Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-11-20
The Cuban Troubles Slaughter Of
the IirginluS Crew.

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ability Of some warlike measures on the
part of the United States, in relation
to the action Of the Cuban government
toward the capture steamer Nrsinius
and crew. For the benefit Of those OF
our readers who are not posted, We VII /
give some account of the war between
the people Of Cuba aud the Spanish /
government.
1t is well known that the Cuban peo-
pie, Or al least portion of them, nave /
long desired their INDEPENDENCE; many I
yeers ago. Lopez and his friends got up |
an expedition 70 all the Cubans in their
strlggle to throw off TIE yoksof Spain, |
bnj he and his men We're captured; some
c. them were executed ana some i'm |
plis1ued; Lopez. C.i;tcnden. and some
Others were garottej il Havana; their
blood has never bc,n avenged.
Son time aherwlrt, a portion Of the
people Of the island al rebel and cap
turc a large p 1T Of The territory, and
have b,ca earring on the war nearly
SIX years The Spanish government
has been Represented on ia. island by
m1J,les aad butchers, whose doinc>
have been a disgrace 70 humanity; the /
Spanish troop, aS class, are blood I
thirsty vre:,b,, vino cannot he kept in /
vtaa!nat.ln, I'd Nho claim the r;gh, /
TO mr,l,- al The prisoners who fall into
their hands.
TIE Cubans have no navy, aud herce /
cannot keep a seaport open. 50 they |
axe cut or from the cu,cr world by a .
block de of thar coasts by the Span
isa navy. Several expeditions have
been gotten up by the friends of Cuba
in this country, and ,v1dins the Span
ISL ships, have landed ON the island,
men, horses, munitions o. war, food, clio
thing &, Several o. these expeditions
have been carried on the Steamship
VIc.lius, a fast sailing steamer, which
vas able u oRtsail I'll the Spanish YES
so,s
The y,-r'lius lei, Nv York a few
weeks ego aud took cargo, with q
number Of passengers Tor Cuba; she un-
dcrtoyk to reach the island, but was
discovered by Spanish steamer called
the TORNADO; the coal Of the NirginiuS
gave out, and she could not escape, SO
sac surrendered to the Spauiaris; she
was carried into n, port o;Santiago
d Cuba, and there acourt martial
was convened, FOR trial Of her paSSen-
gers The representative Of the Amer
lean Consul then tried TO telegraph i'm
mcdMte.y to the government, but was
h.ai.red by every means in the power
e the authorities, and in the mean
TINE, the four principal men on the YES
SCI were shot, tie Spanish government
having been addressed on the subject
sent positive orders not 20 execute any q
Of ,he prisoners until further orders a
from the home government, but the Q
butchers disregaTded the orders, and d
led tie prisoners, thirty or forty at a r
time including the captain, crew, fire
men, aud passengers, and butchered 5
them. 1t was one Of the most damna- t
be crimes ever perpetrated in civ
lid community; out Of all the crew I
and passengers, there were only seven Z
teen saved alive
The whole world gazes with horror
on the outrage. and it devoIveS on the d
United States topuni>h 1t as it deserves. /
Tic ship was American; had regular q
American pgp.r>; was not in Spanish
waters; the captain and many Of the n
crew were American, aud this outrage e
Is "a BLOT on the American Flag. The a
country demands Jha, the blood Of these {.
5a,cLcrs shall he shed, TO wipe out that
STAN, and no diplomacy can cf,ct the 4
purpose. "
The Spanish officials in Cuba, seem 7
90 have rcbel.ed against the home gov u
erumcut hence there can be no compH- n
cations; let the United States take pos o.
session Of the island, and # the Cubaus it
want 10 be annexed 10 this country, let {,
them saw so: there is room for one more D
STAR on the broad Fac Of LIBERTY. /,
FRZs FIGHTING OR SUNDAY AMONG