that no time can efface." I told him, in that respect, they were under an erroneous impression; that I was convinced it was not the intention of his Majesty's Ministers to deliver them up. Je l'espère," "I hope so ;" was his only reply. I then took my leave of him for the night.

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That I may not break in upon the occurrences of the 7th, I shall here insert the letter I wrote at Buonaparte's request, and a copy of the orders under which I acted in removing him from the Bellerophon to the Northumberland.

"H. M. S. Bellerophon, Start Bay,

"7th August, 1815.

"SIR,

"I beg to acquaint you that I have this day received orders from Lord Keith, Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, to remove General Buonaparte from the ship 1

command, to his Majesty's ship Northumberland; and I have to request you will intimate the above to the General, that he may prepare for the removal.

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I likewise enclose a copy of an order respecting the arms of General Buonaparte and the whole of his attendants, and request you will give directions for their being delivered to me, that they may be disposed of as the order directs.

"I have the honour to be,

&c. &c. &c.

FRED. L. MAITLAND.

"Lieut. General Count Bertrand."

Copy of the order alluded to.

"By the Right Hon. Viscount Keith, G. C. B. &c. &c. &c.

"You are hereby required and directed

to deliver the persons, named below, into the

charge of Rear-Admiral Sir George Cock

burn.

"Given on board the Tonnant,

At anchor under Berryhead,

7th August, 1815.

KEITH, Admiral.

By command of the Admiral,

"JAMES MEEK, Secretary."

"To F. L. Maitland, Esq.

Captain of H. M. S. Bellerophon."

General Buonaparte.

Count Bertrand, his Wife, three children, one fe

male servant, and her child.

General Montholon, his Wife, one child, and one fe

male servant.

General Gourgaud.

Le Comte de Las Cases, and his son.

Marchand Prenier, Valet de Chambre.

St. Denis, ditto.

Novarra, ditto.

Piéron, Chef d'Office.

Le Page Cuisinier.

Archambaud, Premier Valet de Pied.

Gentilini, Valet de Pied.

Bernard, domestique du Comte Bertrand.

The four domestics underneath, who had come to England in the Myrmidon, also accompanied him :

Cipriani, Maître d'Hôtel.

Santini, Huissier.

Rosseau, Lampiste.

Archambaud, Valet de Pied.

Extract of a Letter from Admiral Viscount Keith, G. C. B., addressed to Captain Maitland, of H. M. S. Bellerophon, dated Tonnant, off Berryhead, 7th August, 1815.

"When the General quits the ship, it is not intended to take his sword from him, but to let him wear it, but not the others. Pistols, guns, &c. must, as in all instances, be removed for the safety of the ship, but the arms are carefully to be kept, and restored at a proper occasion."

On the morning of the 7th of August, 1815, Count Las Cases made an application to me

for permission to wait on Lord Keith, having a communication to make to him. I, in consequence, went to his Lordship, and obtained leave to send him. When the Admiral came on board the Bellerophon, in the forenoon, to attend Buonaparte in his removal to the Northumberland, he informed me that Monsieur Las Cases had represented to him, that I had promised Buonaparte should be well received in England, and allowed to remain there; and the same day he wrote a letter to me containing the above statement, and directing me to report upon it, which I afterwards did, as will hereafter appear.

Count Bertrand was employed, during the morning, making out a list of those that were to proceed to St. Helena with Buonaparte, in which General Gourgaud's name was omitted, and Colonel Planat was nominated his Secretary. This offended Monsieur Gourgaud so much, that he made use of some