New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-17
Col. sc..1eslnger,s ! Anteestients.

Acompatriot Of Col schlesinger in the Lopez ex-
peditlon who is at present engaged as a acompOsitor
in the st. Louis Anzeiger des Westerns has published
in that journnl, the following details Of the past life
of the distinguished PARROT. They are evidently
penned by one who bears him no good will. and may
be exaggerated ~; 3aEg 555 g.s IA; a3ffi3 $s
" Colonel schlesingeris the son of German He
brew clothes dealer of Great Kanisha, Hungary. He
served in the Austrian army,in which he advanced
to the rank of a corporal but was for some reason,
unknown to the writer discharged. AT the com
mencementiof of the Hungarian war he lived with his
father, and assisted him in his business but soon
thereafter he entered the Hungarian army as cor
poral. During a short Efurlongh he purchased at
.Pesth officers uniform in which he presented him
self to his astonished father The latters astonsh
ment increased, however, when, some months later
he learned at Pesh that Lieutenant chlessinger
was still Corporal Schlessnger. s. IS
Et Concerng his heroic deeds during the war moth.
ing has transpired It was known, however, that he
vagahondzed from place to another, always bear
ing in mind the fact; the greater the distance the
better the shot" At length he came to the surface
again at Comorn, shortly before the capitulaon oi
that fortress Here as at Rastatt, there were more
titled officers than pryate consequently Schlessinger
appeared in the list as Lieutenant and on the sur
render Of the place he was with the other officers
set at liberty with the rank Of first the
| officers of the garrison advancing one grade. A 4
:" From Comorn Schessinger directed his course to
Hamburg, and from thence to London where lie
moved III arstOefatlc circles, having large sums OF
money at his disposal, but which vanished Just as
unacconntaby as they came. 4. ID a5g& 45Ss. $$ 81 II
Soon thereafter Schlessinger turned up in America
as q major with the reputation Of having achieved
miraculous feats of bravery, in the Hungarian war.
Through his knowledge OF languages he made the
acquaintance of some Cuban patriots, whose respect
for his deeds Of yaor knew no bounds. He especially
gained the friendship Of Lopez, and soon his former
talent of raising money again developed itself With
the rank of major in the general staff, he accompa-
MED Lopez on his Cuban expedition, without, how
ever, establishing reputation for braying danger at
the cannon's mouth. He was captured and trans.
ported along with other fiIibusters-among them the
writer Of thisto Cueta in Africa. During his i'm
prisonment he managed. through his knowledge Of
languages and insnuatng manners, to gain many ad.
vantages over his fellow prisoners and after the lapse
Of nine months, with the aid Of some Cubans, he
contriyed TO- escape and return to America. Subse-
quently he was for short time in limbo in Charleston
not, Us has been reported, in consequence of
romantic adventure, but the charge Of theft. Ole
Bull became his security, and, if / mistake not,
Schlessinger was afterwards acquitted. a.i !4sT
I" Schlessinger is, in fact, nothing more than skill
ful adyenturer ready for anything that promises to
pay. BY means Of his boasts and his colossal shame
lessness he ngratiates public but is
coward from the of his head to the soul of his
foot All the stories about his heroic achievements in
Hungary and Cuba are falsehoods.