Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-23
SOME SYLVAN SURPRISE.


Vasseur gathered together h.r
slaves and his other persona, propcrlF
aud with them loaded two luggcrf
aud small schooner. Mr.. Nerron
had warned him that /. was 40 lonre-
safe 20 remain ON the exposed coast
of Bay Saint Louis. 10 DE sure. tle
warming was scarcely needed after the
raid OF the cavaliers. but Mr.. Vernon
did not refer to this danger. ]. was
the British fleet that was expected 81
appear in the gulf waters.
As n matter OF fact the Ncct did not
come immediately; but the British
were sending cmissaries tO the Indians
+ all through Alabama aud Mississippi,
F melting them 20 war against tue
+ whites. General Jackson hal de-
/ feated the sGvGges, after bloody ight-
ing, on the 9th of March. nc To-
hopeka, and was taken steps 81 ore
gauize an army with which % Gain
possession of tho Spanish forts alon.
the gulf coast.
Everywhere among the white -cttlc-
ments the rumors had gone foril taa-
great military events were impeni-
ing; that most probably cu English
force absolutely overwhelming Nua
about 90 be thrown into tie coult-v,
to ravage IL far aud wide.
The frontier people were mostly
poor. uneducated and possessed cd
but limited knowledge OF the currcu'
affairs OF the world, and it was 70,
more thsn natural that they should
receive 1 exaggerated Impression o
, the thres .encd danger.
They ere rs brave as hons, how
[ ever, an their patriotism knew n.
limit indian haters from thei
cradles up, IL needed DO more perfec
1 goad than the British coalition Wiz
e. the savages 20 make every man. wom
! an and child IN the Southern settle
, ments an implacable foe of every
= thing English Even the outlaws q
: Barataria and OF Pearl River, when a
last the test came, took the side ,
2 the United States IA the struggl,
although justice had set a price ups
= their heads.
. Vasseur betook himself, with al
= his movable belongings, 20 plau;'
ton southwest OF New Orleans, 5.
i tho La Fourche country He though
i that his slaves would be safe IN tai
u wild, out-of-the-way place, and her,
- in the care of an Overseer, he le
3 them, While he, dreaming Of Eothiu
/. but the recovery of his jewels and r.
y venge on Pierre Rameau, went bac
to dog the tracks OF tina. intrepid an
q successful robber and pirate
u Mounted on a strong. spiriicd pOu
- I've made his way into the Pearl Xiv
/, country and found little trouble
m assOciating himself, under an assum,
name, with some OF the frcc-an
10 easy inhabitants, who were more
N ease on account OF crushing dcfc
G. that had bcfallen their cnemics, q
lndians.
Like most of tina. class Of men vi
Il bad sought the remote gulf-cOa
m region to hide from Justice, Vase
co did not have the least respect for q
lie legal methods OF righting wrongs
e of bringing 10 punishment those W
is did him injury. His nature was
u vengeful, and the ouiy law he dream
os appealing 10 WAS that of which
r. could appoint himself sole cxecuti'
II. Small as he was, his strength "
a great, aud no wolf was more sava
IN or untiring. Cunning and full of I
pedients. sly S. ~ fox and quick a
he cat, he passed from place to place.
at tracing littlc notice. but alwa
he managing TO collect. little by lit
ms Information concerning the whe
ab0uts and the doin9s OF the Cavali'
x; OF Honey Island.
ny lro BE coSTISCED.l