The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-21

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the believing l1o1ns a 3p&olliTt1et;
Tbs eass 1nsatisns3 70 ! fbym@ aetter. vberein
the captain central prompuy punishad tn soldier
can gentleman, vas not repressnsed 70 the Gpsesn-
ment here through The American eoDsni.
An auditor Of the treasury in Havana, having
died after ave months term in Office, upon axAmi-
nation Of his accounts by The probate judge, Il IVES
sscertaned that he had made by his less ~ about
1000
A young man purchased Of the government, At
Madrid, u situation Of sccountant--that 10 to say,
clerkshIp in the treasury here, for which he
paid 100000 lie took passage in sailing yes-
sci for Cuba. Soon AFTER. another person, Offer
ing the government $4,000 for the same ,o1Bsa,
was also commissioned; he taking steam IA soon
err at Havana When the fret purchaser arrived,
he found the second at his desk, who produced
his commission, and having first taken possession
retainedt.
The American Bible Society shipped TO Havana
quantity Of Bibles. Upon their arrival they
were on the manifest, and were duly entered for
importation by the consignee. The law in force
here declares that "ceTtan books" are contrnband,
and requires that all books imported be submitted
to Junita, who shall, in quality Of censorship,
decide whether the books submitted are sdmiss-
Bile. Here the law its expression. No
prohibition is specified or defined by the law, and
to passed upon, and declared to come within
the category of 'certain books;'' double duty
was imposed, apparently one for importation, and
another laid on for expectation; a-fne was also
imposed, as it would seem, for violating the law
in introducing prohibited books, and then they
were offered to the consignee for re-shipment out
of the country. He, on advice of the American
consul, abandoned them rather than pay a larger
sum than the original cost Of the books.
Fishing soops are built at the North and sent
out with American papers to Key West. Afer
fishing there they over to Havana. Hosting
the Spanish flag, they are received as the fishing
boats Of the government monopolist Of the fab
market here. On returning to Key West, they
are recognized as the vessels that came out there
from the north as American vessels, and are sup
posed to be still. Ii they do not belong to him,
they are employed in the service Of, and for the
profit Of the Spanish monopolist here, who, by
means Of the monopoly he enjoys, exacts some
forty thousand dollars year from the consumers
OF fish of Havana-of fish, the poor man q food
Of fish, an. article Of diet that all classes mast
largely consume in a Catholic country This mo-
nopost is likely to be favored in the matter oftke
admission into the harbor OF those fishing boats
that glide over from Key West, laden with his
stock, even if they be not his property, AZ they
may here. Thus it is that Spanish vessels, in Of
feet, are daily fishing upon the coast, in the
waters of the United States, and dischargihg their
cargoes into Cuba. for the advantage Of Spanish
monopolies. Will no American vesael Of war
haul up few Of these fishing sloops and see if
they be sailing with American or Spanish papers.
or It with none at all.
Appropos Of the FISH monopoly. The term for
which it was granted is to expire in a year two.
Application was made to the municipal authorities
for renewal Of the monopoly. They decided to
refuse it, Nothing daunted, the enterprizing mo-
Fnopolist turns his face towards Spain. The re-
suit is shown in an order from the government in
Spain, directing the municipal authorities here to
maintain inactlon in this matter, as the govern
ment at Madrid, the Queen, would decide upon
the question of release Of the monopoly It is
understood that the lease will be renewed.