Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-30
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THE FLIBUSTIERS.
FROM The ADvERrIsER.
Having in late paper alluded to the origin OF
the term Flibusters, Tor Fiibustiers, as it is cor
ruptly written in some of the papers,) and as the
not familiar to most of our readers, we now give
short sketch of their remarkable history:
Their chief proves, confined mostly to the latter half
of the 18th century, but they had their origin, though not
under that name early $685. in party Of reebooters
chiefly Frenchmen who then took possession OF the Island OF
ST. Christopher and carried pratcal expeditions against
the Spanards About the year 1880 they left that island and
established themselves the northwest part Of the island OF
St. Domingo (now Hay) then belonging the Spaniads,
and the small islands 10 the neghborhood Here they main
tanned themselves by piracy and in hunting and killing Inc
wild CATTLE of which large numbers remained these islands,
They dried the flesh of these cattle and made article of
trade of their skins
After this men the Buccaneers, named lis said,
from the Cabbee word Boucan, which the name given
the places for drying and smoking of beef They bad
organization founded on community Of labor and property
but of entire awlessness, from which all women were ex
cluded All disputes settled by single combat New
comer who chiefly om France, were subjected to
hreeyeas apprenticeship during which they were pledged
give their aid against the enemy the Spaniards.
Two led the establishment of this commu
nifty into exclusively piraca republic and to their acquir-
ing degree of power which made them object of terror
for hall century In the of few years the herds Of
cattle in ST. Domingo, which had afforded them their chief
of support had been all destroyed and at the
time the which then prevailed between the Spanards and
the English and French afforded favorable opportunity for
the carrying Of patca expeditions against the vast pro-
perry Of the former in the West Indies These temptations
attracted them advenlurers from all nations and piracy
became their only trade, and they obtained the Of FIJI
bustiers from the Spanish of light boat, FHbote in
French FEbot derived perhaps from the English Fbodt
appointments and small of action but they grew
naval power which became formidable to the Spanad
from the mad courage with which they attacked and cap
ured the largest Spanish Ships shipsofwa and from
the ckng together Of seaang advenure and the favor
showed by France and England because they the
Of annoyance the Spanish. Thus created sort Of
piaca republic in which, by consent The choice
of the majority the bIave and most skfu were made lead
er, Of them proving powerful that they gained great
ascendency their comrades In process of time they
formed organization which eXacted the dsc
pline and subodnation among themselves but allowed the
greatest license towards others
The commander who led the Fbusers the greatest
undertakings. aud joined them all Organized WHOLE
Englishnan OF the of Mansfield, who, about the
middle Of the seventeenth century, at the head of small
fleet of SAIL numbering about six hundred men,
which increased rapidly, and obtained ession of of
the Spanish Islands, among others ST. Cahanes The cee-
brated Vice Admiral Morgan served under him. He
naive of Wales who after the death Of Mansfield n the
1868 chosen commander and brought the power of The
greatest L.
joining islands the north, and Jamaica, then their
headquarters Morgan did coDns himself TO piracy
sea- but made important demonstrations against several
Cities which he burnt wasted, and pundeed in horrible
Puerto del Principe, (he present Port Prince
in ST. Domingo Porto Belo, and Maracaibo, among
these the celebrated his expedition against Pa
mama On the Gath of October, 1870, he with 200
feet of thirty vessels under SAIL landed
Chages, and crossed with his army under ndescrbabe diff
cues the shmus towards Panama. which he reached
the 9th January 1871 destroyed the Spanish garrison in
two hours plundered the city, with the cruel
Of The inhabitants and then set it fire. After this exped-
ton, which smbroed him with his people, because they
accused him Of keeping the best part Of the booty to himself
Morgan withdrew TO jamaica gave up his piracal courses
married. and died at advanced age.
Among the most celebrated Flbuster captains under Nor
gan, and who succeeded him, the Frenchman Fran
els Nau, called rOennas noted for his cruelty, who, in
1885, took Gibraltar Maracaibo burn, the place, aud
laid Maracabo under contribution, but in 1867 taken on
the Baru Islands by the Indians and put DEATH In the
year 1883 the Fbuse under the command of Laurent de
Graf, Dutcbman, and Frenchman named Grandmon',
took the fortress of Vera Cruz Pundered and put under
contribution, and The booty which, after being divided, they
carried back to jamaica amounted to eight millions Of dollars
In the year 1884 Grandmont also took possession Of the
suburbs Of Car,hagena and Campeachy.
From this time the Fbues began to decline for as,
der The influences of the French ST. Domingo they began
be dangerous to the English. their Captain Montauband
his piraces the of Guinea 1891 having taken
veral Dutch and English shps England began to oppose
their movements In b90 however, they took Sautiago de
los Cavaeros but their expeditions against the ports Of Chill
and Peru faiIed and they from that time diminished 10 num-
bers Their last important undertaking the assistance
they gave 1897, from St. Domingo under the command
Of French Governor Of that island Ducasse the French
expedition for the conquest of Csrbagena which they plum
dered Never there enemy which committed such
cruelty and horrors the Fbusers. Among other of their
customs that Of numbering all the in the ships they
robbed and when not engaged in hostile enterprises found
their only recreation in the most bessy pleasures and
horrible crimes They continued decline after he plumber
ing of Canhagens, the maritime Powers found for their
interest put end their depredaons They in
quence disappeared, and in the beginning Of the 18th
century might be considered extinct.
RArLnoAD IN CuBA.-The Havana Diario de Ia Marina
ecaes the people Of Cardenas the prospect Of
realizing the project Of the pIoloneaiion OF the railroad Of
Jucaro that port. It states that il has been informed that
been made by which the extension Of The railroad
tina, place be opened by the month Of February
EAnTHauAKE.-On Sunday evening last, Of FIVE minutes
before nine, shock Of earthquake fell. in this
place, accompanied with loud nosc which lasted twenty
seconds and proceeded appeared be in the southwest
sepsby moved in chair, house FRED and