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NAPOLEON’S
APPEAL
TO THE
BRITISH NATION,
ON
HIS TREATMENT
AT
SAINT HELENA.
1THE OFFICIAL MEMOIR, DICTATED BY HIM,
AND DELIVERED TO
SIR HUDSON LOWE.
London:
Printed by Macdonald and Son, Cloth Fair,
FOR WILLIAM HONE, 55, FLEET STREET,
AND 67, OLD BAILEY,
THREE DOORS FROM LUDGATE HILL.
1817.
Price Two-Pence.
APPEAL, &c.
M. SANTINI, Huissier du Cabinet de l’Empereur NAPOLEON, arrived atPortsmouth from St. Helena on the 25th February 1817. He affirms,that Napoleon, on his arrival at St. Helena, was treated by SirGeorge Cockburn with respect and delicacy. He was afterwardstransferred to Longwood, once a farm belonging to the East IndiaCompany. In this wretched asylum he still remains. His sleepingchamber is scarcely large enough to contain a bed and a few chairs.The roof of this hovel consists of paper, coated with pitch, which isbeginning to rot, and through which the rain-water and dew penetrate.In addition to all these inconveniences, the house is infested byrats, who devour every thing that they can reach. All the Emperor’slinen, even that which was lately sent from England, has been gnawedand completely destroyed by them. For want of closets, the linen isnecessarily exposed upon the floor. When the Emperor is at dinner, therats run about the apartment, and even creep between his feet. Thereport of a house having been sent from England is false. The newGovernor has introduced into the house of the Emperor absolute want.The provisions he furnished were always in too small a quantity, andalso very often of bad quality, and in the latter case, when sentback, were never replaced by others more fit for use. Often beingwithout butcher’s meat for the Emperor’s table, the steward has sent topurchase a sheep for four guineas, and sometimes could only procurepork for making soup. Captain Poppleton, of the 53d regiment, hasoften lent candles, as well as bread, butter, poultry, and even salt.M. Santini was, even from necessity, in the habit of repairing secretlyto the English camp to purchase butter, eggs, and bread, of thesoldiers’ wives, otherwise the Emperor would often have been withoutbreakfast, and even without dinner. The Governor sent seven servants toLongwood, but the Empero