New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-17
The Contcy Prisoners-Our Relations win
spain.
The Washington Correspondent Of the PR'la@e'

The Washington Correspondent of The Pd'Iaae'-
pAia North American writes as follows;
W.sEiscToS Fh5ay, June II
In nv telegraphic dispatch OF Wednesday .uo
10Th instant | stated that unless the lhioLna'o ~
brought by the Isabel should diner ir9n va.
ready received all approximations o. oiOuy
Snnn might safely be dismissed. mat lo' Y A'loI
r. noIV Cached here and, am sorry TO say very
materially alters the condition oil things, IA
II was reported to be at the time Of the o' ''
Saranac. RI. al mat have arrival
from Gen Campbell, our COnsui d. "a aua :. -
b ,enor of these there is reason 10 iear .n1' VIC
I;s;1,i, between the two Governments IS by no
- =, an end Gen. C. expresses the opinion
In0 a,ion Generally shared by the American resi-
dents and shipmasters at Havana-tnat tne cap
tains of the Georgiane and Sarah Loud woald DC
executed, unless our Government Immediately anu
nerem ptoriy interlered 10 prevent Il. he tnere-
fire asks for prompt and positive Instructions 70
demand the prisoners as no Intervention short oil
this will probably prove eficacious. This request
under the peculiar circumstances, makes J. ooyloeS
that the stern and unmistaS cable letter oil ar
CLAYTON of the lsr inst in which Gen. =: was ol-
rected to warn the Captain General that II ne nure
hair Of the head Of anyinnocent American ciLLzeh
it might lead to sanguinary war hsd not theh
reached its destination.
The trials Of the prisoners were to be conducted
according 10 the strict forms Of Spanish law which
require the proceedings on preliminary eAaA.nG
lions 10 be secret AS these sammarh proceed
ines had not closed a; the date Of the Consul dis
patches, it is to be hoped that Mr. Claytons an
nouncenent Of the lst inst may arrive Ia time %
prevent any hssty action OF the part OF the CUBAN
authorities
From oil the facts which have come % light i -
believed that the prisoners taken at CoItoy mad
shipped for California via Chagres. Such was the
general purport Of the testimony adduced before
judge Marvin, at Key West, before whom i was
established that when the real expeditionlsts went
on board the Creole, the others abandoned them
Under this state of things, any violence offered 70
them may involve serious complication.
Gen. Campbell states that, although he has not
himself witnessed the exhibition Of such feelings,
the American residents Of Havana believe that the
excitement against them is very strong, and thar
they are regarded with absolute disiavOr by the
Spanish people and authorities.
Since the intelligence brought by the Isabel
reached here, the Spanish Minister mas not been
visible. 1t is not known, therefore, what adviees
he may have received or how his opinions may
have been modified by them.
w bile it is to be hoped that nothing has been or
will be done, on the part Of the Spanish officials IN
Cuba to impair the rights Of our citizens, it - GER
tain that zen. Taylor and his Administration viii
vindicate, with all the authority conferred upon
them, the dignity Of the American pco PIE aad the
ssnctity Of the American heg