\"DuringthewholetimethatthemissionremainedatJamesTown,thebestunderstandingneverceasedtoexistbetweenthepopulationoftheislandandtheFrench。ThePrincedeJoinvilleandhiscompanionsmetinallquartersandatalltimeswiththegreatestgood—willandthewarmesttestimonialsofsympathy。Theauthoritiesandtheinhabitantsmusthavefelt,nodoubt,greatregretatseeingtakenawayfromtheirislandthecoffinthathadrendereditsocelebrated;buttheyrepressedtheirfeelingswithacourtesythatdoeshonortothefranknessoftheircharacter。\"
II。
ONTHEVOYAGEFROMST。HELENATOPARIS。
Onthe18thOctobertheFrenchfrigatequittedtheislandwithitspreciousburdenonboard。
HisRoyalHighnesstheCaptainacknowledgedcordiallythekindnessandattentionwhichheandhiscrewhadreceivedfromtheEnglishauthoritiesandtheinhabitantsoftheIslandofSt。Helena;nay,promisedapensiontoanoldsoldierwhohadbeenformanyyearstheguardianoftheimperialtomb,andwentsofarastotakeintoconsiderationthepetitionofacertainlodging—housekeeper,whoprayedforacompensationforthelosswhichtheremovaloftheEmperor\'sbodywouldoccasiontoher。AndalthoughitwasnottobeexpectedthatthegreatFrenchnationshouldforegoitsnaturaldesireofrecoveringtheremainsofaherosodeartoitforthesakeoftheindividualinterestofthelandladyinquestion,itmusthavebeensatisfactorytohertofind,thatthepeculiarityofherpositionwassodelicatelyappreciatedbytheaugustPrincewhocommandedtheexpedition,andcarriedawaywithhimanimaedimidiumsuae——thehalfofthegenteelindependencewhichshederivedfromthesituationofherhotel。Inaword,politenessandfriendshipcouldnotbecarriedfarther。ThePrince\'srealmandthelandlady\'swereboundtogetherbytheclosesttiesofamity。M。ThierswasMinisterofFrance,thegreatpatronoftheEnglishalliance。AtLondonM。GuizotwastheworthyrepresentativeoftheFrenchgood—