The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-08


lbs British representative has been having little dealing
in The passenger line IA that when the Britilh
agen chin deep IN the rnsn,sni business
titipatug oursing trade In recruss they made large
preparations ior their transportation 10 Halifax The crop
Of recruits failing quite unexpectedly the British repre-
sentative found basself with chip room hard
than he any occasion for The parties with whom he
had send his soldiery over sea 70 the Nova
Scouan rendezvous accordingly came down upon hrr
Britannia Maestys consul Mr. Barclay, with their bills
against lima Tor damages 70 dispose Of which the consul
proposed 70 quietly leave The question referees The
suit that Mr. Barclay mulced In The sum Of 500
for the transportation 70 Halifax Of who could be
got 70 70 that inviting quarter Of her Maesty do
Ininions-
In this purely business transaction of course there
according Lord Clarendon nothing thai savorea Of
nfracton Of laws against the ensnen,s Of for
foreign military service Mr. Barclay Mr. Howe who
did the work. merely proposed into the for
wardng business TO slight extent and furnish free
tickets 10 such gentlemen of rowing terra Of mind as
could lie persuaded TO lake look at the sol and climate of
soya Scotia 0nee there ii they should aaxiousy desire
20 the Crimes they be furnished with free
cketo that peninsula also But Of these gentlemen
of rowing nof mind andcr
wise Than follow their innate impulses the they
landed in Halifax We hardly conceive Of gen
and genial the part of Bri,ish Official than
yet Up such agreeable excursion party this wholly
quiet his operations and had LEI people generally know
what going on be might have had his bertlls filed
avoiding the necessity Of paying his 500 for uo
ing.
But the truth is that the whole thing bunged from
The beginning. Whenever get glimpse behind the
Of secrecy which has hidden the various plans OF
her Majesys officials and another specimen Of
shocking bad management We think If Mr.. Barclay had
aiken some cute Yankee his confidence that be and
Mr. Howe and their confsderat-s would have shone
reendeny in their reports and financial exhibits TO the
home government than now appears TO lie the case AZ
must be in such Improbable chanerng is disclosed in
,hs Arbitration that that 100000 spoken of by Mr. Roe
buck sunk The next time, presume her MaJestys
ministers win be little smarter
Ii strikes partakng much of the character OF the
lndicrous far regards Mr. Barclay, find his secrets
thus brought light, showing him most ndastr-
onsly violating neutrality laws while he all ready
make such prodgious ado orer the harmless barque
qauy and in the guise of injured innocence rushing to
the Washington for protection and redress
No doubt the consul must have thought himself extremely
cunning in doing up his little violations Of our NUM-
opal statutes and national territory such way to
escape conviction and suspicion while be was 80
vigorously and vrtuousy upon the mere suspicion
OF like peccadlo on the part Of mercantile house 10 the
city Mr. Barclay sarmngly anxious TO preserve the
neutrality laws Of the United STATES while their violation
seIled in the least OF advantage Russia but be shows
when il is the allies that 10 profit thereby.
This exposure particularly interesting in tho present
condition Of aairs il comes al opPortahe momsnt TO
foriy the action ~ government touching Of the
gentlemen who have been implicated in the enlistment
question II gives ench nail well driven and
secured before AT the time II is ilustratoh Of
thai very common kind virtue which is outraged be-
yond measure acts that the condemner hmsef would
be the very FIRST commit when temptation and oBpcrtu
niry oonsird to sedhee and ovepowe his CONSIDERATIONS
scruples:
british RECKUHISc.
Some time in March 1884, the Hon. Joseph Howe Of New
Brunswick then in this city recruiting agent for The
British government entered into pegotiation with Capt
rou nlov Of the British bsrque Louisiana then in New
York 70 ccnyey three hundred from this city 70 Bs
fax Nova Scotia The preiimnsries all gone through
with the terms agreed upon and nothing remained 10
De done hut 10 conclude the csrer OF agreement FOR his
first trip CAPT broxnlow receive 81 roo 50 bead
for each passenger and second "Trip agreed upon for
which be receive S24Oo IS for each passenger
Accordingly Captain Brownlo~ fitted up bis vessel for the
TRIP laid serrsge desk put up large cateos bought
number Of water casks and hled them and Otherwise
pAred for the exPected passengers The oensigneespd
by virtue Of a mortgage part Of The yesseiwss
given 70 understand thst the Mr. Bowe about 10
send out to Halifax iabcrers engaged to work upon
railroad In 20 note Of Inquiry be informed
By note from Mr.. Stanley Secretary OF the British
sui in this port that at all right Subsequent "a
his however appears that the consgpee Of the harque
learning thai these pseudo railway laborers in rea
~ recruits for the Cmean army declined moving further
The bEsnes and threw the responsibility Of ali further
action in The matter upon the captain ersing him
dude cancel the bargain at hts pleasure. Captain
Bownlow, less cautous thaa the eonsgnse determined
to consummAte tine agreement II possible, and accord
hgly proceeded with his preparations Having got
ready for the vessel cleared for Halifax by j..
Mcneil on the s0ih Of March 1854 Captain BroxnIox
kept bis vessel al tbs wharf for several days awaiting
the three hundred passengers bat they did not appear
Then in Pursuance Of orders from Mr. Howe dropped dow
The bay a0d anchor St~en lslspd where he
waited nearly week longer for the British Mean
while the haar Journal pnbshed Official order sign
ed by Lewis NJ Wilkins provisional secretary Of Nora
Scotia 10 provide raons and clothing fer Eve hundred
crus expected from the United States for the army In thu
Crmca and the journal stated that fhr~e Thousand
would he obtained from the United States and kept
at Halifax long enough he drilled and disciplined. A
John paper about the time stated that the visit
OF Mr. hove The United St.fc from vhich he had
shcu returned IN relation TO the matter These
toRcsher with other circumstances csuscd
The Of Mr.. Backnsl in PlsdePha about the ist
Of April for .nlisting soldiers r the British army and The
implication Of Mr. Mathew the British consul that port
Aboaf the tim. IA pr a. we find Mr. Mckeon, tho
United States district attorney for this district Visiting
Of the Fail river steamboats, and finding party 81 cen
twenty recruits bond for Halifax Who dispersed
On the 5th a. April party Of twelve 70 this
and suvoeedea, together with forty Others including
he ofcsrs 10 getrng OF 10 Boston, and thence 10 s
fax.
From the vigilance Ct the Officers Of the government Mr.
Hove compelled remain incornto ard the proposd
expedition 10 Halifax ~ the hsrgpe Louisiana shan
doned The consgnee claimed the 81 7ee for which the
captain had nargsined The British Mr.
clay refused par him that -pouut offered TO ie,sr
the matter q compensation arbitrsiorr The consirnse
his pArt named Captain Dunhsr Of the firm Of Dun
ham Dimon while Mr.. Thomas Tilesion Of the firm Of
spoford Tileston, was named by the consul Captain