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THE French ship Rlerandre-A Bordeaux pa
per received by the last arrival has the following
details respecting the two Frenchmen, Marsaud
and almond, whose recent abduction from New
York excited so much discussion. According to
this account, those men pirates Of the blacklist
dye:


(From the Lndicateur.)


1t is reDortcd that revelations of the high
est importance have been made to the mari
time authorities of Bordeaux by tie cook, who
was on board the Alexandra when that vessel was
put under the command of Capt Bouet.


1.-The story of the cook is of grave
nature that we publish its substance, not by any
means guaranteeing its authenticity.


"During the voyage from Batavia to Mauritius,
in the morning, Capt. Bouet, who was walking
the deck with some part of the crew, ordered the
cook to prepare his tea. Whilst .he latter hasten
ed to obey t.l;f order there silence for some
instants on The deck, then great noise, caused
by violent ST iggle, then heavy body fell into
the sea.


"The cook did not disturb himself, but he
perceived an officer, armed with piece of wood,
hastily 90 on deck. The same struggle recon-
menced. A second fall into the water was heard
more distinctly than the first-the captain and the
officer had disappeared.


''lhc noise appeared to increase; cries of dis
tress, threats, blows given and returned, men
thrown into the sea. caused the cook to believe
that the ship Alexandra was the theatre of a very
great crime. The weather was fine and the sea
calm.


"The storm which assalcd the Alexandra after
this terrible event. and to which they attributed
The loss of the captain and five men of the crew,
gave the conspirators the idea of thus writing the
tragic end of their comrades all the sailors signed
IL inc cook, under the dread of threats made bv
'hc chiel consprators, signed as well as the
others


'belore arriving n Mauritius, and some days
alter the storm, the conspirators, having doubts A.