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content, which I, powerfal as I was, 
dared not yenture upon.) I instituted 
the new nobility to ¢erdser the;old, and 
to satisfy the people, as the greatest 
part of those I created had sprung from 
themselves, and every private soldier 
had a right to look up to the title of 
duke. 
HIS HEALTH. 
He complained of his general health, 
aud added, that he feit convinced that 
he could not last long, under all the 
circumstances. I advised, as remedies, 
exercise and the diet I had formerly re- 
commended. He observed, that he 
had put in practice the diet and the 
other remedies, but as to taking exer- 
cise (which was the most essential) the 
restrictions presented an insurmountable 
obstacle. He asked many anatomical 
questions, particularly about the heart, 
and observed, Credo che il mio cuore 
non batie mai, non Vho sentito mai bat- 
tersi. He then desired me to feel his 
heart. I tried for some time, but could 
not feel any pulsation, which Lattributed 
to obesity. I had before observed, that 
the circulation in him was very slow, 
rarely exceeding fifty-eight or sixty in 
a minute, and. most frequently fifty-four. 
_ Oct. 21.—Dined at Plantation House 
in company with the Russian and 
Austrian commissioners, the botanist, 
and Captain Gor. They generally ex- 
pressed great dissatisfaction at not 
having yet seen Napolcon. Count 
Balmaine in particular observed that 
they (the commissioners) appeared to 
be objects of suspicion; that, had he 
been aware of the manner in which they 
would have been treated, he would not 
have come out. That the Emperor 
Alexander had great interest in pre- 
venting the escape of Napoleon, but 
that he wished him to be well treated, 
and with that respect due to him: for 
which reason he (Count Balmaine) had 
only asked to sce him as a private per- 
son and not officially as commissioner. 
That they should be objects of ridicule 
in Europe, as soon as it was known 
they had been so many months in St, 
Helena without ever once secing the 
individual, to ascertain whose presence 
was the sole object of their mission. 
That the governor always replied to 
their questions that Bonaparte had re- 
fused to receive any person whatsoever. 
The botanist held language of a similar 
tendeney, and remarked, that Long- 
wood was “ le dernier séjour du monde,” 
and in his opinion the worst part of the 
island. 
.O'Meara’s Voice from St. Helena. 
Oct. 23.—Napoleon: indisposed: one 
of bis\ cheeks considerably tumefied. 
Recommended, fomentation and steam- 
ing the part affected, which he put in 
practice. Recommended. also: the .ex- 
traction of a carious tooth, and renewed 
the advice I had given on many previous 
occasions, particularly. relative: to sexs 
ercise, as soon as the reduction of the 
swelling permitted it; also a continu- 
ance of diet, chiefly vegetable, with 
fruits. lhipah | 
“There is either a furious wind,” ire+ 
plied he, ‘f with fog, which gives me a 
swelled face when I go out, or when 
that is wanting, there is a sun) which 
scorches my brains (c’é wn sole ehe mé 
brucia il cervello)) for want of shade. 
They continue: me purposely in. the 
worst part of the island. When I was 
at the Briars, I had at least the advan- 
tage of a shady walk and a mild cli- 
mate ; mais ict on arrivera aw but qu'on 
se propose plus vite,’ continued he. 
“Have you seen lo sbirro Siciliano?” 
I replied, that Sir Hudson Lowe had 
informed me that he had written to 
England an account of his proposal to 
assume an incognito name. ‘* Won dice 
altro che bugie,” said Napoleon. | “It 
is his system. Lying,” added ‘he, ‘Sis 
not a national vice of the English, but 
this * **** has all the vices of the little 
petty states of Italy.” 
ALGIERS, 
At Amiens, I proposed to your go- 
vernment to unite with me, either to 
entirely destroy those nests of pirates, 
or at least to destroy their ships, for- 
tresses, and make them cultivate their 
country, and abandon piracy. But 
your ministers would not consent 1o it, 
owing to a mean jealousy of the Ame- 
ricans, with whom the Barbarians were 
at war. f£ wanted to annihilate them, 
though it did not concern me much, as 
they generally respected my flag, and 
carried on a large trade with Marseilles.” 
STATE OF ENGLAND. 
The conversation turned upon. the 
national debt and the great weight of 
taxes in England. Napoleon professed 
himself doubtful that the English could 
now continue to manufacture goods so 
as to be able to sell them at the same 
price as those made in France, in con- 
sequence of the aciual necessaries. of 
life being so much dearer in England 
than in France. He professed his: dis- 
belief that the nation could support the 
immense weight of taxes, the dearness 
of provisions, and the extravagance of a 
bad administration. “When I was in 
France,” 
