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Tomb of Napoleon-The willows-Contrasted feelings of the French and English visitors to Buonaparte's grave-Fish-Sail from St. Helena-Island of Ascension-Frigate birds-Shark sucking a Pilot Fish-The Sargasso weed-Condition of the Crowned pigeons-A swallow captured during migration-Temperature-Arrival at Gravesend.
The day of our arrival we visited the place of repose of the mortal remains of Napoleon. The rising road towards Longwood was cut on the surface of a lofty, barren hill, gradually ascending as we advanced, which afforded a sterile view, varied by a few scattered shrubs of Cactus, Furze-bushes, and Frocoides, bestowing some animation by their blossoms to the arid soil, which barely seemed capable of affording them nourishment. The varying view of the town and shipping on the ascent, formed a picturesque scene, and gave some interest to the monotonous character of the country. On advancing, the distant view of a cascade, which falls into a small stream over a fresh-looking green sward, and which supplies the shipping with that necessary article of life, is a pleasing sight, the water being conveyed to the landing-place at the town by means of iron pipes.