The New York herald., 1851-12-08
ARRIVAL OF THE OHIO.
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one DAY LATER FROM HAVANA.

The steamship Ohio, Captain Schenck, arrived
ss this port early yesterday morning from Hsvsns'
wAsnos she ssilsa the lst instsnt-ths day after
ths Empire City.
.Ths Ohio lsft Havana st lOi A. M, and has
experienced strong winds from the nortAwssd ANA
westward. with q very heavy see, from the time ot
her sparturs On the night Of the 4th instant she
shiyped heavy sea, which carried away bowsprit
and jibboom.
We have received the following letter from .
lady in Havana, relative to the sentence Of MIR.
Thrssher and his departure for Csdiz;-
HAvAsA, Nov n, 1851.
JAMSs q BENNETT, Ese -
DxAs sIR-rhis day noble hearted friend (Mr J.
8. TArasherD sailed for Cadix in the chip Hbpsna-
Cubana and thence for Csuts In Afrss-A martyr to his
philanthropy the supneness Of our government
When will country remember the character Of this
pstioo When remember that to be arrested 10 to bs
already condemned and sent where aid cen deliver
The unfortunate captive ."'F -N
Day by day from earliest light till close Of day have
anxious eyes bean directed seward looking hoping for
national dag to bring and justice but in vain
Our essies have had nsught to check their malice not
voice has been upftsd not effort made to induce
delay Even national vessel the CysAs sailed out Of
harbor while countryman in his dungeon and
oooy rsported An quiet in Havana to the amusement
end dsght Of foes Oh when viii country learn to
support us proper be able to put to silence
tho Of other nations at its vain Boosting In times OF
auis and its nvariable and ineciency in the
moment when action, prompt action required, from
ths executive dewn the commanders Of our least
tioas vessels and consusi Th has been the now
and W are taunted reproached with the melancholy
end fact that government never protects
trning runner Of daculty here though we he'd severa
national vessels in port previously not one to be found
in our waters. It Is Well known what Immediate innu
abating the rgor OF teHtn ent Of the capvss at
the Punta fort the Albany and visit Of the epauletes
and buttons there produced no doubt seme Of our IL
bcrsted countrymen can fully vouch for and yet We
never the b. nett Of national vessels remaining
here in tine Of need.
The stesmer do not arrive and of consul
sentence which in mediate action from government
could have prevented while We who would have saved
him powerless and may at any moment be called to
share tie came fate 1 have NO words with which to
portray the admirable demesner Of friend through all
this time Of trial and suffering One month and ten days
Of life passed in dungeon without and without
relief for having uccored and reieved his captive
captivity barbarous land for want of effective sympa
thy from his native land Yet bis faith strong to the
last ns last spoken, his Last written words were"
doubt not my country and my counrymen viii soon OBJ
tain my release as am most uni Justly condemned" In
the Of innocence his cneeulness
seemed to for-ake him. He Ii was to whom all vent
for encouragement VIE hearts tainted and there
before his dungeons grating did dropping spirits
ceive thence did send away with
renewed faith in country and that justice would yet
come for him and for all In his family Is the
influence Of his heroic example they not without
hope while he remain hopefuthey have mutually
supported ssch other He carries with him harrow
ing remembrauces of useless words of despair
% looks OF hopeless apguih departs he has
shown himself a noble member Of noble family; and
God will bless this mutual rorbearanoe and self control
to thei consolation in this separation 1t is wonderful
with what tenacity link after link In chain of hopes
dropped away clxng TO the next until when but
enc, the last left hearts scken rsmemb ring
experience dearly acquired the thought will arise
that this too may fall with the rest aad We cling Is
our only hope. only consolstion, to himself-the
humanity. How great must have been the influence Of
his innocence upon Us when with US, when this s
eoly support now that he is gone from u, How weak
how very weak We are, that this thoud be all have
t 0rs friend had the sppiness take the nand Of
this high soued man in his at parting and the
afety but he could not brook the idea OF desrtins
his friend in the day Of adversty because every other
one had iorsshen him He took boat to the vessel,
cimed up the side and sauted by on With Are
you passenger ln mo- hs answered came TO
the captain and passenger" and walked aft to where
his friend stood, and able to make further
rsnsSment for his comfort the passage. Being
quAnted With the captain must hope the voyage will
not be much more uncomfortable than Il would have
been under NOR, favorable circumstances
There Is still the teri ibe uncertainty his arrival
that nothing viii have been done and bat thirty days in
which to accomplish sught in his favor, II
vernment does shake Of this unworthy slumbsr. Hov
Lt1e favored iends st home sympa hue With
IN these anxious days Of waiting for from the United
sstes WI there ever be sn arrival again from th-
North will this wonderful new consul th
tns vonaerfu nstructioas and medicines Tor the
now that Il Il too late Will our government send In
structions TO Spain in time 10 meet friends arrival
there Or viii Il take the usual course-demand his
release after he has been to Africa when this
ming nation vii pretend be mas died cannot be ident
ned' Already DO they boast here of their Superior
auea fresJeTiencia de 10, safas IN s kabires
d. Hasfnkt0s. G5iifeds ,sfa eiecc0rss drrsas
Their superior erAnees sgsinst the ine pe-nce Of the
Statesmen IN the cabinet at Washington debtatei as It
BY diverse elections Will our government learn fron
this Of Mr. Thrasher the absolute necessity Of
mailing some arrangement With the Spanish