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Harana tHay ll) Correspondence Of the .S1c rors
h"Ttd
The execution Of General Domingo Gojcou1ia
on last SATURDAY il yet leading subject Of con-
versatiou and discussion in the CITY OF Havana,
/ have additional particulars ~ to the capture
and execution. that think NAV not proye m
intereatinr TO yolr readers. particularlg as the
uufoHunate old man tlley telato to was 90 wei
kuoHn in your citv. When captured. General
5;nro,,ria las hce1, m (;naiala Rev nenrjy Ave
more tIan lind crabs to eat, and had been
witl,out water for nearly twepty-four hours,
H. hccarne sen1rate from the coiupanions who
landed upcu the Eey with him Two davs before
bis capture, they having gone to search for
water, and probably wefe Afterwards unable 10
find their Nny back to him. When the Span
iastls landed their troops they formed them III
to 9kirn,iphers. and thoroughly secured the
key. which il cbont nine miles long md from
one ito three wide, Las few trees, broken rocks,
and a thick undergrowti Twice tile sllirrnisli-
en- parscd yery near to General Goicouria
seif lid. and they prerarinr to give IN the
srar1l,. when two sailors. who had fingered be-
hind. noticed the General. he having changed
lis ror;tiop. bclieyinc Ill dansc1s gone. The
two sailors Immediately rushed upon him,
when he, in despair at having been seen, and
them with stick.-haEjng lost Ills ristoi DAYS
rreyiouely-aud knock QUE OF them down, ask
inc to 10 killed but was in turn knocked down
and secured. When oyerpowered he at one
gave lis true nano and rank.
brounnt after bis cstture to Puerto Principe,
where he was confronaed by General Nodae.
In tl,is intcry;ew he statedrLat he knew lie
Spauiaris would take bis lie, and that 10 was
| At DEATHS door, but lie had 10 regrets to e1-
be had given to the Cuban canse. IIs gavo
the unnes of those who had landed from lie
| oreu boat With him upou the kew. and added
i ifat thcv were well armed. and il met voula
| All the,r 6ves Jeayly ;: Int Le believed tbev
had ssesnei IN tlIo mainIapI, Iu tlis he was
~ cr,,;,ra ,,,,a,, no tnx b..a ras,,ito1 N
f,a. ~ nnn nn1r A.s u,o,,1 Jce <1h;c,, onc
| ~ eaI ~. n 20 hoa., ,,.t ,n1 ;n ,ura
w.nte,nass ,he ne sn,n;s,3s b,1e5 ,he nonr am
nal Gsnersl Go;conria aIs1 toll General Ro-
n .,st hs n,a ;[te4aaa a' ,aeuire % tna ;s,.n,l
oaS ~, no nan 1,a ,ehnea In aeas sne ',9 f1n1
1';,. 81. n.o.;Ja,4 r.. T."p "as rta rotn;nnI
- oons y eeaue"1 1ssisuss' @ W. 1 assotnS w
Ma " business, ao1 e'sa Ia-,i.n n.-'
LIZ Eoe'.'Cn saxassu das,;,os tnn,.;v1 49,
nls saSenuesn xea5 ana ~ anes as.;nE T1an
nntnt'es 1nnteaniI ior t9g pps,iuln. 1heu ;s.,1
t1esMeht Nesf'snee enaISea nsaA ".an ~ W..
p9iiA. PYLE. s11seou ~: !;sc'. !" ~, =. W. W.
