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in the French falhion. All feemed to treat Bonaparte as 
the emperor; who appeared as one in thought, walking a 
very Heady pace, quite upright, now and then Hooping 
a little to look through the port-holes at the velfels along- 
fide. His perfon altogether gives one the idea of a llrong 
inan. At fix o’clock the bell rang, dinner was an¬ 
nounced, and he went below, followed by his attendants. 
Our jolly tars, with their ufual good humour, put out a 
board, chalked ‘ He’s gone to dine.’ He remained, how¬ 
ever, not much above half-an-hour, when another board 
announced his re-appearance on the deck ; where he re¬ 
fumed his walk in the fame fpot, occafionally with a child, 
and converting with Bertrand or the ladies ; he continued 
walking till dulk, when the view of this extraordinary 
man was clofed to our countrymen, for the fliip failed at 
five next morning for Plymouth.” 
The conduct to be obferved with refpeft to a prifoner 
fuch as Bonaparte, w'as an important fubjeft of confidera- 
tion for the Britilh cabinet. His rank and character were 
equivocal, for he had been left by the treaty of Paris an 
emperor in title, and the fovereign of Elba in fail5 fo 
that he might (as he did) lay a plaufible claim to the 
rights of an independent prince, conquered in a lawful 
war. It was, however, determined in the councils of the 
confederate fovereigns, that the ifland of St. Helena 
fliould be his place of exile, where he was to refide under 
their joint infpeftion. 
The following are the inllruftions given by the Britilh 
government to the admiral with whom Bonaparte was 
to fail. 
“When General Bonaparte leaves the Bellerophon 
to go on-board the Northumberland, it will he the pro- 
pereft moment for Admiral Cockburn to have the effefts 
examined which General Bonaparte may have brought 
with him. 
“The admiral will allow all the baggage, wine, and 
provifions, which the general may have brought with him, 
to be taken on-board the Northumberland. Among the 
baggage, his table-fervice is to be underllood as included, 
unlefs it be fo confiderable as to feem rather an article to 
be converted into ready money than for real ufe. 
“ His money, his diamonds, and his valuable effefts 
(confequently bills of exchange alfo), of whatever kind 
they may be, mull be delivered up. The admiral will 
declare to the general, that the Britilh government by no 
means intends to confifcate his property, but merely to 
take upon itfelf the adminiflration of his effefts, to hinder 
him from ufing them as means to promote his flight. The 
interell on the principal (according as his property is 
more or lefs confiderable) (hall be applied to his fupport; 
and, in this refpeft, the principal arrangements be left 
to him. For this reafon he can from time to time figni- 
fy his willies to the admiral till the arrival of the nevv 
Governor of St. Helena, and afterwards to the latter; 
and, if no objection is to be made to his propofal, the ad¬ 
miral or the governor can give the necelfary orders, and 
the dilburfement will be paid by bills on his majefty’s 
treafury. 
“In cafe of death, he can difpofe of his property by a 
lall will, and be allured that the contents of his tellament 
(hall be faithfully executed. 
“ As an attempt might be made to caufe a part of his 
property to pafs for the property of the perfons of his 
fuite, it mull be fignified that the property of his attend¬ 
ants is fubjeft to the fame regulations. 
“The difpofal of the troops intended to guard him 
mull be left to the governor. The latter, however, has 
received a notice, in the cafe which will be hereafter- 
mentioned, to aft according to the defire of the admiral. 
“ The general mull be conllantly attended by an officer 
appointed either by the admiral or the governor. If the 
general is allowed to go out of the bounds where the 
fentinels are placed, one orderly man at leall mult accom¬ 
pany the officer. 
“ When fliips arrive, and as long as they remain in 
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fight, the general mull be confined to the limits where 
the fentinels are placed. During this time, all commu¬ 
nication with the inhabitants is forbidden. His compa¬ 
nions in St. Helena are fubjeft during this time to the 
fame rules, and mull remain with him. At other times 
it is left to the judgment of the admiral or governor to 
make the necelfary regulations concerning them. 
“It mull be fignified to the general, that if he makes 
any attempt to fly he will be put under clofe confinement; 
and it mult be notified to his attendants, that, if it fliould 
be found that they are plotting to prepare the general’s 
flight, they lhall be feparated from him, and likewife put 
under dole confinement. 
“All letters addrefled to the general or to perfons in 
his fuite mull be delivered to the admiral or governor, 
who will read them before he fullers them to be delivered 
to thofe to whom they are addrefled. Letters written by 
the general or his fuite are fubjeft to the fame rule. No 
letter that does not come to St. Helena through the fecre- 
tary-of-ftate mull be communicated to the general or his 
attendants, if it is written by a perfon not living in the 
ifland. All their letters, addrefled to perfons not living 
in the ifland, mull go under thecoverof the lecretary-of- 
ftate. 
“It will be clearly ex prefled to the general, that the 
governor and admiral have precife orders to inform his 
majelly’s government of all the whites and reprefentations 
which he may defire to addrefs to it; in this refpeft they 
need not ufe any precaution. But the paper on which 
fuch requell or reprefentation is written, mull be com¬ 
municated to them open, that they may both read it, 
and, when they fend it, accompany it with fuch obferva- 
tions as they may judge necelfary. 
“Till the arrival of the new governor, the admiral 
mull be confidered as entirely refponfible for the perfon 
of General Bonaparte; and his majefty has no doubt of 
the inclination of the prefent governor to concur with 
the admiral for this purpofe. The admiral has full power 
to retain the general on-board his flrip, or to convey him 
on-board again, when, in his opinion, the fecure deten¬ 
tion of his perfon cannot be otherwife effefted. 
“ When the admiral arrives at St. Helena, the governor 
will, upon his reprefentation, adopt mealures for fending 
immediately to England, the Cape of Good Hope, or the 
Eall-Indies, fuch officers or perfons in the military corps 
of St. Helena, as the admiral, either becaufe they are fo¬ 
reigners, or on account of their charafter or their difpo- 
fitions, lhall think it advifeable to diflnifs from the mili¬ 
tary fervice in St. Helena. If there are Arrangers in the 
ifland whofe relidence in the country lhall feem to be 
with a view of becoming inflrrumental in the flight of Ge¬ 
neral Bonaparte, he mull take meafures to remove them. 
“ The whole coalt of the ifland, and all fliips and boats 
that vilit it, are placed under the J'urveil/ance of the admi¬ 
ral. He fixes the places which the boats may vilit; and 
the governor will fend a fufficient guard to the points 
where the admiral lhall confider this precaution to be ne- 
cefiary. The admiral will adopt the moll vigorous 
meafures to watch over the arrival and departure of every 
fliip, and to prevent all communication with the coall, 
except fuch as he lhall allow. Orders will be iflued to 
prevent, after a certain necelfary interval, any foreign or 
mercantile velfel from going in future to St. Helena. 
“ If the general fliould be feized with a ferious illnefs, 
the admiral and the governor will each name a phyfician 
who enjoys their confidence, in order to attend the ge¬ 
neral in common with his own phyfician ; they will give 
them Itrift orders to give in every day a report on the ltate 
of his health. In cafe of his death, the admiral will give 
orders to convey his body to England. Given at the 
War-office, July 30, 1815.” 
In the enluing feffion of the Britilh parliament, it was 
thought proper to introduce two bills; one, “for the 
more eft’eftually detaining in cultody Napoleon Bona¬ 
parte;” the other, “for regulating the intercourfe of 
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