Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-25
EVENING STAR.
THE GaEvTOwN AFFAIR-STATEnENY
'--a OF THE CREW OF THE.CYlNS.

/ TAE 9SEVT0WN AFFA1R-sTATEHEN
s'a OF THE CREW OF THE!CYANs.
The following statement, tsays tn
Boston Herald prepared by the crew o
the Cyane, was brought to our Office b,
several of the gallant tars belonging t.
that vessel, who earnestly desired its pub
lication in the Herald. 1t seems to hav,
been written in q candid and manly spirit
Mr.. EDToR-SIR: Excuse the grea
liberty we take in addressing you thes,
lines; but as we have read, in the Bostor
| papers, the incorrect account of the burn
ing of Nicaragua, we think it our duty
as American seamen, to represent ths
affair as it really took place. Our shi1l
was sent to Nicaragua to obtain redress
for the burning of the Company s store.
house, and the insults offered to our con.
sui, who had bottle broken oyer his
head. Accordingly, as we understand,
matters were. offered to be amicably ar.
ranged, if they would agree to pay for ths
burning of the point, and twenty four
hours was given them to consider about
it; also sending two steamers to remove
the effects belonging to all foreign resi-
dents, land, IN fact, to any other persons
or property, over to the American side
for safety. But it appears that the in.
habitants of Greytowll. are nothing more
than set Of rascally cut-throats, who
sought only to lay hold of the passengers
bound to and from California, and entice
them to their denis Of villainy, where they
were Soon stripped of all they possessed.
And we do not doubt for an instant but
that the enlightened and christian com
munity will consider their fate as Just
retribution for the crimes they have conf
mitted. 1t is said that we fired red hot
shot at the town; which is false. cess.
Previous to the bombardment. small
party Of seamen aad marines landed, un-
der the command Of OUR first lieutenant,
and proceeded to the guard-house, and in
the face Of two or three hundred armed
men, brought off three cannon, besides all
the small arms and ammunition we could
find about the place, without their daring
to prevent, or interrupt us. We could
not knock down the place, as the houses
were all built ofwood and bamboo there
fore we landed party of seanlen and
marines and burned the town-sparins,
however, good many of the small huts
belonging tosome Of the poorer sort of the
native Spanish people, who were pointed
out 10 US as having had no hand In the
transactions. There was an English man
of war schooner lying there at the time !;
and we can assure you that if there bad
been a sloop of war, or even frigate,
and they had attempted to prevent US by
force, we should have given them as good
a drubbing as we gave the piratcs. Our
ship carries heavy battery, four sixty
eight and sixteen thirty-two Founders,
commanded BY a brave and experienced
officer, in whom we could place all con-
fidence. All cur officers, in fact, are brave
men and practical seamen; and crew
that has been used TO the smell of gun
powder; therefore, it would have been
how'd "attnr for shin of the same metal,
or even larger, to have attacked.uS with
1t hurts us exceedingly to
read the slurs that arethrown out against
our captain and officers, who only did as
they were ordered, executing the samein
as humane manner as could be expect
ed. Wezrequest that you will insert this
in the columns OF yoHr paper, to stop
any further talk of the affair. We re.
main, respectfully, .-. -
Your most humble servants,
The CREW OF THE CYANE.