PAPERS OJ<' MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAM.AR
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of Pelican Island. Marott; stripped himself of all his clothing except his pantaloons, tied a handkerchief round his waste & another round his head, and then marched to his stand, pistol in hand, not however to tight, for his courage had oosed out, like Bob Acres at the end of his fingers; and he signified to his second, - Shebal - that he would prefer to make the amende honorable, rather than that the matter should proceed, as he felt himself to be in error, and was ready to restore the secreted Boxes. Upon this Lafitt, caught him by the shoul ders, turnig him right about face, gave him a kick and dismissed him - So ended the affair After the dismissal of Marott, Campbell set out on another cruize the last he made - He ran down the gulf, around Cuba, then to the Trinidad, and thence to the Isle of Pines, where he got infor mation of there being there 800 negroes guarded. by a barrax of 50 men, Campbell, played about until dark when he anchored near the beach, and marched with 90 all told, three leagues to the Barrax, which he surrounded, having a skillful pilot who knew the premises and after some severe skirmishig and much confusion, he succeeded in capturig 140 negroes; but before he could make them secure and reach the beach, he was hotly pursued and a running fight was kept up until he reached his vessel, bearing off with him (as already said) 140 o·f the negroes. - He concluded to make another turn around the Gulf before returnig to Galveston ......:. Correction - Before this adventure, Campbell had captured a small vessel, on the south side of Cuba, at a small place ( Batacano) or some such spanish name - It was from the pilot of this vessel that he learned of the 800 negroes at the Isle of Pines; after the capture of the 140 of the same, he placed them in this captured vessel & sent them to Galveston; while he concluded to make another turn round the gulf before returnig to Galveston. He ran to the .Island of Muger, for wood & water; run down to Sisal, Campeachy, made several small prizes, amounting in all to 40 or 50 thousand dollars. This was late in the fall; and it was time for the nothers [sic] to commence, which makes the gulf rough; he accord ingly sailed for Galveston,-pretty well satisfied with his cruize; made the west-end and the wind & tide high - let go anchor; having one of his stoutest captured vessels in tow; and a fine prize she was, be ing laden with provisions, much needed at the Island. He became, that night restless & unable to sleep, both on account of the threat ing aspect of the weather a a [sic] sort of indefinable presentiment of evil - Clark was second officer in command & had charge of Deck from 4 to 6 ; & Cox second Lt. from 6 to 8. - . During both watches Campbell was frequently up and down from anxiety - The night was dark -insurrection took place headed by Duval, First Lieut. - About three months after the dismissal of Marott, Lafitt recd. orders from the US. Government to leave the Island - This was in 1821. In the latter part of April (probably) Captain, now Comodor Karney, commanding the Brig Enterprize, arrived at GalYeston, with orders
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