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THE LOST OIE FOOD;

OR,

ADVENTURES OF BRITISH SUBJECTS

DURINO TBI!

CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES.

" It was meet lliat we should make merry and be glad; for this my son teas dead,
and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found."

St. Luke XV, 32.

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PRINTED BY JOHN LOVELL, ST. NICHOLAS STREET.

1868.

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PREFACE.

In drawing up the narrative which occupies the following
pages, the Compiler's task has been a very simple one.

His part has been to take down from the lips of the two
principal actors ( both of whom he has the pleasure of num-
bering among his personal friends,) the details of rhat strange
series of events which is here chronicled ; and afterwards to
arrange them in the form of a continuous narrative.

He has added nothing, or next to nothing of his own in the
shape of comment or reflection. He has always adhered, as
closely as possible, to the words of his informants.

He wishes that the story may convey its own moral, unaided
by any comments that he might make.

He leaves it to the intelligent reader to trace the hand of
Providence in bringing about by instruments so varied in class
and character, His purposes of grace and mercy ; and further
to note the truth of a homely maxim which says : that " Heaven
helps those who are ready to help themselves ;" or in other
words, that perseverance, energy and determination, when ex-
ercised in a good cause, and in subordination to the Divine

will, seldom fail in attaining their reward.

F. J. B. A.
Drummondville Rectory, )
June 18th, 1867.

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THE LOST ONE FOUND.

PART I.

NORMAN MACKENZIE'S NARRATIVE.

I.-CKIMPED.

It was on the first day of August, 1863, that I left my home, in
the Township of Wiokham, County of Drummond, Canada East,
with a view of seeking some remuuirativo employment abroad. I
was between seventeen and eighteen years of ago when I first left
the residence of Mr. William Bothwell, my step father, and his wife,
my mother. My first efforts to obtain a situation were made in
the large and thriving village of Lennoxville, some fifty miles dis-
tant from home, where however, 1 found but little encouragement.
On being told by a man whom I there met, that by going to the
United States I should havH a much better chance in attaining
my object, I determined after a short deliberation to follow his
advice.

Accordingly I found myself a short time after, at the Town of
Island Pond, and here began that train of adventure, which but
for the interposition of a merciful Providence would most probably
have resulted in my premature death. In a refreshment saloon at
this place I met with two men, brothers, of the name of Greenlaw.
After a little conversation during which tliey promised to obtain
for me the employment I was seeking, they invited me to visit them
at their hotel.

Upon my doing so they stated their intention of going to Port-
land in a few days, and proposed that I should accompany them,
renewing their promise of finding in that city an opening suited to

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my requirements. In the meantime they (kindly as I thought) in-
sisted that I should take up my abode with them at their hotel.
In the course of a day or two wo started for Portland; and now
for the first time I became aware of the avocation of my new
friends. They brought along with them several men whom they
had induced to offer themselves as recruits for the Federal Army.
This ought to have sot me on my guard. However no proposition
of this kind had as yet been made to mo, and I went on. At
Portland wo remained some days, but no appointment being ob-
tained for mo I returned with the Greenlaws to Island Pond. Hero
.it length they proposed to mc that I should enlist as a substitute.
This I flatly refused to do. Finding I was not to be persuaded,
and having in the course of our acquaintance gained some degree
of confidence in me, they made another proposal. This was that
I should return to the neighborhood of my home in Canada, and
endeavor to obtain recruits. After some deliberation I consented
to this course and was by them aupplied v th the necessary funds.
After an unsuccessful tour I returned by appointment to Island
Pond, and thence to Lewistown, still accompanied by the Grecnlaws,^
whom I did not even yet suspect of evil designs against me. One
day, however, while in a refreshment saloon I was invited to take
a glass of ale with them. I had no sooner done so than a dull
dreamy feeling oame over me, and in a short time I lapsed into
utter unconciousness.

When I came to myself whJc;h was not until the following day,
I was in soldier's clothes, and the bounty, three hundred dollars,
was in my hands. The Greenlaws who were still near me tried to
console me. They advised me to leave my bounty in their hands
promising to take care of it for me, and to pay me interest upon it ;
and engaging on my complying with their request, to obtain my
release before I arrived at Portland.

Grasping at this as my only chance (though a slender one) of
obtaining my liberty, and still partly under the influence of the
stupefying draught, I suffered them to take my money into their
charge. Shortly afterwards in company with about four hundred
others I was conveyed to Portland, where we remained about a
week stationed on Mackay's Island. Hence we were removed on

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board ship to Boston and thence by an ocean steamer to Alexandria
in Virginia. The voyacre occupied three days and three nights.
Between four hnndrod and five hundred recruits were on board.
The state of disorder and license was something fearful. There
was a gang of ruffians on board who hud enlisted merely for the
sake of the bounty, and for what thoy could afterwards add to this
by theft and plunder, intending to make their escape when they
reached land. These men were armed with " Slung shot," a
weapon consisting of a strap of leather which is fastened around
the wrist the end of it being loaded with a ball of lead which when
not used is concealed in the coat sleeve. A little after dusk on the
evening of the first day, one of the gang, attacked a man who wag
a little under the influence of liquor, struck him on the head with
one of these weapons and robbed him of his watch and money. A
search was instituted, but the robber could not bo found. At night
when all the rest where in bed these men put out the light that
was left burning in our sleeping place, and then went round tho
bunks robbing the inmates in the most barefaced manner. They
roughly aroused the sleepers, striking them on the head with their
slung shot upon their offering the slightest resistance, and forced
them to give up their money. The cries and groans of those who
were thus assaulted were often heard. As for myself I had formed
a sort of partnership with three others who knew someihing of the
state of things which might be expected on board a vessel of this
description. Accordingly we were provided for it. Two of us
armed with revolvers took turns in keeping watch throughout the
night. When morning dawned the cabin floor was seen to be
strewn with empty pocket books, and purses, which the robbers
had thrown aside after abstracting their contents. Complaints
were of course made and on the next night officers were sent down
to look around and preserve order.

While they remained below all was quiet, but when they had
retired the same scene was repeated. My own party waa left un-
disturbed until the third night when as two of us were watching
we saw two heads raised above the level of our berth, which was a
little more than a man's height from the floor. Seeing, however,
that we were on the aiert, and probably knowinr: that we were

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armed, the heads were withdrawn, and we were left in peace. On
the second night several of the gang had been discovered and taken
into custody, and on the third night, the remainder were arrested.
One, a boy of sixteen years, was caught with his hand in the poc-
ket of an officer. On his person was found money to the amount
of $3,000, the proceeds of three nights pilfering. His punishment
was severe. He was tied up in the rigging by his hands and feet,
his weight being chiefly supported by his hands. After we had
landed, he made his escape, and I never heard anytiiing more of
him.

From Alexandria we were sent by railway, for some distance,
and then marched to our destination, the army of the Potomac.

li.— SKEDADDLING

I had nothing particular to complain of with respect to my usage,
during my first soldiering experiences, but still I could not recon-
cile myself to this forced separation from home, and engagement
in a service, and in a cause with which I had no sympathy. My
only thought night and day was directed towards the possibility
of effecting an escape, and before a week had elapsed since my
joining the army, a fit opportunity seemed to present itself cf car-
rying my cherished purpose into action. I made the acquiintance
of two French Canadian youths of the respective ages of sixteen
and seventeen. They were in the same position as mynelf, having
being inveigled into the American service, by underhand means.
They also entertained the same desire to effect an escape at all
costs.

