Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
-. .hdrc,ion. Of which learns the Delta, there

mas M doub, In Havana upon the minds oil any
persons, Spaniard or American. Inc leu"
adds:
nTnc District Attorney oi the United o.ac,
in his civ, has been placed 10 possession VI GU
the iacls hv our Consul al Havana, ~h",
ntdslsaud is Justly sIoustd by the decePt,"h
winch has been praclsed upon hihi ny M ~"
ban Government, Is well as u Their reius"' :"
permit him access IL Rey, when Inc Id"ei ~
oue>ed 10 see him, and claimed the proec.'uu "
The American asg, IRON which he hau Ky"
most netarousiy abducted"
We have thus condensed The facts as Ptts=A'
ted on boh siaes-ard, though the case Is Se'
involved in mystery and log, re are Tree 10 a'0"
our opinion that i! wears ali MY aspect mere
are seYefal circumstances admitted IN the Official
papers. which have a slIong oCo1 OF focl play
and guilt on the part Of h. Spanish authofNies-
Gey's conduct shows HIM TO be poor, lifniu
c,e,,,,e-bu, we cannot understand Shat Object
he had in view in volunteering ~ uen' S1'if'
he'll The statement, that be had been aoaucled-
,snecially a, il is averred ny the Spanish az
thofiiirs that be had gone 10 Havana ioi 'ne
sak. If reward, and few hundred tnousana
douars owen 10 him as b01rs by them would
b. bnl lriae, compared ~i.h The immense SCI
vice his testimony and cooperation might renoe'
- Them under lie citiicuit and alarming cono'-
lion Of things, even 10 poslponins the possession
q, Inc beautiful Island Of Cuba by the Amen-
can reoplc. Again, i! he ha! voluntarily soae
n Havana, why was he not allowed 10 move
ahou, lreels, why load him with irons sre cast
hin in dungeon; and, above all, why refuse 10
our consul an Interview With him, in the pres
ence OF Two witnesses, 10 ascertain Inc fuh VI
fslsi,y Of his leler2 None o! these admitted ana
imoor!snt facts is sufficiently explained and
thew mus, 90 very Tar 10 impress the public
mind with the guilt OF the parties concefhec.-
Alter a calm examination Of all The iacls when
have passed under our eyes, We Cannot oui at-
nit me force of lie De!las emphatic language,
as follows:
nThesc letters Of Rey, written 10 our Consul,
admitting that he was violently abducted, make
oul the whole case, without h. necessity oi luf-
lheI proof What ,:iuiive could he have IN wrIllnS
such leilers3 He cunM have no hope ot reward
or pepeh Were They written under the ION hence
Of tcar2 Fear al Wha!-oi Cuban vcaseancef II
that be So wnat becomes OF the parioa winch Il
was pre- ended had been extended 10 Rey} Why
is he confined in prison, II he went mere Voin"sd'
riy and under tree paIdon2 Aud II he had 10
paIdon. VIVA! man out The lunalic asylum would
preend he would have gone from here willing
Iva ~ MOI The whole defence scattered 10 the
wnds7 Would Rey have gone willingly TO
Havana, To b. irontd and dunseonedl The best
proof that he went there freely aud oil his own &C
cord, would be The fact Of his present freedom"
But all suspense will soon be removed, The
Government at Washington has, already, no
80 - ~ ,unn nc
Gen. Camp5elPs statement. If the slightest evil
cence comes before it, that The sovereignty Of
our soil has been invaded and an individual
under The protection OF our flag has been torn
irom our county, b. The agents Of foreign Iyran-
ny, iii outrage OF our laws, we trust that me A.
mlnis,ration, following manifest public senIimen',
vii demand ana Obtain ample and complete re
paration. Even the Crescent admits that in such
a case, "hcie is no extremity O. national resent
men. Tor the wrong which wJuld not be heartily
AMI unanimously approved By the American
people. Without atonem-n' va! should be
sanctioned BY acclma'oo, and the con4aes! o.
