Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-07
The ship Alexandra.

/ The snip Alexanures
Our leading article today was written two days
| since but crowded ont by the foreign news. Since
writing it we have been informed of some facts by
Justice Blood good which alters the whole face of the
affair That excellent magistrate, let La Flechellc,
the Chancellor TO the French Vice Consulate, have
the warrant merely that he the Chaacellor) nigh,
hand il to an officer Again, as soon as Bloodgood
found thar La Flechelle had abused his warrant he
waited the Mayor, head of the police and comp
rsler of the funds of the city and told him all the
circumstances of the case. This was before half
pasta on Saturday afternoon. The French vessels
anchored in the !owsr bag tia. Night, and sailed
nert morning. The Mayor had plenty Of time and
money al his command he was told that the laws
Of the city had been volated-he had the opportu.
nifty chat will never occur again to distinguish him.
self in rescnung the injury done to those laws-he
should have lost not a minute of time-he should
have taken steamboat a cutter, or char
tered pilo,boat, taken Boodgood along, gene down
to the French ship and brought the men back peace
ably if he ceuld, forciby if he must.
The Mayor tsld Mr.. Bloodgood that he would at
tend TO the affair on Moniay morning Was there
ever such extraordinary conduct Ga the part of
the Mayor! On Sunday morning, the ships sail
ed. On Monday morning, the Mayor attended
to the matter. The two men were great rascals-
pirates, robbers and murderers, and the country is
well rid of them but La Flechelle did not 60 the
proper way TO work. Although had he adopted le-
gal course he could never have got the men for they
had heaps of gold, would have employed counsel got
bail and escaped, TO rob and murder some Of the ct
zens in the interior. Mr.. Boodgood assures that he
10 not IN any way party TO the prosecution Of the
officers and rejoice at this. He is gong before the
Grand Jury of tie United States. Mr. Price our
District B. r.sy, informcd US yesterday that he in
tends lay the conduct of La Fechelle before the
GraRd Jury OF the L. s. District Court,
In the mean tlme.we call attention to the. folio wing
horrible disclosures made by the cook of the Aexan-
DIRE, relative to the murders committed BY Marsaad
and Raymond. Ii IS from the Bordeaux Indicator"
repaired that revelations OF IN. highest Importance
ceok Alexandra when thai vessel
was put under The command OF CaptaH seuct
Inc 81 the cook Is OF nature that pub
lush us substance not by any means guars teeing its aulne
uriDg the voyage Batavia Maurus in the NOR
g Capt. Bouet, who walking the drcx with part
latter has enea 10 obe This order here silence Of
tastsat The desA, then great noise caused by vsleat
strus gle, then a heavy body fell ntothe sea-
Inc did disturb hns, IT, but be perceived or
ncs armed WIN piece - Wool lastly 70 On d.en Ins
heard dis nciy than the -ihe captain and the
Tbs noise appeared to increase; Of Distress threats
blows given returned men thrown into the sea, causs
believe ship the theatre OF
great The weather hnr ard the calm.
The which assaed the Alexandra afes this terrible
wbica they attributed the loss OF the captain and
five the sprstors the ioea OF thus
writing the end Of their cnmrades all the aiers sig ned
the dread ~ threats ade by h- chief
spira tor, signed well as The others
Before arriving Maunus and some days after the storm
the Spirators dou BITS about English sailor
whsaaRg he had acve part la the assassination,
tied his aad hands aad alter staboiDg him. threw him In
The cook reports events ne only his
life ps omises They from him. and
1 The had for mis- services.
!" This man detained ~ Newport With the other
Of Ma sand; he obstinate silence
pr. American authories he d,d
commit the slightest cursg the last voysse 81 the
Alex andre TIE command Of Capt easy.
II said that his has been so weakened oy these
horr hardly knew his wife NJ Bor eaux.
said the French have demanded OF
his companions should be Civ
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ect Satisfaction the frensh gossrnm, To ne
in which the sap was brought home"
We have also heard another fact from some United
States officers viz that Morris the pilot, says, that
the two men came on board the rea,e Didon, in the
custody Of an armed soldier dressed in the uniform
of the United Safes regular army, THIS puts ano-
Their cslor on the TRANSACTION. Let the Grand Jury
stiff to the bottom.