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NUMBER 803--NEW SERIES, NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, JUNE 16. [1863. VOLUME XLVI--NUMBER 24.
NORWALK GAZETTE.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
AEDYINGTONa co.
A. H. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLs, G, N.’ELLs-
Advertising Rates .
One Square, one insertion,
.. two insertions,
three insertions,
.. one month,
“ two months,
“ tnree months,
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Two 8 usres, one year—with paper,
Bach _ ditional Square, per year, ,
One half column, one year,
One Column, one year, _
megllnes, or 100 words,make a square. Fraction-
’ 'a‘ ' ts Of a square charged for as a whole. ,
Year 1 advertisements payable lst of January &July.
‘1‘“ «advertisers restricts? totthe busmess contem-
3 3d at the time of con rac .
&’ These terms will be inflexibly adhered to. .3.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
. '1 - Norwalk rost Office. -
"1.2” ‘ . NAILS CLOSE.
Wéit'vao A. M.—2.30 P. M.
East 8.30 A. M.—-5.00 B. M.
Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tues-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
, NAILS DUE.
West 9.10 A. M.——6.C¢.‘ P. M.
Ias.‘ 8.20 A. lib-3.30 P. M.
Danbury Q Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
POST OFFICE HOURS.
Fran 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
CHARLES OLMSTEAD, r. u.
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N.- A. MOSMLN, M. 3.,
,_ Hommopathic
Physician and Surgeon,
Ofilce over C. J. Gruman’s Store,
NORWALK, CONN.
Office hours from 1 to 3 P. M.
Dr. J. J. WALLACE,
HOMGOPATHIST,
Office at Dr. Moody’s late Residence,
‘ WEST AvENUE,
NOR WALK, CONN.
Slate at Mr. Frank Nash’s Store, South
- her-walk.
NOW
‘IIBDWABE 8t PAIN'I: STORE,
Main Street, _
Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery,
MARVIN a raowrr-r,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang-
ings, Window Shades, doc.
‘ZJAMES G. BABIOUI,
..suneICAL AND MECHANICAL
D E‘N-rxs-r,
Office'at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
Architecture.
ferment M.S'.I.'ONI,
ARCHITECT,
111 furniifll rags, Specifications. Detail
Ewing-v and 'superimend the erection ot
”ublic ind (private buildings. Ofllce in Mar-
leBlock, hspel-st., New Haven, Ct: t152
F630. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
ufacturer of Tin, Cop er, and Sheet
no; Ware; and dealer in toves, Range ‘
' _ Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden an
* iWillow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
a. s. Locnwoon,
fashionable Draper & Tailor,
and
.u.
EMPORIUM l
Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
a. u. omen-nan a (30.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 16 ~Main-st.,‘ Norwalk, Conn.
tar-NA INSURANCE comranv,
Of Hartford. ,
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
(suits against loss and damage by Fire
on Terms adapted to the hazard,aud
consistent with the laws of
compensation.
fqones n COWLES, Sole Agent
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For Norwalk and vicinity.
AA
nun-ran cm.
AN impression having gone abroad that
the undersigned has 1' linquished his
rofessrqn, this is to infOrm Ins ifriends and
.' 9 public that he still continues the practice
his professxon at his 01! stand, foot of
sin-st, Norwalk, where he will be happy
tq tender them his best services. In case of
temporary absences Skillful assistant wiu be
fraud in attendance at the Office, ready and
willing to serve all that may call.
A. ILL, D. D. S.
A. JACKSON. Gt 330.
No. 1 Gazette Building.
WOULD respectfully announce to the
public and their Old customers, that
tiny have recently made extensive additions
is their stacker goods. We are new Prepar-
ed to ride? an assortment not to be surpassed
in F'arrfield Conn , in quality or price.~ We
would call partic ar attention to our stock of
Watches, which is let er than ever before.—
We have a fine lot of adics’ Swiss Watches,
in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as bein cor-
, sect tune keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s etch-
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price fi'om
giro S- 00. We buy of the best importers in
9 Y9 ls field 94 to other for was so that
r, Wfsnilitiss'for tie mg cheap could not be
eater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
later. Wares was never better than at pres-
‘ cut, and campuses all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO,
FISH POLES, Traveling Baskets, Clothe
Baskets, Work Baskets. Also Wooden
Ware in general, at
: . C. d: E. K. LOCKWOOD1 Q CO.
’ “oonmi aligns, in S. .O’ MSTEAD
W &‘C( 'S Wood Yard, iii: exile low.
. Window Shades.
A SPLENDID Assortment of Window
Shades just 1:35;??? de for sale by
& PRO 1 .
Nov. 3rd, 1862. ‘ W TT
. hildreuls Qarriages,
R Erari 'n ‘inm 1.50u ward t
_ P “is?
. , “Efi’im we ' '
D. PRITCHAR D, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Residence next door to Ruggles’ Store,
MAIN STREET,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
War Claims.
