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1820. May 13.

Morn. Chron. May 13.

"Extract of a Letter from Jamestown, St. Helena, March 25:

'The 66th regiment have been sent away from Deadwood,
'and are now quartered in this town and the neighbourhood. They
'were relieved by the 20th. Col. Dodzin, of the 66th, is going home.
'Great preparations are making at Plantation House for the
'departure of Sri Hudson Lowe, who expects the arrival of his
'successor daily. No Naval Officers, except those belonging to
'the Flag ship, are now permitted to go outside of the town
'without a pass from Sir Thomas Reade, and the Admiral is
'not allowed to grant any more passes to enter Longwood. The
'new House for Bonaparte will not be finished for 14 or 16
'months, whatever you may have heard to the contrary. He is
'frequently seen working in the garden, and is in much better
'health. Whenever applications are made by passengers of
'destination to be permitted to visit him, the Government people reply
'that he is sultry, and will see nobody. The real fact is, that he
'is desirous to see visitors, which the authorities take care to
'prevent, by artifices which are well known here. All persons,
'having in their possession copies of Mr. O'Meara's publications,
'have been summoned to delivery them up, and a reward has been
'publickly offered for the discovery of any. Sir Thomas Reade and
'Captain Stanfell board all the vessels of war and others
'arriving from Europe, and examine and put the officers on their honour
'concerning the books and or newspapers they may have, and none
'are permitted to go on shore until they have given up all that
'appear obnoxious. There has been a great deal of scurvy on
'shore, as well as amongst the Squadron. The Conqueror has
'been very unhealthy, and the Leveret, during the two years she
'has been here, has buried thirty men out of seventy from
'dysenteries and liver complaints. The Tees also has suffered much.
'We do not get a meal of fresh meat once in two months;
'and in truth no description could be adequate to give you an
'idea of our suffering, or of the system of terror and of espionage,
'which is practised here. Everyone is filled with distrust, which
'indeed is the order of the day, and being found with a Morning
'Chronicle in your possession is the surest and quickest
'possible passport to Europe.

Identifier: | JB/109/153/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 109.
Date_1	1820-05-13	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	109	Main Headings	Parliamentary Reform
Folio number	153	Info in main headings field	Collectanea Parl. Reform &c
Image	001	Titles	Morn. Chron. May 13th
Category	Collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	C1
Penner		Watermarks	C WILMOTT 1819
Marginals		Paper Producer	Andreas Louriottis
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	35808
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