Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-06
From the Charleston Courier.
LATE FROM HAVAN4

The steamship Isabel, Capt. Rollins arrived at this
port about midnight on Saturday evening from Hava-
ma, which port she left on Tuesday last She touch
ed at Key West the evening on the same day. She
reports having passed the schooner Cornela of Balti
more off the Moro bound in. The Empire City bound
to New York, the Philadelphia bound to Chagres,
| and the United States ship Cyane, all of whose Off
GERS and crews were well, we've al Havana at her de-
parture.
The only important item of intelligence brought by
the Isabel is that referring the OF Mr. Thrash
er, late editor of the Spanish journal the Faro Indus
trial, the publication of which it will be recolected
was suspended by order of the Captain General.
A correspondent informs us that Mr.. Thrashers pa
per was considered Creole organ, and TO be in OPP
position to the Spanish jouinal the Darlo de la Mari
ma, the editors of which, together with clique of old
| Sranards, consequently his enemies and had
influence enough, after the execution of Lopez to
procure the SUSPENSION of his paper, which done
about the first of September last. This rulnous
to him. nasmuch as the demand for his paper had in
creased so largely as TO induce him to import new
press from New York, and to incur other heavy ex-
penses to bring out his issue in proper style-aI Of
which labor and expense was, of course, lost. He
however, retained the hope that the Captain General
would allow him to resume his publication and
In the meantime, devoted himself to the alienation of
the sufferlngs of those of his feowcountrymen who
were then about sailing for Spain as prisoners But
these very acts of kindness to those, whom the Span
iards deemed pirates, made him still more obnoxious
to his enemies, and likewise attracted the attention
of the Government officials towards him. who thereup
accused him of having been connected with the eK-
nedtlon although they could definitely ur derstaud
precise d.
police, therefore, ordered to watch strictly all his
movements. His letters were stopped and examined
at the post Office but these being merely letters of
business, and thanks from the relatives and friends
OF the prisoners he had succored, nothing to crmnate
him could be elected from their contents.
The police were then informed that his private cor
| respondence came to him by the steamers. Conse
queny when the Georgia arrived from New Orleans
two police officers genteelv dressed n citizens appa
rel followed him board and perceived him receive
and pocket letter handed him by the clerk OF the
hnot ell
on his landing arrested him and took him to the bu-
reau of the Chief of Police, where he was searched,
but nothing was found him but the letter already
alluded to, which was merely one on purely private
business He was, however, detained under surpeil-
lance, sleeping at tho police bureau and taking his
meals at the different hotels always accompaned by
police officer. This state of affairs lasted or
three days, when all at once letter produced
which said to have been found sealed and directed
to Mr.. Thrasher on the desk in his Office and although
there was no post mark on it or any thing to indicate
where it came from, it alleged that it had been
brought BY the Georgia. 1t then handed to Mr.
Thrasher to open which he did in the presence of the
officers, and to his utter asonishment discovered that
| it was written in cypher. He at once protested his
| total ignorance OF its contents and from whence it
could possibly have emanated But his denial was of
no avail, and he was immediately placed in solitary
| confinement In the prison, where he remained until
Saturday. the 25th ult., when lie removed to the
Punta Fort, and there placed in dungeon which our
| correspondent has been informed by those who know
| the place well is an excavation in the rock level
|
having only a small round hole to admit the light
In this oalhsome den the only furniture is board with
two elects on the ends, which serves bed night,
and in the day to keep the feet from the wet
and slime on the bottom. No allowed to
visit him. and Mr. Owen states that he applied for per-
| mission, but received as reply from the Captain
| General, that he should be admitted as any
| one.
On the day prior to the departure of the Isabel our
correspondent the mother oil Mr. Ihrasher in tears
at the office of Mr Elk Consul Owen, endeavoring to
get some niormato respecting her son. She wished
TO learn from Mr. Owen il she could the Captain
General. He answered no, but suggested that the
Judge would give her liberty to him. This pro
ceeding of Mr. Owen seems says our correspondent,
strange, when it is well known that he could have TIA
ken her in a moment to the Captain General. to whom
she merely wished TO tie her desire speak word
Of comfort to her son, and whether he had had any
provisions supplied him, &c.
A report current at the sailing of the Isabel,
that Mr.. Thrasher had been tried and condemned to
the Mines, but although it was believed that such
the case no authoritative confirmation of the rumors
had been made known,