The New York herald., 1873-11-26

The conversion OF number TO the Catholic faith =:
..O the entire which came in the Virginins 81
birth and q foreigners, OF whom 16 were British
subjects Uf the remaining crew, four condemned
70 the chain gang ior me- three 10 elgnt years sha
age were considered exempt from punishment"
At seven O'Clock this morning tsthl u OF the ex-
peditionists executed at the usual place this
usual place Is the slaughter house vail. Their
names
Arturo Loret de Mola, 1sK years.
Augustin yarona Borrero, 2S years.
William Walls Wilson. "a years
Herminio Qucsada, 10 years.
Jose BolJel Amador, 20 years.
Salvador Peneda y Alvarado, % years.
Enrique Castelanos AllOns, 20 years.
Francisco Rivero (a) Santa Rosa, 40 years.
Justo Consuegra Sosa 20 years.
Francisco Porra P0rraspita, 10 years.
Jose Otero Valdez, 81 years.
These ages are given in fun by the Baaader0 In
order to refute an assertion which appeared In the
DioriO ReddctOr OF Santiago de Cuba (republican),
TO the effect that 'many OF them tthe executed be-
tore named being OF tender years" Those seven
words have cost the editor OF the Did1iO Reddct0r
heavy fine and Imprisonment. II Is stated by
the Bdndeia in reiutation that only among the
crew OF the virgnius were there any minors seven
principally col0red boys from Jamaica. Eighteen
years is, according to Spanish law, the age for
criminal responsibility, and 1t is stated by them, as
a trait OF their humanity CD, that one OF the pris-
oners not being able to state correctly whether he
was lnlly IS years Of age, the fiscal ordered the
not competed,n by which his lie at least was
spared AT Qnesada's son was shot,n says the
c had declared that he was is on on the 4t6 Of
October last Had he stated on the 4th OF
next December, notwithstanding his importance,
the probability is his life would also have been
spared.n One can scarcely imagine In what the
Importance OF this youth consisted he had never
the son OF General Quesada SO hateful to the
Spaniards, was, undoubtedly, Sufficient to condemn
hm whether M !, month n sbi below or above Is years
never been in arms-Valls, MOla &c-but they be-
longed to conspicuous families OF Puerto Principe,
and that was sufficiently criminal to the courts
that had them go through the farce OF trial.
The Commandant General OF the Eastern De.
partment, Brgadier Burriel, received
JUBILANT LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR
Of the bishopric OF Santiago de Cuba, announcing
the conversion to Catholicism, already referred to,
OF 70 OF the prisoners OF the 81 condemned to death
and subsequently executed, IN The following
terms:-
An immense 10y hls our heart upon informing Yonr
Eaeeiency that among the condemned who were put In
a ws % sga osk as a INV
6 c ceh and as bsgsea
enter aburng II the act their and recevins
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the converts that you may give them hem fnl NJ publicity
CuB4, Nov. s. 1873.
NAMES OF THE CONDEMNED CONVERTED
to the Roman Catholic religion and baptized in the
chapel OF the jail on the morning Of the 7th OF No.
John Q. Harris, native Of Massachusetts,, infidel.
Thomas Waiter Williams, native OF Manchester,
Leopoldo De Gray, native OF Havana, Protestant.
William baynard, native Of the United States,
Ezeguiel Durham, colored native OF Turks
Island, Protestant.
Alfred Hassel, native Of Great Britain, Protes-
tant.
William. Ross, native Of Ardrossen, Scotland,
Protestant.
Edward Day, native OF the United States Prot
estant
Samuel Hard, colored native of Nassau, Jew.
Walter j. Price, native OF England, Protestant
James Samuel, colored, native of Westmoreland,
Protestant.
Leopoldo Reuner. native OF Curacao, Protestant
States, Protestant
Fred Williamson, native of Albany, Protestant.
Samuel Brown, native OF Nassau, Protestant.
Andres Frank, native OF Bermuda, Protestant.
Thomas Grlgg, native OF Barbados, Protestant.
John Brown, native OF the United States, Prot
estaut.
George Thomas, native OF Jamaica, Protestant
The conversion, however, OF the above untortu-
mates apparently did not procure for them a
Christian or decent burial, inasmuch as after they
were slaughtered" together with the remaining
II. The British Consul at santiago de Cuba says
it took their executioners nearly seven minutes to
finish them. The uniortunates, or what remained
OF them, were thrown into cart without cofins
or anything else, and all dumped into ditch,
which was covered with earth.
No further executions have taken place since the
that date. The offcer OF the Tornado states that
further executions would probably take place, as
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO
had mp to the date OF mis- leaving Santiago de Cuba
been condemned to death.
A correspondence from santiago de Cuba, pub
lished In the DdriO, in reference TO the reported
assertion Of Bembeta, that the capture OF the ex-
pedtiOn was OF greater Importance than at first
apparent, states that the expedition OF the vir-
ginius was expected to coincide with general
conspiracy in both departments and in the Cinco
Villas The recent arrests made OF prominent per-
sons at Holguin, GiDara and other places also tend
to support this statement.
Regarding tnis conspiracy, the Voz de CUBA says
that its proportions are found to be vaster and
more ramfed than at first believed to be: that it
undoubtedly extended in all the Eastern Depart.
ment, IN Puerto Principe Cnco Villas. and even IN
Havana; but that It's failure has been complete.
The success OF the Virginius was counted upon
to aid movement towards the Cinco Villas, for
fertile department., and even, II possible, part Of
the Western Department The schemes OF the
laborantes in Havana were also depended upon;
but, the VOz ADDS, they are all discOncerted at
the failure OF their pans and are well known.
Perhaps the following malicious paragraph pub
nection with this matter:-
1--WE are well informed by confidential sources
that last night several important meetings OF the
lab0rantes were held IN various houses OF this
capital II the authorities could only follow up
their track - The roz declares the
DISCOVERY OF THE CONSPIRACY
as prOvidential ana says :-"As Providence has nut
into hands the thread OF the plot we ought not
10 lose the opportunlty but show ourselves IN the
application o the law"-the VOz Is a specialist in
scenting bood-"as energetic as we ought to be
without occupying ourselves much or little what
foreigners will say or do We are masters OF our
own house, and able to govern our own affairs
and defend our rightsn
With further reference to this affair, the rumor
was circulated day or two since OF the exc
cntOn OF AZ OF the individuals arrested at Holguin
but last advices according to the V0z, that II
persons have been executed. The Diari0 de Glen
TttegOS, in speaking on the same subject asserts
that the time allowed to the virginius in her chase
was long enough for them to throw overheard and
destroy papers and documents, arms and ammuni-
tion destined to aid the OF the rebels In this
island-the papers and documents especially which
would have, perhaps, served to explain the mo.
tives and ends OF the recent conspiracy.
THE RECENT ARRESTS IN THIS CITY,
upon the arrival OF the steamer City OF New York
oi number OF her passengers, charged with intro.
ducing insurgent correspondence, and in conse-
quence OF various parties ashore-whch your cor
respondent duly reported-is also taken as in con-
nectlon with the Holguin conspiracy and the Vir-
gnius expedition.
Letters from Gibara to the 10th appear to cor
roborate these statements, and further state that
the town OF Auras, situated between Holguln and
Glbara IS now used as jail Tor the many persons
under arrest against whom exist strong susplcions
tha pln