The New York herald., 1877-01-14
THE VESSEL AN OLD SLAYER.


NADIA Temax In 1868 Zuiueta was arrested for land
ing from her a cargo OF saves near Zapato Swamp,
near Cocbnos Bay the south side OF the Island Of
Cuba and locked up Ia the Puata at Havana Cap
tain General Ducc allowed the affair 10 be COM
promised, and Zulusta went on avist to Spain. Tho
NADIA Tcmus subsequently sold 10 Colonel Her.
rera OF the Havana volunteers (who gave orders for
tho Tacon Theatre aud Louvre Coffee House massacres
who ran the old SLAYER, aftcrward the Moctezuma,
in his postal lines between Cuba, Porto Rco ST. DO
mnao, SC The capture, 1t may be remembered,
took place by the Cubans the 7th OF November.
The cargo consisted OF about 900 in Specie 1000
bags OF coffee large quantity Of cocoa, 500 bags OF
corn, dry goods 81 head OF oxcn l.b00 live fowls,
the whole OF the estimated value OF $780, 000 The
vessel worth much more Tho whole
details OF her cipture by ten Cubans and one
Peruvian gwen In the HERALD Of the 23d
Of last month. II s not known II the capturers dis
posed OF her cargo. IL 10 supposed that when cap
tured she OF coal The Cubans expecting
tc receive tclesraphc dispatches in cipher from As
pinwa on the subject within day or two The plot
.or the capture OF the Moctezuma concocted at
Kingston Jam ana the capturing party proceeded first
to Hayti and thence TO 81. Domingo Below will be
found sketch OF the ten notable caplurers Of tho
Moctezuma, commencing with Lconcio prado OF
Peru.
THE COMMANDER EXPEDITION
OF the President OF Peru, and grandson of General
Prado, OF revolutionary fame. During the Spanish.
Peruvian OF 1866 young Prado then thirteen years
OF age ensign In the Peruvian navy, ut the
marine engagement on May g 1866. between the two
fleets showed SO much bravery in arm to arm nghting
! with some Spanish marines who were attempt
ing 10 land IN small boats that he was
| He distinguished himself this
same date by saving from drowning i've Peruvian SAL.
| xgh had n
spaniards. The Spanish fleet subsequently, abandoned
the Pacific Young Prado found the life OF a sailor
mouotouous went into the army with the grade Of
lieutenant artlery regiment In 1868 he resigned
hts and retired Into private life In 1876
after visiting this city he went out AS passenger
on the English steam yacht Octava (aso called The
Uruguay. While the 0ctavia was being pursued on
| one occasion by the Spanish man-of-war Tornado
young Prado told Colonel po Rosado In charge OF
Cuban vessel, that he would 20 TO tho Tornado in
rowbuu, us II to captulate, and take with HIM ton
of powder which he would explode when he got along
side which would in all probability have sunk the
Tornado tue Pdna.a h gave up Inc
ana panied the venerable General Aguilera in his
attempt 10 and in Cuba The enterprise failed. and
Prado proceeded to Jamaica, where he placed himself
in communication with tho government OF Cuba Ibre
One OF his brothers Is now IN Cuba Ho is much be-
Captain Manuel Morcy, second commander OF the
Cespodes, is twcntyeght years Of ago, and born in
Bayamo, and has fought in tho Cuban army under
Brgad er General Jesus Perez He the staff OF
| Colonel Aguerro when the Edgar Stewart landing
effected. He has several times run the Cuban block
ade--he last time being with Colonel Queratta, Tor
mery oil General John Cochrane's stan, IN May 1879
and u month later he was back at Jamaica with de-
spaiches from the government OF Cua
| Lieutenant Domingo Vsez - native of Havana
and son OF one OF tho largest manufacturers and cx
porters OF tobacco OF that place. He is now twenty
ninc years OF age At the commencement OF the Cuban
revolution, In $685. he was medical student at the
Havana University. In March, 1859, he went from
Nassau N. r., the Salvador expedition to Cuba and
fought with the patriots under the command OF Cen
eral Agramontc soon obtaining the grade OF lieuten
ant After the capture OF the Moctezuma on the 7h
ot last November. he was instructed by Commander
Prado to proceed to Peru with dispatches and was
landed on The coast OF Jamaica and has since arrived
Lima
thirty years OF age. Before the revolution he en-
joycd the reputation the cigar manufactures, Of be-
ing the best caarmaker IN tho city He was one OF the
bold seven who III April, 1862 captured tho Spanish
| mail steamship Commandilario. subsequently he
went to Cuba from Nassau on the Salvador. He
was first appointed drill sergeant Tor coored reg
ment and was subsequently promoted 10 the rank Of
| lieutenant by General Agramonte. He was on board
the vrginius when she captured by the Spanish
var steamship Tornado aud TO avoid recognition he
| gave his name as Raimund0 Prado, but his assumed
name was discovered, and he only ESCAPED execution
ut the hands Of Burre The butcher by the opportune
arrival OF the Britsh gunboat Niobe he Is well ed
ncatcd, very brave ana intelligent.