Cuba be made nallona! utjeci."
p. s. Last evenings mail brings US lie fol
lowing lelcgraphc dispatches in the Baltimore
papers, sho wing tia! Rcy has been given UP by
the Captain General OF Cuba, has arrived in
New Orleans declares that he was actually alb
: duc.ed and has given bail TO appear al the tsia
of the Spaui,n Consul Yesterdays National
lntelligencer states that our Consul at Havana
under instructions Of the Secretary Of State, 10y
the Presidents order, made the demand of the
Cuban authorities, on The GRAND that he was
bound to maintain The inyioiatility q the person
OF every man entitled To the protection If tic
American constitution and Laws" Il also cdd.,
after stating ke5's delivery, THE Cuba Etpe
dl on will, We have ll:le doubt, be suppressed
Tnis even! i, ,bfiln. drEDuemeLi oi a dark
: and damnng :raasacgian-al GA. time involve
! in the ceep,s mystery. II progcs gniii Of the
: blacklist dye on h: Spanish Coosul ard Cuban
anhoIi.ies and lhcI corrupt agents:
, New ORLEANS Aug -.
: P.S O'Clock, P. M-Rey, TIE ab:ac,cd
Spauia.d, has jos! returned 10 onr Guy. IT,
came in the big Salvatore Wijch arrived in
s DAYS from Havana. appears ;ha, h. aas
{ ,iyen no By the Captain General without eny
lnrma, demand made ior him and sent home bp
me American Consul. Since MS arrival he has
xvsn testimony stating emfnauca!y that Il"
vas ac uai!y .1jccei. He VAS ordered 10 eiy,
bai! 10 appear al the .rIal ol TIC Spanish G .sul
"A>HlSdT y. Aug 80.
: Few denan I'D BY t;e ov:rnmeu
The iepug, tna itey wes given np gratuious-
; " 81 he Spani>b Government | have COED fea.
con 10 knew |. " thout foundation H. vas,
wihou, doubt, pl, mflly dsmana,d py our Gov
eminent.
The following are The official papers published
in ne Crescent
To Senor Carlos do Espaaa
have cons.d red your communications dated
he l9.h aul BON ul!imo. aid the copies cnclos-
, cd, relative Of what has taken place between
youiseif aud lhe authorities in tina. city ON &C.
cunt vi the pef5 Jnan Garcia, Tor This place
You having already communicated With tne
.lini.te. OF Her 'iajrs:y al Washington, who N
i MI r. immediately concerns, it Is 10 be hoped
nat hr VIII LAKE all prop-r measures regarding
h. s,tua ION il Which you Gnd yourself; for INV
patt can only d..aii waal has here occurred 10
fe!alion 10 this affair up 10 The present time
Unacquainied w,h tbe laws CT CONDITIONS TO
which foreign Consus IN that country arr sub
JecIcd, will rot pref judge the Conduct ui The au-
horiy which issued the ofdcr Of imprisonment
against You on the complaint OF priva'c irdi-
yiGnal, nor yours in giving bold Ter your appear
alca ut1 r The aires; pul Il you propose To pr
| zee. when they oblige YOU 10 appear before The
tribunal, il appears 10 u,c that II YOU'D at the
same ,im- have been mo;e p5ope, ~ have made
II Al The time of h orGer Of m?risonmen!, pre-
senlin2 yourself as he Consul OF Spain.
The individual Juan Garcia arrived al ihi,
oorl on b,art In" Mary Ellen, intognito, Oh inc
l7.h al July, ana in her remained quarantine
until ID. 2ib. va from the departure 4 said
schooner ne was transferred to iae Andr W RING
also American, which ualy wanted lew days 10
comric,e her quarantine. Under dale OF The %.
his person dfecl 10 me leuer, il which. al.
Ter repeating what he had stated in his las dec.
iaraliun al your consulate I'd led that his coming
was voluntary 10 present himself TO me; and he
cxpr ) I'd The same in anu,her 10 The Secretary
Of the government, includlng orr directed TO
| Yourself which vas sent by the last English