me a second time, when it was intimated to him that I was unwell or undressed, as he well knew, that although I did not go out, I was still to be found." Among some visitors, we are told an English Commodore was presented to him who had a very juvenile appearance, one who at present, had certainly avoided being knocked about by the "bullets and the gout," Napoleon in a playful and and laughing manner observed, that he was a child, and ought to be ashamed of commanding captains so much older than himself, he was asked, whether it was at Lodi or Arcola, that he had seized the standard, and precipitated himself among the enemy's troops; he replied, at Arcola not Lodi, at Arcola I was slightly wounded, but at Lodi no such circumstance occurred. Why do you ask? The person replied, that it was merely to solve a difference of opinion that prevailed in England on the subject.

Nel. The exploit at Arcola, I remember excited great admiration.

Wel. It has, and deservedly so. We are told he had a long conversation on medical subjects.

Nel. Ha! let's hear what he says of the Lancet, he certainly was a first rate bleeder.

Wel. A celebrated doctor, has observed, Nelson, that "there is more die by the lancet than the lance."

Nel. I understand, it is possible.

Wel. He observed "that in cases purely the province of the physician, the patient has an equal chance of being despatched to the other world, either by the doctor mistaking the complaint, or by the remedies administered operating in a different way from what was intended and expected, and was for trusting entirely to nature; as regards surgery, he professed a very different opinion, and acknowledged the great utility of that science.

Nel. I perfectly coincide with him I believe, messmate, the less a person has to do with a physician the better, 1 believe they kill as many as they cure, cure they do not, for the patient would have recovered much sooner without their assistance; yes, yes, messmate, the man with the gold-headed cane reaps a rich harvest from silly people, a solemn look, a shake of the head, feeling the pulse with his eyes fixed on his gold repeater, has a great effect upon lubbers, and enables many a humbug to loll in his chariot, and take his wine, who would otherwise be compelled to turn his mind to some other occupation than extracting money from the "paradise of fools," with the surgeon, as Buonaparte says, the case is different, he has an operation to perform, and the only question is, whether he does his work well or ill; a thorough good surgeon, messmate, ought to be prized, first-raters I fear are like "angel's visits, few and far between;" bat pray go on.

Wel. He coincided with the opinion you have just expressed, as regards getting better without the doctor, for upon his attention being called to some of his attendants who had got well after a few bottles of mixture and some boxes of pills, Napoleon maintained, that if they had taken no medicine, maintained strict abstinence, from every thing except plenty of diluents, they would have done equally well, and got well sooner; yes, yes," he exclaimed "your great

Shakespeare spoke wisely, when he said.

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"Throw physic to the dogs."

Nel. Messmate, I feel deeply honoured in being permitted to say ditto to the great and immortal Shakespeare.

Wel. How ever much you have differed from Buonaparte on many subjects, you agree with him then on the question of physic.

Nel. I do, and on surgery also. But proceed

Wel. In his conversations at St. Helena, he often spoke of Villeneuve.
Nel. Did he; tell me?

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Wel. He said, that after Villeneuve was defeated by you, and brought to England; his defeat so grieved him, that he actually studied anatomy, that he might destroy himself.

Nel. Poor fellow, is this possible.

Wel. For this purpose he bought some anatomical plates of the heart, and compared them with his own body, in order to ascertain the exact situation of that organ. On his arrival in France, I ordered that he should remain at Rennes, and not proceed to Paris. Villeneuve afraid of being tried by a court martial, for disobedience of orders, and consequently losing the fleet, for I had ordered him not to sail or engage the English.

Nel. We have only his word for this.

Wel. Just so. He continued-Villeneuve afraid of being tried by a courtmartial, determined to destroy himself, and accordingly took his plates of the heart, and compared them with his breast. Exactly in the centre of the plate he made a mark with a large pin, then fixed the pin as near as he could judge in the same spot in his own breast, shoved it in to the head. Nel. He won't shove that story into me. Wel. Penetrated his heart and expired. When the room was opened, he was found dead, the pin in his breast, and a mark in the plate corresponding with the wound in his breast. He need not have done it, continued he, as he was a brave man, but without talent.

Nel. This indeed is a black deed, that the gallant Villeneuve was found dead in his own room, I believe, but the pin story won't do for me. I should hardly think, there is a man, woman, or child in England, who would believe it, not even excepting Lord Holland.

Wel. The general impression is, that poor Villeneuve met his death by unfair means. No doubt, at Trafalgar, he did all that man could do; and if his fleet was destroyed, they had the "set off "that you were also destroyed, which, as all the world knows, was no small matter.

Nel. Messmate, if you go on so, you will make me begin to think, that my dear girl may yet be not quite forgotten-but go on. Poor Villeneuve, I had much rather he had fell on the deck of the Santissima Trinidad, than by means 80 questionable."

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Wel. Truly so; had Admiral Villeneuve been successful at Trafalgar, we should have heard nothing about "disobedience of orders, and trial by a court-martial.” Nel. Not a bit of it.

