The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-03

Ny appearance in this district created quite SEN
sation, as afterwards learned In order to pre-
vent any trouble i presented myself immediately
to the Oommandante de Plaza or military chief OF
the district He turned out TO be Colonel Organ,
belonging to one OF the Hispano-Irsh families He
received me kindly and introduced me to the prin-
cipai odlcers a. his Patsano As matter Of duty
he telegraphed my arrival TO General Morales
and received q reply that no one should
be permitted to leave the town until fur
ther orders. l had already retired when an
onicer OF the guard called on me with
the Information that was not at liberty to leave
the town without the permission OF Colonel Organ.
In the morning attempted to go across the plaza
but soldier informed me that was
NOT AT LIBERTY TO LEAvR NY HOUSE
without permission. This incident occurred before
quite number Of people, and slightly RULED my
temper. / at once wrote out telegram TO my
Consul, informing him that was q prisoner in my
house, and requesting explanation. As no tele-
gram will be sent from the outlying towns or posts
unless used by the Commander, this telegram was
shown to Colonel Organ. He at once sent me
word that was at liberty to leave my house, but
not the town. few minutes later he explained
that 1t was military precaution, which affected
every one alike. then sent despatch to Generaly
Morales, requesting permission q
TO ACCOMPANY ONE Of srHE BArTALIoNs
in the operations which / understood had begun,
or to proceed on my journey After waiting several
hours for reply, and receiving none, teegraphed
to Mr. Ramsden. the, British Consul, requesting
explanation. Received reply that / was only
detained on account Of military operations, and
that the restriction would not in all probability
last over twenty-four hours About ten O'Clock the
same night the following extraordinary despatch
was handed to me by q soldiers M
O'KELLY, PALMA:-
The Brigadter tells me you can now leave Palma
and go where you Ike on the understanding that
insurgents, Il you afterwards appear Within the
insarsent camps. YOU viii Sc treated as spy ana
myself add that the meaning Of creating You as
questions being asked. Therefore, should advise
you not to go out OF the Spanish lines, You had
indeed ever Intended to do So, RAMSDEN.
My first impulse was not to inform O'Ryan, but "a
moments rejection showed me that he must have
been notified. therefore took him into my conf
dcnce, showed him the telegram and asked his ad-
vice. he told me that similar instructions had
been telegraphed to him, and strongly advised mo
to return to Cuba for the purpose Of changing the
resolution OF the General. He explained that the
danger would run In endeavoring to pursue my
Journey would be very great-naucntstsaO, as he
expressed 1t. From the serious manner he spoke
Of the "warning'' telegram was convinced that II
attempted to pursue my journey would have
they would look on the telegram sufficient order
to shoot me on sight. To 60 on, therefore, would
simply have been to make myself -.
A SUBJECT FOR TARGET PRACTICE,
to which have constitutional objection. 1t was
agreed, therefore, that should return with con-
Yoy to st. Luis, where could got the train for
Cuba. My proposition to ride back by the road
had come was 80 badly received, and there was
evidently so much distrust and jealousy caused by
my travelling alone, that thought it best to adopt
the advice Of Colonel Organ. The convoy was ex-
pected to arrive at midday, but owing to some
cause 1t was delayed on the road This caused
good deal Of uneasuess, and slight panic occurred
among the volunteers when at two O'Clock o
soldier rode in from the outposts announcing that
heavy firing was going on In the direction from
which the column was coming. The bugles sounded
the alarm, and troops and volunteers assembled
under arms. The soldiers were in march in the
quiet, orderly way which before noticed with tho
Spanish soldier; but the volunteers, maze up Of
hybrid collection OF all c0lors and conditions, con-
| Quoted themselves in
| A DIsoRDERLY AND Drs1RAcErJL MANNER.
| II the enemy had really attacked the town, verify
believe that the soldiers would have been in much
danger from these undisciplined rascals as they
| would have been from the Manifest A few mounted
contrat, gueras and some companies Of the ma
rine Infantry moved out to the convoy, and
| by the permission of the Colonel commanding l
| accompanied. After q smart ride of q league and
half we met the head OF the convoy, and learned
| that all the trouble had been occasioned by some
| soldiers firing at two suspicious persons whom
| they saw in the woods. This news OF course, put
| an end TO our sortie, and we returned to town,
where the volunteers
| CELEBRATED THE GRAND VICTORY
| by an impromptu ball In my hotel. AS rode by
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hostile demonstration. did not mention the fact
to Organ, or to any one else, because did not
want to create any trouble, but remark It as the
| first ms ance OF anything of the kind occurring.
| Next day accompanied q convoy to st. Luis, and
| the only incident worthy of notice was discovering
the traces Of q band estimated by the guides from
| the track to number about one hundred men, On ar
irving at Cuba my first care was to telegraph to the
| HERALD, notice OF the threat TO shoot me made by
| the authorities. The use Of the word "arrested''
in relation to my deten tion at Ramon, caused the
| authorities to
| STOP THE FIRST rRLEGRAx.
General Morales sent for me to 60 to his
house Immediately. When arrived found him
a. dinner with his aide-de-camp ana the Attorney
| General. The General requested me to be seated,
| and, having ordered some sherry. said :--"You
desire to telegraph that you were arrested in
Ramon and Palma. You were not arrested but
detained, as natural precaution, by the authori-
ties who seeing man going about alone aud
armed, desired to know something about him."
"Stin was arrested and prevented from continu-
ing my journey When am stopped am arrested.
You find fault with the word arrested !; bus in my
country, when the authorities deprive man OF
the right to move about freely we say he is AR
| rested.'n
zine physical explanation you give Of this word
Is correct but in Spain only arrest where there
| is crime. In your case there was none, and
| YoU WERE ONLY DETAINED
In order that your identity could be ascertained"
II was held q prisoner fo- eight hours, and part
Of the time spent in the tower. It Is true was