The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-11-19
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from the dispatches Of Sir Hudson Love- the
Goernor of st. Helena we extract few highly in
tersting passages The publication of these de-
SPEECHES is regarded in Europe the literary event
of The year. and the papers are filled with extracts
AMI comments
HIS LAST ILLNESS.
Having received an intimation from Capt. Pop
plton, the orderly officer attached to Longwood
Hase. that General Bonaparte had not been visible
tn day before but that either he or Dr. ONleara
Mald certainly cndeayor to Linn in the course Of
tht evening to be enabled to make his report as
ulal to me, Immediately repaired to Longwood,
irorder TO prevent any unpleasant intrusion him.
hwevcr warranted by the instructions given to the
olery officer, which require that he should either
4 Sc General Bonapartc twice during the day. as
crtain his being on the spot and report according
= ly met General Montholon at the door of the
i huse, asked how General Bonapartc was, and, on
/ bing told he was indiaposed and suffering. said |
Nshed to offer him the assistance of medical Off
cr hut bcsr"d hin" TO Wait o'e'ieneral Bonapartc
: and acquaint him was there. imagining, as it
: alter four O'Clock, when he usually received people,
! b would probably see me. General Monthoon
a vent in, and returned shortly afterwards saying
General Bonanartc would see me. passed through
g lis dining-room. in which We're displayed great
lumber Of maps and plans laid out on Il table, and
sveral loose quires Of writings, apparently memoirs
md extracts and WAS then introduced into an inner
partment with II small bed in it and a. couch, on
A RThich latter Bonapartc was reclining, having only
lis dressir gown on, and without his shoes. He
aised himself up little as entered the room, and
ontng out chair to me close to the couch, de-
ired would sit down. | seated myself and COM
aenced the. conversation by saying was sorry to
aaear he was suffering from indiapositon, and had
dmc to offer him assistance Of medical officer of
tlspoctabIity who had come out with me from
England that he might have the benefit of his ad-
vice well as that Of Dir. OAleara should he re-
II vopt no 1octorS bS ro.>1,- Io
lhen after some indifferent questions, asked me
Ehether the wife of Sir George Bingham had ar
lived! She had not arrived, replied and | had
tcason to regret on another account the Adamant
Transport had not yet come in as she was laden with
svcral articles that ght be useful to him. such as
anes, clothes furniture, &c. He said it was all
Wing to the want OF chronometer; that it was
iiserabc piece Of economy the part of our Ad-
nality not to give every vessel above two hundred
pns chrOnomctcr-he had caused it to be done in
rance; that, exclusive of the value Of the ship,
e lives of the persons in it mcrited that consider
ion. | said they were not vessels employed under
unka direction of the Admiralty hnf of another
jdlrd This made no difference, he said After
ohe other general and unimportant questions
lDrt interval of silence ensured. He lay reclined
a his couch, his eyes cast downs apparently suffer-
ID good deal from oppression in his breathing
q ch had been particularly observable, so as to
Use an occasional interruption to his voice whilst
d., and even bloated. He recovered himself after
llitte while to ask me what was the situation of
.Aalirs in Franco at the time left Europe said
sjerything, believed, was settled there. Beauch-
ljlp's Campaign of 1914 was lying on the floor
mar him He asked me if it was me who had
Bitten the letters referred to in the Appendix to
iii work | replied, Yes. 4 recollect Marshal
,alchcr at Lubec he said: is he not very Ole .
yenty-fve years. | replied, but still vigorous,
lcc'ting himself on horseback for sixteen hours
lay, when circumstances render it necessary
- lorehecting few moments without any obscr-
Iyato. He resumed The Allies have made con-
yentioh declaring me their prisoner: what do they
mean 1hey have not authority to do so (ni en-
YeJ4 n, en- fat) | wish you to write to your gov
Nfuent and acquant it | shall protest against it.
Al gfe myself up to England. and to no other pow
YetIt is an act of the British Parliament alone
vtb can warrant the proceedings against me-
}hsbeen treated in a cruel manner | misunder-
ste Me character Of the English people. should
ha eprrssndered myself to the Emperor of Russia
whsAG my friend, or to the Emperor of Austria
whNas related to me. There is courage in put
tinlalman to DEATH but it is an act of cowardce to
let " languish, and to poison him in so horrid an
istat sand in so detestable climate | said the
isiil &of St Helena had never been regarded in
'nassht; that except so far related to the pre-
n.