One dark night we set off together, to put our design into exe-
cution. Aided by the darkness and by the wooded nature of the
country, wo had no difliculty in passing the sentries, and in getting
clear of the camp. Then we went on, and on, all through that
weary night. Towards morning we stopped, and lay down to
snatch a short repose. When it was light I climbed a tree to re-
connoitre. What was my horror to see not two miles from me the
American camp, which we hoped we had left many miles behind
us. We were indeed yet within its limits, for on every side I
could see the tents occupied by its outposts. We had been (as is

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so often the case in this blind walking; through woods) travelling
the whole night in a circle. This was indeed disheartening. Ne-
vertheless there was nothing for it but \,o try again, and try again
we did; and by dint of dodging among trees, and occasionally
climbing a tree to look out, we once more got clear of the army.
Then we turned our steps northward towards the Blue Mountains
which wo could see before us. After a toilsome march during
which we fed on Indian corn which we found in the fields, and
the wild grapes and other fruits which the woods supplied, and
slept in the best nook we could discover, we reached the foot of
these mountains. Here we fell in with a party of scouts belonging
to the Confederate army, who advised us to go up the Shenandoah
Valley, and join the main body about forty or fifty miles distant.
The French lads were, however, disinclined to this course, and
we therefore determined to make for Harper's Ferry. We followed
the Blue Mountains for some distance, and then having crossed
the ridge near a pass called Snigger's Gap, descended upon the
Shenandoah River, which at this place ran immediately at the
foot of the mountains. The river was here very shallow and full
of stones. We should soon have reached the other side had not
an unexpected interruption occurred in the midst of our passage.
The noise of the water had prevented our hearing the voices of
men hailing us. A bullet from a revolver, however, which struck
the rock upon which I was at that moment standing, brought us
to a halt. Looking around I saw a party of men making towards
us in a boat. I at once came to the conclusion that they were
Federal soldiers, and that all was over with us. We had before
this found an opportunity of changing our soldier's clothes, but
one of the Frenchmen still retained his military cap. At a sign
from me he now let it drop into the water. When the men came
up wc found to our great relief that they belonged to the Confe-
derate army. When we had told them what we were, they advised
us to go up the Valley to their camp. We nevertheless preferred
to follow out our original plan. That night we slept in a haystack.
Nex* morning in crossing some fields, we came to a house occupied
fortunately by a family in the Southern interest. They received
us kindly and gave us a good breakfast, the first regular meal we

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had tasted since leaving the army. They refused our offers of
payment and directed us on our way. Following their guidance
we crossed the railroad, and after a walk of about two miles through
some fields, entered upon a lonely road with woods on either side.
On turning a sudden corner, we saw at a short distance before us,
a little stone house. An impulse seized me to turn aside into the
woods and avoid it in this manner. But it was too late. Two
men were standing at the door and they had already seen us. Our
only course was to go boldly forward. In order by a show of con-
fidence to allay suspicion, I went up to one of them and asked him
the time. He civily informed me and we went on. We had just
reached a turning where there were cross roads, when on looking
back we saw the two men close behind us. They called to us to
stop. We obeyed and on their coming up they asked us who we
were, whence we had come, and whither we were going. We said
we were Canadians; and '.vere making tracks for Canada. They
then asked for our papers. We said we had none : that we had
come from Canada to learn a trade. " Were we soldiers?" We
answered " No," satisfying our consciences by the plea that we
were no longer soldiers since we had left the service. They then
said that they were detective oflBcers, and that it would be necessary
for them to take us to tb station. We submitted to be taken into
custody, for although three against two, we were so wearied and
enfeebled by the hardships we had undergone, that we felt neither
fitted nor disposed for resistance. We were taken to the Railway
station, about a mile and a half distant, and were there placed apari,,
and not allowed to speak to one another. We were soon afterwards
examined separately by Capt. Brady, the Provost Marshal. Un-
fortunately our stories did not agree together. We were then placed
in the guard room where we remained all night. Next morning we
were taken to Harper's Ferry which was six miles distant and were
there confined in the celebrated John Brown'shouse. We had not been
here long before we wore set to work, our occupation chiefly consisting
in picking up fragments of old iron from among the ruins caused by
a late fire. The hope of escape had not even yet left my mind, I
was ever on the watch for some opportunity of giving my keepers
the slip. At length after about a week's imprisonment, the much

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desired opportunity occurred. One Saturday morning we had been
employed in taking up an old target from the bed of the river. At
icid-day when the other prisoners left their work I managed to be
left behind, and to escape the observation of our overseers. When
all were out of sight I took to my heels and got into a hole under
the railroad track where I remained all day. Near me was a stone
railroad bridge crossing the river. When it became dark I got on
this bridge intending to try and jump on one of the passing trains.
Four or five coal trains passed within a short time but all too fast
to admit of my accomplishing my purpose, I accordingly gave up
this design, and walked along the track to a pUce where I could
get down to the river. By this time the moon was shining
brightly and I could see the mounted guards riding within thirty
or forty rods of the place where I lay. I therefore determined
not to attempt at proceeding any further for the present, and
getting into a pile of shavings I lay down and slept until after
the moon had set, which was not until near daybreak. Being at
length favoured by the darkness, T once more started onwards. T
first crossed the river, leaping from stone to stone. I missed my
footing once, and fell into the river, where the water was deep and
the current strong ; but by dint of considerable exertion, I man-
aged to scramble on another rock. At length, without further
accident, I reached the other side. Then I pressed onward with
all the speed of which I was capable. After some time, however,
I was brought up by a canal, the sides of which were very steep.
Following its course for a little distance, I came to a lock, which
served me the purpose of a bridge. Close by was a house — the in-
mates were fortunately asleep. Soon after the sun rose, and with
it came a dense fog, which protected me from view, but, at the
same time, prevented me from seeing whither I was going. At
length a breeze sprang up and dispelled the mist, and I could now
see that I . had reached the foot of the mountain which overlooks
Harper's Ferry. Above me, on the mountain, were batteries;
and ■ \ order to avoid exposing myself to the view of those sta-
tioned there, I made a detour through a small wood at the base
of the mountain. Here I sat down, and while there some negroes
came up carrying baskets of cakes, pies, and sweetmeats. They

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looked upon me with evident pity, and invited me to partake of
their store. I told them I had no money, but this did not prevent
their supplying me liberally with food. This refreshment was in-
deed welcome, as I had tasted nothing since the morning before.
This was Sunday morning. Having eaten and rested, I once
more started on my way. This now led up the face of the moun-
tain itself. Fatigued with the exertion of climbing, I was sitting
down to rest, when I perceived some soldiers coming up to me.
They had seen me from the battery, had suspected what I was,
and had come to meet me. Their captain asked me several ques-
tions, to which I returned evasive answers, which did not appear
to satisfy them. I was taken into custody, and marched back to
Harper's Ferry. Here I was stationed in my old quarters, but
this time was confined to a dungeon, and placed on a diet of
bread and water. In two days I was removed to Baltimore
and lodged in the prison at Fort McHcnry.

III.-DURANCE VILE.

The building used as a prison at Fort McHenry had formerly
been a stable. The stalls still remained, and had been formed
into bunks for the prisoners. Of these there were five tiers, one
above the other, extending all round the building. The prison
was one hundred feet long, by forty wide, and in it were confined
between five h undred and six hundred human beings in a state of
filth, vermin, and stench too dreadful to be described. Beds there
were none of any kind. The food was of the worst and coarsest
description. The cofiee was a disgusting mess. I happened once
to be looking through a chink in the floor and saw it boiling
down below in a huge potash kettle. A negro was skimming off
some filthy-looking scum. I could not taste it after that.

The prisoners were criminals of every class, and were a rough
and violent crew. They were accustomed to make " fresh fish"
pay their footing on being admitted to the privilege of their so-
ciety. One of their favourite amusements was tossing new-comers
in a blanket. This they did after a somewhat rough fashion.
They were not at all careful to receive the unfortunate victim in
the blanket, as he. descended from his flight in the air. Some

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painful falls and severe bruises were the consequences of this play.
One poor old man, after being thus thrown up, fell with his head
upon a brick and was rendered insensible. He lay for two days in
a precarious state, scarcely able to speak. Continual additions
were being made to the number of the prisoners. The detectives,
excited by the hopes of reward, arrested men on the slightest sus-
picion. Many, also, had been thus wrongfully imprisoned, and
they on being released took a terrible revenge on their captors.
Seven detectives were shot in one night by men whom they had
wrongfully arrested.

