Demoine courier., 1855-03-01

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with surprise, fixed his keen eye upon
the intruder
"Who enters here u~nannounced, a,
this hour!' he asked s~.ernly, while he
regarded the stranger earnestly.
'One who has information of value
for The Governor General. You are
Tacon, | supposed!
liam. What would you have OF me?
or rather how could you pass my guard
uhchallenged' raga m 7e#.
OF that anon. Excellencv, you have
offered a handsome reward for informa
ton concerning the royers Of the gulf
Hal YES. What Of .hem!' sand Ia.
con with undisguised surprise.
'Ekcellency. must speak with eau
iion,' continued the new conner; .oiher.
wise | may condemn and sacrifice my.
self s
You haze noughl to fear on ,ha, head.
The offer of reward for evidence dgains,
The s~capegraces also vouchsales a pardon
to The informer. You may speak on,
without fear for yourself. aven though
you may be one of the very c~onfodera-
lion yourself aa1suaa
You offer a reward, also, in addition,
for The discovery of Mar,i--Cap.. Marl,
of the smugglers-do you no,!'
"We dn, ana will gladly make good
the promise of reward for any and all
information upon the subject replied
Tacon. .f.
First, excellency, DO you give me
your knighlly word that you will gran, a
free pardon to me. if | reveal all tina, YOU
require TO know, embracing The most Sc
crel hiding places OF The rovers!'
i pledge you my word of honor said
Tacon.
mo matter how heinous in the sigh,
Of tie law my crimes may have been,
still OF will pardon me under The kings
seal!' sa as7
i will If you reveal iiuly. aud 10 any
good purposes answered Tecon, weigh
ing in his mind the purpose Of all this
precau,Inn. a..
Even il | were a leader among The
royers my self?' tu A
The Governor hesl,a,ed for g momeni;
can vassing IN a single glance, The subject
before him, and then said: 3
Even then, be you who you NAV; if
you are able and will honestly pilot our
ships and reveal the secrets OF MART
and his followers. you shall be re warded
as our profer sets forth, and yourself re-
celve aires pardon =
'Excellency, | think 1 know your
character well enough TO lrus, you, or
else ! should not have ventured here
Speak. then; my time is precious
was the impatient reply of Tacon.
Then. excellency. The mar for whom
you have offered the larges, reward. dead
or alive, is now before yon!
And you are
.Maru!'
The Governor General drew back in
astonishmen,. and east his eyes towards
a brace of pistols tina, lay within reach
OF his right hand; bu, i, was only for a
single moment, when he again assumed
entire self control and said: s.7a
81 shall keep my promise. sir. provided
You are faithful, though the laws call
loudly for your punishment, and even
now you are in my power. To insure
your fai,hfulness. you must remain a.
presen. under guard Saying which,
he rang a silver bell by his eide, and is
sued . verbal order to the a.,eDtan, who
answeredil. Immediately after the Off
Ger Of the guard entered, Marti was
placed in confinement. with orders TO
render him comfortable until he was sent
for. His name remained a secret with
the commander; and afas the nigh. scene
On the following day. one of tbs men.
Of war ,ha. lay idly beneath the guns Of
Moro Castle, suddenly become the scene
Of the utmost activity, and. before noon,
had weighed anchor, and was standing
out into the gulf stream. Marii, the
smuggler was on board as her eliot; and
faithfully did he guide the ship, on sthe
discharge oil his ,reacherous business,
among the shoals and bays Of the coast
for nearly . month. revealing every Sc
cret haunt OF the r0vsrs, exposing their
most valuable, depots. and well selected
Rendezvous; and many a smuggling craft
was taken and destroyed The amour,
Of money and property thus secured
was very great; and Mari returned with
the ship 10 claim his reward from the
Governor General. who, well satisfied
with the mapner with which the rascal
bad fulfilled his agreement, and betrayed
those comrades Who were tho faithful
70 be ssemp,ed to ,reachery themselves.
summoned Marti befure him. S b e9i.
AS you have faithfully performed
your par. Of engagement. said the Gov
ernor- General, II am now prepared TO
comply with the articles on my part
In this package you will find a free and
unconditional pardon for all your past
offsnsss sgainst the laws. And here 10
an order 0 n the treasury for
sEYcellencv. excuse me. the nardon 1