"that none of the French, not even Bonaparte himself, were to be permitted to pass that post, unless accompanied by a British officer." The serjeant also said, what indeed was notorious, that Sir Hudson Lowe frequently gave verbal orders himself, not only to the non-commissioned officers of the guard, but sometimes to the sentinels themselves. That those orders might be written down afterwards, or they might not.

Dined with Sir Pulteney Malcolm in town.

7th.-Napoleon did not retire to rest until three in the morning, having been employed dictating and writing until that hour. He got up again at five, and went into a warm bath. Eat nothing until seven in the evening, and went to bed before eight.

8th.-Had some further conversation concerning the Algerine business. Asked him if it were true that Desaix had, a little before his death, sent a message of the following purport to him. "Tell the first consul that I regret dying before I have done sufficient to make my name known to posterity." Napoleon replied, "it was true," and accompanied it with some warm eulogiums on Desaix. He breakfasted this morning in the English manner, upon a little toast and tea. Weather so foggy that signals could not be passed.

10th. Sir Pulteney Malcolm, accompanied by

Captains Meynel and Wauchope, R. N., came to Longwood, and had an interview with Napoleon. He recounted to the admiral a sketch of his life.

Went to town, and applied to Sir Thomas Reade that permission might be granted to the French to purchase two cows, that a little good milk might be provided for the establishment.

The fog so thick, and the weather so bad, that the signal of all's well could not be seen. Orderlies sent to acquaint the governor and admiral.

11th.-Weather still very bad.

12th.-Saw Napoleon in his dressing-room. Gave him a newspaper of the 3rd of October, 1816. Had some conversation with him relative to Chateaubriand, Sir Robert Wilson, &c. I observed, that some persons were surprised that he had never written, or caused to be written, an answer to Sir Robert Wilson's work, and to others containing similar assertions. He replied, that it was unnecessary; that they would fall to the ground of themselves; that Sir Robert had already contradicted it, by the answer which he had given in his interrogation, when tried in Paris for having assisted Lavalette in his escape; and that he was convinced Wilson was now sorry for having published what he then had been led to believe was true. That moreover the English, who re

turned from their travels.in France, would return undeceived as to his character, and would undeceive their countrymen.

I asked if he had not been very thin when he was in Egypt. He answered, that he was at that time extremely thin, although possessed of a strong and robust constitution. That he had supported what would have killed most other men. After his thirty-sixth year he began to grow fat.

He told me that he had frequently laboured in state affairs for fifteen hours, without a moment's cessation, or even having taken any nourishment. On one occasion, he had continued at his labours for three days and nights without lying down to sleep.

When Napoleon was rising up from table this day, and in the act of taking his hat off the sideboard, a large rat sprang out of it, and ran between his legs to the surprise of those present.

13th.-Made inquiries from the purveyor if credit were given to the establishment on any articles allowed them by government during the week, which had not been consumed, and whether they might be permitted to appropriate the value of such articles as had not been used, to increase the allowance of others, of which they had not a sufficient quantity; or whether the savings so made, were to be credited to government?

The reply was, "any saving made by the establishment upon the English confectionary allowed to them, may be carried to increase the quantity of vegetables allowed; but all and every other saving is to be credited to government, and not to the French. That some weeks back, no saving of any description was permitted to be appropriated to increase the allowances in which there might be a deficiency; but after several representations had been made by me during Napoleon's illness, of the deficiency of vegetables, Sir Hudson Lowe had directed, that the value of the confectionary not used by them,* might be carried over to increase the allowance of provisions; that a very severe reprimand had been given to the purveyors, in a letter from Major Gorrequer, for having credited the value of the fruit allowed (when none was to be procured on the island), to increase the quantity of vegetables, accompanied by a strict order never to repeat it."

14th.-Made inquiries from Brigade Major Harrison, who was stationed at Hut's Gate, if any alteration had been made in the orders, so as to allow Napoleon to pass the picquet at that gate, and to go round by Miss Mason's and Woody Range, unaccompanied by a British officer? Major

The French rarely used any of the confectionary sent from England, as Piéron, the chef d'office, was very superior in his art.

Harrison replied, that no change of orders to that effect had been given, and that if he attempted to pass he would be stopped by the sentinels. He added, that General Gourgaud had asked him the same question yesterday, to whom he had returned a similar answer. Cipriani in town purchasing sheep.

15th.-Saw Napoleon in his bath. He was rather low spirited and thoughtful. Made some

observations about the governor's not having kept his word relative to the proposed intermediation through the medium of the admiral.

17th. Madame Bertrand delivered of a fine boy, at half-past four o'clock. Her accouchement was followed by some dangerous symp

toms.

Sir

Sir Hudson Lowe came up to Longwood, and asked me, "if I had had any conversation with Napoleon touching the admiral since he had seen me I replied, that he "appeared much surprised that he (the governor) had not acted upon the proposed intermediation by means of the admiral." Hudson Lowe observed "that he had considered the negociation to be broken off, by General Bonaparte's having sent to him a number of strictures upon the restrictions of October last, written in a violent manner, and containing falsehoods ; and by the tenor of the remarks written upon the back of the answer delivered by him to the