\"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—
willtowardstheBritishpeople;andtheremarkfrequentlymadebyouroratorsatpublicdinners，that\"FranceandEngland，whileunited，mightdefytheworld，\"wasconsideredaslikelytoholdgoodformanyyearstocome，——theunionthatis。Asfordefyingtheworld，thatwasneitherherenorthere;nordidEnglishpoliticianseverdreamofdoinganysuchthing，exceptperhapsatthetenthglassofportat\"Freemason\'sTavern。\"
Little，however，didMrs。Corbett，theSt。Helenalandlady，littledidhisRoyalHighnessPrinceFerdinandPhilipMariedeJoinvilleknowwhatwasgoingoninEuropeallthistime（whenIsayinEurope，ImeaninTurkey，Syria，andEgypt）;howclouds，infact，weregatheringuponwhatyoucallthepoliticalhorizon;andhowtempestswererisingthatweretoblowtopiecesourAnglo—Gallictempleoffriendship。Oh，butitissadtothinkthatasinglewickedoldTurkshouldbethemeansofsettingourtwoChristiannationsbytheears！
Yes，mylove，thisdisreputableoldmanhadbeenforsometimepasttheobjectofthedisinterestedattentionofthegreatsovereignsofEurope。TheEmperorNicolas（amoralcharacter，thoughfollowingtheGreeksuperstition，andadoredforhismildnessandbenevolenceofdisposition），theEmperorFerdinand，theKingofPrussia，andourowngraciousQueen，hadtakensuchjustoffenceathisconductanddisobediencetowardsayoungandinterestingsovereign，whoseauthorityhehaddisregarded，whosefleethehadkidnapped，whosefairprovinceshehadpouncedupon，thattheydeterminedtocometotheaidofAbdulMedjidtheFirst，EmperoroftheTurks，andbringhisrebelliousvassaltoreason。InthisprojecttheFrenchnationwasinvitedtojoin;buttheyrefusedtheinvitation，saying，thatitwasnecessaryforthemaintenanceofthebalanceofpowerinEuropethathisHighnessMehemetAlishouldkeeppossessionofwhatbyhookorbycrookhehadgotten，andthattheywouldhavenohandininjuringhim。Butwhycontinuethisargument，whichyouhavereadinthenewspapersformanymonthspast？You，mydear，mustknowaswellasI，thatthebalanceofpowerinEuropecouldnotpossiblybemaintainedinanysuchway;andthough，tobesure，forthelastfifteenyears，theprogressoftheoldrobberhasnotmademuchdifferencetousintheneighborhoodofRussellSquare，andthebattleofNezibdidnotintheleastaffectourtaxes，ourhomes，ourinstitutions，orthepriceofbutcher\'smeat，yetthereisnoknowingwhatMIGHThavehappenedhadMehemetAlibeenallowedtoremainquietlyashewas:andthebalanceofpowerinEuropemighthavebeen——thedeuceknowswhere。
Here，then，inanutshell，youhavethewholematterindispute。
WhileMrs。CorbettandthePrincedeJoinvillewereinnocentlyinterchangingcomplimentsatSt。Helena，——bang！bang！CommodoreNapierwaspouringbroadsidesintoTyreandSidon;ourgallantnavywasstormingbreachesandroutingarmies;ColonelHodgeshadseizeduponthegreenstandardofIbrahimPacha;andthepowder—magazineofSt。JohnofAcrewasblownupsky—high，witheighteenhundredEgyptiansoldiersincompanywithit。TheFrenchsaidthatl\'orAnglaishadachievedallthesesuccesses，andnodoubtbelievedthatthepoorfellowsatAcrewerebribedtoaman。
Itmusthavebeenparticularlyunpleasanttoahigh—mindednationliketheFrench——attheverymomentwhentheEgyptianaffairandthebalanceofEuropehadbeensettledinthisabruptway——tofindoutallofasuddenthatthePashaofEgyptwastheirdearestfriendandally。Theyhadsufferedinthepersonoftheirfriend;andthough，seeingthatthedisputewasended，andtheterritoryoutofhishand，theycouldnothopetogetitbackforhim，ortoaidhiminanysubstantialway，yetMonsieurThiersdetermined，justasamarkofpolitenesstothePasha，tofightallEuropeformaltreatinghim，——allEurope，Englandincluded。Hewasbentonwar，andanimmensemajorityofthenationwentwithhim。Hecalledforamillionofsoldiers，andwouldhavehadthemtoo，hadnottheKingbeenagainsttheprojectanddelayedthecompletionofitatleastforatime。
OfthesegreatEuropeandisputesCaptainJoinvillereceivedanotificationwhilehewasatseaonboardhisfrigate:aswefindbytheofficialaccountwhichhasbeenpublishedofhismission。
\"SomedaysafterquittingSt。Helena，\"saysthatdocument，\"theexpeditionfellinwithashipcomingfromEurope，andwasthusmadeacquaintedwiththewarlikerumorsthenafloat，bywhichacollisionwiththeEnglishmarinewasrenderedpossible。ThePrincedeJoinvilleimmediatelyassembledtheofficersofthe\'BellePoule，\'
todeliberateonaneventsounexpectedandimportant。
\"Thecouncilofwarhavingexpresseditsopinionthatitwasnecessaryatalleventstoprepareforanenergeticdefence，preparationsweremadetoplaceinbatteryallthegunsthatthefrigatecouldbringtobearagainsttheenemy。Theprovisionalcabinsthathadbeenfittedupinthebatteryweredemolished，thepartitionsremoved，and，withalltheelegantfurnitureofthecabins，flungintothesea。ThePrincedeJoinvillewasthefirst\'toexecutehimself，\'andthefrigatesoonfounditselfarmedwithsixoreightmoreguns。
\"Thatpartoftheshipwherethesecabinshadpreviouslybeen，wentbythenameofLacedaemon;everythingluxuriousbeingbanishedtomakewayforwhatwasuseful。
\"Indeed，allpersonswhowereonboardagreeinsayingthatMonseigneurthePrincedeJoinvillemostworthilyacquittedhimselfofthegreatandhonorablemissionwhichhadbeenconfidedtohim。
AllaffirmnotonlythatthecommandantoftheexpeditiondideverythingatSt。HelenawhichasaFrenchmanhewasboundtodoinorderthattheremainsoftheEmperorshouldreceiveallthehonorsduetothem，butmoreoverthatheaccomplishedhismissionwithallthemeasuredsolemnity，allthepiousandseveredignity，thatthesonoftheEmperorhimselfwouldhaveshownuponalikeoccasion。
ThecommandanthadalsocomprehendedthattheremainsoftheEmperormustneverfallintothehandsofthestranger，andbeinghimselfdecidedrathertosinkhisshipthantogiveuphispreciousdeposit，hehadinspiredeveryoneabouthimwiththesameenergeticresolutionthathehadhimselftaken\'AGAINSTANEXTREME
EVENTUALITY。\'\"
Monseigneur，mydear，isreallyoneofthefinestyoungfellowsitispossibletosee。Atall，broad—chested，slim—waisted，brown—
faced，dark—eyedyoungprince，withagreatbeard（andothermartialqualitiesnodoubt）beyondhisyears。AshestrodeintotheChapeloftheInvalidesonTuesdayattheheadofhismen，hemadenosmallimpression，Icantellyou，upontheladiesassembledtowitnesstheceremony。Norarethecrewofthe\"BellePoule\"lessagreeabletolookatthantheircommander。Amoreclean，smart，active，well—
