The native American., 1838-12-15
From Niles Register.
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louisville Register, was written by gentleman
SAYS that paper, .of high responsibility, who had
an opportunity of becoming acquainted win the
facts related in his communications tE&a
.:Who was Bannerhassett! and what has be-
come ofhim? Having lately seen in the New York
and Philadelphia papers, several fictitious noti-
ces Of this celebrated parsonage, is the apology
which the writer Of this article offers for giving
what he believes to be the true history of this
mans career, and final exit from the troubles OF
this world--which will be much easier to do,
than to write highly colored picture Of things
which never existed except in the fancy of some
novel writer. The authority for the facts herein
disclosed by the writer, is believed to be anthem
tic. and of the highes, character. In the first
place, who was Bannerhassett! In answer to
this question our information is, that it was an
assumed name by an individual whose true name
was Lewis Carr, who was born in Ireland, as has
always been stated His family were highly
respectable, and an elder brother filed the sta
ton of secretary to the Governor OF Calcutta, III
the East Indies, to which place young Lewis
went as an ensign in the engineer department.
where he remained about two years, IN which
time he was engaged in several scrapcs and in
trigues which finally compelled him to resign his
commission and seek place Of refuge in the city
of Kingston, in the island Of Jamaica, where he
read law and commenced the practice, and also
engaged in merchandising, BY which means, and
a secret connection with the buccaneers and pirates
who hovered round the West lndia islands and
on the coast Of Mexico, he amassed splendid for
tune, which he spent with equal prol1sion. w hl!e
employed in this business, he frequently visited
Mexico, and became acquainted with many OF the
leading men who were preparing the way tor
revolution, which Carr foresaW must break out IN
a short time and being bold unprincipled in
trguer, he was perpetually engaged IN dlthcultles
of one kind or another, until shortly before ne
came to the Unitod States an intrigue with the
wife Of one of the wealthy citizens of Kingston
made that place too hot for him, and ne sold out
his property and came to the United States, and
landed at New Orleans, and from thence went to
Louisville, Kentucky, where, or in that section,
he purchased some property, and finally located
h;mselfon the celebrated island in the Ohio river,
near Marietta This move took place about the
wear 1903 or q. When he reached New Orleans
he assumed the name of Blannerhassett. The
beautiful and accomplished lady who accompanied
and lived with him, was not his wife! she
was --. and had many fascinating accomplish
ments. which made her more worthy OF Banner
bassett than he was of her. Col. Burr first saw
Rlannerhassett early in the year 1905, and IN
stead of Burr's scducing him, there can be no
doubt that Col. Burr received from him such all
account of Mexico, its wealth, and disposition Tor
revolution, as seduced him into the project OF in
vading it, and the question as to who should be
the great man, was one reserved by Lewis Carr.
(R)annerhassett,) until future events should de-
velope themselves; as Carr always declared to his
friends that he intended Col. Burr the military
chief which was to advance him to the supreme
command in Mexico.
The movements of Col Burr and Blannerhas-
sett in the United States, during the years 1905
and 6, are already known, and of course need not
be detailed in this statement.
After their projected invasion of Mexico had
failed, and Bannerhassett had broken up at his
island, he returned to New Orleans, where nc lett
the lady who had been his companion, and ne
embarked for the island of ". Providence, one OF
the Bahamas, in the West Indies, and settled at
Nassau its capital, and recommended the practice
oflaw. In short time he obtained a lucrative
practice, and married lady of one of the most
respectable families in that place, and was soon
after disturbed by visit from his Blanncrhassett
island companion, who gave him much trouble
before he could get her to retire in peace; which
she did. and soon after returned to the United
States, and is now believed to be resident OF
one of the southern States. When settled IN
Nassau, he resumed his true name of Lewis Carr
and soon acquired handsome living; but his rest
less spirit and intriguing disposition kept him
constantly involved in difficulties, and his treat
ment of his wife was cruel i'll the extreme; yet by
taking sides with the government, he was elected
10 the assembly Of the Bahamas, and was chosen
its sneaker about 1929. This was his last ele-
yation to notice; his treatment to his wife and his
continual lebauchcries and seditions, as no money
which he could command ever stopped his pro-
yress; during the years 1891 and 2, he became SO
embarrassed that he was obliged to leave the island,
and once more returned to Kingston i'll Jamaica,
from which place in 1898 he once more came to
the United States, and landed at Phlladeiphiaund
his true name Lewis Carr; it is believed tha' ne
for ,he,last time, visited COL Burr and soon alter
was taken sick and died III obscuriy III tIle c'ty
Of philadelphia At least his is the beI'et OF MS
wifi. and his friends at Nassau.
Thus ended the life OF this bo!d anu res'lGSs
spirit, which, from his entrance on pno''c i'''
until his DEATH was one continued scene ol ad
ventures. The years he lived at Nassau were
filed up with intrlgues Of a personal character
bu. from the time he left the United states II
1907 until 1889, he never resided in any o'he
plarc than thn island Of Providence