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•who, (lie was informed, had not come out of his cabin for 
ibme days. The (hips came to an anchor off Torbay. 
General Bertrand went firft on-board the Tonnanf, 
where he dined with lord Keith and fir George Cockburn. 
He is a man of about fifty years of age, and extremely 
well behaved. At dinner, fir George gave him a general 
explanation of his inftruftions with refpeft to Bonaparte ; 
one of which was, that his baggage muft be infpe< 5 led 
before it was received on-board the Northumberland. 
Bertrand expreffed his opinion ftrongly againft the meafure 
of fending the emperor (as he and all his fuite conftantiy 
ftyled him) to St. Helena, when his wifh and expectation 
were to live quietly in England, under the protection of 
the Englilh laws. Lord Keith and fir George Cockburn 
did not enter into any difcuffion upon the fubjeCt. 
After dinner, lord Keith and fir George Cockburn, 
accompanied by Bertrand, went in the admiral’s yacht 
toward the Bellerophon. Previoufly to their arrival, 
Bonaparte’s arms and piltols had been taken away from 
him ; not without confiderable altercation and objections 
on the part of the French officers. Thofe who were not 
to accompany him, were ordered on-board the Eurotas 
frigate. They expreffed great reluCtance at the fepara- 
tion, particularly the Polilh officers. Bonaparte took 
leave of them individually. A colonel Piftowlki, a Pole, 
was peculiarly defirous of accompanying him. He had 
received feventeen wounds in thefervice of Bonaparte; 
and faid he would fervein any capacity, however menial, 
if he could be allowed to go with him to St. Helena. The 
orders for fending off the Polilh officers were peremptory, 
and he was removed to the Eurotas. He was, however, 
afterwards permitted to go to St. Helena. 
When lord Keith and fir George Cockburn went on¬ 
board the Bellerophon on Sunday afternoon, Bonaparte 
was upon deck to receive them, dreffed in a green coat 
with red facings, two epaulets, white wailtcoat and 
breeches, filk (lockings, the ftar of the legion of honour, 
and a chapeau bras with the three-coloured cockade. 
After the ufual falutations, lord Keith, addrefling him- 
felf to Bonaparte, acquainted him with his intended 
transfer from the Bellerophon to the Northumberland, 
and conveyance in that (hip to St. Helena. He appeared 
very uneafy at the communication ; and, after a long 
expoftulation, fternly refufed to go; but, on lord Keith’s 
obferving that fuch was the order of his government, and 
that he hoped he fbould not be under the neceflity of re¬ 
farting to coercive meafures, Bonaparte replied, “ Oh ! no, 
no! You command ! I muff obey ! You may take me : 
but recolleiff, 1 do not go with my own free will.” He 
then formally protefted in writing againft the a& before 
witnefies. He alked numerous queftions of lord Keith, 
which his lordfhip very properly declined anfwering. 
Sir George Cockburn faid, “ At what hour to-morrow 
morning (hall I come, General, and receive you on-board 
the Northumberland ?” 
Bonaparte, with fome furprife at being ftyled General, 
replied, “At ten o’clock.” 
Marfhal Bertrand, madatne Bertrand, Savary, Lalle- 
mand, count and countefs Montholon, were (landing 
near Bonaparte. Sir George Cockburn alked if they 
wanted any thing more before they put to fea. Bertrand 
replied, fifty packs of cards, a backgammon and a domino 
table ; and madame Bertrand defired to have fome necef- 
fary furniture, which it was faid (hould be furniftied 
forthwith. One of Bonaparte’s officers, the nephew of 
his firft wife, complained that faith had not been kept 
with the emperor, who expefted to refide with his fuite 
in Great Britain. Bonaparte a(ked lord Keith’s advice. 
His lord(hip merely replied, that he had to obey the orders 
he had received from his government. Bonaparte then 
defired another interview with his lordfhip. Lord Keith 
declined it, alleging that it could only be unfatisfaftory ; 
he had no difcretion—his fate could not be altered. 
