The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-04

TIE last of the Cuban fllIbusters were
discharged from Fort Lafaye cite on July
%. They were released on parole. From
the New York World We learn the follow
ing particulars in relation to their dis
charge:
The District Attorney met Gen Wedges
who is at present IL command OF the
garrison at Forts Lafayette aud famlI-
ton. Upon requesting an interview with
the officers who bad commandrd the fill
busters, General Vudges rephed, -
don't know who THAI will be; they claim
to have 10 commanders, and none oil
them will ackuos ledge being a leader
However, Captain Harms, has assumed
control over them since their conhne-
,nent here, AMI will cal him" Cap
tain Harrison soon appeared outside OF
the fort, a tail, intelligent looking man
aged about tGIrty He was dressed in
pain citizens clothes, and was in his
shirt-sleeres. Hne District Attorney
asked him If he was in command of the
prisoners. Captain Harrison replied ::
"No, sir, nor ut ALI. | have SIMPLY
undertaken TO control them since tbeir
confinement here, fui the sake of keep
ing order among them and preventing
unnecessary trouble" The prisoners,
ragged, sore, ami detected, were hud-
died together as near 10 the gates as they
could get, like flock of sheep waiting
for their keeper to let them out. There
was not Cuban TO be seen among them.
There were two young negroes, and
nearly all of the others were Germans
or Norwegians. There were few Ma
tive Americans, those being mostly from
the South The Germans were of every
grade, from the rustic peasant TO the
Hamburgian rough. In fact, looking At
them as a lump, they resembled a load
Of immigran just bundled out from II
German liner al Castle Garden. Capt.
II. H. Harrison, who served in the late
war, was in command of the whole party,
and the men were divided up inro three
companies, "A, B, and G, and each
company was commanded by i" SER
geant.n Three tiIIbusiers, Joseph E.
Burns, Albert A. irwin, and Thomas
O'Neil, refused to be discharged on ac-
count of the unfair treatment they have
received from the Curan Junta 10 not
fulfilling their promises. They were left
in the fort and were confined in cells.
Captain Harrison addressed the dis
charged prisoners as follows:
"Soldiers We have called you TO
gether for the last time. Spanish gold,
American duplicity and tyranny, und
treason in our midst, have proven too
much for rs. THIS great Republic, for
getting the traditions of the past, has
prostituted herself to the informers
task of stranglng a struggling sister ;
and she, to whom the world looked as
its beacon light 10 freedom, is striving
to continue the trade in flesh. and to
perpetuate the oppression and human
slavery. The standard which we had
hoped to bear in triumph over the hills
OF Cuba must be furled, and our swords
returned unstained to their sbeaths
uu,il other hands are ready to draw
them. There is 90 alternative, and We
must fail. Under the orders of our su
periors, it becomes our sad duty to dis
band you, and declare that the LIST New
York cavalry of Cuban Liberators
ceases to exist. Relurn to your homes,
aud remain law-ahidrng citizens. The
cause will not fail with us it must
succeed, and we will yet meet under The
blood-red flag that bears the STIR Of
Cuba. You have done what yon could,
aud the responsibility Of failure does
not rest with you. With our best
wishes for the future, We bid you fare
we'll"
The prisoners were then taken to
New York and landed at the Battery.