‘O’ Meara’s Voice from St. Helena. 
there were ninety-eight chances out of a 
hundred against his succeeding; ** not- 
withstanding which,” continued’ ‘he, 
“this gaoler imposes as many restric- 
tious, as if L had nothing more todo than 
to step into a buat and be off. It is true, 
that, while one lives, there is always a 
ehanec; although«chained, enclosed in'a 
cell, and every human precaution taken, 
there is'still’a chance of escape, and the 
only effectaal way'to prevent itis to put 
me todeath. Zlny a que les morts qui 
ne reviennent pas. ‘Then all uneasiness 
on the part of the European powers, and 
Lord Castlereagh, will cease: no more 
expense, nO more squadrons to watch 
me, or poor soldiers fatigued to death, 
with picquets ‘and yuards, or harassed 
carrying loads up those rocks.” 
, HIS HABITS. 
While dressing, he is attended by 
Marchand; St.° Denis, and Novarre. 
One of the latter holds a looking-glass 
before him, and the other the necessary 
implements for shaving, while Marchand 
is’ in waiting to hand his clothes, eau de 
Cologne, &c. When he has gone over 
oné side'of his face with the razor, he 
asks St: Denis or Novarre, ‘“ Is it done?” 
and after receiving an answer, com- 
mences ‘on ‘the other. After he. has 
finished, the glass is held befere him to 
the light, and he examines whether he 
has*removed every portion of his beard. 
If lie perceives or feels that any remains, 
he sometimes lays hold of one of them 
by the ear, or gives him a gentle slap on 
the cheek, ina good-humoured manner, 
orying, “ Ab, coquin, why did you tell 
me it'was done?” ‘This, probably, has 
given rise to the report of his having 
been in the habit of beating and other- 
wise ill-treating his domestics. He then 
washes with water, in which some eau 
de Oologne has been mingled, a little of 
which he also sprinkles over his person, 
very carefully picks and cleans his teeth, 
frequently has himself rubbed with a 
flesh brush, changes his linen and flan- 
nel waistcoast, and dresses in white ker- 
seymere (or brown nankeen) breeches, 
white’ waistcoat, silk stockings, ‘shoes 
and gold buckles, and a green single- 
Dreasted coat with white buttons, black 
stock, with none of the white shirt collar 
appearing above it, and a three-cornered 
small cocked hat, with a little tri-co- 
Joured cockade. When dressed, he 
~always wears the cordon and grand cross 
of the legion of honour. When he his 
put on his coat, a little bonbonniére, his 
snoff-box, aud handkerchief, scented 
with ean de Cologne, are handed to him 
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by Marchand, and he leaves the cham- 
ber. 
ATROCIOUS PLOT. 
Informed by Cipriani, that in the be- 
ginning of 1815, he had been sent from 
Elba‘ to Leghorn, to purchase 100,000 
franes worth of farniture for Napoleon’s 
palace. During ‘his stay, he became 
very ititimate with a person named ***, 
who bad a *** at Vienna, from whom a 
private intimation was sent to him, that 
it was the determination of the congress 
of Vienna to send the emperor to St. 
Helena, and even had sent him a paper 
containing the substance of the agree- 
ment, a copy of which he gave to Cipri- 
ani, who departed instantly for Elba, to 
communicate the information he had 
received to the emperor. ‘This, with the 
confirmation which he afterwards re- 
ceived from M*** A*® and M*** at 
Vienna, contributed to determine Na- 
poleon to attempt the recovery of his 
throne. 
HOBHOUSE’S BOOK. 
' He observed that a book, relative to 
his last reign in France, had been lately 
sent out by the author (an Englishman), 
to Sir Hudson Lowe, with a request 
that it should be delivered tohim. On 
the back was inscribed, in letters of gold, 
—to the Emperor Napoleon, or, to the 
Great Napoleon. ‘ Now,” continued 
he, “this galertano would not allow the 
book to be sent to me, because it had the 
‘ Emperor Napoleon’ written’ upon it; 
because he thought that it would give 
me some pleasure to sce that all men 
were not like him, and that I was es- 
teemed by some of his nation, Non 
credevo che un uomo poteva essere basso 
e vile a tal segno.” 
Sir Hudson Lowe came to Long- 
wood, and calling me aside in a myste- 
rious manner, asked if IT thought that 
‘© General Bonaparte” would take it 
well if he invited him to come to a ball 
at Plantation House, on the Prince Re- 
gent’s birth-day? I replied, that, under 
all circumstances, I thought it most pro- 
bable that he would look upon it as an 
insult, especially if made 10 “ General 
Bonaparte.” 
After this, he spoke about Mr. Hob- 
house’s book, observed, that’ he could 
not send it to Longwood, as it had not 
been forwarded through the channel of 
the Secretary of State; moreover, that 
Lord Castlereagh was extremely ill spo- 
ken of, and that he had no idea of allow- 
ing General Bonaparte to read a book 
in which a British minister was treated 
in such a manner, or even to know that 
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