The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-25

That the Pomporo has been given up to the
government officers. Mr. Sigur, the owner
intends to test the legality of her capture.
A small detachment Of U. $. troops is onl
board to guard her. Neither arms nor am
munition Of any kind were found on board,
they having all been removed aud safely
deposited, if any had been taken on board
since the first trip from New Orleans.
TIE pR1soNrRs.-Capt. Platt, Of the
u. S. ship Aibopy, has reported to the Gov
crnmcnt the substance Of a conversation he
had held with the prisoners Of the Lopez
party. They stated that they had been in
duccd By false representations to joiu the
invading party, and that no Cuban had
offered to come into their ranks The whole
number Of prisoners amounted to l30 The
President has asked for mercy for chem,
through the Spanish Minister.
Consul AT HAvANA.-Bittcr dcnunci-
atoms have been showcrcd on the head of
Mr.. Owen, the U. S. Consul at Havana. Per-
haps it may prove undeserved. "Wait until
you hear the other side, is a good maxim.
The Havana correspondent of the Delta of
the lst inst says:
Gone word as to our Consul, against whom
such tempest of Indignation is aroused.
"With this gentleman / have but little
more acquaintance than with the Spanish
authorities having never met with him more
than three times; yet some facts may be
mentioned in mere Justice to him. 1t is
known that he resides in the country, and
that his Office hours is nine o'clock. 1t is
known, too, that the report on the morning
of the 10th August was, that the persons to
be shot were not Americans, but citizens of
Havana 1t is known that they were taken
from the Spanish frigate and carried out to
be executed about ten o'clock. l know that
it was not generally known that the prisoners
were Americans until that hour, when it
would have been too late for interference. /
am told that the Consul was not apprizcd of
1T until the execution was over and firmly
believe this to be true So much in Justice
to much abused man. / will add my be-
lief that the correct and prudent course pur-
sued by the. Consul during these difficulties
has contributed more than anything else to
the security of the lives and property of
American citizens in this place, which have
continued undisturbcd in spite of all the
prOvocations to retaliation that have been
given"
In introducing this letter to its readers,
the Data remarks:
"Tho following able and truthful letter
reaches us from party entitled to the most
implicit credit, gentleman wholly uncon-
nectcd with Cuba, its governors, or its peo-
pie, and entirely Independent of all i'm
proper control, prejudice, or impartiaGty-
We recommend his letter to the attentive
consideration of our readers, as tits calm, dis
passionate and reasonable. Unconnccted, as
the writer is, with our consulate in Havana,
his explanation of the conduct of Mr. Owen
is, as far as it goes, very welcome news, as
previous accounts by the Empire CITY
had created strong prejudice against that
officer"
The MEDITATION OF TIE BODIES OF
PRIsoNERs.-The Havana correspondent of
Picayune, in relation to the contradiction Of
the reports Of the brutal treatment of the
bodies of the prisoners massacred at Havana
on the 10th ult., states as follows:
81 see that one or two of the Spanish pa
pcrs h0re have pronounced the statement !
sent to you regarding the disgusting mutila
ton of the dead bodies of the gallant Crtten
den and his companions to be infamous cal
umnies.' These accounts were corroboratel
by the correspondence from here of nearly
all the principal papers of the Union, anC
my information came so direct, and from 81
many respectable sources, that l could no
doubt its correctness. have since made in
Quirics from those who were eyc-witnesses o
tno horrible occurrences, and now confident
ly state that the mutilation of the dead bod
les, the parading round the streets by respect
able citizens (Spaniards) with the caps, shoes
&c, of the butchered prisoners, and The pub
lie exhibition of the ears, noses, other name
less parts Of the dead men, and the triumph
ant snow of pieces of their skulls, &C., ar
literal ftIcts. One of the walters at tn
Dominica, the principal place of refreshmen
in the town, has one of these relics preserves
in bottle. Another Spaniard has had
niece Of the skull of one of them set in
ring, and says it shall descend in his famil
az an heirloom. A gentleman rcturnin
from the place of execution says he saw
Spaniard drunk, in one of the streets, VIII
was triumphantly exhibiting the upper haI
of skull, with the hair and some of tn
brains attached; he watched him until tn
fellow became too drunk to retain his prizo
and dropped it on the ground. My,inforu
ant then pickeditup, dug ahole in the groun
and buried-it. 1 might multiply these mai
seating details ad infnito,na, and, if nceessi
~, | will procure the names and residenc
Of some Of those who possess these I'M
tilatcd members and send them on for publ
cation"
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