Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-07-06
no. %


The watch below were called, and J4ncs.
whose turn 1t was to take the helm, came up
from The forccastle, and went aft for the pur4
pose when he reached his post the man al
the wheel directed his attention 10 a rope on
thcFaffraiI, which he requested him to coil up,
and WINE III the act of doing SO, two Of the
mutlheers pushed him overheard the remain.
der Of the watch, MqfH and Collins, we're then
sought for--thc fotmer had his brains dashed
out, and the latter, while 10 the bows of the
ship, was knocked overheard by u blow from
u mall.--ln the morning, when the steward,
6aFo'0aB, and the cook, Carr, came upon deck
tlieY were compelled, in order 10 save their
lives. to join the pirates.
= few days subsequent to these horrible
f~iufders, Fielding, not yet satisfied, and wish.
Insla obtain a large share Of the spoil by dip.
+ fttfSS55 III -ftahds still dfttPtf IN human hffuUd,
proposed TO some of his companions in guilt,
to get rid of the others /, this becoming known
to Ritm he was tied hand and foot and thrown
ovCfboard~his son met the same fate a few
minutes afterwards. While in possession Of
the ship the pirates destroyed nearly all the
papers, %lettetsj books, &c. The FIRE arms and
0tticf weapons were thrown overheard. cyi4
dehly still 10 dread of each other; the money
was divided, and The ship stecrcd for the Cuff
Of 81 Lawrence, where, after landing all the
vaiuAbie9, they intended s%cuttling her; but
t1ey were not permitted to carry out their de-
Slgn-the hand Of Divine Providence has in.
teriefedj they were thrown Upon our shores to
receive the punishment which the laws Of The
country award 70 those guilty ofsuch dreadful
Cfimes."
The prisoners will be tried by the Court Of
COMMISSIONERS a Court distinct from the
Court OF Vice Admiralty, and appointed ID
takecdgnI6ance Of crimes IF mutinv and pira.
cy upon the high seas, The names ofthe pri-
soheTs ate-CdFr, Galloway, Johnson, Halle.
ton, bones, and Anderson--lhe last a Bwedc.
THE WESTERN FtooD~~The Van Buren,
lnteiIgencer Of the y h, gives some interest,"
ing Intelligence relative 10 the flood which
mas devastated that region of the country.
That paper says
The damage done 10 our farmers and
cotton planters the whole length of the Ar.
kat'sas river cannot be calculated MANY arc
%roctess, more are c~ropless, and they will be-
obliged to depend upon the more favored far.
Iner6 OF Washington, Benton, and other coun.
ties, Tor su5tennhCe, at lost that portion of
iheHl who do not leave the river in disgust
and he away to Texas. Corn, flour, pork
and beet VIII be in demand, not only on our
river but also upon the Mississippi, which,
'ts SAID has been higher than any other time
SInce It's diocovcr by the Europeans.
Ihe waters have abated. Aquatic fun ia
over and boats are no longer plying or in
request, some of them lying high and dry in
tb1s %strcets. The river commenced p~ettiup
Dug 81 the way last Saturday, an event cele-
brased by firing a cannon, which could not
long contain hs jog and accordingly burst,
oelng careful, however, to hurt nothing.
Inc land below town looks. for all the world,
as taough some marring spitsful devil had
poured over the original green Of nature an
immense quantity Of Spanish Brow
80 one IN town has been seriously injured;
though come buildings have cracked open,
oth&r5 have two OF three inches, while all
haVs been most thoroughly muddied. Tbs
wafer washed out a large quantity Of earth
ne%I the corner of the warehouse of Scott,
WFte Coz displaying to the shalIowest
Jud}einent the unstable and sandy foundation
upon which the whole town is built.
Fort Smith has received very little damage
frolf the overflow, the banks iImbted in con.
8ld3rably, but the river lacked four or FIVE
iee{ OF reaching lie top of tho bank. Farms
1re coated with sand, riddled with pulllep.
ana Iempornrlly-some entirely ruined.
cur merchants have regainsd their bnsi-
nesa doors, and trade is just wjping tn sand
anG mud out Of its Argus-eyed face.
Izhe doctors predict an unusual and uni
Vefsal uHheaIthiness upon the river, which
WIFE arise from the ~effluyia Of purifying va
Ter: "o trust their foreteIIings will not be
yer$s severely verified, though It's idle TO ex-
peg altogether 10 avoid a sickness season."
----
Malice aid R~etributon.--A young French
mas OF property in the vicinity of Paris, SAYS
ne t~Tazettes de Trlbunaux, lately los a limb
IN TIE following manner, Merely for amuse-
meNt, he stationed himself on a bridge over
the railroad to Versailles, furnished with a
COZ Of rope made into a lasso, ono end Of
which was firmly secured 10 the raiIinr.
Wl1h this he succeeded in throwing a moose
the sfnobe-pipe of the engine of ono
Of tie passenger trains. The pipe was car
RED away, but the cars were not thrown off
the crack while the leg of the young man
wa'.caught by the rope and taken clean off. =
lie belonged to that portion of laJeune France
wbIth follows the Marquis Of Waterford
Schsol Of England.
A JUICE ARRESrED IN CoUar FOR FoRgE.
RY.--A CORE pondent of the New York True
Sum writing from Herkimer, New York, June
You will De surprised TO learn that judge
Sm%h, first Judge Of Herklner county, was
} c|'"'V"y "liSotEu at AIefklf1eT on a charge
ifrgery' The Judge had organized the
coutt and charged the grand jury, who on 70.
tirIt*g found the first business to which their
was directed compromised the char.
acteT OF The functionary who had just har.
+angued them ! He was accused by compe-
-eht witnesses of having forged three names
-o5e Of them that of the country cIerk--to
! mortgage for about 300, in 1899. A true
9ii was tound against him he was called
ron the bench arrested, and held TO bail.
The mortgage, it is stated, was given TO
'alsa money for Judge Smiths use, ands the
ash obtained from a widow lady residing in
N the town of Fairfield. Il is also stated
hat the interest has been regularly paid.
Judge Smith was appointed to office by t;ov.
oe4rafa' J. w, K.
= 8, One o'clock p. NJ. The indge has
aIifd to procure bail SO far. Hs Is in custO-
ly VI the sheriff: