, 1870-08-02


a century ago, the dwelling OF = legal 1ac-
t,E.ary OF no great prominence in ono OF tho
is?A.sls Of the Mediterranean was vocal with
ti-r cries Of an olive-conpl aioned, ro1ul-
lseaiei young Corsictn. No special pro MISC
fur many ycars attc1wArd. i1d;cat.l that with
.l,is Child had been born into the world ono of
tl:,'re rare natures which form ~ we'll as
n.al7 lne few great erAs in the history OF the
1arr-
1Ifty years la,or, An inconsidcrable island OF
e'sg};y rocks, lying almost md ocean between
i~o Ltr:isphe1sH, was elevated into an histori-
cal iint ortauce " hich no timo can destroy, by
a-sou.ibg frst tho r,i-on and then the tomb
81 this child Of half century CARRIER. Over
hin grave no other inscription was ne.dcd
n.an Dom at Ataccio. august Il, l7j9: died
tcn bis name on all the ages that wsrs to fol-
low. He found III. great institutions Of tho
civilized world essentially me- Iiev1, mo 1itied
inceth, and gradually becoming o5s.loto bat
ktl!l. in religion. in morals, in government aud
il. 'awr, expressing the Graul ide.s Of mcA
liz tlnoes Of sti1l unleytlopc4 dem ocracy-
Even Ahile ignotly frctt,ng away Tbs remnant
Gt lia life in ,,+ttv s1uabsIics With ii. iAi,eE
N- a. S1I'ole mic ,dcas" wero revolutionizing
1l'c sctai-civilized communities Of the new
wrrl1. Almost opposite l,Ls prison., tho wurn-
on! ssl'ani. Il cofuuial rule MAS waging aavago
rt;.,rilla Maff1ro with :hc native aud mixed
1-c- y that made up the ha1f-tamed population
Of Eutnos A{rea. With the records OF this
ls'4er s;rueEle And its possible in1nouce on
th" personal history Of non,ia1:c, Nsv H.-
ven in eomeallat connected. On marble
tl.h 1z.rertrd in tn. cell.r wall OF une Of the
1lret graceful dwellings that trout Cur public
E'ecn, il tic following:
.ru THE OWNER OF rgIs ItorsR
"DAsia c. ncfurtst, u na:irr ciL,z'u ~ Renning-
lie thtcd f'ruvhccS u S.uta America Of which
1truts .Attts II the capital where he resided
nahy yearF, and assisted In establishing Its ule-
rcistcnce.
.'t;kEETtSG: have caused this hcantlf1l build
1Eto tt erected. for yn!s sSe as We'll as tulne aud
tr.vc tAeen much rain. tn accommodate yna, for
Nh1rh sou will never rar, and betIz relation OF
nli.t, 'lr,aani that yl,u assemble yuar friends to
F,1hrr IN evtrE 18th .lay nf May. u honor OF The
f7y III the .ear 1=l0 TINT tho Inhabitants Of narnos
9 ftE.s established irtc = 've'nment~
:" DAVID liDAntEY, Ar::hl-uc:,
"ftpKarE :" HCI1EK. Mason, 4
..,Ew HAVEN, 1ssn"
Il, the July number Of the american Re
r;ttr. for lS47. il an article on ''The rumor OF
NJ, attempted rescue Of NAPOLEON At st. lIelcna
i'll 1873 dictated hy frstcrnal Affection aud
written tv gentleman OF tili- city, whom it il
III. alesa TO rsrticul rize otLcrs!se than by
e.y::,E tha' lis uan.e will 60 down 10 posterity
<s:tntatel with a noble gift on oac side Of tho
culture Of the country, and on tho other, with
= %till uohlcr Christian clla1ity From, its pages
,ye cs,t,tcnse tho following facta:
Al The close OF the war Of 1912, with Eng
1and. large number Of officers who had
served III tue navy Of the United States, were
iLzoan ou, OF employment Several ot The
allfst of them accepted commissions frem tho
government Of lsurnos Ayre~- then engaged
il Etr struggle for independence. Amons
tie number wss. Captain 7. 7. Shefiel1
fit. .,ee and libcra,l.r Of David c. OeForest
lclT resident OF New Haven, beautiful
N.~ York cl,rper tng. which had run with re
Ta1kable eurcess and Frt1f, As letter o.
