The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-08

sui Owen of Havana, in explana ton Of
his course towards the Americans recent
~ batchered in that city. considering
the small mate rails he had to deal with.
he makes a pretty good story. He lived
-four miles from the city''--25 minutes
were necessary TO reach it. He arrived
there at 10 o'clock-ihe prisoners were
murdered after eleven. His office is
three streets from the palace; five minutes
were enough TO have reached there, and
allowing 20 minutes for the interview
ample time was afforded him TO reach the
place Of slaughter.
The truth is. the consul is now trying
TO cover up his neglect, and we'll he NAV.
since even the London Times pronounce
the execution IA frantic butcherv. -
What will Mr.. Fillmore say to Mr. Owens
course? 1t will be justified, and Mr.. O.
will be retained till The Democrats get
into power, that is till 1853 about the
4tl OF Marth.-Detroit Free Press.
Letter from the american Consul at
Ndn0nd.
From the Washington Republic, Sept. 9th.
We have received the following letter
from Allen L. Owen, Esq. our consul at
Havana and submit it without common:
for the consideration of his countrymen:
CONSULATE OF TIE UNITED STATES
Hanna, Sept. Is. 1881.
To The Editer of Tie Republic:
Sir-ln your weekly issue Of the 2Sth
ult., you do me the justice TO object to
my condemnation without hearing. and
TO say that am probably able to explain,
20 the satisfaction of my countrymcn
my omission 10 ac: relative TO the execu.
ton Of the prisoners who were shot here
OH the 18th ultmo.
do not doubt that shall satisfy eve
~ impartial mind that | am undcservine
censure, and that had no opportunity
of doing anything in behalf of the unfor-
tunatc men who met SO sad a fate.
reside about four miles frem this
place. and, not being we'll on the morn
ing of the 10th did not reach my oflicc
till some time after 10 o'clock, " here
for the first time. | heard of the capture
of about fifty OF the men who had come
Pampero. at the same time heard tha
the prisoners had been tried, found guilty
condemned, ordered to be executed, the
order for their execution sent forward
and that they were about being removed
from the harbor, where they were, to the
place of execution.
Shortly afterwards, an American here
who, it is said, called on me, came and
mentioned the subject to me, W hen | said
to him that it was to late, and :hat
could do nothing--tllat | should not hay,
, time to get permission and see the pris
oners. OF this felt perfectly Statistic,
at the time: and have since been con
! filmed in this opinion by the highest au
shortly in the island, who informed me
that the execution, which las ALREADY
been ordered before | reached the CITY
would not have been postponed for m,
inasmuch as all | could have asked TO BIZ
permitted to do had already been done
by gentleman known TO some of tn,
prisoners, and for whom they had sent
Soon after the American referred to lef
my Office. received the information tina
a sentlomcn known 10 some of the pris
oncrs had been sen, spr BY them, and t,
him they had delivered the articles an'
messages they desired to be conveyed t.
their friends. 1t was but q short time
afterwards that | sent TO the palace o
the Governo~, and heard that the prison
ers had then been executed.
You will thus see that had no time
to act, and ii was not my power TO Il,
anything for the unfortunate men VIII,
had been induced to invade Cuba will
the expectation that they would find tn,
whole island in state of revolution. ant
that they would be received with oper
arms, b. the whole native population, u
least.
The charge OF ind ference to the dread
full condition of such number of men
the bittcrest enemy have on earth viii
not believe; and all must believe it
/ base falsehood and an unfounded calum
ny.
If it were allowable on such an occa
sion, l would most solemnly declare. be
fore God that. in my judgment, at III,
time and under the circumstances, il wa
not in my power either TO have an inter
view with the prisoners. or to have done
anything on their behalf
am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A. +. OWEN.