Smyrna times., 1875-03-03
Aaron Burr's Daughter.
THE STORY TOLD BY ONE OF THE PIRATE
LAFITTE' sMEN.

1t has often been charged that the daughter
OF Aaron Burr became the victim of Lafittc,
the pirate, and as often that the vessel In which
she sailed from South Carolina to New York
was lost at sea with all on board. An old
sailor who claims to have been with Laftte
tells the story to Galveston paper. From
his story we make the following extract. lie
says:
after the battle of New Orleans we QLaitte
and his party, who had taken part in the batte)
returned to Galveston. 1t was there that
Laftte called US all tOgether-men and officers
and told us that he was determined to give
up following the sea, and would leave US; ; that,
if we desired, we could choose a new leader
We were very sorry to hear this, for we all
loved our intrepid and generous Laftte, and
endeavored to shake his resolution. But he
was firm, and so we went into an election, and
ChauYet, lIa6ttc's first lieutenant was chosen
our leader. Shortly after Lafitte bade us adieu,
and taking one ship, the Chiquita, sailed for
South America. remained on the Island
with Chauvct. Chauvet was not the leader
Laftte was. He lacked the dash and enter
prise; he was cross, cruel, harsh, avarlclOus,
and overbearing We feared him, but did not
love him as we did Laftte. Well, one day
Chauvet took command of the Vengeance, the
fastest aud best armed vessel Of our navy, and
sailed into the Gulf for a cruise. We stopped
at one of the Florida Keys, and while there
! Chauvet received some dispatches, the contents
Of which scanned to give him intense pleasure.
| He Immediately weighed anchor and ran into
the Atlantic, heading for Hatteras After we
got off uatteras, a man was kept day and night
alOtt on the lookout, with orders to report
every sail he saw.
"One day think it was some time in the
month OF March or April lSl5-the man alOlt
rn,uCrta1 u stranrp sui on Our iNrbOarI Cham
vet seized his glass, and after viewing the
stranger for some time, ordered the men plped
to quarters and the decks cleared iOr action |
was then gunner. We kept the stranger in
sight until dark and then, under press Of sail,
began to crawl upon her. She was a fast
sliIer, but was tortoise compared to the Ven
geaAce. About daybrGaK next day we were
close enough to make her out distinctly. She
was a pilot-boat built schooner, and was armed
two guns amidships and a swivel forward
We ran about two hundred cables length from
her; and Chauyot, mounting the railing, hailed
her. She replied that she was the American
privateer schooner IdtrOi bound from George
; town, South Carolina, to New York, and rar
up the Stars and Stripes. Chauvet, instead oI
displaying the Venezuelan flag, under which
we usually sailed flung to the breeze the terri
Die Black Flag, aud fired broadalde into her
The Yankees were no towards, and they replied
with their starbOard gun and swivel And wei
: aimed they were, t00-tor we had four men
killed and some six wounded by the discharge
: besides having our rigging badly cut up. Aite
n sharp but brief conflict we carried her by
boarding, and every soul was either put to tht
Z sword or made food for sharks in our own pecu
liar way.
After we had disposed of the dead and liv
ing privateersmen, Chauvct descended into tn
cabin. Pretty soon he called out in an angr
p tone for myself and my mate to come to him
c we descended and found him in the cabin, COP
s fronted by a beautiful woman, who held a
Q empty bottle in her hand, with which she ha
i struck Chauvct-who had attempted, it seems
. to make free with her. He ordered US to ii
IS her hand and foot, and convey her ON boar
the Vengeance, and to place her in his cabin
It We obeyed him but she fought us, and di
all she could to jump overheard.
n After cutting the captured vessel and tram
!. ferring the valuables to tho Vengeance, W
- fired her, and then headed for Galvesto
C Island.
;, Just after we entered the Gulf, and viii
It flying the Venezuelan flag, wo had q terrb
h fight, with Spanish cruiser Being bad
r hulled and cut up, and after losing Ono.thiI
of our crew, we took advantage Of foggy nigl
c to draw off, and under full press of canv;
. made for the Island. Upon our arrival v
Q found the Vengeance so badly damaged that
e became necessary to remove from her hC
" armament and all valuables, and send her
t. our navy yard for repairs.
IL eve had gotten everything off but three
four guns, when, one night, the Vengeaa
s. caught fire and burned to the water edge, an
~ in few hours after sank in the channel b
a tween our town, on the east end of GalvestC
Island, and our navy yard, which was abo
y, half, a-mile to the west.
r. The woman captured on the privateer dit
few DAYS after our arrival in Galveston. 81
n was very handsome woman, and | afterwal
ne learned was the daughter Of distinguish,
Mt American, Her clothing which was Of Il
d. finest material, was marked ". A., and 81
ay had golden locket containing portrait Of
so beautiful boy. On the locket were the word
TO my wife, TheodOsia.' She was buried
ed the island, a few hundred yards to the east
tie the old fort on the point. 1t was whisper
be among the men that Chauvet had killed h
d. because she would not yield to his wishes.
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