The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-11

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offne New York Times tells the following story
The Emperor Of Russia has lately performed
an act of justice to much injured aud honorable
American family, which reflects the highest credit
on his government The facts were given me by
MT Saia, the principal writer for Dickens House.
holi Words, with whom had the pleasure to dine
at London, and who was an actor In the history
am going to give you.
ABOUT eighteen months ago. a Miss Ward from
one OF the Southern States, was married Mt Flor,
ence, after short courtship, TO a Polish Count.
whose uppronouncible name escapes me at this
moment They were married before the Ameri-
can Consul. believe After liyiuQ with Miss
ward maritally for three weeks, the Count took
frencn leave one foe morning. carrying off his
wiies Jsweiry ss booty. A letter left behind in
FORMED Miss Ward of fact of which she Lad been
tiil tt at moment entirely ignorant to wit: that any
Russian subject not married according to the ser.
vice recognized by the Greek Church and the
Russian Government, was invalid and not binding.
and that the service which had united them resem.
6iog in no wise the one required, they were as
free as If no service had been performed The con
sternation of Miss Ward and her family Al tbis de-
iectable piece of villainy may well be imagiued for
on inquiry they found that the Counts statement
was but 100 true. ssass1- - :
Miss Ward and her mother remained a short
time 10 Italy, endeavoring to obtain some kind of
redress. for the base imposition which had been
praeticed on them, but their Efforts fruitless
ihey then came to Paris and spent the winter
here, where they were generally known to the
Americans resident in the place
AT the period Of coronation of the Emperor of
Russia, they went to st. Petersburg. twas here
that Xr. Sala made the acquaintance of the fam,
ly, by letter Of Introduction from Paris The
family were going to demand Justice of the EN-
peror of Russia against his scoundreily subject
Mr. Saa drew up the petition to the Russian Minis
ter, and in this petition Miss Ward demanded Of
the Russian government 'fhe rehabilitation of her
honor by a lawful marriage with the Count" The
document was handed to Mr.. Seymour. the Ameri.
can Minister, and he handed il to the Russian Min.
lister of State
The moment the case was laid before the En- :
peror, an order was issued to the Russian Minister
at Naples (where the Count was then living) to
corfer with the Neapolitan Government, with a
view to his arrest. The Neapolitan Government,
which was just then in great favor with Russia,
yielded At once to the request. The Count was
seized by the Neapolitan police, and at Russias
expense was conducted to the Russian frontier :;
there he was received by the Russian police and
carried to Warsaw. The Wards were already
there. awaiting his arrival The Count was
marched into the church by a posse Of policemen,
and was compelled to stand up before the altar
and marry Miss Ward in due form. When the
ceremony was concluded, his wife, now legally the
Countess Of. made him a formal bow and bade
him adieu forever. And Sala. who was present,
exclaimed, Young America, forever"
The Count, who was exile wss sent to Sibe.
ria his property was cor nfiscated the Countess re.
taining by law one-shird. The family Immediately
left again for Italy, where they are spending the
winter. The father and brother of Miss Ward
were present at the marriage at Warsaw, with re.
volvers in their pockets, determined, if there was
any finching on tie part of the Count, to blow his
brains ou.. For in view of thu fact that he was
destined for Siberia under any circums tances 1t
was feared that he might not at the last moment
pronounce the necessary word.
And thus was q high act Of justice performed by
the Russian Government 10 a bold and rapid man
ner, and An act which does her the greatest honor