The New York herald., 1867-04-11

our capture, but I win. notwithstandiaE siv ycu
little information on the subject
The Tornado arrived Madeira ou the 2lst or Angas
srsas "a deal Of the way We SOON sOmnsnosA .oOaiins
and having dnished that opsrasoa hy the nsxt evening
spsaaE fdsss Corona arrived near s.sho.s. ssoui
"a hour before We sailed. We 1oeeoA that - gob
sssh = over our qu
.ssa ssrs = so.rdsS and our Captain ooAr v.s taken
on the Tornado behaved vorss thaa aieI o. pirasss
rushing about decks With TIER uGly osG knives and
rSos many q u Ssd sas e s Win
knne pointed q oae's ersa.t OF ese rsveava stuck
close @ o.e': ear Wen al haa1s were dIysa o very
own language, the nest drsadtul oasha and mprsca-
uona. Every ene vas thus oongragAtsd on the poop.
sns n . = On =
deck sAme - the rssk but fossanassly kept clear
Of ne .A.os!s. me ns.s szpIo. e our shvalrOSs
fore them. Each one Of them. had soon .
Collier was In ttls time brought back 70 his ship -
prisoner This was about halt past two A n They next
stood, half naked, without his kt and Al
put on board the Corona They let only the oaps.in
two two Stewards and one o.ner On Costo me ne
reached Cads on the 5sih Of August shortly after
cabins each one apart and solitary We were kept below
In this way Tor twenty-ons days. One ruflany sentry
a. nv door during ali tho time They look care never o
leave me out OF their sight cannot describe all SUI
fered nom this close contnement and from wanting
washing The details would BE- horrible, and would DIS
tress IS well as anger poor old mother hear that
some OF the sailors Of our crew have been used
far worse than have and very Ill In consequence
At last thTee officials came board and commences
sorts Of were put to me There was
ever, there who thoroughly understood Engiisn,
or who could help me- They certainly had VIVA. sasy
stand him. God knows what have suffered during the
last eight weeks OF captivity. had no idea. can as
European nation Far in the background-so savage,
barbarous and SO wanting the feelings Of common
ally taken all our stores ou Of the Tornado guted her
and carried off part OF her machiney all the Sails
yards ;e and n tackle say s
strange that ,ns siral commanding Gest does not
We ara kept in complete darkness here and no enc 10
allowed 10 visit Only lately have we been allowed to
write all and now we obliged to send letters
open on shore to the Captain Generals Office suppose
from this that II is at his option they are forwarded or
not mot We may Ss certain however M that they have 81
fore they are sent If they sent at all should have
written to you long before this but knew would be
hear there have been several communications for mo
from homo, but have not received any Of them until
to-day, October ID
Action OF the Spaniards.
English advcss from Cadz dated on tho 22d OF Decem.
ber 1885, 70 show that tho spanish authorities after
four months ndecson determined 10 send tho Tornado
before prize court, and set forth In their sbe"
charges the grounds upon which they justified their
proceedings
The Following extracts from another letter merit aten
tion. II says:-
..rhe English law officers Of the crown win perce,vs
at the futlty OF these vouminous charges which
i has taken the Spanish officials four months to
worse than farce or n,auvoise Dosante tamoSnts 10
an n;ul, After ds.nns the chip and mprsonng her
tissue ~ wrcched fslsohnods nnfonnded and
illogical DEDUCTIONS oil susceptible Of easy refusaton by
ths sh,ns nsncrs which vera nrodnod ~ ths nss,ar
hs TINA ~ cantn.e Int .hich ,ha comnsndar or a."
Corona refused to LOOK Al One moss fact has
.,v tnnt ~. Trd ~ -. ~. ;sd Uo @ ssss' ss
dence; "a the Madrid rnvsrnmsnt hss hitbsrto rsnc
:sn'sS . the British bat on suspicioa
Snsnish sics IN Enrand, thst the asntos voad and m
board Of he Tornado contrabsnd of var ntended Tor
Snsn,sh Ansrca Annie mfRcssnt 70 inssifv the h,oh
sass Ana "a msse hsr GOOD prixe After the rornadc
M,iins - Hsdrid hsd bsen Wavlsid seizsd md
carried 70 Cadiz she wa there saarOned and \
contrsSsnd oS war could rs found Ueoa dscoyerins
their mstake ana ascertauing from the shps paperS
the British nationality Of the vessel and crew. the Span
sh authorities ought at once 10 have restored the vessel
with compensation and apology but instead Of adopting
na couse i1cy nave persisted IN a scs wrongful sna
ws' end to escape tho rnnsssu ueuces, which begin 70
look very scnous since the Foreign Omce. under the
liberation OF t crew and The rssorst,on or speedv Al
judication Of the vessel well known in Spanish
circles pom % nes anu n Maao .nai We Spanish eov
and crew now backed By the Foreign oce for damages
uor Kaiasfvto rccrooaptativa MeAr;d .rraar~ /
have been completely bambooz'ed BY the spanish Minis
Ter OF STATE ana 70 nave done eray notnng ior tho
rene, OF veIs.on ~ sne CROW Sunns me ~ nls. .nies
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