Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-01-21

Il lhc head httlc raised, rested on n cushion.
4 The volnmnous skull, the high aud broad
| forehead presented themselves, covered with
bard and yellow tegnmeDts closely adhcfing
! TO them. Such appeared also the contour oi
| the orbits, The upper edges OF which were
furnished with the eyebrows Under The
| eyehds were still 10 be- distinguished ,be
ocular globes, which had lost very lltllc of
! their volume or form. The cychds were con-.
p.eteiy closed, adhered 10 The subjaccni parts.
aud were hard under the pressure Of The I'm
ger. Some ryclashes were 10 he seen on
their edges he bones ul the nose, aud the
legument which covered them, were well
preserved The tubes aud nos;rs alone had
suffered. The checks were full. The tceu-
ments Of this part OF the face. were rcmarka.
| bic Tor their sollnc.s TO the touch and their
whicncss. Thuse Of lhe chin wcie slightly
blue, u tlnt they had borrowed from the beard
which had grown after death. The chin it.
sell had Undergone no change. and still
preserved the peculiar type OF the face cf Ma.
poeon.
II The thin lips were parted and three of the
'nclSlvc teeth very white, appeared under the
| upper mp, which was little raised towards
ia" lett. The hands were perfect not having
Undergone the least change. Although tie
! JOINTS were sllf, the SKIN preserved that pr
| culiar color winch II only To be tonnd IN the
living man. The nails of TN fingers were
| long and ndherCnt ara very white. The legs
! were III boots but, ~ consequence of Va"
Il opening OF the seams the last tour toes were
II out on each side. The skin of these toes was
/ "l n dead white and furnished with nails
\ The anterior region ui the lhornN was much
| depressed IN The middle. and The sides of The
betty hard nnd sunk. All The members cover,
ed hy clothing appeared 10 have preserved
their shapes. pressed the LETT arm, which
found to be hard and diminished in thickness
AS To the clothes. they appeared with their
coIors, so that the Uniform of the horse chas-
scurs oi the old guard was 10 be recognized
by the dark green Of the coat aud IT, brnhi
red idclngs. The grand Gordon of the legion
/ ot honor was across the waislcoat, aud tho
white breeches were partly covered by the
hat which was placed on the thighs. The
/ cpaulettcs, the star and the other decorations
attached TO The breas, had lost their brillancy
aud turned black. The gold crown Of The
cross OF officer of the Legion of Honor had
alone preserved rs polish. Vases Of siIrcr
| appeared between the lcgs. one sCrmounted
4 by an eagle, which rose above The knees !;
|. they were found entrc, and closed. As
/ there were adhcslons between these vases
| and The parts they touched, | uncovered them
la lItte, the Kings commissioner not thinking
1t rgh, that they sheuId be removed for the
purpose Of u closer examination.
\ restored the waddcd satin To its place.
after having slightly stepped il in crcosote.
and then caused all the OGDEN cases 10 be
closely fastened as possible, and those of
metal to be hcrmclcuIy soldcrcd The re-
mains OF Napoleon are now in six coilins; one
OF tn, second oE mahogany. II third of lead,
d fourth also OF lead, separated from that
within It by sawdnst and wedges of wood
the fifth, the sarcophagus, of cbony--and the
sixth, the outer case, Of oak"
The correspondent Of the Paris Messenger
continues the account of tie further Gisposi-
tion Of Napoeon's remains as foIlows:-
"Thcse different operations being lermna
ted, the ebony sarcophagus was closed a.
well as the oak case. On delivering the key
oi the ebony surcophagus To Count de Cha. I
bot, the Kings commissioned, Captain Alex.
nndcr declared 10 him, in the maine of the
Governor, that this coffin, containing the NOR
tai remains of the Emperor Napoleon, was
considered at the disposal of the French
Government. from that day and from the mo.
neht at winch II should arrive al the place Of
embarkatlon 10 which 1t was about 10 De sent
under orders OF General Middcmore. The /
kings commissioner, replied that he was
cUarged by his government. and IN its name
To accept the coffin from the hands of the ,
BRUSH authorities, and that he aud the other
persons composing the French mission were
ready to follow it to james Town, where tho
Prince de Jolnvlllc. superior cviDmandant of
the expedition, would be ready To receive it
aud conduct 1t on board his frigate.
"A car drawn by four horses, dccked with
funeral emblems, had been prepared before |
the arrival ot the expedition, To receive the /
coffin. ~ well as pail, and all the other SUIT.
able trappIngs of mourning when the sar. \
cophngus was placed on the car, the whole 4
was covered with magnificent imperial II
mantle, brought from Paris, the four corners
OF which were borne by Generals Bertrand !
md Gourgaud, Baron I.a,cassas, and NJ. |
Marchand. AT half past 3 O'Clock the funer. \
al car began TO move, preceded by choris- \
ter bearing the cross, and by the Able CO. |
qucreau. NJ. de Chabol acted as chief
mourncr. All the authorities OF the Island. !.
all The principal inhabitants, and the whole /
oi the garrison, followed IN procession from
the tomb to the quay. From the moment OF
departure 10 lhe arrival at the quay, the can. n
non OF the forts aud the Belle Poue fired Il
uIIH'e guns. Wo fTcnCn merchantmen, y
Bonnc Anne and lndIcn, which had been in
the roads lor two days, had put themselves
under the Princes orders, and followed dur. |
ing The ceremony all the manuuvres Of tic |
Belle POule. The forts OF the town, and the 1
houses OF the consuls had also their flags
half mast high.
On arriving at the entrance of The town.
'he troops Cf the garrison and the militia !
formed III two lines as far as the extremity oil
the quay, according TO The order OF mourn.
ing prescribed Tor the English army. The i
men had their arms reversed and the officers !
had Grape on their arms, with their swords Il
reversed. All the inhabitants had been kept
away from the line Of march, but they lined \
The terraces commanding the town, aud the
streets were occupied only by The troops. the
9lst Reg. being OH the righl, aud the militia
OH The lett. II
The corhge advanced slowly between two
ranks OF soldiers To- the sound of a fnucrnl
march, whlle the cannuns Of the forts were
hred, as well as from the Belle Ponlc and
tho Dolphin, the echoes being repeated Il
thousand tunes, by the rocks above James l.
Town. Alter two hours march the cori,oe III
st"pped at the end of the quny where the
Prince de JoIuvIlle had stnti,n.J h,o,,,tc =, !