Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-06-03

tory. inasmuch as, fifteen days before.
at Client, a treaty of peace had been
concluded between the United Slater
and Great Britain.
But the triumph was, in its com
pleteness, and by reason Of the n VANS
through which it had been achieved,
of inestimable and lasting benefit to
this country. 1t proved that Ameri'
can freemen, although lacking In disci-
pline, and poorly armed, could repel
and defeat a greatly superior force OF
veteran soldiers, rich with all the ma
terial and panoply of wharf.-the flower
of Britains army, fresh from it's VIC
tories in Spain.
History tells how much of Jackson's
success was due to the loyalty, intelli-
gence and bravery of LATTE and his
Baratarians; it says, aside from this,
that but for the warning and informa-
ton given to the former by LATTE,
New Orleans could not have been
saved.
Gen. Jackson was quick to recog-
nize this, during the battle and after
wards, in his Reports and General
Orders.
In one of the latter, dated Jan. Is,
1915, he said, after paying high trib-
ute to LATTE:
Captains Dominique-You and Be-
luche, lately commanding privateers
at Barataria, with part of their for
mer crews, and many brave citizens
of New Orleans, were stationed at bat
teries Nos. and 4. The general can
not avoid giving his warm appreciation
of the manner in which these gentle
men have uniformly conducted them
selves while under his command, and
of the gallantry with which they have
redeemed the pledge they gave at the
opening of the campaign, to defend
the country"
The good feeling of Jackson, Clai-
borne and the citizens of New Orleans
toward LATTE, and their appreciation
Of the loyal and important services
rendered by him, extended to all his
once outlawed followers; and Presi-
dent Madison, in his proclamation OF
pardon, used these words:
But it has been represented that
the offenders have manifested sin
cere repentance; that they have aban-
doned the worst cause for the support
Of the best; ard particularly that they
have exhibited in the defense of New
Orleans unequiVocal traits of courage
and fidelity. Offenders who have re-
fused to become the associates of the
enemy in war, upon the most seducing
terms of invitation, and who have aid
| ed to repel his hostile invasion of the
| territory of the United States, can
| no longer be considered as objects of
| punishment, but as objects of gen
erous forgiveness"
Beluche received an important off
cial appointment in South America;
and after the death of Dominique-Y ou,
some years later, the city of New Or
| leans erected monument to his mem
| DRY.
1t is true that some of the more ad-
venturous Baratarians relapsed into
| their former pursuits but their oper-
atoms were carried on in foreign seas,
and Louisiana knew them no more.
| There is also good reason for suspect.
| ing that one OF these, more intelligent
| than his fellows, assumed the name of
| their former great leader, and, in 1919
| or 1920, made a stronghold upon the
| site of what is now the city of Calves.
| ton in Texas.
From this came one of the stories
relating to Laftte's career subsequent
to the battle of New Orleans; another
| Icing that he resumed his former
practices, and had been drowned at
sea, while still another states that he
died in Yucatan. But a fourth story
claims that he was, as late as 1880,
seen in France, and that, some years
after this, his widow was known to
be living in a chateau near the upper
bank of the Loire.
Certain it is that, with the sails of
the BLACK Petrol turning slowly
from the golden glow Of the sunset,
near the land, to the cold gray of the
far-off sea, and then to pearl, ere
they faded from sight, vanished IA
ftte of Louisiana.
| Things that make and things that mar
| Shape the man for perfect praise;
| Shock and strain and ruin
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