THE undersigned, through the agency of
reliable friends in Washington, is re-
pel-ed to secure Bounty Money, Back ay,-
ensions, and claims of all kinds against the
Government. Charge for collecting from
two to five per cent. No charge will be
made for advice given in relation to claims,
and no fee charged unless the claim is col-
lected. JOSEPH W. WILSON.
Aug. 22, 86 2. ._
Whitney 6: seems,
PHOTOGRAPHERS,
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN.
MBROTYPBS, MBLAINOTYPES,
and PHOTOGRAPHS, plain, retouch-
ed or colored, in the best style of the Art.
Cartes de Visites in all styles. Stereoscopic
Groups, Views of Private Residences and
Grounds taken. '
A good assortment of Rosewood, Gilt and
Passe Partout Frames, for Photographs and
Cartes de Visites.
E. T. WHITNEY.
R. A. BECKWITH.
Roofing.
HE subscriber is prepared to furnish par-
ties building, with Warren's superior
FELT AND CEMENT ROOFING.
This article of Roofing is in use upon the
Norwalk Lock Company’s Building, and at
Lounsbury, Bissell & Co s, where it gives en-
tire satisfaction, and is believed to be the
cheapest as well as the best roofing in use.—
All orders will receive prompt attention.
tf38 C. W. LOCKWOOD.
N. B.— All orders left at the store of A.
Morehouse, Main street, will be promptly at-
tended to, Inquiries freely answered.
NEW PURNISHING STORE,
IN JAMES’ NE W BUILDING,
Water Street, Norwalk.
I HAVE atmy Store in Norwalk-the largest
assortment cf
Household Furniture
in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all
kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tete-a-Tetes, Card
Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center
Tables, Wash Stands,
EXZENSION TABLES,
CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds,
Looking Glasses,
Picture Frames, and everything else in the
Furniture line cheap for Cash.
Beaming. _
done promptly and by experienced workmen.
Undertaking,
I have on hand a large assortment of
COFFINS, of the best materials, and will
furnish shrouds, carri” es, hearse, and every
thing necessary for t. eburial of the dead.
cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I
have as gOOd a Hearse as there is in the
county; and will attend Funerals in neigh-
boring towns, without extra char e.
ELBERT RA MOND.
Norwalk, May 1st, 1862. . . 44
firs. Tindall, in the new block
IIHNEW’S BUILDING,
No. 17 aud Lg Main St,
‘V ILL call'the attention of the public to
. -» her new and well selected assort-
ment of MILLINEBY GOODS, at a very small
advance from former prices. Velvets very
cheap for these times. Feathers, Ribbons,
Flowers, &c., Qc. She will give her atten-
tion to the business at all hours of the day
and evening, up to the usual hours of clos-
ing. All orders promptly filled. Ready
made Bonnets on hand. Bloomers trimmed
in unique styles. 45
um smuna' SALOON,
Between Main and Broad Streets, NEW
C .AAN. Com.
J. W. EDMONDS. Proprietor.
Ors'rnus served in any style, and for sale
b the cart or Gallon. Also, all kinds of
RUl’l', LONEEOTIONERY, and other REFRESH-
MENTS. Private Supper Rooms for Small
Parties. Also, in connection with, but in
separate apartments, a firsteclass SBAVING
AND HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
'L'O CAPTAIN S
AND
OWNERS of VESSELS.
THE undersigned has taken the SHIP
YARD and MARINE RAILWAY,
(formerly owned by Clark & Ritch,) in
Greenwrch, Conn, where he intends to car-
ry .On all kinds bf
Ship Iuilding and Repairing
of Vessels.
He keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
Paints and Oils, Timber of all kinds
for the repair of vessels. SHIP SMITH.
WORK done in the best manner, and with
dispatch, on as favorable terms as any other
marine railway in the coup ry.
24 - '_ lull. MERRITT.
EVERY BODY wants the Tax Pay-
er’s Manual, containing all the
items of Taxation, the mode of proceeding,
and the duties of the Officers, at
SELLECK’S.,
Whitney dtIeckwith,
TEREOSCOPIC VIEWS and Cartes
de Visite of the Interior of St. Paul’s
Church with Christmas decorations.
Also, Cortes de Visits of Gen. Tom Thumb
and Lad ,with their autographs; Rev. Dr.
Edwin all; Rev. Wm. B. Weed; Rev.
John Mulligan; Parson, Brownlow-; and of
the beautiful Engravings, ‘%vaugphue,” “I’m
oing to grandmalsfi". ‘f stress," “Cupid
harpenin ‘his Arrows," and others. For
sale at HITNEY & BECKWITH‘S.
Clothing neatly Cleaned and
Repaired.
