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. XIV.

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 existence 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 retations; 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.
Le Baron de Wessemberg.

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!

August 4th, 1815.

(Signed)

NAPOLEON.

No. XVI.

Island of Saint Helena Port Regulations.

I. 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, un. til the following regulations have been made known to all persons on board,-a list of passengers, and a roll of the ships company sent to the governor, and his permission obtained for such as are to land.

II. The commander of every ship or vessel is required most explicitly to declare in the first instance, whether any disorder whatever prevails, or has prevailed, on board, without regard to its being considered by him, or his surgeon, to be contagious or otherwise, and report any deaths that may have taken place, and the causes of the same, during the course of his voyage.

III. All letters and packets, for whatever person addressed, residing on shore (except such as come by regular mails, which are to be sent to the post-office,) are to be delivered to the officer by whom these regulations are communicated, who will leave the same at the office of the secretary of government, where those to whom they are addressed will receive them.

IV. Should the commander, or any of his passen

gers, or any person whatever on board his ship, have under his or her charge any letters, packages or parcels, to the address of or destined for any of the foreign persons under detention on this island-it is desired they will make it known forthwith to the governor himself, putting the letter or parcel, if of small bulk, under a sealed envelope, to his address, and waiting his directions respecting any package of a larger species.

V. The commander of the vessel only, after these regulations have been read and published on board, is at liberty to land, when he will immediately wait on the governor, if in town, as well as the naval commander in chief; and if the governor should not be in town, will call to report his arrival at the quarters of the deputy adjutant-general.

VI. The commanders, officers, and all passengers who are afterwards permitted to land, will call at the town major's office to read and sign the island regulations, before they proceed to their lodgings, or visit any house or person whatever.

VII. No passenger or other person landing from ships touching there, is to leave James' Valley without permission, for which they are to apply to the deputy adjutant-general.

VIII. No person whatsoever, having permission to land, is to visit Longwood, or the premises belonging thereto, nor to hold communication of any sort, by writing or otherwise, with any of the foreign personages detained on this island, without communicating directly his intentions and wishes thereupon to the governor, and obtaining his permission for the same.-And should any letter or other communication, from any of the foreign personages above alluded to, be received by any person whatsoever, it is to be brought without loss of time to the governor, previous to answering or taking any further notice whatever thereof. The same rule to apply to all packages which may be received, or attempted to be delivered.

IX. The commanders of the East India ships, and the masters of all descriptions of merchant vessels permitted to touch at this island, are not to allow any per.

sons whatsoever, on board of, or belonging to their ships or vessels, to come on shore on leave, without the governor's authority, nor is any person to sleep on shore without his permission.

X. No boat belonging to the ships of the East India Company, or to merchant vessels of any description, is to land between sun-set and sun-rise, nor at any time. during the day, without a proper officer being in charge of her, and if she is ordered to remain on shore for any purpose, he must take care to keep her laying at a distance from the wharf to admit of other boats landing without interruption. Boats loading or unloading, are to use every expedition to get out of the way of others.

XI. All boats belonging to the company's ships, or merchant vessels of every description, are to quit the shore by sun-set, and are immediately afterwards to be hoisted in on board their respective ships, under such circumstances as the admiral may direct.

XII. No boat belonging to a company's ship, or a merchant vessel of any description, shall board or send a boat alongside any vessel coming in.-No boat will be permitted to land at any other place than at the wharf.

XIII. No company's ship or merchant vessel of any description, is to anchor at this island between sun-set and sun-rise, nor sail after sun-set, nor before ten o'clock in the morning-nor are they to make sail at any time until the permission flag is hoisted to each ship or vessel.

XIV. If the permission flag should be hoisted to any vessel a short time before sun-set, and she not already hove her anchor up and under-weigh, she is not to attempt to move until the signal may be repeated the morning following.

XV. The commander of all ships or vessels are strictly prohibited from permitting any fishing-boat belonging to the island to go alongside, without a permit signed by the governor, or suffering any boat belonging to their ship to board or otherwise communicate with a numbered fishing-boat of the island.

XVI. Should a fishing-boat attempt to communicate with any vessel, either approaching the island, or at anchor off it, or with any boats belonging to such vessel,