The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-24

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-. .hifss % which tn Ssathsfn rebss are
s,;,en 10 procure funds for waging their unncly
ar ~ g various and desperate - can wen -
conceiyed. All that unscrspuIous ss'ens ~
p: IN that lies, promises, proesses ana apPe:.
can accomplish; I'll that the so1s1 e e.S;en.s
Of dsspotic power over their oeiuosu su:Ssv..
the rebel leader 70 bolster up dead csccs, ana
secure ito ultimate triumph. For their ioiioNeIs
they paint the glorious future Of the empire -
the Southern Cree, and, when promises ihi, ~
sort 70 threats Of attaindsr and punishment TOT
treason. Fer foreign nations they hold out the
tempting bait Of cheap cotton and direct trade
In case they will break our blockade, and seno
crafty agents 70 poison The public mind against
% and offer seeming sound securities fer the me-
rotation Of the bonds. a
Jsd: Dsy;C's financial agent has been 70 Eng
land. negotiated loas, and returned 70 this
country, all within month. The particulars OF
iii remarkable financial mission and its results
ere - follow:
The Rebel Government becoming sadly short
of means. and unable 70 add even feather 70
the tremendcus load il had imposed on the banks.
bankers, and veters within ito jurisdiction, ana
having paved the way by the mission ana ma
chination Of the three rambling Commissioner,
cent one Thomas 8. Serrll, wealthy cotton
broker or factor of New Orleans, 70 England BY
the ateamer Persia on the 18th Of July, either
70 negotiate . loan or receive the Proceeds OF
one already arranged BY others-it matters NOS
which. The agent, with discretion which he
would have done we'll to pursue until MS SAFE
return TO the G. g. A., registered his name on
the steamer books ~ ''Nr. Serrill, Philadelphia
thus happily for him, giving no clue 70 MS
place of domicil or the nature of his mission
On board the vessel were sundry congeniai sPir
its from New Orleans, Charleston, Texas, Mobile,
and other Southern ports and places, ana
| snrinkIinp of English merchants and bankers,
american. Spanish and Belgian politicians and
| diplomats. .
h;s mission to the more useful safe and available
| of his fellow passengers, and no doubt "iaid
| piuen and paved the way for the little transact
| lions he proposed to make over the water
| Wonderful TO relate, BY some means or other he
accomplished his purposes, and that so speedily,
| that after the exchange Of documents, by by.
nothec.tion of securities, and arrangement Of
other prelminaries, he drew 900 in Bank Of
| England notes, and was ready to return by the
Persia on her homeward voyage. Before leav.
| ing. he and the Rowing Commission made all
| their arrangements for the transmission OF more
funds BY safe opportunities, at stated intervals.
So far everything had gone on swimmingly, and
shrewd, smooth, plausible, able Mr.. Serrill had
| finished his mission in the most successful man.
ner.
| Poor Mr.. serrill, with his pocket full Of ster.
| ling currency, lacked the ordinary discretion Of
l ILL tod hov Eor. a1rhnuUh hA 0Oin0
to an enemy's port, in company with many whom
he could have hardly regarded as Other than
enemies, he made no secret Of his mission and
| its results. More than this, he glori6ed him.
self and the G. 8. A. in after dinner declama.
ton, in midnight seances at the whist table, in
midday walks on the quarterback, and morn.
ing lounges in the smoking-room, with foolish
| ysinglory he boosted Of the superior financial
credit of the G. 8. A. over the United States
Government in English monetary circles, of his
own easy negotiation Of the loan, of his posses.
sion of the FAC, 600 installment, of the receipt
of silver service from admiring British bank.
ers, which was to follow him in the next steam.
err and, in general Of the entente cordiale already
existing between their Majesties of France and
England and the inchoate slave empire which he
worthily represented. These silly vaporipgs
were attentively listened to by loyal American
fellow-passengers, and his several boasts and
statements carefully noted down for future use
against him.
At length the steamer enters port, swings in
the steam, fires off her guns and is boarded by
the Custom House officers. The indiscreet, f.
nancial agent, perhaps remembering nothing oil
his indiscretion, waits his turn for the examina
ton of his baggage, and got it with vengeance
There is a whispered communication by the 10y
al passengers to officers James 3. Archer, AL.
exander Isaacs and Thomas j. Brown, an eye.
searching through the crowd, and presently
alas for J. D. and his money!-the removal OF
the body and baggage of Mr.. Thomas s. Serrill
to private apartment, where, despite struts
and protests and threats q strict search of per
son and property is made The officers we're
amply rewarded for their trouble, for in his
trunks were found, perdu, several bundles of in.
teresting letters addressed to Serrill, and in q
belt about his body q roll of clean, new, genuine
Bank of England notes, of the value of nearly
100000. 1t is necessary to say that the whole
concern-man, baggage, treasure-trove and all
were seized in the name of the United Stltes
taken to Mr.. Surveyor Andrews, and libelsd and
indicted by Mr.. District Attorney Smith. All
this was done, and the uDlucky fnanciering
tourist was safely secured to await trial aud pun
ishment. Serrill claims to be a Philadelphia
by birth, and that his family are now in that
city; the former, if true, only making his tres
son more odious, and the latter evincng more
prudence and foresight than he has shown since
his departure from Liverpool on the homewsrd
voyage.
, United States Commissioner Henry commit
ted Sorrill to the Toombs to await examination
which was set down for Monday morning -
Clarkson G. Potter is his counsel.
Meantime, communication will be had with
the Department at Washington, and it is not uR
likely that Serrill may be ordered at once to Fl.
e. Ill
action as to his person, though not as tn the
con6scstion of the property found in his posses
sion.
The People Call for vigor.
1t would not be profitable, and we have no
desire to disguise the fact, that the Administra.
ton has in prosecuting the war exhibited great