The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-12
TO CORRESPONDENTS.


TO CONTEMPORARIES
"Cato"; "Brutus" ;aVeritas". and ssJ.,r,,.
are postponed to make room for other matter.
out shah appear as soon as possible.
EfTdtu an tie contmanicaiioa of aArristides," in
Wednesdays HerGiG.
Instead of the words "woud shrink from with
honor read s'would shrink With horror" In
stead of "Slr. Adam, at their head there NAV be
a few difiidcnt spectators" read the last word
I" SPECTATORS" Instead of ssinveke the tyrsnt, /"
&c. read ",r,ro5e the tyrant.''
LONDON, nov 80.
To the Editor Of the London Courier.
Sir-An article having appeared in
your journal of yesterday, giving a trans
lation purporting TO be that of letter
from count Bertrand, in the Constitutions
el, and headed by statement that had
appealed 10 fiimss being person who
could vouch for the accuracy of work
lately published by me, entitled NapoIe-
on in Exile, or Voice from St. Helena. I
request that you will be pleased to give an
early insertion to the following statement.
In easscrtion that have appealed to
count Bertrand, to vouch for the "accu-
.racy" of my work, is wholly incorrect.
by reference TO my book, il will be
seen that l have merely stated that |
could appeal to him, in common with the
other executors, and to coun, de Las Ca
ses, as to the facilities for communication
which l had with Napoleon, and the ia
miliarity with which he honored me.
must observe, that there has been
mistranslation of the French of count
Bertrand's letter. The words in the orr.
ginal, now lying before me, are sje suis
entfrenent Granger q la publication de
Get fn1hrime )" meaning--l had no hand
N the publication Of the work. 1t is
perfectly true, that count Bertrand had
no hand in the publication of my book
and am happy TO be able to state wha,
may be of service to him in the pego,ia-
ton which he is carrying ON with the
French government for the payment oI
the money beGuesthed to him by Napo.
leon. As to that part Of rav work DIES.
cribingihe i'll treatment inflicted upon
his late master, have before me now in
count Bertrand's hand writing, detailed
statement, amply confirming the nara
tive in my book.
1t is known TO the public that a pre-
tended translation of my work was late,y
published at Paris, called L'Echo de
Sainte Helene; but being partly rnutilated,
and partly fabricated in the grossest man
ner, l myself have denounced it as such
IN various journals-amopg others in your
own. One should suppose that count
Bertrand must have alluded 10 this work,
and not to the original English edition,
for that was sent by me to him more than
fouV Uaorths ago, and was seen upon his
table, about that time by a friend of mine
1t is not TO be supposed that he, under.
standing English very well, would have
delayed so long to contradict it, had he
believed the contents TO be untrue; and,in.
deco, his letter refers to book which he
had just seen published for the first time.
1t is perfectly true that count Bertrand
did not hear the conversations which |
have stated to have passed between Ma
poieoD and myself, as he was not present;
nor have in my book Represented him
10 have been witness TO any between us
three, consisting of more than a few
words. ~
Every one who has read my book must
have perceived Napoleon's own personal
voucher, for the confidence with which
be hoRored me, and the credit with whic h
he wished my communicates respecting
him should be received by his nearest
and dearest relative. This document is
still IN my possession, and | will with
pleasure shew it to any person who may
wish to refer to it.
L have The honor TO be, sir, your rnosl
3 Qble servant,
"A RRY f. O'MEARA.