The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-03

The CUEAN JOHANNESBURG OF THE VIXEN.
The laicst intelligence that we have received in
connection with the difficulty existing between the
Spanish authorities in the Island of Cuba and the
government ofthe United States at Washington, is
of very important character. IL may be the pre-.
cursor of more Of the same nature. and may end in
a.yar with Spain, the destruction Of our trade with
Cuba and serious injury TO our.cOmmerce every
where.
BY this intelligence, it appears that the Vixen
ycsselcf.war sailed a day or two since from WASH
isgton. in great hurry, with dispatches for the
American squadron in the Yves, Indies, directing,
it is supposed, the commandment Of the American
feet on that station to back the final demand for
the release Of the American prisoners in Havana,
and to enforce IL at every hazard. Ii such be the
puryort of the dispatches that were sent by the
Vixen, We may be involved in WARMTH Spain be-
fore We know where we are, which, although it
would result in the entire subycrsion Of Spanish
power in The West ladies, ard the acquisition Of
the beautiful island Of Cuba 10y the United States,
might. nevertheless, be a very expensive matter,
and would certainty be attended with grea injury
10 our commerce, scattered as IL is over every sea.
The SpanaIls are proud and naughty race, and
although they have fallen from the high estate
which they once occupied q nation, they are as
proud as they ever were. 10 Ia not 10y open and
honorable warfare that Spain could ini1re us, but
hy granting letters Of marquc TO all who would ap-
p,y for them, aud letting loose a shoal of bucca-
nests TO prey upon our commerce. In this we
could not harm Spain TO any extent, for she has,
comparatively, but little commerce. IL, however,
the Governor Of Cuba has any sense left, h. will
immediately accede % the demand for the release
OF the American prisoners, who, by the last ac-
counts, were undergoing trial before the Cuban au-
Noriues lfhc should not comply, of course the
demand viii be enforced, and then the difficulties
and disasters 10 which we have referred will COM
mcnce.
This being the condition Of the difficulty growing
ogt Of the rratical INVASION Of Cuba. by band of
armed men. under the command Of General Iopez
the question is naturally suggested, Why was that
expedition allowed to sail from the United states;
why it not promptly suppressed before it sailed
aud what cxer,ions did the cabinet at Washington
ma he to prevent that piracel expedition from sail
ing The cabinet made no exerticns of the kind
and, from information which We have received
from time to time, there IL very little doubt our
minds that the members Of the cabinet are cog
infant Of the whole eedngof the intentions of
The leaders of that expedition, md secretly and
undcrhandedy favored it. instead Of taking mea-
sures to suppress it. This impression is strength
sn,d by The fact. that men in high Office, and con-
necied with the government Of the United States,
were personally engaged in it, and actually disri-
buted arms and munitions Of war to the invaders,
before they left the United States. What a me-
lancboy spectacle this is to present to the civilized
worId-the cabinet Of General Taylor encouraging,