RS. ANN E. WOOD would inform the
. citizens of Norwalk, that she still cou-
tmues to renovate old garments; will-clean,
81W: repair, brighten. and .estole the €01-
lars, aud‘make them look at] 'most equal to
new garmen s. ANN E, ,
Mtf Over Bebee’s Drug Store.
Kerosene Lamps and Oil.
A lang assortment of Kerosene, Parlor,
Itchen, and Study Lamps.
A 0 Paper Shades, Chimneys, Wicks,
3? e1? ma w 11 r
me at an a .21., g, eudaut Lam .
Hand _ar_pps,“a}‘oui fiflbfi-Night Lampqu,
The est qua ity' bf Kerbsene Oil, free from
odor, and‘WNiraiited hot to explode.
Sold by E. W. & H. H. SMITH,
No. 4 Phoenix Block.
HURNS of different styles, price
$1.00 to $3.00.
' C. ct. E. K. LOCKWOOD «in CO.
from
C
A New Ijurngr fbr sfierosene
1‘0 use without a chimney, and will fit any
Fluid Lamp; it makes a ood substitute
for Fluid. Price of burner on y 20 cents.
‘l
”E; PEGKWQOD ‘99-.
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
* 31211201330192; CONN.
For circulars address the Principal.
3m13 _ MISS EMILY NELSON.
NOIWALE BOEIL.
NORWALK, CONN.
E. S. Brewster, Proprietor.
’I‘HIS House, having been renovated and
improved, is now open for the rece tion
of ermanent or transient boarders, an will
be ept as a first class Hotel. This Hotel is
very pleasantly situated in one of the most
beautiful towns on Long Island Sound, and
is especially attractive for Summer Board-
ers. .
The Proprietor would assure the public,
that it will be his constant endeavor to
keep his house in such a style, as will ensure
satisfaction to all.
DRUGS, MEIIOLN'IS!
Perfumery, Stationery!
THE undersigned begdto inform the citi-
zens of Norwalk that he has establish-
ed his Drug Store at No. 11 Main street,
where he keeps a constant suppl of pure
Drugs at Wholesale and Retai at fair
prices. He has secured the firvices of a
competent, practical Druggist from New
York, and is prepared to compile all pre-
scriptions, and by close attention to busi-
ness at all hours, day and night, hopes to
merit a share of patronage. The patrons e
of Physicians is respectfully solicited. We
have a better stock of Statione , at lower
prices than any firm in town. tore open
on Sunday for the sale of Medicines.
E BLACKMAN,
No. 11 Main street, Norwalk.
John B. Smith,
FRUITIST & FLORIST!
SOUTH NORWALK.
Is prepared to fill all orders for Trees,
Shrubs, Vines, Green-House and Bedding-
out Plants, Qc., Qc.
Also Boquets, out-flowers and eve varie-
ty of rare plants and flowers for spring aet-
tmg «be. For sale cheap. tf
Carriage Making.
Persons intending to purchase carriages or
wagons of any description, are invited to
call on the subscriber at the old stand ofBar-
tram & Wilson, where may be found a va-
riety of carriages and wagons finished and
in course of construction, any kind of work
in my line built to order at short notice, and
in the best manner, repairingBdonc in all its
branches. A. R. ARTRAM.
WAN TED,—A boy 16 or 17 years of age,
of industrious habits, and mechanical turn
of mind,lo learn the blacksmithingfbranch,
of the above business. A. R. BAR AM.
Bedding, Apr. 25th, 1863.
....._...;;._. ._. _ ..
a.
Mrs. Newcomb,
‘V OULD respectfull notify the Ladies
she has
REMOVED T0 ELY ’8 BLOCK,
where she will open on Tuesday, 28th April,
a handsome assortment of ‘
MILLINERY AND rmcr Goons.
N. B.—Straw Bonnets Cleaned and Press-
ed. Smlfi
A BEAUTIFUL
VILLAGI “SDINOI
L'or Sale at a Sacrifice.
NE of the most desirable residences in
the village of Norwalk, is offered for
sale upon easy terms and for less than its
value, pleasantly located on elevated ground,
in agood neighborhood and convenient to
Schools, Churches, Rail Road station, So,
The place contains about 1 1-4 acres; u high
state of cultivation, well stocked Wlt“ allude
and ornaments, trees, and a vary choice va-
riety of fruits. he house was put up by the
owner for his own use, is built in modern
style in the best manner and of the best ma-
terials, is conveniently arranged Q d has
marble mantles, Hot air- Furnace, as and
other modern improvements. The House,
Barn, Outbuildings, fences, grounds and gar-
dens are all in complete order and repair.
For a genteel country residence, few places
can surpass it for beauty and desirableness
of location. Two thirds of the purchase
money can remain on mortgage and imme-
diate possession given if desired. . Real Es-
fate in the city of New York well located
and impIOVed will be taken in exchange for
the above. For terms and further articu-
lars apply to GEORGE R. CO LES.
