The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-19
FOREIGN EXTRACTS,
SELECTED FROM PAPERS BROUGHT BY THE
G Re AT WESTE R N


since, at the instance of General James Hamilton,
citizen Of Texas, affdauls were laid before the
Board OF Customs by ). Emory, Esq, solicitor, Of
- ihrogmorIon street, setting forth certain facts
10 the manning arming, equipment general objects,
and destination OF the beautiful and powerful Mon
tezuma steam-frigate. Immediately those affidavts
were lodged at the Custom House, two officers
We're sent on board The Montezurna, and there con-
tlnued sntll Monday last, when Mr.. Forsyth Gus
tom House searcher, seized and took formal posses.
sion OF the vessel. The afhdavits before alluded to
were grounded upon violations both of the Navga-
ton and Foreign Enlistment Acts. The Foreign
Enlistment Act go Geo Ill, C 60) renders subjects
enlistlng or engaging 10 enlist or in foreign
service NC, or persons Turing others and without
licence from the Crown, guilty o. a misdemeanor,
and punishable by fine or imprisonment. Vessels
having such persons on board may be detained by
officers OF customs or revenue. Masters engaging
to tax such persons board orfelt ESQ tor each
person, aud the vessel may be seized unu the PEN
atty be paid, or bail gwen Persons fitting out
such vessels gully OF mlsdemeanor the vessel
may be forfeited, and officers of customs or revenue
may seize II. Aiding the warhke equipment OF YES
sels OF fore ign states Is msdemeanor Under those
provisions OF the law the Montezuma has been
selzrd.
The allegations of the afiidavts upon which the
seizure has been effected TO the effect THAT the
MonteZuma has beer built as war rlgate at Black
wall, for the Governme.lt OF Mexlco-s under the
command OF Richard Francis Cleveland, d post cap
tain in her Majesty's royal navy has eight or ten
officers, boatswain, gunners, an 100 seamen, in adj
dition to twelve marines, all OF whom have been IN
her NlaJeSlyS service her armament CONSISTS, or
was 10 consist, OF four IL ng hrty-two ponders, two
short thirtytwo caronades one slxty-eight FOUNDER,
800 muskets rockets, shells, NC.
The Monezuna in her constru 'tion, equipment,
and steam power and crew, Is very formidable
vessel. Ii was observed by one of the crew, an
old man OF warsman, that she was ''as warm thing
as he had ever seen" The crew had received f6
| each in advance they were engaged for term OF
three years certain, at E3 month, with permission
to terminate the engagement at the end of year.
| Each man on retiring from the service was to re-
| ceive E5 besides his wages TO carry him home.
| A somewhat similar vessel was constructed at
Liverpool, called the Gaudaoupe, except that her
| material is iron. General Hamltsn's arrival in this
country was hawever, too late TO intercept her, and
she is now (I lily equipped and manned) on her way
| TO Mexico Relative TO her similar aiiidavits have
| been laid betoe Government but to what purp Sc
| remains to be seen. Both vessels built as to
| draw only nine feet OF water; thus admirably
adapted for their purposes OF running IN with troops
NC, to the Bay OF Galveston and other shallow
harbors the coast of Texas
The crews of both vessels are picked and expe-
! rienced men, and those of the Montezuma, whom
| we on one of the days appointed for sailing,
looked as happy as it they were going TO ball.
