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VOICE FROM THE TOMB!

A DIALOGUE

BETWEEN

NELSON

AND

WELLINGTON,

OVERHEARD AT

ST. PAUL'S.

ELEVENTH PART.

LONDON:

D. PATTIE, CHRISTOPHER COURT, ST. MARTINS-LE-GRAND,

AND SOLD BY

M. A. PATTIE, 110, SHOF LANE, FLEET STRENT.

PRICE ONE PENNY.

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persuaded to receive some distinguished visitors, and put on the appearance of resignation. Among these were the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, who showed her every attention, and deeply commiserated her distress. One day, though extremely indisposed, she rose contrary to her physician's advice, to receive the Emperor of Russia, but she was soon compelled to retire to her chamber. Alexander sent her his own physician.

Nel. But he could not

"Minister to a mind diseased."

Wel. Truly so; her case was hopeless, and in three days afterwards, I believe May 29th, 1814, this devoted, and admirable woman. with the words. "Elba !" Napoleon!" on her lips-the most sincere, and faithful friend of the great captain of the ago—passed into the presence of the still greater “captain of her salvation."

Nel. Devoted woman!

Wel. A short time before her decease, the faithful woman adressed to her undeserving lord, then in Elba, a letter, which exhibits her character in a more amiable light than anything I have told you. Her proposal, however he declined. Nel. Pray give me her letter.

Wel, As far as my memory serves me, this is something like it; "Sire,

"Malmaison,

"This is the first day that I have comprehended the whole extent of the misfortune resulting from our divorce; the first, I lament at being only your friend, who can do no more than bewail an evil, as great as it was unexpected.

"You have my sympathy-not because you have lost a throne, for I know, by experience, that for such a loss consolution is soon found; but I pity the extreme pain and anguish you must have experienced in seperating yourself from your old companions in glory, your will regret not only your officers, but the common soldiers, whose features, names, and deeds you well remember, but all of whom you could not reward, because, as you truly said, the number was too great. To leave such heroes deprived of a chief, who so often shared their wants and fatigues, must be intolerably painful to your heart. This I feel most poignantly. You have to weep over the ingratitude and desertions of friends on whom you once relied, alas, Sire, why cannot I fly to you, to assure you that exile is horrible only to the vulgar.

Nel. Then I should say, messmate, Buonaparte would plead guilty to being

vul ar.

Wel. I think so too, "that far from diminishing a sincere attachment, misfortune gives it new strength.

Nel. I think poor Josephine was troubled to make his faithless Mars comprehend this logic.

Wel. No doubt she was, he proved what you say by leaving Elba. Josephine, good as she was, was not his old guard." I believe a thousand Josephine's would not have weaned him from the " Grande Army", no, no, Nelson, with him Venus and Hebe would not have dazzled like Soult and Ney; poor Josephine's attachment would not charm him like Marmont's detachment. Nel. That I believe. But finish her letter.

Wel. "I have been on the point of leaving France, of following your footsteps of devoting to you the remnant of an existence which you so long made happy; one motive only restrains me, and that motive you will divine.

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"If I learn that contrary to all appearances, I am the only woman who is willing to do her duty, nothing shall retain me here; I will proceed to the only place where happiness can exist for me when I can console your majesty now isolated and unhappy! Speak but the word, I fly.

"Adieu Sire, whatever I might add would be superfluous. It is not by words but actions that my heart should be proved; your consent only is wanting. Josephine."

(To be continued.)

D. PATTIE, CHRISTOPHER COURT, ST. MARTINS-LE-GRAND,

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ELEVENTH PART.

A

VOICE FROM THE TOMB.

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN

NELSON & WELLINGTON,

OVERHEARD AT ST. PAUL'S.

Nelson. True to the last. How he had entwined himself round the heart of that woman. It is possible that she fondly hoped that one day the force of circumstances would restore her to the Tuilleries, and that she might again bask in the sunshine of Austerlitz, and cheer on the victor of Marengo and Lodi to new triumphs.

Wellington. Quite possible. France had been the stage of such various scenes, that anything seemed possible.