Miguel Gutierrez native Of lloguin Cuba, about
twenty nine years OF age, came to this country with
the lac Brgadcr General JULIO Grabc Peratta, and re-
turned with him TO the war, on board the steamship
Fanny, Captain q. W. Brown in 1872.
Ignacio Zaldivcr, native OF Puerto Principe, Is
twcny.eignt years Of age, and sou OF wealthy resi-
dent OF that city familary called "El Buey de Oro."
Al the commencement Of the revolution he joined the
the late General Bernabe varona In 1872 he
sent by the patriots in the "Marigua' 10 reside in
Havana urge forward The nsurrection in the Vueo
AbaJo district He became suspected by the auhori-
ties, and to prevent arrest, came on TO this city.
Leonardo Aivarez, aged twenty, OF Santiago dc Cuba,
was on steamship virgipus when captured by the
spaniards in 1873 lie is known as brave young
fellow
Eduardo Dutjens, Of Santiago deHCuba, is OF French
descent. and has fought In the revolution under Gen.
craI Jesus Perez
Manuel Banco. thirty-two, native OF Manzanillo is
cons ldercd best OF Cuba.
lie was formerly in the division OF General Jesus
Perez and accompanied Colonel Aguerro, OF Edgar
Stuarr' lame, TO this country.
Casimir Brea Is Lative OF Santiago de Cuba, and
has yet got his laurels to win
''ExTRA
The Spanish paper ~ Cronistd, published In this
city, brought out an 'cxtra or pronuncianIento, on
the subject yesterday. 1t stated:"Tbe predictions
of the Cronsa have been fulhed and the Moctezun.a
crow the Moctezuma with the Cuban pirates there
no doubt. We have assured ship owners and
others that there nothing to fear frola the Moe
texuma, for her capture was inevitable by our navy
Here follows a quantity oi Quixotic bombas.l The
pirates did not have time to sink her; they burned
her-[the last three words IN capital Icttersl All
told there at least forty hty officers and
board, and now but twenty -f0ur OF them
counted for The others have doubtless with the
pirates Thus ends this miserable, cowardy ana
shameful affair Tho hero Leoncio Praoo and his col
leagues have now finished their spectacular display"
HELP FoT
committee has been appointed ut Lima, Peru, to
collect 500 600, which Is TO be invested In 500 O0U
Remington cartridges to be landed in Cuba The
proceeds OF bull light exhibition and by the
Lima students have Jecn promised 10 the cause OF
Cuba Libre. subscription In tho army also talked
about, likewise mass meeting 1t the "Dos de Mayo"
monument
THE SPANISH AND CUBAN ARMY COMPARED
In 1875 and 1876 So 29 Spanish soldiers had arrived
In Cuba Previously there, say 0000 the volunteers,
militia, &C.. number 81, ,0OO, making grand total OF
l63, 729 The Cuban patriot army numbers about
$4,000 men and has been lighting since 1888.