, 1870-03-31
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The Trench mail steamer Earien, from San
t!Ago do Cula, arrived here yesterday. Among
the passengers i \. r. tlsiiIrp, the Amesie,n
Vice C1Etul at Cuba. who las bces4 conapc1led
to leave the port uu3GE extraordinary ciEcuIn-
etaree.. 1t aIFeaie UtAt about two weeks ago
an nerican naturaiizel ritzeu. named Iooi-
lcEGu, lad becn arrested, tAroan into ptisou,
and vi.Lout my for1cal trial, and in de;iu,c. OF
tic protest Of h, american. Cotss1. rsas shot.
L, addition 10 tl:is, tho american ship CIa,n-
icn. tonrd from Havaaa to Jamaica sprung
q leak and WIS compelled to lon: into Santiago
de Crta. Owing to rorle slight informally in
her rapess. rlc We. seized by tue Spa.iish au-
lcsi!its, and tet Captain and crew t.ken psis-
ore1s.. The vessel was put III charge Of
* enish g'1nboat- The Captain MAS refused
! eilo:bs:on to communicate with 1:,u American
tclsul. brt, under cover OF the night, ho es-
cared atd reached the Consulate.
Ar. tEllps recommended tbe CAPTAIN to
abandon the Tcesel, having secured tbs re-
leHsc Of the crew, whom he took nntler lis por-
ec2sl charEc, locating them ca his ou1l estate
lor protection. The Gfst night that the zap
tain waH on E1ore an attempt was made to
Foison hiEa, but, bE the efficiency Of ) powerful
snsidote. timely ndmcistt red, his life wz8
saved. Immense excitement WAS crested hJ
tie Catalan volunteers assins. the Consul N
consequence OF these proceedings. 0n Tues-
day morning the steamer with tue malls from
Hevara arrived, bringing papers containing \
translation Of 3fr- phIlFs' report OF tho
Fcelucndo affair to the American government.
uhjch bad been called for By Congress- Thia
circumstance went far to intensity tina excite
mcnt among tie C@tatans. aud they openly
tLrcateued 70 aseaseinata the Consul In this
emergency 1.r- Phillips consulted Mr. Rams
Cen, the Eiitish Vice Consul. who rnnediataiy
waited upon the Governor, Colonel Ojeda, On
the situation Of Affairs, who stated that be coaid
afford no guarantee for the safety Of the life ar
tie American Vice Consul, and advised hin-
e.tra ce:cially and IS ! personal friend to
leaEe the country. Fortunately, before the
c!Gse o. the evening, when the infpriated mob
night have hsd IN opportunity To cary their
thrt It into execution, the French steamer ar-
Ei,ed, and Mr. Philips thought it prudent to
e.eee the doorH Of the consulate and take his
departure for this Island. He and his vifa
we're accompanied On Loard the ship l,y Nj.
Esnledcu, the British Vice Consul. Who con-
veEed them through the streets Of Santiago
uEder coyer Of the british ensign,
Ill. Phillips Is en- route to Washington to iay
9ls cose Lefe1c the United Sts.es aatharisias
y nay readily be conceived that the state Of
me country il such as to afford no security to
| NE and property ong either natives or for
eisuers. Power authority wese entirely
| get 1t defiance, ard the "mob law Of the
volunteers was supreme 4 number Of Cuban
residents would have taken passage in tho
steamer, but they held back in trePidatipn q
| being suspected willie seekiug to secure shele
| Passage.