New-York tribune., 1869-05-18
THE LIZZIE MAJOR OUTRAGE.

STATEMENT OF ONE OF TIE KIDNAPPED PARTIES.
Joseph Annable one of the persons taken
from the American schooner Lizzie Major by the com
mander Of the Spanish frgae Fernando &C. Catonea mas
made the following sworn statement before Commissioners
Shields and 1t been the Secretary OF state
Joseph Annable being duly sworn depoSes ana say 90
Of residence and business is Boston,, MASSACHUSETTS
took passage from Havana to NeWOeams on tns iSS & m
March last. in company with Ramon v Rtyas VINO was
under my care, on board the schooner Lizzie MAJOR Cap
Giles with the required PASSPORT inrlSnSa %
at Havana, had to go to Cal0aren and saled lrGn
that port the 4th Of March, l8C9 and arrived at CaD
the 10th Of March, and on the nth VIC presented
to the authorities there who Informed us hat
tim the vessel had received her cargo The vessel finished
receiving her cargo, rhich cds molasseS, on the
Francis, Fra one Of the ports Of Icaibarlon; Is
miles distant, and the 27th OF March
steam frgate Fernando c. Catoca gave MS chase and
came up with at O'clock when she lntlnated 10 US
captain Immediately complied with. Then two 0ihecrs'
accompanied by several marines, boarded the scooner
and after searching the papers and demanding our pass
ports found that were not on the mahlcst,
although they were the manifest from Havana; thls
cause for our arrest There considerable time spent
i'm going between the two vessels was then conveyed
then asked for the boy who under my charge ana
the officer. answering him, stated tnat s as
eft nf IGg bY %as oS Ob board Of the schooner, to
pursue his voyage. The commander then sehD 10, , e
the must fare. We then presented our pass ,
ports 10 the commander of the fgae, and he tod us t
we should make a statement-which we c0mpHeu WIN;
Immediately afterward our baggage was seaiched' au
at O'Clock on the eyeng OF the same day We afNe AZ
Cay Frances We then conveyed to Caibarien ii
boat accompanied by an officer ana several narInss,
arriving there at 10 o'clock, m on the 25th We Wee
Immediately given up TO the authorities OF inc place. WH
certified TO the officer who accompanied us tha we h'
already presented ourselves TO them, with our passports
We were then carried TO the barracks and at ABOUT
clock on the same morning We were con-
veyed 10 the Jail OF the Remedies l inlme-
diately wrote i letter to Isaac stone, esq ::
Consular Agent nc Caibarcn stating 10 him the TACT OF
our arrest and OF my having letter IN my possession
for him from the captain Of the schooner lie lmined
ately called at the jail and requested me TO SEND nun
written statement or what had passed. so lhat ne cOud
send IL 10 the Consult at Havana; which state
mont sent 10 him the 3Oth OF the mouth On the oh
of April we were released from the jail immediately
presented myself Mr. Stone, who directed me 10 the
captain Of the Port for my passport aud baggage when
had been detained there during our confinement Lls
officer Informed that passport had Deen sent 10
Havana ana that he could give us certificate Tor the
Governor OF Remedies give us another passport which
request the Governor complied with immediately. On
the 2ih Of April embarked for New York on the bark
Lizzie This did by request Of the Consul MI stone
lie gave note requesting me to make TINS state
ment to the United states Distrct-A Attorney. ~
JAMES A. AESABLE.