The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-02 00:00:00

THE ADVENTURES OF A NEW YORK

ZOUAVE.

Yesterday afternoon Acting Inspector Davis, of
the M division, attended before Mr. Burcham, at
the Southwark Police-office, with a smart-looking
Frenchman, dressed in the United States Zouave
uniform, to ask his worship's advice and assistance
under the following singular circumstances.
The Inspector said that the applicant came to
him at the station-house that morning and told him
his wife had robbed him of all his clothes and pro-
perty, and that he wanted the police to assist him
in the recovery. Not being able to understand his
complaint, he thought it better to introduce him to
the magistrate.
The applicant then stated that he was a French-
man by birth, but a citizen of New York, where he
had resided and carried on the business of a basket-
maker for 13 years. He had for some years be-
longed to the New York Volunteers, and rather
more than a year ago he joined a French regiment
of New York Zouaves. He about that time married an
Englishwoman at New York, about ten days ago
they came to England for the purpose of seeing
their relatives in London and afterwards in France.

i Applicant brought with him boxes containing
0,: hing and other property, which he deposited
at a lo:2 Bing in Bermondsey, but while he was gone
to see accontryman of his in the vicinity of Leices-
ter-square his
wife decamped with all his property.
He had found ot:.t. his wife's sister's residence in
believed not only that his
property. He was rather
as lb' was possessed of no
Long-lane, and firmi;
wife was there but all him
the streets in
in a critical position,
other clothing but the uniform L' e had on, and he
did not much like walking about.'
that, as he caused people to laugh at 21ini and re-
mind him of" Bull's Run." (Laughter.)
The Chief Clerk asked him if he had been con-
nected with any portion of the army contending
against the Confederates.
The applicant replied that the New York French
Zouaves were al most!the first that crossed Harper's
Ferry to oppose the Confederates at York-
town. He was at that furious and destructive
battle, but fortunately for him, at the rear • and he
was also one of those who escaped at Bull's Run.
Some of their battalion, however, fought bravely,
and were much cut to pieces. ie, however, was
tired of the work, got away as soon as he could, and
came to England.
Davis informed his worship that the applicant had
all his appointments, including his musket. He told
him that he ran away—in fact, that he deserted.
Applicant did not deny coming away clandestinely,
but he considered that he had done enough for the
Yankees. They (the Frenchmen) were not so very
well treated by them ; in fact, he had had fighting
enough, and there were thousands like him leaving
the army daily. Many thousands more would be
glad to be where he was; but still he wanted his
property.
The Chief Clerk told him that he did not know
how the Court could help him, us a wife could not rob
her husband. It was her property as well as his.
Applicant could not comprehend that sort of
logic, as he said he purchased all the property in
New York. He believed he knew where it was, and
all he wanted was the assistance of the police to get
it!back.
Davis here said that applicant had told him thatt
since he had been in England he had found out
that his wife had a husband in London
left three or four years ago.
with him to
An officer was directed to proceed
was, to
the house where he suspected his propertyvves about to
ascertain the facts. Just as the courtwith the appli-
when sh
close, the constable (30M) returned
Grange road, but
cant, and said that he had ascertai
mother and sister resided in the .
ned that his wife's
of the wife and the pro-
they denied all knowledge
petty.
the applicant that he could not
Mr. Burcham told
it was, but if he ascertained that
seize it wherever b
hus and living, he could give
assist him. If he could find
.his. property he could
whoig
his wife had
her in charge
t eemed much disappointed at his
Applica recommendation, then left
. the court, ex-
worships
his aversion at the American uniform
pressitig
another
hick
he Too compelled upfillingly to rear
W

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GREA.T FIRE AT SOUTH-END FAR.
HAMPSTEAD.

Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants of Hampstead
were greatly alarmed owing to the outbreak of a
fire which ma fortunately proved to be of a very
serious charac. ter taking place in a range of pre-
mises known as South-End Farm, South-End-grove,
the property of Mr. A. Pickett, a farmer. The fire
when fit st discovered had obtained possession of one
rick of hcty, consisting of about 70 loads, but the
flames raged wit h such fury that in a few minutes
the fire exte.'de d to the cow-sheds, stables, and
granaries. Fortunately the horses were extricated,
but the flames so completely encompassed the cow-
house, that no one could enter to rescue a
number of cows which were in the build-
ing, and the valv.abile animals were quickly burned
to death. The noise made by the poor animals was
very painful to he ar, and several persons tried to
enter the shed to rescue them, but they were driven
back by the violence of the flames, and not without
getting their faces „torched. The engines soon
arrived, and plenty of water having been obtained,
the firemen set to work in an intrepid manner, but
several hours elapsed before they could get the fire
under, and even at ten o'clock last night it was not
extinguished. The total damage must be very seri-
ous. The rick, it am:ears), was on fire the previous
day, when a portion was cut away by the farm ser-
vants without sending for t
now entirely destroyed, lie engines. The rick is
an, d the granary, chaff-
houses, cow-sheds, and stables,covering nearly
501 t. of ground in one direct):
on and 30ft. in an-
other, are partially destroyed.