying old rascal, Count
Las Cases, &C." 1t is not impossible for
a man of honor 10 speak diSrespecyutty Of
IL I,,, no Iu
prOnounceS his opinion to his face, and ne
yer during his absence.
To continue such nauseous details, OF
which could extend the catalogue, Gd en-
jfnitum, would prove as disgusting TO you
as they are truly painful TO my mind, and
do not hesitate to avuw, that the sole
object of my visit to England was to COM
pei Sir Hudson Lowe TO afford the salts
faction for The wrongs which have thus
sketched; and being convinced, by refec-
ton upon his previous conduct aud cha
raCter, that he would have recourse 10 ie-
gal proceedings if sent him challenge,
determined 10 put upon him the greatest
public nsuI, that could be offered 10 gen
tleman, Conceiving that thai only could
procure for me the satisfaction so eager
ly desired.
shall terminate the present statement
by remarking, that son who vindlcates
the cause Of an aged, sick, and henOTed
father, only ful6ls most sacred duty Im-
posed upon hiB, and in so acting, pursues
the path of honor and Of reCIitude.
am, my dear sir, yours most sincere
ly, &C, (Signed)
La BARON EAM DE Las CASES.
P. s. Soon after the occurrence took
place wrote to Sir Hudson Lowe to in
form bIm that if he would give his word
to act like man o. honor, should always
be ready to answer 10 bin.
From che London Courier, Oct 26,
We have inserted, ia another part otOur
paper, letter which appears IN the Morn
ing Chronicle, signed lie Baron Emm de
Las Cases." detailing the alleged particu-
lars of reacontTe between himself and
Sir Hudson Lowe la this state OF the bu-
sness we are DESTROYS OF abstalnlng from
all remarks, and merely lay before our
readers what we know to be correct
statement of the transaction. Sir Hudson
Lowe can never expect 10 be forgiven by
the friends and followers OF BonapaTte.-
He too firmly discharged hi duty-too
acutely peneL rated the knavish schemes OF
certain individuals, and too successfully
bafled them. Had be suffered himself to
become the dupe OF those who are now
his enemies, they might have laughed at
his Creduity; but. they would have been
spared the necessity Of reViling or assall-
ing him. The following is the statement
referred to: