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ON THE .BELLEROPHOy.

| Napoleon's Cnptivity--Story Of a Marine or
tho Observation-Disclosures OF tho E,in.
: peror on Shlpboard.
Correspondence OF The Detroit FIR Q Press
CONYERs, Ga, December 29.-In
Fulton county, Ga, there is now liv-
ing an old man who enjoys the dis
tinction Of having guarded tho great
Napoleon during his short captivity
on tho BcllcrophOn, previous to his
departure for St. Helena. Mr.. Gregg,
for that is the name of the old man,
is now IS years of age, but he is still
in the enjoyment Of good health, and
his memory seems TO be unimpaired.
In tho course Of {. conversation with
the veteran, sometime ago, few facts
were elected which will doubtless be
of interest to the many admirers of tho
French Emperor.
BRITISH MARINE.
Gregg, according to his statement,
was one Of the British marines on the
Bcllcrophon. After the Emperor MI
poleon, or Gen. Bonapartc, as he was
studiously called by the officers of the
vessel, came on board and surrendered
himself to Capt. Maitland, claiming
the hospitality Of England, he was
assigned cabin and one Of the ma
rines was always Oh duty at tho door.
This post fell to Grcgg's lot number
OF times, and he soon began to feel O
friendly interest i'll tho illustrious
prisoner.
| AN INTERVIEW.
GLOW did Napoleon look and act2'
| asked.
"IIc was the grandcst looking man
ever saw" replied Gregg. "iic had
a splendid head, dark-broWn hair and
a face like marble. His eyes were q
light blue, aid when il, high spirits
| his smile was the sweetest imaglna-
| blc."
"IIo was cheerful at all times, was
heW
"Oh, yes; sometimes he would
speak to me and to tho common sailors
as pleasantly as you please. He would
utter few words of English, and then
ask if what he said was correct, and
when we would point out his mistakes
as well as we could, he would laugh
| like boy; and then he would turn
the tables by picking flaws in our
| French. Oh, he was rare one, STRIP
"Always in good humor, theu?"
"Wcll, no, sir. Sometimes he was
very blue, and then again he would
get mad, and, Lord, sirl how lie
"Swcar! The great Napoleon
sacearW
eyes, sir; that he did! He would
swear by the hour at anybody or any
thing that CT o >el his path"
ON sIIIp-DoAnD.
TIow did he pass his timer" I
quericd.
"Hc read some, and talked with the
officers n good deal, and then he was
very fond of pacing the deck. Some
times he would shut himself up in his
cabin all day, but generally he was
walking about, noticing everything.
Nothing seemed to escape him, and he
was in the main very willing to talk
to anybody that came along. Some
times he was very unassuming, and
then again, considering his position as
a prisoner, and all that, it did look as
if he was little too naughty"
"Did he ever appear ut all cowcdT'
| "Cowcdl Not a bit Of it'll Why,
sir, lle walked the deck as though he
owned the vessel and everybody on it.
He would get blue and mad, as said
before, but he always carried him
self grandly, and everybody, from the
captain down, showed him the great
est possible respect. In fact, wo all
took q liking to him, and that's the
truth about it."
"What was Napoleon's hight, as
near as you could guess?"
| "Weil," replied old Gregg, mcdita-
lively, "they tell me that ne was q
little man, but l did not think so when
L saw him. 1t was because I was a
raw youth, l suppose, and the sight OF
the greatest man in the worlds history
dazzlcd me, But, then, his manner
was always SO dignified and impress
sive that we never thought of his small
stature"
OPINIONS or TIE SEAMEN.
"What was tho opinion of those on
the Bcllcrophon in reference to the
Emperor's futurc2"
"Why. sir, we all thought that he
would be received as England's guest,
and by some provision in the treaty be
allowed pension, on condition Of not
again taking up arms. We had no
idea of anything else, and, sir, our
mon shed tears of humiliation when
they learned that DOnapartc was not
to be permitted to lnnd on English
soil-they did, sir, and our officers
too, were q good deal rufIlcd-they
felt that the British Government was
doing something that was mean, petty
and malicious"
"And you think that your prisoner
historyW
81 do" said Gregg, positively. "l
have read and heard great deal about
the man, and more than that, have
seen him-I knew him, and it was
impossible to come in contact with
him without recognizing his greatness
and his immcasureable superiority
over other mon whom tho world has
called great"
This ended the conversation, and Il
seemed to your correspondent that the
sight Of this old soldier, with his ami.
mated description Of old days, had the
effect of bringing tho distant past
nearer and making it more tangible
at least it made Bonaparte appear
| more like real human fiouro apd Loco