The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-05
Additional from Havana.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

+ ~ HAVANA, August %, 1852.
Fire Government Spies-7ne Way The Suspected Persons
tctrc .7rreSted-NGmes Of The Prisoners, &c. DC.
MY DEAR FRnsD:-I made mistake when informed
you in my last letter. that the Spanish government had
os the thread of it's researches in regard to the evolu
tonary plan OF yuelta Abao Now that have got more
correct information upon this affair will communicate
it TO you.
do not know how IL came to happen that man, by
he of Rives who Is convict, condemned for lar
cepy the city chain gang was fully informed ofevery
thing connection with that PLAN and in order to obtain
the grace of the government and redeem himself FROM
his fate asked the sescnd in command of the chain gang
to cany him before the Captain. General That officer
scornfuy refused at frs to comply with Riyes request
but as he insisted In his demand and revealed to him
the whole plan Of the patriots the commander took him
to the Governor The wretch denounced to his Excel
lency the names Of all those whom he supposes TO be
implicated giving at the same time account Of the
names Of the streets and numbers OF the houses where
everyone Of them resides In consequences ofthis deunc
ation the arrests made Of which Informed you
in nv last On this ground, General Cancdo gave fun
credit to Rves further disclosures in regard to the revo
lutonary scheme in vuelta Abao where large stocks OF
re arms and ammunition had been previously sent TO arm
large numbers Of who ready to rise against the
government through all that country in connection with
great many wealthy and respectable citizens Of Havana
Governor Canedo then ordered Colonel Gulen Qate-
~ arrived fiom Span) to Vuelta Abajo, in company
with police officer Barredo and large body OF troops
among whom Rives disguised as soldier, TO point
all those whom the infamous convict has accused OF
being implicated In the conspiracy. Colonel CULLEN
proceeded arrest all those persons, among whom we
find Don Juan Gonzales, wealthy and respectable PLAN
ter sixty years old and Don joaquin Maria Pinto,
lawyer The means employed by Colonel Cullen are
those becoming to the frocious character a tiSer like
Spanisrds Entering byfnss the peaceful houses Of
every citizen insulting csy atssins the innocent
tenants either men or ~ heaSix the msst inSsssnt
language and ,bhavpg a3 fv1hsn< fhe Commander or
dered the hea4hf the ssny " k b&6hsht 70 his pro-
sence and thsn tnbited kim u ~ eefxcst ard mw
inqui:itorL sHaninat@ in Nrrsard 70 the object
| Of his comnl<o11oD. Every witness thus examined,
deposed in favoTs terns in regard to Gonzalez be-
ing mn honest petosfu and virsuous citizen DOL
Cullen would Mt eo back 10 Havana without havins
dsc vered the leaders Of the revolutionary plot HE
witness 10 then condmnsd to be shot. lie Is uAksafo
the giound Ia front VI the rm house, placed chsy
four soldiers out With loaded muskes, and whls
they aim at the breast Of the terrified fellow, the
mapaer addresses him 10 an aFfu tone in order 70 OBJ
tain inc desired disclosures In other the situcs
has toep tied 90 10 post and number VI so
ies armed With clubs aud Sticks approach the victim
nd ,reAtcps 10 hes bip T. deih ~ c'ntaanfa =
s44t II Il Inei tts 'ttte' 1i| -t pc4a1r'- tN . -
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