PART II.

MR. BOTHWELL'S NARRATIVE.
I.

In the meantime Norman's continued absence, and the absence,
likewise, of any letter Dr communication f -om him, had caused
the greatest anxiety to his friends at home. They heard of his
having been seen at no great distance in search of recruits, but,
after this, not a trace of him could be discovered. At length the
suspense could no longc be endured, and Mrs. Bothwell started
off in company with her brother, Ambrose Duncan, in the hope of
finding some clue to his whereabouts. They went to Island Pond
and to Portland, but could hear nothing of him. At Goreham
Station, however, having made known their errand to the conduo-
tor of the cars, he suggested that it was possible the Greenlaws
might know something about him. He said they were then at the
station, two brothers, and offered to introduce them to her. Just
as the train was moving off they came up to the window, and, in
answer to her enquiry, they assured her that Norman was then
employed in the Navy yard at Boston. This was an unqualified
untruth, as Mrs. Bothwell, on her return home, ascertained by
writing to a friend of hers who lived in Boston.

Determined to leave no means untried of gaining some informa-
tion regarding the lost one, I arranged with a Mr. Wells, who

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was going to Portland, that he should mako every enquiry poesible
on the subjeet. In a short thne I reoeived a letter from him stat-
iisg that, from information obtained firom the landlord of his hotel
there wae no doubt but that Norman had been inveigled into the
army, and that these Greenlaws wore at tho bottom of it.

On receiving this letter my rosohtion was at oaoe taken. To
pack a valise with a few necessary changes of apparel was the work
of a few minutes ; and in a quarter of an hour after the receipt of
Mr. Wells' letter, I was on my way in quest of the wanderer.
This was on the 4th of October, 1863.

I first went to Sherbrooke, with tho intention of asking the ad-
vice of Judge Short with reference to tho course I should pursue.
When I arrived there ho was charging the jury in a murder case.
I therefore waited till he had retired to his private room, when,
on expressing my desire to soo him, I was shown into his presence.
He received me very politely, listened to my story, and expressed
his entire approval of my proposal to consult the Britidh consul at
Portland.

II.

On my way to Portland I stopped at Island Pond. Here I
called upon Mr. Stone, to whom I had been directed, the landlord
of the hotel in that place. To him I stated my case. After bear-
ing all I had to say, he scratched his head and considered a while.
At length, " Wal," said ho, *' theso follows are darned critters
for money ; I guess now that for twenty-five dollars I could find
out all you want to know."

" Look here," 1 replied, " I have not come here to bribe these
men, or any one else — I have come for my rights, and, what is
more, I mean to get them without putting money in these rascals'
pockets." With that I loft him, and shortly afterwards paid a
visit to the postmaster of tho place, to whom I had been reoom-
uieodcd, as being, like myself, a Froo-mnaon.

He informed me that the Greenlaws woro constantly travelling
backwards and forwards between Portland and Island Pond, and
that therefore I stood a good ohanoo of mooting with them. After
some farther conversation I returned to tho hotel.

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In the evening I sat outside the hotel under the lamp, and, for
-want of something better to do, entered into conversation with a
gentleman sitting near me. After a few casual observations, I en-
quired whether he knew of any Fromasons in that neighbour-
hood. He looked at me, and then answered, " Come, I will take
you to one." We left the hotel and walked across the road, and
there, in the darkness, he proved himself a brother niason. I then
told him my story, and at once received his hearty sympathy, and
his promise to aid me by all the means in his power. He knew
the Greenlaws, and further told me that they were coming to
Island Pond by a train very shortly due. We walked together to
the railway station, and awaited the arrival of their train. As two
men stepped from the platform of the 3ar, my companion touched
me to make me aware that these were the men we sought. He
then introduced me to them. They said that they had already
been informed by telegraph of iny arrival, and proposed that we
should repair to their hotel. Here they produced two letters from
Norman, stating that he had been imprisoned for desertion, and
desiring them to send him two hundred dollars. I afterwards
went with them to the post-c-ffice, where we found another letter
awaiting them. The following is a copy of the contents: —

"Harper's Ferry, September 30th, 1863.

"My Dear Friends, — I received yours of the 22nd this
afternoon, and was very much disappointed to see that you did
not send the 6200 that I sent for. If I had had the money two
days ago I would not be in prison to-day. Whilst I was out in
the yard on Monday, working with some other prisoners, among
some old iron, one piece, weighing about fifty pounds, fell on my
arm, nearly breaking it. I have done nothing since. I have it
in a sling ever since. One of my fellow-prisoners writes this for
luc. Mr. Macfarlane, who has been released from here a week
ago, brought my letter down for me. He has beea very kind to
me ; any little thing I want to eat he brings to the prison. He
says you ought to send the money by Adams & Co.'s Express, as
their office is in this place, and direct it as before. The Provost
Marshal has been trying to get me to tell him who enticed me to

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enlist, but I would not tell him, for I know it would get you into
trouble. They will never find out anything by me if you prove to
be my friends. I shall expect the money in about eight days
from this time. I don't mean to write to my mother till I get out
of this trouble, because it would break her heart. I want you to
answer this as soon as you get it, and send the two hundred dol-
lars. There is no danger of it coming if you send it in MoFar-
lane's name. He has been at the Express office every day, ex-
pecting it would come that way. He gave me five dollars to buy
a pair of warm pants. Don't delay in sending the money. No
more, but remain yours truly, if you'prove my friends.

" Norman Mackenzie."

JHy worst fears were thus realized. It was plain that Norman
was now in captivity, in sickness, and most probably also, in danger
of even a worpe fate.

" Well, gentlemen," said I, turning to the Greenlaws who were
evidently in perplexity, and in some dread of what my course might
next be. " Well, gentlemen, this is a hard case."

They agreed that it was so.

" Why," said I, " when my wife questioned you as to our poor
boy's fate, did you not tell her the truth ? You might thus have
spared both yourselves and us much needless trouble."

" The fact was," said one of them, " we had'nt the heart to tell
her."

" Well," said 1, " let that pass, the question is what is to be
done now ? Look here I left home with only $45. Now it seems
you have Norman's money. Your best course is to give me the
$200, and I will send it as the letter directs."

To this they agreed, and at once paid me the money. I imme-
diately wrote out a telegram signing it John Adams, and address-
ing it to Macfarlane thus : —

" Look for $200 , to-day, per express, for Norman McKenzie,"

On the following morning, I started for Portland. My first act
on arriving there was to call on the British consul, and ask his
advice. My interview with him was of anything but an encoura-
ging nature. He assured me that applications of the same kind

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were made to him by hundreds, and that success >7<«fl all but im-
possible. He strongly advised me to desist from what he believed
would only be labor in vain, and to return home. I described to
him my conversation with the Greenlaws, and told him of the
arrangements I had made for transmitting to Norman the $200.
He suggested that the letter containing the application might pro-
perly be a counterfeit, and advised me not to send the money by
express. Acting upon this suggestion, I determined to alter the
wording of the telegram, announcing that the money was on its
way. Accordingly, I made out another dispatch which I forward-
ed in place of the former one. The wording of the latter wat. as
follows :

'* The money will leave here to-morrow by a trusty friend."
From Portland 1 went to Boston, and called on the British
consul there. His opinion seemed to be the same as that of the
consul at Portland, and that I had absolutely no chance of success.
From Boston I took the cars for New York.

III.

