The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-23

with determination to stand by 1t through veal
or wo and come what may. We shall not strike
until the South is independent, or her people
sunk 80 low in the sea of submission AS to be
forever beyond the hope of resurrection.
The American and British ConsuIs at Havana.
From the .Nsw Orleans Delta, Oct. 8.
The following letters relative to one of the
members of the late Cuban expedition, who re
sided in New Orleans, and has many friends
here, will be found interesting, as illustrative Of
the characters of the two consuls:--
FROM THE BRITISH VICE CONSUL.
BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL,
HAVANA, October l, 1851.
Ny DEAR SIR 1t is with the deepest regret
| that in replying to your highly valued letter of
the a7th ult, have Il no. in my power to give
you some satisfactory information rslative to
your poor brother. Up to this moment, all my
inquiries about him have been frutless. Eu
gene Cay and George Parr, both from New Or
leans, and friends of yonr brother John, were
with him after the final dispersion of the little
army at Candelaria. Cay bee me separated
from him in their flight, aud never saw him af
forwards Parr. who was of the last cap
tured and brought TO Havana, was the person
from whom | received the melancholy irtelli-
gence of poor Johns death but as he could
not give me any precise details as to how it oc-
Cured, have been buoying myself up with the
hope that he may have been mistaken, and that.
perhaps, he may have fallen into the hands Of
some kindly-disposed planter, and, eventually,
quietly sent off the island. You may rest pei
fectly assured that, in he is still alive and
should fall into the power of the authorities, |
will see that he is we'll cared for, and shall want
for nothing.
Pehaps il is just possible, that poor John, not
wishing to aflict his beloved parents, by having
his name printed amongst the list OF prisoners,
may have have been induced To give in a differ
ent name, so that we have been knowing him
all the while as another person, and as such has
gone to Spain | wish, with all my heart, that
this may prove to be the case, as the name Of
Gore is not on the lis; Of those now in the hos
pital, nor on that of those gone to Spain.
In the hope, however, of Johns turning up
safe and sound, land nothing would give me
greater pleasure than TO shake hsnds with him.
/ will keep the ten dollars which received from
Mr.. Costa, for Johns use; and as said before,
will not tail 10 furnish him with whatever else
he may require.
Keep up your spirits, aad cheer mp those Of
your parents, for the lost one may ylt be found,
and for whom we would all gladly kill the
fatted calf Forty.one of the poor fellows en-
barked Yesterday on board the Spanish brig
Ripa, for Spain. They were all in good health,
high spirits, and well supplied with plenty of
warm clothing. tobacco, and all that kind of
thing | have made bets, with them that they
will all be back in the States in less than four
months from this date and one old fellow de-
elares that IL ever he catches me In bis steam
boat, on the Mississippi, he will chalk my
hat" and swears that shall not pay rap
We pun chased one whole ticket in the lottery,
and gave them the number Of 1t, and told them
to pray for good luck, and for Il to turn up a
prize of thirty thousand dollars as it wonld be
something for them to 90 upon when they got
back to the States.
You must excuse this very hurried scrawl,
| for, now that have not got my friends Mt the
Punta Castle TO look after, have still about
sixteen in the hospital, which engage all my leis-
ure time. But whenever | may be Of the least
use to you here, do not for moment hesitate TO
| command the services Of
Yours, most faithfully,
Wm. SYDNEY SMITH
l.. Crowell Gore, esq, New Orleans.
FROM THE AMERICAN CONSUL.
HAVANA Sept 23, 1851.
4 SIR:-Yours of the 9Th instant came by the
steamer from New Orleans, on the 9Th, and |
could not make the inquiries respecting your
brother, John Henry Gore, in time to reply by
the steamer, on her return 10 New Orleans. All
| have been able TO learn from ths prisoners
here, IL, that your brother was safe at the time
that the proclamation of the governor of the is
lard was issued, offering quarter. have full
list of the American prisoners who have surren
dered or been taken since the proclamation of
the governor general, and your brother is not
among them. I will keep this letter open, TO
see If anything further can be ascertained rea-
tive TO your brother.
S,pteslber 30.--I have not been able TO herr
of your brother; and ! close, that ! may not
lose the chance Of sending ibis by the steamer.
am, very respectfully. AT. OwEr.
J. Crowell Gore, esq, New Orleans