The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-04
IMPORTANT CUBAN DOCUMENT.
The Report of the Auditor Of War
and Marine at Havana.
ConliseatlOn Of The seOrsiaGa and Susan Loud


TIC hUUHUI, WIFI CtTt COn-
sderation that the case demands, has
mined the present process verbal instituted by order
OF your Excellency, IN consequence Of the comnIl-
nication dated on the 18th OF last May, which was
directed by the Most Excellent Senior Comman-
dan General of this station and of It's naval forces,
from Cayo Contoy, in who's waters, in accordance
with the powers vested in The fleets and vessels OF
Her Majesty, by art. So, tr z, NJ OF the Geaerai
Ordinances of the Armada OF 1913, he had seized
the bark GeoTgians, and tn brig susan Loud win
all persons found on hoard, III consequence OF Tue
informaiions and suspicious clrclinalintlaliy oe,
tailed by his Excellency III page OF the copy, and
POS of the original
The undersigned believes il his duty before Of
ferDg to the consideration at your EXcellency the
facts which have been elIclttd aud the documents
that have been collected relative 10 the affair." to
record here that for more than Two years some
SpaniaIds, compelled Ia take refuge IN the United
States in order, some escape the punishment
which they meiited Tor their crimes, and others TO
avoid the Investigations of the police, began to
serve preteXt, or rather were chosen By some
spectators IN this country 10 represent political
party, which should regularly organize the projects
OF robbery aud rapin- which they had conceived in
their overheated imagi Nations Among the ele-
ments ssary for the succf of enterprise of
this kind, they count on the portion of aiven-
turers, who, In the recent war of the Union with
Mexico bad enjoyed the easy life of campaign,
which, without many dangers or tolls, furnished
them apprecable advantages, and they counted
also on that NUMEROUS aud almost daily immigra-
ton, proctt ding from Europe 10 our neghborlng
Union, where among the unfortunate persons who
seek the shelter and susenan - y means OF their
labor which they caanot procur- ia Europe ; and
with the many emig rants for political causes are
seen COMPOUNDED not few stained with enormous
crimes, or criminals gully OF sca0dilous frauds, or
Others STE ped in every vice. which prepares them
10 embark IN any enterprise that gives promise Of
lucre or pl oht.
In order form public opinion there was estab-
lished periodical, puollshrd IN Spanish and Eng
lish, Of dimensions as dminuiive and nerit as
scarce were the talents aud resources of the
new piopsgandists. In this periodical were circu-
lated, with impudeut perseverance the grossest
calumEes against The principal authorizes of this
island, pTocl9imlng II oppressed by the weight of
enormous aXetion aud IN A state of efiervescence
and general discomfort. These gratuitous and
ridiculous accusations, and the falsehooi Is con-
, ceDing the expressions cdlamties aud discomfort
which inpelled il To de sire paration from Spain
soon found an echo III the other newspapers of our
neighboIing Union.
Ii is known that for some time the most bitter
rivalry has existed between its Northern and
Southern Provinces, and in order TO divert their
auenii ~, and 10 give pre-occupatsn, the msig-
nant fUmur was circulate that such was the dis
gust pevsiling in Cub, that il on, awaited the first
opportunity, or any aio hHt point of assistance or
rendezvous might furnish To constitute Itself a
republic and annex itself To the United States On
tins fantastic plan, doubtless, many of the deluded
people of the South have dreamed, believing that
IN Il they had found the most expeditions means of
acquiring thai lrePonderance over their rivals to
Which they aspIred.
The project Of expedition against Cuba pe-
neral among Adventures GREEDY OF gold, acquired
consistency and almost certainty of speedy re-
aizaton ny To that period VIII, the Iliustrous Pre-
sident efthe United Statrs believed himself obliged
10 issue the proclami tOU made known TO the world
on the llth OF August, 1919 ia which, after bring
ing TO mind the duty ~ obseryng the faith of trea-
ties, and OF preventing any aggressions by the
citizens Cf any country the territories of friendly
nations, he declared that no who should take
part IN the expedition, could rely on the interven-
ton OF The American government in his behalf, to
whatever extrt he might he reduced in conse-
quence OF his conduct and the enterprise in which
he was engaged.
