At dinner time he was invited into the galley and regaled with a sea-pie until he was scarcely able to hail "Allons" to the driver of the horse on the dock, when he resumed work in the afternoon.

That evening he was engaged by the captain of the vessel to keep tally on the sacks at five francs per diem.

A few days later an order was issued from the Hotel de Ville that all foreign volunteers should assemble there.

A hundred and twelve responded to the call and a motley group mustered from all quarters of the globe, representing every branch of the French service and wearing every conceivable kind of a uniform.

Notwithstanding the fact that some of them were from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, etc., they all wanted to be sent to America.