Among my fellow passengers on board the cars was a very
agrcenhle gentleman, with whom I entered into conversation. As
our discourse assumerl a friendly tone, I told him that I was going
to New York, that I was a stranger there, and should feel much
obliged by his recommending me to a respectable hotel. " I keep
a hotel," he answered, " I am not a runner for it, but I shall be
very happy to see you there." Acc(.)rdingly upon our arrival in
New York, I accompanied Mr. Sweeney (for that was his name)
to the hotel of which be was the proprietor. The rooms were all
occupied, but he very kindly had a bed made up for me in the
parlor, and paid me every attention. On hearing my story he
offered to introduce rac to his lawyer on the following morning,
and ask his advice as to ray best course of proceeding. I preferred,
however, to consult in the first instance, a friend of my own, Mr.
N. S. Maloney. At an early hour, I visited Mr. Maloney, and
laid my case before him. He took me to the office of Mr. R. K.
Richards, who made out my affidavit, setting forth the grounds on
which I claimed Norman's release, that he was a British subject,

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and had been by illegal moans, entrapped into the Amerioan ser-
vice. Tbia being duly attested, I accompanied Mr. Richards to
the office of the British consul. We were unable to see him, but
as we left the office, Mr. Richards said to me : <' The consul leaves
New York to-morrow. Now I am acquainted with the father of
the vice-consul, and I have no doubt but that through his means
we shall be able to induce the vice-consul to interest himself in
your case."

We called on the vice-consul's father, a notary. Here my affi-
davit was again taken to the same effect as I have already stated,
together with a petition to enable me to bring proofs of the cor-
rectness of my allegations. Next day I took my papers to the
vice-consul, who forwarded them to liord Lyons at Washington.

Before leaving New York, Mr. Richards gave me a letter of
introduction to Mr. Bates, Attorney General of the United States,
with whom I hud myself in former days been acquainted, asking
him in remembrance of this, to use his influence in forwarding my
suit generally, and in particular, in obtaining for me an interview
with Normau.

Mr. Richards also introduced mc to Mr. C. Gould, president of
the New England Soldiers' Relief Association. This gentleman
gave me the following letter to Brigadier-General Dan Tyler : —

My Dear Sir, — May I 30 far tax your '>ver taxed time and pa-
tience as to ask you directly or indirectly, or through one of your
aides to look at the papers, and view with a favorable kindness the
request of Mr. William Bothwell in regard to his son.
Very truly yours,

CHARLES GOULD.

On the 13th of October, I took the train for Baltimoro- Aftor
my arrival in the city, I went as directed to Barnum's Lctfll, and
was shown to Brigadier-General Tyler's office. Here on passing
the guards, I was ushered into the presence of Brigadier-General
B. F. Tyler. This gentleman was sitting on one side of the fire-
place smoking a cigar, a cocked hat with a black feather on his
head, and his feet elevated on the chimney-piece. Two or three
officers stood near. On being made aware of my presence he said

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in a Burly matioer, and without turning his head, " What's your
business with me, sir." — " I have a letter for you," I ropKcd, pr^
senting Mr. Gould's letter. Giving a side glance at it he took it, and
immediately thrust it back to me, saying : " The letter iff not for
mo, sir. It is for Brigadier-General Dan Tyler. My name, sir, is
Brigadier-General B. F. Tyler." " Well, sir," I said, " you might
examine this, and thereby greatly faoilitato my business." I took
the letter from the unsealed envelope and handed it to him. He
looked at it for a moment, and then returned it to me,, saying in a
dJsdainftil tone, and still without looking at me : "I know noth-
ing about your business, sir." I departed in no very amiable
frame of mind, and returned to Barnum's hotol. Here I rehtod
the story of my ill success to the landlord. Ho remarked that the
treatment I had met with was just what might have been expected
from such a " dog," as this B. F. Tyler was regarded in Baltimore.
He advised me to apply at Brigadier-General Shanks' office, where
at any rate I would be treated " like a white man." To General
Shanks' office therefore I went. Here I saw some one whom x
supposed to be General Shanks, dressed in a roundabout jacket,
and busy delivering letters to diffi3rent persons. Upon my enquir-
ing if General Shanks were present, ha said :
" What is your business, sir ?"

" 1 have a letter of introduction to Brigadier-General Dan Tyler,
-and T made application at the wrong place. My business is to get
a pass to Harper's Ferry." He jeplied politely : " If you will go
to the Provost Marshal's office, at the corner of Utah street, you
will gat the pass you wish for." I thanked him for his courtesy,
and told him that I was very glad to be treated like a white man,
which was not the case at Brigadier-General B. F. Tyler's office.
I then went on to relieve my feelings by stating pretty plainly my
opinion of the manner in which I had been treated by the said B.
F. Tyler. " In fact," I concluded, warming with the recollection of
my wrongs, " I conclude that it id rather dignifying that gentleman
than otherwise to grace him with the title of n * dog.' I assure
you, sir, that not only do I not hesitate in giving him this cha-
racter before you, but I intend also to speak my mind of him to
the members of the Cabinet at Washington ; for I have the honor

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of being personally acquainted with President Lincoln and the At>
tornoy-Oeneral." The gentleman to whom these remarks were ad*
dressed, replied not a word ; nor did he so much as lift his head
from the desk over which ho was bending. Court/cously bidding
him farewell I left the office, and returned to the hotel, where I
again detailed my adventures to tlie landlord. When he had
heard the whole, he burst into a roar of laughter. " Why; my dear
follow," he cried, " the man to whom you have been so freely giv-
ing your opinion of General B. F. Tyler— is General B. F. Tyler
himself — General Shanks is absent, and Tyler is attending to his
business. He has got his own for once, at any rate, and I hope it
may do him good." I found that this was actually the case. It
was Tyler himself whom I had thus been abusing to his very face.
He wore a different dress, and this, together with my not having
very closely observed him, had led to my not recognising him.
However, the matter was done, and I could only hope with mine
host, that it might do him good. The next move was to go to the
Provost Marshal's office. Arriving thither, I was informed by the
guards: "Busy to-day, sir, call to-morrow at three o'clock." At
the appointed hour, I called again. " Busy to-day, call to-morrow."

" This won't do," I thought, " I must try some other plan."
Mr. Richards had given me a letter of introduction to Mr.
Coniisky, a lawyer in Baltimore. To this gentleman I therefore
repaired, and stated the difficulty in which I was placed. Ho
offered to procure me — through Mr. Stockbridge, a friend of his —
a letter to ]\Ir. Fish, Provost Marshal of Baltimore.

Armed with this letter, I went to Mr. Fish's office. At the
entrance I was stopped by the guard — " What's your business,
sir ?" " I have a letter of introduction to the Provost Marshal,"
I replied, " What is the nature of your letter, sir ?" " The
loiter will show," I said, handing it to him, "you can read it
1 .rself, if you think proper." " I don't wish you to talk so
oostreperous," said he, looking somewhat crest-fallen. " 1 don't
think I am talking in an over tone," said I, " will you hand in
my card, or not, sir ?"

Without saying anything further, he took my letter, and passed
it in to the Provost M-^rshal. In a few minutes I was permitted

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■to pass through the file of guarda to where the Provost Marshal
was. He at once gave me the pass to Harper's Ferry, and I
withdrew, satisfied with having at length gained this object.
Next morning, anxious as I was to hurry on my journey, and gain
an interview with Norman as soon as possible, I was obliged to
remain in Baltimore, as no trains would leave that city, through
fear of being cut oflF by the rebels. I had, therefore, to wait until
next day, and even then, was advised not to risk the journey, as
an attack was greatly apprehended. However, I was too impatient
to be restrained by fears of this kind, and I therefore took the first
train to Harper's Ferry.

IV.

