Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-04
From The Savannah Daily Courier.

From the Savannah Daily Courier.
FL Duiem Jyqrnete--or, q brsef Shetch 6
the life--eepes and edccntares Of Sag,
or CayIes de castro--Alias Capita.
Vulencie--the Unrtoatsd iady killer
In our edition of yesterdays Courier
was contained ,i,e following paragraph:
"A Spaniard, of the Mexican army
named Signor de Castro aliac Captain Va
,encia, has been arrested at Cincinnati o
suspicion of having stolen the $4,000
which was lost recently at the Weddel
Hotel. IN shat city.
This Siruor de Castro alias Captain
Valencia, Is tolerably well known IN Flor
ida, Georgia, aud other sections OF tn
Union, us one Of the lnost accomplished
fascinating aud geuteel villains unhung
He is a very sraaIl aud very handsome mar
with fine dark Spanish ceutour aud cosn
plexion; very expressive eyes, long How
ing hair, and remarkably delicate i,and'
aud feet He is. withal, quite well edu
Gated. aud thoroughly versed in all the
minute forms aud observances OF gentee
socipty. He is exceedingly fascinating ii
his manners, aud is "death Oh ladies'
neart-"--particuarly If they are young
heautiful aud we'll supplied with the 'evtsd5
vhLuo.' He dances, sings, plays, hatters
A,r,- aud fools viiviuely. He is, empl,at
cal,y, "sweet little feIlow"--a precious
sure!" "lcve OF man" He quotes
pnp,ry-says prayers in Spanlsh--'aIk'
French-wears kid gloves, aud sports
that universal wonaukiller, fine nous
,ache He il, witllal, kind of spiritual
rapper---eulowed with the power ot ubl'
qulty--aud possessed with the faculties OF
yhe cha,neeon. His traits OF character
are taken from his associates. lie eau he
grave or gay. shdtfo,c or severe accord
ing to the whims or fancies OF his com
,,anious. He ia Spaniatd, Portuguese,
Cuban or u Mexican. just as OCCASION
requires, or as il is profitable to be one or
the other
We first heard of Capt. Valencia a,nong
the upper ten, akuts the numler o"e cod.
hsh artstocracy OF Gotham. He lodged
IN some of the marine halls IN the vicln.
" of Washington Square, or the Seventh
Avenue. He rolled leisurey Though
Broadway in the same chariot with dis
,lnguislpd leader of the ton from Mo.
bile. With her, he visited Newport, Sa-
satoga, aud other fashionable resorts. He
aattered the mothers aud funbled the
daughters through ali the fashionable pol
kas of the day. II he failed TO excite
sympathy sufficient Tor his purpose, he
chewed og.wood aud used some 'chemi-
cnl preparation which induced qndst
hemorri,age Of the lungs that never failed
To produce All immense sensation, to draw
both the anxious mothers and their lovely
daughters in crowds to his chambef.
The Captain, moreover, was, according
TO his own modest story, helo OF the
first water--a Creole Cuban, who had
joined the standard of Lopez and fallen
desperately wounded in the fight at Car
denas. In proofof his patriotism he would
separate his beautiful Jet black whiskers
aud expose the ghastly scar Inflicted by
the blood-thrsty Spanards, He alsototd
Of serious wound which he had received
ia Que of his thighs from carbine. Va
leucia. in short, was the lone star tina!
giIdej the fashionable horizon. He was
wined aud dineI aud polka-ed until he
became sick aud d,sgusted with the fooe-
ries Of Saratoga. He accordingly turned
his face towards West Point. There he
made the acquaintance of some gallant Of
ficers, who had served in Mexico.
At once our Cuban transformed himself
Into Mexican. He described minutely
the battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras and
Chepultepec; in all of which lie had borne
part. He even pursuaded a distinguish
ed officer into the belief that he was the
identical man who had inflicted the sabre
wound which came so near taking off the
comely head of our hero. Having thus
ingratiased himself with the gentlemen al
the Point, he finally obtained lette,s Of
introduction to their friendsat Watervleit.
There he borrowed some $l 500 and de.
camped He afterwards became tenant
of the tombs for short time. where he
amused himself by sending his dagner-
reotype likeness TO his distinguished lady
friends. These much cherished love to-
kens were Of course post marked any
where else but at the 'Tombs" Finally,
one morning he slipped through the fin.
gers Of the turnkey, and was off in a
hurry.
His next appearance, according to our
record, was as Cuban patriot 1t Holly
Springs, where he melted all the ladies'
hearts in upper Mississippi. He played
billiards. flattered the old ladies, fooled the
young ones, cultivated his moustache, and
made occasionally explorations into the
trunks Of his fellow boarders! In one Of
these explorations our hero discovered
that his friend had more money than was
absolutely necessary to supply the actual
wants Of nature. and accordingly divided
the pile. Suspicion rested upon him, but
no one dared TO openly accuse the patriot,
who had fought and ieil under the heroic
Lopez. The men Stunned him bnt the
ladies caressed him only the more fondiy,
because they regarded him as persecuted
man.
Valencia, having keen instincts, saw
that all was not right. aud soon sought the