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The Life of Napoleon, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)
The Life of Napoleon Vol 6 - Classic Reprint Author:William Hazlitt THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON. — CHAPTER LVIII. — RESIDENCE AT ST. HELENA. — The Emperor, the Grand-Marshal, and the Admiral, riding out to visit Longwood, which, had been chosen for the Emperor 'a residence, on their return saw a small villa with, a pavilion attached to it, about two miles from the town, the residence of Mr. Balcombe, a merchant of the isl... more »and. This spot pleased the Emperor; and the Admiral was of opinion that it would be better for him to remain here than to return to the town, where the sentinels at his door, with the crowds collected round it, in a manner confined him to his chamber. The pavilion was a sort of summer-house on a pointed eminence, about thirty or forty paces from the house, where the family were accustomed to resort in fine weather to amuse themselves : this was the obscure retreat hired for the temporary abode of the Emperor; and he took possession of it immediately. There is a carriage-road from the town; and the valley is here less rugged in its aspect. L
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI; CHAPTER LVIIL; RESIDENCE AT ST HELENA; (Pages 1-24); RiisiOCTCB at St Helena His amusements Characteristic remarks of N»j>oleon, House tnilt for his reception Arrangements of his establishment Conversations with the English admiral; CHAPTER LIX; SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED; (Pages 25-81); Arrival of Sir Hudson Lowe, the new governor Severe regulations and restrictions Napoleon's bedchamber Remonstrates against the treatment of the governor His reply to the " Declaration of the Allies" Arrival of the allied commissions More restrictions imposed Napoleon's remarks on a calumnious assertion of Lord Castlereagh's On the distress in England in 1617 His opinion of the battle of Waterloo; CHAPTER THE LAST; THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON; (Pages 82-110); Dr F Antommarchi gent out as physician to Napoleon Arrives at St Helena, Hods Napoleon in a very weak state His conversations with the« less