Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04
HE KNEW NAPOLEON.


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Writing In 1918.
Ono OF the most curious. as well as one Of
the most ancient letters which has passed
through the dead-letter office was one
which turned up few days ago It was
dated July 30, 1915. and was addressed by
tho writer to his mother in Ireland by a
midshlpman in the English Navy, who was
stationed on the English brig Bellerophon,
which conveyed Napoleon Bonaparte from
France to st. Helena, where he spent the
last years OF his life. The letter Is inter-
esting as throwing additional Hight upon
the circumstances OF the surrender Of Ma
poleon to the English. and Is showing
tho routine Of his daily life on shipbosrd.
or course the letter was treasured as
relic by the descendants OF It's writer, and
in the course OF time was brought to Amer
lea by member Of the family to whom It
descended. who settled in New Jersey.
Recently his son while rummaging In
the garrett found the valuable paper and
forwarded It to a more direct descendant
residing in Ireland. The person to whom
the letter was addressed could not be found,
and It was In the course OF events returned
to the dead letter office here. The old mis-.
slve with It's faded lines has been returned
10 tue lIHAAt ~ -NtN sAfeNSf
was II. not for the strict blockade we
kept up Napoleon would have escaped 70
America We heard Of him being on
board the French frigate saale, on k9ene-
fort, from which moment We watched ms
motions. II possible, more closely tnah
ever. on tn, morning OF the i4ih inst.
Ouly). observing schooner bearing q nag
Of truce on board standing toward Us, we
hove 10 for her. when Count Lusoazaa ana
General IAllemand came on board Win
proposals from Bonaparte, IN cqnaoquehse
OF which we came TO anchor In the evening
IN the roads on Rochelle. Next morning az
4 o'clock we observed a man-of-war brig
standing out and heading toward US
1--WE Immediately dispatched all our boats
and brought Napoleon on board al a.
NJ Tho boats we're huaily employed ~
bringing his retinue and baggage. never
I sav. men exert Themselves as 0urz did ilAt
AN 1set Admiral Hoiham should take him,
az he was OF the hnrbor IN the superb
aud saw him coming on hoard here, a iii
| All ali In his power 70 set him, bht ula
not come to anchor before u 10 the iofe-
noon. , -. a..
clined 10 corpulency; is ieet iheaes q,
| helght, has hair turning gray ana Is q
! iittie hald on the crown Of his nnad, ~
vrhiskers complexion French yellow, eyis
grav roman nose, good mouth anu chin;
nerk short. big belly. arms siou, su' "
white hands and shows a geoa les. ns
wearg a cooked hat. somewhat hke oul XXI XXI
ssrhionoi three-cDrnered ones, VIA w
eolored cockado in II. plain green eosi eap1
! ~ ana CUTS the same. plain s9ld epas-
iettes' and a large star on ihe 1917 1ls s,sg
white waiSicoat and breeches, aAa Nn ~
riik rtnekings. thin shoeA shd buckles. -, ~
eats but two saeala IN tne oay-lf tle,.
snl diuuer-and thcsa ara tuni .lss,,.
Al, essh and fowl. wines, fruit. 'aIio 'i.
t-,c,ca dlahes. ETC. lie breakfasts seps =.
ii and dimes at c. Is about MALI an nou' AZ 2,
a,cn meal. when be generally COMES ~ =
dacl. * goes Into the afses elu'0 e