Narrative of the Surrender of Buonaparte, and of His Residence on Board H.M.S. BellerophonWells and Lilly, 1826 - 176 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 36
... desirous of im- pressing on my mind . Captain Knight , of the Falmouth , who carried my despatches to the Admiral , was present during the whole of this conversa- tion , but did not join in it . This was the first certain information I ...
... desirous of im- pressing on my mind . Captain Knight , of the Falmouth , who carried my despatches to the Admiral , was present during the whole of this conversa- tion , but did not join in it . This was the first certain information I ...
Σελίδα 42
... desirous of having a witness to any con- versation that might pass , as our commu- nications were chiefly verbal : he arrived while we were at breakfast . ་ When Count Las Cases came on the quarter - deck , he informed me that he was ...
... desirous of having a witness to any con- versation that might pass , as our commu- nications were chiefly verbal : he arrived while we were at breakfast . ་ When Count Las Cases came on the quarter - deck , he informed me that he was ...
Σελίδα 81
... desirous of seeing him . The Superb anchored about half past ten , and I immediately went on board , and gave the Admiral an account of all that had occurred , adding , " I trust I have done right , and that the Government will approve ...
... desirous of seeing him . The Superb anchored about half past ten , and I immediately went on board , and gave the Admiral an account of all that had occurred , adding , " I trust I have done right , and that the Government will approve ...
Σελίδα 82
... desirous of taking him to England ; but , as I do not wish to keep him , or any man , in my ship against his will , if he desires to remove into another , I shall certainly not object . " I then delivered Buonaparte's message , that he ...
... desirous of taking him to England ; but , as I do not wish to keep him , or any man , in my ship against his will , if he desires to remove into another , I shall certainly not object . " I then delivered Buonaparte's message , that he ...
Σελίδα 94
... desirous of having forwarded to England . I had formerly agreed , in the event of their arriving , to receive two carriages , and five or six horses , as many as the ship could conveniently stow ; but as they had not come , the Admiral ...
... desirous of having forwarded to England . I had formerly agreed , in the event of their arriving , to receive two carriages , and five or six horses , as many as the ship could conveniently stow ; but as they had not come , the Admiral ...
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accompanied addressed to Captain Admiral Viscount Keith Admiralty after-cabin Aide de Camp answered appeared arrival asked attended Baron Gourgaud Basque Roads board the Bellerophon board the ship boat breakfast Buona Buonaparte's cabin Captain Maitland Captain Sartorius chasse-marées Comte conversation Count Bertrand deck deliver despatch Emperor England English Eurotas Extract flag of truce France French frigates Gourgaud H. M. S. Bellerophon Hamoaze Helena honour informed intention Isle d'Aix July letter Lieutenant Lord Keith Lordship Madame Bertrand Madame la Comtesse Majesty's Majesty's Government Marchand Maréchal Monsieur Montholon morning Myrmidon naparte Napoleon Buonaparte o'clock officer orders person Plymouth Sound port portrait present Prince Regent put to sea received replied requested returned Rochefort Rovigo Royal Highness Savary and Lallemand sent ship I command ship you command ship's Sir Henry Bunbury Sir Henry Hotham Slaney suite told Tonnant Torbay Valet de Chambre Valet de pied vessel vols
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Σελίδα 55 - Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British people. I put myself under the protection of their laws ; which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of my enemies.
Σελίδα 247 - Not a penny. I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn : I have grated upon my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow, Nym ; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
Σελίδα 207 - His eyes, light gray ; teeth good ; and when he smiled, the expression of his countenance was highly pleasing ; when under the influence of disappointment, however, it assumed a dark, gloomy cast.
Σελίδα 43 - Majesty's ministers as to his future disposal. One of the last observations Las Cases made, before quitting the ship, was, ' Under all circumstances, I have little doubt that you will see the Emperor on board the Bellerophon...
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Σελίδα 55 - A victim to the factions which distract my country, and to the enmity of the greatest powers of Europe, I have terminated my political career, and I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British people.
Σελίδα 174 - I was under shelter 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.
Σελίδα 141 - The idea of it is horrible to me. To be placed for life on an island within the tropics, at an immense distance from any land, cut off from all communication with the world, and everything that I hold dear in it ! — c'est pis que la cage de fer de Tamerlan. I would prefer being delivered up to the Bourbons. Among other insults...
Σελίδα 186 - ... me, if he required it, to give him a copy of the order. " After having arranged that matter, I was going to withdraw, when he requested me to remain, as he had something more to say. He then began complaining of his treatment in being forced to go to St Helena; among other things he observed, * They say I made no conditions — certainly I made no conditions; how could a private man (un particulier) make conditions with a nation? I wanted nothing from them but hospitality, or (as the ancients...