Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-10-28
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TT will Re a cufious rlsre, OF newsto You
shss osr county msa d. 'hpWe {l.,sIy
married and gone abfosd) has been stop
ped ~ the borders VI Prussia by C;b
! swet order aud o, cs,sarse H. shu, ont frum
20 much fthe Rhine as lies (if nv ssop.
raphy serves me) between The Coblenix
aed cseog~e This specisa e5ics on the
par. ofs King with standing army Of
two hundred Thousand men is no ANAL
complainant 10 Bf. H6WEE S(6nSeS usuce;
but pe.hapa !, would interest your re-
ders',o be made acquail. ted with The eeserS
tmi3s.
Ahass- zen y~s<s ego had the hcnor
(and A. such sAsl, Always treasure he
memory OF sts riHI DR., Hoyx's l,Gpinvs
at.Paris tor sbAe mo,s,hs Me was then
tetsphy-d ia learning thAs .yssrrn n id
s,ruc'ion Coz The bind Upon which ne 4 al
since grated improvements thar have
made him a, sepsfsts famv an,ong philan-
thropists. Philan,h. opy seems 10 Be- his
i enkrnssing and mly mission ia life, how
ever, Tor. ,hough giving ,he M stsoi hi.
day 10 The objects 81 his special crrand,
he found Time to make h.mselt me mos,
serviceablr man 10 France. ~ the cause Of
Poland. The, disasters Of Warsaw had
filled Paris with destitute r. ilg-es, and
Distinguished men no had shared Ia liza,
! desperate battle were literally houseless
in the streets. Our I. m.noa breakfast.
room was ,hrongel with these unfo,u
tate patriots, and, with noble liberaiity;
DR., HowE kept open table for ali whe
Came 70 hlm-many ofthen, 10 my knows
edge getting no food elsewhere, and
among others. LELEwxbL, the distinguish
ed poet and patriot, coming in one mora
/ nng toask d breakfast, ms I we'll recoler.,
after having s!ep, out winters night in
the street.
LAFAYETTE was at that time at tho head
Of the Polish committee, and FExMoRE
COOPER Whose generosity to The Poles
should be chronicied, as well rs The dc
vo,ion ofhis time and talents 10 the cause)
shared with DR.. HowE the counsel and
most efficient agency or,he bsneyolen,
old man. At this time a sum Of ntoncy
was raised to be sent, with some ,npor
tant and secret dispatches, 10 the Poles
who had fed into Prussia, aud DR.. HowE
offered TO be the hearer.I went with HIM
to the Messagerie and saw him off ~ The
Diligence, very liufe snspecting the dan
gerous character Of his errand. lie nr.
rived at Berlin, and. afie, passing even.
ing abroad, returned tnhis fio,ei and found
n couple of gems a. ormes in his ,roo.n -
They informed him that he must accom-
3any hem TO the police. The Doctor
understand h. position Ia a maa,eat Nv
sudden effort he sucrgcded in pitching
both the soldiers out or The room aud
closing the door. for Il was all i'm ,sor,a,a
that he should gain time 10 destroy papers
that he had about him. The gems IL
urine commenced parl~y ~ilh him
through the boiled door, which resulted
IN a cnmpact that he should be te: aiun~
TIL morning, on occasion ef Mis- agreeing
to go with them pesceabiy a. da yligh, -
they keeping sentry outside. ne had no
light, but he passed - nigh, IN ,earing
INTO the smallest puas(hte fragments The
important papers and soaking them 10
water. Among his papers, however,
were tive Or three letters from ,AFAYErrE
10 hsmscff which he wished 10 preserve,
md atisr examining the room he s..cre,edr
these IN HE hsfios Of . plaster east of The
King winch CHANGED to be there. and 40
saved then; f'r, though The minute irap
ments we're pdhei owl aud pu, together
again, Lac he subsequently discovered J
hs wrote ~ . friend at Berlin six rnon,,,s
after, who vent to the hO,ei and founi
the secresed le,,crs .sxfe In she pias,er
wings kserisg! tNnifrr
A. dawn, Dr. Hows opeueii mis- door.
AMI was marched imnediatelS 70 PRISON
| ny chaaap. on the evening afhis afrisaI,
he had met On American in me entry al
the hotel who had recognized him. and
The next day cnme 10 call From The
my sic ..nus manner in which the people
oiihe hOs,se denr.d all knowledge OF what
had bcoRse OF him, this gentleman sus.
ecitd an arrest, and wrote to Mr.. hives.
our then Minister 10 France, stating his
suspicion Mr. Rives immediately de-
mandee him Of the Prussian Government,
and was assured in reply tina, they knew
nothing u the person IN question. Mr..
Rives applied a second tln,e, DR. Howe
had now eenssix weeks il solitary con
hncmeai, and a, tho end OF this period
he was taken on, in silence AMI put into
a carriage with closed windows They
drove of, and Il was his own terrible be.
iirf ior the. first day, that he was on his
way 10 Siberia. es*@l
BY the light through The towering Of
the carriage however. he discovered that
he was going westward The sudden
| transition from close confinement TO the
raw air threw him into a fever. and on
the third day ofhis silent journey he beg.
Red % b allowed 70 stop and consal, a
physician They refused On the mex,
morning, while ciangidgl horses, a ply
sic,an was brought TO the carriage door.
who. alter se.ing the prisoner, wrote
certificate that lac was able to proceed.
and they aga.n drove on. That day they
crossed a corner Of the Hanaverian do
miaioas, and while stopping for moment
in village Or. Howe saw. the red coats
Of some officers and BY a bolt attempt, es
caped from the guards and threw himself
on their protection. 47HlaHa
They quietly restored him to the Prus-
SLAMS, and the carriage drove on once