The New York herald., 1864-08-05
Cur Matanzas Correspondence.

5AFASAs, Juiy IS fSo4
Garp.'ns of Fur chinrm'n-tDigptins Scenes Ab,a
he Gsroe-Apparent IadiFsyeace Of Some Of tie Spec.
tonrs-Description of he Gdrrote, .ec
Witnessed day most melancholy spectacle tho
garrotng Of four Cinnamon for the murder Of
ter, under circumstances brutal that shndder think
Of 1t. Tue Chrese hero have dea'that il more than
one % Implicated in murder al viii escape punishment
and, acting under This deasop these wreiches only
killed. but also partially ate, their victim.
For doing, OF course they should die and,
learning that they to suffer at seven O'Clock l. in
company with other hard cases, proceeded the
place Of execution, Immediately front OF the campo
santo, or burying ground.
There many on the ground when we arrived,
which u good opportunity TO inspect tho dread
lul instrument of destruction Very soon however, the
crowd came rampng along, pouring IN from every part
Of the city and surrounding country and such crowd
was never my province 10 see be Every color IL
tue backest Ethiopian that len the shores OF Africa
toe bright molato and also the Celes al proud Of his
plgAl, was there, 10 stare, with siocal ercnce
the quiyering limbs OF hid oyug countrymen muler
strange things about barbarian torture
We had waited some time, and took several "cocs.
ailsD to keep up our nerye when the low sound cf
muied drums fell ON our and the soldiers stationed
about the foot OF the guidiine made efforts
keep the crowd az respectful distance when amid the
tests OF the negroes aud the howl of outsders
tying TO get place front, the four caprs ironed
and pnioned and dressed while frocks, descending to
the ground, with white caps, which were painted
back crosses attended by six or eight priests and
guarded by company or soldiers, made tboir appear
apce and were immediately placed with their backs
The scalold and directly Under 1t. F4
They were also attended oy the Hverdnso, y
TONER negro convict. WIN, saved his BY turning
ck Ke'ch and certainly better couid found-be
went through the business so aysteial ltically.
The priests were ipdefatigablc in attendance
the prisoners, exhorting them TO the few
tncy stu possessed HE in prayers, which they seemed
very willing 10 do: but The negro wanted business and
immediately hurried mp the sSafod OF The nnor.
tunates, who united with firm step and q seemingly
tolal indifference the fate which awaited him
The platform II about eight fcet from the ground, ii
the centre y which is the apparatus Of destructoaa
: mplc upright post with chair and attached.
culrrit IL placed The chair. s ankcs Ironcd the
lower TupR his head resting in The hollow band,
whis sim Tar s brought srrund the and
en- By pin at the car. This dose, the execntioner
steps ck and s'i2e. tho crank he preets, never
fr ,ment forsake dying ner siiIl COZ inue %
IL turned, and 10 i've seconds all is musce
movug
The executsoner, with smile hts ugly face rpre.
daoy leaves the crank and stepping - the chair
places his hand the st beating o. the culrrt
in Few moments hc thea nnfastens the irons
and, taxing the corpse with motheriy in bis arms Tits
IL oto anober csar placed the platform for The coca
81 and Immediately descshds FOR another who is des.
patched 10 like manner
The whole passed cf quietly, and WILL fJust have
q lost ng impression those who witnessed II. The
bodies we're lett sitting 70 their chairs Tor ten hoirsa
gastly exhibition. lLo executoper was maYched on IN
the Of the ios old quarters await bis
lob the crowd dispersed aud With them your hu M
bic servant who fesls satisfied that for quick DESPATCH
wbe.ner by yellow fever, the kui or garrbtiug 10
other country cln come near Cuba