Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-12-30
A STRANGE TERMINATION

The famous Yacht Wanderer has turned
up, not on the coast of Africa, or Cuba, or
Florida. but in the PORT of Boston. She
arrived there on Saturday, in the charge OF
a sailing master chosen from the crew, who
found the captain such a horrid pirate that
thew could not endure him, got rid OF him at
the first opportunity, and put about Tor home
II annears from the account of the sailing
master, which is published in Boston papers,
that the crew were shipped at Savannah for
Matanzas and Nassau for fruit. On the 10Th
of October, Lincoln Patten, the captain, who
had assumed the name of David Martin,
and who was in the employ of Lamar, the
owner of the yacht, came on board, ana
drawing his revolvers, threatened TO shoot
the first man who refused his assistance IN
getting to sea. He loaded two cannon on
board and armed the sailors, in order TO resist
the |. S. revenue cutter, If 1t should come IN
nursuit. But the cutter had been sent else
where, apparently with the purpose to give
the SLAYER a free escape. Alter getting to
sea Capt Patten called the sailors together
and declared his intention to proceed to the
coast of Africa for cargo of seven hundred
negroes, and from thence to Cardenas to dis
pose of them at $3.50 each. lie stated he
was well acquainted with the trade, having
already landed several cargoeS. In the hur-
nv of leaving Savannah, he took neither
| chronometer. charts, or nautical almanac,
but succeeded in buying some charts OF a
Boston ship which he boarded at sea. lie
seems to lave had piratical intentions, for he
chased several merchant craft, firing heavy
charges of grape at them, but did not succeed
in coming to an engagement. This may
have been mere reckleSsness, however, for he
kept himself full of liquor all the time, and
era~dnd on sail in a dangerous way, some
| times driving the yacht u~O"ty L--sts an
/ hour The yacht stopped at the island OF
| Flores for five DAYS, and by imposing on the
! British consul with forged papers, obtained
! the needed nautical instruments and supplies.
! The magistrates becoming suspicious, Capt
| Patten on the sixth day (having the night
! before Struggled two women on board) slip
/ ed from the harbor, leaving one man behind.
! He did not pay dollar for supplies, such as
| he got at Flores, but took away three men
from the island against their will. lie made
no secret Of his intention to dispose Of the
women on the coast of Africa to the highest
bidder, declaring they would exchange for at
least eighty Africans. The captain Their
steered for Madeira, declaring he would board
the first vessel that refused him provisions
and take them by compulsion, and swearing
that he would shoot the first man who refused
to fight or assist him in such an undertaking
A French barque was spoken, which agreed
to furnish supplies, and Capt. Patten went
aboard. with four men, when the balance o
his crew, taking advantage OF his absence
from the yacht, set all sail and left him II
the care of the Frenchmen, and made then
course safely to Boston, where the yacht hai
been delivered up to the collector of the port
to be handed over to the United States au-
thorities.
The yacht attracts great curiosity at Bos
ton, both on account of her history and hel
elegant and rakish look. Mr.. Lamar is no
likely to recover her again, since she ha
made "A northern port, and the evidence OF he
being fitted out for the slave trade is 50 tul
and undoubted.