The train was crowded with officers going west. One of these,
to whom I had rel ted my story, as was my custom at every
available opportun y, told me that Provost Marshal Brady of
Harper's Ferry wiis on board. I should know him, he said, by
the black feather in his hat. Accordingly, in the next cur I found
Provost Marshal Brady. He was alone ; and I sat down by his
side, introduced myself to him, told him my story, and that I had
hoard Norman was in confinement at Harper's Ferry. He took a
card from his pocket, on which was Norman's name, his regiment,
date of his receiving the bounty, with other particulars After
glancing at this, he turned to me and said, " he'll be shot, sir."
" No, sir," said I firmly, " there will not be a hair of his head
injured." " You talk loud, sir," said he, looking at me with some
surprise. "We have a little Queen, sir," said I, " who wears a
large crinoline. The shade of it extends to Washington, sir, and
my boy is under the protection of that shade. Lord Lyons has
now got his case in hand." He seemed struck by my boldness, and
said, with an oath, " I like your style, sir." He then went on to
tell me that Norman had been removed from Harper's Ferry, but
where he then was, he could not tell me. He said, however, he could
ascertain this by examining the bcoks. He advised me to return
to Baltimore, very kindly promising that he would send me, by
telegraph, information as to Norman's whereabouts. But to this>
although thanking him heartily for his kindaess, I objected.

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" My fare is paid," said I, ** to Harper's Ferry. I have started
in chade of the lad, and I intend to keep in bis tracks till I find
hira. I don't mean, sir, for a moment, to insinuate that you will
forget to do what you have so kindly promised ; but something
might happen to prevent you. No, sir ; with your leave I will go
on to Harper's Ferry, and there see what is to be my next course."
" Come," said he, with another oath, " I like your style still bet-
ter;" and, as the best way of testifying to the sincerity of his
observation, he went on to ask whrther I ever took anything to
drink. I replied by another question : " did you ever know a
duck to swim?" "Yes," he said, laughing, "if it had .-"tcr
enough," and thereupon, taking a flask from his pocket, he re-
marked that to prove that he had no intention of poisoning me, he
would first tae.e the liquid himself. After a lengthened pull, he
handed the flask to me; it was genuine old Bourbon from Ken-
tucky, and did me much good.

We were not long in accomplishing the journey. Along the
whole line, at distances of about forty rods, guards were stationed
to prevent the line from being injured by Confederate bandd who
were supposed to be in the neighborhood. On arriving at Har-
per's Ferry, Provost Marshal Brady told me to keep close to him
as he passed the guards. They fell back to sufler him to pass, but
closed again before I could follow him, and presented their
bayonets against my body. The Marshal, however, turning
round, caused them, by a wave of his hand, to allow me a passage.
We found the whole place in consternation. News had arrived
that the rebels were in great force at Martinsburgh, some twelve
miles distant, and were about to make a " cavalry dash " upon
Harper's Ferry. Everything was in the wildest confusion. All
the inhabitants were flying from their houses and swarming up
the heights where were stationed the forts which defended the
town. Even the soldiers did not seem exempt from the general
panic. I was surprised to see these latter appear such small?
insignificant looking men. The thought struck me that the
enemy might fire all day without hitting any of them, as they
would never think of aiming low enough. The more composed of
them were smoking huge Dutch pipes, but with the majority it

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was a case of general skedaddle. Clouds of dust filled the air.
Horses and mules, laden with all kinds of movables, were rushing
from every quarter. Officers were endeavoring to form their men
into ranks. From this scene of universal disorder, we escaped
into the Provost Marshal's office. Here were seven or eight meu
busily engaged in packing up his effects. Provost Marshal Brady
called for the prisoners' registers. These had to be unpacked from
the trunks. When found, he hastily examined them, but without
discovering the entry of which he was in search. I began to fear
that my journey would prove a fruitless one ; but at length, in a
pigeon-hole over a desk, the Provost Marshal found the memoran-
dum. It stated that Norman had been sent to Colonel Fish, at
Baltimore. I had now, at least, the satisfaction of having gained
the right clue. But at present other matters were to be thought
of. I had laid down my overcoat on a chest as I entered the
Provost Marshal's office, and now, as I looked around, I perceived
that it was gone. Brady told me to leave a description of it, and
if found, it should be forwarded to me.

"I'll tell you what I'll do," said an officer wlir stood by.
" What's that," said I. " I'll give you my bond for ive dollars
that you never get it," he coolly returned; and so it turned out.
Fortunately, I had kept my valise in my hand the whole time,
and thenceforth I stuck to it with double pertinacity. The
Provost Marshal had now started off for the heights, and I issued
forth once more into the streets. These were now nearly empty.
Not half a dozen persons were visible in the town, but I could see
them making their way up the heights, to the protection of the
batteries. I went into the Express Office, and the clerk there
told me I stood in no danger, not being in military clothes, if I
only kept walking about, with my valise in my hand. Whilst I
was standing in the Express office, a man came running in, and
said, "is that money come yet?" "What money?" said the
clerk. " The two hundred dollars to be sent from Portland for
Norman Mackenzie, several days ago." Here he produced my own
despatch. The clerk read it alo'» 1, " Tlie money will leave here
to-morrow by a trusty friend." "Ah I" said the clerk, "that
trusty friend has not got here yet."

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I chuckled internally, but spoke not a word. This was the
rascal who, as I aftorwards found, had wholly, without Norman's
knowledge, made use of his name, in order to appropriate his
money- He it was who had written the letter to the Greenlaws,
a copy of which has been given above. But thanks to the kind
advice of the British Consul at Portland, his nefarious designs had
met with a just defeat. He looked at me, and I looked at him,
and then he went out a.id made off towards the heights I now
hurried to the Provost Marshal's office for a pass to leave the
town. Luckily the clerk had not gone, and at once gave me the
pass. I had to wait six hours for a train, but at length it was
ready to start. I was in high spirits at having been so far suc-
cessful, and as I presented my pass to a huge soldier, who was pac-
ing up and down in front of the train, I said :

"I'm off for Canada." He whispered to me in a low tone " I
wish I was going with you." A long Yankee officer who was
standing near said in a gruff tone :

" Are you from Canada, sir ?"

'' Yes, sir," said I — Then " I am not," he answered. "Nobody
will weep, sir, " I returned, as I jumped on board, and the train
moved off.

I arrived in Baltimore that night, and took up my quarters at the
Maltby House hotel. Next monimg I went to the office of Pro-
vost Marshal Fish — on sending in my card I was admitted at
once. I learned that Norman was now in prison at Fort McHenry
about three miles from Baltimore. At my request I received a
pass to admit me to the prison. I crossed the Potomac in a steamer
to Locust point, on which Fort McHenry stands. I was, after my
custom, relating my story to a fellow passenger, when a gentleman
who stood by happened to overhear what I was saying. This gen-
tleman was Mr. Francis McAvoy, a man whose after conduct has
laid me under a debt of gratitude which I can never repay. After
I had landed, this gentleman approached me and said " I cannot
speak my sentiments aloud, but come to my house and I will show
you the road to the Fort." I gladly acquiesced, and accompanied

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him to his house where I was most kindly entertained. On reach-
ing the Fort I produced my pass at the gate, and was shown to
the office cf Colonel Porter, commander of the Fort. At this office
I enquired if there was a young man by the name of Norman Mac-
Kenzie in the prison. Those whom I asked could not tell, but
called the guard, and sent two soldiers into the prison to enquire.
I begged the soldiers to call his name aloud three times. It was
well that I did so, for Norman did not answer intil the third call,
through the fear that this was only preliminary to his being ordered
out to be shot. The third time, however, the thought struck him
that he would answer. In a few minutes he came up walking be-
tween two soldiers with fixed bayonets. I was horrified at the
spectacle he presented. He wore no coat, hat, nor vest, his sole
covering b-^ing a ragged and filthy shirt, and a pair of tattered
pantaloons. His face, haggard and ghastly, was besmeared with
dirt, and his bleared eyes were devoid of all expression. His
whole person was covered with dirt and vermin. Want, disease
and ill usage had rendered him utterly stupefied, and scarcely
alive to what was passing around him. Nevertheless through all
this surface of misery, I recognized the poor boy.

