Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-08-20

NAPoLEoN AT ST.. HELENA a work has just ap-
peared in London which is destined to excite greai
sensation. 1t is entitieda History of the Captivity
of Napoleon &C ST Helena; from the Journal of Sir
Hudson Lowe, and official documents never before
made public, W. have not yet seen the book, but
find an analysis of it. with numerous extracts in the
last number of the London Athenseum
The work, intended as a defence of Lowe for his
brutality to Napoleon is full of curious revelations.
1t that the systematic annoyances to which the
exile was subjected, well known to the British
Ministry and that far forth, Lowe was less guilty
than has been popularity supposed But this is not
the darkest shade of the transaction. These vol
umes leave no shadow of doubt that Dr. O'Meara,
whose g Revelations from St. Helena become after
wards so famous, originally designed to act as
spy on the secret thoughts of Napoleon for the ben
fit of the Prince Regent and certain members OF the
Cabinets that he actually filed this disgraceul post
for while and that the revelations he made OF the tor
lures which the excited emperor suffered, amused "
his Royal HighnCss to quote from the correspon-
dence and afforded "real feast" to various others
in authority. What can be moro revolving than this
pict0reg The highest personagcs in tho British realm,
comprising oven the acting executive, connlVmg At
bTeaeh Of private e0nhdSnce and eoNsenting to the
petty nlatce of brutal consequential governor, in
0rIler that they might be ~amuSea" ut the agonieS
OF their VIctat Ills to the credit OF Peel and Vol
6ngtON, who succeeded the mhiStry which thus dis
grSeea itself that they appear to have dSS'ked the
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was ess4Se SStsse4ssSNe STSSe to appear in the
Q&kasVeESS Review &f which the authorship was gcn
crazy atSs4bate& to Croker ltnew that this
gentleman the person IN the ministry that man.
aged the cerTessoaence> using his tool friend of
OMoaEsS, clerk in the AdniSTAlity, whom he babe
instruct the doctor to write in the fullest possible
detail all the anecdotes nc could pick up Croker is
still alive, and may endeavor to whitcwash the af-
fair over. But the Athenaum says there is not the
slightest doubt of the authenticity of the documents;
and if So the task of the vctern Tory will be diff
iicult as changing leopard's spots.
In short there seems no doubt, from the reveal
tons in this book, undertaken though it was for
defence of Lowe-that the tales told of the treat
ment of Napoleon at St Helena by O'Meara, Las
Casas, Montholon, and others, were not whit be-
yond the truth. The only result of these volumes
is to confirm the general suspicion which, of late
years had begun to prevail that the Ministry of Lord
Liverpool sanctioned at least indirectly, all the mean
ness and brutalitics of Lowe