Yesterday the steamer Cataret of the American Line of steamers under the Charge of that most [illegible]ular commander, Captain Ledyard, st[illegible]ed at Kingston, C. W. from Ogdensburg, to take on freight and passengers. In the articles transferred to the hold of the boat was a box marked as follows:
“For the American Glass Co. Pearl Street, New York.
Glass this side up with care”
As the company are partially responsible for this class of freight, great care was bestowed in handling it and the hands were instructed to go careful which they did.
When the boat arrived at Sackett’s Harbor, one of the hands, wishing to wipe off some oil from his hands commenced to pull at a wisp of hay protruding from a knothole in the aforesaid package, when to his amazement the side of the box flew off, and out rolled two soldiers, who quickly gathered themselves up and without obstruction from the thunder struck witnesses of the transaction, bolted for the shore, and the last that was seen of them they were making tracks up town.
In the box was found a collar marked “4th Battallion [sic], 10th Brigade, Royal Ardtillery [sic], Market Barracks, Kingston.” – From this it would seem that they were deserters from the British army, and that some kind of friend had boxed them up, giving them an opportunity to kick the cover off, and pop out when they reached the United States of America. They were both large, able-boddied [sic] men, and could not have had much room to stir about, - {Rochester Express.
– Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, May 30, 1863
“For the American Glass Co. Pearl Street, New York.
Glass this side up with care”
As the company are partially responsible for this class of freight, great care was bestowed in handling it and the hands were instructed to go careful which they did.
When the boat arrived at Sackett’s Harbor, one of the hands, wishing to wipe off some oil from his hands commenced to pull at a wisp of hay protruding from a knothole in the aforesaid package, when to his amazement the side of the box flew off, and out rolled two soldiers, who quickly gathered themselves up and without obstruction from the thunder struck witnesses of the transaction, bolted for the shore, and the last that was seen of them they were making tracks up town.
In the box was found a collar marked “4th Battallion [sic], 10th Brigade, Royal Ardtillery [sic], Market Barracks, Kingston.” – From this it would seem that they were deserters from the British army, and that some kind of friend had boxed them up, giving them an opportunity to kick the cover off, and pop out when they reached the United States of America. They were both large, able-boddied [sic] men, and could not have had much room to stir about, - {Rochester Express.
– Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, May 30, 1863
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