" That's Norman," I said turning to Col. Porter. " Be kind
enough not to mention to him who I am, but let us see if he will
recognize me." He w^as brought close to me, but evinced no
sign of recognition. I rose from my seat and walked twice around
him, still he appeared not to notice me. At length I stood before
him and called him by his name, " Norman."

He looked up at that word, the light came into his eyes, he
knew me, and sprang into ray arms. For a few minutss neither
of us could speak. At length I strove by kind words to quiet his
extreme agitation. '' Don't be afraid Norman, its all right, I am
here — you shall soon leave this place, and go home with me !"
Colonel Porter who had all this time been a spectator now spoke
— " I see" said he, " there is no mistake here, this is a true case
of recognition. And now " he continued, " I have something to
say that may concern you. 1 have received a despatch from Mr.
Stanton, the Secretary of War, desiring me at the request of Lord
Lyons to forward to him the papers having reference to the case

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of Eerman McPheraon supposed to be ia this prison. Now I
have just wnt a despatch to Washington stating that there is no
such person here, but it eirikes me, having heard your story that
a mistake has been made in the name, and that Norman Macken-
zie is the man to whom Mr. Stanton's despatch really refers."
The truth of this at once flashed upon me, but what was to be
done? "The man who carried my despatch," the Colonel went
01 " left here for Baltimore about half an hour ago. But as he
is on horseback he has to go a round of about four miles. If
you start off at once and take a boat to Baltimore you may get
there before him."

" Certainly, certainly," said I, " but when I get there where
am I to go, and what am I to do ?" The Colonel took a card,
wrote his name upon tt, and handed it to me.

" Go to Col. Don Plot's office. He it is who will have to for-
ward the despatch to Washington. Show him this card, tell him
of the mistake and ask him to correct it."

The next moment I was hurrying to the water side. The rain
was pouring in torrents, and I had no over coat ; but small thought
did I bestow upon that.

"Here now which of you will land me in Baltimore the soon-
est ?"

A dozen voices were raised in reply. I chose the sturdiest look-
ing of the boatmen. " What will you charge to take me to Bal-
timore at the highest speed you caa raise ?"
" Five dollars !"
" Go ahead !"

I stood upright in the boat, and the moment it touched the
shore, I threw the man his fare and was off.

I ran through the streets like a madman, the surprised pedes-
trians making way for me as I hurried along. Three separate
street cars I overtook and passed on my route ; and at length
all breathless, T rushed into Colonel Don Plot's office. Passing
the guard I asked if Colonel Don Piot was present.
" The next room !"

I entered, rather startling the Colonel by the apparition of a
wild looking man, dripping with wet, heated, excited, and panting

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for breath. With^'Tt speaking I put Colonel Porter's card into his
hand.

" What of it," said he looking at me somewhat bewildered.

" I hardly know myself, " said I, scarce knowing in my excite-
ment what I wae saying.

" You have said so twice," said he, bis amazement increasing.
I had now come to myself, and answered, " Well you know, sir, I
have heard that an Irishman always has a right to speak the third
time. Now I can tell you what I came for. Have you received
r dispatch from Colonel Porter this morning ?"

".No sir,"

" Then it is all right. It is now on the way \"

" What of it ?"

" There is a mistake in it which 1 wish you to rectify !"

" Well we'll see about that when it comes," with that the Col-
onel took me into the next room, and asked me to take a seat by
the fire. Several officers were sitting in the room who did not at
first notice my arrival. At length, however, as I was sitting quiet-
ly drying my wet clothes at the fire, I observed some of them eye-
ing me askance w'tli an insolen*- air. I took no further notice of
these glances, than to return them with a look of cool unconcern.
After a time one of them said in a pompous manner, " Have you
any business with us, sir ?"

"None whatever, sir," I replied. A moment afterwards Colonel
Don Plot made his appearance. " Now sir let us hear about this
correction."

"It is simply this sir," said I, "Instead of "Herman McPherson
is not here," please to write " Norman McKenzie is here." This
was done at once and ray mind was relieved. I then returned to
Fort McHenry,callingby the way upon my kind friends the McAvoys,
who had been afraid that something untoward must have happened
from my long delay in making my appearance. Arriving at the
Fort, Colonel Porter sent the guards for Norman, and I took down
his statement with reference to the circumstances of his inveigle-
ment into the American army. When this was done, I asked the
Colonel's permission to accompany Norman to his place of oonfine-
meut. I was horrified and disgusted in the extreme with the scene

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of filth and misery which I thoro witnossod. On my way back to
Colonel Porter's office as I uamo to tho prison gate, bayonets were
crossed against me, and I was peremptorily ordered to stand
back.

" You cannot come through without a puss I"
" Did you not see rao pass down to tho prison with the guards ?"
" No, sir." Three offioors wore Htimding under a shed near at
hand, talking and smoking. Those •' gontlomen " saluted me
with some of the most liorrid im{)rooatioii8 that I have ever heard
issue from humyn lips ; thoir language, which we will not sully our
pages with by repeating, being to tho purpose that as they did not
know me, I should not pass. At length one of them said, " How
came you here?" " I camo on my foot, sir." " By whose author-
ity did you come here, sir?" 'MJy tho authority of your supe-
rior officer, sir." " Who is ho, sir?" " Cul, Porter, commanding
this fort." " Let him pass." I narrated the whole circumstance
to Col. Porter. " It was to bo cxpootcd," ho said, " that in a
great country like this, some uiou should be raised to positions to
which they are not entitled." Leaving tho fort, I repaired to Mr.
McAvoy's house, where I dint'd. After this I returned to Balti-
more, and took the train to Wasliiiigtou.

VI,

Arrived in Washington, I OHtuhlishod myself at Willard's hotel.
Here, to my great joy, I mot with one who had in former years
been my intimate friend and aHsooiate. This was James A.
McDougall, now United States senator I'or tho State of California,
whose acquaintance I had made iti Culifornia, He receiv-
ed me with the greatest heartiness, and as soon as he had
heard my story, set himself to work with tho greatest zeal on my
behalf " Don't be afraid," ho siiid, " in loss than a week you
shall have the order for Norman's ryloase." It was now eight
o'clock on Saturday night, but ho insisted on taking me at once
in his carriage to Lord Lyons' residence. We found that his
lordship and family were at tho opera, and to the opera we drove.
General McDougall would liavo called him out, but I represented
to him that nothing could bo dono till Monday morning, and we

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thereupon returned to the hotel. On Monday, General McDougall
accompanied me to Lord Lyons'. Lord Lyons gave me a letter
of introduction to Mr. Seward, Secretary of State. Mr. Seward,
on my representing this letter to him, gave me a letter to Mr.
Stanton, Secretary of War, and sent Mr, Chew, his clerk, to ac-
company me to Mr. Stanton's office. Here I presented the letter
to Mr. Stanton's secretary, who requested me to call the next day
between two and three o'clock. I returned at the appointed time,
and was ushered into Mr. Stanton's presence. He questioned me
as to my business, but had utterly forgotten having received a let-
ter from Mr. Seward, introducing me. This was rather awkward.
At length he said, " Did any one accompany you here ?" " Yes,
Mr. Chew, Mr. Seward's clerk." " Will you be kind enough to
step out and ask Mr. Chew to come here for a moment ?" I did
so, and brought Mr. Chew into the office. " Did you accompany
Mr. Bothweli here yesterday, sir?" said the secretary of war to
Mr. Chew; " Yes sir, I did." " Did he produce a letter of in-
troduction from Mr. Seward?" "Yes." "Very well, that will
do," said Mr. Stanton, " I merely wanted a sponsor in this case,"
I could not help remarking that I had been christened once, and
did not know that it was necessary to go through that operation
again. He smiled and said that what he meant was a reference.

