The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-30
MARY CLrNroS.

ST. InEE GrNERAL,-rhis Ddvcnlurcr
aud soldier Of fortune, who was captured
among The Chicago consprotor', aud il
now lying quite III in thi, commission,
has most romantic history, judging from
the following, which is going the news.
paper rounds;
81, Lcpor, Cor by that namc he Ia bet.
ter known in Europe aud Morocco, than
by any other, Is member Of n we'll.
known English fam y, aud seems 10 have
devoted his whole life to tho exciting
career of soldier OF fortune. IN early
lie ho served three years in French
Lluccr regiment, and had risen from n
private to n sOus.lcutcuan,. llo after.
ward became q consular agent at Tungicr
! Morocco, under MIR. Dummund Hay,
Having acquired perfect knowledge "
! Arabia, he cutercd The service of ABIDE
kadcr, aud under that renowned chit Ia,
fought the French for four years and I
half. AT another time of his l.fo hl
| ii ted ont vessel, aud carried on a wal
on his own private account with the Rit
pirates, ON tho Mediterranean, ab,ut in,
miles from Gibraltar.
| During the administration of Mr.. pnlb
tWUuuCd u Vetsvl Ut Barcelona, in Spain
tp cruise against the commerce If th,
Uritrd States. Although he hal beci
dismissed from the British Consul,tc a
at Tangicr, and he had been tNpcllc,
from Morocco Ia consequence OF IN,
many desperate acts ot yilliny h. hl,
Ipcrpc,ated against the irhubilants, h,
nevertheless lad the uullcity a. rcturi
10 TIngi,r IN he gIrb Of Aussumau
! IN order 20 procure the services OF we'll
| known Spanish hrigiud ns conGdcrut,
| In his scheme Of murder and pilugr. u,
/ The united vigilance OF our Cousuls n,
Gibraltar and Taugicr, -. Lcgrr's pirati.
cal plans were frustrated. The vessel
was seized by the Snuish authorities. the
crew dispersed, and Mr.. $. Lcgcr was a
second tlmr expelled from Morocco, with
the comforting assurance that third
visit ON his pa,t would ncccssilatc the
B1show tn send head to the Sultan
without the usual accompaniment of a
body.
st. Lcgcr cub equrnily turned up as a
Brigade MJpr, during the Crimean war,
in the Turkish contingent, and had some
inferior employment during the Iulun
muliny. lie has also been engaged In
war la Bucnos Ayrcs, aud at an carly
period VI tho present troubles he ran the
blockade and jincd his co lnborcrs in
iniamy, the Conf dcratcs. For cipht
months ha was AGu,ant General and
right-hand man TO flc notorious John
Morgan. S.. Lnger is fearless. cruel,
aud blood thirsty villain. In NJ rocco.
where he always wore tho usual red fez
cap, b, was kpown as a daredevil, ready
To risk his own life in the preparation OF
crime. The Moors feared him, aud from
the reputation he had acquired of possess
ing an evil sprt, he could traverse the
country unmolested.
1t Is dreadful to contemplate the crimes
this man must have committed against
our people, during his career Of murder
aud pill1go IN the service of tho rebels.
The appealing look tho innocent and
nnoilending man, woman or child, could
have no effect on ST. Lager. lie is q
thirstcr OF blood, aud his course OF inlamy
richly merits a short shift aud stout
rope.
81. Legtr is rather tall, thin, very wiry
ani acilve, aud his eyes have u wild, rov.
ing look, similar to some dcsperadoes con.
hned IN our state prison, Although he
looks about for'y'iyc, he il, in reality,
hny.six yea old His wife, lady of
rare accomplishments and highly conncc.
ted, IS now keeping school in Gibroltcr,
where she was compelled to ask protCc.
ton Of the authorities against the brutali.
ty Of her husband. The steamer Earl OF
Lovedale, which Pills between Gibraltar
aud Tangiers, was built aud owned by
81. Leger, at u time when ho dared not
place has foot on the Gland of the Moor"