Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28
he French Adventurer.

lueusls n handed over to the police, failing ecordi .uv criminal charge, he should have ' ieavs in A tree and cowhided. The story ,IaN poyiere was an officer in the French er m Id was at the siege of Sebastopol. At bottom of the war he came to this country as IS Cor. .- He met with no success and came Iaaks I.a Mobile, and attempted to lecture there ya T. .r,an having pronounced him humbug. fe~ ,re passed, and Riviere was shot in the Space While at Mobile, he was introduced in f ., 0ly of Col. Blount, lawyer of repute, ell; ;aS ,hs morning of the duel told Mrs.
 and her pretty daughter cock and bull
 his family, his wealth and standing all at. .b efectualy hocussed both mother and
 ,., After his wound he returned to the
 # glount and succeeded in making an vhS .usut of marriage with Miss Emily levi, Col. B., however, finding that the rims. had at least one wife living, and having Is a,s ed copy of certificate of marriage of vaes ,, with Jane Bouche, at New York. on d for th June, 1858, very naturally objected to sncs ughter, who is pretty and has property of cad. vn. becoming the second wife of the ad- en. rer. Thereupon, mother, daughter and ana renehman went to New Orleans The yess pursuing, they went to Havanna, but the
 er being close after them. succeeded in hres his truant wife and daughter, and sailed Itioa New York. Revlere followed them and md stole the two women. We give below hre euer of Reviere, and call attention to some
 of it. In the first place he brags of his gh ey, when his occupation was that of an De. ant lecturer, when he had borrowed and en paid certain sums of money, and had for ts bonds, which he left his securities to pay ss ke next place, the scamp, while he admits ths 4ormer marriage, says that it is void, be- ,m his mother did not know he was out, and .of use it was without the consent of his fami- viii His reasons for the invalidity of his mar en are very singular to us, who have been in ars habit of considering that ceremony as ils Der to be dispatched with very few words es LETTER FROM CAPT. DE REVERE
 Nev Fork, 3d July, 1858
 m eaving this country, feel 1t my duty to :, yer the calomnies which have to this day u ted with all the contempt they deserved 'e public opinion may have been imposed ge by the Alabama papers, These people, during the months that lived amongst !, n, would not have dared to hazard an impo- VI word against me, now that they feel them "a les out of reach of my horse whip. barke A pusy, and are not afraid of publishing the furnished to them by my enemies. I de-
 to establish the facts in their truth Mr. F. Blount (the outraged fathe) is not. as rep ented, wealthy resident of the south. 1 [ Iwer sought his acquaintance. He sought hne. lie was the one who insisted upon my
 1ng carried to his house when was wounded
 "a duel which resembled an assassination hen It was a question of marriage between
 Rss Blount and myself-he authorized Mrs
 punt, at my request, to correspond with my pily in France and to his knowledge receiv.
 answers from my mother. Mir. B,ount then sted me with the care of his wife and dauoh- lie desired me to accompany them to the untry and to some watering place for the sum-
 r lie came himself to see us off on board
 len we lett for Demopolis. He authorized
 uauSh'er 10 wear and receive from me an
 gagemeht rlng With my name in it. Ira.
 l'hs With the ladies, of course supported
 expenses, and It speak of these petites nais-
 fss 1t is because 1 hear that irsinnatiops ar.
 ue among the public for the purpose of mak-
 people believe that I have eloned with an
 press for her money Later. bv the treason
 miserable wretch who I had by charity
 ken in my service, and who abusing my con.
 ence, stole letters written by me to an old
 stress who had passed for my wife and taken
 name Mir. Blount took his daughter away
 force and forbid her to see me any more
 De- however, spoke to me the same dav She
 ld me that notwithstanding her fathers disap.
 oval she would remain faithful tn me. and re.
 tested me to do the same. She said she would
 eSt the tyranage that oppressed her. She was
 fned away but kept writing to me warning
 e ol the plans of assassination that had been
 med against me in her presence bv my ene-
 les. She expected me to take her back and
 otect her. She makes an appeal to my cour-
 gailantry and heart. 1 keep those letters
 eay for publication. 1 love Miss Blount
 toVe anything in the world love herepure
 Tor herself, knowing very we'll have noth-
 g to expect from her. As long as she will en-
 parase me shall protect her and will marry
 e aS soon as can, notwithstanding the oppo-
 uoh and menaces. beg to say that until this Ssy none but ridiculous champions have op 0sed me, such as Mir. Savage and Thomson 2 Havana, Needham Whitfield of Demopolis unroe de Wees in New York and other such ohtemptibie adversaries. It takes better men fii"n 'hese to stop or oppose Capt de Rivere,
 no was one of the 9 officers selected in the
 hole French army for the honor of command ng the forlorn hopes at the seize of Sebastonol
 have been treated as an adventnrer and q #sagabond by men who would find it very en- Eoarrasslng to tell who their grandfathers were. $~hen can prove them through the chronicles |8ahd history of my country who were mine from me year lO66. have got better name than Mr' Blount. l am 20 times as rich AS Mr. Dount have no pecuniary obligations to MT. 4 Diount He has some toward me- 1 always considered that addressing Miss Blount I paved great honor. not to her, she is worthy of hlSher addresses, but to him Mr. Blount The fdcuous scandal and islander which he has made shall fall upon him without reaching me. he has rendered himself guilty toward me of grave offences. As for the ceremony performed
 last winter in chapel on Canal street. it is by al! means illegal and worth nothing. Without S'DeSS but one. Without license from any ,l mislstrate. Without publication of bans.-- without my family's consent or knowledge Whlch as every one knows are. absolutely nec- e$ary for my marriage to be considered lawful m m, france) Without publication in the papers. ne certificate presented by Father Lafond is ialse as the lady engaged gave ficticious name ana age and produced no papers to back them. 'o'Sented with repngnance to this ceremony 10 extrcate myself from an embarrassing po- '''ioh towards certain persons that shall only name when compelled to. Priest, lady and "i'hess had promised secrecy. Here are, sir, 'ne exact facts such they stand and not such as tney are made, and beg from your justice aud, aaa ,'mpartlallty to insert it in your columns sual always be ready for my opponents on any ground For all my communications give my os"srs n nalrecs'on: Lieutenant Edmond Ar "'"s ue nlV'ere Imperial dragoons guards Paris"
 Ii. ARNOUS DE REVERE.
 HIS letter contains among other lies, an as- sef'i0h that Miss Blount has no money or pro- per'y' when the truth is that she has or will nave sio,ooo, which is no doubt, the object of the Captain. It is singular how women can he humougged by such pretenders. In spite oft nratn