New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-26

At4 o'clock. on the 9th, Wa again summoned 70
20 on board the steamer Pelsyo for Havana / vas
turDisbed with forward deck passage, among horses,
end dogs, and negroes and-whst are still worse 10
the scse OF sxtence-the AIRY soldiers OF pair
while ibe oficer in chsrge provided himself with com
Portable quarters 10 the sitter cabin Being much on.
bes ID. sent TO the officer 20 knox where coat
fDo bed to lie down upon. Tse sLsrer was tbs, at
ught tefths would be put upon the deck-uutil that
hour, must lie where could fnd place / accord
nely selected place on the upper deck when fell
ss-ep aDo contracted cold from the effects OF which,
owing ~ the delicate state Of my lungs have not yet
recovered. Once twice for having wandered too Ear
toward the after part Of the boat gruiy ordered
forward by the undeslngs on board, snd, as nearly a.
could judge from my slight knowledge Of the Spanish
lsrg usee, usultsd in q manner altogether uncallet
fer Al night being unable and not disposed to sleep
10 the place provided, was, by the kindness Of a
friend furnished with a berth in the after cabin.
Upon sniving in Hsvan., was taken to the palace
or prison Whichever II may be called Of the Captain
General VIII could not be At tia, time and from
thence TO the Saliva Gusrdias Barracks, where | was
sgsin confined under guard of soldiers.
As coon as circumstances would permit, on the
evening Of that Gay succeeded in getting the Amer.
lean Cor sul informed of my whereabouts he himself
having been al day unsuccessfully trying TO OBJ ,an
.uch Information. He Immediately called upon me,
spd through bis influence az believe, my .se WAS
expected for the next day was waited upon by tx)
Goverbn ent officers, who n answer to their questions
received the folio wing information:
MY nsm- Is Charles A Peck, was born in Connse,icut
!. 's ssd S S.ss reens Where an &
cane 70 Cuos the lIh 81 March tnt foc
son oh.y to support me u business ous be ,s.Shd
/ ocr,o At No IS Santa Ann. st /; my Office n No Is
cob.n Junt. DO not inow them BY the
In 1851; q the e time vas ever on the Island"
On the nth Of April, notice given me that the
CsItaip. General would release me on security which
secuIity was given NE by a gentleman had never
before seen not money security, but bofd requr.
4. =, Lslf
e.cspe. OF coure, honor made me more Of al ris'
oI er thsn wss before.
On the 18th, i received notice from the CAPTAIN
Gel eral OF my entire release upon the spot then
was ard With the privilege Of settling in any part of
,be i.laud chose, except Puerto Princips, where
hsd LEFT my BUSH and instruments for it. and where
al ny ecqusiofsnces on the islsnd we're living
declined the ofi-r preferlDg to return to the United
State. By the first opportunity, rather than be sub
scted TO any more wrongs of a similar char scter.
From the time of my arrest TO the present time
lever hsd from thu G1ver6meot any intination fur
tier then my examination led me to infer, Of the
cause Of IT, nor could ascertain that any charges
were preferred against me- Ny release was to me
equally a. unsccouDtab'e as my arrest; and rather
than wait fer ste,mer to New-Y0rk, thereby incur
ring the risk of what the Spanish Government, in its
exalted idess of jus,ice would term a new trial,
thought il pruo ent to at once 10 NewOrleans.
Thus was forced from my business in Prncipe,
wheD had immeoise contracts amounting to ap-
ward OF thousand dollars my future prospects on
~ e lsaLd we're ruined, my Ameflcnn protccuou "ns
almost scoffed at myself 'aken from under medical
eD' iDspted subjected TO great expense trans.
Iortd nearly five hundred miles, injured in health and
character and nprisoned-sll without charge APP
rearing against me- ano without any rep ration being
offered further than free passport valued at Elk dol
Isrs when IL the pleasure OF my prosecutors TO
reltase NE. My clam upon the Spanish Government
will econ be made known to the Department OF State
at Arlington where hope IL will receive the atten-
tioI il deserves.
Especial thanks are due from me to the following
persops from whom have received kindness, sym
phihy aid material aid To the American Consul at
Nuevitss Mr.. Richsrd Gibbs; TO Mr. VIM. Henry
Ley Of London, and several English friends 10 his
con pzry; to Capt Griffin. of the American brig
Dur kirk to Cop' Smith, Of the English bark Thos.
kitcte; TO Col. Robertson, American Consul at Ha-
vsns to Cspt Eagle, Of the war steamer Princetoni
to Mrs Brt wer of the Cuban Hotel in Havana;
NJ ior w. j. Clake, OF North Carolina; to Gales
Ses,on, E.q, of Washington; TO Capt Ballech, OF
the steamship Black Warrior, who furnished me with
a passage TO New Orleans; and to the officers and
crew OF the vessel for their Uniform polteness and
attention. $500 .
ke.pes tfuly comm unieatsd. CHAs. A. PECK.