Norwalk, May 4th, 1863,. 3:313
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G rosary Store !
East side of Main Street.
The subscriber having moved from his
old stand at .Winnipauk, and taken the Store
formerly _ occupied by C. S. Lockwood, in
Main Street, has replenished the same with a
flew a. Iresh' Assortment of
GROCERIES,
which he will sell on as reasonable terms as
can be obtained elsewhere.
A share of the public patronage is respect-
fully solicited. '
- . J. C. RANDLE.
Norwalk, April 10. 1863. 1y15
' HON”:
HE Subscriber has_ the pleasure of infom-
ing the ublic that he has purchased the
interest of Ebenezer Crisscy m the Boot and
Shoe Business lately carried on at the Store
corner of Wall and Water Street, where he
will continue the business. He trusts that
the liberal patronage given to this Store
while under his control as partuer qud uran-
egerbwill be contiuupfi Ruli‘raasKW‘pgctpr.
can: ”and Wheelbarrows,
FOR Children, sold by . ' q
C. Q E. K. LOCKWOOD Q CO.
GROUND FEED of superior quality,
“ from Camp’s Mill. At
Golden mu Seminary. '
. ly but little to,
of South Norwa k and vicinity,‘fhat .
THE MAD ENGLISHMEN.
A STORY OF OSTEND.
In the year 1817 two Englishmen ar-
rived in Ostend; and, from their move-
ments, appeared to be two singular origi-
nals. One was short, stout and red hair-
ed; the other was tall and thin. The
short one was named Richard Mowbray,
and his tall companion was William
Featherington. Both were in the prime
of life, between forty-five and fifty-five.
From head to foot both were gentlemen
and their passports were in the best or-
der and regularity. Upon stepping
ashore, they were conducted at their de‘
sire to the Scheldt Inn, on Gudule street.
The host was by name Rysvoort, and his
Inn had by no means the best reputation
in Ostend. The inn-keeper was of course
enchanted by the arrival of such unlock-
ed for guests. 'l‘hey occupied the best
apartments in the house, and ordered the
choicest fare. The cook busicd herself in
setting before them a most miserable din-
ner, and our host did the same by two
bottles of execrable wine. The island.
ers ate and drank with the most perfect
satisfaction. But the reckoning? Upon
this point the host was not quite at ease.
The next morning his enormous charges
were paid with the utmost indilference.
Thus far all was excellent; but Van Rya-
voort unused to such birds of Paradise,
feared every moment they might depart
and continue their journey to Brussels.
He very ssgely concluded that the Eng-
lishmen did not cross the sea to see Os-
tend merely, and to pay dearly for this
bad cheer.
The pair, however, showed no signs of
departure; a diligence ofi'ered them every
opportunity . The Englishmen remained
quietly; all intercourse with the towns-
people they avoided—the sights they
troubled themselves not about. Eve-
day they walked into the country, and
ate and drank, smoked, slept, and read
the papers, and lived as quietly and peac-
ably as angels. No letters came to them
—they sent none of; the world was dead
to them, and they were dead to the
world.
Every third morning they regularly
paid their bill; took nothing of, although
daily charged a threefold price for
everything, Van Rysvoort spoke usual-
and troubled himself
about his guests still loss, since they paid
so well; but these self-same Englishmen
took up all his attention. He puzzled
his brain over and over again, and at
last tool; his wife into his counsels: but
as they could not even conjointly solve
the mystery, they consulted with friends
and neighbors upon what these English-
men could possibly be doing at Ostcnd.
“They are spies,” said one, f‘birds of
flight‘who are escaping punishment,” said
others.
At last the town clerk, who had been
some years in England, settled the mat-
ter. '
"Do not trouble your heads; I’ll tell
you what these two Englishmen are-
they are more nor less than mad English-
men. Do you know what that means?
Listen, and I’ll tell you. I knew a man
in London, who, in his old age, took to
leading such a beggsrly life, that for fif-
teen years he lived as the most wretched
of paupers.~ From his fellow beggars he
received every kind of annoyance; his
mode of life brought on him cudgelings
and imprisonments; but he still persisted,
At last, one morning, he was found 'in a
lane frozen dead! And listen, ho left a
wills—valid, and drawn up by a notary
—by which be disposed of more than
£50,000 to a village he had never seen
nor known. Confess that that was a mad
Englishman. Such are those now lodged
iu the Scheldt.“ V
So spoke this clever man.
But Van Rysvcort answered, "Mad or
not they are good customers; and if I
only for five yours could keep such guests
I should become a mad-man.” ‘ ‘
A week after this conversation, and
three after their arrival, the Englishmen
called their host, and thus addressed him:
—-“Her Vpn Rysvoort, your hotel pleas-
es us very much, and if our proposition
pleases you we may continue our acquisin.
tunes with each other,"
"My lords, answered the delighted
host, with a low obeissnce, “I am quite
at your disposal; say your wishes and
they shall becOme mine; for I know what
I owe to such distinguished guests."
