arter-deck of the Bellerophon, I
shall not detail it; but on that occasion, I positively denied having
promised anything as to the reception of Buonaparte and his suite; and
I believe your Lordship was of opinion he could not make out the
statement to you.

"It is extremely unpleasant for me to be under the necessity of
entering into a detail of this sort; but the unhandsome representation
Monsieur Las Cases has made to your Lordship of my conduct, has
obliged me to produce proofs of the light in which the transaction was
viewed by Buonaparte as well as his attendants.

"I again repeat, that Captains Gambier and Sartorius can verify the
principal part of what I have stated, as far as concerns the charge
made against me by Count Las Cases.

"I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's
Most obedient humble servant,
FREDERICK L. MAITLAND."

"To the Right Hon.
Viscount Keith, G.C.B.
&c. &c. &c."

"Slaney, in Plymouth Sound,
15th August, 1815.

"MY LORD,

"I have read Captain Maitland's letter to your Lordship, of the 8th
instant, containing his observations upon the assertions made on the
preceding day by Count Las Cases; and I most fully attest the
correctness of the statement he has made, so far as relates to the
conversations that took place in my presence.

"I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's
Most obedient humble servant,
G. R. SARTORIUS,
Capt. of H.M.S. Slaney."

"To the Right Hon.
Viscount Keith, G.C.B.
&c. &c. &c."

A letter to the same effect as the foregoing was written to Lord
Keith, by Captain Gambier, of the Myrmidon, and forwarded by his
Lordship to the Admiralty, with my report; of which, by some accident,
the Admiral's secretary did not furnish me with a copy.

ADDITIONAL APPENDIX.

I.

LIST OF OFFICERS borne on the Books of H.M.S. Bellerophon in July
1815.

Captain Fred. L. Maitland.
Lieutenant Andrew Mott.[15]
" William Walford.
" John Bowerbank.
" Gabriel Christie.
" Edward William Ramsay.
Captain of Marines, George Marshall.
Lieutenant of Marines, J. W. Sim