Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-11-18

hands with him, wishing the brig
a pleasant passage, and stepping into the
boat with the ten thousand dollars, was
conveyed to his own party who were
waiting little distance and after a
gentlemanly gratuity to the sailors Of the
brig who rowed him, the sixteen cared
boat disappeared towards the shore, and
the brig proceeded on her way.
Mitchell remained at his encampment
on the Island of Cuba till he had obtain
ed, in adventures similar TO the precee-
ding, money sufficient, 10 load his six
teen cared boat to the waters edge, and
then determined to leave off his pi-
ratical career, and pass into the United
States; he now thought, however, that
a boat load of money, though good
fortune for himself or even for himself
and lieutenant, would make small fig
ure when divided amongst the entire
gang of twenty men. The lieutenant
was of the same opinion, and thought
that on calm day, Captain Mitchell and
himself might easily carry the sixteen
cared boat and boxes of money 10 the
Florida shore without any assistance
from the gang; moreover, it would be
quite as we'll to cut off pursuit, lest these
fellows when disappointed OF their share
of the booty, should revenge themselves
by turning evidence against them; "but
on the other hand, dead men," said the
lieutenant, "tell no tales" The two
officers then determined upon destroy
ing the whole gang, and by ordering
them in various detached parties for pre-
tended purposes of bringing wood, wa
ter, and other supplies to the camp,
Mitchell and the lieutenant actually left
them to perish, and reached the coast of
Florida, whence they coasted along to
the Mississippi river, for the purpose of
ascending to the city of New Orleans.
Here however, their golden dreams
were suddenly dashed to pieces: for the
strange appearance of sixteen cared
boat, loaded with boxes, and navigated
by only two hands attracted observation
from the banks of the river, and when
Mitchell and the lieutenant landed for
supplies at village few miles below
New Orleans, the boat was suddenly HI
led with a body ofpolice, and the wor-
thes were glad to leave their ill-gotten
treasure, and escape into the woods.
Mitchell was now penyless again, and
lurked for some time'in the city of New
Orleans, narrowly watched by the pol
ice, for his remarkable person rendered
it difficult to conceal himself but by be-
ing secreted by women with whom he
was connected, the exertions of the pol
ice to discover him were for long
time were unavaiing. Upon one occa-
sion information was received that
Mitchell was in the hut Of brown
woman in the environs of the city, to
which the police forthwith repaired, but
not being covetous of an encounter with
a man Of his prowess, they determined
upon discharging volume of musketry
into the house. Mitchell received ball
through his arm from this discharge, but,
before another volley could be sent in,
he sprang out of the window and esca-
ped into the bush.
He next made his appearance at the
town of Mobile, at which place he sup
ported himself some time by working in
the sail-loft, business at which, though
probably not bred to it, he was said to be
very expert, and soon opened as sail
maker on his account, marrying young
lady with money and for two years he
carried on a most flourishing business in
this line at Mobile. After that time,
however, it became pretty generally
known who the sail-maker was, and the
merchants of Mobile, not knowing how
secure their vessels might be against ma
chinations of such man, or what asso-
ciates might be secretly around him,
determined to withdraw their support
from him as sailmaker, and in various
other ways to induce him to depart from
the place. He was accordingly BAN
ished in this manner from Mobile over
to the Bahama Islands. whence he had
come over to Charleston in the sloop
which the sailor had pointed out. What
his intentions there were, appeared very
plainly from his conversation on the
wharf; but having occasion to leave
Charleston on the following day, ! new
er heard further of his adventures. Ex-
pressing afterwards much surprise at
the public appearance of this welI-known
piratical adventurer, was informed the
extreme difficulty Of procuring satisfac-
tory evidence rendered prosecution for