"My good frien ,” said the little fat
man, “your hotel is by no means so large
as it ought to be; you know you have
butthrce apartments in which a gentle-
man can be accommodated, and look up-
on the street. The rattle of carts and
carriages makes noise without end. We
love quiet. We are here every instant
disturbed. Our health must siuk under
it. In short, the noise is unbearable.”
“I am very sorry to hear of it, my
lord; what can I do? You are quite right.
It is true the traffic is without and, but
cannot shut up the street.” ' " '
“Certainly not; but the thing is not
dificult after all.”
"What does my lord mean.”
“The cost cannot be important, and
'we will willingly bear the ball."
“Pray continue, my lord,” cried out
the landlord, with a frankness and warmth
most unusual to him.
garden in which nothing grows; the old
Could you not
build there a small house, with three
comfortable rooms, and there we. shall
find a quiet lodging? If you freely give
into our plan, as we have said, we will
pay one half. When we leave, the house
will belongto you; but should not this
please you, we must go, although we
wall is also in ruins.
would willingly remain.”
Van Rysvoort seized eagerly upon the
proposal, finding his own advantage; in-
every view; he kept his customers, and en-
larged his house at their expense.
The same evening the honest Van Rys-
voort consulted with a builder, who, at
one and the same time. was his gossip
The builder set briskly
to work next morning, for the English-
men wonld admit of no delay; and as
they marked out the ground, all was
and godfather.
quickly in progress.
From morning to night Mr. Richard
Mowbrsy and Mr. Wm. Featheriugton
Van Rysvoort
took great interest in what was going on,
but said nothing. It is true he was not
quite contented that the haste with
which the Englishmen hurried on the
building, gave no guarantee for its dura-
bility. He would have been better pleas-
ed, perhaps, had the building not been
raised quite so much in the corner by the
old Wall, and that it had been carried
a story or so higher; but his guests were
inexofable, and would only allow one
In fourteen days the garden
never left the workmen.
floor.
house was completed, as if by magic.
The Englishmen were so delighted that
they took immediate possession.
VsnRysvoort and wife were now con
vinccd that none but mad. Englishmen
would leave a good dry house for a new
However, that was the
and wet one.
business of his guests, and being to all
appearance a freak, they resolved that it
The entire build-
should be well paid for.
log, according to the accounts of the arti-
ficers employed upon it, cost 2,374 fiction
—-"or his own benefit.
was little enough for accommodating such
crazy lunatics within his premises.
This matter being settled, the English-
men being installed in their garden house
seldom made their appearance out of it.
They ate, drank, smoked and road the
papers as usual ; but the most curious
part of our Story is that they allowed no
one to enter, and even made their beds
themselves.
All this'time their accommodation was
not of the best order. Perhaps the Frau
Van Rysvoort wished to try how little
they cofld‘e pleased ,with. Nothing
could be worse than their eating and wine;
for honest Herr Rysvoort’s reasoning was,
that before mad Englishmen should drink
of a good vintage, they must learn to
value it. .The facility with which they
paid his double charges was only equalled
by the uncomplainingness with which they
swallowed his ill-prepared visnds.
The more shamefulness be exhibited,
the greater became the forbearance of
his guests. The brain of mine host was
always at work to solve so much myste-
ry; he even ventured to display a certain
dogged anger; still he moved not the
er1uinimity of his customers. 'The most
puzzling and annoying circumstance was
the making of their own beds. Why
did they always keep themselves locked
in! Why did they burns. light at night!
They moved into the garden for quiet
sleep; and yet, since they had possession,
they appeared to sleep not at all! Van
Rysvoort lost himself in wild conjecture.
He stood at his windows for whole nights
watching the light in the Englishman’s
rooms; and at last so puzzled his senses
with his guests that he could no longer
enjoy life. The bewildered and tor-
mented landlord now took a good friend
or two more into his counsels; and the
result of a long deliberation was, that
the two Englishmen were neither more
Van Bys-
voort, not a little alarmed at this ver-
dict, passed in review the whole of the
gold pieces he had received from the two
nor less than false coincrs.
Englishmzn, but found among them not
a suspicious piece. Urged by his thrifty
better-half, he‘took the gold to a neigh-
boring Jew money chauger to ascertain
its weight and purity. The Jew made
every usual test, but declared it good.
Now was the honest inkecper quite at
his wit’s end; so was his wife; and so
was his gossip, and his godfather, the
builder.
Things went on in this manner until
the middle of October, when the English
men suddenly changed their mode of liv-
ing. Each bought a gun and shooting
pouch and went out—but never togeth-
cr—as they said, to sport upon the dunes
and canals. At last, one evening Mr.
Featherington called the innkeeper, and
informed him that they were. both going
upon a three days’ shooting excursion.
