, 1875-01-23
THE "HESS|ANS."
Interesting Facts Relative to
the Merccnaries Of Our
Revolution.
How England Purchased Troops with
Which to Fight iIcr Revolt
eli CoIonisls.
Her Failure to Secure Men from
Russia and Holland.
Success Of Her Efforts Among
the Petty Princes Of
Germany.
Tho Bargains with Brunswick, Cassel,
Iauau, Walltek, Anspath.
und Ztrhst.
Every Man Killed Put So Many 7haters
into His Sovereign's Pocket.
Every Man Killed Put So Many 7haters
into His Sovercign's Pocket.
Every Three Wounded Men Count
ell for Quo Dead Man.
About 10000 Men in All Furnished,
the Total Loss Of the Force Ee-
ing About 10000.
Seventy Million Dollars Paid by The En-.
glfsh Treasury as Blood- Money.

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washington uroeno has very Interesting article
Oh IS Tho 11essian Mofcenaries Of Our neyolu-
ton" Ho sets out by showing how tho old
fn,,1ai .ryn5ea wn1a s,n.-scdei 1v },epds of
,,axaa...,.- ~, 49, 49,. Ia-.,o..,, ,..s
49, .'os s. .so''psu i' 49, 'ef
nlar standing armies and then describes tile
process Of t'rscruitluE " by which tl1cso armies
wero filled. such proccBs involving the yIeHt
fr,,ds ~ ,r,a, or,r.roc,,. -, o+c,se ~ .,,,r,r
A"A'' Wv ''1es y,
Eo"eFs "'t1 suo "'o6t Heatt'ca7 cAA'o'tloHs vi
InhnmRnity. TAs "recrut," once occurred, whR
Systematically frosted like 4 hrute.-his will
brokou down by physical tortures. his self.ro.
unoc, d..tr,vod h., con.t.nt 1,rn,,t;,t,o,,s ,.,d
III ~ o~n, ssns. rnss,n,no,, h~ f.mnns;,. r;.,'
scooos Of violence aud barbatity, Until Ia be-
cams almost utterly devoid Of tile better feelings
of man Ind ro no,iye bpt to aynd pnnianmopt
mi .orai1 ,,o,r,nr a. to tto nsrt,s. s,,a ..,sos
Tor ana against which no fought. "such.' aays
Mr.. Greene. 'waa the training Of ths men who
weto hired to f1pht agatust The Declaration Of
1n,,eocnbancc" sfr. d. thcn hr;np, b;n ntrtrh
- haar unan .no-a.n 1.,a,oa. a. 9o1,an. o '"''~1
I aooh oecame essaent 10 tic Encllbh ttov-
ornMcnt that 1t mnst either s1ro up tAe contest
WITH America OF stfenRlhe1 1ts hrm'es: Tue
popaiatioh o. or tle COLONIES Haa generally eStt"
onsaience, EnEfana hao ents u; no meg III &rms
between NoVa Scotia and F!orlua. Allowing all
that Gould be claimed Tor tho difference between
we'll. armed and well-4lscpslnet meu and All un-
dlaclpltneu atd ifopeffcct3, armed militia, It was
stu easy TO aeo that IN ttotracted contest such
~ this was sure to bc. numbers munt prevail.
Aef own s1cjecta England could not fully count
upon for ming tale raukf for ny many OF them
City Of London itself vas notoroaslv opposed to
It. 1t Taa neccHsary, therefore. for the Ministry
to cast about them for
hAS.nARKET
from Whcnce to draw thcir supplies. Tie first
tlat presented itso'f to their minds was 1stlss'a.
Tie two rovcresens "ero Oh friendly terms,
England bad virtually consented to the partition
81 roland, tn I772: Ite treatY OF kusschtik"
hatnarhcs IN !f14, had Lett itusHin with power
fua army. What moro rroltahle use could she
make of 1t than by selling it to England for 50
MANY G'ineas head? Cumming, the English
Minister at the 1snssian Court, was instructed to
begtn negotiations for 2o, ,000 men; Tor it WIS
not msfe atu1ll!arles, bnt sn m army, that Enelan1
Sought to bring into tue hela' thus Crushing tue
inaurrection bY well: directed blow. 1n NJ ill.,
tsts!ow With Count Psnin, Cathcrno'a 1'rime
Minister. tho British Envoy asked, ~ II in .
casnal conversation. s, whether. u tlie Irosont
measures for the suppression ct The tnsurrec-
ton should fail, aud hin lnaster should find him
SELF under the necessity u calling tn foreign
troops, io could count upon body o. ltussian
lnfantIyf Tho trained diplomat made no an-
who. replying ,n terms Of general rotoness
pr0fesatd to feel herself under great Obligations
to leurgo, which she would gladly re-
pay tn tho manner most agreeable to him.
Without waiting to molGh theeo words, which III
dlnlosnncy might meat mitch or might laeBn
nothing, Cunning wroto to h!a Court. in all
haste, that ths Empress would furnish the
20 0N infantry. !lo important tidhgs Wero
received by ths British Court with great de-
light. Tho commanders serving in America
were told OF what powerful succor thoy might
rely AMI tho hlnG III hla rapture Mrote with lid
own hRnu
LETTER or THANKS
to hia rogal sister. Cunning. waH ordered to
push on tho negotiations, aud, N it he had
neyor known before how little faith eau he
placed in tho language OF diplomacy. was over-
whened With aston!atln1snt wtisn he was coolIy |
told that tho words Of tho Emproas woro but tho
genora! EXPRESSION Of friendly feeling, and
that ahs AAd said nothing OF tho Russian In t
tantly: Great was the indignation OF the En-
gIssh King. not that tue negotiation bad failed,
hut that tho Empress had answered hfs royal |
autograph BY the hand Of pirate secretary.
Holland came next, aud, on superficial WOW. |
tho relations between the TWO committees seonled
to justify tbs application. But 1t was met ny HI
which found ~ eloquent expoaltor in
\ notlaman OF Obtryessl. tile Uaron Van der |
Capsien, who. speaking boldly In the uAme OF |
fresdom aud national honor, and setting tbs
1tBntinn nf huncnr in II trua 1tgltt in