though now convalescent, is still in a bad state. The cook is in a similar situation. It would be necessary that either you, or Prince Eugene, or the empress, should send a maître d'hôtel, and a French or Italian cook, out of those who have served in the emperor's household, or in those of his family. Your eminence will find added to this, 1st, Papers A. and B. which were found in M. Cipriani's portefeuille. 2nd. A pin which he was in the habit of wearing, and which I have thought proper to send for his wife. 3rd. The account of what is owing to him, amounting to the sum of 8,287 francs, or 345l. 5s. 10d., with a bill of exchange to be paid to his heirs. Knowing that you take care of his son, and that his daughter is with Madame, the emperor defers securing an independence to his two children, until he is made acquainted with the amount of the property left by Cipriani, who, it appeared, had large funds in Genoa. I shall not afflict you by speaking of the emperor's health, which is very unsatisfactory. It has not, however, become worse since the hot season. I think that these details should be concealed from Madame. Do not give any credit to the false accounts that may be prevalent in Europe. Keep in mind as a rule, and as the sole truth, that for twenty-two months the emperor has not left his apartments, except rarely to visit my wife. He has seen nobody, but the two or three French who are here, and the English ambassador to China. I beg that your eminence will present my respects to Madame, and to the persons of the family, and accept the sentiments with which I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) COUNT BERTRAND. No. XIII. Extract of the Declaration signed by the Ministers of the Allied Powers at Vienna, March 13th, 1815. THE powers who signed the treaty of Paris having reunited in congress at Vienna, and informed of the escape of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his forcible entry into France, owe to their own dignity and to social order a declaration of the sentiments which this event has made them experience. In thus breaking the convention which had established him at the island of Elba, Bonaparte has destroyed the only legal title to which his ex3 Q VOL. II. istence was attached. In appearing again in France, with projects of trouble and subversion, he has deprived himself of the protection of the laws, and has manifested in the face of the world that there can be neither peace nor truce with him. The powers declare in consequence, that Napoleon Bonaparte is placed out of the pale of civil and social relations; and that as an enemy and a disturber of the world, he is delivered up to public vengeance! Then follow the signatures: Austria. Le Prince de Metternich. Spain. P. Gomez Labrador. France. Le Prince de Talleyrand. Latour Dupin. Le Comte Alexis de Noailles. Le Comte de Razoumowski. Russia. Le Comte de Stakelberg. Wellington!!! Great Clancarty. Britain. Cathcart. Stewart. Protest of the Emperor Napoleon. I HEREBY Solemnly protest in the face of God and of men, against the violation of my most sacred rights, in forcibly disposing of my person and my liberty. I came voluntarily on board of the Bellerophon. I am not the prisoner, but the guest of England. As soon as I was seated on board of the Bellerophon, I was upon the hearths of the British people. If the government, in giving orders to the captain of the Bellerophon to receive me as well as my suite, only intended to lay a snare for me, it has forfeited its honour, and disgraced its flag. If this act be consummated, the English will in vain boast to Europe of their integrity, their laws, and their liberty, British good faith will be lost in the hospitality of the Bellerophon. I appeal to history; it will say that an enemy, who for twenty years waged war against the English people, came voluntarily in his misfortunes to seek an asylum under their laws. What more brilliant proof could he give of his esteem and his confidence? But what return did England make for so much magnanimity? A hospitable hand was pretended to be held out to that enemy; and when he confided to it in good faith he was immolated! (Signed) August, 4th, 1815. NAPOLEON. No. XV. Island of Saint Helena Port Regulations. 1. THE Commanders of the Hon. East India Company's ships, and the masters or commanders of all merchant vessels permitted to touch at this island, are not to land themselves, or suffer any person whatever belonging to their ships or vessels to come ashore, until the following regulations have been made known to all persons on board,— a list of passengers, and a roll of the ship's com |