And sure enough, the following mor-
ning, long before sunrise, a carriage was
waiting at the door, and the Englishmen,
in full sporting trim, jumped into it and
drove off. ,
So precipitate were they, -that the inn-
keeper had no time to make them his
lowest bow and wish them a pleasant
excursion. During the next three.dsys,
Van Rysvoort was in a state of consids
Monstrous as was
the bill presented to them, the English-
men paid it, the avaricious host consoling
his conscience with the reflection that it
taken with them the key to the garden
house; and a hard struggle ensued in his
breast between curiosity and discretion.
Curiosity said break open the garden
house; discretion said, such an intrusion
would loose his guests. '
Wednesday, the fourth day from the
departure of the Englishmen had ar-
rived, and still they did not appear. In
the evening a council was held in the
inn; the sitting was long and stormy;
all sorts of surmises and strange hypothe-
ses were indulged in. On the Thursday,
Van Rysvoort put on his great cost most
wonderfully, and went to give informa-
tion to the public, He, however, took
this step very unwillingly, as he wisely
calculated that in the event of his guests
having met with an untimely end, he
could not quietly possess himself of their
valuables. The commissary and three
gensd’srmcs attended at the inn, to clear
up the mystery.
As a matter of form three knocks at
the door ' summoned to a surrender.. Of
no use—n9 reply. Then, as a matter of
course, followed the forcing the entrance.
The happy, long wished for moment was
now arrived. Lo! what came to sight?
Nothing, literally nothing!
The police functionariesand the inn-
keeper started back in amazement. Then
followed along drawn breath from the
head-over-head peeping band of curious
friends and relatives pressing on the
background. A gendarme drew his
sword, and rushed valiantly into the
apartments. There was nothing to en-
counter but two empty trunks and an
open letter. With these trophies he
came back. A new moveméut then took
place. The commissery read as follows .-
“ My dear Van Rysvoort,—Convinced
that you are as well versed in the
chronicles of your own town as you are
in your ledger, of whose exactitude you
have left us nothing to doubt, it may be
useless to tell you that Ostend in the be-
ginning of the seventeenth century, was
mixed up in a war then raging between
Spain and Holland. Your town we s,
from the year 1601 to 1604, exposed to
those viciscitudes that all so situated are
liable to, until the Dutch garrison was
forced to yield to the Spanish general
Splnola. Amongst the defenders who
fought like heroes under the colors of the
United Provinces, were many English-
men, sons of the first families of our
country. In this band was one of our
ancestors, who was the treasurer of the
expedition. Before the town capitulated
he with great caution hid from the cap-
ture of the Spaniards the treasure bo‘x.
Soon after, he returned to England and
died, but not before he had given to his
family some intelligence of the concealed
treasure. This good fortune devolved
upon us,- your house and garden were
pointed out as the spot. Once upon our
‘track, we lqst no time in installing our—
selves in your inn, and soon found reason
to be satisfied with our Operations. We
have succeeded, without giving rise to
any suspicious, in obtaining possession of
the treasures so long and deeply buried
in oblivion, and in appropriating them to
ourselves, their right destination. How
we operated, need no longer be a secret;
but Herr Van Rysvoort, we must pre-
mise your disclosure by declaring upon
our honors as gentlemen, that we ,have
fairly let you into one half the treasures.
So long as Ostend exists, no innkeeper
will have again such profitable guests.
You have robbed us through thick and
thin, as though we had fallen in the
hands of a banditti. You have not only
doubly, but hundred fold chicaned us.
We ‘were determined to shut our eyes to
your proceedings. As we promised, you
have profited. In the furtherest room
you will find a portion of the floor bro-
ken up; .you will also find a hole ten feet
deep, at the bottom of which lies an
iron chest. We took our time in remo-
ving the on ducats of Charles v. The
chest we bequeath to you, with the rec-
;mmendstion that you fill up the chasm
t your convenience.
Perhaps you wlsh to know how the
“ Mad Englishmen” were really named.
We are very sorry in this respect to be
unwilling "to oblige you. The discov-
ery would be of no use, we firmly intend
never to set foot again in your memora-
ble town, or in your inn. Do not trouble
yourself with any reflection upon our
conduct. The finance minister of Queen
Elizabeth can only call us to account;
and be good man, has already given up
his claims full two hundred years ago;
selves.
For the future, in laughing over the
very questionable conduct.- you have
shown us, we shall always bear witness to
the high esteem with which we are im- .
pressed as to your character as a man
and an innkeeper. In hopes of never see-
ing you again, with our hearty farewell,
we give you leave to remember us, and
speak 0f us, as Ihe'MAD ENGLIsnnrN.”
Van Rysvoort rolled his eyes and hit
his lips; to what purpose ! The first
transport of rage having passed away,
the innkeeper endedthe matter by an ob-
servation which did honor to his percep-
tion. “ That these Englishmen, after all,
were not so mad as they seemed to be.”
