The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-24
STORY OF THE GRAPESII0T.
griTBMENT or HER COMMdNDER,
CAPT. HENRY WIZ.

IA stoicn Bottle of Ale the cause Of Speak
unn's Dentb-The GrapesbOt clears for
Falmouth Cuban Passengers seize the
vessel-Tbey Force Her into n Cuban Port
Tho Landing Descent OF the Spaniards
Fearful Butchery-Wyeth and rpeakman
Innocent.
Tho interesting account published in ycs.cr.
Gays Sun Of the interview between reporter and
Ar Philips, concerning the state OF sGairs in the
Suiappy island of Cuba. was eagerly read by tbon-
bands Of our citizens who sympathike with the
airugxling patriots, and who long for the day to
Eomo when tho Government OF the United States
hirai M In bygone days. assert the dignity OF the
people II 30 sadly misrepresents
y The article was read by no more earnestly In.
fere-ted than Capt. Henry Wall, who commanded
che Grspeshot her perlous trip In the spring OF
ss6o. He is now engaged In business "a civil and
mining engineer, at No. N7 Pearl street. where a
representative Of THE SUN found him yesterday
Afternoon busily engaged in preparing maps for
railroad ne has recently surveyed in the northern
part Of tho State.
! Capt Wall had read the statement OF Consul
philips with Q great deal OF satisfsction; but
having noticed o few inaccuracies therein, he de-
pred to correct them in the columns Of THu sun,
and TO thai end gave the following particulars OF bis
tuyagc:
} The Grapeshot, OF which l was part owner, was
chartered by the Cub,u Juuta OF New York 10 take
l.ese were Gen. Goisbar, formerly In the employ Of
=. 7. Stewart; wysth; z tee ,raGa opers,or: Go, Col
n1eensa ,se W Q, 'ne sop IN nn
che nirht operator in the telegraph one.
o. the Finh Ayenee Hotel shipped my living
Beaufort, N O.. where put in for supplies. Here
sgas tsken sick, and teegraphcd to my partners In
should be able to assume command myself and
capt. Welsh came down In due season.
srsAKNAr DIED IRON STEALING ALA.
Everything went on well until one day while under
bail for Falmouth, for which port we had cleared
discovered that several bottles OF nv Bass ale had
keoh taken from my cabin. An examination OF the
premises In the neighborhood Of the barrel In which
lie a.e was packed showed that hole had been cut
shrough the partition ust over the top Of the barrel
and through this opening the ale must have been
For time IT was impossible to dnd out the thief,
Ho told me that he had seen Charles speskmsn
drinking ale with number OF Cubins. and on going
npon deck, had occular evidence Of the iact.
sul Phillips, but seaman, who had intention to
60 to Cuba eIoept in tue e,paCity Of sailor EN-, en-
nmpls fact that he had sto en- my ale.
TUE PISTOL sHor.
Well, Cart Wells went forward TO where the
pen were drinking. Poor speakman was I pgll
bottle from the mans hand and struck him heavs
blow on the head with 1t. sIeakman drew pisto
ing and fred II at his assailant. The shot missed
Do. toe ball passed within an inch Of nv head. lie
Bred q second time, and Welsh dropped with ar
pgly wound In the leg / at once requested Col
1mog ncE to place SpeaiSman under arrest ant The
guard put him In irons.
now sPEAKNAN ENTERED CUBA.
Just after this affair, when we were betweer
RVioolo N ole and Cuba. the passengers took posses
bton OF the vessel, and.Obs sed me tO run into Guam
esn.mo, Cuba, instead OF Falmouth. On Friday
Any 30. reached the Cuban shore, and the mel
unembarked. Speak with the rest Previous tC
landing. Speakman, knosing that Welsh would XII
him if he remained on board determined to ruH the
ShaBeos, SO he went sshore with the rest. On Sat
nrday we landed the arms and ammunition.
THE DESCENT OF THE sPANIARDS
speakmfn, wyc,h. al man named Nayher, I'VE
English speaking men, kept together, while the Gu
Bans scattered In squads here and there In the
woods. That afternoon 300 spanish your lee r
zane down upon tie insurgents .aad saw that II wa,
hll up with them. l had just got receipt for tn,
hrms and ammunition, and WAS putting ont In a gig
Nor the schooner Shen the sortie made. bal
passed through the thwlrts OF tlo boat aud tiroug
both nv legs, as you may see by these sisns dler,
Gle Captains showed the scars OF two ugly wound d.
lust below his knees)
nORRiD DUTCHERY.
Only four escaped from lst slaurhter-CaDt
Welsh, Capt Menon, my mate Nick e. SON and NJ
heh fpeakmaD and Nyeth were the only two lakeT
Eiag0 The rest were ali killed IN the anlbuscade.
What ] want TO assert most positively is tina
Epeakmln was not q passenger on the Grapcshot
pRd tlit he lad no ntenIun TO Join the insurgents
He did not even knON tie designs OF the Cubans "
board until they had taken possession OF tde vessel
1ut That barrel Of Bass's ale Ae might have Lcei
q live man TO day.