The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-06-20
More of the Cuban Affair.

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Capt. Rollins, arrived at Charleston on
Tuesday morning, l1th inst. She left
Havana at 5 P M. on the Sth; Key West,
at A. NJ, on the 9th, and reached her
wharf at 8 o'clock this morning. making
63 hours from port to port. including the
stoppages at Key West and Savannah.
She brings l4l passengers.
BY the Isabel the Mer curry has files OF
papers and correspondence to the Sih inst,
extracts from which will be found an.
nexed.
The papers are mainly occupied with
details connected with the late invasion Of
the Island. A large number of crosses
and other onorary distinctions have been
conferred on those who were prominent
invaders at CardenaS, while liberal con-
tributions have been made for the sup
port of the families of the killed and
wounded on that OCCASION.
The officers, crews, and passengers Of
the American vessels still remain in close
confinement. Efforts have been made
by torture to extort confessions from the
captains of the Georgiana and Susan
Loud, but in vain. They declared re-
peatedly that they regularly cleared from
New Orleans for Chagres, as was con-
frmed by theil papers, that they had no
knowledge of the character or objects of
their passengers until the steamer Creole
came alongside, when number of them
went on board OF that vessel, and that
they were proceeding on their course TO
Chagres when they were captured by the
Spanish steamers. The Captains were
then suspended IN the air by cords at
fached to their Thumbs, but, despite the
torture, they persisted in their statements.
among the prisoners was young
lawyer from one OF the Western States
whose symptoms of trepidation gave ex-
pectation that by working on his fears,
confessions might be obtained that would
tend to criminate his companions. A halt
er was accordingly placed round his neck,
and cannon balls attached to his feet, and
with the threat of immediate death hang
ing over him, under promise of pardon
for himself and some of his companions
whom he named, he made certain dis
closures upon which the authorities based
their further proceedings.
The American Cansul was peremp-
torily refused all access to or communica-
tion with the prisoners. To give color.
however, to the proceedings Of the Court.
the presence of the British Consul was
invited. A strong disposition was mnni-
tested to dispose of the two American
captains by a summary execution, but
against this course the British Consul
warmly demonstrated, and warned them
that such course would inevitably in
volve them in serious difficulties with the
American Government. In consequence
of these remonstrances the decision ofthe
Court upon their case was postponed.
The Havana correspondent Of the
Mercury, writing under date of the 9th
inst, thus severely alludes to Captain
Tatnall, of the Saranac, who is now at
Washington:
The steamer Saranac, Commander Tat
nall, left here on the 3Oth ul.., with des-
patches for the Government at WashIg-
ton informing it of the state of affairs, and
forsooth we hear of him at Key West on
the I'd inst, giving ball, and reciproca-
ting the attentions of the citizens there.
Meanwhile, his countrymen, immured
in Spanish prison, denied all commuica-
ton with their friends, shut out from the
light of Heaven, may await the appear
ance of the delivering angel, borne on the
wings of a Spanish bullet. And we, who
for little while are allowed an inter
course with our fellow beings, are coolly
comfortcd by Judges Marvin and Doug
las, of the aforesaid Key West. with the
assurance that the Spanish Government
has not only perfect right to confscats
our property captured on the great high
way of nations, but that it can, at its
sovereign pleasure, capture, imprison.
try condemn and execute, American
citizens who never thought of, or intend
ed coming to the Island Of Cuba; and even
that it would have been perfectly justl-
fed in landing an armed force on Amer
can soil, and capturing and executing on
the spot the pirates of the Creole.
June SIT may be interesting to your
readers TO learn that we are daily looking
for another invasion. Yesterday the
schooner Fairy arrived here from New
Orleans, and brings a report that the
steamer Fanny was to leave that city on
first instant, with 700 men for Cuba. The
Government are on the g,i viue, and
troops are held in readiness to move at
moments warning. Last night the steam
er Pizarro left our port with 500 men on
board. Her destination is not known
Gen. Falqueras, the late Governor Of Ma
| tanzas, has been suspended, and is to be