Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-09-26
Cuban Affairs.

ChuHls HSp''liHk AH' -'"N'
Havana. Among others, there Is candid
letter from Mr.. nrasher. editor Of the "faro
Industrial" written NJ the rcqucs, ofihe prs
oners. and giving an aecorn, Of their eondl'
ton and treatment while in prison, and The
conycnienccs provided for the voyage Of those
who sailed Tor Spain. lie says:
Besides wha, they received froo, ihc gov
crsmcn,, each man had Pea-jacke', w"ol'
en- shr,, pair Of pants, pair Of stockings
and Tin POT, and on board ship were placed
for their use s15 lbs. chocolate, 9 boxes to-
bacco, 2barrcls vinegar and some small stores,
and the sum Of s735 va, placed in the hands
Of Capt. OriI, of the Primera de Guatemala,
Coz general distribution on arrival a, the port
Of destination. Besides this, the German So
eicly gave Capt. ortiI sl36 for the Germans,
ard several persons leN sums for individuals.
They embarked in high spirits and excellent
health. all desiring a most afcciionaie fare
we'll to be- sen, to their friends, with assurance
Of their high hopes for a speedy release
Those who remain here awaiting ship, will
follow their companions in few days.
Those who are in the hospital are all doing
wsll. and are very well cared for by every one
around them. They also have been allowed
writing materials. ssd uoiI friends will prob
,blv rrr,iyr letters from them as early a. they
may receive this"
Mr.. Thrasher suggest. tia, prompt efforts
on the part of our minister a, Madrid may ?,o-
core the pardon and rclcase Of them all, On
the approaching anticipated birth Of an heir
TO the Spanish throne,
The conduct Of Mr. Owen, our Consul at
Havana. receives no Praisc from Mr.. Thrash
~, o,s caro- PObI.sl.ed by the prisoners them
selves, condemn, hi. conduct N very severe
terms. They say, GLOW To account for IT,
Thi, treatment Of ihcml We know not. but can
only ascribc II to that wor., Of all feelings
inhuminily. OF that more degrading still, COW.
ardicc"
A private letter from Havana, dated sept.
9th. published in the y. Y. Courier a En-
quircr. says:
The consul Was night, of oouue, IN not
n.yi.- 10 W. s,islr IN his official capacity
but hc would have received every facility from
the Spanish authorities ~ any efforts he might
have made tor the personal comfort oi III,
prisoners. and he would have hcen hopored by
the Captain t:cnersl Il he had shown personal
,ympsihy fni them Money has been sub
scribcd largely lnr them by Cahans and Amcr'
/ ,cans. The latter are few IN NUMBER here.
bot they have contributed handsomely; and
this msocy, about thousand dollars, has not
reached ti,c,a ihroagh the American Consul,
but by the hands of PrIale ciiiIcn--an n
mcrican gentleman resident here. The money
has bccu expended for them in ncccss'r'es for
the voyage, Sc. They are condemned to
what j. called the Pr,nSio, or working IN
chains IN the public works Of Spain. II Is
hoped and believed ihs, they will b. liberated
a, the birth of the coming heir to the Spanish
cfuwn.
This morning arrived the shameful news
that the inhabitants Of hey West had driven
on, the Spanish residents from their town by
succession of personal insults, more dcgrnd'
ur even ihun personal violence. The Span
Iard. came over themselves in a schooner
there ~ mu,h c1cin-n-ni IN ,he -uhject ~ ~
injured parties rcrr residents Of NSeny Or
lhlr,y years Standing ~ kcy West, and serr
IN no way connected with the spanish inter-
est ~ Cuba. Yesterday, alSo, so-ne span
. ards arrived from New Orleans whence they
had ben driven by similar means. With
what shame and cnnluslon of hcr an imeri.
can Is covered, when IN So-ign country be-
hears Of such oulraces a. these. by ss,h
acts the dignity II the American character, II
not the honor II the Government, Is gnveiy
eomprom ed and the lives and property Of
/ Americans IN Havana. would b. exposed ~
butter and bloody retaliation, but for the strUHs
hand Of the captain General, iell everywhere
through the ever present police and soldicry.
/ Capt J. 4. Kelly, one of me released prs
oncrs. arrived in New York on Nfoodny eve
ming. ln a con'crsatios with the cdltoV ~
the Tribune. he spoke freely Of the grcss de-,
ception praciiscd ~ him and others, by the
advocates Of this invasion Of Cuba lie pin.
ell the expedition in the full belief tina, the
/ island was In a state II revolt. He estimaps
the number Of Spaniards killed al lbou, 200,
and the number wounded much larger. Out
Of forty persons comprising Capt kcllys
company, he is the only one a, liberty, aud
only seven besides h,m-.lf escaped alive. Tie
thinks than an army Of 1880 could not con-
quer Cuba. lie says the prisoners were we'll
ted and cared for, and made as comfortable as
the circumstances Of the case allowed. He
I is cautious IN condemning the conduct Of Mr.
Oven, the American Consul At Havana, but
thinks he should have Pnrsued a different
course himself.
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BEAUTIFUL E1rR,cr.-lIoweSe dark and
disconsolste the path Of life may seem TO any
man. there is an hour Of deep and undlsiurbed