| Fonda HeraM
| EXTRAORDINARY ELopEMENr AND ABDUCTION
The following statement, under the head Extraor-
| binary Elopement," is copied from g The Leeds
| Times We may preface 1t by stating, that MT
Hall, when he arrived in Liverpool in search of his
stolen wife, went on board The packetship England,
then on the berth for New York, and inquired whe-
ther there Was among the passengers going by her
"a lame young lady" He was told that there was
not that all the ladies' were sound of limb a con-
versatlon then ensued between him and gentle
man, during which Mr. Hall related, like Othelo,
the whole course of his woolng," his marriage,
and the extra ordnary abduction of his wife by her
relations and friends. Ii, as his question would inn
ply, his wife is lame he himself, we are informed,
not pa k or ms ,S Who, NO doSp
passrth show" and the lady chose him for the
graces of his mind rather than those of his person
| Somewhere about nine months ago, a gentleman
named Charles Brooke, Esq, wealthy American
merchant, retired from the tolls of business and re-
turning to his native country, took up his residence
among his relatives, in the beautiful rural village OF
and two daughters, the eldest of whom is the hero
inc Of the present eventful story Attached 10 the
| establishment was young man named Benjamin
| Hall he is nearly twenty years of age, and was
| employed in the character of boots" occasional
| groom, &c Miss Brooke is twenty three years old,
and 1t appears that for considerable time, latent
passion tor young i3enjamln had been growing with
| IN her bosom, which gradually increased with the
| growth of time, so that whenever he was engaged
at his occupation in the yard, she placed herself at
one of the windows, and never left it until he had
| finished and departed from her sight. The artess
| and unsophiscated youth, of course, neither knew
nor suspected the nature of the cogitations which
prom ted her to watch him on the contrary, he had
often been heard to complain Of her conduct, " oe
| cause" said he it seemed as if could not do my
| duty without being watched" Finding that the
pleasing rustic wholly insensble to the language
| of her eyes, our indomitable heroine resolved to
| seek private interview, and sound his heart,
"And il an infant passion struggle there,
To call that passion forth.
| This interview and series of others, it may easily
be conceived, were not long delayed Benjamin
| most willingly reciprocated, and, at length, the
! wedding was proposed here, however, he hesia
ted and, for time, his courage failed him ne fear
| ed, perhaps. it would be taken amss-the master
might be offended and then he would lose misplace.
Such fears, it is needless to say, were speedily re.
| moved or modified, and the utmatum was, that he
consented to be hers for better and tor worse She,
| therefore, furnished him with the means, and on
| Saturday week, he went to Dewsbury and purchased
| the marriage license. On Sunday evening, the day
following, Miss Brooke took airing in the phaion,
alone, her Adons being the driver; here the license
was duly conned over, and it was finally arranged
that the marriage should take place on Tuesday, the
| I'd instant. Early in the morning OF that memora-
BILE day, they accordingly arose Benjamin, with
his fair ones assistance, prepared horse and gig
from his masters stables, into which they sprang
like lightning, and drove off about four o'clock, by
circuilous route to the ancient village OF Brlsa,
unpercelved by any OF the family or servants They
o'clock, where they remained till eight; they then
| proceeded to the church, and the marriage was duly
solemnized by the Rev. w. Head, the vicar Ar
ter the ceremony was over, they again returned to
| the Black Bull Inn. In the mean time, the family
at Mireld arose as usual, and seated themselves at
the breakfast table, but the younger lady's place
was empty; maid was therefore despatched to her
lodging room to fetch her. but instead of bringing
Miss Brooke she brought the following aconic note
| from her dressing table -" Dear Mamma-Prdy,
don't be alarmed, ! only gone to get married"
This Of course, put the whole house IN ierment,
and Messrs. George Mitchell, OF the Yew Tree, -
Fearnsides and Fairbum, and other neghbors, were
called in and sent in quest of the fugliiyes Brisa,
being about three miles distant, was thought to be
the destination of the lovers. Mr. Mitchell arrived
first on horseback, and proceeding to the Black Bull
Inn, found them in the travellers ROOM The BRIDE
groom bid him ''good morning. and observed,
g had you been here half an hour ago. you would
Just have been in time for the wedding" "Wbat,"
| said he in rage, is it over and, darling out OF
the room, went to the vicar, 10 ascertain the fact.
| Mr.. Head assured him that it true, remarkng,
81 have only Just returned from the church )" and
| "Cannot you, them" replied Mr. M undo what
you have done Z" "No, SIR" observed Mr.. Head,
smiling eff could do so should have plenty. of