The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-09

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The VorsAgn 1eg1oa.
INrOxfANr RxvxLATIOM.
from the Boston Journal seyt. 81
We have received from intsliiScnt German
recently operations Of the arrived from Hall
fax highly interesting account Of the British
n a. TIM ns q ,ssr rrer was in
innate with the ofcers Of the Foreign Legion at HALIFAX
and hs statement IL made from personal
formed sources. His statement originally wrsen In
German, and ~ translated Is as follows ~. u,,;h
Tho recruitings tn the United states TOT ulc nnkus
FOREIGN LEGION which were interrupted few weeks
since. have again commenced but they are mana9ea
another manner than formerly orae ;rsctior
But before into the details OF the manner IN wncn
the enlisments viii nov BE- managed, Will give snot
Towards the end of last year the Governor of Nova
Scotia ssr Gaspar La Marchand, sent several officers
Haas United States in order to pick out there
German and Polish officers who would be ready to
list for the English Foreign Legion. There
found out great number and these furnished
with the necessary instructions and the requisite money
and sent to all the larger cities of the United States
Baltimore, Cincinnati New Orleans &c, Ia order to
begin their business Consus in those cities received
fish Ambassador at Washington, and the recruiting
officers were placed under their direct order, and
through the consus they received their pay, which
amounted to $72 q mon'h. The recruiting business
did not succeed the first three months aud the British
government began to despair. At this juncture Mr..
Strobe made proposition TO the English government
to urnh 800 recruits in the Of three months,
If they would give him advance of $40 900.
This offer eagerly accepted and Strobel received
the commission of captain Strobel went to different
parts Of the United States and Canada but spent all
the money received after few months, during which
time he furnished only hundred recruits. When his
money was spent strobel returned TO halifax; he
charged with robbery and dismissed with contumey
York. and when Strobel afterwards to the Consul
Late he turned out OF doors by him The other re-
cruitng Officers stationed in the United States had mean
while brought together about 500 men, of whom 800
arrived At Halifax the remainder partly kept back
before they had been embarked, by the American ofi-
Gals and partly away when the sailing delayed
by the intervention of the u. D Courts some Of the
cruitng officers arrested 500 Of the 500 arriy
ed at Halifax accepted and the remaining 800 found
unfit and sent back to the United states in different
ways.
battalion now formed Of The accepted FIVE hun
drcd mon and divided into five companies. Although
the British government in Halifax had made contracts
with still several officers, in particular with Pole
named smoieusky in regard to enlistment and did not
spare expense, yet the recruits furnished decreased
every day in number for months Some Of the
recruiting officers had been ares I'd and placed under
BAIL and others intmidated that they began to do
the business carelessiy others absconded with the
money received for enlistment and only single individ-
uas continued the business actively IN Boston and New
York. These sent e,ery week few recruits In different
vessels 10 Halifax As The spent by the British
government in Halifax for emil tmcns in the United
states was found to amount to 900 towards the
end Of last month"; and for that only about six hundred
acceptable recruits had been furnished the government
began TO consider another plan to manage the enlistment
still residing in the United states we're recalled and
rived at Halifax about for night ago some Of them
instantly dismissed and sent back to the United
States without any Naturalization; Others were EN-
pioyed in different ways
In order to make the best of the next favorable
time, the English government In Halifax has APP
pointed greater number Of recruiting officers to 80 to
different parts of the United States and to remain there
all the winter, TO appoint agents wh,, to avoid all
conflict with the American government are to send all
unemployed men, under the preleuce OF work. TO Ca
reign Legion. This plan Of enlistment has gone into
operation, and already this week have single recruit
ing officers been sent to different places of the States
Those recruiting officers who have till now been very
tive and Of whom will be hereafter engaged in the
business are Capt NJ Won caIssnsen Lieut.
Krimmisey, Lieut.. 1homan, Corporal shimousky Lieut.
Schwarzeuhorn, Lieut. Ritter, Lieut. lessen, Lieut. Roh
rer Lieut. schuhmann, &C. Most Of the arrested re-
cruitng officers have till now been declared not guilty.
everything was done by the English government to
turn away the United states government Witnesses to
make them not admissible Even Capt. Won Christensen
who played such important part in the recruiting
business, has been declared mot guilty"
That the enlistment it will now be managed will
have better result is clear because 1t viii be carried
in winter, when thousands OF workmen are turned
out Of employ who sieze willingly any opportunity to
gain their living They will therefore willingly be sent to
Canada where they are promi work. upon their arrival
there they will find that they not destined for work.
but be shot down in the service OF her Majesty Queen
Victoria the alternative to sarve In this helpless
situation most Of the unfortunate men will be forced TO
enlist To leave nobody in the dark however, about the
position Of the Foreign Legion, will give minute de
secipon OF the situation Of the have had an
opportunity to become thoroughly acquainted with it
during four weeks sojourn at Halifax have spared no
trouble and availea myself Of every to inform
myself concerning the situation Of the unfortunate re-
cruits.
When the signal is given at the fort that vessel with
recruits is coming into port the Secretary OF the Cover
nor hurres TO the wharf In company with one OF the
receive the recruits and to bring them to Georges
Island little island two miles from Halifax. There they
are examined BY physician within twenty four hours
and those who pass the examination must take the
oath OF allegiance. Those who are not acceptable,
are sent back that Is to say they are sent Of
fha vvnro<h oard no of are
poorly cared for, until opportunity Is offered to send
them back to the United States He only who has seen
the wreched condition OF those sent back can form an
idea Of the manner in which these poor men are treat
ed in Halifax have been Several times an eye witness
that these refused had not bit of bread for
twenty.four hours and had 10 suffer the btteres hun
ger The providing for the recruits OF the vessels in
which they are exported the worst that can be ina
Rined The provisions in the most miserable condi
ton and the water is mostly stagnant The sleeping
places for the unfortunate very limited in
ber that generally only half Of them can make use OF
Several of those who have not been found acceptable
government would not hear thing about IT, and they
were forced to go back.
The medical examination ia particularly severe and
the result depends in measure upon the caprice OF
when the acceptable recruits have given the oath of
loyalty they receive, with astopshment, only SIS
est money instead Of saO the other allows
himself TO complain he is threatened with arrest by the
officer So does the government of Nova Scotia keep its
promises The ent and earnest money Of $780, and
everything desirable is promised but these promises
trampled under foot Half Of the promised earnest
money and miserable exstence This is the charming
contamination which awaits the enlisted in the service
Of Queen Victoria of England.
was eyewitness OF the following occurrence: Sc
vera recruits had akenthe oath OF loyalty and received
the N5 earnest money; but all requested the promised
$50 whereupon the representatives Of the Governor
Piled that they did not know nything of $50 mere
el5 and whoever not satisfied with it could i'm
medately return III and march to prison. As some Of
the recruits continued their complaints they all
sent TO prison for ortyeght hourtha is to say, into
damp underground hole, where no beam OF light could
enter and where they received nothing but bread and
water. When these poor fellows came out again they
unwc that they had TO be placed under the
Of the hospital ply stefan.
The system OF nursing the sick is in general olerably
good and this chiefly owing the efforts Of the Ger
physicians OF the foreign legion, Drs. Biel and
Aschenfcld Both these gentlemen able, scientific
and educated physicians. One OF them formerly
physician in the German navy, and the other passed
more than eight years of his life visiting different
parts Of the world. He resided long time in Brazil
These two gentlemen entered the foreign legion at
the beginning as physicians and have tried their
best to reform the medical system which Is in prac-
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