274 French Prisoners. 



Like their quaintly named Masonic Lodge, tlie address 

 indicates that some of the officers were tired of the long 

 struggle, although no doubt others, a little later, would 

 eagerly welcome the return of Napoleon and fall gallantly at 

 the last great battle of Waterloo. 



Two of the prisoners are known to have remained at 

 Sanquhar after the peace. Raff Caporole found employment 

 at the Crawick Mill Carpet Factory, and a son was employed 

 there until the stoppage of the works. James Kennedy has 

 some verses celebrating " Capperaul's Pistol." 



The last living link connecting the French Prisoners with 

 Sanquhar was Louis Wyszlawsky, or Wysilaski (pronounced 

 Felaskey), son of a Lieutenant and Adjutant of the Polish 

 Infantry of the same name, who had been captured at Cata- 

 lonia in 1806, and a Sanquhar woman. Louis is described as 

 a light-hearted, harmless, thriftless individual, who would 

 have found it difficult to make ends meet but for his brother 

 John, who early in life went to Australia, where he made a 

 considerable fortune. Louis died in 1899. John, who died 

 in 1882, bequeathed over ^4000 to the South U.P. Church in 

 Sanquhar. The elder Louis was said to be a grandson of the 

 last King of Poland. 



List of Prisoners. 



L. Reindfieish, Captain, 5th Regiment, Company of the Rhine, 14th 



September, 1810. 

 Nics. Lefebre, Captain, 67th Regiment, Company of the Rhine, 12th 



April, 1811. 

 Geo. Blom, Lieutenant, N. Regiment, 17th September, 1810. 

 Henri Tuedt, Captain, 5th Regiment, Company of the Rhine, 17th 



September, 1810. 

 Jacs. Vanderlin, Captain, 67th Regiment, 14th September, 1810. 

 Louis de Preen, Lieutenant, 6th Regiment, Company of the Rhine, 



14th September, 1810. 

 Augn Gregoire, Cabin Boy, Merchant Vessel, not stated. 

 F. W. Willerongte, Master, M.V., not stated. 

 D. Deredder, Mate, M.V., not stated. 

 F. J. Butel, Mate, M.V., not stated. 



Bd. Jauriguiberry, 1st Lieutenant, Privateer, not stated. 

 M. Jauriguiberry, Ensign, Privateer, not stated. 

 J. B. Arnaud, Ensign, Man-of-War, not stated. 

 F. Defare, Ensign, M.W., not stated. 



