The New York herald., 1873-12-07


BURgIEL INSULTS THE AMERICAN CONSUL.
Our Vice Consul was not allowed to see the
prisoners before their death. He was up
braided and insulted by General Burriel for
asking an explanation why his telegram to
Aspinwall was not forwarded.
AMERICAN CONSULATE GUARDED.
A guard of soldiers has been placed over
the American Consulate to prevent interfer-
ence.
TIE ASSASSINATION.
The four men shot knelt outside of the
wall of the slaughter house. Ten muskets
were fred at each one of the condemned, at
only two yards distance The bodies were
carted off and dumped into grave together.
THE DoNs SCARED BY THE BRITIsHERs.
Captain Fry and SO of the crew of the Vir-
ginius were ordered to be shot on the 9Th, but
were executed on the 7th, because a telegram
arrived here notifying the English Consul that
the English war vessel Niobe had left King
ston for this port, The Niobe did not arrive
on the 7th, and IL of the Cubans were exc
cuted on the following morning.
SPANISH SAILORS SHOOT CAPTAIN FRY.
The sailors of the Tornado were compelled
to shoot Captain Fry and his crew, but fred
with averted heads, inAicting frightful tor
lures on the condemned. The bodies were
carted off to the cemetery and thrown into the
graves, six persons in each, clothes and all
THE ENGLISH PROTEST AGAINST EXECUTIONS.
The Niobe arrived in the afternoon of the
8th and verbal protest was made. A protest
was also made by the English Commodore De
Horsey, Of the steamer Danae.
GUSHING DENoUNcEs THE MASSACRE.
Commander Gushing had an interview with
Governor Burriel and denounced the pro-
ceedings Burriel sent an impertinent answer,
saying that the killing of the Modocs made
the world wonder.
THE BUTCHER ESCAPES.
Burriel fed to Havana last week. General
Morales de los Rios has been appointed as
his substitute An uneasy state of feeling is
prevailing among the people in the city. They
are afraid to converse on the subject of the
executions. There are many Cuban SYM
pathizers here under cover of volunteers. They
are forced to do duty.
INsURGENT ATTACK EXPECTED.
An attack on Santiago de Cuba by the
rebels is soon expected. November 80, 1873,
Immediately on the arrival of the Juniata,
| Commander Braine, accompanied by Com
mander Gushing, Vice-Consul Schmitt, Lieu
tenants De Long, Clipp and Hutchings, and
your correspondent, had an interview with
General Morales de los Rios, the substitute Of
the runaway BurrieL The interview lasted
some time and was rather of q stormy nature.
| BEGGING FOR THE SURRENDER OF oUR CITIZENS.
Commander Braine suggested that the 10
survivors of the virginius crew should be
surrendered and put on board the Juniata.
| This request was politely declined on the
grounds that General Morales had no power
to act. The demand of Commander Braine
| to see the survivors was granted, At the con-
clusion of the interview Commander Braine
handed General Morales a protest, pointing
| out the violation Of international law and the
outrage committed in the capture of the vir-
ginius, which he denounced in appropriate
language. The protest closed with demand
to see the official record setting forth the
names, nationality and occupation of the
prisoners now incarcerated.
LIST OF AMERICAN PRISONERS.
The prisoners were visited and questioned.
Thirteen in all claimed American citizenship:-
Henry Knight, Charles A. Knight, engineers,
Greenwich street, New York; William Wilson,
Alfred Parker, mariners, Baltimore;
Edward Scott tinsmith, Salem, N. j.;
Leopold Riz lawyer, New Orleans; Arthur
Rivera, machinist, Hudson street, New York;
Henry Cavallo, Second avenue, New YORK;
Philip Meitzler, cigar maker, Charleston, S.
c.. Raymond Aidiamos, dentist, New York;
Manuel Memsis. Philadelphia; Siberro Es-
carel, New Orleans; Francis V. Tapia, Hous-
ton street, New York. The prisoners were
wretchedly clothed, barefooted, and gave evi-
dences of deep privation. They had no
means of keeping themselves clean. They
lacked sufficient food, and there was only one
tub for washing, in the prisoners yard, for 100
men. The prisoners were deprived OF clothing