Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-16
The last letter TO which shalt refer at rresent, is
dated Admiralty Oaic%, he Sh OF May, 1878:

Tor "a very long time the last despatch beiug that
which transmitted Napolcon's reply TO Lord Bath.
u,si's speech, and which acknowledged, and sgnif-
ell lord MelviI.es approval, by his LorIships CON-
maud, of the great pains aud zeal YOU have shown
IN those reports.
(Signed) "JOHN FINLAISON,"
Inns letter rs the more valuable, because il proves
that never concealed the treatment Napoleon re-
ceived from the Admiralty. II contains u direct ac-
acknowledgement Of the receipt of his observations on
Loid B,ihursi's speech. This speech was delivered
~ The House of Lords i'm reply To Lord Holland,
DENYING the oppression which Napoleon endured,
anu the observations made upon IL by the En,peu or
anti thus iransmitied Ivy me, Of the mosi,hitter
and reproachu nature. II no other document * s,-
ed tins alone would give the lie direct the asser-
lion Thai i,ad represented Sir Hudson Loves
conduct until nfier my return 10 Europe, and that
then d''i II out OF personal pqne. Almost every let
ter after the restrictions in 1916, will proye thar
never concealed INV sentiments with respect TO him.
ana some o those have already quoted shew abund-
an', iha, Lord Melville himself was completely
aware al Sir Hudson loves consequent alie niiy-
This very letier b ought nv the very shin which con,
veyed Lord Bathursi's orders for my removal con
veyed Lord Melvilla's thanks for the great p,ius
and zeal which had shewn in these % Reports To
s"hie at them have already alluded in the preface to
my bnok, ami broke no faith whatever with Napo.
icon IA making them. On the contrary he was well
appr'sed oi The fact that in the habit of relating
To Them any thing which fell from him. that thought
might benefit my country, and AT the same time stinu.
LATE me Admiralty 10 oppose with all its weight in
the cabinet, my removal from ST.. Helena which he
WAS very desirous TO prevent lie more than once
observed. to me that his political ,ermina.
'rd, and that was bound TO preserve INV oath of
aliesiance TO my country and Sovereign The All
m'raiiy d'd even act upon those Reports with ma.
'erra' advantage to the interests OF the revenue by
,ne ',npIo.emsnt IN the smuggling prevention sys
'em, ana u Is Tar from impossible that Napucon's
Development OF Aexantler's views are nor a, Ills
very instant without their influence
In" Reviewer has taken e, pains TO misrepresent
my motives, though no man knew better how wholly
undescrving of censure those motives were o., iii;
head would refer TO Mr. Finlaison 4; TINS, ,hat
the public will remember who and what h, is-a
"fnuemm oi character and honour, nor discarded,
o' disappointed, but at this instant high IN tie con.
hdence oi Government, and holding under il an in,
p"i'ah oihcT suation--ihis nj least will ,isproye
'ne gross i"isrhooas put into the mouth of his legal
advocate by SIR Hudson Lowe, when he nisled that
learned, and believe bonourabIe man i'm aeser,;ov
mat a,l To whom referred in my hook were dead
wv ih'aison a. least is living. should lie glad 10
"e a" opportunity OF putting the following questions
10 mi naison ~ Court of Justice, which | am
convinced that niiousiy he would answer in
,nr aihrmative, whether, OH nav return from ST.
Helena, he DID NOT propose me from the Admiral.
W. at should altogether avoid any ereou 90 with
any of the Wing party that should live for a Inc
secluded ~ ms house that should maintain an in
vio'abe silence AS to all that witnessed al ST He
fna mat should publish nothing that if deter
mined on making an official complaint to the ADM.
t"i,v, should send a double report, one addressed
To Mr. Croker, containing history Of the i.,reat-
men' mad personally suffered from Sir Hudson
III rent
WIRE moved or IN Parliament, II could Ia prpduc ed
without compromise; the other addressed TO Lord
mev'ile, containing the allegation which had made
OF Tue crneilies he had practsed his prisoner
wh'ch might al once vindicae myself will, the Cabi
mel, aud shield Lord Melville by its form, of privacv
from any necessity OF producing i-Ihat thus the pub.
