Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26

tno,yn ma Barrainria bay. The Britou,
-, foe.ver. WINS nu envoy empowered to
80 with ccrtnin men outlawcd by United
80, authorities and secure their aid In
:, .,.,ek on American territory along tho
am coast. The proposal was addressed
,othe leader Of tho outlaws, one jean La
al, and 10 him was offered n captains
MISSION IN the royal navy, 5000 In
IA Immunity for his followers for all
- deeds. indemnity for all losses aud
VA rwarls In money and lands Tor ia.
iuu gr'iots'
sssainimcnts. "a commission and orders as.
si.mlne the mctamorphosed pirate TO tho
command II a full armed frigato at that
moment riding at anchor close nj hand,
everything that an oXactlng ally could de-
manl accompanied the OUor. Instead Of
mapping mp at once the chance 20 secure
wealth. and honorable recognition and n
d.0n' means OF livelihood, the pirate chief
,mllinsIy asked the captain TO "comc In
and sup' nnd talk things over The cop.
tain dd 10. aud soon, alone with n hand.
some and courteous outlaw standing ak
bel two and costumcd aftoran original and
picturesque fashion, was snmpling u,rc old
yint1gcs from the wine chests Of Spanish
salleous gone the way Of all prizes Of the
Robin Hoods Of tho sea. aud enjoying rarc
Hayauas that had never paid u cent oi
dnty. much less cost tho hospitablo enter
arora iar'hing on invoice.
Meanwhile the captains fellow ollicors
aai followers rnnmed about the island In
,psetine the haunts ~ tho outlaws. Tho
PLACE was u collection " dwelling, wnrc-
houses and marts. with docks aud ship
yaris adapted toa sesiar.ng, commercial
people whose goods aud chattcls, acquired
10 matter how. were handled and disposed
cias they would be Ia any trading seaport,
wish tho single exception that no roycnuu
remnants lent the sanction of customs OIL
Gals 10 the proceedings. Little rocked the
Brtish sightscors over this. for the Joke
WIS on the other side.
san, Il the United States revenue Ma
WIS Of no account IN Barntaria bay The
fag TINT stand. back Of IL WINS rcycUncei
tatfc. aud the pre-umptuous British being
then h,ut upon war against 10, the ouilaWa
took umbrngc at the Invasion OF American
.5,l aud seized the cntito party ~ prison
20, Intending 10 send them under guard
20 New Orleans. Then Jean Ialtte, pirate
NultI or hMuEHl'f lAiNNN AAhN iN NstHt
stepped out and made spccch TO tho exoit.
ed Bauatarlans. AZ that moment thorc
was price upon his bead sct by the gov
eminent Of louisiana, and his brother and
Iartuer 10 piracy or smuggling, Pierre Ia
lite. WAS In the hands Of their common
eumy Ia theNew Orleans jan. Jcanrcad.
ily persuaded bis people TO pormit the
HHi.ih to 80 a. they had come, aud after
fais;lng al hands on the stores of hil
ocean lalr, he told Capt, i.oosyor 10 come
back Ia ten days Tor his answer, meanwhile
TO leave him al the oHicial documents
b,arng on the offer he had made for lcil.
urly consideration.
No sooner were the British well out Of
Tie hay than Imfttc dispatched n mcsscn.
rtrto ttcUprcsentatiy American author
Tiles at New Orleans, giving an account Of
what bad taken place and submitting doc
Iac1i' In proof Governor Claiborne and
ihs officers Of tho American army and
navy took counsel upon the oasc, aud while
they were still discussing 10 u second com.
muulcaiion from LnGttc gave the council
iosh news gathered by the outlaws TO tho
elect that a British expedition was about
uattark the American coast, aud offering
n' aid NJ his Bawatarians for defense,
Though prescribed by my adopted coan'
", ! tender my services TO defend IT,"
wrote the gallant outlaw.
blt the authorities were in no mood "a
ugas ".th 50 notorious an ally. For out.