He then began to question me as to Norman's personal appear-
ance. I described him as well as I could, and he then said : —
" There was a boy here yesterday who somewhat answers to your
description — a Scotch or Irish boy. He has received a furlough
of three days from Fort McHenry. I can do nothing in this case
until you ascertain whether the young man is now in the fort or
not." I went at once to the telegraph office and sent a message to
Colonel Porter, asking if Norman was still in the prison, or whe-
ther ho had received a. furlough. As I was leaving the telegraph
office, wondering what I should do with the time wliich must ne-
cessarily intervene before I could receive an answer, I met my
friend, General McDougal. He took me to the office of Mr. Fred-
erick Seward, and described to him my present position. Mr. F.
Seward desirod me to obtain two copies of Colonel Porter's ans-
wer to my despatch, and to leave one copy wit!- him, promising,

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hiaiself, to take it to the Secretary of War, while the other I was
to carry to Mr. Stanton's office myself.

The answer came in due time, and was to the following effect :-
"Norman MoKenzie is still here, and has received no orders."

I followed out Mr. Seward's instructions, giving one copy to
him, which he took to Mr. Stanton's office at twelve o'clock the
same day. The other copy I preeonted at Mr. Stanton's office,
myself, at two o'clock. This was so far satisfactory.

" And now," said General McDougal, " there is something else
I must do for you." He ordered his coachman to drive to the re-
sidence of Provost Marshal Fry. On arriving thither we were
told that the Provost Marshal was absent " in the country." " I
know the country he inhabits," said the General, as we re-entered
the carriage, which he ordered to be driven to the Provost Mar-
shal's office. Passing the guards, we entered and signed our
names, as requested, in a book offered us for the purpose. We then
ascended the stairs, where was another book awaiting our signa-
ture. The Provost Marshal, hearing General McDougal's voice,
came out, and welcomed him heartily. The salutations being
over, General McDougal entered upon the subject in hand. " Gen-
eral Fry," he said, " I have ne^eryet asked you a favor." *' No,"
said General Fry, " I know you have not ; I have often wondered
that there was nothing in my line in which I could be of use to
you." " Well," said General McDougal, " I am going to ask you
one now. I want you to go in person with my friend Mr. Both-
well to the office of the Secretary of War, and introduce him per-
sonally." " Well, General, I will ; let him come here at twelve
o'clock to-morrow." At the appointed hour I presented myself
at General Fry's office. The porter shook his head, when I pre-
sented my card. " No use, there are forty cards ahead of you!"
I insisted, however, that my card should be taken in. Iii a few
minutes the General came forth, and, to the amazement of the por-
ter and the attendant throng, he took me by the arm and led me,
as agreed upon, to Mr. Stanton's office. He led me to the Secre-
tary's desk, presented me, and then left. The Secretary of War
then began to question me as to the whole circumstances of my
business. After he had done so, he pondered for some time, and

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then said : " This seems to be a most singular case. You come to
me asking for tho dismissal of this young man, with a statement
rather roughly drawn up, partly in pencil and partly in ink ; but
without any proof even that it is his statement." I replied, " I
have not yet been required to swear that this is his statement, but
I am ready to do so, if necessary."

" Can you bring no further proof?" he asked. " Most certain-
ly, if you will kindly furnish me with a cheque on the treasury for
the necessary funds. I left home with but a small sum of money.
Travelling expenses and hotel charges are not to be defrayed with-
out money. If you will furnish me with funds to go back to
Canada I will furnish you with all the proof you may require."
" It is a hard case, certainly," he observed, " to get along with-
out money. Well, call to-morrow between two and three o'clock,
and your papers will be ready."

This wail the most exciting moment of ray whole journey. My
papers would be ready ! Could it be possible that the object
which I had so long been seeking, and for the accomplishment of
which I had hardly dared to hope, was now really attained ?

It was not long after two o'clock the next day when I made my
appearance at the Seen 'ary's office. The papers were handed to
me with instructions to present them at the office of the Adjutant-
Oeneral, E. D. Townsend, No. 6, on the lower floor of the same
building. I was desired to leave them there and call for them be-
tween three and four. At the appointed time I called, and the
papers were produced. The following is a copy of the order at-
tached : —

War Department,

Adjutant-General's Office,
Washington, Oct. 20th, 1863.
Special order No. 470.

Private Norman McKenzie, 19th Maine Volunteers, now in
confinement at Fort McHenry, Md., will at once be released from
arrest, and is hereby discharged from the service of the United

States.

(Signed,) E. D. Townsend,

Adj-General, U. S.

By order of the Secretary of War.

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VII.

I went immediately to the office of Lord Lyons, to acquaint
him with the success of my entcrprize. — On handinj; the docu-
ment to the Private Secretary, he opened a door and in walked
Lord Lyons. — He looked at my papers and said : —

" Mr. Bothwell, you are entitled to a higher position."

" Why so my Lord ?"

" You are the first man who has ever presented me with official
documents since I have been Minister in Washington, before I
have been officially notified of the fact."

He further observed that he expected to receive the official
notice through the course of the day. I had only just left his
office, when I again met my kind friend General McDougal. I
told him of my good fortune, and expressed my warmest thanks for
his kind exertions on my behalf. He congratulated me, heartily,
and said, that he was at that moment out on my business, that he
had been " pulling a string " on the President in case my efforts in
other quarters should fail. My next duty was to go and offijr my
thanks to Mr. Frederick Seward ; whither the General accompanied
me. Mr. Seward seemed highly pleased to hear of my success, —
He asked me : —

" Do you have such things as oak twigs growing in your Cana-
dian woods ?"

"|No,"' I replied, but we have beech and birch — pretty tough too.
— But why, sir ?

" It seems to me that if you have such things, and I wore in
your place, and could catch the men who kidnapped your son, I
would wear out one or two of them on their backs."

JSo, "said I," " I hardly think I should do that."

"And why not?"

" Why, sir, in Canada we are more in the scalping line ; and I
think I should be rather disposed to try that style of correction."

General McDougal next drove me to the President's House. —
The Presiilent received me kindly, not having forgotten my ac-
quaintanceship with him in the State of Illinois, twenty-six years
before.

Passing through the east room in the White House, General

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McDoupal asked me how it would do to take n " cold lunch in
Canada," — I said if T had been having a hard day's work at split-
ting rails, T thoutiht :i lunch of pork and bonus would uo very well
in it."

That evening;' I returned with (Ji'ueral MeUoUi;al to Willivrds
hotel, and as the train started at live in the niovninji-, I sat up to
wait for it.

At about two in the niornini;, as tiie Uitclion dopirtnieut of the
hotel had boon locked up for the ni^ht, I wont, directed by one of
the waiters, into an open cofl'ee-rooni, a slmrt distance down the
street. T found therein several men drinking; and eatin;^ oysters. —
One of them innnediately invited mo to take some brandy, and on
my dceliniiU':, another said, " Vcm are from Canada 1 think?" —
Ves, I replied, somewhat surprised. " My father lives in Montreal,"
he said. At this hi eanie nearer to me ; whereui)ou two others
placed themselves between me and the counter. As they came
closer, and their attitude became more and more susj'icious, I
placed my band in the breast of my coat, as thimi-h I had a revol-
ver there, and said:—" I understand yon imw. I think yon have
come quite near enough." Just then a man stepped in from the
street, and seeui,g my defensive attitude, said: '■ Have any dem-
onstrations been made upon you, sir? ' Not knowing- whether he
was not a member ol" the gang among whom I had fallen, I an-
swered: "Well,! cant say that any denmnstrations have been
made yet, but 1 think there is (iveiy a|)poi\rance that some
will be made before long." lie raised his overcoat and showed
the oilicial dress of tlu^ City I'olice. 1 Connd afterwards he was
Col. Campbell, the head I'olice Officer. He remarked, that he
wished some demonstrations had been made, as he Ir.d long had an
eye on the party then present. — Asking me whither I wished to go.
and learning it was to Willard's hotel, he offin\'d nic the benefit of
his escort. He said that these men were; in the habit of drugging
and robbing the unwary guests, and that tliey Ireiiueuted the worst
dens in the city.

