The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-11
Prom lne Baltimore Sun.
Attain. az Havana

he Baltimore sun.
AFFAIR. az Havana
The correspondence OF The New York journals gives
numerous incidents from Havana OF interest just now,
From thsm we gather the fact. on the authority OF
Captain Ellis OF Washington, who arrived in the Em-
pre Cry thai all OF the prisoners OF the Lopez exped
ton will be liberated, by application Madrid upon the
condition tha he authorities viii fennnelate the Span
iads OF New Orleans tor their losses by the riots there
General Concha authorized Captain Ellis make this
representation Al washington. The Journal OF Com
mefce learns IRON intelligent Lousanians, now IN New
YORK, that the required ndemnihcaton WILL be made
Most OF the correspondents still condemn Mr. Owen our
consul yet he asserts that he has DONE and Is sun doing
all he can for his duped counymen and thai what other
could obtain he could not II Will he seen that he
has at last really accomplished good hing or two The
correspondent OF the Journal OF Commerce writes
- MIR Letcher had, while here several interviews with
General Concha aud other dgnares OF the government
which were pleasant without being productive OF any
particular benefit 10 the prisoners placing dipo
macy with the SpanIards on any more favorable footing
Mr. Handy third officer OF the cutler -hailing from
Washington, d. C.-hearing that Mr. Ellis, one of bis
childhood companions, was among the prisoners confined
here. and likely to be sent to the Of Africa sought
interview with the caplan-general, which was gra-
cously granted at unusual and unreasonable hour
and, The application made for The release OF his friend
kindly assurance was given that he should be free
dom.
vessel-more fortunate that he not forgotten by his
fearless and energetic friend Ii hard that where
all have sinned alike, unlike rewards have found but
justice, as well as love, does not always smooth with
our wishes.
iLave been informed from the best authority that
other instalmenl' has been made-o benevoence-and
that Mr. Owen, the commercial agent. has obtained the
pardon and release of Mr. Reeves, OF Georgia and yet
again. that Michael Keenan,, OF Mobile will be shut out
OF durance ye through the influence OF lady from that
cityhere seek her already sent forward to Spain
She has however, made strong demonstration in his he
sons) behalf. and the whole influence OF Stale and
Church dignilares here in her favor; finding that her
hearewel was out OF immediate reach, she would not
lose her journey Of love, wrapt in a selfish grief"
According to the account of Mr. Ellis, Who having
tuvIcQ IN hanra
at Cardenas-ought TO know) the patriots dreadully
deceived themselves. The New York Tunes appends to
what he says the following
Mrs. Patterson, OF New Orleans, who went to Ha-
to inercede in for the life and liberty OF her
son, Charles A. Downcr, arrived too late him We
are glad TO hear however that she was so lar successful
TO secure from Concha his full pardon. The docu-
ment has been sent to Spain, and will probably reach
there in time 10 give HIM joyful greeting upon land
ing"
The correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer gives
an interesting OF the adventure of Beach and
Breckenridge and The action OF Capt Plat in their be
half What Capt T, here did. in conjunction, however,
with the consul, is what IT seems proper Mr. Owen
should have performed IN regard TO the first fifty ps
who were butchered. They were taken at sea- as
those two and, besides treaty with Spain guar
antics legal trial TO all offenders
"Onihe oath OF September Spanish coasting schooner
arrived at Marie small fortified seaport, ahoBi twenty
miles from Havana, having on board two Americans,
VINO WERE taken iron small boat about twenty miles
at sea- They said that they had been driven 10 from
Key West but their wIetched condition. and the posi-
ton in which they ouDd, justified The governor Of
the fort, in his opinion, coniemnng them
as pa Of the Lopez expedition, and such they
Immediately marched 10 this place, where they arrived
Saturday, The 10Th Conclusions as quickly
arrived al here AS there and they have been
10 Span yesterday morning. company with forty one
others who remained CT former captures
"Tbe story, however, was brued, ard it having reach
ed the Of Captain Plat OF the Albany, and the
Americal CONSUL prompt measures taken 10 inquire
into 90 summary disposal OF American citizens taken on
the high seas communication upon the subject from
the American consul 10 the captain general having re-
manned some hours unanswered, Captain Plat asked
interview, which was ganted He represented TO his
ceency III strong terms, the injustice OF condemnlng
without hearing men taken in such a manner, ard
called his attention particularly to the aci that they
taken on the high out of The jurisdiction OF Spaiu
and that the condemnation, without trial. OF taken n
such manner alike al variance with due oil
right and The law OF nations. The captain general al
med, in degree the force Of the representation
but met II with the assertion that the men themselves
upon legal examination, had admitted that they OF
Lopezs party. Captain Plat pleaded that this should
not OF right be 10 their prejudice, should be
proved guilty by other evidence than confession ex-
tored IRON him perhaps by threats. Unfortunately how
Tor this plea confession is here ample grounds for
conviction The whole criminal practice being that the
accused shall prove himself innocent, not that he should
be proved gully. Bnt The result OF the interview was
that the Immediately ordered TO be kept Ha
vana TO await their trial. instead OF going 10 Spain the
next morning in chains for ten years. few minutes
conversation produced highly important results to them
His exc@lency expressed his regret TO Captain Plat
that they had unw,s~y inculpated themselves, and
said that he hoped that they might be able TO escape con-
power consistent with his duty, TO secure their release
Captain Plat took these steps, as Commodore Parker
in port, the Saranac having been on short
cruise 10 Maianzas She returned on the afternoon OF
the Both OF September. and is thought that Commo-
doe Parker will make perempory demand Tor ihe men
as American citizens taken beyond the limits OF Spanish
jurisdiction. Such demand for them will al least com.
pei the Spanish government TO stale Their reasons or re-
fusng TO give them up; and there Is reason Tor sacb
STEP Tor the themselves declare that they have never
been examined legally
Their story, as have II from their lips. is as follows
They the remnant Of party of six, who, since The
scattering OF the invading band Aguacate have been
wandering among the mountains. Three OF them were
shot by the Spanish troops IN pursuit al them. and one
who was taken prisoner, 10 his way TO SPAN
They escaped by springng down precipice and alter
wards hiding themselves the thick underwood. which
here grows so close that those who hunting
runaway negro think of continuing pursuit il he
take 10 the wooded mountains Alter great suffering
and living Tor days upon little corn, which they CLEANED
IRON wellreaped heds and upon land crabs which they
eat al the rsk OF being poisoned, they reached the
and here they saw schooner anchor about quarter
of mile from the shore, and, what importin
10 them, they saw she had small boat floating aserp
In spite OF their exhausted condition, and of the sharks
which swarm in these waters they determined 10 swim
out 10 this boat, and attemlt to escape IN her.
"They accordingly waited until twilight, and swan out
They found no in the boat and one man on the
quarter deck OF the schooner He remained there with
most provoking p-rtinacy until they thought that they
should sink from exhaustion; for Their strength
was 20 far gone that they could hardly hold 10 the
boat Al last he went forward and entered the fore
castle. and they succeeded getting board the schooner
and securing two With these they put of, and
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