nc might be deceived by the one document and Sir
n. Lowe, ehecually answered by the ether that
po'iueu acceded 10 these reasonable demands
should thereby make the Admiralty INV firm Irenjs
III PROOF OF which they would give me the lucrative
sn"""oh OF surgeon TO Greenwich Hospital, which
WAS expected To Tall in two or three months
10 winch replied most distinctly that as gentla-
man, an oihcer, and man, would, for no personal
'neIeS Whatever consent 10 conceal the horiid con-
uuet wh'eh ! bad Witnessed at ST. Helena perpetra-
'ed rs II mad been IN the name Of noble aud gener-
GU. people, but that though sought nothing FOR NV
Seli, SUI, Tor the sake Of the suffering Napoleon
would pledge myself To silence, provided Sir Hni
sou Lowe was removed from the Government M of ST.
Heieoa. This was all ! asked, and asked moi
oereiy ior the sake Of The iIlusfrous and tortured
Captive, hut Tor the honour and character OF the
British nation. This was refused.
shall enable the public, AS I proceed, 10 appre-
c'e my conduct and IT'S motives Throughout and 10
pronounce upon the justice of the thrown
upon them.
have the honour to remain. Sir,
=, BARRY E. OMEARA
N. b. No. on the next open day.
From The London Morning Chronicle, Mares41
so, Craven-stTeet, Mar CHI 3.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE
SIK-Mr: O'Mea'a has published Letter in The
-nornlng Chronicle, in which my name is introduced
with those OF Lord Melville and MIR. Croker i'm n
way which renders it necessary that should lose
no n'e IN stating the facts they really occurred
Mr. " Meara having long been ain acquaintance
oil NINE, we Kept up an occasional correspondence,
and ~ The month of July, 1913, received IA private
teer from linn, giving several paI culars relative 10
Bonapaite aud his suite.-Some expressions in This
letter led NE 10 doubt The prop Iety uf entertaining
correspondence of the nature offered TO me Us
superiors therefore thought proper to comn,uni.
Gaze the letter 10 MIR. Croker, who declined aniho-
ris'ng :ucn correspondence without consulting
Lord Melville. His Lordship, on heing REFER ed TO-
said that lie no reason why should moi receive
The Letters which Mr. MIeara might chuse ia write
~ me, anu thni u might lie even advantageous To
hear from an impartial aud observer tie siiua-
non oi oonaphiIe aud his SUITE. But in oioer t,a,
no dupiIciiy should he pracsed on MI. O'Meara I
was desired 10 alprise him that his letters would be
seen by The Ministers presume that Mr. O'Sl.ara
could not have received This answer from me before
lie wio'e again letter in the style rs the FIRST
put soliciting my friendship towards getting him con
Tmed IN Tie situation OF surgeon of BJnapartc, and
s'a'ng as -" inducemeht 10 my doing The follow.
'ng reason " IL IS my intention To collect every anec-
dotc can from Napoleon and those about him and
perhaps my being near him might not he of ,sscr-
wee 10 Government, especially &c he entertained
thoughts OF escape at least my being constantly
near him would probably lead to n discovery of any
plans lie nigh, hereafter project"
quoie tins message 10 shew that was not autho-
fseu 10 origuidfe any proposal TO Mr.. D Meara 10
give Intelligence relative TO BonaparIe and did not
~ Fact do so but that The proposition came yoluuis.
fy from him.
When received Mr.. O'Nloara's lettersI handed
Them 30 Mr. Croker, who had them copied for the
perusa oi Ministers, with the omission only of some
occasional passages Of an udecale nature (sonse Of
them rejecting the French ladies' aud others az
which MIR. Croker expressed to ME his dissppT1i,a
ton, and refused TO permit any such passages TO he
copied.
IS right 10 adj, that there we're several Of those
ieuers, particularly towards the last, which Mr..
Croker did not see owing to his occasional absesce
some OF them also myself never read, hut the
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