Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-05
From the Ne,c Ward.
The Gold Chain.
APAssAGE IN THE LIFE OF LArITTE.
CHAPTER 1.-The Pirates Home.
by IA M E S r E L 5.


The island Of Barrataria is associated in hlsto-
nv with the name Of Lahtte. 1t was the scene Of
many Of his murders, and the rendezvous for his
desperate crew and their wonderful chief 1t wos
also the mart for the sale OF negroes, VINO he rad
kidnapped from plantations, or wrestcd from slave
ships by the stroag arm OF power Its distance
fco.n New Olllons is about fifty miles, which gave
10 Lalitte numerous facilities, not only for the
purposes of trade, but the means, in case Of dan.
ger, of escape. From this point he directed his
men, it was here he issued his orders which carried
death and destruction with them, and here he or.
ganized his plans and disciplined his numerous
spies. Not a vessel ever left the Ievee Of New
Orleans but was subject to the closest scrutiny Of
his eGIissares, whoever bold and trustworthy
seldom, if ever, failed in their means OF obtain.
inginformation. 1t said, land from the writer's
knowledgel Justly too, that there are those still
living who amassed lo;dIy wealth through the
agency Of LATTE they pointed out to the slran-
ger as they roll through the streets Of New Orleans
in their splendid cquipagas, attended by their liv.
cred slaves. caring liule for The way in which it
was obtained nor the quantity Of innocont blood
shed in its realization! 1t will be remembered
by many, that during the years 1Sl0.ll and -,
q number OF vessels were missing, particularly
those which sailed richly laden from New Orleans
and the West India Islands, over whose dark and
fearful fate many tale Of blood has been told
these tales have been accompanied with the report
of the brigh red banner being seen on the high
seas, and were not without their foundation in
truth.
The loss of vessel and its cargo, would have
been but little thought of by men whose active
commercial pursuits and wild speculations have
taught them to bear nobly up against reverses, but
when 10 such losses was added that Of human
life, was matter for more serious cons deralion;
nor was the government idle in its attempts to
scblue this scourge Of the sea- but as it is we'll
known, the desperate character Of LATTE, hi
genius TACT and local advantages, kept his enc.
mics at bay, and, on occasion when brought near.
iy into contact, laughed at them. To show bis
reckIessness and total disregard Of law and it,
authority, when Governor Claiborne of Louisiana
offered reward of FIVE hundred dollars for the
Pirates head that bold bucaner in his turn Of
ered thousand for that of the Governor, and these
placards offering such reward were actually
posted up throughout the city Of New Orleans.-
Such was the man who was justly called the "ter
ror Of the ocean," ...
CHAPTER 1.-THE Boarding House.
Boarding houses in New Orleans are conducted
upon principles differing materially from those o
other cities in the Union. This arises as mud
from the fact of the andlady's assuming the char
acter of mother to her boarders, ihat of 4
nurse, and in many cases physicians; to such kind
ness and attention has many stranger been in
debed for his life when the fearful scourge whic
annually visits that city makes its appearance
Hence il is that in large boarding houses there ex
lists sympathy Of feeling which is every way ca
culated to make one at home, though he be anon
strangers. They seem as il were united in on