New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-24

prominent and e.ness actors 70 the scene. which have
been detailed In the evidence before you."
On that trial. Mr. Max Strobei testified tiss %
the 2sth day Of February, 1875, he received the
following letter from Mr. Champion, the British
Minister at Washington:
"wAsHrSGros Feb. 4 1855.
"SIR: With reference to our late conversation, An
now able 10 give you mere precise Information IN
gard to the subject to which it 1sls'ed remsin Sir,
your obedient servant, john E. CHAMPION
Mr.. MAX STRoBIL.
Mr.. strobel continued bis testimony as follows:
After receiving this letter went TO see Mr. Cramp-
ton The EFT morning; Mr.. Champion told me thai De
Rad received letters from home and that be wss willing
now N raise men here in the jurisdiction OF the n1ed
States for British foreign legion which should be es'
tablished either in Novs SCOTS Of In Csnsds.
"At the very ssne time be gave letter OF intro
duction to the British Consul in New-iork, Mr. bsT;
CLAW in which he states that l am already acquainted
with this matter and that Mr. Barclay might receive
me and talk with me shout thus SUBJECT ana tuas
,hould make preparations in New-York for getting
men, He told me at the very ssme time ne would ssnd
a messenger 10 the Governor General Of CansdA
went to New.York and delivered my letter to Dir. Bar
clay"
Dir. Strobel further testified that on Sunday,
March %. early IN the morning he left Philsdelphis
with .eventy.fve or seventy-siI men and two
officers who had been enlisted for the foreign legion,
and arrived in New-York Monday merning, about
FIVE o'clock; that he had received tickets and
twenty FIVE dollars to 60 on to New-York, where he
VS.. TO receive further means to take the men on 10
Halifax. To the question: When you got to New
York what did you do ~ he replied as follows:
Invent TO see Mr. Barclay, the Brt.h Consul st
New-York; and when got there MIR. Barclay sent me
10 Delmonico's TO see Mr.. Howe. The Hon. Joseph
Howe WAS at that time agent for the British Gov
eminent in this recruiting business in the States. he
vas living at DemOncoe. saw Mr. Buckneu, not
Howe He told me should be furnished with means
ss early possible before 10 o'clock; had TO divide
the men in different taverps and keep them together
here for res days. At last, was furnished With
tickets and cans 10 start with these men for Boston
where an English brig the America was waiting
10 receive us and take Us on board to take us 10
Halifax
This does not look like innocence on the part of
Mr. Barclay.
II is difficult to conceive Of an enlightened Gov
eminent, at this day, being engaged in more dis
honorable or discreditable undertaking than this
attempt of Great Britain to raise foreign legion
in the United States, in disregard of our national
sovereignty, and in violation or evasion OF our mu'
Dicipal law. 1t was scheme conceived IN ssaPldity
snd recklessness, and buDglingly executed Men
hish in official station under the British Govern
ment were proved to have been skulking about this
country trying secretly to raise, in low tavern' and
greg shops, foreign legion to uphold the droop-
ing glory Of England Mr.. Champion, the English
Minister at Washington, while satisfying Mr..
Marcy, the American Secretary of State, in his
confidential intercourse, " that his Government
:" had no connection with what was doing in the
United States for raising recruits for the British
" army" and was in no way responsible
for it, was, at the very time, himself direct
ing spirit and most active and efficient agent
in the dsgraceful business. One witness testified
that Mr.. Champion furnished to him the following
cipher for the convenience of concealing the
meaning of such telegraphic dispatches as there
might be occasion to use: