Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

the world With brutal. coarse and disgusting mnuts-
hess and violence they proceeded examine my dress
thrusng their dirty hands into my BOSOM and raed my
pockets OF my papers and money. They told mo "Lad
fallen into the right hands before aud they would
teach me- that my obsinacy refusing to answer their
insulting Ques,ions) would soon be diminished &c. &c
The officer OF the three then declared me under arrest
aud taking at O'Clock In the morning through ano,h
er snow storm, showed me soldiers dirty bed In tho
guatdroom. There's good bed At your disposai"-
Meantime. as bey had forgotten to look under the pillow
asked permission to take what they had len with the
understanding that was not to he searched again.
then took out my watch and paper money which I did
not suffer them TO see A soon as reached the guard
room the officer who had before the renar.
mes ITO feel for letters sewed under my Clothes UNDER
took TO examine again. Ia my manesting surprse
be ordered one Of the soldiers "eock your gun Spsms
den hsha( He then thrust his hands into my pauta.
looms pockets rined them of my paper money! miscount
ed 1t, aud put it away. Without undressing Law down
upon the bed prisoner, while the sendarmes In the
guardoom played at cards. drank quarreled and svoro
during the remainder Of tho night asked permls.
sion in the morning to telegraph or write to the
American Ambassador In Vienna. Refused. At 10 A.
sars) Herr Halkcnhayn, Who meantime had become
alarmed by the possible consequences of these proceed
ings executed under his orders must confos tha, tho
accused aud the Judge rapidly changed places Ard his
questioning me- replied that the matter was now out of
my hands aud must be settled between the Austrian en-
pre aud my country He promised to restore nv papers
anu Sc, me at liberty, Il l would immediately depart l
reminded him OF tho declaration OF the apostle Paul -
rher have beaten us openly and uncondcmncd being
Romans and told him Il easier arrest an American
citizen than to set him at liberty II was finally resolved
on INV part that should demand satisfaction from Aus
ta through the American Ambassador and on his tina,
should remain under police observation till the answer
came down from Vienna. This last was only rusc to
A,n me- Tor IN an hour my papers and passport were
sent to me, with wish that should leave tho place
Ths shall do as soon it suits my convenience have
not been invited to pay for the broken door, IL ia Also
necessary that this occasion should be used to teach
tho Austrian government that American innocent ,ray
eer, whose papers are almost than perfect (my
passport covered with signatures Of Austrian Ambassa
aors from Baron Hulseman through Parish Italy here
Se, Sc cannot with impunity between Christmas and
q" be searched, ordered out violently arrested i'm
proned aud twice infinitely searched again. with expo.
10 hourly and childish repetition Of these capricous
and dangerous proceedings They must learn that there
Is an important difference between their subjects exposed
without remedy TO all their whms aud freeman from,
The United States Not doubling that the President
teri remain with the highest regard, as before b.
JCR