The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-27

it ON shore AT one O'Clock, tho captain alone, was
reconducted on board, in the msnt boat,
the same ordeal OF being conducted as criminals
before foreign tribunal, whore they were, each and
1 all, separately examined; and even their most
private actons. conduct, business, and occupations
enqred into, during their residence in the states,
and previous to their unfortunate arrival in this
country-questons which no American would con-
| slider himself bound 70 answer before any tribunal
and which he would consider "a grossly insulting
| After the examination, one of the passengers, ot
dressing them in their own language, enIaircd OF
the gentlemen composing the tribunal, if, not being
considered rs guilty OF any offence, W. could have
| the liberty OF remaining on shoreto which he was
answered that the bill Of health not signed by
the Spanish Consul. But under the paltry prctext
OF this rreg alarity they wished to their secret
proceedings, and ordered Us to be conducted
| board again IN the same way, and in the sam,
| government boat that brought Us on shore. Tle
bill Of health was signed by the collector and naval
agent of the port OF New Orlerns, and was stamped
! with the seal usually put upoa such documents.
| Not being destined to Spanish port, the bill Of
health did not require the signature of the Spanish
| Consul. AZ seven pm, being perfectly dark,
boat came along side, containing three men, who
stated that they had brought back our rudller, and
I wished us to take it on dcck-to which they
answered. that as government officers had taken and
wishipped it ON their own authority and response
bility, they ought to reship it. They said thi.
would be done in the morning; and put it on deck
themselves, without any assistance from board,
where 1T has since remained. The three men then
W.,
when they were relieved by three others, who re-
manned until the morning.
"Feb. lst.-Fresh gales from the north, and
cloudy AT eight, IN. theConsul came on board, and
stated that he was not that the officers of the
government had unshpped our rudder; and after
little conversation with the captain aud passengers.
he wont ashore. AT ten o'clock boat came of
with some provisions, for us AT five, pm, the
Consul camo ON board, and said he had procured
our release; he also stated that would not be al
lowed 10 enter, nor even to examine the vessels
bottom. lie had received a fort pass for Us to
leave, but regular clearance for the vessel The
guard still remained on board-two men by day and
three 10y night The passengers desired the Consul
to ask the Governor to allow them to go on shore,
which he did, but was refused. Whether he stated
his reasons, or not, cannot tell.
: Sunday, Feb. 2.-Light breezcs from the n. +.
ATT A. NJ. the Consul came on board and said that
he had made arrangements for sending some pro-
visions, and also stated that the Governor had
given him orders to tell to get ready to leave to-
morrow, without fail. We Immediately shipped
our rudder, and got everything ready to 90 to sea.
We received on board, through the kindness Of the
Consul, sir. Me Lean some wood, water, and pro-
visions. At II o'clock n Spanish man-of-war
schooner entered the harbor. Shortly after,
ceiyed note from the Consul, stating to be ready
TO SO to sea on the morrow, without fail, as the
pilot would be on board early in the morning. AT
D O'Clock the man-of-war boat came, with six
in it and an officer, all well armed, relieved the
guard boat astern of US, and kept strict watch
us during the night.
) o'clock A. M. the pilot on board aud said be
had orders to take u out At rise we got under
way. The man-of-war boat then left. We pro-
ceeded down the bay and came to anchor Mt White
Island, (outside.) We went on shore to see il
could obtain some wood, but found none. At
one O'Clock we got under way and stood to At
three the passengers concluded to return home,
thinking they could reach il sooner than Jamaica;
shaped my course. accordingly, for Cape San An
tonic"
1.-THE intervening days between the 81 and 9Th,
contain nothing but the common remarks on the
wind, weather, observations, lat, &C.
"Feb. Son Saturday, Feb. g. 1851, ut ten
o'clock, as we were steering w. ;. W., our due
course, we saw sail astern: mt o'clock he hove
in sight and hosted his colors, which proved him to
be Spanish man-of-war schooner We thea
hosted our coors. After n short time he fired 4
gun at which we hove to; he then fired another gun,
and, running under our stern, ordered W to lower
our boat and 90 ON board. We told him we could
not lower our boat. Having waited for some time
and seeing that we did not put out boat, he
lowered his own, (as is customary and an officer
came on board, (whoprosed to be, as we afterwards
asecrtaiacd the first Lieutenant walked down into
the cabin, and demanded Of the Captain his papers.
These were examined attcntiyey, also our clear
ancc, or fort pass, from Trinidad. After having
asked several questions, he took note Of all. went
down into the hold, examined the vessel, and then
returned on board of his own schooner. We were
then detained about an hour, during which, it seems,
consultation was held on board Of the man-ot-war,
for at two o'clock the schooner again came along
side, and ordered us to follow in his wake, rs he
was going to take into French,prop., IN roadstcad
in the Isle Of Pines, lat. q 81, lon 50 09.l3) We
immediately followed The night being very dark.
and he being about one mile ahead Of W., he did not
hoist any light until seven o'clock, thus exposing
our vessel TO the reefs Of "a dangerous coast, I'M
known to Us, and perilling our lives. At seven he
boisted his light which guided into the said road
stead Of French,prop.. At half-pa-t eight his boat
came alongside and said that by orders Of the
mander, must anchor under the lee Of the
schooner, which We did. The First Lieutenant then
came on board again, and demanded Of the Captain
all his papers, which he carefully examined, taking
notes at the same time. After remaining board
for half hour, and asking many questions,
among them several very impertinent ones, he
and that in the morning, he would send pilot
on board, to pilot Us ont, and that we could
tinue our journey. AT seven A. NJ. the pilot came
on board, and We got under way.
"Thc name Of the schooner was the ''labancro,"
Commander Don Enrique Crokcr-such, at least,
were the names given " by the Lieutenant, Of
whom We made the request to write them down for
W.
1.-The idea Of taking W to be wreckers from the
Caymans, after seeing our colors and examining
papers in the morning, Is most absurd. Then Why
did lac take us prisoners
The above extracts are signed by Captain Miller,
and present y very strange history, which,
doubt. will meet with proper attention. ]. ;. L.
New ORLEANS, March III, 1851.
Business Commerce Rplroads - Municipal Dr,-
sicns-T7f R,rr-7h Opoo-Pensacsa Dry
Doci-Ftuf 81. PhT,p, &c.
These are the days Of Lent, but not Of loaning,
cxcep, with the best Of security, and at high rate
Of Interest. The money market here, with you,
Is very tight not to say nebriated; or as Charley
OAIsley has 1t, "a little fresh like" Our city
seems to be very much depressed. like who
has q, ofthe blues; and the is, that she Is
not prosperous. Things, for the lat few years have
gone backwards. Trade and commerce have not
increased, nor has property advanced. Aud yet
there i no city, perhaps. in the Union which has
greater natural advantages than New Orleans.
Icing the great depot Of the valley Of the Mssis
sppi, one would think that this. with her maritime
commerce. would be sufficient to make Sew Orleans
the second city in the states. But the canals and
railroads Of the northwest take away from
large portion Of our inland commerce. Then all