Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-06-09

10 gaze upon the emOerS of that daZZIinp
meteor, the blaze of which had so recent.
ly expired.
The same tincture of corruption dyes
all mortality, and hero dust as well as
common clay soon becomes offensive in
tropical climate. Even on the second
day after his death, it was already time
he should have been soIdered up. With
IA knowledge OF this fact, the Governor
General had ordered the funeral TO take
place on the 9th, thus allowing only four
lays TO elapse between his death and his
| burial.
In the meantime, the spot where the
pioneers were digging the grave, became
an object OF mingled curiosity and ven
Grafton; second only IN Importance to
the lllustrIous hero who was so soon to
make II his abiding place. Ii was close
10 small spring, of which Napoleon al
ways drank, and occasionally he break
! tasted beneath the shade OF two willows
| that bend over he bubiing waters. The
grave was s!ngularly made. Ii was form
ed very wide at he top, bat sloped grad
ualiy inwards, having tn" appearance OF
an inverted pyramid The lowest part
was chambered To receive the coffin. and
me large stone covered the whole of the
| chamber. l. was SAID that this cOyerlnu
vas taken fiom the fl 3or of the kitchen
a Longw0nd, where II had been used a
d hearihstone ~ front Of the fire place j:
though why 1t should have been removed
for such a purpose 1t is difficult TO com.
p:ehend. for the Island IL not deficient of
tue requisite materiai. The remaining
space was To b. filled up with solid ma
snnrv. clampet together with bands or ,r-
on. These precautions, 1t appeared. were
| intended to prevent the removal of the
body, as much at the request of the
French as of the governor OF the Island.
! DIvested of the associations connected
with his fame, Napoieons funeral at ST.
! helena was a simple, though heariieIl
affair. His long agony on that sunburnt
rock commanded the reverence of every
brholder. Consequently, on the 9th. alt
! the Inhabitants AMI visitors on The Island
! locked To the line of march. Like many
others, selected a pro nIns Mt po ,itton on
the shoulders OF hill, from whence the
snlemn procession could be traced, rs ii
/ threaded i way through the ravInes and
gorg,s Of ths picturesque place, on its
way 10 the grave. Iue coffin was borne
upon the shoulders Of English grenadiers,
and followed by the soldiers who had con
! tributed more towards his downfall than
! those OF anV other nation. Their solemn
tread and grave department contrasted
strongly with the heartfelt sorrow Of
! Count Montholon and General Bertrand.
who bore the hero's pail. Madame Bcr-
! lrand followed hext, IN tears, and then
came Lady Lowe and her daughters, in
mourning; the offic,Is Of the English
men-ot- war next, and then the officers of
! the army ; the Governor. General and
| Admiral Lambert clos ny the re1r. The
/ ooh ana 2Uth Regiments Of Infantry.
me Adultery, and the marines, wee sta
/ uoned OH the crc,tS of the surrounding
nils and when the body was lowered
INTO the tomb, three rounds OF eleven
guns were fired. And thus the great
soldIcr of France received the last tribute
o. respect III honor Of his achievements
from me hands of his most constant or as
he described them, the most generous of
his enemies.
The last years of Napoeon's life, ex
crpt 50 lar as they derived ii gloomy and
awful Importance from the remembrance
OF his terrific career OF blood and power
were as insignificant us his first He
could neither act upon, nor be acted up
on, by the transactions OF tne world. He
seemed to be buried alive. Kept as he
Was IN close custody by a power, with
whose strength II was useless TO cope, and
whose vigilance there was liltle chance
OF eluding.
GA the following morning the sounds
of Labor were heard from every quarter Of
the Free Trader, and The long drawn
>nhgs Il the mariners w-re rising IN the
cool quiet OF the ear,v dawn. Tnen com.
mcuccd the heavy toll wnIrh lifts the an
cnor from lis bed the snip once more
released tr IN her mold upon the land,stood
across the Atlantic for England, and long
ere noon the sun blstered rock OF 81.
Helena was smut out from our view, bS
tde rIsIng waters IN whIcu IL seemed to
>ubmergc. And thus ended the :" mrmo
r,bic event " viii il form, 4 such singu.
lar episode IN the otherwise monotonouS
voyage OF the Free Trader.
TO BE CONCLUDED.
FRANKII>'s ARCTIC EXPEDITION
Sir John Richardson, and Doctor Rae
arrived here on their journey over
land To the Arctic regions in search
Of the lost expedition of Sir John
Franklin who sailed from England in
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