The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1853

and circulars, which will probaby lead to the disco-
very of that engine which has up to the present Mo-
ment so, much puzzled the bloodhounds of the police
office—viz., the Mazzinian printing press.
It is a notorious fact, that, as long as the party of
the republic in Rome was undivii:Zsd, and well looked
upon even by the upholders of constittAional institu-
tions as the possible means of a return to liberal
government, all attempts on the part of the police
authorities to discover their places of meeting or their
press proved abortive. After the affair of Milan,
however, a
.great split took place between the various
liberal parties, the majority of whom threw off their
allegiance to the committees out of Rome, and joined
in what is now termed the "fusion" party, having
for their professed object the re-acquisition of na-
tionality, the expulsion of foreigners from the soil of
Italy, and reserving the discussion of forms of go-
vernment, whether republican, united or federative,
or constitutionally monarchical, until after the ac-
complishment of this great end. The minority, how-
ever, resolved to maintain their principles and their
independence, and, according to instructions reeeivid
from head quarters, re-appointed their leading men,
and established a new printing press, the old one
having followed the fortunes of the fusionists. From
this split appears to have arisen the necessity of
action. _ .

It is of course difficult to ascertain whether the
principal agents in the proposed outbreak have suc-
ceeded in escaping the clutches of the sbirri, but at
all events it may be inferred that the government
and the French general are so well on their guard at
present as to render any attempt at political move-
ment, under existing circumstances, a piece of con-
summate madness. _

The slow progress of the amnesty, or rather of the
separate instances of clemency which his Holiness
had recently indulged in, has of course been put a
sudden stop to by the news of this fresh plot. 'fhe
ea:-triumvir Calandrelli has been finally set at
liberty. lie left Ancona by the last steamer for
Trieste.

The Dutch Minister of Worship, M. de Lichten felt,
has gone to digest the Pope's observations at Naples.
His trip will only last for a few days, as he is
expected back in Rome to wind up the object of his
mission.

The Neapolitan frontier authorities continue to
inconvenience British travellers by confounding
names, and imagining that every other person who
presents himself at the Portella station is comprised
in the black list of suspected foreigners, with which
the police agents are furnished at the various entries
into the royal dominions. An English gentleman,
Mr. George Davison, was refused admittance into the
Neapolitan territory by the police authorities at
Portella on the sth inst. because forsooth the black
list contained a name somewhat similar, Mr. George
Dawson. In vain Mr. Davison exhibited his passport,
duly signed by the Neapolitan minister in Rome;
the police agents inexorably hauled him out
of the diligence, told him that the mere dot
of an i was too sl;ght a difference between him and
the suspected Dawson, particularly as both were
named George, and left him, deprived of his baggage,
to enjoy the charms of a no?turnal walk back to Ter-
racina, which, considering the brigandish reputation
of that tract of neutral ground, would prove more ro-
mantic than soothing. From Terracina Mr. Davison
wrote to the British minister at Naples, who had the
matter looked into, and the proper authorisation for
the traveller's admittance made out and forwarded to
the Neapolitan embassy at Rome, whither Mr. Davi-
son was obliged to return at great inconvenience.
After a delay of more than ten days the luckless tra-
veller set out again, and triumphantly submitted
himself to the scrutiny of the Neapolitan authorities,
at the midnight halt of Portella, as being ln»sa fide
Davison, tot Dawson.
Exchange on London, 471; Roman Consols, 9G ;
I Bank shares, 223.

SPANISH VIOLATION OF ANTI-SLAVERY
I TREATIES.

JOLT 9.
Since the arrival of the
et steamer, bringing
intelligence of the discussion in the house cf Lords
upon Cuban affairs, and the continual infraction of
the treaty for suppression of the slave tre.:`e• ours
authorities have been roused by the apprehension !1/4
fearful consequences. In the hope of bringing about
a reaction or abatement in public sentiment, so that
they may continue to impose upon the intelligence of
Europe, they are struggling to create the appearance
of good faith, although taken in the criminal fact.
In every case of recent apprehension of slavers,
negroes, or owners, it is singular that the bonus to
the authorities had been duly paid—the vessels de-
serted, and the crows and officers dispersed in con-
venient places of security. Oue of the principal
traders, and one of the wealthiest proprietors on the
island, is still detained in prison, because he will
not make declaration " that he had not had

official sanction for the introduction of his cargo by
the Lady Suffolk, and that he had not paid any
bonus therefore to the Captain-General of Cuba, lita
agent, or other officials." He still remains in the
Cabanas fortification, while the chief in the " palace"
' opposite is full of indignation at the obstinacy of the
mau. He would send him to Spain, but is fearful of
the influence of his wealth, and the rather near pobi-
lion to the throne of his friends and associates in