Wel. One of your officers of the "Eurypalus," in describing the battle says, "Such a victory, and under circumstances so disadvantageous to the attack, never was achieved. Admiral Villeneuve, who is now at ny elbow, can scarcely yet credit it; and his despair and grief excels anything I ever saw. To resist such an attack, and seconded as Lord Nelson was, was in vain." Nel. Well, I really thought as much, and a half a century's stowage in this locker, has not altered my opinion. The extract from that letter you have just quoted, exonerates poor Villeneuve from blame; but it appears whether Admirals or Marshals, if they could not do impossibilities, (for he found, there was such a word as impossible) they could expect no mercy at his hands. The brave and gallant Augereau, that you told me at the struggle at Eylau, who, though ill with a fever, and unable to sit in an upright posture, ordered his servants to place him on horseback, and "bind him fast to the saddle.” I should say such an act of devotion, of daring, and of courage, was never excelled, if equalled by Buonaparte; and yet this brave fellow, you told me, when wounded in the arm, and compelled to fall back, and not able to triumph over nature, was persecuted by Buonaparte.

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Wel. He was; but I will give you the words of the historian. allowance was made for his enfeebled condition of body, no praise awarded for his unparalled efforts.

Nel. By heavens !

Wel. Nay, he was censured by the Emperor, because his corps was defeated, The chief, whose hanners conquest had hitherto favoured, was enraged at the indecisive result of the day, and wreaked his spleen on Augereau, who returned home in disgrace."

Nel. A very worthy master certainly. It was lucky for his Marshals that he commanded in person at Waterloo, for could they not have succeeded in beating you; I think it possible, they might, like poor Villeneuve, have been found with a pin in their breast, and a mark in the plate corres pondingwith the wounds in their breasts. But let's proceed with St. Helena.

Wel. A person asked him in the course of conversation, if there had been a bettersupply of provisions for his army on the retreat from Moscow; whether it would not have been accomplished with a much smaller loss of life? Nel. What reply did he make?

Wel. He answered, "no, the cold would have destroyed them, even if they had had a sufficiency of provisions. Those who had food died by hundreds; even the Russians died like flies."

Nel. I see, messmate, he wished to throw the cause of his disasters upon General Frost.

Wel. "That woman," he exclaimed, pointing to the portrait of Josephine, "foretold truly."

Nel. She did indeed!

Wel. Agentleman endeavoured to reconcile him to the governor, br remindng him, that in his conduct, he was only complying wtih his instructions

"This," said Buonaparte, "is always his excuse, I comply with my instructions. Now, I am certain his instructions extend no further, than, that he should take every precaution to prevent my escape, and otherwise to treat me well, and with as little possible expense as may be. Yet, I could not well tell him that he asserted a falsehood; all that I could reply would be by making a companion, (in doing which, you must always exaggerate,) by likening him to a hangman, who, while he puts a rope round your neek to dispatch yon, only executes his orders. But that is no reason you should be obliged to make a comparison of him, or receive him until the moment of execution."

Nel. Still bearing up to the gallows.

Wel. "I could only say this, and tell him that if such were his orders, he had disgraced himself by accepting them, and acting in such a dishonourable employment; that if he had not, he was still worse, in being the contriver of such. As long as he treats me a la Botany Bay, so long shall I consider him Jack Ketch-Jean Ketch.

Nel. That was an Old Bailey broadside for the governor

Wel. Whenever I see him, I always fancy he has the rope and cap in his pocket.

Nel. A very pleasant idea certainly; he merely wanted to hear in the distance the tolling of a bell to have completed the illusion; but when Lowe found how intensely Buonaparte hated him, why did he not resign, or how come the Government not to recal him? By what you have told me, the merest accident would have produced fatal consequences, which might not only have compromised the governor, but the English Government.

Wel. It certainly was possible, but I believe the Government had great confidence in Sir Hudson Lowe. Buonaparte was asked, if he thought himself aggrieved, why he did not complain to the Prince Regent, or to the ministers.

Nel. What did he say to that?

Wel. He replied that he should consider he degraded himself to complain to ministers who had treated him so ill, and who acted towards him from hatred. He was well aware that the harsher he was treated, the more pleasing it would be to certain parties in England, and to the crowned heads of Europe-every purpled Jackdaw - every royal sparrow would spirt and insult the chained eagle-the Jackass was not the only animal who would have a fling at the dead lion-from the reign of King Solomon down to the Third George, no King has ever been treated as I have been. Posterity will hardly believe it possible that a great nation like England should thus disgrace itself. He was reminded that " Europe required peace."

Nel. What reply did he make?

Wel. He said, I don't want war. Am I the only man who can give peace or war to the world? Can Europe not be safe except I am chained to this cursed rock-must I die piece-meal-expire day by day, because my beloved France still loves the Chief who led her triumphant through hostile kingdoms, and planted her victorious standard on the towers of every city.

Nel. Not quite every city, messmate. I believe, at all events, there is one exception. The Lions at the Tower were not disturbed at feeding time by the arrival of French Eagles-but bear on.

Wel. He continued-" The English ministers hate me, because I acted with vigor and always retaliated upon them, when they blockaded France. I did the same to England, and I always made reprisals, which they had not been accustomed to under the tame and feeble government of the Bourbons; whom they could insult at their pleasure. If you had left me alone--he continued-after my return from Elba, all Europe would have been at peace."

Nel. He does not say for how long.