Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-27

! KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 2o.--Ihcrr
was n" cunccalmeni made of the ac-
tnal erranh of The Virginius while
! here. 1t was notorious that the Off
GERS had dancing parties on board and
pnbiic meetings We're held in honor OF
Cuban Independence, al which the con-
signee OF the Virginins occupied the
| chair. The steamer wa repaired
+! while In port. at the expense OF the
Cuban refugees While at Port an
Prince several Jamaica mechanics ana
ali the c0lored persons on board The
Virginius became alarmed and ran
away, hut were hunted up and
dragged fron. their places of conceal
| meit and delivered over to the Off
GERS OF the Virgiuius. by whom they
were taken on board again and pnt in
irons and 30 forced 10 60 on tfi, peril.
0us adventure.
Captain McArthur, OF the British
schooner Brilliant, reports that Just
before the Nirginins WAS captured Va
roma advised the firing of the powder
magazine and consequent. blowing up
Of the vessel rather than they should
full into the hanus of the Spaniards.
but the Captain persuaded and con.
vinced General Narona that being un-
der the American Nag and in neutral
waters they would not dare touch a
mau on board. Varona and his fol-
lowers thereupon became satisfied,
and shortly after An officer from the
Tornado boarded The Eirginius and
demanded her papers. The officer, af-
tnr r. Ing -. t..l
correct, but made all on board priso.
ners.
Verona replied that he was y priso-
nes because there wa- not an English
or American man-ot-war near to Wit
ness this scandal on the laws of ma
tiOns. He added that he could have
blown up the vessel with all on board.
but he had not done 50 since her pa
pers were correct. and she had not
been seized in Cuban waters. The
American Hag was considered their
protection, and they surrendered. he
said, under the protection Of that flag.
but believed he would be victim
since the Spanisi, government had ALI
alcug hated him.
Capt. Macarthur witnessed the exc
cution Of Ryan, Narona, Jesus del Sol
and Pedro Cespedes. and gives the fol.
lowing account: The Spainards
forced Cespedes snd Jesus del Sol 10
kneel in which position they were
shot in the back. The soldiers next
directed Ryan and Narona to kneel
the same way, but they refused, and
were seized and thrown down and
landcuffed Al! the time the two
victims begged their tormentors to al
low them 10 die standing, and having
offered further resistance they were
shot standing.
Fifteen offices of the spanish army
who had been made prisoners on The
battlefield by Narona, were present
when he iauded, waited on the Gov
ernor aud begged that his life should
DO spared. since he had given them
their lives.
The scling American Consul on
hearing that Gen, Ryan was 10 he
shot, waited Oh ilie Gcvcrnor AMI de-
mandcd hiS restoration as an
American citizen. but the Governor
refused TO listen on the ground that
the Consul was not we'll informed in
the matter. The Spaniards informed
the Consu!s that they were acting Oh
their own responsibility, aud did not
even inteul communicating with the
home government.
PARIS, Nov. 20---The Assemble,
held o tuMnltuous session last night.
| VI. DePeyre, member of the Right.
; moved an amendment 10 the report OF
I the Committee on Prolongation, pro-
| ciding that President McMahon's
| power be prolonged seven years, indie
| pendently Of the adoption Of consti-
| tutionsl bills.
| Mcssrs Laboulaye, Grevy and 9th.
| ers opposed The amendment, but it
was adopted by 6e majority.
!. \ motion was then made OH the
| part OF the Right that q committee
| OF thirty be appointed to report Oh
constitutional bills. The motion
was adopted by majority of Gs
! votes.
! There is much excitement in Paris
! over the result
| 4 majority OF the members of the
! Diplomatic Corps rendered their con
I gratulations to President Mcmahon
on the prolongation of his term OF
office. The Ministers have consented
f. to remain ia office until the interpella-
/. ton concerning the delayed elections
/. is considered aud disposed OF by the
! Assembly.