The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-09-01
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TIE ABDUCTION OF REY CONFIRMED
Our Ely vaain perfect fsiment q excite
ehtyeslerday, in consequences Of the inteld-
qence received BY the brig adams Gray'
which arrived yesterday morning with accounts
from Havana TO the 18th inst. AS we antici-
mated. a solution has been furnished to the
mystery. II is an indubitabls fact, thatAE1
Il a prisoner in Havana, and this fact furnishes
strong pYesumptiYs evidence, that be has been
aiken away from this. city BY fou' means
There nav be some technically professional OBJ
lection to the word abduction and we shall
therefore use 4 term which We believe will
eonyev the true Specification, and that u, .in'
vsigls. We, therefore, think, that The iaetO Of
Rey's imprisonment, with all the concurrent
circumstances elected during the invesIiga-
ton, goes to show, that Rey was inveigled from
this city by the agency Of the emissariss Of the
authorities Of Cuba. OF this fact, we don't
think there can Do reasonable doubt.
There are a number Of letters from Havana,
10 our citizens, all con6rmatory Of the fact Of
his imprisonment, and Of the previous reports
Of his representing to Gen. Campbell, that he
had left New Orleans voluntarily, and Of his
refusal Of American protection but that these
declarations were made BY him ns a prisoner,
ia fear Of his life, and, Of course, under c9eT-
cion; and therefore, they are not to be credi-
ted. There are different versions given to the
affair by the several l~etter-wnters, bat they all
agree as to the main facts-that Rey is in Pri-
son, and that he has represented to our Consul
that his statements Of leaving New Orleans
voluntarily. were made under coercion.
We have had a conversation with Captain
Schneider, Of the Adams Gray, and he gives US
a very plain history Of the affair, as he obtained
it from the best authOrity-the United States
Consul himself. It is all true, as published
some time sincS, that on the arrival Of the Mary
Ellen at the quarantine station, our Consul
boarded her, or rather the Andrew Ring, and
had the conversation with Rey, as before stated
that Rev was transferred first to the Andrew
Il KING, anu " tu0 Ciy9 WHOAV ~ "0H
safely taken care Of. The Captain further
states, that Rey was taken out to The Gar
DEM a rural residence Of the Captain-General,
about three miles from Havana, where he was
examined by. that officer and his officials, and
his { declaration taken, a copy of which dOcu-
ment was afterwards sent to our Consul-but,
which is a very material fact, he does Dot'say,
as a contemporary makes him say, that our Con-
sui was present at this examination. On the
contrary, our Consul had but the one interview
3 with Rey, and that was on his arrival, and be
has not been able to obtain access to him since
We would also correct another misappFehen'
sion: Captain Schneider had no conversation
, with the Captain OF the Port on the subject
: and therefore he could not have heard him cay
! that sif the Americans wanted Rey they woult
F.. have to come and take him. 4a ats re
The Captain further informs US, that at the
time Of his departure from Havana, there wal
: linle Or no excitement on the subject Thu
affair was talked about by foreigners, but the
natives were r~oniraly SILENT as they are com
PEELED TO be- r1.