The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-07-11
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contains additional particulars of the
gross and cruel outrages inflicted upon
the Captains and men af the Susan
Loud any Georgiana, captured BY the
Spanish awlRorities. We have only
room fr afew extracts.
crew and passengers
0Fthe Ansfieab yess Il still reuiai6 81
close confneineft. Efforts Have been
made BY torture TO extort confession
from the captain Of the Geofgiana and
Susan, loud, but IN vain, They de.
clared repeatedly that they Regularly
cleared from New Orleans for Chagres,
as was confirmed by their papers, that
they had no knowledge Of the charac>
Ter or objectof their passengers until
the steamer Creole came alongside,
when number of them went on board
OF that vessel and that they were pro-
ceeding on their course to Chagres
when they were captured BY the Span
ish steamer.
The captains were then suspended in
the air by cords attached to their thumbs
but, despite the torture, they persisted
in their statements.
Among the prisoners was a young
lawyer from one Of the western States,
whose symptoms Of trepidaton gave
expectation that by working on his
fears, confessions might be Obtained
that would tend to crlmlDate his com.
pamons. A halter was accordingly
placed round his neck. and cannon
balls attached to his feet, and with the
threat ofimmediate death hanging over
him, under promise of pardon for him.
self and for some Of his companions
whom he named, he made certain dis.
closures upon which the authorities
based their future proceedings.
The American consul was peremp-
torily refused all access to or commu-
ntcation with the prisoners. To give
a color however, to the proceedings of
the Court, the presence ofthe British
Consul was invited. A strong disposl
sltiOn was manifested to dispose Of the
two American captains by q summary
execuuon, but against this course the
British Consul warmly demonstrated,
and warned them that snch course
would inevitable involve them in seri.
Gus difficulties with the American Cow
ernment. In consequence OF these re-
monstrances the decision Of the Court
upon their cases was postponed"
Another correspondent Of III MerTcu.
ry,' writing from Havana, under date
9Th INST, SAYS
"The steamer Saranac, Commander
Tatnall, left here on the 80 ult, with
dispatches for. the Government at
Washington, informing 1t Of the state
Of affairs, snd forsoOth we hear of him
at Key West on the Sd inst, giving
a ball, and reciprocating the attentions
Of the cltlzens there. Meanwhile his
countrymen, immured in Spanish
prison, denied all communication with
their friends, shut out from the light
of Heaven, may await tbS appeafaBG6
of the delivering angel borne on the
wings Of Spanish bullet. And we,
who for a little while are allowed an
intercourse with our fellow Beings, are
coolly romfofteI' BY Judges MARvIN
and DOUGLAS, of the aforesaid Key
West, with the assurance that the
Spanish Government has not only per>
feet right to conRscate our property
captured on the great highway Of ma
tiuils, but that it can, at its sovereign
pleasure, capture, imprison, try, con-.
demn, and execute, American citizens
who never thought of, or intended com
ing to the Island Of Cuba; and even
that ii would have been perfectly JUS
tilted in landing an armed force on
American soil, and capturing and exe>
cutting 'ont the spot thepirIes al the Gre.
ole. Not atbhe, but every one Of my
fellow contrymen here. has, with burst
Ing hearts, EXCLAIMED ".WoildtO God,
/ We're ali Englishman''
1t seems from the above, the best
friend the American prisoners have in
Cuba, is the British Consul! This
must be deeply mortifyiihg to them,
and we are not at all surprised al the
exclamation Of the writer" You'd
to Gocl gas an Englishm0a!p These
poorfeilows must recollect that the u
States is at present, without Presi-
dent, who win take the trouble to
avenge their wrongs; snd of course
from his abolition Cabinet. they can
lools for nothing This expedition in|
favor ofthe freedom oftBe down>trod,
den Cubaps. was commenced Just two
years too soon. When awhig Presi-
dent aes out Of Office, and true