The herald., 1837-03-03


"Oh enough is the matter j am distracted Tor
my son. My poor boy has been entced away from
me-he has been inveigled aboard a vessel down the
harbor. l must go aboard and get hm
Why Ma am how you get hlm n
"Wont you take poor distracted mother aboard
to get her dear boy who has been persuaded away by
-? / have already been at the Police Office
but we have no laws to protect ourselves"
Several Of the cool and courageous Whitehallcrs
now grouped round the unfortunate lady. Perhaps
no class Of men have softer and more feeling hearts
TO all the impulses Of genuine humanity than the
ocean dwellers-those adventurous men who brave
death in every bllow, and smile eternity speaking
in the storm.
81 will GO"
Sand will 60"
"And I'll go too"
Grufi quiet but true to sympathy for female suffer-
ing six robust wacrmen of Whitehall volunteered to
accompany the lady to the vessel on which her
was aboard
She was therefore handed gently iato the boat.
The wind blew chilly over the water-the sky clear
and cold She pulled her shawl close around her
shoulders, sat down in the stern and keeping her
eyesin direction down the harbor the whole time,
rcganed composure in the novelty of the scene.
The gallant tars abored the oar the whole after
noon The little skif flew sulleny over the light,
airy, curling waves.
While the little bark is thus clearing its watery way
to the Narrows, we will unravel the causes that
brought poor distracted mother into this singular
and adventurous position.
The cause of Texas has created much sympathy
and Justly So Yet frequently the best of causes is
injured by injudicious and improper acts. small
vessel called the Invncibe sailed last Sunday for
Texas. Numbers of individuals joined the expedi-
tion and among others very pretty boy called Sc
reran julius Seignette, the son OF the late p H.
Segnete resident here of the great brandy house of
Rochelle. This vessel was fitted cut, we hear, by
several individuals in this city, on the faith Of
land speculation in Texas, and VIC not mistaken
we have heard the names of James Watson Webb
and Samuel Swartwout on the list.
Great efforts were made to procure crew amount
ing to 60 or 80 men, Young Severan J. Seignette,
the youth in question, was employed at Waites lot
terry office, at the corner of Broadway and Maiden
Lane. 1t was here he got acquainted with some of
the Texian officers one of which was Mr.. Waite,
the brother of his employer. Young Seignette was
smart capable, intelligent beautiful boy of his age
The Texian spectators threw their eyes upon him
would make him a midshipman in their navy-then
leutennnr-then a commodore. The Imagination of
the youth was fired His mother got noceof it. and
forbid his ndulging in any such extravaganza assu
rng him that his prospects excellent in life but
for him to go into the Texian navy would be death
and destruction to her hopes her maternal feelings
and TO her delight and happiness
In spite of this, the poor boy persuaded to
away from his mothers roof last Saturday-to stop
all night on Staten Island, and on Sunday morning
to Join the schooner in the stream.
On suspecting this thing the poor mother went TO
his employer in Broadway, the brother of the Texian
officer She got no satisfaction. She went TO the
police Office
al can do nothing for you" said the police just-
ces.
"My Godp said she, :" is this my sountry! is this
my native land land are there no laws and no
thority to protect mother against the arts Of pi
rates 7"
In this distracted state of mind, the mother went to
Whitehall slip and determined herself to go aboard
the Texian vessel and demand her boy with all the
energy and Indignation of q mother love.
II was, therefore, about half an hour past five in
the afternoon Of last Sunday that little skif ap-
preached the aide of the lnvIncble, which was ly-
ing al anchor this side OF the Narrows Staten
Island II was a mere accident that the vessel was
there Her commander had just gone ashore at Sta
ten Island to give his wife the last parting kssihe
last long, waral convulsive embrace, before he en-
barked on strange and severe expedition.
The skif came rubbing up to the vessel. rope
was flung aboard The Whitehallers jumped in sin
Gle bound or board. The lady cold and shivering,
yet warm with maternal Indignation against the kid
nappers OF her boy, was also lifted aboard.
"whercs the captain :" asked one.
He is ashore"
Where's the officer l-any offcer7 Where's the
Lieutenant T.
The Lieutenant made his appearance.
"Ohl Lieutenant Waite" said she, show could you
10 so7 Give me my con-give me back my poor boy
this instant"
Lieutenant Waite looked foolish. "Are you deter
mined, madam, to have him7'
"Determined TO have him 2" said she wita a look
of ineHablc Indignation. eyes, that am-Iwl nc
yer leave this vessel I'LL get him. ] will go to New
Texas-to the bottom Of that sea, sooner
than leave you till get my poor Severan"
The fixed resolution -theresolute tone Of the mother
overcame all the officers and nonpused the crew Of
the lnvncble A search made for the boy and
IN few minutes he was discovered in tears, hid away
n hotv,