The drama of Saint Helena . ons (1844). The Briars. ..... From an Engraving in Mrs. Abells Recollections (1844). Napoleon at Saint Helena From a Drawing by Captain Barnes (1817). Fro?itispieccFaciftgp. 1 24 37 So5764 67 78 xx LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Sulphur Island ..... Facing p. 104 From an Engraving in Captain Basil Halls narrative of hisvoyage (1818). Map of Saint Helena . . . „ 124 The Road round the Devils Punch Bowl (1844) „ 143 Plan of Longwood House . . „ 158 Flagstaff Hill and the Barn (1844) . „ 171 General Grand Marshal Bertrand (about 1850) „ 177 General Gourgaud (1844) . . ,,191 Gen
The drama of Saint Helena . ons (1844). The Briars. ..... From an Engraving in Mrs. Abells Recollections (1844). Napoleon at Saint Helena From a Drawing by Captain Barnes (1817). Fro?itispieccFaciftgp. 1 24 37 So5764 67 78 xx LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Sulphur Island ..... Facing p. 104 From an Engraving in Captain Basil Halls narrative of hisvoyage (1818). Map of Saint Helena . . . „ 124 The Road round the Devils Punch Bowl (1844) „ 143 Plan of Longwood House . . „ 158 Flagstaff Hill and the Barn (1844) . „ 171 General Grand Marshal Bertrand (about 1850) „ 177 General Gourgaud (1844) . . ,,191 General de Montholon (1834) „ 197 Dr. John Stokoe ....... 243 After the Portrait in Napoléon. Prisonnier. Sandy Bay and Mount Pleasant (1815) . „ 268 From an old Engraving. Napoleon on his Death-led . . „ 301 From a contemporary Sketch. Napoleons Tomb in 1840 „ 307 The Embarkation of the Remains of Napoleonon Board the French Frigate, La BellePoule ........ 309 After an Engraving of THEDRAMA OF SAINT HELENA INTRODUCTION. PEOPLE do not as a rule care to read introduc-tions, and the present one may be neglectedshould it be thought desirable to do so : the explana-tions contained in it are useful, but not indispensableto the comprehension of what is to follow, and I shallavail myself of the opportunity afforded me to replyto criticisms raised by a preceding volume. Under the title Napoléon Prisonnier, I havealready published the memoirs of Dr. Stokoe, anEnglish surgeon, for some days medical attendant tothe Emperor in exile. The title appears somewhatimposing, compared to the slightness of the memoirsin question. But it seemed to me justified, becauseno facts, perhaps, in the history of Saint Helena showas clearly as those reported by Dr. Stokoe what wasthe treatment inflicted on the vanquished of Waterloo :the inexcusable, the almost incredible rigour of hiscaptivity. To such an extent, indeed, was the ex-sovereign a prisoner, that he was no longer even fr
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