January 1st, Elba:
Well, old grumbler, are you getting tired of it?
(No, mre, but it'a not very exciting!)
You art* wrong. You should take, thing* as they come. It won't last forever!
fd. (To Drouot.) Order the Abrillt to take in mippliea for a week this evening, Eight aailora of the. Guard are to go on board, «o as to erui»e to-morrow off (!ajK» St. Andrf and observe the movement.** of the French whips that apjM»ar to ik* maning around the island. The rap-tain in command of the AbeiUt will have an additional 100 franca a month until he ran ik» given a larger «hip, (Jet him a good glasw if he hadn't one. .
S<t (Note.) On Sunday there will U^4 a ball in the large reception room, The invitation* must cover the whole wland, though they must not include more than t(M) ))erm>n». Then* must be; refre«hment*, but no ici*» because, of the difficulty «f getting them. The whole muitt not cost more than 1000 francn.
On Sunday the 15th the Academy might inaugurate its theatre, and give a marked ball. On the itd I may give another ball. On the $0th there might t>e' a «e<*ontt maitketi ball at the theatre,
February 10th, (To CtenrriU Drouot,) Order the brig into port tt» ih» careened and have its tx>p|M*r lK»ttom , and its Irakis Mopped, and generally put