New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28
Letter from Capt. heily-Consul Owen.

CLEVELAND Ohio, Tuesday. Sept 30 1851
GENTLEMEN IncloSed YOU will find a
letter OF mine IN reply to Nj Owens defense which
| had intended 20 reserve un,li returned - New
Orleans and publish II Ia The PIcay0ie but the ne
cessiy of refutng that mans iasehOods pressed so
hard upon me that have determined TO pu. HIN IN
his night position at once before proceeding any iur
ther on nv Journey and accordingly insert It 10 Gay
in The PidndeoleY OF this city BY your giving ny
letter place III your paper, you VIII mleG 2Jnse
yOuI ooeGIent servant, j. A. hhh'i.
DEAR SIR ! see letter gong the rounds OF the
newspapers from Allen r. Owen, |. :. Consul At
Havana Permit me- through the columns OF your
pauer to correct some OF ms statements IN regard To
his conduct toward Col Crttenden'S command, aud
other American prisoners since confined mt the funa
Al Havana. Inthe first place he SAYS
Il reside ABOUT four miles from TINS place ana mol
being well the morning OF the 10Th, dd not reach
my Office III, some tune after 10 O'Clock, where, Tor
the first time heard of the capture OF about my OF
the men who mad come with Lopez to TN, lsIani IN
the steamer PanpeTo. | Al the same tune heard tnal
The prisoners had been tried. found guilty, con-
denied ordered 10 be executed, the order Tor ther
execution sent forward, and that they were ABOUT
beng removed from the haroor, where they were 70
the place of execution.
This * The most perfect collection of falsehood
ever met With, and Is only equaei III aDsurdlty oy
the audacty Of the man thus attempting 10 Justiy
his CONDUCT through the American press lie does
not live four miles out Of town nor was he SICK al
the time referred TO. He dd kno" III Time OF we ar
RESI- OF OF tftttlucll iii> pa
by them and positively refused 70 see them, on the
score that they were outlaws. The American Ger,
man md English citizens resldent IN HAVANA NH
testify 70 this whenever called upon.
TIE American CoDsuls assertion thatthe PRISONERS
had been tried. found guilty and condemned, is
falsehOod that every man IN the cnted states az an
ACQUAINTED with Spanish law and Spanish RUE, IhuS'
see al once IL not the custom 70 Try prisoners IN
Havana other than by the gdrrote or b. shooting IN
the back. which Mr. Owen knew at The time he
penned his letter, as well as the Governor. ueheln
dad himself and, judging from MT. Owens conduct
| should think he was more In dread OF ge1'igg "a
prison himself than ANXIOUS 10 get DINERS OUT me
Governor. General exercises great innuence over
cowardly wretches Ike Allen r. owen no mater
m great measure for his neglect OF duty Ia permit
ting the Americans % be shot.
With regard 10 the other prisoners, his conduct Is
equnily outrageous. When reached the pLis9h
found eight OF ter Of my comrades there ana they
an SAID that the Consul had not been TO see them
| also sent, the evening, by an American Inei-
chant at Havana, 10 Mr. owen, ana ne refused ~
come say ing that own Government dld not reeoS
nize ms When Capt Plat, OF the soop-oi-wM Al
bany. visited US ! sent 10 blr Owen by hm' ana ne
again refused 70 come -, ., l. .,.
Then, Lieut. Taylor, OF the Albany sad ne YOU'D
anoake him Gomez and the next morning NJ owen
maid us a visit with Capt Psat,. As be came In, tue
Americans gathered around him, and for some rea-
son he backed through the door, ana held converse
,ion With US with ths crates nterre'ms. l then
asked hun 10 assist me IN corresponding WIN my
friends IN the United states. He refused To heip me-
and SAID tnai would be sent 20 SPAN.
Many OF the prisoners then gave up all nope o. AZ
sistance from the American Consul and threw ihem-
selves Oh the protection OF Mr. Crawford, the DIHlsh
Consul Two OF the Mississippi volunteers AiiriI-
cans called themselves lfshmen, IN orcer W oO''A
assistance from the English Consul. ..d
After was released, and while remaining o' .nS
the ship Norma the American tonsul asheu ~ nv ,
OF mine from New Orleans, # ! Ane~ WY 49, /" 80
leased. Nv friend SAID, no. NE. owen .uoh '-.. ~.
TIA, he did no, want the credn OF 'le ''A'"' " my
release 70 rest upon him ,-...-,, % defend the
Nv object 10 publishing this Letter = 20 e.'
ai %. - nav galat companions 10" IN PRISON;
reoy.' 10 me AMERICAN people the true character
Of her Consul AZ Has ana ,sh.s N, Oxsn's
Vii the papers that have puousaeD ''-' WI
tetieT give Iii' pm J. \. kELLT.
Late Captain Cuban Expedition