The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-18
NAPOLEON IN. TOR BAY.
Scenes Preceding His Departure
 for His Ocean Prison.

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 for His Ocean Prison.
 It is all but impossible to realize the scene of excitement with the calm blue waters of Tor bay, crested with the bright sunshine of the summer of 1915, presented, when the Emperor Napoleon arrived on board the Bellerophon, soon to be transferred to the Northumber- land, in which he was conveyed to St. Helena. After the world-earthquake, Waterloo, when the allies entered Paris, and the French army declared for Louis XVIII, Napoleon made his way to Rochefort, where he arrived on the Sd of July, and whence his attempts at es- cape were frustrated by the moonlight and the vigilance of the English cruisers. Two frigates had been placed at his dis posal to facilitate his flight to America, and arrangements likewise made with a Danish smack which was to await him out at sea; but to reach her under the circumstances was deemed an attempt too hazardous. At last, on the 14th of July, Count Las Cases and General Allemand came on board the Bellerophon, then lying in the Basque Roads, with a proposal to Captain Maitland that he should receive Napoleon, who desired to proceed to England for the purpose of throwing himself upon the generosity of the Prince Regent. Cap tain Maitland clearly explained that it was out of his power to grant terms of any sort, and that his instructions only permitted him to convey Napoleon and his attendants to England; on which understanding the ex-Emperor, with his baggage, embarked the following morn- ing on board French brig, which con- veyed them to the Bellerophon, where he was received with the honors due to a crowned head. On gaining the quar- ter-deck, the Emperor said in French to the Captain: II am come, sir, to claim the protection of your Prince and of your laws" In appearance he is de- scribed as about five and half feet in height, strongly made, decidedly stout, with sallow complexion and dark brown hair, as yet untouched with gray. He wore green uniform coat with epaulets and a red collar, broad red sash, star on the left breast, white waist coat, boots and pantaloons, and large cooked hat with the tri-colored cock ade.
 The passage, by reason of adverse winds, was slow, so that it was the 24th ere the Bellerophon arrived in Tor bay, when Captain Maitland was Isig- naled to stand out three leagues from shore, and there wait further orders from the Admiralty. It is said that on first beholdtng the Devonshire coast, Napoleon could not conceal his admira- ton. exclaiming: "At length here is this beautiful country! How much it resembles Porto Ferrajo, in Elba."
 No sooner was it known that the dIs- turber of the peace of Europe, against whom they had so long and so sternly striven, was actually on board ship at anchor Tn Tor bay, than from Dart mouth, Paignton. Dawlish, Teign- mouth, and by-and-by from ports more distant still, the country-folk thronged in boats of every size and shape, strug- gling to approach the BellerCphon to catch glimpse of the fallen Emperor. So inconvenient and dangerous was the crowding of these innumerable craft with their cargoes of sight-seers, that it became necessary to order the Belle rophon's boats to row round the ship to keep them at a respectful distance. No fewer than a thousand boats daily put of from the shore; and Napoleon exhibited no little pleasure and amusement at the interest excited by his presence. From London and all parts of the country, people flocked down to Tor bay during the time nec- essarily occupied in determining Napo- Icons final destination, well pleased if they succeeded in catching an occasional glimpse of him as he walked backward and forward in the stern gallery with his hands behind him, or surveyed through an opera glass the varied text ure of the crowd in the vessels below. As he paced the quarter-deck in conver- sation with one or other of his follow CTS, he would frequently approach the ships side and acknowledge the saluta- tions of his visitors. Two or three French ladies, wives of members of the suite, dressed in the height of the pre- vailing fashion, were frequently seated on deck, with whom, as he paused in his walk and stopped to look through the ports at the vessels alongside, Ma poleon would now and again exchange a word At six o'clock the dinner-ben rang, when the Emperor with his attendants went below, the sailors with great good humor putting out a board on which was chalked: He's gone to dine" He usually remained about half an hour, when another board announced his reappearance on deck. It was about the 1st of August when his ultimate destination became known to him through the newspapers, and he was