The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-18
From the New Orleans Courier.
Napoleon at st. Helena.

A work has just appeared in London which is des-
tined TO excite great sensation II IS entitled Hs,o
~ of the Captivity OF Napoleon a, S. Helena from The
Journal ol Sr Hudson Lowe and Official Documents not
before toe Public" We have not yet seen the book
says the Philadelphia Ledger, but ind analysis OF IT,,
with extracts, in The last number OF the Lon
don Athet elm
The work, intended as a defence OF Lowe for bis bru-
sliy 10 NAPOLEON, is full OF curious revelations II
that the systematic snnoyances 10 which The exile
was subjected were we'll known 10 The British ministry
and that, lar FORTH Lowe less guilty than has been
popularity supposed Bat this not The darkest shade Of
the Transaction These volumes leave shadow OF a
doubt that DR.. ONeats, whose " Revelations from ST.
Helena" became afterwards so famous, originally
designed TO act as spy the secret thou g,s of Nspo
leon, for the benefit OF the Prince Regent and certain
members Of the cabinet. and that he actually hsd this
disgraceu post for while; and that lie revelations
be made OF the toues which the exied Emperor suffer
ed amused" his Royal Hghness to quote from the
respondence, aud afforded real FEAST TO others 10
ihoniy What can be more revolving than this picture
The bighesl personsges IN the British realm comprising
the acting Executive, connving at breach OF pr
vale confidence, and conserving 10 The petty malice OF
brutal consequential governor IN order that they might
be amused at the agonies Of their victim IA Is 10 the
credit OF Peel and Wellington, who succeeded the minis
try that thus disgraced ITSELF that they appear 10 have
di.llked The entire proceedings.
ONeara himself does not appear the most favorable
light The best thai can be SAID OF him Is, that he firmly
refused 10 assist IN this dirty work. partly from compass
SION Tor Napoleon partly BECAUSE the British ministry
fused 10 pay certain twelve thousand francs which be
demanded. Hi. Revelations from st. Helena" the
consequence Though be assaed the cabinet with great
acrmony IN that book The government could do nothing
in retaliation, az he well knew for The only they
could take to edectualy nl1re him would be to publish
his letters written when their spy and this would damage
them than bin. All the governmen nj did was
to cause vtupefaiive article to appear in the Quarterly
Review, OF which The authorship generally attributed
to Croker. u now seems that this gentleman was the
person in the ministry that managed the correspondence.
using his tool friend OF UMearss, clerk in the
Admiralty, whom he babe instruct the doctor write.
the fullest possible detail, all the anecdotes be could
pick up Croker stll alive and may attempt TO white.
wash the affair But The Atbet aam says there IL
The slightest doubt OF the authenticity OF the docu.
meni, and j so, the tack OF The veteran tory will be
dIhiealt as changing leopards spots
In short, there doubt, from the revelations in
this book, undertaken though il for the defence OF
Lowe. that the tales told OF the treatment OF Napoleon
81 Helena by OMeara, Las Cssas. Montholon, and
others, were not whit hes ond The truth The only
suit OF ibese volumes is TO confirm the general suspcoa
which OF late years bad begun TO prevail, that The minis
try OF Lord Liverpool sanctioned. at least indirectly all
the WEAKNESSES and bfutsltes OF Lowe.