The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-27

Captain SPRAGUE, who, in lo4S, reports
the number to be about one hundred and
thirty.
| III five thousand American soldiers can
vanquish twenty thousand Mexicans, how
many will it require to reduce ninety-fve
lndlans' The sole organ has said thou
sand times that General TAYLOR is no
thing but soldier, and has done nothing
but tight the Indians for forty years; and
yet it criticises his military movements
with quite as much afectation of superb
GRITTY as il assails his civil capacities.
The Abduction OF REINSTATEMENT OF Don
Civiio villaverde.
We published, some time ago, as part
of the history of an important investiga-
ton, the statement of Don Carlos de Es
pana, the Spanish consul implicated in the
abduction Of Rey, giving to it no other
credit than was due to defence or docu-
ment drawn up by an accused party We
observe that some of our contemporaries
speak of this statement as something for
which the Republic is responsible beyond
the bare fact Of its publication in this pa
per. This is an error, arising out of for
getfuness of the fact that we published
the Spanish consul's statement, as we did
the statements of his accusers. We
thought this but due to party charged
with grievous offence against the laws
and sovereignty of the country. The
statement of the Spanish consul contained
an offensive charge against Don Civic
Villaverde, the exile from the island of
Cuba, who escaped to this country through
the instrumentality of Rey. In reply to
the consul, Don Civic has addressed us
letter through the New York Journal of
Commerce, which, it is due to him, should
also appear in our columns:
TO THE 6 REPUBLIC" OF WASHINGTON,
| ABOUT THE ABDUCTION CASE AT NEW
| ORLEANS.
| Although my name ought to be, and in fact has,
| been mentioned in the affair of New Orleans, had
purposed to maintain profound silence, and should
| have done 80, it not for the unworthy repre-
sensations of the Spanish consul, Don Carlos de
| Espana, which published in the "Republic"
of Washington, and reproduced by the Journal Of
| Commerce and other public prints
| According to the representations of the Spanish
| consul, it appears that Don Vicente Fernandez,
Don Juan Garcia, (alas Rey,) and myself, escaped
from the prison at Havana, and embarked on board
| the schooner Delphina bound to New Orleans; that
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| sources, notwithstanding the offer of $4,000,
which Fernandez had made him a remuneration
for the services he had rendered us; and that he,
| (Garcia,) finding himself deceived and in need,
applied to the Spanish consul, soliciting pardon
from the captain general of Cuba on condition that
he would reveal the place where 5000, 900 had been
concealed by Fernandez, and also make certain
revelations in regard to the safety of the Island of
Cuba The Spanish consul ended his examination
by alleging that Garcia asked him for passport to
Havana, under the fictitious name of Pedro Murga
Romeo, that his return to Havana would not be
known; for, adds the worthy employee of the Queen
of Spain, Garcia feared that his accomplices viz.
Fernandez and myself would prevent, by force or
otherwise, the accomplishment of his purpose.
Notwithstanding the formality with which all this
has been said and affirmed, allow me to say it does
not contain word vi truth. sure that the re-
suit of this affair will show (what cannot admit of
the least doubt in the public opinion of this repub-
lic) that bad is the of the Spanish CONSUL
that he has to appeal to all sorts of inventions to
paliate the enormty of his offence. It is entirely
false that Fernandez, Garcia, and myself embarked
together in the schooner Delphina, consequently the
| statement that we arrived together at New Orleans
(where have never been in my life) is also ground
less. Equally false is it that Fernandez offered Gar
en- L.,
open prison door, he was moved thereto by
generous impulse rather than by the seductions of
gold ] doubt not that Garcia, hearing of the ac-
cumuated wealth of Fernandez, and finding that
the reports not contradicted, expected remu-
neration for his services. What ! mean is that
there was no express promise the part of Fer
| nandez, any explicit demand on the part of
Garcia. But supposing there promise on the
part of Fernandez what right has the Spanish con-
sui, or his counsel, to specify and determine the
| sum of $4,000? None; for in of this nature
not the asseveration Of Garcia deserves entire
credit
But the strongest part Of the Spanish consuls
representations remains to be considered. This
jealous employee of her Catholic majesty the Queen
Of Spain asserts that the captain general of Cuba
Don FREDERICK Roncaly, pardoned Garcia's crime,
| in consideration of his promise to make known the
place where Fernandez left concealed at Havana
about 100000 belonging to the creditors of the
commercial house OF Banco Fernandez & Co.
One would infer from this that Garcia, who was
the turnkey Of the prison at Havana in March
last, was at the same time the partner the cash
| Ter, the book keeper, and the collector, of the
house of Blanco, Fernandez & Co, and there
fore thoroughly acquainted with the transac-
| tons of said house. Could any supposition be
more absurdl To make it appear more credible
that pardon granted TO Garcia by the captain
general, Don Frederico Roncaly, the Spanish en-
pioyee, asserts that he (Garcia) also promised TO
make some revelations concerning the safety of
Cuba. ] well know to what point that thrust is
directed, and whence il comes; but am fully pre-
pared TO meet it. If 1t true that the safety of
Cuba threatened and also that had know
ledge of the fact in what way does the consul inn
agne that could acqusint Garcia with il before or
after my deliverance from PRISON. Was he by this
simple act converted into patriot, a republican, a
conspiraor, and become entitled to the full posses
sion of my friendship and confidence? Was an
initiation into the Vaccinations which had been