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ings; they were participated by many much older and wiser than myself; I might say, perhaps, by a majority of the English nation. Most of the newspapers of the day described him as a demon; and all those of his own country who lived in England were of course his bitter enemies; and from these two sources alone we formed our opinion of him. It was not, therefore, without uneasiness, that I saw my father depart, a day or two afterwards, to go on board the vessel which had just east anchor in the bay. The fleet consisted of the Northumberland, commanded by Sir George Cockburn, to whose care Napoleon had been confided; the Havannah, Captain Hamilton, and several other men-of-war, together with transports containing the 33rd regiment. We remained many hours in great anxiety; at last my father returned from his visit in safety, and we rushed out to question him as to what had occurred.

"Well, papa, have you seen him?" we