, 1869-05-21
THE LIZZIE MAJOR OUTRAGE.
Statement OF One OF the Kidnapped
Parties

Joseph Annahle, one Of the persons taken from
the American schooner Lizzie Major bJ the car1-
mander Of the Spanish fsiguie Fernando c. CAtoli-
ca, has o>ate the following axorn statement, and
It has l'een sent to the Secretary of Stale;
Joseph Anuas,le, being fu!y s1ura, deposes
and Says: Lam CITIZEN Of tho United States Of
hmcr.ea; M PLACE 9: reseenec md e,.sacss =
noard TIC schooner Lizzie Major, Captain 4. IS:
M''h he "a spash as 'essa ssne aas as ss
vessel did not charter ii Havana, We
nsa to e. e sd ,ra sae o
Calba1ien On the 10Th Of March, ami on the fith
We presented ourselves to the authorities there,
who Informed Us that VI needed no other requl-
received her cargo. The yeKsel dn!shetl FeceHtng
her cargo, rhteh rms .so1a..r-, 6n the ssh d
The potts of csiba5ien il niles distant ana On me
ssih Of March NE sailed Tor New Orleans at 6 a.
n About . o o:c1oek 4 Eteam fHgaic, Fernando G
sbont . e'oes, When s6a tntinsted to us b" by the
1r1n2 OF uaustet 10 haul to, which order our
eieeTs, aceotopsne1 ), ssssFs1 marines, Soaraed
the schooner, nud after searching the pa
rsss. and aen,an1tn9 or PASSPORTS, found
although they were on the manifest for Havana !;
tbs being, hs the o6cer from tue fre1se stated,
efahlc ume eTenr In going between the two yes
se!s-. WAS then conveyed on board the 1rt4ate.
The commander Of the frlRate then asked for the
10y r 10 Na8 under my charge md the offlces,
answering htl1. stated that as the boy YVES only Is
5*nrH Of aKe be bad 1efs him on board Of the
sehoortr, 70 pursue bin voyage. The commander
khen aeutfor the boz stating that y he ~As under
my charge ne mnst fare u m1ss fare We then
presented our passports to the commander Of the
HcAte. and he told IA that We should make 4
stasement--Hhlch we complied with 1mmedIase~
y afterward our baTg1Ge was B.aIchcd> and
at CLOCK on the evening Of the same da1 we
rtEcd at Cxy FmuceA Te WCre then conveyed to
Ca!tAEfa, IN boat, accompanied BY an ot1cer
and SEVERAL marines, arriving there at 10 oCloek
4 n on the morning Of the 9sth. We wtrc t1e-
med!.se. gtyeu mp to the authorities Of the place,
who eeIti1sat to the Officer who 6Crunpansed ca
n. s cs- naa aSs5 ,S9 e tas
ba11acks, and n about O'Clock ca the came
merutnE We Ne1a conveyed to tho Isli ef the Rem
edioA iu,nettutelT Wrpte 4 letteF 10 fsa4c
S.orr. Esq. Consular Agent (. Calharcn, stating
to him the tast Ct our 21IeAt, anil Of NJ having
Of the schooner. He Immediately called At ihe
JILL snd requested nc to send him Er1rca state-
meni Of What h4d passed 80 ttAt he coaId
send II to the C1nsui General at HaraDa. which
statement sent TO hin On the 5ash IT be month
On the 18th OF April Nc were reaessed from the
}an- Immediately presented nysen 70 NJ
Stune wko directed NE TO the Captain Of the Port
Tor my passport ard has1aRe, which las been de-
tslnet thtfe during our confinement This ncscer
ln1pftuej me that our passport hkA been sent TO
H1y111, and that he cou1d Etve US q certificate
for the Gostrnor Of Kenedps to give us another
passpnxt, xhieh request the 'Gorc11or coup}i ed
With Immediately. TN the 34th Of April we en-
did b. the fequsSt Ct the Consul ar. Stone. lie
ai.o save ne q note requesting me to make This
statement to she Lnlied States District Attorney.
!"IAX13 A. ANNABLK,'