Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-03

8 on nan. o,ont eela lis ont en- $4,000 francs en-
or-uns grand, parte ca quadssptes GEspdnSS
further said, i, vas Prince EugeY no had
lodged the money in the hands OF srs An
drew Stree, and Parker He spoke Of the cir
,u,atios Of pamphle,s, and the design TO form
/, n,oyen in France and in England, 10 which he
had been required to be assisting. Said Buo-
naparte had told Tallevrand that Count Brf-
,rand was ."thomue le plus faur ct eplus diss'n'-
uk de Ia France"
On one occ aston. Buonaparte said Las Cases
had more talen, Than Ta'leyrand; on another
,ha, he was "p!qtoi I'm honme mediocre"
Courpaud communicated also 10 Baron Stun
ner the Circumstance Of the $4,000 francs.
Napoleon suggested to General Gourgaud
the idea of srlf,<ics;ruction, and Bertrand snp-
ported the idea. The plan was 10 shut Them
selves uD with charcoal burning, as an easy
death recommended by Bartholet the chymist
Said General Wilson was 10 be the editor OF
Santini's pamphlet.
Ponia,owski SUSPECTED by General Gourgaud
TO be spy Of Fouche.
Enis's book on ST. Helena disappointed great
expectations on Buopapar,e's side, who expect
ed much from his conversation with Lord An
herst, "lhat sesers) pamphlets would appear;
that Sir Hudson Lowe was not 10 consider the
abuse agains, hlr,self as personally meant
mails par poafqae; tha! he trusted TO OBTAIN
something n farce piGi"tes."
The publications which Napoleon had
though, had been injurious to him, were
Trucksess's Journey to Elba, and De Pradrs
Embassy to Warsaw.
The mixture of his character. Sometimes
he spvkc like Deity, sometimes in a very IN
ferior style.
al
schemes Of escape as by laying concealed IN
clothes chest, o. through the bctfse oil sentl-
nels.
These assertions are transmitted to L0rd
Bathurst by Sir Hudson Lo,or, aoho seems
tn entertain rery Favourable opinion Of
General GourgouG's condour. They APP
peared TO demand an increased vigilance, AID
hence the regulations Of ihc OH October, 1915
"Rapporla S..A. M. lie Prince de Met'crnch'
by Baron Sturmer.
IA Mai, 1919" concerning communication
10 him by General Gourgaud. These 2articu-
lars occur
!. Thar Buonapar,e mourned much for the
death orthe Princess Charlotte. whom he con-
sldered as having an almost fana,ical admra-
ton Of him.
O. He was persuaded he would not remain
at ST. Helena, and expected 10 be restored to
liberty by the English Opposition. He had not
even entirely rtnounced the hope OF restoration
10 the throne.
8 He thought the conduct Of Louis XVIII.
was revolutionary, and exposed him 20 the iisk
Of losing his throne. He cor,ended that, IN
prudence he should have 80, rid Of all the Ma :,
resohals, and deprived Of power all who were
not of his own party.
He blamed Marie Louis for l"aving Pa
ris in 1914; said he ought 10 have placed Mad
anne de Beauveau about hrT, Instead Of Madame
Mon,ebrllo; and thai, il ne nad not married an
Austrian Princess or If he had married Rus
sian Princess he wnuld have been still at PARIS
s. lie said. on the subiec Of Colone Lslapie's
attempt To convey him off, that il mightbs true;
bat tia, lac knew tha, lass o. people, who were
mere adventurcrs, and wouid not conhde in
them.
6. Asked If he hoped to make his cscape?--.
Answered, he har, had ten opportunities. and
has one at this moment when am apeaking
Ee might lie conveyed in trunk with dirty
!Irrn. and Chat ,he English soldiers were so STU
-pid. tna' though they would stop him il be ap,
pared in Uniform, yet they would let him pass
in the disguise of servant and with plate IN
his hand When the impossibli,y was urged,
Not So" replied Gourgaud, when one has
ml'lionS at MS dlSDosaI> JeB Tepee, " peW e
cader seul, Ell uHer em Rnserique, quand ii lie
roudra." Asked, "Then why does be remain"
Answer--"We have all counsclled him to es-
cape, but he prefers remaining. He has a secret
pride in the importance attached to his sale
custody, and in the interest generally taken IN
his fate He has said repeatedly, "h ne puns
Plus rirre en- particuiier. Jaime mie"r
etrepyisonnier icioue Hbreaur Flats Unis "
7. Does he write his history? ole writes
disjointed fragments, which he will never fin
ish. When asked why he will mol put history
in the exac, facts, he answers, 1T is better TO
leave something TO be guessed. than 10 tell
too much II would also seem thai, consider
ing his extraordinary desinies as entirely &C
oomplshed, he was unwilling TO detail plans
which had not been executed, and which he
might one day resume with more success"
8 Which ofyou wrote the famous letter of
Montholon? The Emperor himself dictated
the greater part of it Other letters would
app ar pretended to be written by Captains OF
merchant vessels. You would hardy believe
that Sa' tina S work was by him. lsupposc to
cure him Of thar manjn IF writing, Bassano or
Berrizo should have been with him, rather