A Voice from St. Helena. 
circumstances of the times, and because 
Efonght. successfully against: the ene- 
mies of my country, »Whatits ‘most iex- 
traordinary, and I believe: unparalleled 
inilastory, is; that Lxose from being a 
private person; to the astonishing: height 
of power E possessed, without having com- 
mitted a‘single erime to obtain it. If I 
were on’ my death-bed, I could make the 
same declaration,” 
ol) © (CPHEOREVOCLUTIONISTS. 
‘Heard him express some sentiments 
afterwards relative to afew of the cha- 
acters ‘who had figured in the revolu- 
‘tion. ** Robespierre,” said he, ‘ thongha 
blood-thirsty monster ‘was not so bad as 
Collot'd’ Herbois; Billaud de Varennes, 
Hebert, ‘Fouquier:Tinville, and many 
others: > Latterly Rubespierre wished to 
be more moderate; and actually, some 
time before his death, said that he was 
tired of executions, and suggested mo- 
deration.»| When Hebert accused the 
queen de contrarier la nature, Robes- 
pierre proposed that he should be de- 
nouticed,'as having made such an im- 
probable aceusation purposely to excite 
ai'sympathy amongst the people, in 
order that they might rise and rescue her. 
‘From-the beginning of the revolution, 
Douis had constantly the life of Charles 
“the Pirst before his eyes. ‘The example 
of Charles, who had come to extremities 
with ‘the‘parliament, and lost his head, 
prevented Louis on many occasions 
f¥6m6 nmakine the defence which ‘he 
“ougiit to ‘have done against the revola- 
tionists.°° When brought to trial, he 
ought morely to have said, that by the 
laws he could dono wrong, and that his 
‘person Was sacred. The queen ought to 
have done the same. It would have had 
no effect in saving their lives; bat they 
would have died with’ more dignity. 
Robespierre was of opinion that the king 
ought to have been dispatched privately. 
* What is the use,’ said Robespierre, of 
this mockery of forms, when you go to 
the trial prepared to condemn him to 
death, whether he deserves it or ‘not!’ 
‘The queen,” added Napoleon, * went to 
the scaffold with some sensations of joy; 
anid truly it must have been a relief to 
her to depart from a litle in whieh she 
was treated with such execrable barbia- 
rity. Had 4,” continued he,“ been 
four or five years older, Phave'no doubt 
that I should have'been guillolined along 
With nuinbers of others.” 
ENGLAND AND 118 POLICY. 
Dee, 8th. —Conversed at length about 
the situation of Etetand; which he im- 
puted entirely to the imbeeility of Lord 
643 
Castlereagh.’ “If,” said he, “ your 
ministers liad paid attention to the in- 
térests of the country, instead of ‘in- 
triguing, they would have rendered you 
the most happy and the most flourishing 
nation in the world. At the conclusion 
of the war, they should have said to the 
Spanish and Portuguese governments, 
‘we have saved your country, we alone 
have supported you, and prevented you 
from falling a prey to France. We 
have made many campaigns, and shed 
our best blood in your cause. We have 
expended many millions of money, and 
consequently the country is overbur- 
dened with debt on your account, which 
we must pay. You have the means of 
repaying us. Our situation requires 
that we should liquidate our debts, 
We demand, therefore, that we shall be 
the only nation allowed to trade with 
South America for twenty years; and 
that our ships shall have the same privi- 
lege as Spanish vessels. In this way 
we will reimburse ourselves, without 
distressing you.’ Who,” continued he, 
“could say no to this? France is now 
nothing. Besides, to tell the’ truth, it 
would be only a just demand, and none 
of the allied powers could deny your 
right to exact it; for it was through you 
alone, and the energy which you dis- 
played, that both Spain and Portugal 
did not fall. As it now is, France will 
soon have the trade of the’ Brazils; as 
you have in your own colonies’ more 
cotton and sugar than you want, and 
consequently will not take the produe- 
tions of the Brazils in exchange for your 
merchandize. ‘Now tlie French will; as 
Martinique cannot supply a‘ qitantity 
sufficient for the consumption of France. 
They will exchange their manufaétured 
coods, silks, furniture, wines, &e. against 
the colonial produce, and’ soon have the 
whole trade of the Brazils.” Tn’ like 
matiner they will have the preferenée th 
trading with the Spanish colonies 5 partly 
on account of the religion, and also be- 
eause the Spaniards, fike other tations, 
are’ jealous of a'people all-powerful at 
sea, dnd will constantly assist 10 lessen 
that power; which is most effectially to 
be dure py Lesseving your commerce, 
Your ministers’ have had false idcas of 
things.’ "Mey imagined that they could 
inundate the coritivent with your mer- 
chatidize, And find a’ teady sale. No, 
no: the world is How more illuminated. 
Even the Rassias will ‘say, * why 
should we carich this tation, to cnable 
her to keep up a monopoly and tyranny 
of the seas, while our own manulacturers 
are 
