"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—