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on the generosity of a monarch whose fleets he had before 

 defeated, and whose father he had killed. Buonaparte 

 certainly made France for the time supreme in Europe, and 

 while she maintained her supremacy, the gratitude of the 

 country was his. To him she gave her liberties and trea- 

 sures ; it was only when he had laid her prostrate before 

 foreigners that she chased him from her shores ; not to 

 humble himself to one whom he had before conquered, as 

 Themistocles, but to a people who had repeatedly beaten 

 Mm, who had been in a great measure the cause of his 

 dethronement. Still, 



" Both were born of obscure parents ; both shunned the society 

 of their youthful companions, and both were sacrificed to the sus- 

 picions and apprehensions of their country.' 1 



The principal personages who embarked on the Beller- 

 ophon with Buonaparte were : 



Lieut.-General Count Bertrand, 



Grand Marshal of the Palace, 



Countess Bertrand and three children, 



Lieut.-General the Duke de Rovigo, 



Lieut.-General Lallemand, 



Marshall de Camp Baron Gourgand, aide-de-camp of Napoleon, 



Marshall de Camp Baron Montholon Semonville, also aide-de-camp, 



The Countess Montholon Semonville and child, 



Count de las Casas, Counsellor of State, and son, 



M. de Resigny, Chef d'Escadron, officer of ordnance, 



M. Planat, 



M. Autric, 



M, Schultz, 



M. Mercher, 



M. Pointkorski, 



M. Mamgault, surgeon of Napoleon, 



as well as forty others. 



When first the Bellerophon neared land in Torbay, Na- 

 poleon exclaimed "Enfin, voila ce beau pays." (At length, 

 here is this fine country). As soon as the arrival in Torbay 

 was announced, the ship was the centre of attraction, and 

 innumerable boats set out to obtain a view of Napoleon, 

 and although they were not permitted to come alongside, 

 not less than a thousand put off daily. 



By some of those on board the Bellerophon it is stated that 

 he was quite at his ease, taking possession of the captain's 

 cabin, inviting the officers to his table, and talking with 



