The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-01-02
'CnARLEsror. Dec. IL.
HTPOCICUS OU7RAGE.


/ HTROCICUS CU7RIGR.
. The following particulars Of al atrocious
Z ou,rsge commitied at Havana on the 2sth ul,
on an American vessel, has been handed W
by gentleman from tina, place.
"The sthr. Ajax, Capt. SHANE, oi Phia-
delphis, had cleared st the Custom House,
and waited favorable wind 10 depart Tor tho
u. States. Lying q, The wharf On Sunday at
noon, she was boal ded by two Spsnish Sol.
dIefs under the pretcree of asking fire TO
iabt their cigars, but really Tor the purpose
Of piundering the vessel, q practice BY no
mcen. uncommon whh the soldiery. Tho
cock offered The fre they demanded, which
having used. they declared they would carry
on shore one Of the men belonging 10 tho
vessel, saying he va, Spanish Sailor. The
ms,c objected and the soldiers becoming in.
solent, lie drove then on shore aies ths,,
they &c d,rtd With reinforcement he sded
by on of.icer who desired The Capt. 70 come
OH shosc. Capt. S observed that lie wcrld
no. leave his vessel, tn' ihst be would risks
uu Iesis,snce, II The ,flicer had business, End
woold come on bosd The soldiers d'ew
their shbres aud boarded tho sch. declaIing
they would kill the Captain. The laUsi ran
below foi his pistols and cu'lass, end said 10
would 6,e,A - The first, who came or his deck.
The soldiers persisted, end be fred b3'n PTS.
tolls, when TWO fell, bot the Others ousekea
the officers Of lhe tChi. eutthe Cap, down,
ssbbed him, and left him Tor dead. The
ms;s was treated in the same manner; and
tbt vessel robbed.
In the mean time the mob collected, tcc
no obs inicricred, as the soldiers hpd posses
sion of the vessel, ard were now eslsd q
gusrd because ,hey had an ,ficer with Ihrm.
The Captain, alter scme tine, revived, ard
was asked II he connsnGtd the vessel "a
his ring IN the sili-naiive, he was stab
bed again, End beat un.iI all trpesrereetf
III, wat gene. About an hour alter, he was
: .s,'i<d On shore, snt, as lie was sill alive,
,sken 10 prison ard Put IN the Lapds 81 two
Spanish Surgeons. ile,e the ignorance rrd
b 'ntsli;y OF his Physicians, tQuelleG the iero-
cry OF his frsl sssaiian,s. A lew dirty isgs
were s,uf1ed in,o his wounds, srd he was
placed in room 10, TWO nights alcrg side Of
The corpse Cf Q negro who bed lately died, end
was left as q piopet irns,c vt sn American
ciuzsn. On the iofiew,pg dty, by the Inter
cession OF the merchant, 10 whom ,he'vessei
was consigned, he was released ftrt TIC
bands Of ,besc butchers, and placed tnder
the care of an American surgeon, who was
been snended ty him since, and through his
atehtien has been saved fcm death. q VIheh'
the w,iter Of This lef, Havana, he was in
fair way; tut pt,teps no man has had more
narrow escape" The mate, j. was ,liopsht,
woud'not recoeet
Thus were ,bc rights OF an American ttsm.
pied under foot his proper y destroyed; his
LIE endangered person inra,cera,sd Ard
this withou, shadow OF ceuse or Frovoca,ion.
And why !-Becsuse Spain does no, choose
to accredit on sgsn. IS our government in. .hes
colony A commercial egent represents tho
nation in this island, OF rather in II -ani
whore out of 600 vessels that annually ar
1--WE, 1000 are American. This agent is nor
known by the Spanish authorities, because
,hcy iind it convenient not to know him--but
il it consistent with the character and dignity
Of these state. TO submit TO, this subterfuge F!
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