Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-02-05

have already given. an, 9r4t rs1ssH
The next document is an order Of the day
from the Prince De Jonvie 10 his crews, di-
recingdhe various poln, og naval eiiqucte 10
be observed during the ceremonial OF embarka-
ton and afterwards sIs.sfass 9sfa. .-agsssss
The last, and one of The most interesting of
The documents, is the process verbal of the col-
fins, drawnup by Dr. Guillard, surgeon major
of The Belle Polle. The report after relating
The precautions mentioned above, which were
in opening the lids of the several cofins, con-
lnues as follows:
Something white which appeared to have be-
come detach from the lining covered as with
thin gauzc, all that the coffin contained The
cranum and forehead which adhered strongly
10 The satin, were partially stained with il but
very little was seen on the lower part Of the
face, on the hands or on the toes. The body
of the emperor was in an easy position, as when
it was placed in Inc coffin, The upper members
were laid at length, Inc left arm and hand rest
ing ON the left thigh, the lower limbs were slight
! ly bent. The head IitIe raised, rested on Il
cushion. The vClumnous skull, the high anil
broad forehead presented themselves covered
with hard and yellow legumenls closely adhe-
ring to them. Such appeared also The contour
of the orbits, the upper edges Of which were fur
nished with the eyebrows. Under the eyelids
were still to be distinguished The ocular gIubes
which had lost very lille Of their volume or
form. The eyeid> were completely closed adj
hered 10 the sublacent parts, and were hard un-
der the pressure nfthe finger. SUme eyeIashcs
were TO be seen on their edges.
The bones Of The nose, and the tegumcnt
which covered them were well preserved rhe
tubes and nostrils alone had suffered The
cheeks were full. The tegumtntS of this part
Of the face were remarkable for their Stiffness
to the touch and their whileness Those of
the chin were slightly blue a tint they had
borrowed from The beard, which had grown az
ter DEATH The chin itself had undergone no
change and still preserved the peculiar type Of
the face OF Napoleon.
The thin lips were parted, and three Of the
inclsive teeth, were white, appeared under the
upper lip, which was little raised towards the
/ left. The hands were perfect not having un-
dergone any change Although the jonts were
stiff. the skin preserved that peculiar color
which is only 10 be found in the living man
The nails of the fingers were long and adherenf,
and very white. The legs were in roots; but,
in consequence Of the openingo of the seams,
the last four toes were ouf on each side. The
skin Of these toes was of dead white, and
furnished with nails. The anterior region of
The thorax was much depressed in the middle,
and tie sides of the belly hard and sunk. All
the members covered by the clothing appeared
10 have preserved their shapes. pressed the
let arm, which found TO be hard and dimin-
shed in thickness. As to The clothes, they APP
peared with their colors, so that the uniform Of
the horse chasseurs Of the old guard, was 10
be recognised by the dark green of the coat
and its bright red facihgs. The grand Gordon
of The legion of honor, was across The waist.
coat, and the white breeches were partly COW
cred by the hat, which was placed on the thighs.
The cpauleits, the star. and other decorations
attached To the breast, had lost their brilIiancy,
and TUNED black. The gold crown OF the
cross of an officer ofthe Legion of Honor had
alone preserved lis polish. Vases of silver ap-
peared between the legs. one surmOunled by all
eagle which rose above The knees; they were
found entire and closed As there were adj
hesions between these vases and he paris they
touched uncovered them liIle. the Kings
Commissioners not thinking it right that they
should be removed for the purpose of closer
examination" -
The process verbal. after remark ihatthe
above details though they might have been full
Ter, arc sufficient to prove u state OF preserra-
lion of the body more complete than the circum-
stances Of The autopsy and inhumalion warrant
ed of, proceeds as lollows:--s
/" This is mol the place to inquire into the
causes which have IL this extent arrested the
progress OF decomposition: but there is no doubt
thai The exireme solldly of the masonry Of the
tomb, and the care taken in making and SOL
derng the coffns in metal, have powerfully
contributed TO this result. However this may
be, learned the effect Of atmosphere on Tho
remains, and was convinced tha, the hest means
of preserving sull longer was 10 exclude them
from its action. eagerly complied with the
desire of the Kings commissioner, lha, the col-
fins should be Immediately closed, restored
the wadded satin to lis place, after having
slightly sleeped it in creosole, and then caused
all the wooden cases to be closely fastened as
possible. and those Of metal to be hermetically
sodered.o The remains Of Napoleon are now