Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-29
Heroic COnsuIs.

We take the following from a recent
number Of Gaa's Express, published
in Kingston, Jamaica: A poor uuf0r-
tunate seaman had been apprehended
81, z charge of being implicated in a
lliGuat mig efeqitioh;5 and he was
thrust into pri3e4, ana at4rVsrds con
dei,sged tg be shot, On evidence Is IN
likely ana ifnPrGbQbte a. any one
could conceive. He was an American.
the son of English parents, and not
withstanding the most strenuous ex-
El.8GAs On the part of the English and
AaGFieaH G5nsgi the Spanish
authorities seehied G~etePp1lReq 1G S3c-
riice this poor mans life. On the
morning appointed for his execution,
he Asg marched oat to the usualplace,
amidst 4 great shGV Of bloody solem-
nity, He was Immediately t9IiQWed
! by Mr.. Ramsden, British Fice-CGnsAl,
and the American NiGe-COnSHt, to
mako q still further protest In the
prisoners favor. Mr.. Ramsden read
The document, protesting in the name
Gf England and America, DECLARING
that tie pTisGLGy -ras altogether limo
cent of the charge vines I'd been
laid against him, demanding Ms lBs-
mediate release, and declaring ii the
rpfost.-ata mans life was taken,
those WHO took - would be guilty Of
murder, and WOuld'be afleo 9gswera-
BIZ TO the Governments of England
and The Emitted States Of Anerita.
During the Eeaqiag 81 tbs document
which was done WIG cafpfnGss apq
determination, the prISGE6E saintEq
from excitement, and there were
strong si5ns of impotence on the part
Of ths Ssapigh troops, who manifested
4 thorough determfD8tiq6 70 force the
authorities to take the MANS 4& a
spite Of all femGnstraacR. a consul
tation followed, and MF. RamsdeR and
the American Consul were eventually
informed that their remOnstFance
came too late; the prisoner had al
ready been sentenced to death for
having taken up arms against spain,
and that the sentence must be carried
into effect. With this, the order was
given to the firing party TO present"
Ii was the work of an instant, and
LF. Consul Ramsden and the Ameri-
can CJIsus tusking with the flags of
| their respectiy5 laE2rs before the
levelIed rifles, of the Sp9Gist tS2eEs|
and in front Of the unfortunate man,
shouted. hold" -! and wrapping
the English flag around himself and
the prisoner, addressing the officer IN
cLaige al TIE firing ~party-sald,
UGehtleInen, is 2 GopsGi ct her Brit
annie Majesty, ] eann0t stanq siteftsy
1 b., and SEE this foul murder Of on, m
| noeent man. It is my duty to protect
his life, and if yea take Ms, E9n Rtust
take il through these" I! placing Laaa-
self Immediately in front of the con-
/ demned seaman, his eyes sparkling,
Zhile his manly form heaved with
the indignation his speech had so he
r~oically expressed. TIE American
Consul, wrapped in the stars Snq
| Stripes of the Union, stood abreast,
and for some moments the SpaniArds
stood aghast, the conduct OF these two
Cnnsuls being more than they could
comprehend. The emotion of the
prisoner was sztfsIGe. he was sup
ported right and left by the sGEs4,s
and the poor fellow shed a profusion
Of tears from WEAKNESS and excite
ment. & consultation was again
held, andTthef pris0aes marched back
to i4iT under an eseort Of tTeGRSi the
Consuls supporting the Qnhappymt
all the way along. Tha fl0'OFs Was
beyond description. After dark, tbs
prisoner was reprieved and finally
shipped off the country, through the
iadefstigable exertiOns Of the Consuls.