Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-11-12

The gene on his own prol3 rty, and
frenchman de not fear a pohSay IN the
hrst instance, which may take Tie bread
from poor mans family, and transport
taiion IN the second, for the heinous Of
fence OF shooting partridge,
OF the gallant attempt made by Boil
man and Huger TO rescue me from cap
tivity al Oimuiz, the accounts which you
have seen are in the main correct. 1t
was my friends IN Eng land who first
suggested the affair 10 Bollman, who had
become distinguished by his gallant and
successful achievement in procuring the
escape OF The Count de Narbonne from
revolutionary Jury, and MS safe convey
ance OF him TO Engiaed.
Bciiman repaired TO Vienna, in the
prose cutioD oi ms plan, and there, while
seeking an assistant ieil IN With Huger,
| the son et my old friend, 70 whose house
III Carolina | arrived one stormy night
Oh ms hrsi landing IN America, and
| where General dc kalb and any sell were
IT'S, taken Tor robbers or pirates, and
tnen received with open arms " ne nos
piIabye, the brave and lamented iiueer,
vino tell before the lines al Charleston
Frames Ninlock Hdser, the son OF this
! revolutionary martyr, embraced the pro-
posaIs OF boiilnsn with deiIeht, and the
liiendS repaired 10 the nelghborhood oil
OiMutz 10 concert their hBal plans.
IDe Governor CT The iurtreSs, III CuDse-
quence OF the representation of physi-
| Cans, had peimltled me to take air aud
exercise, by riding oui, attended BY
guard. Inc Wiling ui Boliman IN sym.
pathetic INK, prepared me Tor their all
tempt 10 rescue. here was small
aubers, or lHn, al which we semeiimes
oblained beer; II was near TINS house
thai ahsnted, and leaning upon he arm
OF the corperai, awaited The signal Of my
| friends, which was, 10 take Out an hand
kerChiei and wipe the forehead. Be-
| litviDg that the accepted time had ar
| rived, observed 10 The corporal, my
irleod you appear 10 have very excei-
| lent sworu--a french sergeant would be
| giad 10 bsye one as good--iet me see II
the blade answers 10 the value oi the
! hilt." placed my hand upon the sword
ana drew II ABOUT SIX inches, when the
oorpOGai looking round, perceived my
hiehns briSkly aqproachas, he lmme-
| aIa'eiy SrasPed ny arm and shouted 10
| hls comrades al the oarllage--a strog-
gte ensued; the corp0rs, vas one oil
muse men, who, saparcn!y small, are
| 1,5I al ar al N. e "A
tar strIng ,n--be Vas, oesiGes, gallant
iei,ow nay own 10d,iy Pu"eto naa ocen
! greatly weakened by long confinement,
add All the debiiilies resulting from The
! misrIirs when had endured we came
70 the ground ia the stfugSie; ID my
endeavo1ng 10 pieYen. ms calling Tor
| help, he got ny anger oeiween his teeth,
aud bt II seVerely-~you eau now barely
see the sc al the biood flowed upon NY
clothes, and WAS the prlncipai cause Oh
uysfrest. Finding myself os erpe" cred,
as he grasped my throat, and M strength
| sinking very fast, / called upon my
| iIlcnds 10 fire, although nothing but The
last necessity wooid nave induced me 10
! do 50 Their arms were fortunately not
| inadeu: win theif assistance recovered
my teet, but IN the ACT Of mounting The
Iborse III waiting, was puiiod back, and
sustained heavy fall; hnaIly gained
me saddle, and missaking the word Holt
for the Eng,isn word, Off | lost ny pro-
| per course, was arrested, and alter te-
J dlous and vexalious examination recon
Quoted TO the Castle OF Olmu,z. My
treatment was IN no wise varied on ny
return, with the exception OF young
man, VINO had assisted me to dress, to
shave, &c. this laxury was denied me.
| The Governor was much rcJoiced 10 hnd
! me once more within the walls OF Oh
tnutz; but the effect which my suppos-
( ed escape had upon bls nerves ne never
recovered from, and died soon alter"