The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-09
The Complaints OF a Fil,buster.


One OF the Charleston papers has received the following
letter from one of the emant passengers of the schooner
susan, lately wrecked near British Honduras, her
voyage to Nicaragua.
MOBILE, JAN l. 1852
Once again, yet once again, has outrage been COM
mtted upon the starry banner of country. Once
again. and oh may be for the last tme have the pro-
verbal nsolence and nhumanity of the British Lion been
displayed towards the citizens of our own favored land
Lend me, Messrs Edors your valuable columns whilst
recount the wrongs which the minons of Engands Queen
have inflicted upon myself and hundred and nine other
grasp.
am one of the hundred and ten of the
susan With our history up to the period when
scornng the restraints which the vexatous legislation
our country had inconsideratey placed in our way we
eyaded the vigilance Of its officers, you are, doubt IA
miliar Equally must you be persuaded of the peaceful
nay the phanhropc character the enterprise which
induced us to seek the shores of Nicaragua Not ours
was the design falsely attributed u.s. of invading the
territory OF sister republic at peace with own not
ours the idea of sezng its government dividing lands
or p!undering ts treasury. No. Messrs. Editors left
homes, our billiard saloons and congenal barrooms
tearing ourselves from all that most dear SOULS
in order that we might carry to the benghed inhabitants
Joy We went to teach them the arts of peace To cut-
vate the SOIL to cut the canal to navigate the river We
were prepared TO sit down law-loving law abiding
denzens under the shadow of their banana trees We
sought not nay rather, would have spurned any par
tcpation in their political system. We carried only our
spades and pckaxesnot cannon reyovers or bowie
knives, as our caumniators malciOusly report.
Having thus, as trust done justice our motives un
I'll now most strangely misrepresented proceed to the
accident, for which, let remark our noble CAPTAIN
Maury in no wise responsible our schooner was wreck
ed IN the vicinity OF one Of those colonial dependencies
with which the greed of England has almost encirced the
globe. In short time vessel went to pieces whilst
with great difficulty in the face of armed
force which endeavored To prevent us, reaching the
town OF Belize Arrived there were forcbly arrested
by order OF the Governor-one Seymour-and being
powered oy numbers, were compelled to yield ourselves
prisoners Utterly destitute Of generosity as all English
men are no respect was shown exhausted and de-
ienceess condition We dragged into a large build
ing, called as we were told ''The Queens Arms Hote
whefe Notwithstanding our resistance, compelled
to wash ourselves u put which were not our
own ana consequently lifted very badly aud to swa
low ood which may, indeed to Englishmau appear ex
eeHent out which We had never been accustomed to-.
at last ured OF their SPORT nhuman captors insisted
upon our returning 70 homes In vain we're our
Wo'es9i tne Governor and his miuous would lis
zen 10 no remonstrance; they would not even
VINO epdeayored TO persuade them that We were
respecaole people, whe had done nothing 10 merit
sucp treatments sbpof war was hastily prepared and
we were compelled TO reembark for the United States;
MS true, being given OF the port at which
mlgn. eesie TO be landed Behold us, then torcibly
Veyea I'D the custody Of that eon flag which for thou
sane years (be the same or ess has been employed
the desPot and repressing the aspirations OF
me a'fos AS might have been expected our treatment
on poara OK the sbip-the Basllsk-(at emblem OF the
eocSarice policy Of Engand) OF piece with that
experienced AZ Belize In addition, however, to other
cruetes some Of forced into the very cabins
Oh 'he vessel and confined there during the night until
we hnaly reached our native shores Here We were
ana our prosecutors departed before they could
meet Win ht reward at the hands indignant fellow
Messrs tors let no man talk to me Of the friendship Of
Great Britain towards this Union Acts such as these
nave narrated give the lie to the friendly speeches OF
bfash Minister'S and the courteous notes Of British Ca
pihets They hate Messrs. Editors-who can doubt
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