, 1852-10-23
News from Cuba.


somewhat more interesting and exciting
character than is usually furnished by that
island, particularly since the unfortunate
termination of the Lopez foray. 1t seems
that the Creoles in Havana have, by some
means or other, contrived TO publish few
numbers Of a paper which they call " The
Voice of the Cuban People," and which
is filled with revolutionary appeals TO the
Creole population, and denunciations of the
present military government of that ill-fatcd
island. Three Or four numbers Of this sheet
have been issued in a clandestnc way, but
it seems to have created great excitemeut
in Havana, and throughout Cuba, so much
so, that the journals Of that city have at
length broken silence on the subject, and
been permitted, by the censorship, to pub
lish and discuss the matter, and denounce
the authors of this fresh attempt to disturb
the tranquility of the island. Many arrests
have been made by the government, princi-
pally among the Creoles suspected of being
concerned, more or less, in such publication,
or Of fomenting and maturing some new
attempt at insurrection. The movement of
the disafected is, however, considered a
weak and futile attempt against the present
firm authority of the island and there seems
to be little doubt but that the government
will yet succeed in discovering those per-
sons who are engaged in the publication
The sheet appears to have been printed on
old type used by the " Faro Industriel," )"
newspaper which was suspended by the gov
emmentssyear ago.
All these attempts of the Creolcs to ava
ken a revolutionary spi il, by the clandos'
tine issue Of revolutionary papers in Cuba,
or the publication Of exciting documents and
letters in this country, must fail in creating
a practical sympathy amongst any portion
of the people Of this country such'as would
dispose them to engage in similar expedi-
ton to that Of the unfortunate Lopez affair.
We can safely say, that it is utterly out Of
the question ever to hope for any more cx-
peditions leaving this country, under such
circumstances as marked any Of the prcy-
Gus ones, which ended so disasuously. But,
if it is true, as has been alleged, that the
government of Madrid contemplate the ne
gotiation of treaty with Soulouque, the
Emperor of Hayti, for the purpose Of giving
up to him the Island Of Cuba, under certain
contingencies, sooner than that the Crcolcs
should recover th,ir rights, or The. United
States become possessed Of that fair depcn-
dency, we may expect some serious differ
ence of opinion to spring up in the inter-
course between the United States and Spain,
at no distant day The idea of allowing the
blacks of Cuba to possess the island, rather
than that the Crcolcs should recover their
rights, or the United States should purchase
it, would, if found to exist, create in this
country feeling on the subject which nei-
ther Spain, nor any other European govern
ment, would dare tomcct in this hemisphere.
Al present, all the efIervcsccnce in Havana
the publication Of clandesline journals,
the arrest of suspected Creolcs, the violation
of the treaties against the slave trade, and
the other imputalions thrown out against the
action of the local government Of Cuba
only prove the fact that new and more inn
portant crisis must arise in the relations Of
Cuba, connected with Spain and the United
States, than any that has yet taken place
during The last few years. What the course
of things may be, time alone can tell. Al
present there seems to be troublea and excite
ment in Cuba, enough to produce, at an car
ly day, an explosion Of more or less magni-
tude.- New York Herald. l'