The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-16

excuse Tor thia n eat failure tne parties themselves
our military friends In the Freuch tavern iu taa
6xc0 d wsid. and heard several piou, wishes ex.
pressd for the pcrsond safety Of ths " honorsbls
Joseph" and ttsis great friend, SAe East ludisu.
Well. eel; ttsy need not have been 90 anxious
sbout the latter. for soousr hsd no arrived in
port With bis men. exultipg Ia the pr spscs before
BIN, than be. too. was s{5e-ted-and on British
ground. This was the unkiDd0st cut of all He
was sxrtsfed scr debt for ths passage money Of
himseN aid neu. In tho c0urse VI few days,
ho~sver. 10 wss liberated BY com. agsu. OF tbs
government, and forwarded 90 t. HAif.x, y ere aa
rapsd the IessYd Of "al his sorrows, al his fears
In being able to say that he would probably get .
csp'stpcy. Well We wish be msr.
20 sbdst. Tor q TINE. bar faced ghtgh recruiting
In America Undorn.sth. bo~ever, recruiting st'il
pbe wsscbfn pess Of tire sushofitsAe. Up 10 TIA
present 'fme some 200 soldiers have besu added 70
her Britannia hsjcsti's army. H,w many more
may be 70, dsppos In soma measure. perrin -. On
Another Account OF the Recruiting.
TO TIE KniTos OF sHs HERALD.
Nav YoaK. JULY L. 1855.
am obliged 70 tne widely circulated HxK Al D
for the evidence II hes given CT approaching the
old sdage, "Andi aheram parton"
With regard TO the lIdicrous statements that have
appeared In anti British gulss. respecting the
Foreign Legion at Halifax, under sundry svowed
and more fictitious signatures. mus. simply assert
that hey are one and al Ally unsrae.
The animus Of t1e writer's Ia evdsnt-au can
readily form their own Conclusions ~ TO the impsl
ling cause Of their publication.
But OF all the letters this subject hitherto pub
bshed In the HERALD, the one Appearing on s star
day last, signed "A ResidsDt OF Halifax" must
carry the prize ss a mastery c,nooction OF mis-
statements aud Ignorance.
As | have bsen equally AZ much (H no.
more) o resident OF HALIFAX Us the worthy
author Of said letter. shall allow myself TO make
few remarks In reply t, his statement In tho frat
place then, must inform you thai Mr.. Grant was
rot au h0rized by the Governor Of Nova ,oAa to
raise any men fer the Foreign Legion OF tor any
other purpose. Mr.. Grant did not 70 10 ,hs nited
States; he resided here at the time spoke Of, aad
had probably never been in Hslitax. This 400 to
500 Irish lAboreis whom be was authorized" TO Gu
gage and who "ailo we'd themselves to be condu
70 Halifsx," seem to be having = lorg pssssge for
ss yet they have not arrived. However, duricg she
month Of April, some GO Irishmen arrived .. Wiad
sor N. s.. ard stated they had been sent there by
certain Mr.. Grant, 10 work on the railroad.
This was the first time that the government Of
Nova Scotia heard that such . person Is M. Giant
"sutojzed" and "sens" 70 tire Uai,ed Sta.es2
The men who arrived at Windsor we're asked II
they wbed to coN,t In tho British service, a. pre-.
Dsbjy hr. Graft had forwarded them for that pur.
pose.
wclk oa the railroad.
The government now seeing tina. the men had
actually been led away uocer false pre-e0ces, paid
81 The expeusss OF steI voyage, AID employed
every ore VI thsm en- tns Yail'oA1. shortly sfec.
WARDS vssfel arrived from Boston. bringing an
other lesot IristmeD, also awarded by nf. GfaDt
Tie governmental course ,snppyed AZ this reps4.
I'd arrival ctteI mn ed to send tie men Daix u Bos
D,spd 10. tt seek satisfaction from the ndsyiiu
al wto had shipped them Ihe arrival OF the men
bspperipg TO fail On Sun Jay moruin (, waeu, con-.
