The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-08
Our Nova Scotia correspondence.
HALIFAX, June 10, 1856


The British Crimean Recruits -Hoso They are Snug.
gifd from the States-- Their Treatment = Goreyn.
ment Cnvates-D Military Vigilance Uniform Of
the DECENTRALIZATION ard Nauai Ne,cs-- The
Crops.
wish that you would place before the American
people the way in which the dupes Of the British
emissaries are treated, when We get them ia this
land Of freedom.
In consequence Of the interference of your GO
vemn ent, the recruits can now only be smugglea up
here in small bodies. The second LOT. on arriving
here unanimously refused to enlist as they ssid they
came down to work on the pubic works. So his
ExceeDcy merely told the first mau that refused to
enlist, to Ego to IL and at the conclusion called
the whole lot a set of damned Irish "sons Of b-s'
The next lot, about twenty, also refused, and the
government at first, refused to pay the consignees
Of the vessel the passage money, but tney have since
This way Of doing the thing did not at all suit til )
red coated officials; 40 about Two weeks ago. on the
arrival OF vessel with thirty green ones, they were
81 II o'clock on Saturday nigh, secretly landed on
Georges lslard and Is they refused Ito enlist but
vehemt Dtly protested TIL they came here TO work,
they were kept for two days without any food, bu.
at the end OF the second day they had to give in,
and cent up word, by some of tae artillery; they
were then taken over to the city, and marched out
TO Melville Island.
This affair not noticed by our papers, but whether
from Ignorance or design, ! don't know. 1t first
leaked out from the crew Of the vessel, but have
got it from one officially concerned la 1t. have
also good reason to believe that the same thing has
been done TWO months age. 30 strong is the popu.
lar feeling here against the disgra ,efu and yrapni.
col proceedings II the government mnions that
they dare not allow the recruits any intercourse
with the cit,zens and 80 discontented are the men
already enlisted, that the Corners are allo wed
NO communication with them till they have taken
tire bounty.
So strictly are the men looked after, that II a
cieiiiau In favor with the military authorities Ia al.
lowed to get on the island, he Is not allowed I,
enter the barracks or communicate with the men.
At present the "Legiooo has no particular dress;
few have red jackets and forage csps, bat the ma
oIisy are dressed just - they arrived. believe the
uniform they are 70 receive viii be greeu, hike th
Rifle Brigade. They are drilled three times every
Day, from two to three hours each drill.
The 10th Regiment have slso been moving heaven
and earth to obtain recruits in the city, and have
managed to take IN three or four greene ys;r OF
these one has deserted after. being with them six
weeks.
The Admiral's ship has arrived. She has lately
lost three men by their falling from the tops-one
In Bermuda, one just before coming into the harbo.
and one since abe has come 70 anchor.
suppose you know that the Hon. Joe Howe has
lost bis election end now Joe and his friends Fl az
ont "Sour grapes-they did not want to get IN"
:, Howe has gone TO England 10 receive the reward
for bis services, ard 1t 10 expected he win get some
kind ofa title.
The crops all look A No. 1; but in consequence Of
you Yankees buying up the grain in Prince Ed.
land for their barley.
Another lot of recruits have just gone up.to the
tfice. They came down in the brig Boten. Why
cont your government seize these vessels? Surely,
kidnapping white men Is worse than carrying lot
of nigssn IN. K.