Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-13

obtain the full and authentic information beg leave
TO apply to for such statement of the cts connected
with the ourages referred to may be in your power
furnish
am very respectfully, your obedient servant
LOGAN HUNTON,
by L. A. BRADFORD.
From M. Crossman TO Mr.. Htston
MAYoRALTY New ORLEANS, SEPTEMBER IS 1851
SIR have the honor acknowledge the receipt of your
communication Of the sth instant in which you desire
nin information relative to the outrages alleged have
Spanish residents of this city," for the purpose reporting
same to the Department of State at Washington.
Confnng myself strictly the facts of the case would
state in reply, that early hour the morning the
2ht ultimo the steamship Empire City arrived here bringing
TIN melancholy intelligence of the execution ut Havana Of
potion of Crttendens command comprising yone Amer
citizens This heartrendng confirmed by the
correspondents of the of this city, who at the time
accompanied their narrative by recital Of the most revolving
and barbarous indgnes committed the bodies of those
they had been shot These
like wildfre through the city, and entire
nit the highest pitch of excitement evaporation
outstanding the universal sympathe of population, did
however for moment apprehend that outrage would
aseensa tSa written had
destroying during the hight Inc once un1:e a
Spanish paper Of this city This induced me at once to send
for the Hon. Joseph Genois Recorder Of Municipality No.
for the of communicating with him the subjects
and after consultation deemed it advisable call upon
the Spanish Consul with the object of persuadng him
all his influence with the editors of that paper suspend its
publication until the great excitement should have somewhat
subsidized On reaching the Office of the Consul he
the purpo of visit the ConsuPs private secretary
word that would wait for him at the Mayors office until
arrived and after representing him the dangerous
men which prevailed and the probability that it might be
quieted by authorized that La Union
would suspend its issues time he consented
his influence in carrying wishes and actually gave
requisite instructions to that effect his private secretary
our presence.
At that time had the slightest idea that any attack
would have been made upon the Spanish Consul and
pressed myself at the moment.
leaving o'clock. in the hon
oabe Recorder Genois and other gentlemen
apprzed that the establishment of La Union had been
destroyed The persons who participated in this act of vio
lence went detenedy and coo work and it needs
be confessed were encouraged by the and openly
avowed sympathes of many citizens Previously this
had issued orders to the heads of police to muster
all their available forces and to increase them any
that might be demanded by the public safety.
In the while the excitement continued to grow and at
o'clock concerted attack made the cigar shop of
ed for moment in arretng the disorder this point only
TO break out however, simultaneously and with renewed yo
lence in various other quarters An immense demonstration
made the establishment at the of Tchoupouas
and Poydras streets and repairing hher addressed the
multitude counelng them preserve order and peace and
calling upon all good citizens aid in suppressng the dsor
ders The crowd dispersed promising behave peaceaby
but the riots broke and indeed strongly the
sympathies of the community ex-
petition greatly they incensed the barbartes
said have been pracsed in Havana that for the
greater portion OF the population entirely safected and
police thus left cope with the rioters without much
assistance the part Of the citizens So spontaneous also
the disturbances in various parts of the city that it
difficulty experienced with the military who turned
in limited numbers only and not enabled to effect
organization until advanced hour of the evening.
was much occupied in going the entire extent of
the city that it nearly o'clock the evening before
until IL o'clock that the finally dispersed,
after having broken about dozen coeehouses and
shops in different portions of the city.
you however from information subsequently,
received that not oneourth of the places which de-
signed to attack were disturbed and not for the
decided which took for the preservation of the
the following day and the hearty response made by
the citizens proclamation calling upon them to aid the
authorities in supprcssng the turbulent proceedings there
would doubtless have been renewal of those dgracefu
which, for the fair fame of city, deeply de-
pore.
will also that several citizens who had been led
believe from various threats that their property menaced
with destruction called upon assistance every
instance took the necessary precautions to them
from being molested deem it proper add that the only
time the Spanish Consul during the brief interview
with him in my Office the 2st the particulars of which
have already been FORTH The foregoing
braces and faithful Of the proceedings which
took place in this city on the 21st and 22d ultimo
In connection with the above may perhaps be aiss
add that Mr. Musson the postmaster of this city, called
he entertained apprehensions that attack would be
made the Union Office during the night He also remark
ed that Mr. De Buys his deputy had informed him that
had called ut the post Office for letters which had been
written to them by the unfortunate victims at Havana and
that he overheard of them utter threats against the
Spanish Consul for not having deposited the letters in the
post office.
Finally matter of reference, beg enclose copy of
official communication which into the Council of
Municipality No q in relation the of the 21s
and I'D ultmo The strong language which employed
occasion had its origin the accounts received
by all the papers of this city from their correspondents
in Havana, recng the mutatons and barbaries committed
/ on the bodies after death.
In addition to the above details, have deemed proper
with the view of placing the State Department in
of all the information touching the subject enclose
pies numbered to g. Of the various orders and directions
sued from my Office during the period of excitement.
have the honor to be- respectfully your obt serv
i A. D. CROSSMAN, Mayor.
LOGAN Husros, U. S. District Attorney.
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4 From Mr. Crossman to the Council of Municipality No. g.
4 MAYoRALrY NEW ORLEANS, AUG. rs, 1851.
GENTLEMEN: On Thursday last, usually quiet city
thrown into the deepest agitation by the receipt avces
Havana announcing the horrible of number Of
citizens coupled with details of the revolving ndgnes
and mutiations committed their bodies Commisseration
for the untmely fate of gallant young for
the moment absorbed in universal expression of horror
barbaous of their DEATH and it became evident
the recital Of these cruel had aroused the public
to the highest pitch Of excitement Such being
fairs and fearing that the natural indignation Of the
nifty might manifest itself in acts subverve Of law and
gave directions the forenoon the heads police
the needu for the of the public peace
by putting such additional force they might
cessary.