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very interesting woman ; she said 
little. 
- Bertrand asked what we should 
have done had we taken Buona- 
parte at sea ? 
‘ As we are doing now, was the 
reply. 
Lord Keith took leave in the 
afternoon of Buonaparte, and re- 
turned on board the Tonnant. 
Lord Lowther and the hon. 
Mr. Lyttleton now entered into 
very earnest conversation with 
him, which continued for two 
hours. They then took leave and 
went ashore. 
His cabin in the Northumber- 
land is fitted up with great ele- 
gance. His bed is peculiarly 
handsome and tlie linen upon it 
very fine. His toilet is of silver. 
Among other articles upon it is a 
magnificent snuff-box, upon which 
is imbossed in gold, an eagle, 
with a crown, flying from Elba to 
the coast of France; the eagle 
just seeing the coast of France, 
and the respective distances, are 
admirably executed. 
The valet de chambres are par- 
ticularly fine men. They and all 
about him always address him by 
the title of emperor. 
- 8.—A smuggling boat, with 13 
men, full of goods, and armed, 
yan on board the eight-oared boat 
belonging to the Fox cutter, in 
the service of the Revenue of 
Excise, on the coast of Kent: the 
erew of the smuggler shot four of 
the boatmen, and in the most brutal 
Manner threw them overboard, 
and beat, bruised, and wounded 
the other boatmen, and left them 
for dead on the wreck of their 
own boat. His royal highness the 
Prince Regent has been pleased 
to grant his Majesty’s pardon to 
any person who shall discover any 
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one of the parties (except the 
person having the command of 
the smuggling boat), so that he 
or they may be convicted thereof. 
The Commissioners of Excise, in 
addition, offer a reward of 500i. 
on the above conviction. 
“ Quebec, Aug. 10. 
«On Monday night last the 
frost was so severe in the vicinity 
of this city, as to destroy the leaves 
of the cucumber plants, pumkins, 
beans, and other tender vegeta- 
bles. Early on Tuesday morn- 
ing ice was found in many places. 
The frost extended to lands both 
in high and low situations. It is 
feared that much injury has been 
done to the wheat in this district, 
which had a promising appear- 
ance. A snow storm on the 20th 
May—the trees not in leaf on the 
4th of June,—and so severe a 
frost on the 7th August, are no- 
vel features even in the climate of 
Canada. 
12.—This being the Prince 
Regent’s birth-day, it was observ~ 
ed for the first ‘time in the metro- 
polis by the court, and upon this 
occasion, the observance was near- 
ly in every respect the same as on 
the King’s birth-day, with the 
exception of a public court; but 
her Majesty’s splendid party in 
the evening, in some degree was 
equal to it. 
Carlton-house was _ thronged 
during the day with noblemen 
and gentlemen, leaving their 
names and congratulations on the 
returning day. 
The park guns fired a double 
royal salute, as on the King’s 
birth-day. 
A grand dinner was given to 
the officers of state, court attend- 
ants, &¢c. at Carlton-house. Her 
Majesty gave a grand dinner at 
