The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-20


/ An Old Abduction Disoovsred-Ths Jewels Of the
Princess Of Orange.
| A portion Of the Northern Press, in DISCUSSING
the alleged abduction case of Rey, have brought
| up an cid case Of imputed abduction made about
eighteen years ago, in which the name Of the King
/ Of Holland Is involved. The circumstance occur.
red under the administration Of Gen. jackson, and
it Is now said that the administration Of that day
was acquainted with the facts, and did not take
any steps for the vindioaton Of the national honor.
The implication of Gen. jackson ia sacrifice of
national honor, bysubmittihg to gross indignity
/ from foreign monarch, will be apt to throw dis
credit on the whole story.
The case arose out Of the famous robbery of the
| jewels of the Princess of Orange, which took
place about twenty years ago. The value Of
the stolen property was immense, and the mystery
Of the affair was enhanced by the suspicion which
was made to prevail, that the Prince himself the
sorof the King of Holland, had been the prompter
of the robbery of his wife. The Jewels were sus-
peeted to be in the United States, and the Dutch
1 government solicited aid from the authorities Of
the United States in the recovery of the property,
| The thief was detected in an attempt to smuggle
! part of the jewels through the New York Gus
| tom House and by his arrest the train followed
up, secured large part, if not all Of the missing
! property, which had been secreted in Europe In
the prosecuting Of this Search Mr., Seely, respee.
table lawyer of New York, was engaged by the
Dutch Minister, Cheyslier Huygens, on the part Of
the Dutch government, and as he alleges, twenty
thousand dollars were promised him for six months
services, in the event Of success, with additional
payment for longer service. The discovery of the
| jewels was considered of the greater Importance,
from the Implication Of the Prince, the son of the
King, to whose wife the jewels had been given by
her brother, the Emperor of Russia.
Mr.. Seey however, never received any reward
for his time and expenditures He went to Europe
| to press his claim on the Dutch King but was I'M
graeiously received and failed entirelyin his appli
cation II was during this APPLICATION as the story
now runs, that he was fold by the Dutch Minister
that ten thousand dollars had been paid to certain
persons in New York for having torciblg abducted
the thief and delivered him in Holland.
This is a curious story to be told at this late day
as a tale of national outrage. But it merits some
examination, It seems extremely improbable that
| foreign minister would coolly avow to an Ameri-
can citizen, as ground for resisting lawful claim,
that his government had been expending the money
in violating national laws and insulting the sOve
reignty of the United Statesl We have such faith
| ia the spirit with which Gen. jackson managed the
foreign affairs of this nation, as 10 believe mpli-
city that had any proof been furnished tomaks the
committal of this offence credible, he would have
had the man back and obtained atonement for the
| wrong with the least possible delay.
Mr.. Seely merited better treatment, and suffered
severely for putting trust in Kings and Princes for
| his clients A man Of character and talents as he
was and continues to be, he mertsd better fortune
| Our government has several times interfered,
through its diplomatic representatives, at the
Hague, to obtain payment Of the claim; but if the
Dutch government persists 10 refusing there Is moth
ing else we know Of to be done but to make war
or order reprisals, which we leave for the consde-
ration Of the fire.eaters. ..
We should like to see the whole correspondence
in this matter published-although it is very GER
tain that there is no abduction in it-rand for the
very good reason which we shall show.
Two years elapsed after the robbery Of. the jew
els before they were found 10 July, 1881, Swar-
iwout, then Collector Of New York, on information
Of smuggling Transaction searched house il
stolen jewels, which were identified by the Dutch
Minister The persons implicated in the robbery
were one Carrara alias Constant Polani, his wife
and one Roumage, Romnage and Carraras wife
escaped, and got off to Europe from Philadelphia,
where they were pursued by police officers, and
arrested in England, Carrara was arrested in New
York subsequently,, and had good counsel, who
made every eftoEtin his behalf But there is an
! express statute of New York authorizing the Gov.
ernor to deliver over to justice every person found
in the State who may be charged with crimes COM
mitted out Of the United States Gov Throop of the
State issued order, with the assent of the Gen
sral Government, and CaFrara or Polani was de-
livered to the Dutch Minister in New York, on a
formal request from the Dutch Government, in
/ August, 1882
We do moi remember what his fate was, but,we
recolleet that it was supposed that his testimony
was all that was wanted of him, and that his life
was in no danger. @-
We would not believe that an abduction excite
ment against the Dutch can be got up out Of this
surrender Of Carnra, or Palani, but that the sue
cess OF the Rey case saggers confidence. 1t is
possible that a demand may be made for the restl.
tuition of CarFara, on the newspaper voucher of
the guilt of King William, who happens to be dead
now, and unable to respond just as Rey was
asked for, on no other proof than newspaper assey-
Grafton, but rather think there will be no fuss
raised, for we have heard of no expedition thar is
fitting ont IN take Hnlland