Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-04-22

"lu the naval public service. commanders
nitlst AL ttttn, delicate euspltiuis-ipot, the
| evidence ei their own eyss=theY must give
desperate commands, and they must require
instantaneous obedience"
[fhantaller Kent
II tho year 1gll, The Caribbean Hea was
infested With Hrahisli rfitateets-atnniHst
them was y fairy Ike hfigantina, called the
tt raithita'-slia was The very witch al The
waters aud although pfoiesseAlY after Co
l~nti'hiai property. sl,a vfseh INDUCED IN The
| less lonutabEe pfartire Of taking upon easy
| tetBte. tUrdate, dutt, provisions, &c, Ifun'
neutral vessels.
At about Ills time, lilo r. Il. schooner
Gfampis. Under The command Of Lieutenant
Francis H. EtegOrt.* ifttj pn atefUt in The
fine harhur If At. Tliemas,-Eessals wl,itl,
had been teiiepei IN one way or another by
the allaFkish Hinthiia. wee continually az
irving at That pnff. aud The briggs reputation
as a very free tFtasf. was pretty well esta-
blislind.
Afrar d short stay. The Efatnpus called on
a cruise, and snun idut,d herself Oh the weas
Their quarter aud witl,tn pistol shot ri The we'll
armed and daring ranthifa. The American
ensign waved At The psalte Of the Gfamrns.
aud the sith " luUhing flag Of Spain hung At
the main If the ]tefsair.
Haul down your tulufs 10 The q. States
sthf. t%'falnpus / shouted Gregory. rumpst.
%tonuued. from the lee a,m chest,
No disposition 10 obey this pafamptury
summons was manifested by The 5paniarl,
and his tiag stiIl turIaj III the braess. Pre-.
%sently. d fellow. whose lukufiant mtistaeli.
los. red elk Jacket and yellow vest. d~anplei
authority, took his cigar from his mouth. and
IN an under tone, gave some order. which
caused a slight movement amongst The va.
gahends around him.
The brig carried a long brass eighteen
Founder. amidships, on a plvot-tllis had
early attracted The attention ot the Auiefi.
can. aud he still continued to scan it with
much interest. II not with admiration The
little CRAMPS &Fwas only tiItee, months old.
and oF course too young to llsien 10 The tones
ot THE beautiful pnndefuis ihstrtltnent.-ln-
deed. iiott The first, her Commander had de.
tIled not 10 permit any illustration Of liz
powers. consequently, when he pBw a
swaftliy l%nooAtng chap making towards it
with a red hot poker, he expressed bis dis
like IN the shape Of d broad i'd. With was
slipped into the brig With most annoying &C.
lerily, A tter exhibition Of guuneiy vas
never seen The hong eighteen FOUNDER
was Il, the lee seuppefE. and q dozen or less
deserving fe1lnws had escaped the ghllews.
aud the upper anrks et tho brig, were com
demolished She was cent into 81,
ThotnaH to repair. and from thence sailed 40
a prise for the II, ~, where she arrived with
the Ameran ensign flying over the (red) flag
Of the licensed pirate,
The Pahehita had n regular comm 1881 ion
Ips,t,, fh1 F5,tErEt,.tU - ar ih.st4 ~ ,.. aLl = lee /
not therefore. strange. that her capture WAC
considered by many az one Of the most da.
ing aggressioia ever committed upon The tiau
# any nation. The writer lived At that time,
md for a long time alter. near the scene Of
his exploit, and never knew. or doee not now
rnicnber, how the matter wac settled by
he two Governments, nor Ia it probable le
would ever have reeufed to tho subject, but
nr tho elamorous maledietinns whitl, have
ately been uttered against the metltorlnus
Of the setnefE. for having trans.
atdra his pouefs IN the taking Of human
te.'
II a deep laid plain for ntutiay and murder
ilat be put IN active ,pefatlui, betpfr 1t can
e considered as any thing more than spefk.
1on perhaps the question may come I'D
the re latlves OF the slaughtered pi-
,tee. whether Gregory was not ImpelIed BY
ar in firing into the panehita.-and whether
Was not bound 10 consider The act Of IN.
oduetng the red hot poker 10 the long eight
eh. a mere piece If fnn the exubefanee Of
1utiliai romance R1NGnoLT.