. Life of Capt. Joseph Fry, the Cuban martyr. Being a faithful record of his remarkable career from childhood to the time of his heroic death at the hands of Spanish executioners; recounting his experience as an officer in the U. S. and Confederate navies, and revealing much of the inner history and secret marine service of the late Civil War in America . a andAmerican papers, an American captain and anAmerican crew. We have neither arms nor am-munition on board; we have only passengers,and are going to Port Liraon, Cfosta Eica. Believing that upon the statement of thesefacts the authorities w
. Life of Capt. Joseph Fry, the Cuban martyr. Being a faithful record of his remarkable career from childhood to the time of his heroic death at the hands of Spanish executioners; recounting his experience as an officer in the U. S. and Confederate navies, and revealing much of the inner history and secret marine service of the late Civil War in America . a andAmerican papers, an American captain and anAmerican crew. We have neither arms nor am-munition on board; we have only passengers,and are going to Port Liraon, Cfosta Eica. Believing that upon the statement of thesefacts the authorities would not dare to interferewith the passengers or the ship, they surren-dered. Captain Fry showed his papers, and pro-tested against the capture in the name of theAmerican government, and placed his ship, hispassengers, and himself under the protection ofthe flag of the United States. In reply the Spanish officer said, I do notcare what flag the ship carried; it is a pirateship, and you are all my prisoners. Turning toa subordinate, he ordered, Take down thatd—d old rag, and hoist the Spanish flag!When the American colors were hauled down,the Spaniards kicked and trampled upon it, andapplied to it the most opprobrious epithets. Ad-dressing the Spanish officer, Fry said, If mymen were armed, you would not thus treat theAmerican flag with CO C5 03 W O HP3 (In<fO CASTILLOS REPORT. 237 Captain Fry, Kizo, secretary of Del Sol, andinterpreter of Fry (from whom I have these de-tails), and eight others were left on the Vir-ginius, securely tied, and placed in the cabin,until they reached Santiago. •- - All the prisoners, with thfe exception of theseten, were transferred to the Tornado; andplacing a prize crew on the Virginius, theysailed for Santiago de Cuba, where they arrivedat five P. M., the next day. Castillo, the ebrnmander of the Tornado, madethe following report of the chase, capture, andboarding of the Virginius to the naval authori-ties at Havana. It is dated
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