W '
Gen. Stoneman has resigned his com-
mend _‘u_l_ the army.
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0W a com. “You have, behind your house, a small erablojperplexityw Tbefioghsbnm had
80, upon his score, we lightly trouble our- ‘
From Gen. Grant’s Army.
[fiWe are permitted by Mr. Levi
Clark to my the following letter recent-
ly received by him from his son, “ Joe.”
Our readers haVe heard from him before.
—EDs. GAZETTE]
HEADQUARTERS l'lrn ARMY Cones,
INITHE FIELD, NEAR VchanRG,
MAY 28TH, 1863.
DEAR FATHER :
It has been a long time
since I have heard from you, only through
letters to the Colonel (William). I pre-
sume it has been because I have not writ-
ten you latelv, but it has been impossible
for me to write since we left “ Millikeu’s
Ben ,” as my labors have been such that
I have not had an opportunity to get hold
of a pen. I have been out night and day
over a month, with the Head-quarter
Transportation, which is always in the
rear until late, at night, and every team
had to be loaded at 3 o’clock in the morn-
ing. This has been one of the most tedi-
ous campaigns of this war ; none can form
any idea of the hardships our soldiers
have endured in the last month, but not a
complaint has been uttered from any of
them. The Col. has written you several
letters lately and has probably given you
a-full account of the numerous battles that
we, have fought since we crossed the river.
We are now lying in front of, or rather
in the rear of the long .looked for City,
and every soldier is eager to get posses-
sion and rest themselves, but time must
take it; I believe it useless to undertake
to charge their immense works.
Caunouading has become so common
since we have been here, that we. can
hardly sleep when it ceases ; at Sundown
everyday they seem to get very uneasy
and angry and open on us, but our Sharp-
shooters are so near them that it is very
seldom they can load a gun. They are
driving Mules and Cattle over their works
every day ; we suppose that it is because
they haven’t enough forage for them—-
Monday afternoon a White Flag was seen
on their works which was quickly answer-
ed by some of our commanders ; they re-
quested a suspension, of hostilities for 3
hours, to enable them to bury their dead
which were lying in great numbers in their
works ; a great many rebels came out and
talked with our boys, they all seemed to
be in excellent Spirits and felt confident
that we could never enter their works.
until they came out.
We have lost a number Of gallant ofii-
cers since we began this seige, and many
a brave man has spilled the last drop of
blood in front .of this rebel hole, and
while our surviving soldiers are eager to
press on to close the war, horrible news
comps from the East of tho disgraceful
defeat of the Army of the Potomac.
“Who takes commands now f” '
Every time we have met the enemy we
have completely routed him, and have
now got the Western part of the South'
ern Confederacy where they can’t get
out. The peOple of Jackson were aston-
ished to see us pressing on with such
vigor and driving their men with such
rapidity. At that place we fought a
South Carolina Regt., who were clothed
with “Blue” uniforms that they had cap-
tured in the East of a New Hampshire
Regiment. All of those little incidents
cheer our men onward, and they believe
that the great army of the West will
yet have to take -.Richmond. ‘ ’
Our facilities for providing the troops
with subsistence are excellent, they can’t
be better. We have possession of the
Yazoo River 7 miles from here, where all
of our transports come, with all the luxu-
ries any army needs. The troops have
no tents, but are bivouncked in line of
battle in front of the enemy’s works,
with negro cooks in the rear cooking for
them. The health of the troops is good,
and we are all confident that Vicksburg
will soon be ours, I am certainly as anx-
ious as any one, for I have a furlough
pending on that lovely city.
The 00!. wrote a long letter to you
and Laura last night. The soldiers all
speak in high terms of praise of him, and
call him the bravest man on the stall‘. I
rode with him at the battle of Raymond,
and I thought once we were out of our
place. During this Raymond battle a
flag of trace came in to the Col. to bury
the rebel dead, when he sent word back
to Gen. Bowen, (rebel,) that he had bet-
ter wait as he would give him more to
bury before we got through.
Give my love to Laura and children.
“Mary" I long to see very much. I hope
to see you all soon. The Buglcr has
blown lights out and I must close.
Your afi‘ectionatc Son,
Jossrn.
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l9.Rev. Mr. Gilbert, of Danbnry,
said in the Connecticut Legislature a few
days since, of Vallandigham:
“ I am one of those who believe him
to be a black hearted traitor, as the rep-
resentative at the North of Jeff Davis at
the South. I lived in Southern Kentucky
at the formation of the Confederacy, and
I know the meanness of the rebellion.
Few States would have followed South
Carolina had it not been for the hope of
foreign interference and the expectation
of northern sympathy In Owensboro,
where I lived, the speeches of Vallandig-
am were bailed with delight by the reb.
els. A prominent rebel,who has since been
a guerrilla chief, and who told me that]
he desired the formation of two confeder-
acies, said that Vallaudigham was a man
his are bent”
{captured No loss on our side.
