The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-08
SUPPRESSED DOCUMENTS.
OFTJCIIL HISTORY or TIE VAR
FOR OCEAN LIBERTR.

CoSsrLsTE.tisSERAL or 1uE
UNITED STATES OF ANEurcA,
HAVANA, Jan. 50, 1860
SIN: The enclosed copies and trins .tio's OF q
correspondence between tne COnsulate.G General and
the aptain General Of the island under date OF the
der Of Mr.. samus! Alexander cohner. aeitiien Of
RS U sS sas c ss s as
tine employed in tie navy Of the United states.
hboago have no, been thus or enabled 70 e:
neved that he met bis death at the hands Of some
one Of the VOLUNTEERS recently organized In this
amy o ~% Nv an crsuad These volunteers are
dispcasad With the new system inaorurated here
oniceir, tutoring threats or vengeance arninst all
Cuban. and foreigners who did not agree with Them
DEMONSTRATION. we're more open battling and stop:
ping all passtrs with bayoncts to their breasts and
ir cdom of the pr'ss having been granted
by On. Dul'e, It extended TO the thestr' .,
Were nov local ami other piq iant plays
trniary the viila Nrcya Theatre in this
ETY. W ere On 1hrr.day cast inst) the r'oimlnces
were OF very Ierii character, and elected re-
pcAtol lris II applause rom the audience was
myself present with nv fnmly by invitlion of the
manager and the crtirc riHy passed OIL without any
next day, Friday 9sl Instant, rrptts OF the charae
ter OF the Tcrormarcc spread m every direction
and very mrre concoursc oi pleasure seekers at
tended in the mean tine large body OF the volun.
tccrs vihou, orders TO tnt effect, gathered IN the
from The audience, surrounded the building and
conn Cucoi tuag upon the assembled crowd. The
military Gc,cfnor and the chlct OF rOlicc, aftcr
grca: cyeriians, ftd aided BY few Of the troops
Nhch were -t,il under their control, succeed u
finally IN ~ v,nuu. TIC iniuria'ed volunteers from
firing tic hliliug, pcrcct tin Ter box, and after
ord rrr them 20 tbcir quarters the audience were
enabled TO return to their homes. The result,
day. Saturday Ule e3d INSTANT, cen Dulee issued a
brief aIuIts., severely ccrdcmnng (s I think the
conduct oi tie YOU tccrs Int In snch yiEuc terms
- a .lI Al tn - he
the actor. and gulicncc or tic riOtOus volunteers
lie my possibly have de.ircd TO address both
Tins, h No'tr. seem to have no erect upon the
VOLUNTEERS, and IN Sunday morning che 9Th in
sarO n vas rnbhcly and they Womb attack thc
Louvic, tic largest rgblc care AM restaurant In
the city, Kept ~ SIsniard Cla i've OF spiiu) uni
verslli, tst, cmed ~ afoud Ct ilrh by al classes
Accord n ly, Tho volunteers Of the t,th and sixt
bIt nons, Az o Others, on Sunday night CT Q ted
around the Louvre, aud, NJ II IL sad, shot
fr revotcr wgs fred upoa them from the root
OF SAID bulldog. Whether true or not have no
means Of a-ceriaibing This was about 0 r. NJ,
and In less tlan thirty seconds after the 1rng OF
this shot, the yolun ec b N shooting into tho
lnildnr and uron the persons then and there pres.
cni 7so NJ all us tr' by and in the vicinity OF TIL
Mr. Cohner Vas killed at the corner OF Consulate
ard san Miguel streets, iully 000 wards In aiaGona
direction RON the louvre. which occupies OF
near and fronting the Praio, or main puUho
park Of his city: II Is clear 10 me that could not
have been sho: by any OF thos Immediately cnRaged
In the assault upon tho Louvre as the distance
was E-c7, aud the intcrvcn NJ walls ard mas onry
would nitu ally forbid such "A prcsumitiu his
bong the case, and the hring by yO.upeets upon
Mr.. Thicker. iu TIE same street in which Mr.. Goa
mrs d,ai boly was found, Gals to tue inevitable
conclusion Il At ne net his death at the hands of
portion 81 tad volunteer aud fu1htr, as the
owntr himself, Mr.. Paytct, OF the Louvre, has Ia.
formed me, he was 'orwarned full we've hour- and
BY severa or his niouds, previous 10 the attack upon
his PREMISES must also conclude that the outrage
was Trem odit ted one OF the part Of tiis laW
and lb u. the b oek, with ;he purpose aud
Intent 70 ait OK al pctsors attempting 20
evade IN ir mu. do,ous dcs MS In this con
Jon It nut be 10 ne IN mind, that
tie Louvre is resorted 70 oy 10th Cubans and for
,ignerr pnd OF the most re pc table classes For
tunaey, and At the tune. the public no'Ouc,y given
TO the Int nded attack kept laany RON resOrting "
tne L1uyrs On ual eNeeinS. Ins r,sYlt OF a. :
of Mr.. Cohuer, Amer IN citizen. both Pc ace iul
ana re-pecllbl', photographer by pro cssion aud
in which he lad acquired eIcnt fortune, and
trele wounded. o. 'hr ] ter .vo r Pfu.sians
Having accomplished III 'ir fendl-l act ~ brutity
and vandalism, The cry wa raised Of Death 10 tdc
hldamas ana the CROW" Oh soldiers anI oilers
aiding them made for thv paiaus mansion Uf Ar.