Au officer who Hood near him faid, “You would have 
been taken if you had remained at Rochefort another hour, 
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andfent oft* to Paris.” Bonaparte turned his eye upon 
the fpeaker, but did not fay a word. 
Bertrand alked, what we (hould have done, had we 
taken them at fea? “As we are doing now,” was the 
reply. 
Bonaparte then addrefled himfelf to fir George Cock¬ 
burn, and alked feveral queftions about St. Helena: “ Is 
there any hunting or (hooting there? Where am I to 
refide ?” He foon abruptly changed the fubjefr, and 
burft into more inveclives againft the government, to 
which no anfwer was returned. He then expreffed fome 
indignation at being ftyled General; faying, “You have 
fent ambaffadors to me as a fovereign potentate; you 
have acknowledged me as firft conful.” He took a great 
deal of lhuff whilft ('peaking.—After reminding him that 
the Northumberland’s barge would come for him at ten on 
Monday morning, lord Keith and fir George Cockburn 
retired. 
Early on Monday morning, fir George Cockburn went 
on-board the Bellerophon, to fuperintend the in(pe£tion 
of Bonaparte’s baggage. It confided of two’ Cervices of 
late, feveral articles in gold, a fuperb toilet of plate, 
ooks, beds, &c. They found but 4000 gold Napoleons, 
and thefe were fealed up and detained. They were all 
fent on-board the Northumberland about eleven o’clock. 
Bonaparte had brought with him from France about 
forty fervants, amongft whom were a groom, poltillion, 
and lamplighter. Two-thirdsof thefe were fent on-board 
the Eurotas. As foon as his baggage had been removed 
from one (hip to the other, the parting fcene commenced, 
which was truly affedling. Previous to the moment of 
feparation, Bonaparte gave fome of his officers who were 
to be left behind a certificate to the following effedl, 
which had been firft drawn up, at the general requeft, by 
general Gourgaud, and then altered by Bonaparte himfelf. 
“ Circumftances prevent my retaining you any longer 
near me. You have ferved me with zeal. I have always 
been fatisfied with you. Your condudl on this lad occa- 
fion deferves my praife, and confirms me in what I had 
reafon to expeft from you. On-board the Northumberland, 
7th Auguft, 1815. Napoleon.” 
At half pad eleven, lord Keith, in the barge of the 
Tonnant, went on-board the Bellerophon to receive 
Bonaparte and thofe who were to accompany him. Bo¬ 
naparte, before their arrival and afterwards, addrefled 
himfelf to captain Maitland and the officers of the Belle¬ 
rophon. After defcending the ladder into the barge, he 
pulled off his hat to them again. Lord Keith received 
in the barge the following perfonages : Bonaparte; 
General Bertrand and Madame Bertrand, with their chil¬ 
dren ; Count and Countefs Montholonamd child ; Count 
Las Cafes; General Gourgaud; nine men and three women 
fervants. Bonaparte’s l’urgeon refufed to accompany 
him ; upon which the furgeon of the Bellerophon, Mr. 
O’Meara, offered to fupply his place. Bonaparte was 
this day dreffed in a cocked hat, much worn, with a tri¬ 
coloured cockade : his coat was buttoned dole round 
him; a plain green one, with a red collar; he had three 
orders, two erodes, and a large filver ftar, with the in- 
fcription Honneur ct Patrie; white breeches, filk (lock¬ 
ings, and gold buckles. 
The barge (lowly approached the veffel which was pre T 
pared to receive Napoleon on-board; and lord Keith, as 
it may be prefumed, from a noble delicacy to his lunation 
and feelings, declined receiving the ufual compliments at¬ 
tendant on his rank, that they might, according to their 
fettled form, devolve on the ex-emperor, whofe founding 
titles had parted away with the power that bellowed them. 
A captain’s guard of marines was arranged on the poop 
to wait his arrival, with orders to prefent arms, and the 
drum to beat the roll thrice ; the ufual falute to a general 
officer in the Britilh fervice. 
When the barge of the Tonnant reached the Northum¬ 
berland, the quarter-deck was covered with officers; and 
there were alio fome individuals of rank, who had come 
7 E round. 
