Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-24

+ York in lheVirginia-EIowH He Spoils
a Game at Vera Cruz-A Man-of-
wars Boat with the English and
American Commanders Aboard
Take Him PrisOner--He IL Shipped
Aboard Again-SharP Talk Between
SANTA Anna and commanders Roe,
| s0f the Guuboat Tacony-sBeA Ar
the Liberals at that POrt-He is
Taken Ashore. fpIFEf YTTfff
Especial Correspondence of the Herald.l
STEAMSHIP VIRGINIA, AT HAVANA
June Is, 1867.
General Santa Anna and staff wiz :. Col.
III. Vidally Rivas, Commandments Baron
Hans Won Hostitz and Captain B. Baron
Luis Luetwitz, also Mr.. Edward von Got
tlieb, special Interpreter and extra aid de
campl left New York on the steamship
Virginia, early on the morning of the 22d
Of May, 1867. No one board, so far as /
know. was aware that, these distinguished
passengers were on board. The day after the
ship1eft all i',co0nito, however. was laid aside
on their part, and the officers of the ship
were more or less cognizant of who they
|. The Virginia had fair voyage to Sisal,
where she discharged her cargo and pro-
eeeded to Vera Cruz. On arriving at Vera
Cruz the authorities, civil and military,
were soon aware who was on board. and
made. the. General repeated formal visits
The Virginia anchored at Vera Cruz on the
81 of June. On the 4th General Santa
Anna and Colonel Vidal were invited to
the Castle of San Juan. de Ulloa. On the
day following they returned to the steam
ship, having been advised to do so by the
authorities, as there were in Vera Cruz
few ultra Juarists who were dissatisfied,
and who doubtless were afraid that the
General, once having got into power,
would not allow them all the chances for
future plunder they hoped and wished to
obtain. The authorities, as far as can as
certain (and am, / can assure you, fur
nished with reliable information from the
fountain head) wished to have everyth
work smoothly and without any appear
ance of haste oracoerciOn on their part, es-
peeially as Vera Cruz is well known to have
always been very liberal. and, as a whole,
a stronghold of the Generals, as well as of
every true liberal Mexican who hated the
i J oke of the foreigner, whoever he might
be. On the day of the 9Th all was finally
arranged for the reception. of the already
/ proclaimed General-in- Chief. The reason
why General Santa Anna remained on
board was on account of his recent sea
Fsickness, which had somewhat weakened
| him, and also because he wished to wait
until all preliminaries were arranged in
Vera Cruz. In the meantime it was known
generally that an arrangement had been
/ U1dO6 D6JW6eH 6L0 lLlO0Fdl Oeu6Tdl bODt-
vidps and the Consuls of the United States
and Great Britain, and also Gt is said) the
Imperial Commissary Don Domingo BIZ
/ neau. whereby the city was to be handed
over to the Liberals. 1t seems that the ar
rival of General Santa Anna, whose name
is the watchwOrd for true liberty in Mexi-
co, had disarranged all these plans. The
traitors desisted in their attempt, and did
all they could to counteract the efforts for
peace made by General Santa Anna.
Mr.. Sauliner, the American Consul, told
4 me that he had made all the arrangements
ADORE referred to, aud that the General was
a "Malaprop" who had disturbed the above
arrangements for the surrender OF the city.
&C On the 9Th the American Consul. as also
the British Vice Consul, Mr.. Ledward.
-dined on board the Virginia, and the ut
most harmony seemed to prevail, and the
| conversation at table was of general and
friendly kind. Their offers Of service were
general and well intentioned towards him,
especially of the American Consul. The
British Consul was more reserved. AS be-
fore said, on the afternoon of the 9Th of
June the Commander of the United States
steamship Tacony, Commander f. A. Roe
{aceompanied by Commander Murray
Aynsly), came suddenly alongside the
steamship Virginia, in q man-of-war boat
of the Jason, with thirteen sailors, and
/ asked for General Santa Anna, who was
introduced to Commander Roe by the
pursersswho acted as interpreter, as hewas
1 the only one of the SVirginia's crew who
spoke Spanish. More or less the following
1 conversation, through Mr.. Austin, follow
1 ed: -aSAEsa ,FE3SsFs sSSa "
Con-. Roe Ito Purser)-Is this General
Santa Anna?r r1faW aEeil7uff ed
lss PURsER-Yes, sir. ir-iHs = t'-4sl@. a- e
81 Con-. CoE-Please tell General Santa An
I ma am Com. Roe, of the Tacony.
ri Which was done. The General acknowl-
edged the eintroduction. seer -as.eE =af
4 ra Con-. Roe Ito Purser)-Please tell Gen.
Santa Anna that invite him to come im-
mediately on board the Tacony. 81 =-r
H. On being told this the General wished to
Il know why this was done. The Command
er excited told the .Purser to inform the
4 General that he, had no reasons to give, and
did not intend to give any, and further
more he wished the General to know that
if he did not come with him willingly he
would be obliged to take him by force, al
the same time showing him the sailors
who in the meantime were on deck, ready
to obey their superior, Com. Aynsly, who
was ddccord evidently with Com. Roe. 1t
would be we'll to note here that the boat
which broughtthe two Commanders along
side had the flags OF England and The
United States trailing at the stern of the
Jason's pinnace. The General wished tc
, know ~ whether he was prisoner Of
war tostxthe Commanders of the
United States and English gun.
boats. 4 to which Com. Roe Qor Com
n Aynsly took no part in the conversation,
, replied that the General might consider
himself what he pleased, that he intended
, to take him on board the Tacony, and thai
D go he must, The General still objected
! when Com. Roe 10 ked towards the sailors
2 who Immediately advanced towards the
General. The General did not move, wher
> he was taken by the arm by Com. Roe
J who helped him to rise. (The General, il
must be remembered, is cripple, having
) lost a leg in fighting against the French
under the Prince de Joinville.) The Gen.
II erai finally went into the Jason's boat. &C.
4 companied by his valet and followed by his
interpreter. The Commander of the Ia
cenys then asked the Captain of the Vir'
5 ginia at-what time he intended to go to sea
r The Captain answered on the Sth at ter
A. M The Commander then told the Cap
tain to come down to Sacrifcios (distan
from Vera Cruz five miles, and the Gus
tnmary anchorage of foreign vessels o
, war; and there receive the General OF
: board and take him to @foreign port 10 Thu
Captain ofcourse could not protest agains
the action of the Commander of the United
S States steamship Tacony, although he wa
surprised at it.. He could say nothing
J. however. as Commander Roe was the re
preventative of the United States in foreigl
D waters. VI ss -5--1 7it-st esg, ,.3s.l s.t c
= On the 9Th of June, at, ten A. NJ, tn
Cal tain raised anchor and went to sSaeri
tlcios, where he received the General oil
{ board from the hands of Master MacGowel
Sailing master, l believe, of the Tacony)
: who received orders from Commander Ro
: to bring the General on board. At abou
twelve M. the Virginia proceeded to sea
Herewith enclose transcript of the con
l versation between the General and Com
mander Roe ON board his ship, togethe
} with some other particulars. This hav
from the interpreter of the General, VIII