, 1870-08-02

to the ]eewazd could not then bs decided. Bat
soon attar sun1i.e, while The Chacaiuco was
living Almost bec.lmc,i, within few leagues Of
the nhore, 1t occurred TO Lieutenant S - -
hoist The English hag and personAto the Eag-
lsh bng. In an instant tho order was given.
her peak, and to ali appearance she Was the
ve1itah}e well-known aud well-a-ncd ship Of
HiA Majesty, the -.
a. The day was becoming moro aud mora fair
and 1uyely, and about u o'cl ck Napoleon was
seen taking Lis accustomed r1do on horsebac1.
BY 4 email guard Of soldiers, taking tho usual
rosd or path leading from Longwood to the
shore, while a landing possibly might be Of
fected, and hardly leagus from the Ch4ea-
bnc'. While reconnoiteHnS the party with
Spy glass, it flashed acroHs the mind Of Lieu
MON. Mt be rescued! The commander, who, il
III ea1tl, would hsrc gforied in the attempt;
merely gave his assent, but With that unwonted
indifference and uncunceru which induced
Lieutenant S -. on reaching the quarter
deck again, to cali his oficera together, who,
eponse, seconded him. One, however, (not
al .au,erican) suggested doubts-"Th cap
tain" he said, I" is Sick--we are daily expect
ing the nch prires, de-; but without delay
the cIew were boat to quarters, md. instead Of
giving orders to Immediately man DC ooass
Nttl Ff1CuE 4HU{t0RUA 1tVHApAI1t1 4ti9ALGAAAb
s. committed the iAtal mistake OF ad-
dressing them. Elevated upon one OF the gana
Of the ship. with his eyes alternately on Bona
tsrte aud on hiH crew. never fot moment
louhting that the crew he was About TO Aa-
drcrs would respond with one long and hearty
l.uzza, What wAs bis astonishnoui 1al tndis-
A2!ion, when tho OILY response WaA sueat
| aure. That rause con inaed fof nearly =
| minute. So utterly assonisGoi aat co1!ass1
| y al Leutensnt -, who 70 naturally be-
Iuv.d that the feeling Of every he1rt was in
un1 on with hit OWL. that he vas not the atst
tr break the silence. In i few moments the
officer q foreigncr) who had before raised
t;oubts exclaimed, ''Wh1ts that to us-Sive
| NJ rich lnze ship" Bat from the su5ly
silence and sinister looks OF more than hAlf
liz crew. and the half-uttered threat OF few
| Of the leaders, that il we separate, wo sepa-
rate forever" thereby intimAting thst il The
bo-.h should leave the chip, the ship might
| leave the bouts, it WAS hut too 1pparont that
| :l.e enterprise must be abandoned. For more
| tisan half an hour the opportunity lasted.
Sulne secret spell seemed 70 Gind Napoleon to
u". spot, and when be and the party proceeded
tlowly further along the coast, hut not = mo-
tctht out Of sight, lis face wsA to all appear
arce turned mott OF the time toward the
,ecan and tho brig, 90 that any un1suA signal
would have attracted his attention.
The 1c-Appea1ance OF the gun-brig in The
oiilng,, regAining her cruising ground, put te
| .s1Stlh 10e AAtk NEnESo VI uupt t41l A6s Will
Lrd once bad most pEovidential opportunity
y old over have auoihe1, TO attempt to rescue
tie great prisoner, and, with 4 sinking heart
1t gave orders to bis disappointed otficers t.
make eaif ecawzrd, thus sroiding the approach
.:'s c1uiser, who. apparently in great alarm
omm;,sced firing .EiSua1 Eans, and m.de al
:c r4l her crippled condition would admit
lie CiAcslueo hAd hAr3ly gained m otfin1
efcrc the Admirals ship was seen standin
~; OF the harbor prepared for action-aud
s~s- no doubt this affair that gave rise 10 III
-, .rt Which reached Sir Hudson Lowe, au
ven Napoleou'H ears, that al attempt ha
| !, N mad. to rescue him"