New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-13
CUBA.
Havana-The Bishops Illness-Case or the
Steamer Colon and an American Schooner.
HAvANA, saturday, May q, Io5I

HAVANA, SdluIddlf Nay ~ 1911
Correspondence of The Tribune
The anniversary celebration on the 18th
inst at CardenaS, of the repulSe and flight of the
"flibusteros" under Narcisa Lopez, was solemn
and Impressive affair, as given to understand
in which the whole community participated without
exception
From an attack Of Indigestion of our worthy
Bishop, caused by impudent indulgence of his fond
ness for the delicious melons OF Cuba, our religious
community were for two days in state Of great ex-
citement and alarm-the DIST and 22d insts.-the
streets near the palace Of the eplscopate were
filed with anxious crowds until his physicians pro-
nOunced him out OF danger
The English mail steamer Conway WOOlcy,
arrived on the 22d from Belize, Honduras, with 10
passengers, and sails to-day for Southampton.
We should never have learned here from the
Spanish press that q Yankee schooner with crc,r
n four man," had been, IN fact. the chef agent IN
SAVING the Spanish war steamer Colon from destruc-
ton on the 25th ana Goth April last, when she was
ashore on the reefs OF Cape San Antonio had II not
been for an article IN the PlcdyEne OF the nth inst
which 10 was deemed necessary 10 answer There
is doubt that the schooner Ro>iue Capt Locke, -
Justly entitled 10 salvage upon the steamer Colon,
and would be so condemned on libel we believe
here. by any Admiralty Court IN the world It
seems that the Captain Of the steamer went on
board of the schooner and asked for assistancc-lE
irGS not Offrcf 10 hu-that If the schooner hal been
Of a larger class, It would have been useless, for 1t
could not have relieved the Colon by taking
out material 20 tighten her-that n she hal
not anchored there. IN the time that elapsed from the
accident 10 the Colon and the arrival Of The Spanish
steamer Don Juan Of Austria, or brig Of war PelayO,
the probabilities were that the Colon would have
gone 10 pieces AGer the arrival of the Spanish brig
OF PelayO and steamer Don Juan of Austria, they
were Of no service. for they could not take ma her
material of armament coal without themselves
grounding upon the reef They could neither get
alongside of the ship IN danger or the shore When
the Spanish vessels, the Colon included were M SUE
hcleIt depth OF water, as supposed by the continuous
labor of the ankee schooner with Its of only
four men," were placed from the shore all the
stores. coal and munitions on board OF the Don Juan
of Austria, mot Pizarro) which, after once getting
aground and relieved by the untlrng Yankee SchOon
~ Rosne Capt. Locke, taking out 10 tighten her
until better depth Of water was obtained and then
replacing II on board they all finally got under way
for Havana Phls fortunate result would never have
been obtained Ia all human probability, but for the
fortultous circumstance o. the ROsne coming IN
view of the steamer and hearing down for her, for
the purpose, perhaps, 81 rendering assistance If u
vas sought Of her, or required
The Colon came of from the rocks leaking bad
". enough % show that with light wind and her,
fun complement Of munitions, coal, &c, on board,
he must have soon tum0Ied 70 pieces where she
lay.
l send the DiGrio De "a Norma containing the Span
lsh version Of the subject With this, by the schooner
EmeAne, bound % NeW-IOrk, and remain as ever
Yours, O. q. o.