business them; but this alternative he will be com-

polled to, or negotiate a release for him here, and give
up all idea of defence against the heavy charges heaped
upon his head. It appears that three American sea-
men, who shipped on board of the bark Jasper for an
honest voyage, and were not aware of her private
character until after arrival on the coast, were com-
pelled to remain on board until that vessel made the
port of Bailen, on the south side of Cuba,
and in the confusion of lauding the negroes,
which was not seen, they endeavoured to
make their escape. They were, however,
picked up on the coast, carefully guarded on
board of a Spanish armed vessel, and conveyed to Ha-
vannah, to be dealt with by the Captain-General, who
is helping to show Lord Brougham what is the worth
of a Spanish promise. There can be doubt of their
innocence, and that they were not accessory to the
piracy of the Jasper voluntarily : they have been most
grossly imposed upon and wronged.

The men are good witnesses, and ready to testify,
but the Captain-General, finding their testimony
could not be made to sustain his purity, will not
allow their declarations to take a legal and docu-
mentary form.
The American Vice-Consul, acting in the absence
of the Consul of the United States, has asked to be
allowed to take the declarations of these men, but
that is what is also to be avoided, as it would be
brought too determinately before the English public
through the press.
From a letter, dated at Laguna de lerminus, the
14th of June, I gather the following, confirming in-
, formation concerning facts of which I have previously
advised you. "The curiosity of the inhabitants of the
village named was much excited by the arrival, on
the 30th of May, of a finely modelled, and apparently
new, clipper-built full-rigged ship, painted all black.
She entered the port under Mexican colours, which,
was another cause of surprise to the people there.
As soon as the captain of the port's boat returned
from visit it was said to be the Mexican ship Ma-
riana, Captain Juan Gutienez, of 300 tons burden,
American measurement, though she entered at the
port only 410 Mexican. She came from Cienfuegos
(Cuba), had eight days' passage, a crew of 30 men,
mostly Spaniards, and 300 pipes of water for bal-
last. She was consigned to a very respectable house,
and brought letters of credit for a large amount. It
was soon suspected that she had been on a slaving
expedition, and after her crew had been discharged
they publicly stated that the vessel had been on the
Mozambique coast, where she had laid in a
stock of over 1,300 agrees, 200 of which died
on the passage back, and the remaining
1,100 had been discharged at or near Cien-
fuegos a short time before the vessel's arrival
there. She had been chased by an English cruiser off
the Cape of Good Hope. The vessel is under seizure
at the custom-house for informality in ship's papers.
The crew have mostly been paid off, and left for
Campeachy and other points. The vessel's figure-
head represents the Goddess Fame, with wings on
her back, a speaking trumpet in one hand and a
wreath in the other. She answers the description
given of the Lady Suffolk in the New York Herald
' of December 6, 1832, and is undoubtedly the same
vessel under a new name." The letter goes on to
state that " the vessel was built by Messrs. Adams,

Iray and Son (of Baltimore), and some six months
ago taken down to Mariel or Bahia Honda by Mr.
Gray himself. She will probably remain here at
least one month more. From Cienfuegos she came
here with a sea letter, given by the Mexican consul
at Havana." It is some stretch of power as well as
conscience in this gentleman to give protection by
sea letter to a vessel known by every child that
reads in Cuba to be a pirate ship, liable to capture
wherever found by any civilised power of the earth.
Bat necessity and money drive hard bargains with
the tender-stricken honour of the race, mixed or
unmixed.
Since receiving the intelligence of the present
whereabont of the Lady Suffolk, alias Mexican Mari-
ana, we have ascertained from undoubted sources that
long previous to her expected return her owners had
negociated with a former Mexican consul at Havana
for a clean sea-letter for her under the Mexican flag,
to enable her to enter their ports after discharge of
her cargo in Cuba, and for her protection at sea.
We are somewhat surprised at an order given by
General Canedo to the post-office department, that
none of the English papers shall be delivered to sub-
scribers—citing particularly the Daily News, Times,
&c. The order has not been published, but was
issued under the first feverish excitement caused by
remarks in those journals, and the proceedings in
parliament reflecting upon his official conduct as
Captain-General of Cuba. May my information be
of service to Lord Clarendon, enlighten Lord How-
den, and satisfy Lord Brougham.
We have reports of several more landings which
have been effected upon the island, but not with de-
tails and precision that will yet justify their report.
The most important one as to numbers took place
near the Lagua la Grand. As soon as I have con-
firming evidence of the facts I shall transmit them.
Several vessels are yet due, which were despatched,
as understood at the time, with the sanction, not
tacit, of the supreme authority of Cuba.
We have no British cruisers at this moment in
port, and the steamer Avon arrived yesterday to leave
in the morning. The health of Havannah remains
good, and but slight fever cases were developed
among the shipping in port. The active business
season has passed, although a large stock of produce
remains to go forward to markets.