the newspapers of this day there appeared the lists of persons
proscribed by the Government of France. Among the first class were the
names of Bertrand, Savary, and Lallemand: the first treated it with
derision, the two others appeared much alarmed, and often asked me if
I thought it possible the British Government would deliver them up to
Louis. I said, "Decidedly not; you have been received on board an
English man of war, and it never can be the intention of the Ministers
to deliver you over to punishment." They were not, however, satisfied
by any means; and a French frigate, bearing the white flag, which lay
in Hamoaze, was an object of much jealousy to them.

When I waited on Lord Keith, the morning of the 31st of July, he
acquainted me that Sir Henry Bunbury had arrived, and was to accompany
him on board at ten o'clock. He also showed me a notification of the
decision of Government respecting Buonaparte, in which he was styled
General throughout. It stated, that he was to be sent to St Helena,
and to be permitted to take with him three of the higher class of
those that had accompanied him from France, and twelve domestics, who
were to be selected by himself, with the exception of Savary and
Lallemand, who were not on any account to be permitted to go with him.
I immediately returned on board, to be in readiness to receive Lord
Keith and Sir Henry Bunbury; and informed Buonaparte, that he might
expect them. He asked me if I knew what they were to communicate; and
having then received his Lordship's sanction for doing so, I told him,
I understood it was determined he was to be sent to St Helena. His
mind had, by this time, been so much prepared by the newspapers for
that event, that he did not show any very strong emotion at receiving
the intimation; though he complained, in strong terms, of the
injustice of such a measure. As, however, the Admiral's barge was seen
approaching, and I was obliged to go upon deck to receive him, I had
very little conversation with him at that time.

Lord Keith and Sir Henry Bunbury arrived about half-past ten in the
forenoon, when I showed them into the cabin, where Buonaparte was
attended by Count Bertrand. I then withdrew, leaving them shut up with
him for about half an hour, when Lord Keith called me into the
fore-cabin, where all the suite were assembled, and I presented each
of them to the Admiral and Sir Henry. They all appeared very much
distressed, but particularly Savary and