The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-13

More about the Britssh Foreign Legion.
THE BRITISH FOaEIGN LBGIoN--BOTH SIDES OF THE
QUESTION.
TIE tojIcsipg Ia the petition fro n the Crimean
recluiir Of Se'.iiie Island to the President, which
we gave fe~ asys ago, snd which We re-pubsh
again, lhst The public may UNDERSTAND the whole
particulars We slso subioin two otaer letters,
OF which coD6 ns, aad the other denies, the truth
Of the s:stemsD.:-
To ExcEILEsoY PRESIDENT THE UyI1D Sra 'ss
OF NORTH AMERICA -
The undersigned allow themselves the liberty 70 ad
diess Jour ExeIsney through these lnss and to
most bumbly for AID and protection Of the pssrna go
ve1nmsnt ~ Washington.
in the beginning of May last, engaged by a,
certain M Mr. Schuma ,nsr and others,
In New York partly to work railroads to be con
structed IN Nova Scotia partly to work farms in the
same province, partly TO enlist in the Foreign Legion,
which was to 10 raissd in Halifax. 1t promised to
those 70 % enlisted bounty money OF $50 sach and Sc
salary per month, hesces clothing food and other ad
vsntsses nrlading free passage from here to halifax.
The famine which prevailed At time in New YORK in
ouced us 10 accept tho Offer, and were sent off
Boston TO Hsitax. When arrived there the cfcers
receiving ns, VIZ: Secretary Mr. Mcdonald Major Weiss
Va. told us .5a, all Of without exception were to
be enlisted in Inc Foreign Legion, no dsmonsraton
on our pat could protect US against such proceedings
and THAT works only for the riah but not
for Gerusps. What should we doy without money
without mesrs without friends in the M dat OF bayo-
nsts and cannon famine and prisos stsrng us in the
face, forced to enter the English n0JenS
rol>ns.
Since tha. time we have been imprisoned on q small
island calisd Melville Island, when nobody dare to
leave dot scco sDed by sergeant othe. oil.
Ger and then only for few hours each week.
We secretly addressed to Mr.. Frazer the American
Consul il Hsliisx who gave Us to understand that we
ought 10 aodTtss ourselves to the home government in
Washington be himself lot feeling to do any
thing sxrep after receiving instructions from Washing
ton.
The paerna government Of the United States it, there.
ore, most bumby eeseeched to enquire into case
come Of us being naturslized citizens Of the United
States, and somes not the greater part OF us-have
been en-sed away New YORK der fajse pretepces
rome of married men, and left wife and children
without DeaDs and protection. solely because
promised cors,art work and excellent wages which We
hoped 70 tr able to send to respective families
May u please yonr Exceency not to overlook this
most huuals psaiton and God the Almighty win bless
sde. '-A'' ~ ''' country over "a''' you pre-
Hermann Wand Bosch, Franz Eek,
Leopold Meier, Joseph Bauer
Juue Berepsnr, C Fred. erich,
Gustav -Adolph He.uolds, vincsns schmiedeI,
FSi sts ' Fsss,, aesnr. JoI Brad.
Melville lslaDG, near Halifax, June 29, 1885.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW YORK, July 10, 1855
Having read IL this MORNINGS HERALD production
United sts.es the called "Crmsan recruits at
Halifax, beg leave TO inform you that am in posses
sion Of proofs partly to show that said production is
forgery TIE signed to the petition the true
and correct OF soldiers of the Foreign Le-
gion, stationed Halifax; but that these names
willingly given to said petition, that the
parties their names having been used for
such document, unhentatngly declare to bs false
From Of the subscribers leopold Meyer, / have
letter which viii AZ oncs what here Eate The
remaining sub. c,ibers viii shortly themselves publish
statement, which win prove that the document alluded
to fae The aource from whence II springs d ALSO
At all events, BEG that the impartial public vim mt
faith in the said petiton for the present. hut swat
forming their opinion of the "Crmesn recruits, until
the other sias Of the story has been heard
By giving these liz - q space your valued iourraI
you viii greatly Sbhgs the misreprsssntsd parties.
r. Z. MYLFORT CHRISTENSEN.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEw York, Jaly 10, 1855.
In accordance With your always ready justice, map
hope that yon win publish the wing in your much
esteemed paper, and trust you may no. consider Il
a contradiction but confirmation OF tho article which
appeared in 70 days HERALD under the head of srhe
Crimsan Recruits from the United Safes" In this az
well az 10 several other items concerning that MATTER
my name is rfea TO 70 advantage My present explsna
lion viii throw some Light upon this affair." 10 general
which becomes more important every day, only
he pubic, but also to the government of the United
States
in April last several of the Germans residing in this
city, and ers received propositions lrom the Eagsh
sosernmsrt at Halifax, N s., viz, by the Hon Joseph
Howe 10 act recruiting agents for the then to be
ed Engish Foreign Legion. They received a printed
Discard, signed by the Provincial Secretary, H. Will
hiDson, the contents of which about follows
That the lieutenant Governor Of Nova Scotia was en-
powered BY her Britannia Majesty TO English
Foreign Legion that able bodied would receive
at that port IS pay per month"; besides clothing, vic.
entitled 70.
1t was also proposed to to act agent and my
compensation eaoud either be sion in the Eng
hsh Foreign Legion, IS every man delivered py
into with the leaders Of tho trans:
acton. After having sent and myself conducted seve-
raj ,sa.d' Of men 70 Boston om whence they were
men, BY which learned, to my utter astonshment and
dssppointment that and many more had TOO readily
Scotia. That letter from Of my own friends In
Halifax; it nfotmed me Of the following faets:Insead
OF 800 they received only $14 instead OF % month
they have four pence day. and the balance was deduct
ed Tor clothing victuals, &C. The other advantages
arc close confinement in the barracks Of
Melville Isispc.
A. the time received this letter was myself confined
10 Efrjge street JAIL charged with having violated the
neutrality isws OF the United States Of which laws
var sDorspt having been in the country only fifteen
months at the tine OF my activity in the enlistment
war enrsgsd not oaiy about that letter. but also be-
csure some English officials in this city, who had the
whole expedition under their charge did not put them
selves 70 the slightest trouble shout the Confinement OF
myself snc several Others had been active Ia that
cause. They dc no. even find me q bondsmap for nv
spptarsbes at court, though they furnished with
the means 70 cover Eli such and other expenses Two
days after receipt Of that letter. young IN visited me-
who had been s-n' back from Halifax account Of his
ueng pm si.ay unable to serve as soldier He fully
confirmed What ras said in the letter.
nov hesitated no longer and disclosed all the part.
cuare or The traptacon to the T. g. District Attorney
!" asais MN IN tho true execution OF the duty Of his
ocs-to stay oil further proceedings IN the ens ment
AND ny 6opg So prevent my country from piusg-
ing into that miserable conctouworse than
that OF soldier the noble British army, ct least in
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