The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-08

princes of various German states, and
the towns and cities of Germany were
overrun with recruiting officers. kid
mapping men 10 be sent to America to
fight in the British cause.
Brunswick, Hesse- Cassell, Hesse.
Hanau, Waldeck, Anspach and Anhalt-
Ierbst were secured, and 29166 men
were shipped across the sea 1t cost
the British people s100,o0o,oOo. To a
German officer of high rank hungering
| for war what more natural than that
/ he should contemplate with satisfac-
i ton the prospect of commanding a por-
I tor If not all of the German troops.
| in the service of the British King?
| But this suggestion of St German
| presented an altogether different view
| It hit the Imagination of Steuhen II
/ the Inducements were satisfactory, he
/ saw no reason why he should not ac-
! ccpt. SO he made an appointment tc
| meet Franklin. The soldier In the
| glittcring Uniform and with the cross
! of the order of "Fidelite" did not APP
| peal to the philosopher diplomatist as
| did Lafayette. Calmly but CURLY he
| told him he had no authority to enter
| into engagements for services of mer
could not advance anything for the ex.
pense OF the voyage.
Steuben was furious. He felt it was
little short of an insult to SO reply
to a man of his position and talents
He notified Beaumarchaist and st. Ger.
main he would give no more thought tc
their suggestion But st. German
knew Steuben, and, selecting favor
ablc opportunity. when the Spanish
Ambassador. Count Amanda, was pres
ont. he pIqued Steubens pride by telling
what plans he had conceived for the
baron. But" he said in closing, here
is a man who will risk nothing, conse-
quently he will gain nothing
The Die Is Cast.
Steuben went back to Germany In
stead of continuing on to England
Then in three months he returned t
Paris. He had decided. And, like th'
hot blooded, warm hearted. honorable
| man that he was, his decision was o
| the kind to be proud Of. He gave vi
| his small property and his government
annuity to his nephew, Baron Won
| Canitz, and, with four young men t
serve as his aids. he sailed septembe
| 90, 1777, from Marseilles in the Heu
| TtuS, Ills dllS WIZ isiiLeiiit' is'i'i'i''N
! Des Epineres and Ponthiere. AS h
could not speak English. Pierre S. Du
ponceau, later known as one of Phil
adelphia's leading scholars, lawyers an
linguists, but then gay boy of seven
teen, accompanied him as interprete
and secretary. A mutiny enlivened tn
voyage, and Steuben was able to ShoN
his calibre as a lighting man. 1t wa
not until December ! that the vessf
arrived at Portsmouth, y. H.. and Steu
ben first saw the American flag.
The fort fired a lieutenant general
salute in honor of the distinguished al
rival, and the whole town turned OF
to see the veteran of the Seven Year!
War. Steuben at once wrote to Wash
ington and Congress. expressing III
desire to deserve the title of a cttize
of the United States b. fighting 70
the liberty OF the nation This wa
different, decidedly different, from dis
cussing terms for his sword and SCI
vice. Letters from Franklin, Dean
and Beaumarchais also We're forward
ed, and then Steuben set out for Bos
ton. where he met John Hancock. tn
British held Newport and New Yorl
Congress was sitting at YORK. va !
get there and avoid the British Ster
ben followed q roundabout course
which Hancock, at the direction
Congress-, mapped out for him. Steube
had not gone far when he had an eH
perience with a Tory landlord In
heayy snowstorm he and his part
We're forced to seek shelter at IN
Torys inn. 1t was a place OF eNil II
putc. ana Steuben's guide had bee
warned TO avoid II, as II might OF
danger the generals safety, but II
Storm was so severe they had no n
Tentative The landlord refused I
give either beds or food TO them Whe
this was explained TO Steuben, he DIRE
his pistols pointed them at the !ant
lord and yelled In German
no No set neds?"
The question was Translated To Il
terrified innkeeper
'Yes, Ito replied,
"Rread?n
"Yesn
"Meat, drink. eggs, mike"
Yes, yes, yes, yes was the answe
"rhen hastenN roaeed steuben
There were half dozen Tories pre-
= ent but so inspiring was the MAJ
ncr of the German general that TIN
not only did not interfere, but assiste