The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-06
THE LAST or THE sPANIa8Ds.
The Gurbosts OFT at niidnis t-rhe Fceiins
Of the staten Isia nder--Tne street Beys
Ei-sing tho Spanish sesmen--A Cuban
Sen Lion nesdv 70 Spring.

The Gsrbosts OFT at niidnie ht-rhe Fceiins
Of the staten Isia nder~-Tns street Beys
Ei-sinR tho Spanish beRmen-A Cuban
Sea Lion nesdv 10 Spring.
All obstacles TO the sailing OF the Spanish gun.
boats were removed yeAteroay. Tugs wero busy
sionEsids the various tosts landing provisions and
stores OF every kind, and boats with the tswiry
yellow dag Of Spain the stern psssins all day
between the shps and the shore. The Spanish ses-
men landed In unusual Numbers ard stroed sbout
station Island, buying small objects, and rovpE about
"a sailors will. Here and there O Spanish pc,ty on
Ger could be seen, but nowhere on the isisnd did
our reporter sec opy OF the Americans engaged on
board the various boats
Tue accounts Of iyrannlcni usage and general bad
treatment OF our fellow citizens, which havo been
made public H. the columns Of THE Sun, were the
theme or oxcitod comment among the citizens OF the
Island, and on sevcrnl occasions the Spanish scswen
were biased by the street bors In saloon In Tom
kinsvilie. Knickerpockcr. who spoke Spanish, 90
costcd one Of the spsniards expressing hrs opinion
In strong language. Tho Dons jabbered 6ercey.
their eyes rolling ssvagcy In their dusky heads, and
Of them drew their knives, bat were restrained
by an old seaman.
Our reporter entered into con versstion with
erul Of them. and they were unanimous In saying
that the fotills you'd sail at midnight last might
When questioned about the Cuban vessel, the Bed
col, which sailed yesterday, they seem cd ignorant
OF her destination. Yet in1ucptisi Spanish bust
ness mon wei. acquainted with the circumstances.
and ono gentleman who had come od In Delamster's
ting. the kelbaeisch, plainly said that II was an In
fernal breach OF the nGuti ali: Laws. Circumstances
utter cases
This vessel, the Bedcol. wns built In England, In
the Clyde workshops. She is tast.ssling brig OF
40 tons. She is a veiy lively boat, and fer bull
wsrke have been lined with sheet-iron for the pro.
lection Of the crew nom discharges OF grape and
canister. She has no broadside guns, having been
built for pacific purposes. She wes Intended Tor He
Poypeslan trade 10 cruise against the Malay pirates
and was ntted with revolving platforms for two
pivot runs, and stands for eight swIvels, fcrr on
each side. She carr ~ In her hold two Whltworth
00pcunders which re spherical shell 3i9 csees
Of hrcarms, with proportionste cartridges. and 800
| kc@s Of powder.
She sailed Yesterday oetensiby for Nassau but II
has leaked out that she has eight men board-hf-
1 ty Americans and thirty Cubans TIE range OF the
Whitworths IL incomparsbly greater than anything
board the Isabel Ia Catolica 80 that II the he'd
col keeps at distance and free at the Spsniard Hhe
| may sink him WITHOUT exposing hereef to single
shot. and may then capture q few OF the gupboats
with the assistance OF the Americans on board and
| destroy or cripple .he rest In Any event ehe Is
terrible and the odds very great thai
the Issbe and her convoy will never enter tho har
| Dor OF Havana
| Tie Cubans have at sea three armed vessels, and
this fact alone may have had sonle influence In dc
| tanning the gunboate here 30 long The Cubaus hert
and 10 other paris OF the country making strenu
Gus efforts 10 aid their brethren on the irisnd.