The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-15
From n London Paper
WILL. OF BONAPARTE,

Uaeidrs' Commons. has been published
Ia the preface To this document, II ~ stated,
that not ,hhle than ,wo days before Napo
Icons death, he dictated To- hianlholrn The
letter, To hc delivered to Sir Hudson Lowe,
announcing his drcrase, leaving sparr cor
the insertion of me day and hour of his
dissolution. We give the following extracts
from this in,er~sting document
This 18th April, lB9l, at Ionswood,
Island ST. Helena.
!" This is my testament, or act ofmy last
will
al die in the Apostolic Catholic religion,
in the bosom of which | MAS born more
than fifty years since.
at my wish that NY ashes may re-
pose on the hanks of III. SEINE, in the midst
Of thu French people, whom ] have loved
30 we'll
Al have always had reason to be pleased
Win my dearest wife, Marie l.onse. |
retain for her, to my last moment, the
most tender ssntiments--l h.sesch her ~
watch, in order 10 preserve my son from
the snares which yet enyiron his intan-
cy.
p" I recommend to my son never to for
get that he was born a F,.nch Prince, and
never to allow himself to become AN instru-
men, IN thu hands W the irinm,ms who
Cypress The nations Of Europet he ought
never To fight against France, OF to inquire
her in any manucr Ii. ought 10 ndu,i
my motto" Every thing for thu Fiench
peuple.o
~ die prcmatur.Iy, assassinafed by the
English oligarchy aud lis ~ The
English nation wnI not n. slow 10 ayenging
me-.
1.-THE two unfortunate results of the in
yasions af France when sh. had still So
many Resources are to he attributed Ia the
treason Of Marn,ont, Aug'rcan, TallryIand
and n. forgive thcm---may the pos.
terity of France forgive them.
III thanh my good aud nost EXCELLENT
mother, the cardinal, my brothers Joseph.
Lucirn. Jerome, and sisters panlin,, Caro-
Iinc, JULIE, ilorrrus,J CathaliDe, Eugunc,
for the interest which they continued To-
feed for me. pardon Louis for The libel
which he published in 1920. II is IL
plete with false assertions aud false docu
mrnts.
81 d,sayow the" Manuscript Of ST. He
lrnn," and other works, under the THE al
.hdIims, Sayings, So. which pm sons have
been ilcasrd Ia publisl, fbr the last years.
These are not rules which guid' Il my tic
1 caused the Due d'Enghien 10 br arrested
aud tried, because the step WAS essential Ia
the safety. interest and honour of the
French people, when the Cduot d'Arois was
Maintaining, by his confession, 60 nssas
sins at Paris. Under similar circumstances,
would AFT in the same way.
d" i'ieqneath 10 my sou The boxes, orders.
a 4. a. A. A A Il
bed bed saids, spars, Ssh shap 81 "aY. o96s'1
tluen, ~ hch have been used Ia wear aud
use. Tia my wish that this slight hspucsi
may ne dear 10 him, Ms recalling ihe mrin
DRY of father, of whom the nn,s trse vii,
discourse To him.
~ b.queAth To Lady Holland the an
tique Caineo which Pope Plus VI. gave mr.
al Tolrnlino."
After specifying number of individuals
(principaily officers of the French army,
10 whom lrsacies are given. Napoleon pro
crrds
These Sums will be raised from tbs SIX
millions Win h d,posIt.d I'm leasiug PARIS
in 1919: and f,"ln the Interest n, The rate
Of FIVE per cent, since July, iUi3, Thr
account will hc s,'ttl,d ml,b lie banker hJ
Counts Aopihplon, Bertrand and Ner
chand.
Whatever that deposit may produce
hey end the sum Of five n.iiiiouA six hundred
| thousand francs, " hich ha,t been ah1'i
disguised of shall BE- distributed IA Eraiui
ity amongst the wonnbrd nj The battle 4"
Wotcrloo, aud amongst ihe uifrers aud shl
dirrs Of The battalion of the Isle of Elhr
according Ia "A spaic To ir determined npot
h. Monthoip,L Bertrand, Drnel ,Caubron'
and the Surgeon Larry.
These lrga,i,s, in case Of death, shnl
be paid III ihr widows aud children ntd il
d&iaili of such, shall revert tD the bulk 81
Ny private domain being MY property
Of which no French law depIises me that
a,n AWAY ui. an accnunt of II will be- rfqul
red from Baron de il Bonllcre, the iri.asu
rcr thereof II ought 10 amount 10 m0rt
than 100000 Of francs, namely tt
Til. portfolio containing The sailliss wlilci
lu,ade during fourteen years hut ofmy ci,i
list, which amounted To more tl,aD 1900,
900 per aphun, II M memor, be- gould
9. The produces bf Ills p"tioiD.-3. The
furniture nj my palarrs. such as IT "as ~
1914, Including the palaces of nomt, Flo
renee and Turin. A tbs furniture Was
purchased Nil, mDheys ncrrniug nun TIL
civil Iist Il. The proreths bf ,ny hons' s
in the klnggnm of Italy, such AS tt"nc.;
plate, jewels. furniture, tqlipagts tl'.' a'
counts " i'll be rcndrfcd by Ptlncc !.n' on.
aud the SleaaIt III The Crown CO.. .,psron
nj. "NAPoi. e0N."
"Ibrqprath my private ,lo,. n;,in. one hal
~ tie sIir'i.hg officers AN Il soldiers of III,
French army who have Ought siuc. I792
to 1913, for thu glory aid Independence OF
the nation. The oiaRibu,ior shall b. made
in proportion 10 Heir appointments upon
active sci'i.e. u"e hall to thr towns and
districts u ASA of Lorraine, of Frapche
L''np'e, oi burgundy, of,he IsIr of France,
of Cha.npagne, Forest, Dauphinr, which
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