Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-04
HUNTING AnoNG-Losr HEIR.
The Romance of Deserter from the
French Navy.
From the ve,O York Times INA

From tho 4ve,0 York Times tIndl
NEWPORT, Il. l., Oct. 2S.-Adolphe
Balashe and John E, Girard, of Cher
bourg, France, are searching all the mill
localities in the State for one Edouard
Recamier, who must be an old man by
this time, but who, if found, will have no
dltlculty IN coming into possession of a
| large fortune, which awaits HIM in
France, his native land. Recamier is be-
neVed 10 have followed from mis- youth the
calling Of weaver, and there is evidence
that be came to Rhode Island and found
employment. Nessrs. Balashe and CIR
! ard are endeavoring in a legitimate aud
honorable manner to secure the reward
offered for the discovery OF the where
abouts OF the objectof their search. They
| state that during the First Empire and
| wnen Nine. Recamler was noted belle,
near relative OF hers and heir to large
| estates, deserted his family and entered
the navy as sailor under an assumed
| name. he was but q mere lad at the
Tune, and was placed on board OF the brig
fomme dor. which saw considerable SER
| vice during Nap0eOu's reign.
Dung Recamier was naturally insult
ed to his position and he was not long in
gaining the Ill will of his superior officers
as well. Accustomed to q life of ease
and luxury, he found living on board ship
before the mast at a common sailor very
disagreeable, and be was often disciplined
tor dlsobeYing orders. A young Lieuten-
| ant who had obtained his commission
through the intercesslon of Nine. Re-
Gamer, complained Of him often, and
finally succeeded in having him trieed
up to the breech of gun, where he was
obliged to submit to a tiogging. The
Lieutenant little realized who the young
man was, but the latter knew him.
He at once became a sworn enemy of the
Empire. While his ship was at New
Orleans he deserted Der, and coming
North he fell in with French girl near
Boston and made her his wife. The girl
was an operativein a cotton mill, and she
supported her husband. A child was
born, and soon after this event Recamier
deserted them both.
When the First Empire was Overthrown
! he returned to France and had the priv
| ilege of assisting in the execution of the
| Lieutenant who had Inundated him on
| board ship. While in France be paid
| court to lady of rank, a relative, it is
| said, Of Nine. Roland, and he concealed
! his American marriage. The lady's name
! was Mile. Arn0t. and she soon married
| Recamier. Seven children were born.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Recamier died about 80
| years ago. Ten years after their death
their children, who had come into possess
| sion of their property, discovered paper
! among their effects which disclosed the
fact of the first marriage, which, OF
| course, made the second marriage illegal.
| II was learned from the paper that Re-
| camier had made some efforts to discover
his first wife and her child in order tnat
he might in measure atone for the wrong
which ne had done. The heirs by the
second marriage agreed to destroy the pa
per and divide the property among them.
The paper was destroyed, and for 40 years
the estates have been in their hands. But
the secret could not be kept. An inevita-
BILE quarrel took place, and one of the
parties, now richfrom other sources, dis
closed the scanda for revenge, and offers
to give up his portion Of the inheritance,
knowing that the others will be ruined
when they are Obliged to follow his eX
ample. A reward of 20, 000f. was offered
for the discovery Of the child by the
| American marriage, which is Recamier's
firstbOrn and heir to his estates.
Messrs Girard and Balashe are in earn
est and will leave no stone unturned tx
II nd the missingheir.