mmand; and it is
my intention to order the Liffey and Eurotas to anchor near you, and
to row guard."

Extract of a Letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty to Admiral
Viscount Keith, G.C.B., dated 24th July, 1815, enclosed in the
foregoing.

"Referring your Lordship to Mr Croker's letter of the 1st instant,
respecting Buonaparte, I am to signify their Lordships' directions to
you, to give the most positive orders to Captain Maitland to prevent
all communication whatever with the shore but through him, and by him
through your Lordship; and on no account to permit any person
whatsoever to go on board the ship, without your Lordship's permission
given in writing for that purpose; which permission, for obvious
reasons, will only be granted in such cases as the public service may
require: and proper measures are to be taken to prevent boats and
small craft from crowding near the Bellerophon.

"Your Lordship will restrict the captains and commanders of your
squadron from communicating, until further orders, with the
Bellerophon."

There was also enclosed the following copy of a Memorandum, addressed
to the respective Captains of H.M. Ships Liffey and Eurotas.

"Ville de Paris, in Hamoaze,
26th July, 1815.

"MEMO:

"The Liffey and Eurotas are to take up an anchorage on each side of
the Bellerophon, at a convenient distance, and observe the following
directions, as well for the purpose of preventing the escape of
Buonaparte, or any of his suite, from that ship, as for restraining
shore-boats and others from approaching too close to her, either from
curiosity or any other motive.

"A constant watch of an officer, a quarter-watch, and double
sentinels, are to be kept by day, as well as a boat manned and armed
alongside, in constant readiness, as a guard-boat: the same
precaution is to be observed all night, with the exception, that one
of the boats, in charge of a lieutenant, is to row guard, and to be
relieved every hour.

"No shore-boats, or others, are to be suffered, either by night or by
day, to approach nearer the Bellerophon than one cable's length; and
no boats are to be permitted to loiter about the ship, even at that
distance, either from curiosity or any other motive: neither the
captains of the Liffey or Eurotas, nor any other officer belonging to
those or any other ships, are to go on board the Belle