APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 189 
Admiralty-office, July 25. 
Extract of a letter from Cap- 
tain Maitland, of his Majesty’s 
ship Bellerophon, to John Wil- 
son Croker, Esq. dated in 
Basque-roads, the 14th inst. 
For the information of my Lords 
Commissioners of the Admiralty, 
I have to acquaint you that the 
Count Las Cases and General 
Allemand this day came on board 
his Majesty’s ship under my com- 
mand, with a proposal for me to 
receive on board Napoleon Buo- 
naparte, for the purpose of throw- 
ing himself on the generosity of 
his Royal Highness the Prince 
Regent. 
Conceiving myself authorized 
by their Lordships’ secret order, 
I have acceded to the proposal, 
and he is to embark on board this 
ship to-morrow morning. 
That no misunderstanding might 
arise, I have explicitly and clearly 
explained tothe Count Las Cases, 
that I have no authority whatever 
for granting terms of any sort; 
but ail that I can do is, to convey 
him and his suite to England, to 
be received in such manner as his 
Royal Highness may deem ex- 
pedient. 
Admiralty-office, July 25, 1815. 
Copy of a letter from Admiral 
Viscount Keith, to John Wilson 
Croker, esq. dated on board his 
Majesty’s ship the Ville de Paris, 
in Hamoaze, the 21st inst. 
Ville de Paris, in Hamoaze, 
July 21, 1815. 
Sir,-~Captain Knight of the 
Falmouth, arrived last night from 
the Gironde, bringing the satis- 
factory intelligence of that river 
having been successfully entered 
without loss on the 13th inst. 
by the Pactolus, Hebrus,and Fal- 
mouth. 
1 enclose, for their Lordship’s 
information, a copy of the Hon. 
Captain Aylmer’s letter, reporting 
his proceedings in the execution 
of this service, in which both 
Captain Palmer andhe haveshewn 
a commendable zeal. 
I have the honour to be, & . 
(Signed) 
Keir, Admiral. 
J. W. Croker, Esq. 
P. S. 1 also enclose a copy of a 
letter from Captain Palmer of 
the Hebrus. 
His Majesty's ship Pactolus, in 
the Gironde, July 14. 
My Lord,—I arrived off this 
port on the 3rd inst. and, in com- 
pliance with the wishes of Gene- 
ral Donnadieu, sent in a flag of 
truce, with an aide-de-camp of 
the General’s, for the purpose of 
communicating with the General 
Clausel,. commanding at Bour- 
deaux ; but as two days more 
elapsed without an answer or 
news of the aide-de-camp, I sent 
another flag into a corvette lying 
in the river; and I learnt from 
her commander that he had receiv- 
ed the most positive orders from 
Gen. Clause! not to hold any kind 
of communication with us. In 
addition to this, we received a pro= 
clamation, signed by that Gene- 
ral, declaring Bourdeaux and its 
whole vicinity in a state of siege, 
and threatening with military ex- 
