The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-11

over to the tribunals; others who have surreh-
dered themselves are allowed to live In perfect
freedom II they have been guilty OF no CRIME. lou
can see plenty Of them in the towns. lndeeu'
there are plenty OF them even holding high posi-
tons among us who ought to have been execused. :
'wen, you are not even willing to treat me as
well as you do the insurgents, for you allow them
to surrender, and you even refuse me that priVi-
lege, because you threaten TO snoot me as . spy,
even II come back"
mo; If you PRESENT YOURSELF AND ASK PARDON
YOU win be treated with the same generosity as
the other insurgents, but II you leave the Spanish
lines you will expose yourself to the danger OF being
treated as an enemy II the Spanish troops should
fall in with YOU"
"Well, 1t is to prevent this that have requested
the authorities to give me military pass"
"The Captain General alone can give you such a
pass. Why do you not endeavor to obtain one?"
"In the interview which l had with General
Cebalos he expressed desire to aid me, but owing
to the clamor which had been raised by certain
factionists he unwilling to commit himself so
as to give cause for further agitation on this SUBJ
ject. lie told me, however, that was at liberty
to proceed at my own risk without interference to
any part Of the island pleased. Not wishing to
embarrass the Captain General have preferred
to run the additional risk rather than expose him
to any trouble or ccnsure for his kindness to me-"
At this point the new Archbishop, who has been
appointed by Amadeus, Ia Harry the Eighth, en-
tered the audience chamber, and General Morales
left me with the gentleman in black. The Attorney
General assured me that there ''would be
A CERTAIN REGRET FELT If 1 SHOULD BE KILLED
not very deep sorrow. for, after all, l was OF
particular account interest to the inhabitants OF
Cuba" Still my death seemed in some mysterious
way to foreshadow trouble. III, in an engagement
vxffh thn h.IAA av.A rim n.
dent, or even by design-for do not conceal from
myself that II the Spanish soldiers should see you
among the insurgents they would say, There is
that American, let as bring hun down. and they
would shoot at you rather than at the Manifest; II
you should happen to be killed in one OF these
counters the insurgents would carry OF your body
and accuse the Spaniards OF having assassnated
you, and the Amerisan press would make
AN oUTCRY AGAINST OUR BRUTALITY"
mo; 1t is well understood that war corre-
spondent is exposed to all these dangers. There
were many correspondents killed during the
Franco Prussian war"
"Here it is, however, different"
~ am aware OF this; but there are positions in
which we must only think Of our duty without
taking into account the danger. Like soldiers,
we journalists must execute our orders at what
ever cost"
"If you were to go as
CORRESPONDENT TO ST. DOMINGO,
for instance, with the army of Baez and Of the
opposing generals should capture you do you
think that your character as newspaper corre-
spondent would protect you ~
'POssiby not; but suppose Spain does not wish
to be regarded as occupying the same place in the
pale Of civilization as st. Domingo"
The Attorney General perceived he had made a
mistake in what he had intended TO be a crushing
Illustration Of the right OF the authorities to shoot
me- He turned the conversation at once into a
complimentary vein. and, as ! was myself the OBJ
Ject had to admit myself routed after the first
discharge Seeing there was nothing to be gained
by remaining, saluted the man in black and made
my bow to General Morales. The General was
deeply engaged with the Archbishop, but he rose
politely and advanced to dismiss me with the
friendly courtesy that he has manifested on all &C.
casiOns.
asked him II my telegram could go by
ALTERING THE WORD "ARREsT' TO OBTAINED"
He replied that it could, and drawing the paper
from his pocket handed 1t to me- assuring me at
the same time that might always count upon his
friendship, which struck me as very polite from
q gentleman who had just informed me that he
would be obliged to shoot me under circumstances
very likely to occur.