The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-03

The Hew Orleans A bd uction Case.
CORRESPONDENCE BkrwsES THE AMERICAN CONSUL
AID IL coNpE DE- ALcoY-LETrERS AND DECI.A-
From the New Orleans Crescent, Aug. al
LETTER or GKs. CAMPBELL TO EL coNDE DE ALcor
Havana, July 70, l84e.
CONSULATE THE UNITED STATEs,S
r.. HIS Ess.lercy me Condo de .atcsy, Governor d
sm-I receive on Thursday by the British steamer
certain influential nswspapers Of New Orieens, some
eoIsssg to your ~xc.l.rcy that you may the better
undsr,tsnd the reason OF past proceedings to which
en- about to refer aud the socitude which feed In
relation to the matter.
HsviDg understood on Friday last that Juan Garcia
the person TO ~hom the papers OF New Orleans aude,
IVES on board the brig Andrew Ring then in quaran-
tine went the Captain Of the Port, and inform
"a hm Of my desire aud intention to 60 to the qusran
tine and propound certain questions to the passenger
board the Andrew Ring TO which he with politeness
consented ~lth the same politeuess showed me
where the brig 10y My object was to identity juaa
Garcia to a,certsin whet her he came passenger
hoard rhe scho Mary allen from New Orleans aud
50, whether hs "omins voluntary or WHETHER as
stat ed in the papers he had been carried from New
ORLEANS sgaipst his will without respect to the law OF
Lousians and in disregard AMI violation OF the soye
rejGnty Of The United In answer to my various
questions the nted that he Juan Garcis
that he rad been second jar Of the prison that he
came in the sch ooper Mary E-n Of his Tree will
and that he did not desire to return to the United
States Belevps that the spoke the truth,
deemed any further Intervention on my part unne-
ssesary.
This morning. however, received with great
Prise BY the bands OF soldier Of the political
The letter being contradictory to the former deears
tions made to me by Juan Garcia. that could not
know with certainty whether IL was genuine for
gerry the pres.per Of the captain of the port to hch
he audss in the letter being in my opinion very in
sufficient excuse for the statement of the fasehood
This subject the letter should prove TO be genuine
weh as the declarations made in IT, being OF grave
aud irritating and which demanded Of the
mont II The uDir "a States prompt and energetic
action your t2cesney Mil, without doubt, despatch
an OF der permitting me- TO see and converse with
Juan Garcia alone. Tor the purpose of obtaining the
ratification or mai Of his signature And in conso-
quence Of the mioity OF Juan Garcia ask Of your
eeepoy pe1mirson to soe him in the presence Of two
witnesses and under circumstances which will
liberty in his Answers
have the hupor he sir with considerations of tho
pestest respect and eftetin Your obedient servant
ROBERT L. CAMPBELL.
LETTER or GARCIA.
Senior Consul of the nitcd states, am called Juan
Garcia Eey WAS forced by the Spanish Consul from
New Orleans. Geek refuge under the American Tag,
and wish again TO return to the United States
On beard the Terrible July q. 1919
PSI have come By rOrcc, the Spanish Consul hay
Ing taken false order rcm the Recorder Of the
Second Municipality and fore oily shipped me at nine
o'clock At night taking ne from tho house of Don Jose
Msrants For this desire you to be my pro.
tector and to send me hack again tor II you don't they
win shoot me JUAN GARCIA REY.
On board the Terrible
did not SPEAK ilanki, to you, because the Captain
q the Port Sss present.
"a true e,pyJ Ell CoNDE DE- ALCoY.
ANSWER or Ter CAPTAIN GENERAL
Although knew what lad been asserted in several
from that city If The individual Juan Garcia, the
second jser that Of tie royal jail in this city yet
no st,enon to a, was required from me, as knew
the true facts OF The occurrence by official communica
tions from the Consul OF her Majesty besides the in
dividun himself had directed to letter from the
vessel in which b. vas Ia quarantine ratifyug every
thing that bad ben tsted 10 me For this
somewhat furpri.c ~ yonr letter Of the date day
before yesterday enclosing copy of that which had
been sent to you by that indvidua which yru re-
ccived through soldier belonging to the Secretary
oce said sod.r having been ords. ed TO bring IL to
had beu cd % lied fort hat
purpose, when he stu in quarantine, but abo mt
coming on thsr- and that there was ne impropriety
that IL shoud be sent TO you. considering tho very
falseboods which bad been worked out by the news
papers in New Orleans.
