Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-01-31
BLANNERHAssETT.

r. ~ W"e PoPSi) vi hlRH responsibility
2 had an opportunity Of becoming acquaint
with the fact related in this communication:
Who was Blannerhassett' And what has
BONE Of him9 Having lately seen in the
W York and Philadelphia papers, seyera
itlons notices ofthis celebrated parsonage, il
apology which the writer offers for giving
at he believes to be the true history OF this
MS career, and final exit from the trouble,
this word-which will be much easier 10 dc
an to write highly colored picture of thing,
llch never existed except in the fancy o
me novel writer. The authority for the facts
rein disclosed by the writer, is believed to b,
thentic, and ofthe highest character. Inthc
st place, who was Blannerhassett? In an
'er TO this question our information is, that i
as an assumed name by an individual whose
&c name was Lewis Carr, who was born il
Gland, as has always been stated His family
ere highly respectable, and an elder brothe
led the station of Secretary TO the Governor
Calcutta, in the East Indies, to which place
lung Lewis went as an ensign in the engineer
partment, where he remained about tive
ars, in which time he was engaged in several
rapes and intrigues, which finally compelled
IN 10 resign his commission and seek place
4 refuge in the city of Kingston Oh the Island
4 jamaica, where he read law and commenced
epractice, and also engaged in merchandise
G, by which means, and a secret connection
it'll the buccaneers and pirates who lowered
FOUND the West India Islands and on the coast
a Mexico, he amassed splendid fortune, which
e spent with equal prolusion. While employ
4 in this business, he frequently visited Next
), and became acquainted with many THE
aiding men who were preparing the way for
revolution, which Carr loresaw must break
at in short time: and being bold unprinci-
led intriguer, he was perpctuaIIy engaged inI
ifficultes, of one kind or another until shortly
efore he came TO the United States. An in
'igue with the wife Of one of the wealthy cili-I
ms of Kingston made that place too hot for
m, and he sold out his property and came to
C United States, and landed at New Orleans,
I'd from thence to Louisville, Kentucky, where,
in that section, he purchased some property,
ID finally located himself on the celebrated
and in the Ohio river, near Marietta.
This move took place about the year 1903 or
When he reached New Orleans he assum /
the name of Blannerhassett. The beautiful
d accomplished lady, who accompanied him
d lived with him, was not his wife! She was
woman Of unknown character, but had many
clnatlng accomplishments, which made her c
re worthy of Blannerhassetl than he was OLA
Col. Burr first saw Blannehassctt in the year v
%, and instead of Burr's seducing him, there /,
| be no doubt that Col. Burr received from Il
n such an account Of Mexico, its wealth, and Il
position Tor revolution, as seduced him into s.
project Of invading it, and the question as to f
. should be the great man, was one reserved b
Lewis Carr (Bannehassett,) until future 81
nts should deveope themselves; as Carr it
avs avowedlo his friends, that he intended b
. Burr as the military which was to advance a
to the supreme command in Mexico. "
he movements Of Col. Burr and Banner Y
sett in the United States, during the years il
8 and s, are already known, and Of course o
not be detailed in this statement In
liter their projected invasion of Mexico had o.
cd, and BIannerhassett had broken up at his Itr
nd, and he returned 10 New Orleans, where 10
lett the lady who had been his companion, Ihi
he embarked for the Island Of New Proyi- kt
&c, one of the Bahamas, in the West Indies.
settled at Nassau its capital, and recon-
need the practice Of law. In short time he
aimed a lucrative practice, and married
OF one OF the most respectable families in
place, and was soon after disturbed by
I from his Blann rhassctt Island companion.
, gave him much trouble before he could get
TO retire in peace; which she did, aud soon
,,,l, h., ,,,.lG I,
eyed to be resident Of one Of the southern b
es. When settled at Nassau, he resumed C
true name Of Lewis Carr, and soon acquired n
andsome living; but his restless spirit and in o
ung disposition kept him constantly nvoI- o
in difficulties, and his treatment to his wife a
cruel in the extreme; yet by taking sides o
h the government, he was elected to the AS Il
IDLY of the Bahamas, and was chosen its Il
lker about 1899. p
his was his last elevation to nolicq--hs L
ltment to his wife, and his continual debauch. tt
IS and sedIlons, as no money which he could o
lmand ever stopped his progress, during the o
RS 1881 and 2, he became so embarrassed &
he was obliged to leave the island, and once d
re- returned to Kingston in Jamaica, from ii
oh place in 1888 he came to the United p
es, aud landed at Philadelphia under his
!, name Lewis Carr; it is believed that he u
the last time visited Col. Burr, and soon W
r was taken sick and died in obscurity in CT
city of Philadelphia At least this is the ri
Of Of his wifelandhis friends at Nassau. I
hus ended the life Of this bold and restless o.
it, which, from his entrance on public lie dC
his death, was one continued scene Of ad. BIT
ures. They ears he lived at Nassau were di
] up with intrigues ola personal character, US
from the time he left the United Sla,es in oC
7, until 1888, he never resided in any other br
. Than The lslnnl of prnuiLnnnn lNI