Army Correspondence. ,-
SEADRoox’s ISLAND, May 29th, ’63.
MEssns EDITORS—Being a weekly
recipient of the ”Gazette,” I could
scarcely help remarking that you had no
correspondent with, or seldom if ever a
letter from the Tenth Connecticut Regi-
ment. So I concluded to remind, you
that we “still live” and continue to move
from place to place, and enjoy the scene-
ry of the so called Confederacy of the
sunny South, the land of alligators, gal-
linipers, gnats, &c., &c.
It is both possible and probable that I
can tell you no news from our little ar-
my, but I can tell you how we live, what
we do, how we do, and why we do. We
live very wellfor soldiers, the Commiss-
ry Department of Gen. Hunter, being, I
believe, under the best discipline of "any
army in the United States. We have
good substantial food, excellent clothing,
and will soon have very comfortable
quarters. As I understand the General
commanding has ordered the regimental
Quartermasters to furnish boards to floor
our tents, for with them and our new
tents we can render the latter at least
tenautable.
We do no drilling of any account,
for we have other work to ‘ occupy our
time, viz. building fortifications, digging
out stumps of Palmetto trees and possi-
bly—but God forbid—clearing tip the
land for some future slave-holder. We
have an hundred men detailed every
morning for Fatigue work, the hundred
comprising about three-fourths of what
we report for duty. The men areformed
in line about seven in the morning, are
“right faced” by the officer in command,
marched to the rendezvous for shovels and
picks, as soon as they arrive each man
“takes shovel,” shoulders shovel and still
keeps “marching on.” Of. course this
labor is necessary to protect ourselves
against an attack by the enemy.
Once in four weeks we go out ou.pick-
et for seven days, in which time we have
the pleasure of witnessing the movement!
of our deluded brethren of the South.
General Ferry, who is in command here
at present, has won the good will of eve-
ry man in his command, and the day be-
fore yesterday—while mounted in sites
near our picket outpost watching a squad
of rebel cavalry, and at the same time
questioning our boys, as to the lay of the
country, &c—~some of our boys remarked
that it seemed perfectly natural to see
him and hear him ask questions, it re-
minded them so forcibly of his interrOga-
ting some obstinate witness in Connecti-
cut. His command consists at present
of the 24th Mass. Regt., 56th N. Y.
Vols, 52d and 97th Penn. Vols, and
the 3d New Hampshire besides our own
Ragt, the 10th C. V.
We had the pleasure a. few weeks
since, of meeting the 6th Conn. cht.,
and scanning familiar faces which we had
not seen before since we left Conn, it is
very ”pleasant I will assure you, to grasp
each other by the hand and recount the
perils and escapes that a soldier experi-
ences, and then the “gay and festive"
times we have enjoyed in Norwalk, New
Canaan and vicinity, among our more
gentle and peaceful friends at home.
The 6th are now encamped on Folly
Island, some miles nearer Charleston than
we are, and I suppose their time isoc-
cupied in nearly the same capacity as
our own.
Thinking that perhaps you would like
to hear something of our own company
affairs, I will merely state that afi'sirs
progress very finely. We have three as
good commissioned ofilcers as any com-
pany, need wish for, being men that have
risen by their worth and merit from the
ranks, viz. Capt. Greavesof Stamford,
lst Lieut. Campbell of Baltic, and 8d
Lieut. Allen of New Haven. Our nou-
commissioned ofiicers and men numbering
about sixty-five, a decrease of some thir-
ty five since our time of enlistment. And
with such men as Col. Otis for com-
mander of the Regt., and Robert Legget
for Lieut. Colonel, men cannot fail to
improve, and to win when they fight.
Some of our men have received for-
loughs for thirty days to visit their
friends at home, and in fact ethic of
them started for Conn., but on arriving
at Hilton Head were ordered back; by
—to them—some unknown cause, to. be
greeted on their arrival here with such
exclamations from the boys as “ How
are the people in Connecticut ?” Did you
visit my folks when you were home?’
“How you have grown since you have
been gone!” &c., die. ,But they did not .
appear to feel very bad—being so used
to disappointments—and answered. never
mind boys “its all in our three years.”
Fearing—that if you should conclude
to publish this—I am occupying. too
much space in your columns, I will close
with the hope and prayer that we shall
all soon return to the quiet and useful-
ness of civil life.
Very Respectfully your ob’dt. scrvt‘.‘
\ ' me.
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la..Gen. Carter’s forces, which for
some weeks have been guarding the north
bank of the Cumberland, crossed the riv-
er Tuesday, and drove Pegram’s {mu
out of Monticello, and at last accounts
were pursuing the fiying rebels. A num-
ber of prisoners, horses and arms, weld/:-
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