Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-06-12
SHOCKING AND ATROClOUS DC.
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Bordeaux, on the evening Of the 1s' June
with a cargo Of IS GOO slaves, 20 600 fee
of lumber. a lot Of heading and wheel
spokes. Che was brought back to the cit,
by the towboat Tigsr. We have mad
careful enquiri inta all the circumsta nee
connected with the borrid busin So whicl
We are about to relate, and the following
details may, we think, be relied upon.
The Charl. S cleared on Tuesday last, Is
insta {, and went down TO the BaliZe OF
the same evening, crossing the bar ant
getting yell into the Gulf On the morning
following. During the VIII lie of Wednes
day and Thursday, the Cherries as well o
the Louis Quatorze, which went OUT at tn
SINE time, wa, distin fly visible from tn
3alize, the weather being rather calm
| though it was observed that the Charlie
steered to the west. while the Louis Qua
torze headed to the east Of the S. w. Pass
On Friday morning at an early hour, thu
captain of the towboat Tiger noticed a yes
sci apparently steering for the South Yves
Pass, and looking at the distance rs if he1
~studding sails were set. Presuming tha'
the vessel was in want Of steam. he direct
ed the Tiger towards her. On nearing
her he discovered that it was the shiF
Charles. She was in the following condi,
ton: Nearly all her sails were set, and The
iib which was flying loose, appearedto have
been cut, probably to make an awning f
one Of the boats.
Not a ~solitar, living being was on board.
On descending into the cabin, several bot
ties which had contained porter, and ha
had their necks knocked off were found
on the table; some of their contents hal
been spilled and the froth looked quite
fresh. Every particle f luggago had dis
appeared. Not a trunk nor a hedstcad.
nor an article Of clothing save an old pair
Of boots. was to be seen. The apparel and
bed ing Of the captain, crew and passe1-
gers had entirely disappeared.
o. examining the vessels deck pos Of
blood having the appearance Of being re-
Gently shed, together with s or 10 hand
spikes, were seen on the starboard side. On
the larboard was a small pool of blood lun-
ming towards the scuppcrs, and on the
same side on the outward part of the yes-
sci, were eight stains of the sanguine fluid
which had apparently flowed from some
wounded person carried or forced over the
ships side.
It must be borne in mind that this APP
palling discovery was made at an early
hour in the morning-about s A. M. After
ascertaining the circumstances just related,
the Tignr very properly put TO sea and
cruised about for soma five or six hours In
the course of the morning, about 10 miles
distant from the Charles, a boat, recogniz-
ed as one attached to that vessel, and con-
a dog said to belong to one Of the
passengers, was picked mp. The dog ap-
poared by no means exhausted, and had
.evilently not been long adrift, as when
offered water he did not lap very eagerly.
After searching some time longer and
nothing whatever TO elucidate the
mystery, Capt. Crowell returned to the
Charles, took her in tow, and returned 10
town where he arrived yesterday morning
at Z o'clock.
1t is needless to state that this singular
affair has given rise to innurneTable specu-
Horrid rumoFs of murder and
mu'iny and assassination flew from
mouth to mouth with incredible rapidity.
The most prevalent supposition--ihough
about as vague as others-was that the
crew had risen, murdered the captain and
passengers, seized the baggage and money
IN board and escaped in one Of the boats.
# seems, is missing. In the abb
ence of positive information, Or even plau-
ible date upon which to base a conclusion,
We forbear indu!ging in conjectures which
nay be disproved by the earliest in
diligence.
We are happy to learn that the city au-
horities, on the receipt of the news as
and adopted prompt and vigorous
for tracing the mystery to It's
1t is more than probable that some
lue will be shortly obtained by which this
~trocious transaction may be unveiled and
$ authors discovered and delivered up to
The following is the official list of the
assengeEs, for which we are indebted to
le ~politencss OF Mr.. David, the French
There may be others, but as the
Nv requires that every passenger should
rovide himself with q passport, and as
,ese are obtainablc only at the French
5, we presume the s%uhjoined list will
2 found substantially correct:
Don Juan Campo, a Spaaiard.
Joseph Bernard, a Fre1chman, cooper
Y trade.
Nicholas Dahon, an American, CT ra-
rallied citizen.
Robert Vessefon, from Paris.
Madame Widow Petit, from Bordeaux
I'd two young ladies', her daughters
Pierre Gulnbarteau, a Frenchman, stock
aker.
St. Hiberly, a Frenchman.
The following is the list Of the crew -
apt. w. Gorham j., U. s.: Fred k. G r
IN. Maine, age. Is; Aiber' Danforth 20.
} !; David E. Baxter Ma s., IS; jam.
evil, Penn, % Michae! Pcarce r. l..
:; Pernel Bishop Conn.,, 10; R. W.
ms. N York, 90, Darius Sewall, Maize
/; and VIM. Brown, James Miller, Chas. :
,ummond, Defoir, no description.
The discrepancy between the above list +,
'orn to at the Custom-Eiouse, and tina, :
by the Office where the crew was
;pped is so remarkable, that we think i,
necessary to call particular attention !;
areto.
Of crew as furnished By The SHIP ing
Office. !
Captain Gorham, - - LIST mate d
as Swan ID mate; VIM Brown David
Baxter, James Miller james NeyiI, C j
unmond, saamen; Joshua Robertson, a
ward, and joseph MondeIlis, cook