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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Amidas , Philip 1550 -1618 (search)
Amistad, case of the.
A Portuguese slaver landed a cargo of kidnapped Africans near Havana; a few days afterwards they were placed on board the Amistad to be taken to Principe.
On the voyage the negroes, led by Cinque, captured the vessel, but killed only the captain and the cook.
They then ordered the white crew to take the ship to Africa; but the sailors brought her into American waters, where she was seized by Lieutenant Geding.
of the United States brig Washington, and brought into New London, Conn., Aug. 29, 1839.
A committee, consisting of S. S. Jocelyn, Joshua Leavitt, and Lewis Tappan, was appointed in New York to solicit funds and employ counsel to protect the rights of the negroes.
After a great struggle the court, through Justice Story, pronounced them free.
Their return to Africa founded the Mendi mission.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Badeau , Adam 1831 -1895 (search)
Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
Military officer; born in New York, Dec. 29, 1831; served on the staff of General Sherman early in the Civil War; was severely wounded at Port Hudson; joined General Grant, and became his military secretary, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in January, 1864; and was made aide-de-camp to the general of the army, with the title of colonel, in March, 1865; and retired in 1869, holding the rank of captain, U. S. C., and brevet brigadier-general, U. S. V. He was consul-general in London in 1870-81; accompanied General Grant on his journey around the world in 1877-78; and was consul-general in Havana in 1882-84.
After General Grant's death Badeau lost a suit against the heirs for compensation for alleged services in the preparation of General Grant's Memoirs.
He published Military history of Ulysscs S. Grant; Grant in peace, and several romances.
He died in Ridgewood, N. J., March 19, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Black Warrior
Black Warrior seizure.
Prior to February, 1854, there had been several causes for irritation between the Spanish authorities of Cuba and the United States, on account of invasions of the territory of the former from that of the latter.
Under cover of a shallow pretence, the steamship Black Warrior, belonging to citizens of the United States, was seized Feb. 28, at Havana, by order of the Spanish authorities in Cuba, and the vessel and cargo were declared confiscated.
This flagrant outrage aroused a bitter feeling against those authorities; and a motion was made in the House of Representatives to suspend the neutrality laws and compel those officials to act more justly.
A better measure was adopted.
A special messenger was sent to Madrid, with instructions to the American minister there, Mr. Soule, to demand from the Spanish government immediate redress in the form of indemnification to the owners of the vessel in the amount of $300,000. The Spanish government justified the out
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blanco , Ramon Y Arenas 1833 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Butler , Zebulon 1795 (search)
Butler, Zebulon, -1795
Military officer; born in Lyme, Conn., in 1731; served in the French and Indian War and in the expedition to Havana in 1762, when he became a captain.
He settled in the Wyoming Valley, Pa., in 1769, and was there when the valley was invaded bv Tories and Indians under Col. John Butler, in 1778.
In defence of the inhabitants, he commanded the feeble force there, but was unable to prevent the massacre that took place.
The next year he accompanied Sullivan in his expedition into the Indian country in central New York, and served during the remainder of the war. He died in Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 28, 1795.
Cancer, Luis 1549-
Missionary; born in Saragossa, Spain; became a member of the Dominican Order.
With two companions and Magdalena, a converted Indian woman, whom he had brought from Havana as an interpreter, landed in Florida in 1549.
By presents and an explanation of his purpose through his interpreter he gained the friendship of the Indians.
After a few days he visited another part of the coast, leaving his companions behind.
When he returned, a canoe containing a survivor of De Soto's expedition approached and warned Father Cancer that his companions had been killed.
He declined to believe this and rowed alone to the shore.
Magdalena, his interpreter, told him that his two companions were in the tent of the chief, whereupon he followed her and was almost immediately surrounded by the Indians and put to death.
Cardenas
A seaport in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, about 90 miles east of Havana.
It was here, on May 11, 1898, that the Wilmington, a United States gunboat, engaged the fortifications and Spanish gunboats, and rescued the Hudson and Winslow, which had steamed within range of a masked battery.
Three Spanish gunboats which lay under the fortifications had been challenged by the torpedo-boat Winslow and other United States vessels, but they refused to leave the protection of the batteries.
When the Wilmington arrived and found the range at 2,500 yards, the Hudson and Winslow steamed into the inner harbor to attack the Spanish vessels.
They did not, however, suspect that there was a strong battery near the water's edge until a sudden fire was opened upon them.
The first shot crippled the steering-gear of the Winslow, and another wrecked her boiler, wounding her commander, Lieut. John B. Bernadon, and killing Ensign worth Bagley (q. v.) and four men. During this action the W