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 13
... of credit to all : that which I now act on , is received this morning , from the chief of the Royalists , between the Loire and the Vilaine . 66 Although the force of the Bellerophon would be sufficient CAPTAIN MAITLAND . 13.
... of credit to all : that which I now act on , is received this morning , from the chief of the Royalists , between the Loire and the Vilaine . 66 Although the force of the Bellerophon would be sufficient CAPTAIN MAITLAND . 13.
Σελίδα 15
... morning received informa- tion that it is believed Napoleon Buonaparte has taken his road from Paris for Rochefort , to embark from thence for the United States of America , I have to direct you will use your best endeavours to prevent ...
... morning received informa- tion that it is believed Napoleon Buonaparte has taken his road from Paris for Rochefort , to embark from thence for the United States of America , I have to direct you will use your best endeavours to prevent ...
Σελίδα 37
... morning , for a man who was considered the best pilot on the island for the Mamusson passage , being the only person that had ever taken a frigate through ; that a large sum of money had been offered to him to pilot a vessel to sea from ...
... morning , for a man who was considered the best pilot on the island for the Mamusson passage , being the only person that had ever taken a frigate through ; that a large sum of money had been offered to him to pilot a vessel to sea from ...
Σελίδα 48
... morning . " He replied , " No ; it was not necessary ; I found the Emperor at Isle d'Aix , on my arrival there . " He then told me , he was charged with a letter from General Bertrand . We walked into the cabin , when he delivered it to ...
... morning . " He replied , " No ; it was not necessary ; I found the Emperor at Isle d'Aix , on my arrival there . " He then told me , he was charged with a letter from General Bertrand . We walked into the cabin , when he delivered it to ...
Σελίδα 50
... morning . His Majesty will proceed on board your ship with the ebb tide to - morrow morning , between four and five o'clock . " I send the Count Las Cases , Counsellor of 50 NARRATIVE OF.
... morning . His Majesty will proceed on board your ship with the ebb tide to - morrow morning , between four and five o'clock . " I send the Count Las Cases , Counsellor of 50 NARRATIVE OF.
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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...