The New York herald., 1873-04-09
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was also resolved that letter should be 'dressed
to President Grant. calling for his interiereScs ~
the matter OF Mr.. O'Keily's capture:-
The following are the resolutions In question:
Whereas Tdngs have been received IN TINS cisy ny
tIpt Mr. James J. O'Kelly the commissioner OF tne
NEW YORK HERALD in Cuba l,ibre, has been put IN
prison in the city OF ManZanio oy sae spanish au
ment do not take energetic action In his case MS
life WIN probably be sacrificed.
whereas the Spanish authorities are unable
to find any legal accusation against Mr.. O'kely-
his only fault in their eyes Is that Of being news-
OF what he saw in The Gem OF the Antilles. there
fore be 10
Resolved, That an address be sent TO Presidents
Grant, praying that energetic steps may be taken
to save the life and liberty OF Mr.. James J. oKely.
President Cespedcs and O'Kelly-Ex-
tracts OF u Letter from the Cuban
President to HIS Wife In New York.
The Herald Commissioner's First
Arrest-Cuban Dec patton Of the Coun-
try-Thc spaniards Hold the Cities
Only.
"Mr. 0'Kelly has communicated with the family
OF one OF our officers for information to gain our
lines. and have given orders that he should be
accompanied to Cambute with an escort, and from
thence to Government Headquarters and hat til
escort was to consider itself under Mr.. O'Kelly's
orders
MR.. o'KELLY PRISONER.
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the Spaniards at Palmo Soriano. We all anxousy
await further particulars. 1t is not possible that
the Spanards can look with pleasure upon such
visits especially at the present moment, as they
have their towns without garrisons and the volun-
teers are IN perfectly demoraized condition. The
patriots, under these circumstances are constantly
assuming the offensive, and it is probable that all
obstruction possible will be thrown in the path OF
Mr. O'Kely, so that he may go back to New York
without having accomplished his mission.
THE SPANISH REINFoRCEMENrs.
Within our lines all is progressing favoraby,
although we appear to be very quiet. With the
arms and ammunition lately received we are pre-
pairing for further operations. What is most pleas
ing to us is the conviction that the incessant
reports Of sending out more Spanish troops will
find us well prepared to meet them, should they
come. Their efforts would be useless and the
whole OF their number would be forced to bite the
dust.
THE sPANIARDs RETREATING ON ALL HANDS
AS you will see by the newspapers the enemy is
retiring to the large towns more and more, and
evacuating their NEST advantageous positions.
The so much vaunted military occupation of the
country by the Spanish troops exists only paper,
and as to the "trochas'' we simply laugh at them.
SUCCESSES IN BAYAMo.
In Bayamo the Spaniards have abandoned
Zarzal La Sal, La Punta and several
otner camps, and soon they will
hold none at all, as according to
trustworthy reports, the regular troops being
sent to Havana, and leaving in the camps none but
volunteers. We now only waiting for rein
forcements to continue onward march with
greater security to some other important places,
although the prostraton and decentralization of the
Spaniards is to-day such that on the slightest pre-
tence they will abandon their fortified places"i
The Spnniards Dare Not InJure O'Kelly
without Consulting Captain General
CebaIlos.
From the Courier Des Etats Unis, April ST.
despatch from Havana announces that Mr..
James OKely, Special Commissioner OF the HERALD
to Cuba, whose excursion into the heart of the in
surgent districts has so greatly exasperated Cap
tain General Ceballos, was arrested the moment he
returned from the insurgent ranks to the town OF
Manzanilo. This arrest has naturally excited the
HERALD; it should not be hasty, however and we
should not be greatly surprised If it proves but
temporary chagrn for Mr.. O'Kelly becomes by these
means very interesting parsonage; parsonage,
in fact whom may depend peace or war; and who
knows II from this incident there may not arise
complications solutions which without 1t might
have been eternay deferred. There is no need OF
alarm on OKely's account. There is no proba-
bjlity that the Captain General Ceballos, will
either employ rash measures with him or allow
his subordinates to take matters into their own
hands. According to a despatch Of the 4th of
March last which created considerable ill feeling,
Sensr Cebaos at first declared that If OKely
should return within the loyal lines and should
be arrested he would have him shot; but sub
sequently. on second sober thought. he
promised that he would content himself by order
in lact is the best thing he could do. But 1t would
seem that he Is not sole master, for court OF in
quiry has been Instituted from which u might by
some be supposed that the power to interfere does
not depend entirely on him. To him, never
theless, belongs the supreme power, as It
cannot for a moment be imagined that
any one would dare to take SO serious a
resolve az to pronounce, much less execute,
a Judgment against foreigner, under such circum-
stances without having previously referred the
matter to the supreme authority Of the govern
ment Up to the date OF the despatch that informs
us OF this event the Captain General does not
appear to know exactly what has been
done-at least this is what he has af
HERALD. There is some mention made of docu-
ments relative to the insurrection, OF which Mr..
of his arrest but it is not stated what was the
ture Of these documents. II was perfectly natural
that he should have with him Interesting notes.
his employers, but 1t would be very astonishing II
they found upon him any compromising informa-
tion or that he had done anything whatever to
justify the severe measures resorted TO. The
HERALD atiirms, and we are convinced of the truth
of it's assertion, that he had instruction to study,
not TO agitate, aud at the same time to stud-
with perfect mpartiaity; he was there
fore to play the role OF travelling historian and
not as a spy. the only condition that could
authorize an act OF severity on his account. We
are well aware that a state at war may permit
belligerents to inspect their lines, or 1t may ex-
clude admit them at pleasure; but II 1t permits
the barriers to be drawn and only interdicts
the circulation of foreigners to certain limits be-
yond them, it does not permit to be treated as
spies those who with an object that has neither
hostility crminality in 1t, have succeeded in
going beyond notwithstanding all prescriptions to
the contrary. To sum up, there is no cause in our
opinion have any serious fears for the safety OF
Mr. O'Kelly the msadventure that has taken place
was foreseen; there Is nothing really alarming in
it, and it will only serve, from all appearances to
make little commotion, to give greater pretext
for recrmination against the Spanish authorities,
and to place little aureele OF martyrdom on the
forehead of the brave commissioner OF the
OKely, young, intelligent and friend to arc and
art connoisseurs, and who above all Ia charming
a4ad rsniar Mr. LulIx.