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shore for a little recreation; thay replied, they came on shore to see Lord Nelson; 66 then come with me and I will introduce you to him." He took one in each hand, leading them through a great concourse of people, to the Packet House Inn, where you and Lady Hamilton were, and said, brother, 1 have brought those young gentlemen, who have just come on shore from the Spitfire, and express a great desire to see you." "I am happy to see them," you replied.

Nel. Yes, I well remember it.

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Wel. You shook hands with them, and asked them how long they had been at sea-Not quite a year my Lord," one of them replied. brothers, by your likeness," you remarked, "I wonder your you both to sea, I think one of a family is enough to a time."

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Nel. True, messmate, I well remember saying so. Wel. "Do you both intend to remain ?" you asked-one answered in the negative; then I suppose you are the eldest son?" he replied, "yes;" then there's something better cut out for you."-then turning to the other, you said "You intend to remain youngster?" He replied, "he did."-You then asked his name; and when he told you it was William Henry-you said, "well young Prince let me know wheu you have served your time; you'll always know where Horatio Nelson is to be found."

Nel. True, true, messmate, to the very letter. That boy made an Impression on me that I never forgot-bear on.

Wel. You asked them many questions as to their birth; where the went to school and whether their father was any profession, they replied they went to Tiverton school, that their father was no profession, but lived on his property, the manor of Cadleigh Court, in Devonshire. Lady Hamilton, who was setting at the table, said, "when your Lordship has done with the boys, I wish to speak to them."

Nel. Yes, yes, Emma did say so.

Wel. On going over to her Ladyship she kissed them, asked them many questions, and gave them a guinea to divide, saying "I always make it a rule to the tip the young gentlemen of the navy with something, and I beg your acceptance of this."

Nel. Generous, noble woman, I well remember it.

Wel. The desert being still on the table, she gave them a glass of wine each and some grapes, they took their leave highly gratified, and their captain no less so, at the honour conferred on two of his midshipmen-William Henry was called "Prince," ever after in that ship. He was in the Bay of Biscay, on board H. M. ship L'Impetueux, 78, when he heard of your victory and death at Trafalgar. which affected him greatly.

Nel. Had my life been spared, I should not have forgot my "little Prince." I hope, messmate, he has fared better than some of Britannia's chicks. Wel. At the time I was carted here by Smith's long tailed blacks, he was a lieutenant on half-pay, residing at Devonport.

Nel. Only a lieutenant, after how many years service.

Wel. I think more than half a century.

Nel. And yet only a lieutenant.

Wel. And I dare say, Nelson, that Lieutenant Moore is the only naval officer living who can boast of the honour of shaking hands with you, and being kissed by Lady Hamilton when a child.

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Alas! for Britannia's sons, it was the merest chance that I did not die a lieutenant; but bear on.

Wel. At a visit the governor paid Buonaparte, he thus described, which showed the bitterness of his feelings. He saw me in the garden, and in consequence I could not refuse to see him. He wanted to enter into some

details with me about reducing the expenses of the establishment. He had the audacity to tell me that things were as be found them, and that he came up to justify himself, and that he had come up two or three times before to do so, but that I was in a bath. I replied, no, sir, I was not in a bath, but I ordered one on purpose not to see you.

Nel. This was plain.

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Wel. In endeavouring to justify yourself, you make matters worse. said that I did not know him; that if I did, I should change my opinion. Know you, sir, I answered, how could I know you; people make themselves known by their actions, by commanding in battles--you have never commanded in battle.

Nel. He at all events was none the worse for that; we cannot all command in battle. Buonaparte seemed to think, that to be a great man, you must be a great slaughterman-that all was dross except the wearers of Marengo cloaks and iron crowns.

Wel. Good, Nelson, good; but here he formed a great mistake, he thus proceeded to Belabour the governor, "You have never commanded any but Corsican deserters, Piedmontese, Neapolitan brigands, I know the name of every English General who has distinguished himself, but I never heard of you except as a clerk to Blucher, or as a commandant of brigands.

Nel. I wonder they did not come to blows, or at all events, to laying hands upon swords.

Wel. Well 1 believe on one occasion the governor did place his hand on his sword; he continued "you have never commanded or been accustomed to men of honour.

Nel. This was a dose for the governor to swallow.

Wel. He replied, he had not sought for the employment. I told him that such employments were not asked for, that they were given by goverments to people who had dishonoured themselves.

Nel. Did the govenor stand this.

Wǝl. Yes, and much worse than this; the governor replied, that he only did his duty, and that I ought not to blame him, as he only acted according to his orders. I replied "so does the hangman."

Nel. A gallows comparison.

Wel. He acts according to his orders, but when he puts the rope round my neck to finish me, is that a reason I should like John Ketch (Jean Ketch,) because he acts according to his orders; besides, I do not believe any government could be so mean as to give such orders as you cause to be executed; "I told him that if he pleased, he need not send up anything to eat, that I could go over and dine at the table of the brave officers of the 53rd, that I was sure there was not one of them who would not be happy to give a plate at the table to an old soldier, that there was not a soldier in the regiment who had not more heart than he had.

Nel. But you are not sure he said all this to the governor, your have only his bare word for it.

