Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-03-14
aeisfellaneous Selections.
" Hail Columbia. Happy Land"
NHwRuayPoRr, MARCH 4, 1914.

Parents, Brothers, Sisters !; look at This Sav-
oSe Outrage, and Blessing Of the War.
A short time since a lad, not thirteen
years Of age, without the eonsen, or knowl-
edge OF his parents, enlisted into the horse
artillery, recruiting inshis town, having been
entered by aquoAdam companion, who was
also minor, and had also enlisted against
the express prohibition Of his Master,
made known to the recruiting officer. The
poor boy was Immediately disrobsd Of his
PEASANTS habiliments, and in dress miktaire
s sword as long as himself, he was at once
mounted and metamorphosed into vaian,
arsilleryman, This for few days was all
mighty pretty with the lad but when he
wished to SO home and see his parents, and
brothers and sisters, and was refused, his
pretty regimentals had no charm 10 ease
his aching heart. Nsither could these trap
pings console the aching hearts of bis par
ents when they found him thus encountered
and made demand Of his release and were
reiused.-Agsin and again did the father
and mother, and sister, apply to the recruit
ting officer, L.. hight, for the liberation of
this boy, but all inyain;-nor could they OBJ
tain the few clothes in which he lief. them
On the night Of The 26,h February, the
boy, having taken the same liberty ofthe
1t, to So home, that he had taken of his
parents 10 leave them, number of his brave
companions IN arms were dispatched TO seek
and bring hime back, "dead or alive" as
they sail their orders were. Not being
readily admitted by the father, with vio-
leDce they burst the outer door about 2 O
clock in the morning, and with oaths and
mcnaces, and with drawn swords, several
ofthem entered the house, and in the most
savage and barbarous manner, thrust their
swords into the beds and drove the terrified
* distressed family from them, threatening
in the most boisterous manner, and with
many oaths, the utmost violence and even
death, to all who should oppose their search
for the boy, y that they would demolish the
house but they would have him; andif they
could not effect it without, they would bring
down their cannon and blow it to atoms |;
and if he was not found, the father should
60 and answer for him to the Lieut..
At length the trembling victim was found
and they expressed their satisfaction in the
anticipation Of seeing him punished for his
flial affection on his return to their COM
mander. But so intoxicated and furious had
they become in this outrageous exercise
OF lawless power, that they could not content
themselves with one victim, but seized the
dsconsolate father and sympatnising
brother in law, and attempted to bind or
stacAle them, and actually compelled them
surrounded with their swords, and man at
each arm, to accompany them 70 the Lieu.
tenant. They even attempted to. compel
the distracted mother, with her ialant 81 her
breast to accompany them in this horrid w.
rannical captivity, to their military tribunal
and TO many blows and wounds with
their swords inflicted on others of the fam.
lily, one of them actually struck the infant in
its mothers arms. on its head with his
sword-But hold my pen, and my heart
let us quit this scene Of terror and distrac--
ton and accompany the three victims, faith
er, son, and son.in law to their lqzviess trial
Being arraigned under strong guard of
swords, befors LII hight, he ordered the boy