New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-09
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have accordingly see1 transmitted 10 SPAN ie. Ms
Immediate release.
The Liberation Of So many OF the Cu-
Ian nr,soners encourages the hope TIA, arrange
n, MAY speedily be effected for the release o; me
whole The CAPTAIN General states that i 'se
e,.,,sb ,e.ideu;s at Ne~-OT.eans are inlemnlied
~ -. losses sustained al the hands Of ne mob,
,ll no no obstacle the immediate release OF
an the prisoners upon proper application 70 me
Cour, @. Madrid
III, said that Mr.. Owen, the Consul,
h.s,t,..ed me pardon Of IN Reeves OF Georgia, 4
r.,,e,, ~ GOV. Towns, and that Mi hazel Keenan,,
~ Mobile VIII be released through The intercessIon
ofN-s Ps-.erson. The Hungarian Colonel Blumen-
thai Will also ue set at liberty.
"A subscription Is IN progress at Ha-
vana and other parts Of Croa, " for the indemnity
If those who have rendered distinguished services n
the entire destruction Of the plratIcal invaders.
The aggregate on tic Is; Of October had reached
Sis 263.
The dav before the sailing of the
Ri,e. thlrtv-fve natrve patriots" brought into
Havana from the interior and were also shipped for
SPAN.
Nearly all Of the members OF the Gu
ban expedition have now been accounted for, n the
published sts Of the dead the prisoners transported
to spain, and the inyahds IN hospital.
The correspondent of the Courier and
Enqirer e.ees the following particulars relating to
Breckenridge and Beach. whose capture We have be-
fore announced.
A capture has recently been made more interest
ing md possibly more serious III lts nature tnan
ina. I1Hn 4.artn "a D nf-
yasicn OF this island. On THURSDAY evening last
The 2ith Of September, a Spanish coastlhg schooner
arrived 10 Nar!el, a small fortified seaport ABOUT
twenty miles from Havana. having on poarl two
Americans. Who weye taken fIom smau boat
about twenty miles ~ sea. They SAID that they
had reen driven 20 sea ifOm hey west 0Il tLeil
wretched condition, aLt the position IN Whrh thcy
were found. justified the Governor OF tEe OFT in
tls own opMon m cOnfemnlng them at once - a
part of me lopez expedition ana a. Such they were
immediately marched 20 tbs place. where tley az
rived on SATURDAY. the Goth. Conclusions we're q.
cnlskiv arrived d mere Us there. and they were TO
nave teen sent to SPAN yesterday morning in
company with Il others Who remained OF iofmer
captures.
The story. however was bruted, and It having
reached me ears Of Can't Plat, of the Albany. and
the American sui, prompt measures were laNen
10 INQUIRE into summary disposal oi Amer
lean citizens taken on me nigh seas COM
uuuicat!on upcn the subject from the American on
>ul 70 the CAPTAIN General having renamed some
which vas granted. lie Represented 20 ms Excel
lercy IN strong teImS the injustice OF confirming,
without a hearing, men taken IN suchd manner. dud
called his attention particularly 10 the tdct, that
they were taken on the high seas, ont Of ne Juris
cciou OF SPAN, and That the condemnation without
trial of men taken N such manner. was alike al
variance with due sense of ri9ht and VITA the iaw
of nations. The captain General admitted IN sd ne
degree the force OF The representation. but net T.
with the assertion that the men themselves, upon
legal examination, had admitted that they were o.
