The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-18

ODdlAiS4k wal NSSSSISs 10 get n6T OIL
provisions and arms had to be sacri-
feed. In the early morning the boat
put in to land the Governor and his
officers, as the plan of making another
point in Cuba was abandoned since the
provisions had been cast overheard.
While in shore, the Spanish war
steamer Pizarro, passed and went into
Cardenas harbor.
The little Creole was headed for Key
West and that night, as she drew very
little water, ran over the Florida reefs,
getting on the inside. Next morning
she found herself opposite the Pizarro.
who was but four miles away, but
unable to cross the intervening reefs.
Barrels of rosin, all the bacon on
board, hunks and other woodwork was
now fed into the furnace of the Creole.
She had had to run about three -fourths
as far to get into Key West as the
Pizarro, and she gained twenty min
utes by sympathetic Key West pilot
running the Spanish ship aground. For
this the pilot was threatened with
hanging.
The Creole ran up near the wharf
and the Pizarro followed full speed.
The little United States surveying
schooner, Lieut.. Rogers, U. S. N. sail
ed up by the Creole and ran out her
only gun, a 12-pounder, as q. menace to
the giant Spaniard. Thinking the Pr
zarro was going to cut her down, the
Americans and Cubans aboard the
Creole drew knives and pistols and
prepared to board. But the Spaniards
edged off and lay in the harbor. Ad-
miral Armero on the Pizarro demand
ed the persons of the filibusters from
the Key West authorities. For an
swer, the local company, commanded
by Stephen R. Mallory, afterwards
United States senator and secretary of
the Confederate navy, manned Fort
Taylor, ran out and loaded the big
guns in the lower tier. The Pizarro
then drew out of the harbor.
Gen. Lopez proceeded to Savannah
and from there to New Orleans, where
he gave himself up to the United
States authorities for trial. Gen. Con
zales remained at the home of his
friend, Mr.. Mallory, until recovered
from his wounds, when he surrendered
to the United States marshal. He was
sent by sailing vessel to New Orleans.
The Cuban patriots were given an en-
thusiastic greeting at the St. Charles
Hotel by the citizens. In a speech
Gen. Lopez said if he had committed a
crime in soliciting the aid of freemen
for Cuba's liberty he was determined
to remain a criminal to the last mos
ment of his life.
The United States grand jury finally
found indictments against num-
Der of prominent gentlemen for
violation Of the neutrality laws.
These were Justice Gotesworth Pinck-
ney Smith of the Supreme Court of
Mississippi; John A. Quitman. Gov
ernor of Mississippi; John Henderson
prominent New Orleans lawyer and
ex-senator of Mississippi; Gen. A. J.,
Gonzales, Editor Laurent j. Sigur of
the New Orleans Delta, Gen. Narcisso
Lopez, Judge Boyd of Natchez. Miss,
Col Theodore O'Hara, former major
in United States army in Mexican war
and author of the "Bivouac of the
Dead" John L. O'Sullivan. former ed
itor of the Democratic Review; Mr.
F. Pickett, Lieut.. Col. P. S. Smith,
Maj Thomas I. Hawkins, Gen. Dona-
ten Augustin, Col Robert Wheat,
Capt. A. j. Lewis, ]. R. Hadden, Col
N. ]. Bunch and Lieut.. Col. w. H. Bell
The Americans named had been con-
spicuous in aiding the Cuban expedi-
ton.
On the first trial, in December, 1850
the jury stood four for acquittal and
eight for conviction. Next time, two
months later, they were six and six.
In March the third trial was held and
as only one juror stood for conviction,
the government quashed the proceed
ings.