, 1870-07-03
SPANISH BRIGANDAGE.
The Engifnhtnca Captured by Sqan-
istA BriEAndxs

The Eugifnhtncn Captured by Spans
istA BrIEAnds.
Tho correspondent of the London Standard,
At Gibraltar, from whom the best accounts
,.ui,.isl..d ii, Eng.apd Of the capture VI the
Mestsr. Eonell have been receive+l, La. written
liSlllE interesting narrative of the expert
eEce Of tho Euglis1meu wl.ile in the ilaals Of
mt only 5000 was asked as
ransom. Shortly after o'clock at night the
:.rieands and their captivss left the veutori1lo
where they llAa spent the afternoon. Defore
stating tho prisoners had been robbed Of
their watches, and ton dollars had beou bor-
rowcd from the nephew The night became
dark, and tho bandits were evidently ignorant
Of the country. A mAn WAS encountered
whsm they compelled 70 act as guide, and so
crawl upon lis handa and knees in ordor to
keep on the right path. At 1ayhreak tho party
.t,l1li themselves in tho neigfboriood or tho
CeLtellar. aud here they haise.l, lying concealed
in thick part Of tho wool Here the cap
tives got come food.
Most Of the party lay down to rest. One,
however, was constantly on guard, and at no
| ,iIre was either Of the captives allowed to
| move d couple Of yards away. During the
l.alt Don Antonio, Tho LTisa,lh Chief, said to
| Mr lsonnell, . Don Juan, when VIC took you
| at tho vc,toril1o, IeAr Gibraltar, We merely
I
carefully con-iderct the subject, and We must
have thirty thousand dollars" Mr. sonel TO-
| V1eu tllat euch an amount was quito out OF
,hs'E- -puwer to give, and that the best thing
the, only snpplicafe,l r,ci. oaee.-. Both be and
de:.tb might le ono attended will, tho least
possible ruf1er1ng. This st:!o OF answer
seems to have met the appreciation OF ali the
riEan6e, for from that moment they were
treated with more respect and less hlrshly ad-
G.esscd. Tic Lrigaaas Mt 1euSth ascoztained
Al. 81. IL
.:uI!are. and determined on the release OF their
pn:. .oneIs.
Mr. Eot,cll. ST., was l,lin.sfolde1, Eonnted
IN horsebark, and, accompanied By two rob
l.err, removed from his nephew. He ru1e for
-cu,c -,1 hours, hut he ron.i'lpnt that he was
AK, n backward and forward aal around The
Eo,se, fer the handkerchief being somewhat
lousely tied. Le was enn!,led to recognize
stci:es sud marks on tho coal. Waen they
iaste,i the btEdahe wns taheu from his eyes,
and lie found himself al the entrnuce to Ncrc..
They entered fonda for .orroshE1snt, the
Captain OF thu 6and warning his captive to ap
pear "a mncl ~ possible Ike IN Ordinary trar-
clle,, and that oa his discreet cou,luct
,ereIded not only his own lie but
that Of his ,nel,hew. From Nescs
story OF his arrival here nHt hia departure
with the 1arsum n.cucy Inns already bcca to1d
Tie manner in wlli j. III. rauHon WI. handet1
over 10 the robbers has also appeared in print.
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l,he~ will now cotui,ioto tho history Of this re-
,narhnblc affair. On sIonday evening oue Of
tho robbers arrived, and told tho nephew that
the ra,Isonl lad been pail. and that very short
y he would bc ret at lNsrty- About an llou,
nttcr the three Other men eame and, placing
Ill the 1noney un the table a1.- lsonell Jr, was
ordered to count It, md divide It into five equal
PORTIONS, placing - 600 aside for special OK
pss.ss whs dS0s n, psa o,! Anonif
large rum OF money mado ver,
Elau slow on the tahi.' About
.s.id.ieht Mr. Bouell was olinlfullsi au;
,lartu on hor~otsck with oue OF the brisantls
:Ecy rode for alnut two houzd, when they dis
mounted, and Mr. .:oneils eyes wore uncor
ret- He was told TO rcn,an where le wa
! i'll daylight, md that tleu 10 was to urocccl
,t1Gst distance in front. wl,Lre ila would Ills
over railway station. lie was to take
:'ckct fus Pert st. Aary:s, and on arrival t!icr4
. ac wo1ld either iiuI lus friends wsitiu, 10
him III tho station or at the Fonta de- IL
! Ioros. Soon after the hrig1nd had left,
slrtto, or nlslt Matlhruac, challenged linn
:, II Appears inost probable tl.at TIL. m.n W.
one u the gang, AID TIA, tl'e real Serene l,as
! SER, btltcd 70 "ra-s IS on tho other sit,o
/ ior having piled t!r, Eoncll with n 1a,c,ou
lat stiont, he finally asked him il ie ial hear
lat two gentlemen from Gibraltar had beel
( ;akeu ava. hy hrigeai.? Fortunately III
i'1 gu 1efa1ue,i Ills rrenence OF Msild, nii rl
N tEcse queries with era-ivo replies. Even.
ual'S the Serene aod Mr. Eoacli repaired h
vcItnHllo close l,y, where they remained uni.
abowt o'clock a. r,, when ,he train VA
Gca1y. Mr. Honcil thon went to the station
and learned for the flint time that he waH q
Atres- must not omit 10 mention that rrc
s'o';s to the roht efs lcaviEg him at dayareal
q ;hy Lad courtcouely returned tho tel, doi1sz
) ihey had borrowed frnm him on the irn! nigh
< ~ I'Ierto santa Msria 5ounE AIr. Eonell me
/ ilis t:1:cIc and fric:4tia waiting for him at th
,tatitn.