Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-11

'
THREATENED BLOCKADE oil THE PORTS OF
CUBA-TIiE. AMERICAN PRISONERS REPORT
Ed SHOT
In addition TO the made in Yesterday paper VIZ
have the following intelligence. The n. T. Herald says:
1.-The Cuba correspondence is laid before III Senate II
&c yoIuiinous The Spanish Minister constantly Kept MI
secretary Clayton ad'i'' o! the Invading movement ny
information from Spanish agents. In OF his letters
laleron de Ia Barca complains bitterly OF the sun ana al-
cas TO the Secretary n State for the prosecution ~ as
turber VI the peace; but no alislph Il auo ~ - III "
Caytons answer.
The instructions the naval commanders require
the event o INVASION that all supplies under ins amsI
IAN flag shall be stopped This VIII DO debated III Tue 'e-
nate, as involving suspension ot trade
The New York Tribune has despatch which gives the
following information respecting the reported shooting OF
tie prisoners
"onicia information has been received Of tho execution
ii four Americans Cuba, aud Of the Imprisonment OF be-
and Two hundred Others Inc spanish au.ofi
ties refused lie commander of onr squadron psrmsStoh :"
Mc prisoners or permit item 10 DC brought nome o' ""
rc ae Congress sailed from Cuba 10 intercept The Span
Sh vessel containing number of prisoners taken from M
island near Iucaan She was followed by Spanish YES
sci of war Capt Randolph If the Congress will rescue
the Americans if he find the vessel before she reaches
Cuba Dispatches have been ssnt 10 the Spanls! ahn
rites of Cuba that the arrest OF Americans on any lsiAna
will not BE- recognised nor permitted
There is confusion oi facts in this despatch when
do profess understand IL says between one III"
wo hundred prisoners are already confinement, and yet
pected The highest number which the Spanards have
claimed 10 have captured l05 which is less tan that
he already Imprisoned There is also another dscre
pancy in Of the locality OF the rgalc Con-
r.ss She sailed from Norfolk only yesterday Tor Cu'n
with Capt. Mckecsor as her commander.
The following from Tho Washington Union is more sails
factory and as makes alusn to til, shooting OF the
prisoners disposed look upon the report an ex
iggcraton:
Nc understand hat dispatches have been received by
the government Consul Al Havana, stating That he
had demanded thu los persons taken hv Spanish ship q"
.sar the island al Cont"y Con,oy is neutral territory
md tie taken there had not been engaged III open nos
,cs and actually conside.in. oi atanonn Tie en-
,crprisc and returning 10 the United stats Tue Governor
~ ,uudc no rcuv la our Consul who had transmitted de-
spac,s Washington, stating The facts and calling Tor 40
iitloua power to second hIs demand
Despatches were Yesterday such portions Vi our
SQUADRON As could be- immediately collected NJ the Havana
assist pressing the demand Should me Spans! Gov
.rnor refuse Consul Instructed /" inform our Govern
rent and III the vessels OF arc I" Oh
s,ruc the communication al all vessels with The port
1T is reported taa, vessels with cnurctmcn's for
General Lopez which commissioned 10 land nj dlr-
cn points the island still III their iae aud de>tl-
nation unknown II said tina! the of these
sells being captured by Spanish vessels squadron
instructed demand them OF the Spanish commander, and,
If ,hey be not given up, In seize them ny force
The Philadelphia North American scmoifclaD of We'd
nesduy has the following:
ave received elegraphic dispatches from Washington,
Tuesday and last night prpons 10 furnish later in"T-
from Cuba, Ia The cicct th1. dispatches mac heeh
received by the Government announcing the receipt ct IN.
lnence from the L. States Consul II Havana, THAT lua
ner.ns had been captured by Spanish ship al ot ,o
Island o Contoy and four had been executed The same
DISPATCHES stated also upon the authority al the Washing
ton Mon ami other sources, that the L. States Consul had
made application the Captain General io The release OF
the prisoners which had been refused aud that Two ships
with ren!ooemcn,s for Lopez, were al sea commissioned
10 land at Git, rent points of the Island o. Cuba.
all this reported intelligence came 10 Us without any
information in arrival 10 justify lis authenticity, We
were naturally inclined Ci>credit the statements which
appeared in N,w York and Philadelphia papers h YES
i,.Jav But ug the purpose Of satisfying ourselves i:"!c
EXPLICITLY wt relieve apprehension III TIE pu-
lie mind sabcc, grave and important, We oeA ne
cason communicate with Washington late in the evening"
ard have the pleasure o informing our readers that no
additional Intelligence has received by the tiorsrnpleni
from Cuha and therefore that all the foregoing rnors are
wholly unionndei'
Among the above referred In in the y. York
napers was that L. ). irigate, he Congress Com
Randolph had sailed from Cuba, 10 incrs&t Spanish
vessel containing number OF the Americans taken prisoners
ON the neutral Yuca,au Island of Contoy and that Span
;.h man of war had followed the Congress Ii Uni
TOD States vessel has done this certainly is the Con
grcss
Com Randolph however is in command Of the sloop-
efwar Albany now her return from tho West Indies
and she was expected to call g, Havana III rout. The
Germantown, Com Lowndes, is also on her return BY
the same route SO that if any L. States vessel has
ou, from Havana for the above purpose it is one OF these
l, mos, likely that the Congress is TO call at Havana