The Irish standard., 1900-05-12

count OF the wooden steps by which the
cminence Of GOO feet must be scaled
from the seaside.
The highest point OF the island is
1904 feet above sea level. This is Di-
ana's Peak. 1t has one near rival, High
Peak, rising o,635 feet. Both are tusks
OF the principal ridge, the northern rim
OF vast crater which belchcd fire thou
sands OF years ago. There is legend
that England seized the island before it
was cold, but this is untrue. She grab
bed it when the Dutch and Portuguese
found they could do nothing with it.
On Aug. I, 1875. when the world was
reverbating with the echoes OF Water
loo, boat was rowed in Plymouth
llarbor from H. NJ. S. Bellerophon to
II. NJ. S. Northumberland, seventy-iour
guns, flying the pcnnant OF Rear Ad-
miral Sir George Cockburn, under or
dcrs for St. Helena.
In the stern OF the boat sat he who
was designated in England's official pa
pcrs Napoleon Buonaparte" The an
Choir was weighed and the Northumber-
land stood out to sea, bearing forever
from Europe the man whose ambition
her shores could not conhnc.
One month and ten days later the
Northumberland dropped anchor in the
harbor OF Jamestown. Napoleon was
escorted ashore and found a lodging ii,
! the town.
| Sir George Cockburn selected as the
cXie's residence Longwood, the coun-
try seat OF the acknowledgements
,Thither next day the fallen emperor
cantcred along the lovely road, escorted
| by his followers and a guard OF English
| officers
Napoleon viewed with admiration the
home oil Mr.. Balcombc, the navy agent
called the Briars.
Lonswood proved to be in bad re-
pair The party turned their horses
heads back toward Jamestown They
called at the Briars and Napoleon OBJ
tanned Sir George Cockburn's permits
sion to stay there pending the prepare
ton OF Longwood. And there in a
pavilion near the house he lived for tive
months.
On Dec. Q the French cxilcs moved
to Longwood. With Napoleon were
Count and Countess Montholon and
their child, Baron Gourgauld, Count
de Las Casas, and his young son. Capt
Piontkowsli and DIR. O'Meara, the
young Irish surgeon whom Napoleon
had picked from the British naval
secvicc as his private medical attend
ant. Count and Countess Bertrand an,
their three children were quartcrcd III
a little house at 4 distance.
DR. O'Mcara used only portions OF
his diary in compiling his book. The
entire MS. lie bcqucathcd to Loui:
Maillard, private secretary of Jerome
Bonapartc, and it remained i'll the hands
OF Mailard's descendants in the United
States
Napoleon lived until 1921, when he
died from a cancer in the stomach
But Napoleon was not the only roya
prisoner to fret away his days on Eng
lands prison isle. Gen. Cronje will
encounter there two princes with whom
he may have had some former acquaint
ancc-Dinl Zulu. son OF Cctcwayo, ani
| Undabuko, brother OF the same re
doultabc monarch
When Sir Garnet (now Lord) VOL!
sclcy, defending the Transvaal, from the
Zulus crushed the black hords at Ulun
d. their sun as nation set forever
despite the subsequent decision Of the
British government to restore Cctewayc
to his throne
There were many disturbances aftei
the Zulu kings death. His people, the
| usutos, rose against their British pro
tcctors and were suppressed Cete
wayo's son and brother were exilcd tc
St. Helena for taking part in the re
| bcllion.