Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-13

BoNApARrE.-The letter from Joseph Bonaparte,
relating to some of the immense amount of meney
left by his great brother, which published last
week, is important in connexion with the proceed
ings which are to take place the translation Of
Napoleon's remains from st. Helena to France, for
re-interment. The French journals very severe
In their comments on it.; and some of them affirm that
it will go far towards dissipang that charm which
is connected with the name and memory Of Bona
parte Charleston paper justly remarks, that
there is nothing orwhich the French people have
greater adherence than the love of money by their
monarchs Much Of the personal unpopularity Of
Louis Philippe is to be traced to this source. The
extravaganza OF their most luxurious Kings was toe-
rated long it appeared to have public object
such the embellishment of Paris. ,by Palaces.
Theatres. Churches, Walks, Bridges, sc. Much
OF the lavish expenditure of Louis the Fourteenth
was palllated by the Of the outlay To hoard
for family purposes by their Kings has been viewed
almost in the light Of crime by the people of France
Bonaparte thought to have been as free from
this stain and reproach any of the Heads Of Dy-
nasties which have ruled in that country; but the
revelations Of Count Survielliers has dissipated
this notion, and will disenchant the name OF Boz
naparte OF many of those illusions with which il
has been surrounded. We should not be sur
prised II the ceremonies connected with the ap-
preaching solemnity do not show great abate-
ment in the national enthusiasm. The French Jour-
nails have estimated that Bonaparte after his retarn
from Elba, appropriated to his prvy purse not less
than twenty millions of francs!
Mn. SIMpsoN-Nearly all the city papers, copied
from the ST. Louis Bulletin, the other day, an &C.
count of melancholy event in the North West Ter
ritory-the suicide of Mr.. Thomas Simpson, in an
Sxcess of insanity, after killing two of his comp .
Mons in the expedition Of discovery. There seemed
to be internal evidence of the asty of the sto
ry, and denounced it fabrication at the time.
Since then, intelligence has been received in tho
city Strengthening the opinion expressed by us, and
that opinion is confirmed by the Montrepl Gazette
That paper says -" In the first place. il remains to
be accounted for, why Messrs. Simpson and Dease
should discover such haste in prosecuting journey
to England. In the second place, it is extraordinary
that gentlemen, who had long and SO far tra-
yelled together the best possible terms, should
fall out about the best either Canada or New
York, at Lake Winnepick, where, if we may Judge
from the map, and the information of travellers in
in that part of the continent, there is but
and expeditions route to the great lakes And, the
third place. we believe that recent intelligence has
heen received in this city from the interior, without
any allusion whatever being made to the deporable
catastrophe alluded to in the St. Louis Bulletin"
CANAL ACROSS THE IsrHMUs OF PANAMA.
New Orleans paper says, that the Atlantic and Pa
cifc oceans will soon be connected by ship canal
across the Isthmus of Panama, now seems certain.
An enterprisipg company in Paris, after taking the
necessary preliminary steps, have sent out ship
freighted with engineers, aborers, tools, &C. and il
has probably by this time arrived at the mouth Of
the Chagres, ready to commence active operations.
This story seems improbable. The idea of canal
across the Isthmus is beautiful one, but it will
hardly be realized in the summary way anticipated
by the New Orleans journal.