Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

il A uentIsunn, ia y human being, combining
4 wolnafte courage with a mans courage"
And d little more so.
1te lais ~Cotneh-t,att English papers state
That # now eeetaa 10 well settlnd that ilts late
splrnld comet has il period Of about - years,
that IT IL the same as was observed ~ l5bs, ~
itG. and in the time OF Aristotle, ofl years
befefe tho Christian err. Since that tif'e "
has made G3 revolutions. bit owing 10 Ila
Southern course and proximity TO The fun ms
eaenbed, except Ii n few instances. a%bfetsa4
ttu, in these regions. This comet must taY1
in lie 1903, but W. believe, passed
,ip,bagryna According 10 tho %'tttaife o ile
Hoyhl Astrological fj9eieiy's proceedings, Tho
eotitst was s.gDt,n0j German miles from Tho
@n4ttl,, In, ing a tail 10000, 900 German miles
long and 1000, 600 broad.
Trunrrtt nveousrgH wtfn A ftHATE'
-speaktna Of Il Formidable pirate SAID I"
have been lately seen IA Tho west 'nales'
the Richmond Star takes oeeha'eh I" e's'
tho ftIlnwing particulars nj al encounter
with ffarbooteta. several year@ ago ~ the
aamn latitude. which have never before
appeared IN print, but which are n1ss''h"
lees tftte 1:
Tho nenetnl facts Of The case ARE those
Can, Robinaou-uow II wealthy mud nneli
rssnerted ejtizep Of Now fnrk-wh'le u
commend If Il ship many years ago. ata
l,ne whom several Of the European Ie"efh
were At war. discovered, ono day just as
night was setting IN, II suspicious 'oehii9
satI under lis lee, bit as HE stranger
made no movement towards him, ne con
clujed that she was probably ono ol Inc
numerous ptiynieefs which then #wafniea
tho ocean. Tho next morning be disco
veted Tho strange sail nearer to MN hhn
vorv He,ot, became satisfied Tint Hhs was
not only hostile bat II pifatb4 Hv had one
nun md mn abundance Of small arms ana
ammunition on board. and fortunately II
good number Of passengers, mostly men
Vixen satisfied tliat he had no o'Iier alter
native but TO fight or surrender, he Assem-,
bled The passengers III the cabin ana to'o
| tbetn that they mus, decide whether they
ws,ld surrender and be themselves muir
deted, and give their wives n daughters
to the brutality oflie fiend1 then pursuing
them. or stand upon Thur dsEsncs IKE
mon. If they choose tho latter "'iafna'
tive, be gave them II fair warning 'ha' II
must be- II desperate conflict, hnd 'h"'
boarding the pirate was proximity Their on
" chance Of success. -,
Most Of tho passengers responi7a
prom lily that they would tight to Inc 'h','
If fig, i, ihey must. Although to tho WIND
wntd, Il WINS found that tbs superior sa'l'
ing Of the p rat, was moro than Il 'ha'cn
m n long ehase for this advantage AZ"
Robinson fesolged at once TO meet inc CT
sl=. md decide tho matter while MS post
ton gavo him the choice oil commencing
the engagement. He steered at once ''
meet The foe, thus giving bun 10 nnaeF
stnnd that he VS. prepared for hun. A.
he nenred him III pirate ghveh'm d oFoao
. de from the guns, three in number 'ha
crippled hin, killing two Of his best SC"
men and one asssnger. Still he Kept on
receiving another broadside thai lnJote'
him more, but not ns badly rs the hfs'' II
A few moments he was near the pirate
and by n skiIful or got n rak'ne
position, and, taking a good am, ne 10
the first time discharged his gun, loade'
heavily with canister aud grape: The et
feet was tremendous, the vessel bei|s
much cut up, and the slaughter among
!, the pirate crew prod'g'ou+. mi. efea,c'
confusion ntnong them AMI enabled $50
binson to plant his bow against the pirate
Just where no preferred.
/ In an instant the bowsprlt was cfo"ae
with the devils, looking like very iiends
who dashed upon the forward fetk WI
T. n large force. A bloody struggle then en-
sued. hand to hand, in which the SHIPS dc
, tenders were driven back by the over
whclmine force, and the prospect Tor =
v instant was that they would be ann''''ia
c ted. beyond the chance of hope. At IN
. moment some of the passengers shontc
. in English to their friends TO, clear tn
. way-stand back for the gunt The up;
, n,ards raised II yell Of triumph, as Inc
Jaw their foes, who had met them so stu
div, rush back, and were IN the ACT
rushing forward as the nurdefons chaft
Of the gun met them with sweeping ca
pare---leaving but few alive md Govern
The deck with the mangled remains
u mere than a score Of the wretehes. b
a fresh force supplied their place and 10
several times the good gun cleared II
' deck Of the b!ood-thirsty villains. !
they went leaping back the fourth TIM
10 Rohinson shouted TO his men TO "boart
e. and in a moment the strife was npon |
20 pirates own deck.
nj The force of the pirate had been ter
nc bly cut down in the previous contest d
'e after a sho { but terrible struggle, IN wh'
as Captain Robinson received a shock,
&c wound from a c~utlass, passing IRON
", forehead between his eyes, across y
XII cheek and down the back Of the neck
Nv vet he killed the man who wounded II
IN and two Others after receiving the SLASH
is the pirates were all driven below IND tn'
n. secured. The cabin was then cleared
y, eyery thing valuable, the vessel scH1ti
It, and in a short time the vessel sunk car
lis ing with her every soul left on board "
he the wounded. dying and dead. Cspi
lef Robinson was wounded IN many paf
n besides the last shocking wound across
he face. the scar of which' he yet bears,
nd MANY of his force had fallen or were {
perateIy wounded, but he carried ms :
:. safe through her voyage. and was aOie
~ tell of one of the most gallant n oeSl
ate actions. of which we have ever he'
= or which history can show.