The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-17

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wanted 10 keep them, ths COUNTRY has continued
with tranquility its business, without being
troubled BY any fear, in it, habitual occupations.
Il /. the reward OF the cares of the iilustrious
general that inspires, more than words, the con-
6dence which gives the high qualities which all
of us are pleased to recognise in him.
TO THE ARMY OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA.
His ExcelIency, Sr. Captain General. has
ordered the publication in the Gaceta ofthe gov
eminent, Of the general order Of this army, given
at the date Of the 20 ult.
GENERAL ORDER OF THE ARMY.
Soldiers The same men who, in Cardenas,
cowardly ran away before handful this army,
have detesmined for the second time TO touch
upon the soil defended by your valor.
The man who commands them is traitor !;
his followers, without any country and flag, are
not less than pirates No mercy will be given
to them.
Soldiers your bravery and your discipline
assure me, that their determination will follow
their first appearance.
HAVANA, April 20, 1851.
SECRETARY GENERALS OFFICE.
His excellency, governor and captain general,
ordered the publication, in the Gaceta of the
government, of the circular directed to the gen
eral commanders Of the central and oriental de-
partments, and to the lieutenant governor of the
Western, with the date Of the goth ut.
II has come to the knowledge Of the govern
ment that new invasion Of pirates, same M that
which took place ut Cardenas, last yenr, is just
now in preparation. They propose themselves,
oil h<.f Al.
people without defence, and to bring perturba-
ton, and to disturb the order which reigns in
this beautiful part Of the Spanish monarchy ;
but the loyalty of its inhabitants, the valor and
discipline Of the troops, and the dispositions
taken by the government, are the most sure guar
antees that their destruction will Immediately
follow the notice Of their landing. You must
then declare that the advice of this invasion
produces no alarm in the district under your
command.
AS for the determination Of the pirates what
ever be their number, 1t is not necessary to use
extraordinary powers-the common means upon
which the government counts, are sufficient. All
other extraordinary positions would produce
anxiety and trouble amidstthe pacific neighbors,
and would be the cause of the interruption of
business, which would q real and effective
loss for the public and private interests
1t is, then, necessary to avoid every measure
which would remove from the people of your
district the confidence aud security which ami
mate the government. The present situation
imposes, then, upon the authorities, the double
obligation to make order reign, and not to have
resource to old means, only necessary when the
circumstances are really dangerous. This dou-
BILE object will be always attained by all the
vigilance, activity, and prudence which you pos
sess.
But you must not forget that, in those cases,
one of the most important duties of the authori-
ties is to tranquize the sp rits, to quiet them
TO take care, Mt least, that the harmony-which
now, more than ever, is the most necessary be-
tween the inhabitants Of the island-be not dis
turbed for single instant. Acting in that man.
ner, | have the greatest security of seeing this
event happily pass, confirming the peace neces-
sary TO the island, in order to follow the way Of
prosperity which it has pursued till now
What have said to you will make you un-
derstand the thought Of the government, which
will regulate your conduct in these crcum-
stances. JOSE DE LA CONCHA.
HAVANA, April 90, 1851.
FULGEkcIo SALAs, General Secretary.
HAVANA, May /, 1851.
We read in the same paper:
We publish the proclamation of the President
of the United States, Mr. Fillmore, which we
have received from New Orleans The terms
in which it is written are, without doubt, greatly
more expressive than those of the anterior docu-
ments of the same kind, for it is said, similar
expeditions must only be considered as enter
prises of robbery and pilage, which merit the
disapprobation of the civilized world" This
qualification, in which is plainly found and de-
fined the crime of piracy, is in full accordance
with the principles expressed by Mr. Fillmore
in. his message to the Congress, and is also suf
ficient to prove the authority with which any
nation under such circumstances, will have the
power of treating the expeditionists as pirates |
We say any nation, and whore it will want, be-
cause as for the right of ours to publish the
crimes committed in all the extent of our terri.
tory, it is not necessary to use strange quafca-
tons. In fine, the proclamation of the President
demonstrates that he understands all the dis
credit that the piratica expeditions, armed upon
the territory of the Union cast upon his coun |
try, and all the consequences which may accu-
mulate on the United States, the fault of not
the treaties