TIE iAteryisw which you had with Juan Garcia and
Me plain al free declaration which be made whilst
yet on beard III" 4m.resn brig Andrew Ring. cousi-
NHed sufficient suc conclusive proof to give full
kso~iedge q the event enable you TO estimate
at It's full value te ster which you base your APP
piicsiion to obtain from him declaration in your pre-
seOee 10 your real In the duties Of your of.
Zee must ettribnte your application, for | well
oohNnceo ,he y",i COCO sense apd the knowledge OF
Jour functions, Will give you to understand that to
exact In such more explanations and to exact
th.n A. you dc ts-a obs"c'er Of urgency which can
not admit being contrary To good faith TO the self
respect Of the on II her Majesty and to the honor
Of our nsg.
IL on the unexpected vist which YOU paid him fears
in his nib0 shch had existence before and If
The SEINE. pehAp the influence Of third persons in-
duced him 10 VINE b letter OF the 9th neither his
hitter any other pspif.station to the effect
which he might AXE sb ud inv adae the merit Of his
spontaneous o.ratitn bcf re the Cor sui In New or
leans The letters be on his arrival in our pert
sud the ehsl which he ma lie you on board
the Andrew Ring ano his still more recent rstiGca-
tiop< before when In presence Of Acade Mayor.
(Judge) aud notary public he repeated that forced
through the ui-.ftlr cObdiou In which he had bee
LET by his scccn pces In ns Lt he presented himself
bcsoIe tue Spanish Consul and decided come bac
here because h. va 'sr, his pardon in he would
make revelations sud Ju.tis affirming that ne had
doftAken this journey ~ithsut coercion Il any Mind
Indeed this by 10 cans worthy Of the writ
ing which " has caused but you must remember that
this Individual arrived at our port ON the l5th on
beard Of the Mary Ellen where ne remained In qua
tine until the 2sth ard that the departure " that
schooner he va ransirr.d 70 the Andrew Ring TO an
ish the time Of bis rsItne that IS. until the
ing Of the 3oth II tie sva'ion and the details res
ting To his journey bad been other than represented
snj Jon cannot TAIL that he would not have been
one hour board u foreign seis whom had
s,vsr and national vessels on which to keep him
coneIude, then, by ipfwmlng you hat End no
standing What have states ABB W. you think that il i,
your duty TO insist upon Jour demand you must
60 your gor,rrmsn Mt, winch dhubt will knsw how to
give, through guar Ia ans proper turn 70 the qucs
hon NsJ Cod PTstoiye ) on many years
H.-.E., August2 is4s
Auue copy III CoSDE DE ALCoY.
DECLARATION or rrr.
AZ tie ever faithful city oi Havana the 9th OF Au-
prrtsu. NoAi, Juan Garcia native OF Gslioia, er-
.of q the roys prisou, this city, bachelor four
suenec Of tbs flight which he helped 20 effect from
the royal pron u Vicente forusudc< and Civlo VIII
lArfrit ahd tsNtgo und hustt 70 ten the truth IS
lar h knew s1smiD, 10 the follow ing
Btina sked. IL 1T The md % lat month, whilst in
svsrsrtiro. the American Consul yi.ted him aud
sGescd him prot elton snd what lie answered he ssd
That s,Lsr smpb.l Witt. him, and asked him II hs
LED cone there Voluntarily or by force, aud N he
v1bti return In the GLip &C. the United Sa'es
TO which be answered, ttst he had come Of his own
free viii sns that he DID net wish TO return Being
asked, IT, In this declaration. be acted frankly and
fretly or 10 he PEELED ~ any cause 10 eonccsl
his true feelings he ssid That no acted fisnky aud
freely Being ssk.d. H. the saue day. he had written
Al n he n hi. NIT
v0tios In order that he might rrturn 10 the United
Ststee he ssd That b. bad and that he led Ia IL
iron being told BY eD individual whom he did not
knov. ant Who passed In bat alongside Of the vessel
10 quarantine. that he had done wrong not 90 accept
tbs offor a Senior smpbsl. for that he would fare
badly, that this speech made an Impression him,
and In moment of terror he wrote the letter which
he vas aked sb.ut Beirg asked " he wrote said
isur aboard Of an american vessel he aid Yes and