Vlll.

At live in the morning I took the train for lialtimore. Arrived
thither, I proceeded at once to Fort McHcnry. At the gale of the

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Fort, the sentry demanded my pass. — " I have not got one, I liave
been hero pretty ofien, I think you ought to know me by tliif,
time." Some officers under a covered shed, called out :— " No con-
versation !"

"Well,' I said aloud, as thou<^h to myself', " it is rather hard this,
having to go back three miles." At length producing my packet
with the War Office seal nffixe 1 to it — I a'^ked — '• What do you say
to that?"

"Let him pass," said an officer. — " This ctiuld take mc where
yiu could'nt go," I observed, as I passed on.

The papers were presented and Nttrman sent for, and delivered
a free man, to uiy charge. I took him immediately to the house
of my kind friend Mr. MeAvoy, who, with his family had never
slackened in their kind attentions to the poor prisoner, since my
last visit. His daughter. Miss Annie McAvoy, had paid him daily
visits, carrying him presents of fruit-cakes, and all manner of good
things.

The poor boy was, indeed, in a melancholy condition. — The
only garments he had were an old woollen shirt, once white, but
now perfectJi/ black with filth, and a ragged and dirty pair of
trowscrs. It was necessary to place him at once under the pump,
and bury his clothes. After he had been brought once more into
a state of dcccnc/ and respectability, I returned with him to the
prison to visit his companions in misfortune, the French Canadian
youths, and to take them a little present of fruit and cakes. —
They begged me to make known their condition to their parents. —
I afterwards saw the father of one of them in Sherbrooke, C. E.
The French portion of the population of this town assembled to
consult as to the best means of obtaining his liberation. What
was the result. I know not. I subse((uently wrot - to the father of
the other boy, but received no reply.

A gentleman, (Major Turner,) on knowing that I had access to
the prison, asked me to see a Confederate prisoner, named Alex-
ander Randolph, and to enquire if he wished for anything. I
was not allowed to speak to him, but only to see him from a dis-
tance, and communicate with him through an officer. Having
written on paper Mr. Turner's question, I gave it to an officer and

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it wa8 hIiowq to lltindolph. lie uskod that I hUouIJ bu pointed
out to him, and when thia waH done, lie bowed to me with a coun.
tennnco expressive of j^ratitui . lie then set his teeth fiercely,
and shook his head.

'i'he rest of my story may be told in few words, Norman and I
started as soon as possible, on our northward journey, Mr. McAvoy
and other friends accompanying us to the Baltimore Station. I was
in high spirits, and my good fortune made me a little reckless as to
my words, and actions. This nearly brought me into trouble. As
I stood at the booking office waiting for my ticket, I carelessly ob-
served, " Now I'll get rid of some of tiiese greenbacks, they're not
of much account where I came from !"

" You'd hotter be careful " said the clerk, " how you speak of
our currency, you'll got taken care of in a way you wont like if
you don't mind."'

" He shall be taken care of, " siid a soldier who stood by, where-
upon several soldiers flocked around me, consulting as to the ad-
visability of taking me into custody. Meanwhile the clcrV hesitated
as to giving me the ticket, evidently waiting to see what the result
would be. Mr. McAvoy now stepped forward to the window. " Lay
down the ticket," said he, to the clerk ; it is a legal tender that
is offered, you cannot refuse it." Thereupon the clerk unwillingly
produced the ticket. While this was going on I hastily wrote on
a card, the address of my friend 3Ir. Maloncy in New York, and
gave it to Norman, in order that he might know where to go, in
the event of my being placed under arrest, which I was now almost
certain would bo the case. However, as the soldiers still crowded
around me earnestly discussing amongst themselves the advisability
of arresting me, none of them ventured to lay hands on me. Hav-
ing got my ticket I made my way through them towards the train,
the engine of which was now puffing away, just ready to start.
They continued pressing around me till I reached the cars— I
mounted, however, and stood on the platform, waving my hat to
my friends, as we moved out of the station.

From Portland, I wrote a letter to the Grccnlaws addressing it
to Island Pond, and gave it to the conductor of the cars, who saw
one or other of them almost daily, on their fre(iuent journeys be-

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tweeu Portland and Island Pond. In the letter I informed them
thiit T expected to be ut Island Pond next day, and requested
that they would meet me t'uere. On my way to Islnnd Pond, I
stopped at Mechanics Falls, to transact some business.

While in the station a Frenchman came up to me, and entered
into conversation. He asked me if I came froni Canada, and being
answered in the affirmative, said that he too came from there. He
said that lie .as going to Canada next week, and was minute in
his enquiries as to when I was going thither ; enlarging on the
pleasure it would give him to havt nie \s his companion. I began
inunedi.>t"'.y to " smell a rat," and answered that it would give me
the greatest pleasure to be favoured with his company, but that
having several friends to visit on the way, it was possible I might
delay my return to Canada for a fortnight at least. After putting
several other (juestions to me he retired behind a wooden screen
A.^liich stood close by. In a few minutes ho appeared again, and
the pumping was resumed. The cause of his curiosity was soon
made known. Whilst we were t.ilking (Mie of the (Ireenlaws sudden -
iy emerged .from behiml .iie screen. Fie addressed Norman and
myself with apparent cordiality and expressed his pleasure at seeing
us. The Frf^chnian was an accomplice oi' his sent on to pump
me, an<l discover what were my intchfions with reference to the
Grcenlaws ; whether I intended to bring the iaw to bear upon them
fortheir nefarious dealing.s with Noinian. J now took frrecnlaw aside,
and freely t(il<l liim niy (.minion of his rascally conduct. J remind-
ed him that 1 had been pu- to heavy expense in repairing the conse-
quences of liis villany. and demamlcd that tliese expenses should
be re-iniburs(;d by him. Feeling himsell' to be completely in niy
power, he acknowledged the justice of my demand, but said that
he could not come to any decisive .'Settlement with me before con-
sulting with his brother, who was then at Jii'rlin Falls. At his
request we accompanie 1 him to Berlin Falls, where we found his
brother in charge of j^inue twelve or fourteen Krcnch Canadian re-
cruits, wh, >i he ;>.id oncer two other agents were keeping togeth-
er, and watching over like a flock of sheep.

By dint of good feeding and cajoling they were doing their best
to keep these unhappy youths in a state of satisfaction and content-
ment.

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After some debate the iniquitous pair agreed to give me two
hundred and fifty dollars, being one hundred and fifty over and
above the balance of the bounty money of which they had defraud-
ed Norman. This business transacted, we lost no time in pursuing
our journey home where we arrived safely, just four weeks and one
day from the time at which T had started on my eventful pilgrim-
age.

TIpon the joyful re-union which followed I need not dwell. In
the midst of our rejoicing I trust we did not forget to return our
fervent thanks to that Providence which liad in so marvellous a
manner crowned with happy success an undertaking which seemed
at first so utterly dark and hopeless.

Not tinto us, Lord, not unto us, rut unto thy name
(iivE the praise, for thy loving mercy, and for thy
truth's sake.

""■^ppip

APPENDIX.

io,i

Brig.-Gen. B. F. Ty/^r— Sometime al'ter this became separated
from his troops, and remained concealed in the woods for three days.
At length, after being given up for lost, he emerged from his
retreat, to the great joy of his friends.

II.

Col. Fish, Provost Marshal. — I afterwards heard of as an in-
mate of Sing Sing State Prison, where he was employed in making
infants' shoes, having been condemned to a six years' imprison-
ment and a fine of $G000, for defrauding the Government.

III.

Col. Porter. — This courteous and gallant officer was afterwards
killed at the battle of the Wilderness.

IV.

The Greenlaws. — When I last heard of these men they wera in
prison for defrauding the revenue, having previously served a term
for crimping young men inio the army.

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