The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-09-03

ED b1 fRESlOENI fllIMOhE NE j.
FUSING TO INTERFERE TO SAVE
THE LIVES OF OUR FELLOW CIT
IZENS.
Full Particulars Of the Massacre.
HAVANA, Aug. 16-4t p NJ.
Tie frigktfA ereeutiOn Of ffty americans IN
HapdRd--HorriJts scenes.
/ am too much affected TO write to you
more than TO say that have this day been
witness TO one of the most brutal acts of
wanton inhumanity ever perpetrated in the
annals of history. Not content, this gov
ernment, in revenging themselves in the
death of these unfortunate, and perhaps,
misguided men, and which, it may even be
said, was brought upon themselves, but
these Spanish authorities deserve to be most
severely chastised for their exceedingly
reprehensible conduct in permitting the des-
ecration, as they have done, of the senseless
clay of our brave countrymen. This morn
ing, Forty Americans, one Italian, foul
Irish, one Philippine Islander, one Scotch
two Havaneros aud two Germans, or Hun.
garians, were shot at IL o'clock - after
which the troops were ordered to retire
and some hundreds of the very vilest strip,
ping the dead bodies, mutilating their limbs
tearing out their eyes, cutting off theirnose.
and fingers, and some of the poor fellows
privates. These, the wretches brought tC
the city on sticks, and paraded them under
the very walls Of the palace. Oh, the very
remembrance of the sight is frightful.
| never saw men and could scarcely
have supposed it possible - conduct them
selves at such an awful moment with thu
fortitude these men displayed under sucl
trying circumstances They were shot sil
at time, i. e., twelve were, brought to th'
place of execution, six made to kneel dowI
and receive the fire of the soldiers afte
which the remaining six were made to wall
round their dead comrades, and kneel oppo
site to them, when they also were shot
After being stripped, and their bodies mutt
lated in the barberous manner have desert
bed, they were showed, six or seven togeth
, er, bound as they were, into hearses, whicl
, were used last year for cholera cases.
NO CUllltlS WCIC dllOWCu bICH anu
, think the manner they were put into tn
hearses were equally as disgusting a
their other acts. The heads of some wer
, almost dragging on the ground, and it ha
r more the appearance of a slaughter cart o
its way to market from the slaughter house
, than that of a hearse conveying the dea
bodies of human beings.
A finer looking set of young men neve
' saw; they made not single complaint ne
murmur, against their rsentence, and decor
' cy should have been shown their dead boo
, les, in admiration to the heroism they di.
played when brought out for execution.
r HAVANA, Aug. 16, 1851.
t Tile bloody Day in Haouna- THE Erecutio
: Of ftty Patriots = Tile Conduct Of ii
: American Consul-1He Rising ofthe PEI
e ple-1Ae Reported Successes OF The Lnvc
l ders, dc.
r The bloodiest day of the Cuban revolutio
is fast drawing to its close, and the sun thu
is now rapidly sinking in the west has see
fifty prisoners the greater part of ther
Americans - shot in cold blood, and the
mutilated remains torn and dragged by
!" savage populace, the outpourings of Spail
0 the mule Of Europe.
This morning, about o'clock, the steam
s er Habanero arrived with fifty prisoners
:, At II o'clock they were shot at the foot
the Fort Atares, in the presence of an immcr
S assemblage.
: The saddest portion of the hisory which
have to relate is the indifference of til
American Consul to their sad fate TIL
gentleman, as you are aware, is Mr. A.
Owen, late representative from Georgia
Congress, and nominated by Mr.. Fillmol
: to replace Gen. Campbell, the late Cons
here. Mr.. Owen was called upon by 4
American gentleman residing here, to see
he had made any effort to see those of h
, countrymen who were thus inhumanly to
= shot; the Consul took the ground that til,
had been declared OUTLAWS by Mr.. Falmoy
n AND HE SHOULD NOT INTERFER
y IN THE MATTER. After some conyers
ton he concluded that he would write to Il
. Captain General, which he did, requestlr
only an interview. At two O'Clock he hi
u received no answer.
! / do not write this in spirit of ange
II but after hours of calm reflection; and
', ! any gentleman who asks my name from al
u other motive than an impertinent curiosit
y you are at liberty to communicate it. N
Owen Ileaye to the judgement of his fello,
citizens.
n The revolution goes gloriously on.
" the East and West the patriots are ever.
J where triumphant. The people join the
> in crowds, and the year 1851 will see tt
u end of the Spanish rule in Cuba. l lea,
to your able correspondence all details.
CUBANo.
HAVANA, Aug. 1910 A. M.
Spanish Troops led into Am5ush and ft
: killed By tie Pasriots-7He Landing
d Lopez and his followers Lion Bear
$ ed in his Den--Alarm and confusion
h Deteat of the Spanish at Las Posas-
: Et,,Lts efr LiLLpI1--- Three of fbo p,y.aa,o,1