New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-31
RIerueIhasSet.

vile Register, was written by gentlcman,'
says that paper, :" of high respectsbllity," wh'
had an opportunity Of becoming acquainted wit!
the facts related in his communication:
Who was Bennerhassct and what has be
come of him Having lately seen in The New
York and Philadelphia papers several fctitlou'
notices of this celebrated pe'souoge. ls the apo'o
nv which the writer Of fhis article offers for CIV
ing what he believes 10 be the history Of TINS
mans career, and final exit rom the troubles o
this world-which will be much easier to DO than
to write highly -coOred picture Oi things whlcf,
never existed except in the fancy OF some novel
reader. The authority for The facts herein DIS
closed By the wri'er is believed ~ be authentic
and of the highest character. in the frs: place
who was Blennsrbasse, In answer 10 this qucs.
ton, our Information is, that It WAS assumed
name by an individual whose true name was
Lewis Carr, who w4s BON in Ireland IS ha~
always been stated His family were highly
respectable, and an elder brother flied the s:a
ton of secretary 10 the Governor of Calcutta, II
the East Indies, to which place young Lewis
went as an ensign in the ereicccr department.
where he renamed about two years, III whc
time he was engaged IN several scFapes and IT.
trigues, which ti1aly compelled him to resign HIS
commission, and seek place OF refuge IN the
he read law and commenced the practice. auo
also engaged IN merchandising, by which means
and secret connection with the buccaneers anC
pirates who hOvered round the VI est lndia Is
lands and on the coast of Mex CO, he auassed .
splendid fortune, which he spent with equal pro-
fusion.
While employed in this business, re frequently
visited Mexico, and became acquainted with
many Of the leading men VINO were preparing the
way for revolution, which Carr ic.esaw mus;
breek out in short time end being bold, IN.
principled foreigner, he Yves perpetuslly epgsgeo
in difficulties OF one kind or another, until shortly
before he came TO the United States an intrigue
with the wife of one OF the wealthy citizens OF
Kingston mado that place too hot for him, and be
sold out his property and came TO The United
States. He landed at w-Orleans, and wen:
thence to Louisville, Kentucky, where, or in the
section, he purchased some property and finally
located himself on the celebrated island in TIC
Ohio river, near Marietta. This move took place
about the year 1903 or 1904. When he reached
New Orleans he assumed the name of B.cnner
hasset. The beautiful and accomplished lady
who accompanied and lived with him was not
his wife. She was young, and had many fasci-
mating accomplishments, which made her more
worthy of Blennerhasset than he was OF her
Colonel Burr first saw Bennerhasset early in the
year 1905, and instead of Burr seduciAg him,
there can be no doubt that Colonel Burr received
from him such an account of Mexico, Its wealth
and disposition for revolution, as seduccd him
into the project OF invading il; and the question
as to who should be the great man was one re-
served by Lewis Carr (B!ennerhasset) until
future events should develop themselves, as Cam
always declared to his friencs that he intended
Colonel Burr as the chief OF the military which
was to advance him to the supreme command in
Mexico.
The movements of Col. Burr and Blennerhas
set in the United States, during the years 1905
and 6, are already known, and Of course need not
DC detailed In this statement.
After their projected invasion Of Mexico had
failed, aud Bienne hassctt had broken up at This
Island, he returned to New Orleans where he let,
the lady WAC had been his compa,ipn and ne
embarked for the Island of New Providence one
OF the Bahamas in the West Indies, and settled
at Nassau, its capital, and recommended the
practice OF law. In short time he obtained I
lucrative practice, and married lady of one OF
the most respectable families IN that place, and
was soon after disturbed by visit iiom his Ben
nerhassett Island companion, who gave him
much trouble before he could get her to retire in
peace; which she dad. and soon after returned t.
the United States, and Is believed I, NC resi-
dent of the Southern States. When settled IN
Nassau, he resumed his trus name of Lewis Carr,
and soon acquired handsome living; but his
restless spirit and intriguing oisposition kept hun
constantly involved IN difficulties, ard his treat
mcnt Of his wife was cruel IN the extreme yet,
by taking sides with the government, lie WAS
elected to the Assembly of the Bahamas, and was
chosen It's speaker about 1929. THIS was his
last elevation to office; by his treatment to his
md ,.l raNa ,h.., Il
tions-as no money which he could command
ever stotp psd his progrcss-durng Inc yetr iS.i.
Snd '32 he became 81 embarrassed that he was
obliged to leave the Island, and once wCre re-.
turned to Kingston, Jamaica, from which place
in 1883 he once more came TO the United States,
and landed az Philadelphia under his true name,
LOWS Carr, where 1t Is believed that he, for TIE
las, time visited Col. Bur, and so0n after was
taken sick and died IN obscGrlty IN tae city o.
Philadelphia. Al least, TINS is The belief of bis
wife and his friends ut Nassau.
Thus ended the life OF this bold and restless
spirit, which, from his entrance on public life IN
til his death. was one cont,uuh scene OF adven-
lures. The years he lived III Nassau were filled
up with intrigue OF personal character, but from
the time he LETT the United States IN 1877 uoui
1888, he never resided IN any other place Than
the Island OF New Providence.
Our latornant was Tue yics consuto oi the I. =.
who lives on ono ofthe Sai,key, Bahams Islands
who read law with BlenneIhsssett, and was
afterwards bis spartncr for near twenty years
where he passed under his true name OF Lewis
Carr, and often told HIM this history OF his hf,
and connection with Col. Butr.-so tina: the VII
ter Of this article, who was al Kingston, Jamaica
and at Saltkey Island las. summer. one week, has
= doubt of the truth OF the foregoing narrative.
Ihc .c.e and of h,s
With Col. b1rrs were fully detailed, SO ,ha, ,her,
7ss no room to douot that Mr. Bl.nuerAssseti
was really end truly Lsels H1rr. He is no, now
IN France, neither did he ever Ave in Montreal
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