The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-06-25

out of prison to enroll themselves in
Jackson's army, and their services and
conduct received the highest praise.
An official accom-: of the battle says:
"'rhus early on the morning Of Jan. s,
1915, rocket sent up by the British for
ces announced that the action was about
TO begin. The Americans had made
breastwork ofcotton bales, which extend
ed from the levce to the woods back OF
Rodriguez plantation, and aboutS clock
in the morning the cannon Of the British
forces were brought to boar upon it, but
without effect General Carol with his
Cat boat of Tenncsseans, went to work
like men accustomed to such scenes.
General Coffee bad q position with the
troops under him near the woods, and
was very successful in repciling the at
tacks of the enemy, and tho volunteers
OF Louisiana under Major Plunche COW
cred themselves with glory. Lafitte and
his followers had command of two guns
near the edge OF the river, and the pre-
cision and coolncss of his every move
mcnt won for him the appreciation OF
ALL"
Thirty days after the battle the Presl'
dent issued his proclamation ofamnesty,
in which he said:
"Among the evils produced by the wars
which with little intcrmissioh have NJ
flicted Europe and extended their raw
ages into other parts of the globe, Tor !;
period extending twenty years, the dis
pcrsion of a considerable portion OF the
inhabitants of different countries, III sor
row and want, has not been the least ILL
juricus to human happiness nor the least
severe in the trials Of human virtue. II
had been long asccrtained that many
foreigners, flying from the dangers OF
their own homes, and that some OF our
own citizens, iorgctiul OF their duty,
have co-operatcd in forming an estab.
lshmen, on the island of Bara,aria, mean
tie mouth of the Mississippi, for ths
purpose of clalcs,lne and iawess trade.
The Prcsidcn. then goes on TO rsci,e ths
heroie..conduct of the outlaws ut New
Orleans, and closed with \ grant OF ful
amnesty for all past otfenses.
Soon after the piratechlct visited Wash
irs;on, ard WAS received with much dis
liEclion by the President and other oil
Gals. For Il Zine he seemed to EMP,
the batteries OF government officials, ba
eventually grew restless, went 10 Baiu
more, purchased :: vessel, called, for {;
vo!ua,ccr crew, aud with L co,nmi>sio:
obtained from one Of tie agents o
the South American republic, sailed to,
the gulf. OF his operations there, th'
following from Il report otthc Gogcrno!
of louisiana, will give key. The NJ:
| ter says:
"Thc breaking up Of these freebooter:
is Of the utmost Importance iofhc Unit
ed States, for it is asccrtained tha; YES
sells clearing from New Orleans, viii
passengers, have been captured, ererl
sou, on board murdered, ard the ideatica
cargoes brought TO Nesc Orleans aai soia
by the pirates agents"
A rendezvous bci.g indispcnsible,a AN,
not daring &c return 10 Baralaria, LATTE
fixed upon the present site OF Calves
ton, and hois;ed his flag there in 1917
Very soon after the Collector of Gus
toms at New Orleans wrote TO the au
thorities of Washington as follows:
81 deem it my duty 10 state that ts'
most shameful violations Of our revcnu,
laws continue TO be committed with i'm
punity, BY motley mixture OF fiecboot
ers and smugglers at Galveston, ii bein:
little less than tie rc-establishment o
Latitte's Barbarian bard somewhat NOR,
out Of the reach of Justice"
But strange TO say, the government
took no action, and the rover who hat
but lately been the Presidents guost
still secured the sea for booty. Hi:
force increased, until his navy consisted
of thirteen armed vessels, manned by
200 men. The largest of his ship:
. oun,ed fourteen heavy guns.
In 1919 the COLLECTOR Of New Orleans
again wrote TO his government urging
The breaking up of the band, and said:
'On the part OF these pirates we have
to contend with, we behold an extendc,
and organized system of enterprise, o
Ingenuity, of indefa,igability and of au
dacity favored by variety of local al
vantases, and supported always by fore
Of arms"
In 1921 decisive action, was taken, an'
Lieutenant Kearney with the Enterprise
appeared before Galveston, and dcman
dcd its immediate evcuation. There wa
no alternative, and in two months th
last OF the pirates had fled, and organ
lzed ..American piracy became a thin:
of the past.
Iatilte died in Yucatan four years Il!
ter, and Is buried in the little India
piilasc of Sian, about fifteen miles iror
Merida, the capital.--LAwREacE LEsLII
Correspondence Of Chicago Mter-Ccean.
TIE Popc-Eyen an ia!idci Woc.I KEcci
h.M.
There is something marvcllcusly MAG
nc,ic in the atmosphere u this wonder
full Pope. defy any nam who is
man to stand in that audience chambe
aud not feel an instructive desire 10 &
down on his knees, and, OF course, I'll
very next minute down he goes. 1t
not necessary TO be Catholic it is nc
necessary even to feel u particular rev
ercnce for the Pope, as you would 70
any man the purity Of whose life la
never been attacked by his cnemies.
is the indcscribab!c something tina
possesses you the moment he enters tn
k,I L., q, al IN L.