, 1879-07-08

eargo,-usu.lly ovsr one ,nigl't,-ana 'hs sl,tr
l.arbor than Il was known in the city
the General Ind seen slgnn Of trunbje. befnra
thin, md made prrpnrasions l,cforc thc afin
xrnt into port he went 70 thc Captain, explained
u'e situation. and aaked hi+ p!otec,ion. The
American shin under The American i1ag,. nnel
that he should he protected. The General wns
pnt in t''c 1Innde Of Capt: Sherwood. then first
officer nj t!sc City Of Mcxro. and measures
we're q nnrc taken to save thu refugee Gcncral
IRON his enc,nics.
rhn stsa,ners sailing from Mexican ports arc
neas'y ~ ls,!et with hemp. In bales, atNi u.
sns .n, t 81 Msfco " va no cxceptlon. 1fr holt
l!s mfn t" % york arranging this henp, as 10
?'rcctsd. Ihe bales are a.ont t1vc feet long by
three ieel Si1e atlt deep, md he directed the
men to mAkca a rassagc.was through part. Of The
enough for ore man At ti.nr to crawl thsnush
on hf* hands mud ki~et. A. ,hs tust!,er eud uf
this long and difficult passaua he had a small
apartmcnt made with walls Of hemp bales,
large enough Tor tnan t0 muTt about comfort
The General WAS then provided with
sixte.n-shot repeating ri0a a,ul largo
sasp'es s e.fa. ns atsaax ss11 like ",s , cnp' H%fs
thus. arncd. lie crawlcd tnto lit retreat,
and the hatchea werc faatencd dpwp agaiu, with
ontY enough opening to atltntt atr. The prisoner
thus hsd full copsro| ot the loug. dark pnssact.
Only one pcrsoB could enter at time, mud tue
rtt1c would make short work Of that one before
he got far. Il the ride tv any possibility fa!e,
the knife could DO deM.nhe.l t,non. A sA!er hid
ing,pace gould harllJ have been destscd.
The ship was rin soanur tnatlr inst to her
buoys than thc Captain ut tl,r Port came out
with bost.1oai Of armed fol1tcrs. Tile Cup
tain Of tsn Port 10 great nsu IN Havana, with
suil control nves the haFbos; anil when he goes
~ ri utI{F lin t = t,s,uf
half hidden lenuath more f'ags than an ordinary
Enan.1f.x4r carries. Tic CRptafn went out.
boarded the ship, anil immediately datnnbdeil
the surrender of the General. He was politely
steamer, bound fur New York under The protec
ilot of The Company, hni that he woull unicr
10 circumstances be given up. Tie Captain nf
the Fort argued aMi extnstusateh for son,e
TIME. u,Ht as length, seeing that Ills demand
w0t1d not be COMPLIED with, wont back to fta
boat and waa rowed ashore; but nut before he
had threatened TINT tile General would hayc IL
be Elrcn up before tho ship could leave the har-
bot.
No vessels were at that time allowed to enter
or 1eavc te port Of Havana between sutlset mud
suprise. aD,a lust befUre subset one Of .he big
Sptnish !ronclads tslat lav ut anchor steamed
Immediately In front af tie Moro Castle. The
cniranco to tic BAY Is verv NARROW, artl the
presence OF a war ship there wns an GiTcctuas
preventive 0f my merchant ship lcar!nE or en-
terIng the harbor without her permission.
All that evening the bcsicgcl General lay
concealed IN his fortress Of hemsrbalcs. The
weather was extremely hot but 1t Tas consul.
crrd unsafe Tor lin to come out eycn fnr
breath os Or. Tie shlo lavm0ored tD two buoys
-as rctsels In HaTana harbor always do-sn~
stead of going Mp TO wharf, and al about mid
night the splash OF the oars III the bont belong
Ing 10 tlr CAPTAIN OF the Port was aualu heard.
Thr boat could not be sect ln tlc darkness, but
II Was easily dfsttnrnIstable FROM nnt other
boat ltkely to come out hv tta number af oars,
uni It seemed to he accompanied bY two or
tiIreu other boats. nil well lnn,lnrf. A. the
small hontk drew nearer tl,eY zero srrp 10 rpn
tain the Captain of tho Port, seyeraI of hs sul'-
ordinate oticera, and more than 1OV solllers, uli
well armed.
