The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12


Consul Osven--Lsttsr from CaBsafa Kelley
+ We have already published a leterin which
the American Consul at Havana. endeavnss 70
account for hisinactivi,y, in regardto the Amer.
leans who were Shot by the authorities, Capt.
KELLEY one of the Cuban invaders has publish.
ed the following reply: &
h.so ELEvELAND, (O.) Sept. 1851.
Dear Sir.--l see a letter going the rounds If
the newspapers foms.Allen F.. Owen, u. S.
Consul q Havana, Permit me-. through the
}colnmns Of. yQpFs paper 70 correct some Of his
statements in = ward 10 his conduct towards Col
Ifittfndens constnand, and other prisoners
since confined in the P,n,a at Havana. In the
hrst place, he says
81 reside about four miles from this plac.
ana not being well on the morning of the 10th,
ara mo, reach my Office till SINE time afler 10
clock, where, for the FIRST time heard Of the
capture OF about fifty Of the me who had come
with Lopez to this Island in the steamer Pampc.
ro. at The same time heard that the prisoners
had been tried, found guilty, condemned, or
dered to be executed. the order for their execn-
ton sent forward, and that they were about
being removed from the barbor, where they
We're, TO the place of execution,
This is the most perfect collection of false
hood ever met with, and is only, equalled in
aosurdity by the audacity of tie man in thus
itaHelnpfing to justify his conduct through the
| American press. He Dies not 1--we four miles
out OF town, nor was he sick at the time referr-
ed to- lie did know in time of the arrest OF
Vol. trl''enden and his party, and was sent for
by them, and positively refused to see them. on
the escore that thew were outlaws Tie sAmeri-
can, German and English citizens resident in
Havana, will testify to This whenever called
upon. @~-l "a -
The American Consul's assertion that the
prisoners had been tried, found guilty. aud con-
demned, is a falsehnod that every man in the
United States, at all acquainted with Spanish
rule, mast see at once 1t is not the custom to
try prisoners in Havana, other than by the gar
rote or by Smoothing in the back, which Mr..
owen knew at the time he penned his letter, az
wei as the Governor General did himself; and
Judging from Mr.. Owens conduct, 7 think he
was more IN dread of getting in prison himself
than anxious to get others out. The Governor
General exercises great influence over cowardly
wretches like Allen +: Owen, no matter what
country they may hail from Hence | account
in great measure. for his neglect of duty, in
permitting the Americans to be shot. - -
Nith regard to the other prisoners, his con-
dnct is equally outrageous. When | reached
the prison, found eight or ten of my conrads
there, and ihey all said that the Consul had not
been to see them. ] also sent the same even
ing, by an American merchant at Havana. to
Mr. owen, and he fused to COME SAYING that
our own Government did not recognize us =
When Captain Plat, of the sloop-of-war AL
bany, visited us, sent to MIR Owen by him,
and he again refused to come.
Then Lieut.. Taylor, Of the Albany. said he
would snake him come and the next morning
Hr owen paid us visit with Capt Plau. AS
ne came IN, the Americans g3thsf,d arounI
nm, aud for some reason he backed through the
door, and held conversation with us with. the
grafes 0terSening. lihen asked him to assist
nc IN corresponding with my friends IN the
United States. He refused to help me and said
That would be sent to Spain .At
Many of the prisoners then gave M all hope
,f assistance from the American Corsu, and
.hrew themselves on the protection Of MIR.
Crawford, the British Consul Two Of the Mis-
'issIppi volunteers, American, called themselv
fIshnen, in order to obtain assistance from The
English Consul.
After was released, and while remaining ON
BOARD the ship Norma, the American Consul
sked friend Of mine from New Orleans, fhe
NEW why WIS rel ;ed NV friend said no.
hr. Owen then said that be did not want the
credit or tie blame of myrelease to rest upon
lin.
My object in publishing this letter, is TO de-
end the reputation Of my gallant companions
low in p i,on, by c,nf, ting the falsehoods
slr. Owens letter, and to show to the Ameri-
an people the true character of their Consul at
Havana. 99 Ia5 a at{n
Will the papers that have published Mr..
)wens letter, give this place in thcrcolumns.
J. A. KELLEY.
Late Captain Cuban Expedition