Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-07
RICH MOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, septea Der 0. ls4o.
MORE MYSTERY.

The abduction of Rey, now regarded as we'll
established, has renewed discussion as TO The
singular circumstances OF the sudden death at
New Orleans 10 July last, OF Machin tie agent
10 tina! city IT The newspaper La Ncrdad, publish
ed in New York. The N. Y. Evening Post sat, s
tina, in the early part ot last May the leading
Cuban patriots in New York received rusty
notification, from an imporan; ard reliable
source, that the Spanish Prime Minister, Mar.
vaez, had written 10 The Captain General .! Cuba,
General Roacali. that he considered il very
strange. that, with The un'im td porcr end
ne ms possessed by Captain General Of Cuba
such paper as Ii Terc0d was allow o be
published in The Uai,ed States; and The noliiica>
ton was accompanied with caution 10 The par>
Ties iD New York, to whom IL was Sent 10 De on
/ their quad with rtf.reGcr 10 the safety vi their
! petson>. This language sounds ominous enough
! aud would embrace bribery. kidnapping OF ass. s,
.inallon among the unlimited meau," To sup
| press Inc paper.
The duty OF Machin, the agent al New Or.
leans, aud vioen! paliz,n vi the G. ban pa
"
OF La Verdai through the Island I'll Cuba. Ma
CHA suppuilcd himself IS a tubaccunist in New
Orleans. On the l7ih jane lasl in eiler 10 the
Editor ul La Verdad in New York, be narrra.es
loag Conversation he had he The day before
with Liorehe, whom he sail he had for ST Ia.
tiuie had reason 10 regard "a Spanish SPY
THIS LlursDte, il will he recollecled, has been
since Indicted Tor aiding 10 Ii. abduction oil Rey
From Machin's lrller, the Evening Post ,Iaas>
la'es Inc following curious and sisnhcan, extract
To the affair. lie (Llorente) sa iured me-w,
talked vi business tine conveTSal lion led 10 he pa.
per La VeIdad)-and in a tone OF seeming friend
ship AM interest, be said shat was wrong 10 b.
eaering myself Tor The propae a:on 81 me .sas al
La Vetdan, 10 which ilic majority II The Span
ia'ts were opposed and though, al bottom, he
knew The justice u our cause, yet that, III order
20 live, a different Course was necessary that in
consequence vi ny revolutionary politics (ecsi.
tail n several Span,aTts whom he knew, were
unwilling to betrirnd ne; ami that had. on the
contrary, become an object II odium 10 them
that personal interest was more important than
the political future OF Cuba, whose Cause was
hopeless; that my friends were sorry ior me, aud
that am NJ them there was che who, il wanted
10 60 10 Havana, would pay my DEBTS, that being
the cause OF toy remaining here al 4 thai should
be euaranied not 10 be disturbed by the govern
menl; thai was here in a position Of insulation
and that il would not be difficult Tor them To se,
rid u' me, since, in political matters the kiln. a
man lo2S or!y op ning road, &c. J answered
hun politely, thanking him tor The attention h.
showed ne. neither think If going 10 Cuba,
nor Go | wish it. am very we'll hele.'-'Du
you live well here2 From gentleman 10 to-
blcconis! there is pretty wide distance, and you
have nothing now 10 expeci from your uncle Jas
your business With him is in suit AT this point
some acqnainlances approached and ne took his
leave, saying thai my answer would be expeclel
ill To- MORROW; not 10 be a iool-lhai a good
trend was 90, 10 be met with every day. re.
Ta,net,siupif a, his proposition. Is i, snare
az 70 sound :ae2 Tell ME your OPT aion. have
seen him again before commencing ,nis and he
required my answer. | neither dit nor will &C.
cepl. communicate il 10 you Tor your inicIma-
ZION, bat 90 nol publish i, since ii was matter
passing between l~o, (hat is. unw;.aess,G,} and
might leaf 10 consequences You may Ieicr 10
II II you hihk proper, bu: without names"
On the 9Th Of July 81 DAYS afterwards, Machin
was found in his rom with his brains blown
out, The discharged pistol By his side, and long
letter on the table givu. his reason, for com
milling suicide. the coroner's jury rendered 9
verdict Of suicide. Tho circumstances Of the
case are calculated TO arouse suspicion that
Machn came TO his death BY foul means. Alb
duciion has been Teso!ted 10 by the Spanish
agents 10 Ell Ct some secret purpose-is it too
much 10 trace This matter 10 The same source
and 10 believe that assassination WAS brought in
play, to suppress paper which is undermining
the Spanish power in the Island OF Cuba7 The
affair wears an ugly and black aspect, and vii
naturally excite public curiosity for mo.e devel-
opernen>. The Post expects soon 10 be in p,s-
session OF farther details Of this dark affair.