Thu SHIPS of1lccse, bnwevcrt wese not taken
BY surprise. They had lee.I oil the lookout fur
nn stack. With plenty 0f ,nsn OH dcrk rcaay
for srrvce. the companuuwaY was ut Unrc
hauled up. to prevent tlm Captai' Of The Port
aud bin men from boarding the Tcsscl. and thu
American t!ag wss hutstcI. Ii was so,nethln.
uulMArs1 of. in t.tut barlor. for u fprciVu vessel
to have til: tcntnrttY IL rtsh up her cu!Ors at
mlnght, md IN defiance ot tfr Captaiu at th'.
Port, but the Stars anu atrtW* aapped lazils
In tile light brcrzc thAt Was stirring. Htlt tte
was not all. While thpsa precautions were be-
Ing taken, s0tne Of thu nIen under command uf
Mr.. SHERWOOD were maG1'IE tlu most effective:
preparations tn 'repel baardcrs." They wers
70 ihn,, In ease the cneuf attempted. to l'onrl
tln1n, they could throw several deadly strcasas
of hut water: anl 1t IL said ttas soldier wll,
will walk up like llrrr belorr storm of bul.
lets will run like deer III front of u strratu Ut
bot water,
The news had somehow snrcad through ttr
city that au attack was to be rna'e on the Amer
lean ship. unt! the wlarves were lined with crowds
OF people anxious to Rco the Fighting brgIu, The
Spanish irol,-clad raised her anc!,or nIHl snoven
un closer to tllc Ameri.un. Thfuga began to
look serious. The Ctr nf Mex!re waf tile only
American ship in lie harbdr, nnnI she must de-
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two small at1ns for firing saIn1cs, bns they we're
useless for waslike purpusrs. While affairs
were thus threatening, the Purser wn* quietly
sent oil Il, small hoas III sht darkness to MAXI:
tllc American ConslI fur his ulIlcin protection.
The Purscr succeeded III reaching. ilic eEurr ILL.,
scct* found TIE c0sltl, ai,d explained the stua-
TIc Captain Of the Port aml Officer sbcr
wood wcrr tneanWllile parlcYlrg over ilH' side
Ut tic vessel. The Captain nf ,I,r Port dc.
'naut,cA tlc surrender of th" fugitive General,
md NJ. Sherwood arnn refused to give lin
will boaTl the ship AMI taGc him. Come on,
said Mr.. Sherwood, mil we will give you a
rurkis., buth. Tlie curtaln l.csitalesl. uui.
alter some further pnreylng, decided to wAIt
b.rationa.
Before It was fn!ry ,,aYliga. next u,nrnng.
the Captain Of the City Of Mnxlru WIS look-
nE anxiou.ty teawart1. lie put Il lookout IN
but still l,u could srn nothing. Ny-and-hy tit
tls black Epcck c:lfe ltp irun. bsin.l tic water,
many tnilcs away. !tt: l'uknut saw it, aud slI,
Gaptain saw it Will his glass. Gradually It
grew larger. aud III" Captains expectations
grew with II, but It wu. Hill very ullcrrfulH
what It might he. 1t kupt growll1s md grow
tlg, an' gradually hrtzts,o quite nblu, but it
would have utlzxlel nn cid sailur to tell what 1t
wns. Thr sun was Just gliding ut' wnter us
this newcomer sioux, In lront Ut The old atorru.
It IL customary for eycry vessel eptcris,. ,l,r
iars,or tu salnte ttt Mosr.', where tho HpanlAh
tag tllss, with two guns. The new ship tltat
was coming Ia fret! ttir twn guns Us she I,asscd
..lu fortress, all1 AZ tcr refurta egl.Sc4 HtNuMg
the rocks The American !!ar was llotstr ovcr
her. A hearty chcer wrut ,tp fram Tic deck III
the American s"ercsantsha'. ~ this good !sieud
entered the llarbor, .sfl4 faint cheer Iron, ulr
share, for there were Americans there, tnu. It.
Was a United SkateS Gunbaat frnnt hey West,
an.l her prrsencn Immediately aetttc.i tu ques.
tim Of ine 1afcty ut thu CuDan funeral l1v
could Ut last lrAy@ his Int pare Of safgty M,,u
walk thu AeeAs without fcar.
Thu gl11F.oat WIS incurred BY the ktt1o OF The
Civ 1T AtuxIr md u further Inn.