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

not at all worse than it had been ro,
previous TO his arrival a, ST. dele, ''N' il.
| have SC.
rG (si : ne n,,,l HENRY couLBovpv
In the course Of my cnn,ers,,;o,
raj Gourgaud many topics were ne, s ,"a We,
troduced, which had little if any ,,r,,'!
the escape Of Genera Buonapar;e. h S,,'n't
ii may be no, uninteresring to d,,al Wig
He Willingly entered int, cons,d,r,,,.,
with respect TO the battle Of Wa,r,I,n wa
events which preceded it, and those 40 49,
forwards occurred. He was the be,s,;ti'
cd with respect TO the battle itself from, !,
since his residence at S, Helena, been ,r.
ed by General Buonapar,e in trsnscrb;,n,
his dicta,ion an account of il, and from
been personally engaged IN that action
in active operations with large body a..
~, and during the remainder Of the d.v
dant on General Buona?ar,e No,hro :,
opinion could surpass the mer, of the o..
ments made by Buonaparie for the Cam
nor The astonishing degree of success, VIII,
tended the commencement Of hi, one,,,;1.
astonishing. because il comprised eye,v ~.
tage whieli the most sanguine could h1,.r.
ed for, and many more than Genera. g,,.
parie even had ipaled-viz the ser,..:
ofthe English and Prussian armies; he ur,,.
of them in their respective can,onmr,,.
readiness 10 light battle, which he c,,,,
would haveSDeen declined; and the facjlj,y =.
which the prussians were defeated a, Iir,,
And had DuonaHarlr acted with hi, u,p,
ergy on the 18Th Of June, or rather. had h.
acted with so much prudence. and rrscr,,
large force, in expectation Of the rru,,i,n,
tack, which was cons, qnen,ly no, enplov5,
gaiust the English position ill late in The A.,
when the French army had sustained s,,.
loss and frequent repulses, hr CONSIDERS That's
result would have been different. Buon,n,-
had been warned by Marshal Ney, On rhr n,
ceding day, that the English when in po,p;,
were not easily expelled from it; and Ii, II
vice was TO compel them TO maura,re y
march for some time previous to coming d, q,
ton with them. But General Buonapar,-',.
pinion was different, and moreover, the tn,
did not admit Of his delaying an cncagsnr
with the English army alone.
After the action, General Gourgaud va, Of,
Of those who accompanied General Buona,r,
| from the field. The opinion of his foiosa,
as 10 the line OF conduct 10 be- pursued u.
very different; nor was i, until they aniyE
within few miles Of Paris, that il wa, delH
mined that General Buonaparie should prOc,s
! to Paris, and when arrived there. should bin
! sell appear at once in the dress in which lie v,
before the Assembly, and try the effect Of b
sudden Temperance and eIoquence in eDici
voring 10 secure their report On arriSiI,
however, Buonaparte complained so much .
| fatigue, that he declared it 20 br impos,lbh
carry this determination into immediate ef.r
and during the four hours which elapsed l.
fore ne was suffic itn,lv re-esablished, the a
| semhly had come 10 those resolutions which u
minated his authority. But for his delay, Gr
Gourgaud expressed himself OF opinion, hi
Buonaparlc might have retained his powrrf
| further period. From Paris General BuCri
parte flel TO Rochefort, from whence, buI 2
another delay Of seven days, he might rs'a
have escaped TO America there being Two f
gates prepared to convey him from that POI
and corvette also in the Guardo, the simvli
ncous sailing of which would have prObs5
secured his retreat, by distracting the aIi'nI'
OF rhe only English ship of war a, ,h, Tin
on the station. He fingered however at Rod
fort, from the 81 10 the 9Th Of July, in the hOT
of being able ultimately 10 rc-estabish his a
lhori,y, by means of his appointment as Ger
raj Of The army under his son; nor was II IN
all hopes of this kind had failed, tina, he c'
sen,ed II qui, Rocheiort BY tia; time {!
coast was better guarded, and all the pr0r'
for escape, Of which a variety were occasions
" entertained, were ultimately abandoned
Several vessels were fitted for his rectpF
but as the officers commanding expires
doubts as to the possibility Of proceeding !"
the unfavorable wind which then prc'aIird.
refused to embark. An American ship 10
laden with brandy was then procured, and ?
Of The cargo discharged. Casks even WERE
led up, with the view Of receiving IN them "
Buonaparte and his suite, in case o! capture
an English ship; but when every prePaff0
was completed this arrangement was '9''
abandoned, and the resolution adop'edo' p,
cling himself under The protection oil Orta'
tain. 1t appears clear thai he en''F'a'','
confden, hope Of being able 10 perspa0r
Government to permit his residence III eng.
as General Gourgaud, who brought hi' Il
to the Prince Rrsen, (and who has no" III :
possession the original draught OF H. "', -
nishcd with particular instructions from y
Buonapase, as to providing house Tor 1 ,'
England, and as to various details incH''
his residence here.
With respcc, to the Memoirs when "'"'
Buonapar'e is said to have written durnB
stay at ST. Helena, he informed me 'ha'