The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
A British Legislator ana Blockade
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The London Star, of June l3, under the
heading, SIS it the NJ p. for Donegalr
publishes the subjOined
A passenger from New York 70 Liver
pool on board the steamship Scotia gives
The following account of q fellowv oyager;
After having assembled on board our
ship the large number of nearly three hun
dred passengers, we cast off and proceeded
down the bay. In g few moments q per-
son appeared walking aft on she quarter
/ deck. dressed in the ZJusvs costume. He
! wore q psir of very large ZOuave trOWsersI
lined on the seat with leather, and extend
ipq down a little below the knee, q pair OF
cowhide boots, and 8 rather short rOunds'
bout Jacket of gray cloth. My attention
was so much attracted by this singular look
ing individual that I wasinducea TO inquire
who he was, and what country he hailed
from, and was told that he was an eccentric
Englishman, who had been out nthe prRi-
ries shooting buffalo. Asthis appeared rea-
sonsble enough, my curiosity was st that
time satisfied, and 1 thought no more on the
subject. In the course of 8 day or two
I observed that he wRs well known
to many of the passengers. Having acct
dentally made his acquaintance, IN the
course of conversation he without much
hesitation revealed his true character. L
then found that he Was 8 member OF the
British Parliament, but had lstterly been
engaged in running the blockade. After
having made four successful voyages, IN
the last attempt he had failed, and u his
vessel into Charlotte Bay, south OF VII
mington. He then ordered his vessel TO
Havana, and endeaVored to land In q
small boat, but was upset in the surf, and
saved himself with great difficulty with
the loss Of all his luggage except q small
carpet bag. He proceeded through the
country to Fayetteville, from thence to
Raleigh, where he met General johnson
and staff, and being well received remain
ed with them several days. He then
passed on to Richmond, where he became
an inmate at General Lees Headquarters
He continued with General Lees stat
about three weeks, or until the fall o
Richmond and the subsequent surrender
of the army. By what means this Wllc
Irishmsn, who represents q district of Ire
land in the British House Of Com
mons, reached New York. Tn
/ writer did not learn, but dur
| ing his pilgrimage he has come into pos
1 bEEblOh VI q OhAbC4 0boNSo
coat, which it was said was taken from
+ corpse, and it might naturally be inferred
that this served Us a disguise. He seemed
+ to take great pleasure on one or two occs
sions in exhibiting it to the passengers,a n'
in showing the hole where the bullet hA'
passed which had killed the original owner
| This indecent exhibition did not exsctl.
suit the taste of the American passen
gers, aud influenced by their remarks
he discontinued it. However, tn
display of the coat upou person
decorated as it was by the beaneful, brigh
United States button, went far to improv
his appearance. With all his eccentrici
, ties, he was thoroughly good-nstured, an
1 cannot but acknowledge that l foun
him an agreeable companion, from whor
a l derived much information and smusE
ment. 1 could not refrain from givin
6 this brief description of a person who mui
be well known as q blockade runner and
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