The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-13
THE CASE OF THE LIZZIE MAJOR.

The following are the particulars Of the
boarding Of the schooner Lizzie Major, BY
the officers Of the Spanish frigate Fernando
Ell Catolico, and the taking from the vessel
Of two Cubans. The letter appears in
The New-Orleans Picayunelof the Goth inst:
NEw-ORLEANs, April II, 1869
desire, through your columns, to present
to the public an account Of high-handed
outrage perpetrated upon an American
merchantmen, on the 9th ult., while on her
passage from Caibarien. Cuba, to New-Or-
leans, by the commander of the Spanish
frigate Fernando Ell Catolico. The Lizzie
Major sailed from Havana, March Sth, for
Caibarien thence to New-Orleans. Two Gu
bans. P. S. A. Annible and Ramon Rivas.
took passage for the United States, having
passports in due form, signed by the Captain
General, Dulce. They also shipped horse
and carriage, the property of friend Who
had previously left the island. At Caibarien
the papers the vessel and the passports Of
the passengers were accredited by the proper
authorities, the latter being allowed perfect
liberty as to their movements. While at
Caibarien, on the 18th ult two men. Father
and son, were brought from Cay Frances.
charged with an attempt to leave the island.
A guard ofvolunteers was placed over them,
who demanded their instant execution. The
captain of the post went to telegraph for reg
ulars from Remedies to control the volun-
teers. During his absence the guard shot
the prisoners, tore the clothing from their
bodies, and after dragging them through the
streets, left them unburried. At the expira-
ton of "a hours the wives of the murdered
men begged their bodies for bnrial, when the
rutfians refused them, and with the most
opprobrious epithets, threatened to shoot
them also. A few days after two men were
shot by the same volunteers. because one of
them cried viva Cuba" On the 9th
the Lizzie Major sailed from Cay Frances, at
1910 a. m. was hove to and boarded by a
lieutenant from the above-named Spanish
frigate, being then 10 leagues from port and
20 miles from the nearest land. He was
by the first engineer, an En-
glishman, as interpreter. The officer in.
quired if there were passengers, to which the
captain replied in the affirmative, and the
passports we're exhibited. He then deman-
ded that the matches should be removed, |
that he might examine the cargo. which the
captain refused to do. The lieutenant then |
to the frigate. carrying the passports
with him. After considerable delay he came |
back, and ordered the passengers to prepare
to return to Caibarien. He again demsn-
ded the removal of the matches, and was
again refused He threatened to take the
horse and carriage, and remarked that it was
a great favor that the vessel was not seized.
Finally upon the captains urgent reprssen-
alton in favor of the lad Raman Rivas. an
orphan on his way to join his friend, the
,fficer permitted him to remain. Imme-
iiately after the return of the boat to the
rigate she came in charge of a midshipman,
Who ordered the boy to get his baggage
md go into the boat. The midshipman
vent into the cabin, followed by his boats
rev. who rushed in, saying they came to
possession of the vessel. The captain
sked what all these men wanted in his
abin. The officer replied that they came
fter the baggage. they then returned to
he frigate, and allowed the Lizzie Major to
roceed on her voyage after detention of
hree and half hours. All this took place
'hile the American flag was flying aloft, and
gainst the protest of Capt. Giles. He
aid to the officer: "You should respect
he flag under which SAIL" The latter
eplied: I've have got the biggest ship
nd the biggest guns, and do as we please"
A. W. GILES,
Master of schooner Lizzie Major.