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ensure his expulsion. Napoleon was very downhearted 

 at the loss of Las Casas. He affected indifference, but 

 suffered much. " Why cannot I die this instant ? " was 

 his exclamation. " Let them send away all my French- 

 men, I do not wish them any longer near me. 



Soon after Sir Hudson Lowe's arrival. Napoleon had 

 become morose, declining to receive visitors, keeping him- 

 self almost entirely in the grounds of Long%vood House. 

 Though confined on a British island and guarded by British 

 soldiers, he was olTicially recognized as the prisoner of the 

 allied powers. France, Austria and Russia each sent a 

 representative, whose duty it was to report to their several 

 countries all that came to their knowledge concerning the 

 prisoner and his treatment of life. 



The French commissioner was Marquis de Montchenu, 

 wlio was called by the Fnglish sailors " Old Munch Enough." 

 He was very prejudiced against Napoleon, who was in his 

 eyes not a Frenchman, but a " Corsican upstart." 



The Austrian Commissioner was Baron Sturmer. With 

 Baron Sturmer there was a person supposed to be a 

 botanist. This man had brought with him a packet 

 for Marchand, Buonaparte's valet, ostensibly from Mar- 

 chand's mother ; but she had it seems been employed 

 by Marie Louise, Napoleon's second wife and the mother 

 of his little son, to send a lock of the child's hair. The 

 packet contained a little roll of hair, with the words. 

 " I send you some of my hair. H you have the means of 

 having your portr.iit painted, send me a copy. — Your 

 Mother, Marchand." As soon as the Governor heard of it, 

 he sent an ofiicial note to Baron Stunner, informing him 

 that Welles had no speciid permission from the British 

 Government to reside in St. Helena, and that, as three 

 months were quite sufficient for him to make a collection 

 of plants, he must depart ; that he did not object to a 

 father receiving a lock of hair from his child, but that the 

 matter should not have been made a mystery of, but should 

 have been first made known to him. The concealment 

 therefore was an infringement of the law. The Austrian 

 took great umbrage, and objected to Welles' removal, and 

 there was a deal of bitterness shown on both sides, but 

 Welles had to depart. 