Leunn'uo Ltl "vLc hu.u.; gentleman oi latEc
wtath In tlIis citv, Who, ~ scpembtl, lSS fore
tNo.e his allo-iaucr TO the Queen o. Spln an made
his declaration Of intention 20 become a citizen Of
the United states before bo suocrl"T Court OF Goa.
mon Plea o ,he city ana STATE uf NV York For
tuna,ely for MIR. A,Ga'na ana his 'alily, he having
had previous notice OF an attack upon his elegant
Iremlscs, q cy had gone TO the count otnerWisc
Ley would all have been murdered.
Tbe moo OF sold'rs, however. found lngrcss 10
HE mansion, and committed every species OF van.
slirm possible TO inngins mysrif VISITED some
twelve Of his rooms Yesterday. ana ear speak Of
rsn.acktd, valu4b. jeNclry stolen. fun tue Dc
HITUyed, shots III - IA the ceiling, Ac., &C.. oh.
jecis OF y!rtu carried oil or Destroyed VINE cellars
and pantries troken opcu, end ol ~'ucn these VII
lIs amply plrtOOk. tInJlN tie tnrch was an H. a,
has the itar Of sefdtsiluctUn and the inst ct III
self preservation induced some ~ their less cDi.
ated comrades 10 extinguIsh the Gre. THIS was
rot enough to satisfy tleir fury aud madness. A
young Itgress thirteen y, ars OF age VAS fore by
violated, and middle aged Irish oman hlso shared
the same fate. After our hours Of rio;ous, brutal,
and hi unan condust, the eliei VI puhce made bis
appearance, and with the ald of sO'uc Of the evil
police, more through pcrsulslon thtn force, Undue
them 10 leave the building. The result has been
Dothing Of the destruction OF iclnr ; aud OTHER
Objects Of yrtu, imno. 7iDlc TO rcpiaee
Cen Dulce himself has VISITED Mr.. Allma's
houre, A. ms request TO see tue dmise aud inJgry
prpetraied, and has oppressed hl- deep condo anna.
non Of the outrage. be- h'ra"Iia To cnc se q
protest addressed TO me BY citizen, OF the Vnit d
States, both native and natural ,cd, IN which you
VII Ind their Just complaints 'uiiy -ti iorth.
must here marx that rrsyinus To II. receipt ION
the sjtn instJ lad tlrcady aQdIe- sed ,ly rcfnun.
Htrtnce To tie tapimn-h Cnt raj. Of lis rcl b you
viii yourself be he TO Ju i:c. In NY oplnion, il
does NOS como up TO tie dananl lie seems 10
treat the murder ol. Mr. Conner a-c.dcn Al al.
fair. buch is not MY opinion. !. Is another Uut-
rae u our country which must receive ample and
full rep ration.
have hitherto, applied for naval force for the
tier interests. | nave rec wed your answer a.i
that OF the Secretary Of tie Navy. nov, tr,cr "a
you, WOuli appeal Directly t. ttC NOnErCss OF lh1
United States II Washington ana N session AID say
~ them int At tui- ume TIE lives and property of
eluZenr Of tue Iuttd States not safe Lcfc. Tnc
proof Is t4t large numbers 81 persons Vi both sexes
are fleeing h. nee Tor SAFETY ciscNhLFe. The hnllLg
nightly OF marines and svinen IRON the Sptui-u
naval squadron here, 20 guard the city, amply a..
tests also the fact that Gen BULGE cannot re upJn
the volunteers 10 protect himself and tle people VI
Havana.
wOuii most earnestly recommend that. when
force does come here tue purpose o, rendering
protection TO people and Their interests, it, COM
mandeTs receive Instructions, A. ter discretion III
eOund judgment, 10 Lsc tLht force effectively and
give theui Lit projection winch the law OF rauo :
RuaSanseea ~ them. This - the beginning OF tn sc
OuUagee, and you mHy ~ upon II tnit the end ~
lot yet, and nDu Cuba -halI be nee
leave 10 Jour able lands tie case OF Mr.. Conner,
my position Va s-C0asuI Geusral Of the United
states docs not perdit me to pursu no II further tor
the pTes 1T, and uH,il your iuturg instructions shan
have been received. he reply Of Gen. Dulce Is by
no means satisfactory 10 ne, and could We ! have
EnsH cred II, Tie TACT ls however, thLt lac has OF
sarieicnt force wlt.ln his immediate reach ~ con-
pei the dis rlnng OF these yuuatter7, anu he Is
compelled 10 tempoizc. The TN, at has openly been
made that Duco must be iorciOly reGOycd rom OIL
ice, and LLut GCnarO SO!OrzluO, Of the F.rat Bat
talon OF NOunte r, native Ol scaya, Is nON III
Irson under suspicion Of utcmp me the he u Gen.
Duee
The enclosed cS,r4s Of the eth, 2Cth, and eth
inst. VII ave you UC accounts winch are furnish a
by tic rr's Of the ct touching these occurrences.
Be,uiuE nsain TO the utach up,u 81 Aldam's
house, de ,ire your iH.uurtou a. TO hos Jar, Ia