The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29

have the perfect confidence of every man
with me- We had retired from the Held,
and were going 10 sea, and We're overtaken
by tho Spanish steamship Habanero, and
captured Tell Gen. Huston that MS
nephew got separated from me on the
18th, and that | have not seen him since.
lie may have struggled off and Joined Lo-
PEI. who advanced rapidly 10 the interior.
My people, however. were entirely sur
rounded on every side We saw that We
had been deceived grossly, and were max
ing for the United States when taken. DI'-
ing my short journey IN this island nave
rot met a single patriot. We landed some
forty or fifty miles to the westward Of
this. and | am sure that in that part Of
the island Lopez has no friends. When ]
was attacked Lopez was only three miles
of II he had not been dece!vlng u9 as 10
the state OF things, ne would nave iallen
back with his force and made night, instead
of which he marched on Immediately TO
the interior
Il am requested to get you TO tell Mr..
Green. OF the custom house. that his
brother shares my fate Victor Der Is
also with me, also Stanford. recohect
no others of your acquaintance AT present
l will die like man. My heart has not
failed me yet, nor 10 | believe y VIII
Communicate with my family.
This Is an incoherent letter. but the cir
cumstances must excuse IL. Ny hands are
swollen to double their thickness, resulting
from having them too tightly corded for
the last eighteen hours. Write to john
and let him write to my mother. l am
afraid the news viii break her heaft. Ny
heart beats warmly toward her now.
Farewell Nv love 10 all my friends am
sorry die owing a cent. hut II Is inevlta-
bic Yours. strong IN heart.
w l.. CRITTENDEN."
ITO Or Lucien Hensley'
At the expiration OF the half-houT given
the prisoners in which 10 write home they
were marched in body TO the place or
execution. Here. IN the presence or
monqrel multitude. estimated 10 number
20 90 people the condemned men were de-
tailed IN lots OF ten and were commanded
10 apDroach stone wall and 10 kneel with
their backs 10 "A detachment Of soldiers
lined up = few PAGES back. ready for their
deadly work The poor fellows exhibited
unainchjng courage. and. TO man. died
hravely; not a sigh, nor murmur' nor
any sign OF fear was betrayed by any OF
them.
They were lei out ten at time says
q correspondent who witnessed the execu-
ton. and were shot from behind. one
nue-looking fellow. who was the last shot
while kneeling waiting his turn. calmly
looked upon his butchered companions.
first turr-ng his head on one side and then
on the other. as though he was only
spectator. and then turned his head and
looked his executioners in the face while
they fred He was shot six times before
he fell"
when Crittenden and his ten comrades
were marched out and commanded 10
kneaI all obeyea excepting Critteneen-
Ne dedautIy faced about. and. straighten-
ing himself TO his full height, exclaimed:
a Kentuckian never turns his back on
an enemy. and kneels only 10 his God"
After the execution the bodies were
Gerdtshly mutilated by the rabble, but
later were thrown into hearses, six or
oicb- in each. and taken away and buried.
while the negroes. slaves and freemen
alike. possessed themselves OF the hats.
boots and portions Of the clothing Of the
dead and fixing them on sticks. marched
through the streets with curses upon the
hlibusters. the pirates. etc. accompanied
with vivas for the captain general