The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-20
Arrest OF a Spanish Colonel.


T.
About o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing, four Deputy United States Mar
shals appeared at Maillard's Hotel and
inquired for the gentleman who lived
on the first floor Without ado they
proceeded up stairs TO the room which
was occupied by Col Jose Augustine
Arguelles and his wife, and told the
Colonel that he was their prisoner, and
must 20 with them. As neither he nor
his wife could speak a word of English,
an interpreter was announced; but the
men refused to hold any intercourse
with the Colonel, demanding that ho
should finish dressing himself and 60
with them. Findingresistance useless.
he was taken without delay to the Ell
bridge street jail. During the after
noon he was removed thence, and con-
yeyed on board the steamship Eagle,
bound for Havana, to remain in custo-
dy Of two of the officers during the
voyage. His wife and friends were
thrown into great state Of excitement
by this arrest, and when visited by our
reporter, in the evening, had almost
given up hopes Of finding the Colonel
Complaint had been made to the police
when Mr. Kennedy dispatched two Of
his trustiest detectives 10 hunt up the
missing man, but without success.
The arrest, we learn, was made by Or
der of the Secretary Of State, al there
QUESTION of the GOvernor-General of
Havana to the United States for tho
return of the body of Col Arguelles
who stands charged with seizing and
selling a cargo Of ,O73 negroes, pocket
ing the money, and making his escape
10 the United States
On the other hand his friends allege
that Col Arguelles, while Governor Of
Colon, one Of the Provinces Of Cuba,
did seize a cargo Of negroes, being OPP
posed 10 the slave trade and turned
them over to the Government, for which
act he was severely eensured by the
Captain General Of Cuba, Gen. DulCa
who sent his Secretary 10 him with a
demand that he should instantly re-
lease the Captain and officers Of the
slave trader and her cargo. The order
of his superior officer he Immediately
obeyed, and having then obtained
furlough Of twenty days from the Gov
ernor General, sent his resignation
to the Queen, and came 10 this city
with the determination Of returning
again as soon as his resignation was &C
cepted and ayenging the insult that
he had received from the Captain Gen
eral After his departure variOus
charges were made against him, which
tho Havopo ocrroor.Cudors % 600 -.f
the New York daily papers made pub
lie, and to which Col Arguelles re-
piled IN a lengthy statement
Yesterday morning the wife and
friends Of Col. Arguelles learned that
he had been sent to Cuba, and there is
said to be q good deal Of Indignation
among the Spanish residents Of the city,
who knew him 70 be opposed to the
slave-trade, at the course which has
been taken.
Mr. y DonOhue, having been retain
ed as counsel by the wife and nephew
Of Col Arguelles, yesterday morning
brought the matter 10 the attention %
the United States Grand Jury, charging
Marshal hurry with kidnapping Col
Arguelles. Dir. hurry and his Deputy,
with several Of his officers, were sum
moned before the Jury, and gave such
facts as they were in possession Of con
corning the arrest Mr. Murray stated,
we understand, that he was acting un-
der orders from the State Department,
but had no other than verbal authority
We know not yet what action has been
taken by the Grand jury.