The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12

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EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES or nv x00g gTfpo
HOW Hs WAS KIDNAPPED IN OUR efA&nx6 AND
TAKEN TO ST. JOHN, N.B. 8s.n ar~N IA
Our readers are aware that strenuous efforts hseScs
made BY agents OF the Brisiah sossrnmsat - tss eoun
Try 70 enlist recruits tor the war in ths Crhp- h
craitng stations hare been opsaed IN all the prnepsl
cues o the ,non, and i s supposed quite nnber Of
persons have been shipped to Cauada, and from
thence to the seat Of Owing TO the vgiAnce o. tho
omcers OF the general government the enlisting ha,
been Done secretly, and, will be seen by the ANNEXED
statement unfair and vioent are sometimes used
to swell the ranks Of the British army The folloysna In
teresting account has been furnished ms by New York
eompcsisor, whose name, at his request We suppress a.
he fears the authorities may cause him annoyance by
compelling him TO appear in testify against his
hidnappers 1t seems that the compositorvho by the
way works in the largest newspaper Office New York
is occasionally inclined TO take something stronger than
water as beverage, and Is liable as all men are who do
such things to become slghty obfuscated Being con.
stitutionaly weak, he was ia the habit OF
occasionally induigng In a liquid inherently
strong corrective and at the time his story begins
was overcome by what has been designated estrong
weakness" 1t appears that he commenced his ibatons
10 Bachus last Fourth OF Jny and continued n AN
obvious state Of mind Cor three day. oyerpsxssa ts
punch and patriotism But to his own story which
commences July u
wi a
very confused idea oil where found my sen lay,
ing barrels marked Gene flour and around
me- in the gray light of the morning sailors we're hurry
ing 10 and fro, ana from the sound or creskns ropes
tapping sails and rushing water began rcazc that
was on board vessel And proved asked sailor
who came towards me where and he replied that
! was on board the brigan,ine Isaiah, Captain All
man. bound for -. John y. n and moreover
that had been shipped with squad Of recruits 70 enlist
in the British army for The Crmca wherea, expressed
great asionishmcnt and Indignation az had no idea oil
embarhiDg on any such expedition. but one the
vessel could give any Subtraction. tell who
Brought me aboard, by what found myself in
my prescnt situation. The party that accompanied ma
proved 10 be composed of eight persous TX Germans
one FrencLman and mysclfall OF whom rhpped ior
the Cimea One Of the Germans had been invegled on
board under ialse prctence He from Schenectady
and hal come to New York 10 find employment on in
quing at intelligence office, he promised berti,
aboard vessel, where he told he would have good
pay and light work nnd his surprise may be judged when
he found himself bound for the OF wsr Another OF
the Ge mans had formerly been occupant Of Back-
wells fsandudced, he but remove from IDIOT
and was incapable Of doing anything except cat an
comphment he excelled in for he actually pat more
vicunis out Of sight than did NIL he rest Of the squad
He coveled with verfnin and fIihy in the extreme
and We weetompeled perform the menia offc
FOR him to make his presence eniurable
The Frsnehman also hailed from Bkickwcus Liad,
and Was an incorrgibe thei lie ssemel TO haze a
mania for stealing and his hiding places we're onnA ea
Mt nails, old boots soop and any quantity of nscess
TiDkeis, Of sort OF value TO him any else He
was over forty years Of ngc and had served in tho Ag
rinc war, where lie received several wounds From his
constantly speaking OF Napoleon, gave him ilat nne
and knew him by no other. One OF the terminus could
not speak word Of English, aud anathec apprcn
,iee in Eyoosyn and bad been sen, aboard y his oss
1hose who were regularly enlisted In New YORK expected
to receive Office on their arrival in the Crmea AMI
froncbman had been promised $50 md gold wach--ip
iact the recruiting officers seemed quite pgotusr in
promises.
Our treatment on board was shameful Az 10 the food
cannot do II isstice for il vas OF vcrv different char
actr from that served Sweeney aud unter the
moderate rum Of ak xpcnce plate. IL consisted IL bis
cults, made venerable, but unpaiaiabe and musy, by
age Inolascs of unsaccharne flavor and beef a
exceedingly firm texture which II Impossible 10
digest 10 add Ia our misery, compelled 70 sleep
on barrels, snd were otherwise roughly used.
After stormy passage OF ten days arrived NJ St
John, n. Il. was ia envabc state OF mind, a. had
feel deeply distressed at my sudden dsapcarauee The
morning after arrival tried 50 get away III boat
but the mate had orders from the capnin not % el
leave, and was compelled 10 stay on bonrl. In the
evening determined 10 swim ashore, and stripped
for that purpose whcs discovered and prevented
from doing was told that doubt would be let
oG when got shore All the captain cared about
was my passage money ard the bonus get tor
the recruits; and ar this SEEMED probable believed a.
Presently we saw party Of soldier, on The shore
surrounded by the popuiacc and a. thtro steamer
in ,he barbo. We supposed they were going board
but on entering the bort they pulled towards vessel
and came deck The soldiers were looking fel-
lows, and when our awkward squad was drawn no i cx
cited considerable merr,cnt among then, Thee
quite iaeetious and made little tn of the putchmen
We rcre taken ashore ! protesting the Slne against
what deemed an outrage. We were msrchci 80 the
barracks ana drawn up before the toionc whose mime
did not learn, who ntcrrogpted i,y told
him my story-how 7 fNat Kidnapped md 10, unwilling
ness American citizen. serve ia tne annie. OF
her Britannia Majesty. lie replied that il ~ hard case
but he could MT interfere until hc despa
the government officers Ia Hlfax Il.ee t.ernan
a lntQF Fl4xl4l anil.