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Show From the Diary of Andrew Darling, Who Put Napoleon in His Coffin Saturday, May 5. 1821. ON my way up I passed the Admiral 1 Lambert"), Marquis de Montchomi, and Major Gorrequcr, having then mM them with :he account of General K"-n:ip:ine's dc.vh: :hs was a short distance dis-tance froci long'vood Gale; 1 then went on to il'e Old Houc. when I found that, a rtragjen was just stariincr wiih a note to'" me io rr-"p;;re a.tic'os .'or the fnnnr.-il. a:"d kv. ise 10 hum:: :he room in w hic'n lie then lay w'tii Murk cloth.. I tf:u wpii: to the workmen, and so'fp lime afterward General Montholou rcoutvrd me to ;Ue his size for the coffin. cof-fin. M;id;nie Berrrand and Conn's Monfhoitm and Berirnnd v ere thm spca'iing together (and. 1 brieve. Mr. M .1 rrha m ) ; trie description n:' ti,n rotf:: ?."cre to he: Firsi. tin. i'.'ri ".'i::i .-min. vii'- !i was to te :'.. ilud with cotton; a small mattress and pillow or the same materials on the bottom of ditto: and then, second, a wood coffin; then, third, a lead coffin, and then one of mahogany, covered with crimson velvet. Sf it could be procured: but 1 told them there was not any on the island that I could get. as I had been in search of some a few days before. It was then settled that outer coffin should he the best, mahogany that was on the island, which was accordingly done so. I then oaMie out and totfl Ihe Governor; he W23 anxious to have the cohins made as soon as possible. I wont back a little afterward, got a description of the coffins in writing from General Montholon. went with him into the room aciin to be more particular 10 his ex-ift size: assisted hv inera Mcn'holon. The re- rize was a-follows: a-follows: i., -i'-"';i. " ,ee; 7 i;:eiie only IS iacfcei hardy . ciuis sbcuMirs .uii |