The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-11-19
The Murdered Patriots.

The Murdered Patriots.
KEY West, Fla, November TO-
a lctter from Havana dated Nuvcu-
Der 9th gives the following account
OF tho execution Of the F.ryiniu,
prisoners at Santiago: Tho four
prisoners were sho: at the place made
1 famous by previous executions, aud in
the usual 'nnn't'er cfknce1ing close to
the slaughter hocse w4lr. All
marched to the spot with firmness.
Brmbetta and Ryan showed marked
courage, although tho former was af-
fected towards tho last. The two
others quite broke down before they
~cre baHdSGed but Ryan kept Up t.
the last, never hlnched momelt,
and died Without fear Or ,cgret.
Bambe.ta aud Ryan were killed ut
the fist discharge.
WAsA,SGros, N ,yem5,r To-
Notbi. e Of marked i;nrorta!co has
oc,ur.d TO day with reference to the
Fnginius flair, with the exception OF
dispatch from Minislcr Sickles, no.
tifyiag the sccretary IF State that the
P""''" ~'"'S "o oh' uau IcicET8pHeu
TO the Cap,aiu-G eneral 20 stay ali
further proceedings in tho case of the
captives now in custody. Minister
Sickles was to have Lnd an Interview
to-day with the Spanish minister of
foreign affairs, but whether it took
place was not known ut late hour
this evening. The execution which
recently occurred is cuudEmned iu
Official orioles as brutal. When ali
the facts attending it become knowu
should it appear that intcIna,io
law has been violated, Immediate
measures will be taken to maintain
tic dignity IF ,tis government but
the secretary Of Staie has no idea that
the tastilian Government will be
s!"w TO ,nnko due .reparatlon' as rar
as Is i'll its power, judging from tho
friendly disposition towards the
United States, aud thS expressed de.
sire to cultivate more intimate rcla
tions Of peace. Tho secretary o!
State is represented IA sayihg TO day,
duF:ng all ln.erview With reforcnee 10
the repurted execution If Sinta Rosa,
hat he had not been tflic.aIly advised
OF 1t, but that Santa Rosa had given
him great doal Of trouble. lie was
oncc bctore condemned to death US
pirate, and, after consuming a rcam
IF paper, and sending and receiving
numerous chile di> patches, ills gov,
erllmcnt hau secured his release.
Only few weeks ngo Santa Rosa
wrote to the secretary saying he owed
the preservation Of his life to him,
thefeiote the secretary thought Santa
hcsa was not wisn III again pcrilIing
his s:Icty:
NEw YdRk, November l0.-A
private letter from Trustworthy
source, date4 Havana, November 6,
says: An official report was yesterday
received at the palace: from Puerto
Principe, Of an engagement between
aSpanlsh forte and column of insur-
gents, under the ccmma,;d of San.
gdila, in which the Insurgents we're
severely beaten, losing twenty killed
and ten taken prisoners. The Span.
lsh commander caused all tho prison.
ers to be shot OH the field Of battle
The Governor Of Puerto Principe
upon hearing it, took the command
away from tie Spanish commando,
and arrested him, telcgraphiug tbr
event to the Captain.G ouoral. The
latter Immediately telegraphed to
fnerto Principe, causing tie como
mander to be re!nstated, and orderin
the Governor to Havana. 1t 10
thought here that the Governor feels
undue sympathy towards tho insurs
gehts through ne Influence of hi.
wife, who is an aunt Of the late Gen
oral ErsamoDte. s
New ORLEANs, November lO.-An-
enthusiastic Cuban meeting was held
here yesterday, in which tho surve 20
Of the port aud other prominent Fed
eraf 6fiiSiafS pal ticipatod. Resolu.
tion5 were adopted condemning the
barbatity Of the Spauiards, and call.
ing upon the Federal government to
recognize the CubanS as belli ,crents,
and dchahd an indemnity and apollo.
gy Tor the recent outruges on al
American citizen,
Havana, November i2.-On the
Mh instant, the captain and thirty
ak Of the Grew Of tho steamer Viz.
glnius were executed at Santiago de
Cuba, and Oh the next day, twelve
more of the Cuban volunte ors on the
vessel were shot. Among the latter
was Franobio Alfero.
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