LopeZ's party. Capt. Plaii pleaded that this should
not OF right be 70 Their prejudice, as man should
be proved guilty by other evidence than confession
txorted fIOm INN perhaps by threats. jniortnna,c-
H. however for tins plea, confession Is here amp
grounds for conviction. the whole criminal practice
beng that the accused shall prove himself innocent.
nor that he shall oe proved guilty. Dui fe result Of
the interview was. that the men we're Immediately
ordered 20 be kept N Havana 10 await their -i9l IN
stead OF gong to SPAN the next morning IN chains
for Ten years. ! few minutes conversation produced
highly important results 10 them.
lis EXcecncy expressed his regret TO Capt. Plat
that they had 50 unwiSely lnculpdted themselves,
and SAID that he hoped that they might be able 10
cape condemnation upon trial. adding tGai be would
Go all IA MS power consistent VITA las duty TO Sc
cure then reloa-e. Capt Plat took these steps
as Commodore Parker was not III pOrr, the SIrandc
having been Oh q short cruise 10 MdtanZds. She re-
turned Oh the afternoon OF the Both Of September,
and II Is thought tgat Commodore Parser VIII make
a peromptory demand for he men as American clu-
zCnS taken beyond tho limits OF spanish jurisdiction
Such demand for them Will 80 least compel the
Spanish Government 20 state their reasons for re-
iusngto give them up and there ls reason for s'ch a
step, Tor The men themselves declare that 'ley have
never been examined T. glliy.
Their story. as have 10 from their own hps, Is rs
follows They are the remnant OF party Of SIX,
VINO. SINCE the scattering 81 ne invading band NJ
AeudC ate, have been wandering among the uOun-
tnns. Three OF them WefP shot Ny the Spanish
troops IN pursuit OF them, ana one. who was taken
prisoner. is LON on ms way - SPAN. They escaped
by sprmeng dowHa preclp,ce and aiter"ard hiding
themselves ~ the thick underwood, winch mere
grows so close thdt even those VINO are hunting a
runaway negro never think OF continuing pursuit
II he take 10 The wooded mountains. After great,
suffering, and living for days UP a little corn.
which hey CLEANED from Noll-reiped uelds, and
upon land crabs which they eat % the Tsa o being
pol>op6d, they reached the and here they saw
schooner 81 anchor. ABOUT quarter OF Iu'ic from
the shore, and what was more important 10 them,
they saw That She had small boat floating a,teru.
In spite OF Their exhausted condition, and ei the
sharks, which swarm IN these winters, hey deer
mined e SWIM Gu. 10 this boat, and attempt TO cs-
cape ia her.
They accordingly waited unta twilight, and swan
out. They found no oars IN the boat ana one man
on The quarterback OF the schooner. Tie renamed
there Win most proyOkmg peItmdcny until they
thought that they should slnk from mere exhaustion
fer theI strength was 80 lar gone that they could
hardly hold on 10 the BOAT. ~ last he went for
ward and entered the forecasc. ami they succeeded
in getting Oh board the schooner. and securing TWO
oars. W IN these they put OF, and H. ing been
rowing nearly all The tine. and Just as tAe noun
talns over which they had been pursued many
weary days, anc or which they had lam many weary
nights, were sinking IA the distance they were met
by Spanish collier Oh board which they went vol
unfairly. Tie captain promised 70 take them 20
havana. ana put them N the way Of reaching the
tinted States their story 10 him being. ittt they
wee blown 10 sea iTom the entrance 10 ihe hdroof
Of Key West Instead OF Havana ne took them 10
Marcel where they arrived m the evening. Word
having ueen sent 10 tie por they ,oOnm8rcned,
unCcr guard of siN soldiers INTO tle presence o. The
Governor beng inst bound, and then kicked and
cuiftc on the way.
The Governor adore Ssed them as pirates Of Lopez
gang and demanded that they should confess that
sucn VAS their character. This. III SPIKE Of threats
they refused 20 do and 10 the Governors deciari-
uoa that he knew that they were Of Lopezs expedl-
ton, and that he had mind 10 shoot them on the
spot 4 hey cld not confess II. they REPLIED Fl.e
away We VIII not Gle with a lie IN our mouths ~
lie concluded not 70 ire but 10 send them 10 Havana,
ioI MMch iheN SET out on The morrow. They stopped
a. evening al another lJrt, where they received
another loeId allowance OF kicks md cuts and on
Their arrival IN Havana on The following eav. they
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