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

inlloWcff ftNNN 20 answer Nla NHhNl, Noul
aitcrwnri Oh Hickory Jackson came to
town and Issued hls soul stirgiug procls-
nation. aud IN contempt Of the British
oder 10 suborn the outlaws, and also iu
contempt Of Grymcs' certificate OF charuc.
ter for Tho same polished gentleman, do.
clarcl that "ile undersigned calls upon
neither pirates or robbors TO Join him."
Jean Ialttr only SMILED and bidod bis
time. Amer jackson hal looked the ground
over and mustered thc "ngug aud bob.
tail" Of tho lyycts The fugitive pirate gave
his elegant mustachr nm extra twlrl md
bearded the prinocly hero from the noun.
tains Of Tuuuclsc1 Ia the midst Of his
camp.
Jackson succumbcd 10 the blaulAh'
mont- of the Irresistible Frcnchman, aud
the whole band Of BnrraJariHns were Hs'
signed 10 duty Ia the lines, with Jean and
his ouilnwcd brothers, Pierre and Domi'
mic, In positions Of command. 20 iaith'
fully did these men !ryc tho guns in tho
bloody battle Of the 9Th Of January that,
on the aist o. shat month, IN his congratu'
lniory orders, Jackson spoke of the gal
lantry Of the 'priy1tccu at Bnuatauan
and "thosu gentlemen" the very men he
had denounced four months earlier a.
'NflAiHN hANNlkilt'
President Madison soon aftcrward grant.
ed full pardon Tor all smuggling and prl.
watering acts prior 10 Jan. \, 1915.
The subsequent career of the lAlttes X
involved in doubt. Some accounts stato
that jean appeared In Washington society
after the war and Hquandorcd princcIy
fortune In making a good follow Of him.
aalL The most authentic account place,
him niioat In West India waters prryiug
upon Spanish commerce. In 1917. with
about 1909 followers, outlaws OF the suit
and adventurous refugees from Europe, he
usurped the vacant goyernorship Of Gal
weston island and set up "a republic on thl
rufus OF a doiunct revolutionary movement
that had attempted TO wrcst ftsas from
tho Spanish yoke. There hc llurishcl
four years, built the town of Campeachy,
treated with South American republics,
and generally made his tug terror 10 the
Spanish cause In America.
But the old story Of the Pitcher and tho
Wei has 20 be repeated ever 50 often
Predicting Is n domoralizing occupation,
and one unluoky day his followers, just "a
keep their hands In when no Spanish gal
Icons hove In slight 70 occupy their atteu'
tlon, pluudored aud sunk an American
vessel. Tie brig Enterprise, under Lirut.
koarnoy, was promptly dispatched TO Gal
weston bay to wipo out the buStling gov
eminent VI Galveston, Campaachy aud all.
True 20 his nature, however. Governor
Laltte, IA his vessel OF state, meo thl
Enterprise nc sea, rendered tho hospi
tnlltlcs Of his woathorboarlgd palnoI
To the whrllkc ilect commander, and over
The Inevitable ancient Spanish vintage aud
dutylcs4 chuicc liYanns asked whether
The kinks couldn't bo taken out OF che
luotty relations between Galveston aud
the United States In Sonic more agreeable
wuy,thHn real war. Tho lieutenant slipped
the rare old stock and smiled the fragrant
odor OF the cooling weed, smiling tho while
IN the Eyuchman'h face, hut pointed 20 his
orders ull tho same and l.1iltto slowly and
sadly, but with n royal mien withgl, sUut-
ted bis own ship, 10 To speak. aud walked
the plank himself.
He paid oil all his officers and men IN
full, aud distributed buuntiful lnrgcss ON
all sides, then loaded his personal etccia
on board his vessel, fired the town and all
his establishments, and the same breeze
that bore tho Enterprise from the hHrbOF
waited lAlltte from the northern shurvs OF
the gulf ioroyer After brief career in
Nucaian ho died whilcHtiil In harness, war
ring on the tempting commerce u old
Spain. OEoBGE l., KiIAlER