Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-31
HUNTING LONG-LOST HEIR.
The Romance of IA De>erfer from the
French Navy.

4 Newport or. H. special says: Adolp'c
Balashc aud John l.. Girard, Of ChcrbOurg.
France. are searching all the mill localities
IN the state for one Edouard Marie Rcci-
mier, who mu.t be- an old man by this time,
but who, il found. will have no difficulty
in coming into possession o; . large for
tune, which awaits him IN France, his
native land. lGcamier is believed
to have followed from his youth
the calling OF q weaver, and there i
evidence that he came TO Rhode Island
and found employment. Me,srs. Blla,he
and Girard are endeayOIing in legitimate
and honorable manner TO secure the reward
offered for the discovery Of the where
ab0uts Of the object Of their search. They
state that during the First empire, and
when Nine. Recamier was noted belle,
near relative OF hers aud heir 10 large e.
tates deserted his family and entered the
navy ~ sailor under an assumed name.
lie was but mere lad at the time, and was
placed on board oi the brig POmme dor,
which saw considerable service during Ma
polton's reign.
Young Recamior was naturally unsuited
10 his position. and he was not long in gain
Ing the i'll will Of his mesSmates and OF his
SUPERIOR officers as well. Accustomed to
life Of ease and luxury, he found living on
board ship before the mast a. a common
sailor very disaeTeeabe, and he was often
disciplined for disobeying orders. \ young
lieutenant, who had obtained his commits
sion through the intercession Of Nine.
RGcamicr, complained Of him often, and
finally succeeded IN having him tricedupt TO
the breach OF gun, where he was obliged
to submit to a flOgeing. The lieutenant
little realized who the young man was, tut
the latter knew him. He at once became
a sworn enemy OF the empire. While his
ship was at New Orleans he deserted her,
and coming North he fell in with a French
girl near Boston aud made her his wife.
The girl was an operative in a cotton mill.
and she supported her husband. A child
was born, and soon after this event Re.
camler deserted them both.
When the First empire was oyerthrOwn
he returned TO France, and had the priyi-
lege Of assisting in the execution OF the
lieutenant who had humiiated him on
board ship. While in France he paid court
10 a lady Of rank--a relative. il is snid, OF
Mime. Roland, and he concealed his
American marriage. The lldy's name
was Mile. Arnot, and she soon mar
ried KGcamicr. Seven children were
born. Mr. and Mrs. RGcamier died
about fifty years ago. Ten years after their
Death their children, who had come into
possession Of their property. discovered
raper among their effects which disclosed
the fact OF the first marriage, winch, OF
course, made the second marriage Illegal
II was learned from the paper that Reca.
mier had made some efforts to discover his
first wife and her child In order that he
might in measure atone for the wrong
which he had done. The heirs by the
second marriage sgreed TO destroy the
paper and divide the property among
them. The paper was destroyed. and
for forty years the estates have
been in their hands. But the secret could
not be kept. An inevitable quarrel took
place, and one Of the parties, now rich from
other sources, disclosed the scandal for re-
venge, and offers TO give up his portion OF
the inheritance, knowing that the others
VIII be ruined when they are obliged to
follow bis example. A reward Of 20,0)0i.
was offered for the discovery OF the child
by the American marriage, which Is Reci-
uier's 6rst.born and heir 10 his estates.
Messrs. Girard d Balashe are in earnest,
and Will leave no stone unturned TO dndthe
missing her.