The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-31
fEoM BLdck nom TO MACK HOLE
Now American Citizens ARE Treated In san
npmina"-A Spanish con-ur- Power.


SAN DuMlNGO Nov. 29.-By last steamer |
sent YOU report II tho unjust imprisonment of
our friend Iructuoso then had no idrn that
| should 80 soon bc his companion in misery
ON the 2-lh ult. two American citizens besides
myself and seven Cuhans were arrested and
consigned To the Cuho Jail in Puerto Plata. We
were Kept. with iorty-two othcrs-makingn fifty
TWO human beings in all-in a dungeon seventy
ii'' feet long Toy twelve feet broad, whc,c rcspi.
ration was most diili 'uit. for three who.o lays
We were then put aboard the man -of. war Capo-
tho.
By this time IN Consequence 81 Subsequent
arrests. our number had Increased to a total of
siNiy-two people and We wrro packed into tho
mold OF this schooner ~ not moro than seventy
t"ns-paeNcd more closely than tho Custom
Hons" authorities Of any civilized nation would
allow -hipuwnrr To pack sheep or horned eat
uc Many Ut" lcr It 10 boz heavily ironed as the
pro" Of hcing allowed to remain ON dock The
hold WIS worse thnn The Cuho dun .,on M p,i
cro Plata Ftnrvh1dv strirnnd ,n tLr et1n T.
was til. only WY IN which hrealhing WIS nos
-li,', "" w"r" mAdc 10 endure this torture in
upright. FIR -lN lays.
:, ON M IN. after our departure from Puerto
ilUd. we were landed on the beach ut this can't
,af HnG ilar'trd up 10 IA" Homrnago lnil be-
tween l"ulrd riii's and fNri havnnris In III.
n.n iW it" Tier than ia. CubO. We were
h'lt ilN' days NJ the end " which period and
upon the petition Of the United Statos Consul
" were released from Jail and allowed tho
limits 81 ~ = city. Two days thereafter W.
M'rr taken before the Consul. He told us that
s. must either apply for our pass ports To leave
NE island or return To- prison. | explained Ia
MN mat u WIS impossible for mo To lruNn th,.
lHihhd, LrrauS" | was entirely destitute of
means. H. replied that | must return 10
nrisln. In th~ dire extremity smoke Ia -om.
Cuhars. who kindly offered 10 advance me tho
necessary funds for my passage. and on the
strength Of their Kind offers told tnr Consul |
was r'any ~ leave with my companions Cu1a
''is and Pablo P"r~. who were also willing To
tarly rNp"riri
At this crisis tho steamer arrived with do
tnt.'r'S Tor the Consul. After reading them
h' t.I us mat u" was about To- demand from
"" government our unconditional release He
dld demand n. and the Government refused L..
release us. Two dispatches were received by
"" consul from the Secretary Of State Of that
Government, Int IN neither II them WINS uuv |
reason assigned for either our arrest or ,lrtnn- |
ti.h. but iS Tue aufh'riu'9 of this place have |
Ter our prison. W. have determined q remain |
i"f", IN the hop" that the next steamer NAV |
bring ord 'rs for our r"lrasn
fru'iuoso, Emilio Castillo md Rafael Valdez
=" lSii prot" uoh FROM the Consul Of Spain. |
and h' wis 40 on "e allowed 10 nhrrl'r l.ri
from PRISON upon his own res ponsihihty. AZ !
soon however, as ~ mad procured their re-
l,We" ne rulle 10 obligatory upon thom tn 10 !
sFuEhl 10 EuNana. This proposal Frurtuo-o
r'"nltorlF declined, and oven appealed % |
-h hlih o. lall .a'l "r than unligo HIM tn 40
10 havana. II" Is in consequence sun drtatund |
~ PRISON. INIT IA held 40 the DISPOSAL ut the, /
Npn.sh Consul. who expects urilrrs bv No
i,rNl s''9nrr to sulp hinl 90 Havana. IT." |
lri"u'r "i Fra tuN~u here are oin. all in tirlr
l over i' get .im suiup'''l 10 N.w York hy This |
steamer. tut doubt whether their efforts viii
DE- successful.