Wel. Truly so, in painting his language to the governor you may rest assured he did not spare the colouring, he thus continued, "iniquitous bill of parliament, they had decreed that I was to be treated as a prisoner, but that he treated me worse than a condemned criminal, or a galley-slave, as they were permitted o receive newspapers and printed books.

Nel. I am afraid, messmate, the poor galley-slaves under the dominion of 'Napoleon le Grande" would not confirm the luxury of printed books and newspapers, from the hands of their "worthy and approved good masters,” Newspapers indeed! why Buonaparte would not let his people, who were not galley-slaves or convicts have newspapers. No, no, messmate, the press-gang in France under the Buonaparte's, you would be troubled to find, if I remember right the Moniteur was the only paper he permitted in France, and that he chiefly

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used for the purpose of sounding his own trumpet, deluding France with lies, and sending forth his bombastic proclamations, for the purpose of converting defeats into victories. No, messmate, we have heard of making a cat laugh, but I think to hear a Buonaparte giving "The Liberty of the press," would convulse every tabby in Europe with a fit of laughter, from which they never would recover. Wel. And the present Buonaparte, who I have no doubt by this time is Emperor, has shown so much hatred towards the press as his uncle did, for before I left the earth he had so completely chained it, that it merely existed in name. Nel. It is strange that France after three revolutions, (I think you said three) Wel. Yes, three.

Nel. That France who had beheaded one king and drove away two others, should submit to the galling yoke of a Buonaparte, merely because he happens to be a Buonaparte, for I think you told me the present fellow is contemptible Wel. Perfectly so, he must be the scorn of every honourable mind, one day swearing in the name of God to preserve the Republic and in a few little months destroying it.

Nel. The scoundrel, how like his uncle, for he set out as a Republican, and in a short time aped the King, and enveloped his Corsican carcase in purple.

Wel. Just so; but if the uncle had nothing to do with the "robes of righteousness. he certainly could exhibit the Marengo Cloak, which, in the eyes of France, seemed to "cover simultitude of sins," but the nephew has no credentials but folly and crime.

Nel. A pretty fellow, truly, for an Emperor, a rare gallant for the lady in scarlet, with such a knight the successor of St. Peter may again want a postillion's jacket. The saints cannot build upon a Buonaparte, the rock of Pio Nono reminds one of the rock of St. Helena, but it is not so firm. But go on, messmate, with your St. Helena story-you left off where he said that galley-slaves were permitted to receive printed books and newspapers.

Wel. He continued, you have power over my body, but none over my soul. That soul is as fierce and determined at the present moment as when it commanded Europe.

Nel. Vain, unhappy man, commanded Europe, indeed; to use a homely term, messmate, he certainly "drove his hogs to a pretty market."

Wel. He did indeed; he says, "I told him that he was a Sicilian thief catcher and not an Englishman; and desired him not to let me see him again until he came with orders to despatch me, when he would find all the doors thrown open to admit him, It is not my custom continued he to abuse any person. Nel. Mild gentle Bonny!

Wel. "But that man's effrontery produced bad blood in me, and I could not help expressing my sentiments, when he had the impudence to tell me before the Admiral that he had changed nothing that, all was the same as when he had arrived; I replied "call the captain of ordinance here and ask him I will leave it to his decission" this struck him dumb he was mute,

Nel. If Bonny told him half this it was it was enough to strike him dumb; and strike Bonny into the bargain.

Wel. He thus went on, "He told me that he had found his situation so difficult that he had resigned" I replied, that a worse man than himself could not be sent out, though the employment was not one a man of spirit would wish to accept. If you have an opportunity, added he or if any one asks you, you are at liberty to repeat what I have told you. The governor, in a conversation after this, denied that he told Buonaparte that he had given in his resignation, that Buonaparte either invented it, or mistook his expressions-that what he did say was this, that if the Government did not approve of his conduct, he would resign. Nel. That's a very different story.

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Wellington. We are told: the governor asked one of his attendants whether Buonaparte told him that he, the governor, in cosequence of the language he made use of, had told him that it was impolite and indecent; and that he would listen to it no longer-he was answered, no! Then said the governor, showed great littleness on the part of General Buonaparte, not to tell you the whole."

Nelson. This was fair.

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Wel. Quite so; but it seems Buonaparte only repeated what suited his purpose; this irritated the governor and goaded him, we are told, to remark – "that if Buonaparte continued his abuse, I shall make him feel his situation; he is a prisoner of war, and I have a right to treat him according to his conduct;" after observing that he had been the cause of the loss of millions of men, and might be again if he got loose, concluded by saying-" I consider Ali Pacha to be a much more respectable scoundrel than Buonaparte." Nel. This was a "Roland for his Oliver."

Wel. Napoleon was told afterwards that he had mistaken the expressions of the governor, as he had never said he had given in his resignation; but he did say if the government did not approve of his conduct, he would resign. Nel. What did Bonny say to this?

Wel. "That is very extraordinary,” he replied, “as he told me himself that he had resigned, at least I understood him so."

Nel. Oh! understood him.

Wel. He was then told, that in consequence of the language he used at the last interview, it was probable the governor would not seek another.

Nel. What did he say to this?

Wel. He replied "then I shall be free from the embarrassment of seeing him." He asked one of his attendants if he had seen the letter written by Count Montholon to the governor, containing a list of their grievances."