Napoleon's letter to the Regent is forwarded 129

He is considered as a general officer 130

Orders received from the Admiralty 130

Sir Richard and Lady Strachan come alongside the ship 131

Napoleon's compliment on seeing Mrs Maitland 132

Admiral Lord Keith is introduced to Napoleon 134

Repugnance of the prisoners to their banishment to St Helena
129, 134

Crowd of boats round the ship 135

Buonaparte's habits on board ship 136

Bertrand, Savary, and Lallemand fear proscription 137, 140, 142

Buonaparte informed that he was to be sent to St Helena 139

Sir Henry Bunbury visits him 140

He complains bitterly 141

He writes again to the Regent 142

Captain Maitland's letter favourable to Savary and Lallemand
145, 152

Buonaparte shows himself on deck 147

Countess Bertrand much agitated at the thoughts of her husband
going to St Helena 149

Lallemand is reproved by Captain Maitland 150

Buonaparte's assertion that "he would not go to St Helena"
148, 151, 164

Extravagant conversation of the attendant generals 151

Mr O'Meara 153

Countess Bertrand attempts to cast herself into the sea 153

Her retrospect of Buonaparte's conduct 154, 156

Her impatience. She writes to Lord Keith 155

She is overheard by the generals 157

Buonaparte's inquiries as to St Helena 158

Report of an attempt to escape 159

Rumour of an intention of serving a Habeas Corpus to bring
Buonaparte ashore 162

Ship prepared for sea 162

The _Northumberland_ ordered to con