Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-16

concealed the after cabin Capt Ward denied all
knowledge Of the transaction and Hearkness when confront
fault and that the captain Of the Conea and all in the ship
were ignorant Of his having concealed himself.
appears that the Captain General Of Cuba had received
information that Mr. Guzman had taken his passage from New
York the Corne and that had been given
him deliver persons his arrival in that city, GuEan
had applied for passport which had been granted him but
at the moment of his departure when the
made the letters would be board he took this method
of experimenting him.
The authorities disregarded the protesaons Of innocence
made by Capt Ward and conducted him. in company with
Hearknes prisoner the guard-shp Hearkness then
left in the the American captain guarded by
two soldiers conducted shore TO undergo an examna
on by the captain of the port who, his arrival told him
concealed persons unavorbe to the Spanish Government on
board his but that if he would deliver the letters
Which MI uuzman announcer passenger haa ueiseIeu ~ NM
the fine would be RENTED and the Cornela allowed to pro-
coed on her voyage.
In reply this Captain Ward informed the captain of the
port that he entirely ignorant of Hearkncss having con-
ceaed himself board his vessel and that package of
letters had been his by Guzan. The
Of the port told Captain Ward that unless the package
was Immediately delivered up, fine ST 900 would be i'm
posed lie then ordered the captain to be conveyei to the
ships which order carried into effect He WAS however
permitted to remain any length of time the ship but
reconveyed shore the Captain General to undergo Sc
cond examination This second examination Of the
character the first and he again ordered board the
captain of the port informing him that unless the package
was forthcoming ne should be sent to prison as an enemy TO
the Queen of Spain.
Shortly after captain the port accompanied by the
captain of police arrived board and demanded the letters
in his There several packages of letters in
Captain Wards DESK which, with letter the captain OF
the port and the captain of police conveyed shore After
| opening the box and examining the letters, giving at
the time strict nuncons TO the soldiers duty that
he should be allowed ans communication with any
person. under any circumstances Guzman arrested Some
time after this the captain accompanied by Guzman and his
luggage rowed shore in launch and marched guard
ed to the where after along examination
before the Secretary Of the Governor and other officials he
called upon give security Captain Ward refused to
entertain such proposition stating that the Spanish
thores had thought fit capture his vessel and deal
take the responsibility Of these acts upon themselves
The officials, after deberation among themselves,
finally concluded that Capt Ward should be allowed to pro-
coed his voyage and offered him the letter bag
considerably ghtened Of its but he replied that
they thought fit to board his ship and take away the letters
to his charge he would not receive them but that
they might they thought proper convey them on board
which afterwards DONE They told him that the captain
of vessel had right receive letter until he had first
examined it and he, in reply informed them that they must
hold themselves responsible the American Government for
the wanton outrage which they had committed in OBTAINING
him from proceeding on his voyage on goundess charge
and for the insult they had offered his person by marching
him three several times in broad daylight through the streets
under burning the custody of military guard, and
preventing him from holding any communication with his
friends.
The Spanish authorities finally resolved to set him Free On
his release he proceeded the American consul and entered
his protest before that gentleman.
He expressed his determination to the Spanish autho
rites to throw his command but was induced resume
the enreay and advice Of lis consignee Mesrs Drake,
and reached the city after most stormy passage on the
It'll instant.
Captain Ward has the passport OF Mr. Guzman IN his
possession.
The engineer Samuel Hearkness has been sent to Jail for
conceang himself board the cornea with view to leav
ing Havana without passports and Mr.. Guzman is confined
in dungeon acoauaicado for attempting convey letters
to this city.
We cannot forbear (says the Commercial Adver-
tiser) subjoining the following calm view of the
Cornelias case from the Journal of Commerce of
this morning We may also add that the reported
dispatch of the Cyane and Mississippi to the port of
Havana is not generally believed. Correspondence
would more probably take place first. That expla-
nations with respect to the treatment of the Cres-
cent City will be demanded, we cannot doubt:
The affair of the Cornelia at Havana be
magnfed by the press by excited minds into
calculated disturb the peace between and Spain.
The rights which vessels entitled enjoy in for
eign ports always be subject those fair police
guaons that made for the protection and safety Of
the foreign country The right of selfpreservaton is
the primary and paramount consideration to govern
State in the intercourse which permits growing out Of
foreign commerce. Whilst vessels in foreign ports
bound submit to that scrutiny espionage which
is fairly intended to preserve the foreign country against
revolt people viii oppose those which,
under pretence Of being intended for protection de-
signed for annoyance and injury.
The Cornea is this In the of the Cor
nea it appears hat in violation of the local law per-
SON named Hearkness was improperly secreted on board
that vessel The offence is admitted and could hardly
have occurred without the knowledge of
of the officers He, however, insisted, being
discovered by the Spanish authorities that he there
without the fault knowledge Of those connected with
the vessel 1t was clearly to excite the just
picion of the Cuban authorities The persons who had
the of the vessel fairly chargeable with notice
of all who were board 1t either through collu
sion negligence that Hearkness secreed and the
vessel consequently, by its act default became
fairly subjected TO the action Of the local law in punish
ment of that offence.
IL appears, however that the Cuban authorities inves
gated the and discharged the vessel the ground
probably that they willing to suppose it
not of colusion, but only Of negligence The admission
Of Hearkness that it his act alone, in manner
changed the aspect of the between him and the
Government because whether he acted with without
the concurrence Of the vessel in that view wholly
mmatera II is probable that such would be his ground
in any event. and it is therefore be taken with the al
owance which supposed desire shield the vessel
create The Government in dscharging the vessel under
the circumstances must be admitted to have acted with
less Of suspicion than the circumstance of the presence of
Hearkness board would seem to have warranted.
The other circumstance the examination of the letter
bag after the vessel had thus subjected herself to
picion is Of the character We can better under
stand this matter by applying the facts to ourselves. If
another threatened and vessel in harbor
owned in the country from which the danger in the first
instance had come and again threatened board of
which person had been found secreed who inmical
the Government and there just to suppose
that letters board disclosing the intend
ed for expected revolt 1t cannot be doubted that
should insist on full examination
Communications by letter between the disafected at
homo and ne that that abroad