The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-28
T,roubie with authorities OF Cuba.
The Contoy Prisohers--0Gr Relations with
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trouble with Authorities OF Cuba.
The Contoy Prisohers--oar II relations with
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The special cprrespolideht ofthe North
American, semiDfhcial, writes as follows,
under date Of Washington une IA: gai
lp my telegraphic despatch Of Wednes.
DAY, the 18th inst, | stated that unless
the information brought by the Isabel
should differ from that already received,
all apprehensions OF difficulty with Spain
might safely be dismissed That inlor-
nation has now reached here, and, am
sorry to say, very materially alters the
condition of things from what it was re-
ported to be ut the time Of the sailing Of
the Saranac. sr-tfF 'r r"Hsf1
Advices, under date of the Sd Instant,
have arrived from Gen. Campbell, our
Consul at Havana. From the tenor OF
these, there is reason to fear that the diff
fcully betweeh the two Governments is
hy nn mears at an end, Gen. c. express
SOS the opinion--an opinion generally
shared by the American residents and
shipmastersat Havana that The captains
Oft Georgana aud The Sarah loud
w5uld be executed, unless our govern
ment Immediately and peremptorlly IN
terfered to prevent it. He therefore
asks for prompt and positive instructions
to demand the prisoners as no inlerven'
ton short Of this will prnbably prove ef-
ticacious. This request, under the Pc
culiar circumstances, makes It obvious
that the stern aud unmistakeable leuet
of Mr.. Clayton, of the lst inst. in which
Gen.C. was directed to warn the Capt
General that if he hurt hair OF the head
of any innocent American citizen, 1t
ttiight lead to sahguinary war, had moi
reached its destination, 9..- ,..7.
The trials Of the prisoners were to be
conducted according to the strict forms
ofSpanish law, hich require the proceed
ings on pfelimlhafy examinations to be
secret. As these summaral proceedings
had not closed al the date Of the Consul
despatches, it is TO be hoped that Mr.
Clayton's announcement of the Isl, inst
may arrive in time To prevent any hasty
action on the part Of the Cuban au
thorities, t1 t. ...t
From all the facts which have come t.
fight, it is believed that the prisoners TAX
en- at Contoy had shipped for California
via Chagres. Such was the general pur
port of the testimony adduced befor
Judge Marvin. at Key West, before whom
II was established that when the real ex
beditionists went on board the Creole Thu
others abandoned them. Under this stat
of things, any violence offered to then
tnay involve serious Complications.
Gen. Campbell states that, aTthoug
he has not himself witnessed the ,exhibl
tion of such feelings, the American resi-
dents OF Havana believe that the excite
ment against them is very strong, and tha
they are regarded with absolute disfa
vor by the Spanish people aud authorl
ties. tss.,st. ,s., ......
Since the intelligence brought BY tn
Isabel reached here, the Spanish Minis
ter has not been visible, 1t is not known
therefore, what ad4ices he may have re
ceived, or hoy his opinions may hav
been modified by them. 5.t,ss
A correspondent Of the Philadelphi
Inquirer, writing from Washington. Jun
l4th. after referring to the proof that tn
Controy prisoners shipped for Chagre
and left the expedition Immediately thu
they found it was going to Cuba, says;-
A despatch has just been sent from III
State Department to Judge Marvin |
forward all this evidence. Cant. Ia
nalfs conduct is mol dPproesd of gH
prisoners are not instantly giUen up, IL
believed he President 0iH tdythe soho
matter before Congress soith strong re-
omendat,on. In case of toar, England,
IS Eaown, ,OW not interfere. '.'' 9ol
Dispatches to the N. Y. Tribune an
Enquirer coincide with the above in e
cry particular. The one tothe Tribar
says that in case Of another refusal to d
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