WHILST W " way y uns:.lA1se y enAs " ~
!ntefeep'ea " tae peHmateI eunpoat @ eoa.a9'
forced on to dua5aba hey, and then cspturoa,
lis greatest error haflne been hls Ialule le
destroy tue oocuments nc naa IN sa"se; an1
which, when 1ound oy the epanaasass placee
them upon MS uacx- some q Ine SPanlsst
papers elatm that 10 Also ,olo s1e Capsau
s1cne1a! that t1e CuoAns ol HeW 3ofk We1e
beng aeceaFed ny me thsniEehts; tnAt, nay
ing eeen the the state OF tnings, ne 1aa De
como disgusted, And whs leaving LOT Mexico
theTo to hve IN peace. Lave goou Gtonna
for declaring there Is no Truth ID the clAm-
that nothing o. the kinu WIS ssa:
On the way from Auev1tas TO Havana Yen
eral Goicourla freely engaged 10 conversation
with many OF the passengers Of the steamer b.
was OIL. warmly defending the Cuban cause
his personal fate he declared himself indiner
ent; that lie had already Lived the three scos
md ten years allotted h5 the pEalmlst ~ th
tenn Of life. He was landed in Havaua III a
, unexpected direction. and hurried to pF1sol
through back gsseets, IN order 70 eay
him from the insulting remarks OF tn
thousands Of Spaniartls who had assemble
| on the wha1yes and on Oheilly m
rrado streets to SEQ him. 1ou Know tina
almoet Ae eoou as he hsd reached the pTson
4 ir1us-lead court martial MAS assenbied 10 II
, him. Only the Identification OF his perso
wse required, and then the question OF pnnisl
: nent VAS taken up. One OF the most brufs
Of the members Of the court wanted him tie
, to the tail q horse and draEged thtoush u
streets pntii deAd ana tofn 70 plescs, "aus
and then stoned to death By the populact
Both Of these barbarous proposlaone Wef
i Tcted Gown. ana uehso ns the sas1oee' the pun
1elaleht o. criminals; leeolsea nPon, tae ~
cnt'on TO take flace me next morning. sasu1
! daS' AZ = r., - y Mo.
E GehelM 9'o'eouta wa nos a. ~ anne1se'
~neI wv .ns HsSeaoa - ~ han ~. s,o. ~,
!Lst he "oaln hAss pFGst1eu oe.nb saa snys :. .
tIat ne ea" tue Spanos we're .ee4sd
@ '1eN I'm w ahc sae nd srIt s:n,a taes a. ~ =
: sno%a 70 ms 1asna0 Leps1 III Sa a.
would nor complain bui "ousa neet ac1tn j.,
+ anE aefta pfesehtea' as Mnn sasS.A. y
e N, the ."As p!aeso ~ cap'1u at1i tususno 10
. ~Na p1esst Ho4 ~ Aou1 Ga"l ne W. =
moved 70 Ga3ue st @ @ihe're, ais.aaee ., sh nea.l
+ anu nalt maee, ana "ss at maae % %Mh q
: upon bleakinf ao"n tne ola nan, nc 90 caus M
c An 70 3eet usssA n seAse oA psNeSA ptv
) tratiop. but IL tlis they we're cgEeg7onssy MI
i taken; tho GenerIs strength ana eonfAe
;, literally rose WITH hs increasing embssrast
\ ment The DECISION OF she dIum-heaa eonr
r martial was Known thro1shont aa5ana Hlthl
= an hour after II was rendered, and long hetoi
+ daylight there we're several Thousand persoI
assembled around Castle iT1nc!pe and On It
- grounds chosen Tor the e9ecutlnn. Al .: .
Il TWO nieeer Of General Goleonfaa, ene oenoI1r
i. Ae Mofa, dressed IL deep monfn1ne% vent
a the castle and had shots anu last mtefSle
J, With him. Beth in GolnF TO and 1staInif
4 frem the castle these iad.ea Rete ooose1
i and irsulted " hundreds OF sranlan Mtesche
+ aud several times The actual nterEeauoa o.
r number OF Spanish othcels wno Ne1a 9el5at
e to accompany the Senos1tas vas required
t save them from personal mAIeaimeat,
d great WAS the Spanish 1ase aso'nst tned u
. tim and bis relatives ..-.
3. At7;8o 4. m. General Goicouris Was marc
r ed from the castle to the place Of e1ecutio