The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-13

j was cast from the poop by Gordon. Or
i the following day this feroc;ous brute me-
i with similar fate. He had suffered t
/ escape from him an idea which he had en-
tertained Of reducing the survivors te
three namely, Marsauds Audrezet, ane
himself; SO having made him drunk by
mixing brandy with his wine, Marsaud
threw him off his guard by requesting
| him 10 do some act in the management oil
the ship, and while he was thus enga ged
/ he was suddenly knocked down, and fell
overheard. He was an excellent swim.
mer, and followed the ship for long time
supplicating Marsaud to take him in, bu1
his cries were unheeded and he sunk.
On the same day, and before the death
Of Gordon, Marsaud and Raymond, with
out any necessity, but merely to give an
appearance of the ship having suffered
from storm, and coroborate the report
] they afterwards made, cut away the main
mast, and few days afterwards made a
leak below the water line of the ship and
4 threw into the sea or damaged. several ar.
ticles which were afterwards stated tc
have been lost or damaged. The effects
of the murdered men were divided among
those who took part in their destruction
but part were restored to their places to
/ keep up appearances. on coming within
sight Of the Island of Mauritius, where
they were obliged to put in, to repair dam.
ages. The Alexandra entered Port Lou.
is on December 18th. On the next day
! the pretended certificates Of the death OF
those who had been murdered were laid
before the Vice Consul and VERIFIED
! The ship was required at an expense OF
10000 francs, for which charge was
made upon her. A portion of the remain.
ing cargo was sold at SO per cent loss
! Having obtained some additional men in
Guiding three Englishmen, and taxing
more hands on board, Marsaud assumed
the command as captain, and Raymond
became his first mate, or lieutenant
They also took on board two women of
color. one OF whom was Adelne Paris,
| lMarsaud's mistress, who has followed him
TO Brest. and Marsaud had in his possess.
ion from forty to fifty pounds weight of
gold. and boxes of diamonds valued at 80,
GOO, fir. The Alexandra sailed from the
Mauritins with papers fer Bordeaux, but
when at sea Raymond effaccd the name
of Bordeaux and substituted Boston. On
the goth of May 1888, the ship arrived at
Newport, q. S., where the Vice Consul
NJ. Gournard, immediately discovered that
her papers had been fa!sifed, and sum-
moned Marsaud before him. Instead of
obeying, the seif-appointed captain al
tempted to sail for Boston. but was pre-
vented by the promptitudc and resolution
of M. Gournard. The subsequent pro-
ceedIngs in America, which ended in the
men being arrested and sent to France,
for trial have already been laid before the
tpablic.
LONDON, Saturday, evening, April n +,
The Cotton Market at Liverpool is at
length beginning to show symptoms of
weakness: the total sales of last week are
smaller than we have noticed for many
months past, and prices are aatteripg.-
The pressure for money is more serious
Iy felt chan in London Gzobe.
LONDON, April 27.--1He Minister'S
Rumors Of Ministerial changes are rife in
Wing Radical lotteries and are seriously
discussed in Conservative newspapers.
Orders have been issued by the Hon.
East India Company to their recruiting
sergeants in the metropolis, to commence
enisting. with all speed, young men for
the service. They are taken as low as
five feet five, and up to 80 years of age.
1t appears that this order for the reinforce
ing Of the Company's troops is in conse.
quence Of the military preparations max.
ing on the part of the autocrat of Russia,
and the intrlgues carried on by the off.
GERS Of that ambitious power, as we'll as
by those of the great Sultan, against Brit.
lsh influence in the Levant and the East.
Twenty thousand muskets on new
principle, besides bayonets, swords ano
pistols for the cavalry, have been contract.
ed tor in this country, on account Of the
Hon. East India Company, which will be
forwarded to India Immediately, wher
! completed. LONDON Herald.
Seat Of Government of Teras.-The
N. Orleans Bulletin says, that ga private
letter has been received from Houston
that gives importan, information respect
ing the location Of the seat Of government
of Texas. The commissioners, it seems
have located the metropolis on the Colo.
RADIO river, at point called Waterloo
thirty miles above Bastrop, and ten miles
below the mountains. The situation is
very fine, in a healthy, fertile region Of
the country, and near the centre Of the
large grant made by the Mexican govern.
ment to Stephen F. Austin. The name
of the place is to be changed to Austin,
which the capital of Texas will hereafter
bear in honor Of its illust rio,,.- E,..,,la< ,,