THE CUBAN OUTRAGE.

Evening Star, Issue 3408, 23 January 1874, Page 3

THE CUBAN OUTRAGE.

From files'per Gustave, which, arrived in ■ Port on Saturday, we extract as follows from ■ e ■ ‘ Alta-California ’ of the 22nd ult., in reference to the above :-r-“ A letter from Havana of'the Bth, published to-day, says the Virginus left Jamaica on.thq 25th October, and intended to sail direct, for Cuba. On the 20th the Spanish Consulate at Kingston advised the Governor of Santiago de Cuba that the Virginus was in the vicinity of Marant Bay, Jamaica. The Governor sent the commuiucatidn to Castoba, commander of the Tornado, which was at Santiago de Cuba, and'that vessel" left in a few hours in pursuit. On the, Slat she came m sight of the Virginus, and. gave chase, soon gaining ,pn her, at fourteen knots per hour. The 1 Virginias changed her course towards Jamaica. jNigh't fast closed in, and the Tornado still gained. : the.Virgings was noyr compelled to use petroleum, grease, and fat f6r fudl, and to throw overboard horses cannon, arms, and ammunition to lighten htr! The Tornado, when within gunshot, fired four shots'and a shell. This brought the Virginus to, when the Tornado sent two atmfed b9ate alongside, who took possession of the vessel, and made prisoners of all on board They transferred some to the Tornado, pud placed a prize crew on the Virginus. She then sailed for Santiago de Guba. where she arrived at 5 p.m! The next day the inteliigence of the capture caused great rejoicing A court martial was held on the Tornado on the 2nd, all the crew of the VirginiusSbeihg tried as pirates, and the sentence‘of the OoUrt sent to the Captaiu-General in a sealed packet. All the prisoners, except Hyan ! Uelsot, Benita, and Cespedes, were then placed in the city gaol. At six a.m., on November 4, Cespedes, Delsot, Benita, and Byan ’were shot, in presence of all-the Volunteers and an immense crowd of citizens. ” * N Z Herald,’ 6th.