New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-16

things aTe el.eS b, 70. Certainly nave never seo'
fighting more indicative Of cowara;.e on endesVors
20 prevent being hurt would indicate IL laan IL
this manner of duehug with seh!dgerS or SWORDS
ROMANCE Op ARlsTOCRATIC SWlNDLtNG.
Co....porssree Of The ". I. Tribune.
P.RIs, Aug. p, 1859.
Daring the Autumn OF 1855 tie arrest OF his Excel
leroy Baron de HsrrssdoIi. formerly Privy Councillor
OF Prussia on tie Badsnssiss frontier crested con-
siderable eIcitersn. in Pane where the Baron had
for some time been occupying an important posiuon'
Had not been for TIE severe censorsnip men eAei
cised over the press, and he desire OF the french
Goverrrel; 20 remain On go,d terms with the Gov
ernuent of Prusss, which did no, allow anything 70
be published in the French papers rejecting on the
70, al family OF Prussia The details of the affair would
then have been leid before the public.
A few days ago the statement in the pspers here
that the Baron de Hermsdor; ard certain Mr.. Sonn-
tse ac been tried n Prussis and contemned 10 tour
years imprisonment in the Peuiten,sry, revived the
interest orce aroused in the Baron. l lived for some
time in the house in which the Baron resided for sew
ersl years, ard ny host, who is considerable loser
through him. related TO ne all the particulars in re-
card TO the Baron, and his completely With the
Price Of Prussia n the celebrated swindlng opers
ti0ns.
lie baron &c helUtIOll WIS cuuSssSo Win INC
present Princes OF Prussia, the dioc King, The pres
ent Regent and Prince Charles. He then entered
the Amy and became the isn. Of the father of
these Princes. Having tins become acquainted with
many family secrets, and with the real meaning of
the viii Of the old Kng. Hermsdorf became obnoxious
to the present dio.ic King and some pretsxt was
banished
The Baron de Hermsdorf went TO France, estab-
lished himself at S:rasbourg with his family and
through his address .oon the confidence Of those
with whom he csme in contact. He then began to
organize Lis gigantic scheme OF Algerian Colonial
ton and he obtained promises OF assistance from the
first commercial houses Of Strasbourg and Basle. To
carry out this plan be went Paris where he was IN
trodueed TO the Sen,tor Baron de Heckeren through
the insti uments,y Of Prince Charles of Prussia. lie
had letters from the Prince TO Louis Napoleon alao
then President Of the Republic by whom he was re-
ceiyed twice. Prince Charles introduced the Baron
the friend of his youth (Jvgendtrexnd), and re-
quested the President 10 give his friead the Baron
the Necessary amount OF land to carry out his great
scheme Of colonization, which destined TO do so
much for Agiers.
Louis Napoleon at tha. time anxious 10 confer all
possible favois on the royal families Of Germany
nised Hermsdor bis aii ard gave orders that all
facilities should be afforded him for visiting Agiers
and thst he should have the choice Of the lands then
in the hands of the Government: The Baron, with
his Secretary, went 10 Africa bearing letters from
Prince Charles of Prussia to Marshal Random the
Governor Of Algers. lie was received with distnc-
,ion ard escort of engineers placed at his Disposal
lie visited various parts OF the country, especially
the bet springs Of Hannah Muscotin.
Marshal Rar don promised the Baron that he would
fulniih the bursaux in Paris Immediately with de-
x,,t,. Of l.la tphi hah al
the colonization scheme could be Sc, in motion imme-
diately. About that time, however, the coup dftat
made a complete change in the Algerian bureaux,
and Gen. Dsumas St. Arnsud, and others, succeeded,
WI 0 counterscted the scheme of the Baron. So the
thing was protracted.
In the .an time Baron de Hernsdorf established
a Colonization and Commercial Company in
Paris, with the object of transporting poor
Prussian subjects TO the borders of the Sahara.
1t was about the time Of the creation of the
Credit Mober, ard many other sTiDdllng schemes.
Prince Charles Of Prussia gave s2 600 to the estab.
lshment Of the concern, and became the only share
holder. To give the scheme fclat, however, several
Of tie fret of Frsnce apps AIRED the List Of Dr.
rectors; it through the order Of Louis Napoleon
himself that those names were Withdrawn, and the
Society consequently expired.
In the month Of October 1857, Baron de Hermsdorf
finally succeeded in obtaining the concession for the
Algerian lands. Il became necessary for him TO 60 to
Berlin 10 see Prince Charles in regard TO the
ID be taken Bu, he was without funds, and he had
to apply to bis landlord for the means of travelling.
His landlord heard nothing of him until April,
1885, when be received letter Akng him to come to
Easle. He went and the Baron told him that he had
a contract by which the Prince had bound himself to
carry cut this colonization s,heme To prove ths, he
took the man to the notary, DR.. Schaab, whsre the
contract hown bim in which ii is distinctly spsci
fed that in consideration Of thirteen different items Of
property which conveyed TO the Prioce, by thu
Baron, the Prince oblis ated hmseif to procure
cession of land for the Baron in Algers and to al
vance the necessary money 10 carry out colonization
scheme. To sstsfy himself the landlord wrote TO
Price Charles, begging him TO pay the expenses
incurred in On undertaking in which he was partner
Prince Charles replied the. he did not know any
Baron de Hernsdorf but he knew a swindler by
the name Of Karl Wedeke, who had cheated him out
Of tl20 This letter bewldered the landlord; he
did rot know what TO believe. lie, however, reco-
lected that the Prince was in correspondence with q
barker by the name Of Vanguard, Rue Berger, No. 49,
in Paris in relation TO this very business. He went to
NJ Vanguard, stated lis case, and the banker showed
him the autograph letter Of the Prince explaining the
interest be had in the matter and asking him NJ
Marqusrj) to advance to NJ. Baron de Hernsdorf
bis Juees5tfeund, that excellent and respectable
business usn, 100000, for which be would be re.
sponsible.
This determined tee landlord 10 sue the Baron and
the Prince. Several other persons had already COM
meneed suits agairst them in Switzerland, and the