In conss que nee of this, the expedition aries as.
semblcd at Round Island were obliged to disperse;
but the sPecuators and Other heads of the project,
although they had TO yield for the time, gloIied
Afterwards in having continued their iniluious
preparations, with mote experience and caution,
until they circulated with pfoiuson. bonds payable
IN Havana, and made division OF the property in
all the island by the rs- and fall Of these bonds,
the public is assured, ioriunrs have been made,
and large sums, payable also ia Havana, have been
offered. About i've hundred men were subsequent-
~ assembled IN New Orleans, under command of
Don Narciso Lopez, some Of them we'll advised,
and others deceived by the promise of being taken
10 California. From New Orleans they suled on
three distinct days un hoard of the same two yps-
sels which his Exceilency the Senior Command
ant General Of this station and its naval forces
seized at Conioy, and Gu the steamer Creole, the
only one which arrived III Cardenas, the soil of
which chosen for the decentralization was stained
with those crimes which evident 10 all IL is
notorious that a few hours Afterwards the expedi-
tsnsIies were compelled Ia re-embark, being de-
ieaied by The small fOrce which al the fret notice
hasieEed to pei them.
Ihis unsAainped aud unc allied for attempt, pro- |
ductd IN this faithful "Anulld" general cry of |
indignation, whose echo has made itself heard in |
the English Parliament and IN the capital of
France But the auditor, in his capacity of magis-
uate, VIII lay aside these notorious facts, in order
10 occupy himself with all the imp irtiality and
calmness that the law requires, with the circum-
stances developed ON the inquiry, and will con-
clude with proposing 10 your Exeellency the course
which SEEMS meet Consistent with Justice.
From the hive paris of 5S psgss, the attorney
has, giving a Isudable example OF lsborou2ness,
made minute condensation, from which IL appears
that the bark named Georgiana Lincumbily, one
Of the vessels seized at Contoy, left New Orle ,ns
on the % Of APril Of the year, cleared for Cha
gres, with provisions aud passengers on the 9th
she arrived at the Balizr, and durag the night re-
.csiyfd from q fishing boat several boxee, which
wtrs ss.1 80 eon:-,a machinery, but which II then
sppesrtd held arms aud munitions. These being
received, she put 10 Sc, and m nine or ten days
anch"ted at the island or cayo Of Contoy, where
the passengers twice tsenbaik-d, with their arms,
occupying thsmselves ia exercising, returning AZ
frrwsrdr TO the vessel, which made sail for the
island IL Mugeres, taking pilot one Of the fish
ermen who met Contrary wihds prevented
them from arriving az the designated point, aud
after having been by these and the currents driven
about for several days, they returned to Contoy,
where in a day or two the steamer Creole arrived,
with an unknown flag. which they call the Cubin.
The so-called Col O'Iiars. who commanded the
people on board The G,orgiana, went on board the
siesmsT q, aud after communicating with her, re-
turned to his vessel The Creole then parted for
the island Of Mug'rrs, aud returned to Contoy IN
stw days. On enchuung. one oi her chiefs went
on board he Ceorgsna, mounted on the top OF the
cabin, unrullcd the s'~csll.d Cuban Tag. hsranued
the passcugers concerning the object of the rxJe-
dion, and returned iu th- Creole. whence shortly
Afterwards came another boat, with about twenty
five men 81 those discOntsnird with the expedition,
and AZ pfwsrds uHnsirrr'd w the othsr vessels the
arms provisions and powder which the Georxiana |
contained, lsstly, tekng the pass-ngers amount. |
ing, II Is said, Co aho a. 40 armed and uniformed
The trr Susan Loud, the other vessel seized at |
Cobtoy, left New Orl,sas on the 81 of May OF the
ptessbt year, cleared fut ChaRres with provisions
and pafseucsrs aud having lad To arriving at
latitude D., longitude "A. awaited for some days
the ste smer CTree, which JOINED her. and took on
board all the passe ngers shr had brought from New
Orleans. excepting only two called John Esill and