The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-26
History Of Laatte, tao Pirate.

History Of Laatte, tao Pirate.
Circumstances made us acquainted, al
one period Of our lite, with the real fact.
OF laiitte's history, verified ia manner
tina, leit no loop-holes for ,alsehood Ia
creep in, Since then we have read most
of the novels that have been written res.
pecting him, and greater Ibels were proba-
bly, never penncd, for they represent laliite
either Ms "A romantic hero, or as "A human
ficud. when in fact he WAS neither. On III.
contrary, he was a man who had been
goadch by great wrongs 10 seek revenge
which he did in that wild Arab way, SC
onen characteristic of seamen, aud which
ia uourIshed in the blood, partly by the lone
illness OF the sea, and partly by life ire,
from the conventionalties OF civilization
For true sailor has. ms Herman Melville
SAYS, spice of Ii. wild morality OF the
desert aud is, lit were, the Bedouin OF
the great deep.
Jean LATTE was born on the Garonue
and not 'inrseiles aud WAS from his boy.
hood accustomed 10 the ocean, !or he be
lon,cd to a family~whieh, for many gene
raiions, had furnished some OF the mos
skiliinl aud daring prira'eersmen OF Bay
onn, Ia the great war Of the French rev
CLINTON. when the commerce OF his native
province WAS almos. destroyed, he embark ed
a. iiruieHnnt GA board private AIMED
vessel, which, after running hr'ilian. ca
,ecr. was capiored hy superior force auc
carried into an English port. Here Latitte
with the other officers and crew, was ems
into prison. Time passed. his captain. hi,
brniher Iieaienau,s. the coing,on men. even
obtained their freedom; but Latilte himself
remained prisoner. Ills friends, however
aud relatives, too, were active to procure
his discharr' Several tunes were prisoner'
OF equal rank seat into the Eughsh potts,
by the agency OF his old captain, IN order
To be- exchanged for bin, hu, il was not
uuIl many long years had passed, that La
ute found h''n-elf free. This long Geien-
for venseauce against hneland. aud on his
release he returned immediately to rri,a-
,re'ing, principally ter the harm he might
thus do English ships.
The pacilica'i"n oI Europe alter the
treaty 81 fnn,a'nbleao deprived HIM oil the
means OF legally carrying ON has revenge.
lint long Neaes oil SOLITARY bfo"d'ns Ia
prison, aud night watches afterwards upon
HE lonely sea, had destroyed to gfea' eN'
tent his oeVefanc. iof huilan laws; he had
ia u word, become an Arab at heart Tie
determined. accordingly. to continue his
career. Yet he rcirained from attacking
any but English vessels, since II was only
against England that he sought revenge
HIS relations IN France heard OF his course
with iuesplicable pain. aud demonstrated
with hlm earnestly, especially one "ho h"d
been a sor, Of guardian to bis youth, and
who now exposlulat.d with HIM almost
with tears. Rni lati''e was memorable.
VI las, his early friend called in tho aid OF
religion, and reminded the err'ng man oil
the awful destiny lie was preparing Tor HIM
self IN eternity. The reply was ehafac
ieris''c. " II 20 to '..' wrote hhh'le'
savagely. al viii drag plenty o' Engl'sh-
men after me His relative aware no"
great hao heen his pfosocstion, could say
no more bn' from WA, noun 'o' "'a's
long years. the name OF the wandering out
law ceased to be spoken IN 'he honse''o'"
If hi, father aud children, IN whom ran
blood kindred TO his own. grow up TO man
hood, ignorant OF his very existence, =,
The subsequent career OF Laht'e IS well
known. Thonsh he committed acsspi p'
raey on British vessels. he paid no regard
To the 'esen"c Laws OF nny "a''o" '"f
long time he had un'l"r him quite eons'a
cradle force at the Island OF nsr",a''a
i'u, bis earl, education. which hsa bee"
s"' .,s. "e.,s sat =" and hs .,,hrd n re-.
turn assi" TO civilized lie, to lay dow" .1'