" gueDtl their their case could lot b. attended TO-
they we're BEARDED and iodged at governmout ex-
peAse.
The following mmnirg they were asked siether
they detiied to m Ain in Halifax and work on the
rhilfosd, Or i6.un 10 the United States TO clam
damages from fbe rerson who sent them. Ths first
prspcsal was accepted by the greater number
OF Them. Out Of tho remaining ones, 10 no
had fouLd friends AMI relations At Halifax, vita
whom they determiLed TO try their luck; while
tthfrs smcDg VII m was ono with q huge bla *
besid, reiurLed to the States. fully determned a.
be ssid, "to tske satisfaction out Of Mr.. Grant,
With regsrd 10 the fright OF the Governor aud
bis tnicisl, and the bu1ni0g down Of Hsiifsx."I
tuppotc the worthy res,csnS' mus. have suffered
from fevetsh dreams on that morning; II not, can
not imagine where be borrowed such . warliko
idea
You viii perceive, sir, that 20 far Mr.. Grant had
mot been in Hsrfsx therefore, how could the
government impiison him and send {" other ennis
s!sIies to the Sta:es for the purpose Of engaging
Germans?
bAvirg on beAid few more kishnen, and Mr..
Grsbt hinsef.
TIE Cover mens naturally became indi n ant, and
therefore Of once iefused :, have any dealings
- IA n 49, A L. " Il
irR to be imposed upor for the third time.
But fere was the paAss8e money TO b. pAid. The
government most certainly YOU'D not pay It. Well,
Therefore, the cagtsin Of the vessei, and not tbs
r.spcrsibe, lad Mr.. Grant imprisoned for debt.
These men were employed on the railroad.
In the Germsn Le.Spapers viii appear state
mint made by nan sho has served n tre Foreign
bus who hss obtained his dischargs. ostng - ply
III ri Complaint Les tlose who doubt, or Who have
lus isi:h IN the recently published falsehOod.
tuehing tie Flo eigD Legion, read tais statement,
o. well "a TIE letters the-eun'o arrexec, from men
COW eervi's 10 the legion, and they wiu 1T once
Gr the true version Ct he sfftir.
Dir. Resident Eee-1s again 70 have bai
yision" when no spsaks Of tbs M nerous
cessrnr,r CT "irons,n ard OF "Hur delockr 6ucc
The formation Of tie only two ;tuai de -eftions
lave taken place, and Of uosuccesdai attempts
there hes beel but one. n IL an openfsced ialse.
hood that sodio 4 IL the F1reigc Legion have bean
oc.uiYt6, snc, moreover, On Melville Island ihere
ere 70 tfsets Of irons - be found.
"Hur o'clock In an bppeiiAfion given by the sd
d.trs 20 the strong 70, M IL II common arrest.
such a. car bs sgen 10 Oil barracks tor disosdsrly
and drunken sfioers. and hr only been made U.S.
Of for putishirg drunkeDpses and ipsub rrdn stion
smorg the men. ihouId fancy ths. mr.. Rsei-
dent nust PISCES . sesy coFardly position
vtsn BIO peters death To q few hours confined
10 q estk room. Az far ~ the comm nIosti9n
between the citizens Of Halifax and The soldiers IL
concerned II u q MATER q course tina. Tom, Dick
M d Harry are not allowed 10 walk In ard gu OF tne
bsr!scks when they please, but no respectable ci.i.
7,p ,r stranger II ever prevented from vating the
issLc and set!ng The sraogtmen ihcIe, unless he
Res evil mo:ivss for 20 doing. Lastly, II
MIR. Rssidsnt' kDoss that Ave xihs u
the population Of Halifax are against tas
formation Ct the Foreign Legion, sby does
~ not ,ier bis name 10 his letter tteir reprossn.
ts'vei Surely be retd Jet fear when he has 90.
five exits Of the population " back aim and tbes.
too, WHEN the syst N bs, lot tte sympathy Of any
III elithmap. The fact ~, Mr.. Bsdent," II you
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