natque between New Yolk and France, was
ltrSht II the l.uenus Ayrean Government aui
El.scabuco. Lieutenant Siraic1d, though
t.s'ol1 in rank, Was rcslly her comuAnder, i.
Lis superior officer wss NEST Of the timc IN
calablc for duty BY partisl arrangement. The
vc.ecl, of3ccrrd chiefly " Americans, bu
manned hT very miscellaneous crew, com
l...cd CT sailors OF almost all nations, va,
tceu cruising in the vicinity Of 81. Helena ii
tie hO.,e OF thterccIting and capturing tvs
III Essish letter Of marlue treasure ships thei
uu their WAY to Caili1- While thus engaged
tlr ringu!,r coincidence Of circumstances cc
sn.,ed, Which. II properly followed up nigh
Aass made tho history Of the nineicensh ecu
5urv rery different from what il il.
''Whcn the Chacabuco reached St lte:ens
dir Euieed al ncrchantnan. che sent her boa
cl. sEore under = rrctenoe OF meeting lettes
aud o,dsrr, hnt in fact to ascertain whcthe
tl:c tetters-o1-margue had gonc past, aud
1':eir great Joy it was found they had not; n
tnEiug to the chip. they put to Sea for ths
night, to determine what station to take a
1aokt likely to intercept them; station nea
The cruising ground Of the gun-hng was il
t.cg directly in the track Of ships aposoacl
ing tho islsnd from India; they therefore Dc
t"1rllnca 10 take that station and avoid th
t.r;g. The next day, in standing inst lore, the
WIRE surprised to find that the English CUR
hrig rctembled the ChAcabuco 80 much in siz
s~a!n jocoeely rsported her \ "twiu-ssser,
.1'd it vas this remarkable coincidence Of n
ycarAnce, even to tho darker color Of her fo,t
set'satt, which came 60 near being the me1n
~ seseaang the prisoner, - we shA1l present.
'tWheu the Chacabueo came within , ccrtai
E:s,Hnse, Tho Eun-hrax would fire gun m
E1se cnaHe; the chase iInme4ljA.etv tacEetl Lii
Sna s'ood to ses. After the E,n-hris reaehe
s.sSca md an.snse s,ans in ,hs oiaine. sho sgai
cral days. and tie CLAcahnco Tim. asre1, liz
Lac rs7f7u OF the otigs cr1;,sinr.stat,on ~
sooS one notice Of her stretching ont eacb d;
6eE2no 'ne ltomousory, or cape, to the win
s,oniinucd for nearly two weeks. the fh,".,,
60 keeping good look-ou. for the eInccs
Iich25-laae snios, Ind tho Eur.j,h liz -.
1orning her daily round Of prsacr,,eia az al, X,
Occasionally the Chaeah,ro would stre:c,, " "
10 tho winaward during the night and i, y
on one of those occasions that, soon n
night had set in, there arose enc ol liz
sudden and violent storms w1licl, sase v
a1n,hated forco &nd fury for \ few loar4, .
1hen almost as suddenly subride. Tia Chs
officers for her safety, that at one tins it '
proposed TO throw some Of hcr guns o.
board Tho fury Of the g1le was driving
near the cape; she might be far enougn
shore to pass IL; should sbe not be, every q
1uust petlah!
Daylight came, and with 1t clear /.
caira sky and bnHht ~nn, hut the tguardAcos
1rr1n y4as nnnA-HLef(ar tn tha haffnn or