The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-26
Correspondence Of tie ~ Y. Commercial Ado1tisu
UNITED STATES SHIr CoNGRKss,
HAVANA, July III, 1850

Yesterday the United States steamer Vixen ar
rived, with Commodore Morris, Commissioner
TO the Government here, in reference to the Con-
toy prisoners. But the object had been accom-
plished already, by Commodore Mckeever, in a
most amicable and satisfactory manner, and in
accordance with previous agreement and arrange
ment. To-day, at IL o'clock. the prisoners, forty
two in number, were brought on board the Con
gress, from the Spanish frigate Sobcrano, in the
boats Of that vessel At four O'Clock they were
transferred to the sloop-of war Albany, to be
RED to Pensacola there to await the orders OF the
United States Government.
As whole, they a sorry looking set of adj
ventorers-many Of them mere boys, and all the
dupes Of imposition, ialsehood and fraud; SHINING
no doubt themselves in the matter, but more sin
ned against by those who inveigled them into the
in which they caught So far from
having been i'll treated by the authorities, since
imprisoned, they have Jared well, according to
their con fession, (under the circumstances in
which they placed, } and have reason to thank
their stars that unscathed they un-
der the shadow Of the American flag.
Commodore Mckeever's course has been at once
judicious, frank, courteous, and signally SUCCESS
iul; and his mission here accomplished, we sail to-
morrow, at daybreak, for Rio de Janeiro.
The Diario de la MoetSa Of July Ia contains the
official report OF the Auditor Of Marine the sub
jects of the detention or the Georgiana and the
Susan Loud, and the Disposition of the prisoners
seized in them at Contoy, and those taken at Car
denas
This document occupies five columns in the paper
in which It 10 printed. Its contents are briefly
follows: The seizure of the vessels is pronounced
legal, under the provisions of article Sc of the gen
eral military ordinances OF 1888 On board there
was large supply OF arms and provisions destined
for the expedition of Lopez, and the vessels
cordingly declared to be confiscated to the State,
The following named persons, being those
ticed abave embarked on board the United States
vessel, recommended to be set at liberty:
Edward b. Davis, John Finch, William Penton,
David Finger Smith, James M. Gowan, John w.
Winter, John Gibbs, Thomas M. Armstrong, Will
u NIL
John Cranin, Levi Brown, Alexander Miller, Henry
Stevens, William S. Lake, James M Martin, Henry
Smith, John Estill, Joseph Byrnes, Antonio Fran
cisco, Finny S. Welsh Phil O'Conner Alexander
NJ Smelly, Joseph Reed, A. Il. Moore, Charles N.
Paris, William J. Holland James O'Donnell, Ar
thur M. CURE, John M. Coolson, Joel d. Hogg,
Stephen Hoyenstrow. John L. Carter, Allen P. Cool
SON. James Bannon William L. Hardy John Black
stone, Charles b. Mathews, James Taply, Jorge M.
Mcdaniel, William Brown.
The captain of the Susan Loud, and the three
sailors who went to Cardenas in the Creole
rendered to the captain general.
Rufus Benson, captain; Joseph A. Grafton, pilot,
[pil0ta, and Nathan Dawson Robert J. Burdy, and
James Nowys, seamen Of the Georgana; and Thos.
g. Hale, pilot, and James Stewart, Daniel Blair,
John Hamar, and Andrew Jinkhauz, seamen of
the Susan Loud, to be held in custody-the
men witnesses in the farther proceedings which
are to be instituted against Benson, Grafton, and
Hale.
The Courier DIES Flats Unis in commenting on
this decision, to have divided the prisoners
under three distinct categories: the passengers
who were on their way to California, who have
been released-the crews of the vessels that were
seized who were possibly engaged in the plot, and
will, therefore be subjected to regular tria-and
finally, the four men on board the Creole, who can
scarcely deny their completely.
The Cuban authorities appear to have been salts
fed with only partial compliance with the claims
preferred by the Cabinet at Washington; they |
maintain the validity and justice of the seizure of
the two vessels by the Pizarro. The question now
arises whether the new Cabinet will deem it GEES
sary to insist upon the demands made by Mr.. Clay
ton.
Private reports brought that Capt. Benson,
when the Ohio left, confirmed lunatic, |
deemed past recovery
correspondent of the Tribune says that the con-
demned vessels arc TO be despatched for Cadiz as
soon as they can be prepared for
The office of the British consulate was robbed on |
the morning of the 18th met, and negro porter
mn rcd