Nel. It seemed strange, messmate, that the Corsican being such a creature of the sword, such a perfect soldier, that he should have rested his fame on his civil (though often, anything but civil) exploits, and talk about "going down to posterity with the code in his hand;" one would have thought the sword in his hand would have been more apropo. You, at all events, messmate, will go down to posterity with something more than the "beer bill " in your hand; you and Buonaparte have that advantage over me; I was cut off so sudden, that I was deprived of the opportunity of doing anything among the lubbers in the way of civil business, consequently I must sail down to posterity without any code in my hand.

Will carry you down to posterity much farther than any civil acts you could have performed; you would have been quite out of your element in Downing street; your broadsides that had such terrible effect on the French fleet would have been powerless, when pointed to the opposition benches.

Nel. I suppose you mean the Holland and Lansdowne benches, or rather the Buonaparte benches; well, I think it possible I should have said "Noncontent" on the question of 'Buonaparte's "god-like" qualities.

Wel. I am sure, Nelson, you are the last man in the world who could have submitted to have acted with such base and unprincipled men as now carry on the government.

Nel. I assure you, messmate, I have no desire to be among them. If I remember correctly, Jerome Buonaparte you spoke of, was brought up for the sea, and I think married an American lady.

Wel. He did, to a Miss Paterson, the daughter of a Baltimore merchant; and we are tɔld, his brother, the Emperor, was extremely indignant at the negligent conduct of Jerome, whom he had hoped to place over the French fleet, and render him capable of opposing you.

Nel. The deuce he did. I should like to have had him at Trafalgar.

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Wel. I don't doubt it; Napoleon styled you the "Sea Devil." I've no doubt you would have played the devil with his brother. When I left the earth, Nelson, there was a strong controversy as to the existence of a seaserpent;" were Napoleon present at such a discussion, it is possible he would cut the matter short, by declaring you were the only sea-serpent he believed in.

Nel. Though so small in body, messmate, he could hardly call me a "monster of the deep

Wel. Truly so; but notwithstanding you gave them a monstrous thrashing. I think it was 1806 Jerome was appointed to the command of a seventy-four, and immediately afterwards to that of a squadron, consisting of eight ships of the line. A third time he visited the West Indies, and after a short stay at Martinico, returned home without firing a shot.

Nel. Not bidding very high, messmate, for the ocean KINGSHIP.

Wel. No; and notwithstanding he had nothing more to fear from you, he made no progress towards lending a hand to Britannia in ruling the waves. The Emperor did hope that he would turn out a French Nelson, and wipe out the defeats of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar; but here he was sadly mistaken, for Jerome made no sign or impression on the "wooden walls." Yet, though during the whole of his naval career, he had never been engaged in a single action, and had never exhibited the least emotion of either bearing or ability-being the brother of the Emperor, he could not remain in a subordinate station, he was accordingly made a Rear-Admiral. Nel. He was a Rare-Admiral.

Wel. But his maritime exploits being of a nature to excite ridicule, even among the Buonapartists themselves, Jerome was soon compelled to change his career.

Nel. Going into your line, eh? Wel. Just so. In 1807, he was entrusted with the command of a small corps of Bavarians and Wurtembergers, which were ordered to occupy Silesia, but we are told, he gave as little promise of arriving at an eminence in the one service as in the other.

Nel. His brother had monopolised the skill of the whole family.

Wel. All that he did was to strut in regimentals, leaving the entire direction of the corps to General Vandamme.

Nel. Damme!

Wel. He was present with the army, and that was enough for Napoleon, who promoted him to the rank of General of Division, and prepared for him a still higher destiny.

Nel. Such an admiral and general certainly deserved a higher destiny.

Wel. The hero of two elements had hitherto shown no want of affection for his beautiful wife; but being now offered a kingdom if he would consent to divorce her, and accept the hand of a princely bride, he could not resist the temptation.

Nel. And I suppose the beautiful Miss Paterson shared the fate of poor Josephine ?

Wel. She did; the American lady was dismissed, and her place supplied by the Princess Frederica Cather ni.

Nel. What a ruling passion for "blood royal."

Wel. The princess was an unwilling victim at the altar of ambition. This