New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-15
THE GREYTOWN MURDER-LETTER FROA
An EYE WITNESS.

To he Editor Of ne EreHirs Posf: -
Having read the statement OF Mr. Milsr OF New York
a. publihed in your journal in regard to the affair
board the steamboat Routh the 18th Of May last wish 10
inform you that agrees very nearly with my memory oil
that transaction passenger, and was Of the i'm
preston that after the steamer had been put about ana we
came alongside the bungos, Antonio hailed the pilot
keep off, in Spanish his was leaning alongside oil
the baeau and not in his hand Mr. Mar also omts to
say that when Capt Smith fred he was secreted IN PAN
Try and shot through the window was not at all sur
prsed that the nearest authorities required an examination
of the transaction. Mr.. Borlands conduct very
beserous and bullying to the officers that came alongside
the Northern Light, embelshed with many expressions
that would be novel in any diplomatic correspondence
read Nor was he scarce more complimentary 70 ms
own Government. He said if the Administration had the
spirit loase they would have exermnsted the damned
scoundres long ago. The guard that Mr. bosland en-
listed to protect the Transit Company were promised 500
per month, rations and free passage.
So far as / heard among the passengers there was
universal feeling of sympathy and regard for the tate OF
Antonio and that the deed. was eowardly and brutal
However motive is not 10 enlist either peladlc or
sympathy but to state the fact OF the case a. FAR Is they
came under nv observation. am sure my country
men would get out of bad SCI ape by eDy suppress
sion of truth or perverson of facts Let Code asice be
S,aos,a Fell. Ans TO- GBO.w WILEY Lcsisvie Ky \
The Erensng Post comments the above IS follows:
During the late war in Mexico recruiting officer IN
one the interior towns of Pennsylvania, after stay Of
several days in the place enlisted single recruit He
Immediately sent off pompous dispat III his commasd
ing officer dwelling upon the good qualities OF the new
soldier and eIpatiang upon the enthusiastic patriotism
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cesson 10 the military service. The next dispatch gave
the commander no news Of any further increase q the
army but contained another eulogy on the magnificent
recruit whom he had already persuaded 70 enter upon the
career Of war and glory third dispatch received
and ON being opened found to consist OF the praises OF
he same valuable recruit in ncery the words, no
other person having been found willing to share With him
the dangers and rewards of the service OF eou-se was
thought time that the recruiting seer should hs sent TO
pisk up soldiers in some other quarter.
1--WE might have forgotten this aneedote II lhe IIdst-
ingfoa Cni0a had few days since found n Tie PA
adpLia Ls3ger Article approving Of the distraction OF
Greytown by Captain Hollins act a justice 10 q
band of awess pirates The article was transferred 70
the columns OF Tls Uni0H with suitable suogies The
NEXT day the article repeated in The OaoE with an
other pompous eulOgy. We take this morning another
number of The IHies, and 10, another encomum OF h
truthful and patriotic sentiments OF 7Ae PiLGddpiie
sLsareT" TAI Warrington Unl0a has siDgle recruit
north Of the Delaware and every morning he marchse
ont upon the parade ground, with soand OF drum and NJ
aud fourish of rumpets Scarce anything could NOR
strongly show the unanimS of opinion which prevails il
the northern half OF the A1eresn Union concerning tn
| Greytown affair, than THU single circumstance
What has greatly strengthened the universal feeling
this part Of the county the fact tha, the more the sub
jeci examined the rash and foolish dcea the pro
csediDg appear. We give in sheet to-day another &C
count OF the ki Of the Plot Antonio winch puts bo'