The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-11
occupied his thoughts, entitled, TIL las.
Of the Mohegans." IN !. .4mer.
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

cry copy Of the book was purchased ON
the da, il, publication was announced -
DR.. \. It viii BE- recollected, attended Ma
polenn IN his last tnnments, ;tat vas snhsr
duehtly examined by the BRUSH Prlyy
Council on The nature ot the disorder with
winch his .llustrlaus patient died. The
fallowing extract from the Above work, ap
p ars IN the hondan Examiner of the 18Th
ii February, and canout fail to prove ute
resting to our readers
LAST MOMENTS OF NAPOLEON.
May 5th. l8s1.--lhe patient pass d a
night of extreme agitation. The clock
truck half past five, and Napoleon was
still drIirioas, speaking with difficulty, aud
rtterns word, broken and inar,icnlale
mung others, we heard the words, " head
--army,"-and those were the last h. pro
00u0c, d for they no sooner passed his liz $
than he lost the power Of speech. Violent
pans in the abdomen last stage of di.
pnsa, body cold aud conyased, covered
with clammy piratou--irsmas. Thr
Pulsatlons were scarcely ic!tiu the carotid
aud aXIldry arteries. thought the ,i,aI
SIP rk had 1ed, but BY d gr'-s HE p Ise
rallied, the oppression decreased, deep
signs escaped from his breast Narlron
was still alive. Aud now occurred on ii
The most affecting, perhaps, OF all tae
scenes that had taken place during th, En
prror's loaa agony. " diane Bertrand,
who would not qilt the bedside of the ~
gust patient Notwithstanding her nan sui
lcrings, sent first for her daughter Horizons.
aud afterwards for her three sons. To sheW
them their brnriactOr tor the last time. -
No words can express the emotion OF thes,.
poor children on Witnessing tbi~ spectacle
of death. They had not seen N ,pel o,
for about fifty davs, and their 81 tall 81
tears, sought with terror upon his f,cr now
p tle aud dlsigored, the rxpr s,lun Of .rcat
ness and goodness whlrh ,hey were accus
toned to find init. Asifpy common accDsd,
The, rushed 70 the bedside, srrzcd the En-
perors hands, kissed thea, and soabiug Il
loud, CO, cred them with tcars. Young
Napoienn Bertrand, could no longer bear
this heart rendmg scene ; overcome by his
emotion, he fell back aud tainted. We
were obliged To tear these youthful
mourners in the midst OF their grief from
thu Emperor's bedside, aud To take them
into the garden. Ten O'clock, A. NJ. pulse
animated. | was following with anxiety It's
beatings endcavoring to ascertain whrth
er the vital principle WAS extinct, when
saw NaverraZ enter the room pale, his
hair in disorder, and in the utmost aglta
ton.
The poor fellow, weakened by 10 days
suilerings of AN acute hepatitis, accompa
MED by 'ynochd, was scarcely beginning to
be convalescent but having heard of the
dangerous state IN which the Emperor was,
he had caused himself TO be- brought down
aud entered the apartment bathcd IN tears.
to see once more a master he had served
SO many years. I endravored To prevail
upon him to withdraw, but his emotion in
creased as spoke 10 him F.; he faacied Tat
the emperor was threatened and was call
ing him to his assistancc--aud he WodId
not leave him, but would fight and die for
him. He was quite light beaded. | flat
tered his eel, succeeded in c9lmng him,
and retained to the patient. Eleven, A. VI.
Barboryginl dwelling and extension Of
the abdomen--icy GOODNESS Of the lower
extremites, and in short time OF the
" hole body-eves fxrd--lips closed and
STANDARDIZATION agitation of nostrl's-
most complete adynemia--pul-e extreme
~ weak and intermittent. varying from
1902 to 1903, 10 and H. pulsatIons per mi
nate-breathiug slow, intermittrDtaud ster
tnrons-spasmudiC contraction of the e
pigastric region and of the stomach-derp
sghs -pilrous moans-convalsive move
ments, which ended by IA loud and dismal
Shrek. | placed blister on the chest,
and one on each thigh applied two large
sinapsitns on the solcs Of the feet, and fo
IN. atatioas on the abaoucn, with q bottle
filed with hot water; also cndrayored to
refresh the Emperor's lips aud mouth, by
constantly moisieuing them with mixture
of common water, orange Hover water
with saEar hnt tho passage was spasmo
ideally cio5rd ; nothing was swallowed :
all WAS Ia vain. The intermittent breath
ing aud nodrafn sound still continued, ac-
by Violent agitation OF the all
domioal muscles-.the eye Ids remained
Fixed, the eyes moved and feil back under
the upper lids, the pulse sunk and rallied
again. 1t WAS eleven minult5 before a.
was about to breathe his
last A slight roth covered his lips-he
was no more Such is the end oil all human
glory.
He and THE London Times gives the
following as a ply of the klag Of France 5
answer 10 a speech from the Ambassador OF
the Emperor of Rnssia, seni To Congratulate
Charles X on his accession TO The throne:
{" receive with pleasure the congfainIa-
q tons which Won convey 10 me in the name
q of the Emperor of all the Russians; aud
@ you may assure him of the sincerity OF the
g friendship which unites me TO him. an
9 as much afiocbed Ms gotr po,rctlm .hopdret
q 10 tht doctrines ofH,e Hoig .4i'nrrc, and
& shall DO all that lies in my power Ia ma'n-
% tain them Tell him for me-. that os Ting IS
q he and / continue najied, nothing is 10 be
Il feared for the tranquility ofEnrope.
Its said VI. de Yllelr, the frcnch Minister
alarmed at the folly Of this Koyal rhodomon-
tad, moi only supprcSsedits publication IN The