Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-19
ABoLIrrosrsx II sosrarax r,r.s.

ABoLIrrosIsx - AoRfHERx fsxAs.
Late Texas pspss ca, that the eovsrnar has rscavsd
oeisiL accounts Of the discovery q - rsosnt abolition
otrAn' Z alton In Nosharn Texs ~ he quick asdcs
mated ou, 70 The traitors Poe H@ssn fsssraPd says:
The Organization No. ben - 70 sItsnd 10 ell
e'sssss Of the community, slsuy.s, professional msr
farmers, so. AnorG The nsnsD, - ere panied 70 hra
The mana Of DE-. Z. +. Lively, Of 1hsrnan, member
Of che Masonic Grand L,as. 4 al st.ls, and hers.f-
fore NOS. highly esteemed, AsHsg eIjIysd ssss OF the
highest onces 10 shat hely. ~ Who'll, substances and
machinery Of The orgAnis idn AA been discovered. A
Jury Of twelve coed men 1s soDaneilsd 10 each county,
ana the guilty parties se brvsott before IL and the sU-
dsuce uksn. Il 10 In every ess . conclusive that there
10 no getting around il Hswrl Of he guilty have, a.
ter condemnation, made full ssnksioo, snd shils under
the salloss declared that tsy assssved death. In
Gsinss,ils tvsnty.tvo hsvs bcsa hang. Trials ss nos
going on in oil The eosutiAL fhs testimony soes 10
show that mos, Of the initiated bsss joined The society
drcs the l5:h Of 6eptsnber.
Il IL ysr,. certain tha, nothing q uis character could
have gained any formidable dims1s4i in fsIsa IL 10
simply out Of The Qstssoa. n 0sisy is nos nippss;
all IL nsnosn are kuesn saa Vi Aseafsrb b ss,eh<d.
The Houston Telegraph go - b sh, Lawns Dat
Mas sssdA, Isli.nsl. and Pss4sAsn, Nave ~ len ia
kn by The g.dsrala Oar psspls ssrs seoosntradpgs .,
L.vlcs for fight ne Tsdsrsb bad bat to land o. any
time since The gar tsssn, 70 tks possaieu Of thoss
places.
fHB BUnIIIG OF TEE SfIAnsa lusk.
The Fort Brown (rsIn) Flag Of the III u in pess.
sion Of the following important news concerning the ir-
va.ioa Of Csoa BY U. q marines from the steamer
Montgomery, 10 pursuit Of the steamer Rask, and Of
her destruction By Ere BY the Yankees while she ssi
flying both the Eaglish and spsahh aig.:
n. n-l a., nak..t Qrtsh rn tntn MaNsRnRH
Bay about ,iI seeks ago With a vs'usbls cargo Of goods,
ana after dischsrsins cleared foe Havana about the l7:h
OF Sept. IN Ter, loaded With 500 bales OF c)ttop. 8sveral
days Out she vas discovered By ths U. B. Bhckadsr
b )ntgonery, Capt. Hunter, and an exciting chase vss
Immediately commtuoed. The Rnk ssered directly
for Havana, but the blookaier gained ground, aud
when within q abort distances Of Hsvsns. the hoatgo
merry opened Ere on the Rusk. Capt. Smith say that
bis vsssel sould either b captured or destroyed, and a
a last resort he pu. her head to shore and ran her high
aud fas. upon the Cuban shore, ten or tsslve milss from
Havana.
Thus situated, hs raised tie British a,g over the ship
and cargo, and surrendered them to the spanish su,ho.
rites, sho bal been watching she chase, and Who
boarded the Rutk almost ~ soon as she struck. The
Spanish officer sho boarded the Ru,k 10 statsd a. the
Captain Of the Pori (H.vans), aud be Immediately hoiss-
ed the 6lanish Il & Lvsf tbs Eoglsh h liso.
When the steamer stiu. l, 100 boal we're lowered
from the Montgomery and hrlea With marines, who pull
cd directly for the Rufk and boarded her ne. after the
Spanish Gag mad been raised. The Bpauish authorities
protested against the act Of the United States marines,
when angry words resulted, sni q s.ilor from the Mont.
Eousry struck the son Of g neral Sersno, Captain Gen.
eral OF Cuba, knocking him down aud ssricusiy dit6sur
ing bis face.
Daring ihs excitement Of the Il ,ht, the Rusk sas
fred By the Ysukses, and she vas Destroyed. No livss
we're lost, Captain Snith and his parry having escaped
70 the shore. The YALkses we're very insulting while
on board TIE X isk. aud When told that he vessel vss
protected by he Enpii.h and Spanah A4s, tbsy svore
or SPAIN"
Havana sas thrown into tbs widest sIciensnt shsu
the particulars Of this nlsrsnt Outrage sad insult
re- cHed the city.
General Ssrsno iunedistsly ortssd three spanish
nsn- var 70 proceed TO -, ard ssrhks Instructions
we're ssid 70 have bssa given 10 their commanders e-
thtr TO bring the hontgomsry ilto Havana or to sinh
her. o hers said, however, that ihsss vssssh had sail
ed ON nIhaH hr ainan