Re: Jean Lafitte: Strategist. Pirate. Patriot?

*Jack Sparrow <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/>*: Parleley,
parlelellyleloooo, par le nee, partner, par... snip, parsley...
*Ragetti <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188871/>*: Parley?
*Jack Sparrow <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/>*: That's the one.
Parley. Parley.
*Pintel <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034305/>*: Parley? Damn to the depths
whatever man what thought of "Parley".
*Jack Sparrow <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/>*: That would be the
French.

Johne Cook
| http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |*
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On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Karl Swenson <[email protected]>wrote:

> “It was at this point the HMS *Sophie* did something no other British
> warship with 18 guns had ever done before; it raised the white flag of
> surrender.”
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> You mean the white flag of truce?  They wanted to parley, not surrender.
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> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
> Behalf Of *Johne Cook
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:49 PM
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> *Subject:* [DADL-OT] Jean Lafitte: Strategist. Pirate. Patriot?
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> By Matt Staggs on March 17, 2011
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> [image: Barataria Bay]
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> Barataria Bay
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> *Guest post by Eric DelaBarre <http://www.ericdelabarre.com/> *
>
> When a writer sits down with an idea for a new story, the writer can be
> certain of one thing: there will be more questions to the story than
> answers. This is the nature of the beast that is known as ‘breaking story.’
>
> The only thing I knew for certain when I sat down to write *Saltwater
> Taffy <http://www.saltwatertaffybook.com/>* was; 1). It would be a story
> of friendship and adventure. 2). It would begin in the crescent city of New
> Orleans, Louisiana, and 3). It would deal with the lost treasure of Jean
> Lafitte.
>
> Before story inception could begin, however, I knew I had to do a bit of
> research on the famous New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte. Pouring through
> documents and websites, I discovered something that just about blew my mind.
> Although Jean Lafitte was known as one of the most ruthless pirates in
> history, a strong case could be made that he was also one of America’s
> greatest patriots. Jean Lafitte an American patriot? Well, pass me a beignet
> and double-up those Hurricanes, because I think we have a little known fact
> going on here.
>
> Now, I’ll be the first to admit that it is hard to imagine a ruthless
> pirate as some kind of American patriot, but it is true. Without the help of
> Jean Lafitte and his band of bloodthirsty Baratarian pirates, Jackson Square
> might have become some landmark bearing the name of King George III. King
> George III Square? Now see, that doesn’t even sound right, but trust me when
> I tell you, it almost happened.
>
> During the War of 1812, when the British were intent on capturing the city
> of New Orleans, the British ship HMS *Sophie* fired on a small smuggling
> ship returning to Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Using its size to its advantage,
> the smaller smuggling vessel retreated into the shallow waters of the
> Barataria Bay swamps. It was at this point the HMS *Sophie* did something
> no other British warship with 18 guns had ever done before; it raised the
> white flag of surrender.
>
> British Naval Captain, Nicholas Lockyer and some of his key officers
> boarded a dinghy to meet with the “Commandant of the Baratarians,” otherwise
> known as Jean Lafitte. Captain Lockyer presented two letters to Jean Lafitte
> that night. The first letter was written under the seal of King George III.
> It offered Lafitte and his pirates all the privileges of British
> citizenship, not to mention landownership in the new British Colony, if they
> were to assist in the Battle of New Orleans. If they refused, however, the
> entire British Navy would sail to Barataria and destroy it.
>
> The second letter was from Captain McWilliams of the British Army. In the
> letter, Captain McWilliams urged Lafitte and his men to accept the offer or
> suffer dire consequences. Now, given these choices, one would think a
> pirate, a pirate like Jean Lafitte would quickly accept the bribe, but he
> did not. Instead, the Gentleman pirate, Jean Lafitte, reported the meeting
> to the governor of Louisiana.
>
> Lafitte offered his services to fight against the British invasion, but
> Governor Claiborne had other ideas in mind. Having fought with Lafitte and
> his smuggling operation for years, the Louisiana governor used the
> opportunity to shut down Lafitte for good. Within hours of the meeting,
> Governor Claiborne had authorities invade Barataria Bay and arrest Lafitte
> and eighty of his faithful Baratarian pirates.
>
> When British forces continued to advance into the Gulf of Mexico, General
> Andrew Jackson arrived in New Orleans on December 1, 1814 to defend the city
> of New Orleans. Much to the chagrin of Governor Claiborne, Jackson’s first
> order of business was to release Lafitte and accept his offer to defend the
> city. Lafitte agreed, but only on one condition. Jackson would have to
> pardon any of Lafitte’s pirates if they agreed to defend the city of New
> Orleans and the United States of America. General Andrew Jackson agreed.
>
> On December 23, 1814, the British Navy reached the Mississippi River and
> grossly outnumbered the US forces in New Orleans. Having commandeered over
> one hundred French and Spanish ships as a pirate and privateer, Lafitte was
> an expert in strategy. He realized the American line of defense would fall
> short. The line would easily allow the British forces to flank and
> potentially surround the smaller, out-manned naval forces of the United
> States. Meeting with Jackson, Lafitte proposed the line be extended to the
> nearby swamps, otherwise known as ‘pirate country.’ General Andrew Jackson
> agreed and ordered his make shift naval force of pirates into the swamps.
>
> The British navy began firing at the American lines on December 28, 1814,
> but were out-gunned by the expert artillery skill and battle tactics of
> Lafitte’s ‘swampy pirate militia.’ On January 21, 1815, General Andrew
> Jackson praised his troops and the men of Baratarian during the Battle of
> New Orleans, but singled out Lafitte for having exhibited ‘courage and
> fidelity’ under the pressures of war.
>
> With the help of General Andrew Jackson, Jean Lafitte and his men were
> granted full pardons on February 6, 1815. By no means was the pirate Jean
> Laffite a saint, but without his help, the flag we fly so proudly every 4th
> of July might bear a different design for the beloved colors of red, white,
> and blue. *Oh, say can you Arrrrrrrgggggg!!!*
>
> Eric DelaBarre is an award winning filmmaker and author of the adventure
> novel, *Saltwater Taffy*. http://www.whatagreatbook.com
>
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> Johne Cook
> | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |
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