The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-13
The Mminec,s Of The Aleaandre of
Bordeaur.

l. ne horrible particulars of the diaboli.
cal acts on board OF the Alexandra, oil
Marsaud, and Raymond, '.the abducted
Frenchmen,' whose arrest at Newpur,
K. |. and subsequent "abduction' from
this port have made SO much noise and
excited SO much interest, are published III
Gaiignani's Messenger, as they appeared
upon the trial of those wretches before
the Maratime Tribunal of Brest, on the
18th ut. The character of the disclo.
snres, and the excitement which the af.
fair has been the means of creating in
this community, induces us to give the
horrible detail place in our columns
The Braganza affair, dreadful as it was
sinks into lnsignilicance in comparison
with it. The result of the trial we have
before given.-N. Y. Times.
Messrs. Nichaud and Co. of Bordeaux.
the owners of the Alexandra, sent her
out to Batavia, in June 1887, to bring
home tin, coffee and merchandise. The
crew amounted to II men, with NJ. Lou.
is Bouet alias Dubois, as their captain
and Benoit Marsaud a cousin of one Of
the owners as second in command. The
ship arrived at Batavia, Oct. ID, on the
26th proceeded to Samarang, to complete
her cargo, and on Nov. 18th sailed agar
with property Oh board worth 60O.OOOf
All went we'll till daybreak, on Nov. 9th
when Capt. Bouet took the morning watch
at O'Clock. He had called to the cook
to bring him some tea, when several Of
the crew came on deck, and without civ.
ing him a moment to defend himself, seiz
ed and threw him erboard.-Andre
the boatswain, who witnessed this preme
dltated act of murder. fastened down t,
the cabin Of Lieut.. Morpain, and inform.
ed him what had taken place. The lieu
tenant arming himself with an iron bar
went up and finding Marsaud on deck
demanded what had become Of the cap
tain, but he, instead of giving him an an
swer, grasped Morpain round the body
and with the assistance of three of the
crew, named Audrezet, Sandey, and Cor
don or Gording, an Englishman, threw
him also into the sea. These men mex,
went to the other side of the ship, ane
served Audony, a sailor, in like manner
Here the mate, seeing what had passed
and expecting the same fate, drew his
knife, and made desperate resistance
but was felled by the but end of pisto
from Gordon, and was quickly buried in
the waves.-These four being despatched
Gordon ran forward and called upon the
rest of the men to come on deck. Dose,
q youth, was called on to appear, and was
dragged aft with threats of being thrown
into the water. The terrified lad begged
hard for his life, and to be allowed to write
to his family before he died, and offered
to sign bond of 20,O0Ofs if they would
save him, but Gordon and Andrezet, reck.
less Of his cries, hurled him into the deep.
The next object was Leomoine. another
boy, only II years old who threw himself
upon his knees to Marsaud, implorine
mercy. After a short parley between
Marsaud and Gordon, he was spared
though but for time. Gin December Cd
the Alexandra was overtaken by a gale
of wind, and she became unmanageabIe.
She sprung a leak, and TO tighten her
the coffee and tin were thrown overheard.
This storm afforded Marsauda pretence
for accounting for all those whose lives
had been sacrificed, as if they had been
washed overheard in the storm; but before
the entries of their deaths were made in
the ships books, the men determined to
get rid Of the boy Leomoin, whose mourn.
full countenance was constant reproach
to them. On December 9Th. the poor lad