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u work containing sichirefleétions could 
he published in England}! I’ ventured 
to observe towhis €xeellency, that Napo- 
Icon was very deésivous’'to sed the book; 
and that ‘We Goala not confer a ‘niuch 
greater favour than’ to ‘send it up? ‘Sit 
Hudson feplied, that Mr. Hobbouses Gn 
the’ te iter “which' aecompanied “its had 
‘permitted Himy to. place it iar hivown lit 
brary; if he did not think himselfnitho- 
risetl’ 'to''send it to its original: destina- 
tion. ete 
\ On the following day, Napoleon again 
entered on the subject of the book to me, 
the detention of which by the governor 
he declared to be illegal; and that even 
if lie were a prisoner under sentence of 
death, the governor’s conduct would not 
be justifiable in detaining a printed and 
published book, in which there was no 
secret correspondence or treason, be- 
cause there were some hétises in it. By 
‘bétises,” he meant the inscription ad- 
dressed to him. 
; LESLIE'S AIR PUMP. 
One of Leslie’s pneumatic machines 
for making ice sent up to Longwood 
this day. As soon as it was put up, I 
went and informed Napoleon, and told 
him that the admiral was at Longwood. 
He asked several questions about the 
process, and it was evident that he was 
perfectly acquainted with the principles 
upou which air-pumps are formed. He 
expressed great admiration for the sci- 
ence of chemistry, spoke of the great 
improvements which had latterly been 
mad in it, and observed, that he had 
always promoted’ and encouraged it to 
the best of his power. I then left him, 
and proceeded to the room where the 
machine was, in order to commence the 
experiment.in the presence of the admi- 
ral. In‘a® few minutes Napoleon, ac- 
‘ companied by* Count Montholon, came 
in, and.aceosted the admiral in a very 
picasant manner, seemingly gratified to 
see him. A cup full of water was then 
frozen in his presente in about fifteen 
aninutes, and he waited for upwards of 
half an hour to see if the same quantity 
of lemonade would freeze, which did not 
succeed. Milk was then tried, bnt it 
would not answer. ‘Napoleon’ took in 
fiis hand the piece of ice produced’ from 
the water, and observed to me, what) a 
\ gratification that would’ have ‘been’ in 
Egypt. .The first ice ever seen in’St. 
Helena was made by this machine, ‘and 
was viewed with no small degree of sur- 
’ prise by the natives. al * 
HIS QUARREL WITH ‘LOWE. 
He then said, ‘“ that governor came 
O’Meara’s Voice from St. Helena. 
here yesterday to'annoy nes ole saw 
niéwalkihg ‘ii ‘thé varden, and lin’ cons 
sequence Peould not réfasetoisee hin 
Heé'wanted to enter inté some details 
with’ ‘me, ‘about reducing theres penses 
ofthe establishmento” Hehad the audas 
city to” tell nie ‘that "things Were asehe 
found them, aiid thathocame up tojus+ 
tify himself: that he‘had come up'two 
or three times heforeto do’ soj! but! that 
I was ina bath. Preplied; “Ne sSir\ I 
was not ina bath, but T orderedone’ on 
purpose not ’to'see you. oInendeavour- 
ing to justify yourselfpyou make mat- 
ters wofse.’'He® said® that! Indilbinot 
know him; that; iff knew him,'Pshould 
change my Opinion S Know youy'Sin’ 
T answered, “How eould I know you ? 
People make themselves’ known by their 
actions; “by ‘commanding in’ ‘battles. 
You have never commanded lin battle. 
You have never commanded“any but 
vagabond Corsican deserters, Picdmon- 
tese and Neapolitan brigandsv"'L kiow 
the name of every Englisl) generaliwho 
has distinguished himself; bate never 
heard of you except ‘as a’clerk’ to. Blu- 
cher, or as a commandant of, brigands. 
You have never commanded, 'orsbeen 
accustomed to men of honour.’ .“ Ee 
said, that he had not sought! for the em- 
ployment. I told him, thatisuchiem- 
ployments were not asked for; thatthey 
were given by governments ‘to people 
who had. dishonoured themselveso: He 
said, that he only did*his'dutyy andthat 
I ought not to blame him, ‘as ‘hevonty 
acted according ‘to ‘his’orders:» I repli- 
ed, So docs the hangman?'He) acts 
according to his orders/o Bot; when te 
puts a rope round my neck to‘finish me, 
is that areason thatT should@tikesthat 
hangman, because he acts according» to 
his orders. Besides, I do ‘not believe 
that any government could be’ so mean 
as to give such orders’as'yow cause to’be 
executed.’ Ttold him; that, if he:pleas- 
ed, he ‘need not send ‘up’ any thing: to 
eat. That [ would go over and dine vat 
the table of the brave officers:of the 53d ; 
‘that | Twas sure there was! not: one: of 
them who. would not be happy to give 
‘w ‘plate at! the table to an old: soldier. 
That'there was not'a soldierin the regi- 
nentowho had ‘not ‘more heart than ‘he 
‘had. *Ehatin'the iniquitous. billofpar- 
‘anient, they ‘had decreed that I wasito 
‘Pe"treated asa’ prisoner, ‘bat thatehe 
‘treated me worse than.a condemned cri- 
inal, ora galley slave,-as. those “were 
permitted to “receive newspapers” and 
‘printed books, which he deprived me of. 
WT suid, ‘ You liavespower aver my body, 
but 
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