New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-04

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Z. We do, and win gladly make good the prom
Use Of reward for any and all information upon
the subject, replied Tacon
4 n First, Exceilency, do you give me your
knightIy word that you viii grant o free pardon
to me-, If / reveal all that you require to know,
eyen embracing the most secret hiding places
of the rovers
pledge you my word Of honor" said the
Commander.
]. No matter how heinous in the sight Of the
law my offences have been, still, you will pardon
me under Che kings seal p
g will, if yousreyeal truly and to any good
purpose, answered Taeon, weighing in his mind
the purpose Of all this preeaution
4 Even if were leader among the royers,
myself =
The Governor hesitatsd for moment, can
wasting in q single glance the subject before
him, aud then said: e Even then, be you whom
You may; if you are able and will honestly
pilot our ships. and reveal the secrets Of Marti
and his followers, you shall be rewarded as our
proffer sets forth, and yourself receive free
pardon"
!. Excellency, think know your character
well enough to trust you, else should not have
ventured here
Speak, then my time is precious was the
impatient reply of Tacon.
6 Then, Excellency, the man for whom you
have offered the largest reward, dead or alive.
is now before you !"
sand you are"
6 Martii'
The Governor General drew back in astonish-
ment. and cast his eyes toward brace of pis-
tolls that lay within reach of his right hand
but it was only for a single moment, when he
again assumed entire self-control, and said
9 shall keep my promise, sir, provided you are
faithful 4hntsyh The 1nf1fIlU vaI,r
punishment, and even NOW you are in my power.
To insure your faithfulness, you must remain at
present under guard. 7
Saying which, he rang a silver bell by his
side, and issued a verbal order to the attendant
who answered it, Immediately after, the officer
of the watch entered and Marti was placed in
confinement, with orders 10 render him comfort
able until lie was sent for. His name remained
secret with the Commander; and thus the
night scene closed.
On the following day, one of the mem Of war
that lay idly beneath the guns Of Moro Castle
suddenly became the scene of the utmost activ-
/ ity, and before noon had weighed her anchor
and WAS standing out into the Gulf Stream,
Marti, the smuggler, was on board as her pilot;
and faithfully did he guide the ship, on the dis
charge Of His treacherous business, among the
shoals and bays Of the coast for nearly month,
revealing every secret haunt Of the rovers, ex-
posing their most valuable depots and we'll
selected rendezvous; and many a smuggling
craft was taken and destroyed The amount Of
money and property thus secured wasyery great;
and Marti returned with the ship to claim his
reward from the Governor General, who, well
satisfied with manner in which the rascal had
fulfilled his agreement, and betrayed those COM
rades who were too faithful to be tempted to
treachery themselves, summoned Marti before
him. lid
g As you have faithfully performed your part
of our agreement" said the Governor General,
s. am now prepared to comply with the arti-
Giles on my part. In this package you will find
q free and unconditional pardon for all your
past offences against the laws And here is an
order on the treasury for
6 Excellency, excuse me. The pardon gladly
receive. As to the sum Of money you propose
to give me, let me make you proposition
Retain the money; and, in place Of it, guaran-
tee to me the right to fish in the neighborhood
Of the city, and declare the trade in fish contra
bnnd to all except my agents. This will richly
repay me, and will erect d public market Of
stone at my own expense, which shall be an
ornament to the city, and which, at the expira-
tion of d specified number Of years, shall revert
the Government, with all right and title to the
fishery" f@ia "a
Tacon was pleased at the idea of superb
fsh-market, which would eventually revert to
the Government, and also at the idea Of saving
the large SUN Of money covered by the promised
reward The singular proposition of the Snug
gler was duly considered and acceded to, and
MART was declared in legal form to possess for
the future the sole right to fish in the neighbor-
hood of the city, or to sell the article in any
form, and he at once assumed the rights that
the order GUARANTEED to him. Having, in his
rowing life, learned all the best fishing grounds
ha furnishan eit " vu;ff
Gle, and reaped yearly an immense profit, until,
ct the close Of the period for which the monopoly
was granted, he was the richest man on the
Island. According to the agreement, the fine
market and Its privilege reverted to the Govern
ment at the time specified, and the MONOPOLY
has ever since been vigorously enforced.
MART, now possessed of immense wealth,
looked about him to see in what way he could
most probably invest it to insure handsome
aud sure return. The idea struck him, if he
could obtain the monopoly Of theatricals in Ha-
that Of the right to fish eff Its shores, he could
still further increase his ill-gotten wealth. He
obtained the monopoly on condition that he
should erect one Of the largest and finest then
tres in the world, which he did, as herein
described. Locating the same Just outside the
city walls With the conditions Of the monop-
oly, the writer is not eonyersant
Many romantic stories are told of Marti but
the one we have here related is the only one
that Is authenticated, and which has any bear
ing upon the present work
FIRES N THE NORTHERN WooDs. --.Neto PORK,
dugast 2S. The fire in the pine woods, near
Sinton, Canada West, threaten the city, and the
smoke il so dense that the Great Western rail
road trains have been discontinued,
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