The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-04
THE ARREST OF SANTA ANNA.
HOW HE TOOK 1T-coNvERsATIoN WITH com,
MkNDER ROE.

AS before said, on the AFTERNOON q t9e ~ ~
| steamship Tacony, Commander F. A. Roe, (ac-
companied by Commander Murray Aynsly),
came suddenly alongside the steamboat Vir-
ginia, in o man-of- war boat of the Jason, with
thirteen sailors, and asked for Gen. Santa
Anna. who was introduced to Commander Roe
by the purser, who acted as interpreter, as he
was the only one of the Virginia's crew who
could speak Spanish. More or less, the follow
ing conversation, through Mr.. Austin, fol-
lowed:
Com. Roe Ito Purser.)-Is this General
Purser-Yes, sir. ~.
Com. iRoe--Please tell General Santa Anna
I am Commander Roe of the Tacony. - 30
Which was done. The General acknowledged
the introduction.
Com. Roe Ito Purser) PLEASE tell General
Santa Anna that invite him to come immedi-
ately on board the Tacony.
ON being told this, the general wished to
know why this was done. The commander ex-
citedly told the purser to inform the general
that he had no reasons to give, and did not In
tend to give any, and furthermore he wished
the general to know that if he did not come
with him willingly he would be obliged to
take him by force, at the same time showing
him the seilors, who in the mean time were on
deck, ready to obey their superior, Com. Ayns-
", who was d'accord evidently with Com. Roe.
It would be well to note here that the boat
which brought the two commanders alongside
had the flags Of England and the United Stac;~-c
trailing at the stern of the Jasons pinnace.
| The general wished to know whether he was
I prisoner Of war to the commanders of the Unit
| ed States and English gunboats, to which Com.
| Roe flor Com. Aynsly took no part in the con-
versation) replied that the general might con-
slider himself what he pleased, that he intend
ed to take him on board the Tacony, and that
20 he must The general still objected, when
Com. Roe looked toward the sailors, who i'm
mediately advanced towards the general. The
general did not move, when he was taken by
the arm by Com. Roe, who helped him to rise.
1 THE general, it must be remembered, is
cripple, having lost o leg in fighting against
the French under the Prince de Joinville.
The general finally went into the Jason's boat
accompanied by his valet and followed by his
interpreter. The commander Of the Tacony
then asked the captain of the Virginia at what
time he intended to 60 to sea- The captain
answered on the 9Th, at 10 AM The com
mander then told the captain to come down tt
SACRIFICES distant from Vera Cruz five miles
and the customary anchorage of foreign yes
sells of war) and there receive the general OF
board and take him to foreign port Th'
captain of course could not protest agsins
the action of the commander of the United
States steamship Tacony, although he was sur
prised at it. He could say nothing, however
as Commander Roe was the representative o
the United States in foreign waters. q.
On the 9Th of June, at 10 A. NJ, the captain
raised anchor and went to SACRIFICES, wher
he received the general on board from tn
hands of Master McGowan Sailing master,
believe, of the Tacony), who received order
from Commander Roe to bring the general OF
board. At about II NJ. the Virginia proceeded
to sea. Herewith enclose q transcript of tn
conversation between the general and Com
Il mander Roe on board the ship, together witt
some other particulars. This l have from tn
interpreter of the general, who took notes o
the conversation:
Commander Roe-General, here you hav
my room; you will be well there, ana you CO..
call for all you wish.
The General-Thanks, commander. But be
fore all, wish to know why did you take m
with such violence from my residence on boar
the steamship Virginia, and prevent me fror
going ashore, Us intended to do, without ou
being at war las Mexicans and Americans)
Why did you make prisoner of me?
Com. Roe-No, general, you are not
prisoner l have wished to avoid the shed
ding of blood in Vera Cruz, when enough ha
been shed now in the country.
General Santa Anna-But with what righ
!, have you thus acted toward my person, since
all Mexican who came to my country after
long absence, TO serve it as l have always done
and now, especially, as mediator for the re
! establishment of peace.
Com Roe-It has been said in the city tina
you were sent by the Government of the Unit
ed States, according to conversation betwee
the consul of the United States and Commando
Roe, in presence of the British consul, and
have thought it we'll to have it made known
the contrary, as l am in communication an
have an understanding with General Bena
vides.
General Santa Anna have not used tn
words in the sense that have been sent b
the United States, since the Government
Washington cannot employ ME, and could nc
submit to be sent: by Government which
not my own. had had news that tbe Unite