The weekly Placer herald., 1852-11-27
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NUMBER III. j j !.
The Affair of the Crescent CITY
nat Havama---Aspect of thelCu-
3 BAN Resolution i'm the United

p BAN NeNoiution in the United
| States. 4 ~"
The Atlas New York corressppdfideht.
in detailing the circumstances of the hate
difficulty between one of cur steamexs
and the authorities at HaYana,. furnishes
the following interesting information:,
Immediately on receipt of the news of
this outrage, the sloop-of-war Cyane, was
ordered TO Havana, where she has prob
ably arrived ere thisl I'D The u. s. steam
frgate Powhattan, also sailed for the
island on Saturdayda having on board
IJudge Conkling, the aew Minister to Mex
lco, who is to report the facts in the case
of the Cornela and the Crescent City.
and then proceed to Mexcoby way of
Vera Cruz. r1d n 9oraq nj ootnU
1.-The owners ofthe Crescent ,teTegraphed
Lieut.. Porter, at New Orleans, to take on
board the Havana mails as usual, proceed
to that port again Oh his retusn trip to
New York, attempt to enter the harbor,
and if fred into to Surrender the vessel
at once, thus making a case of grave i'm
portance, which would NOT, and could not
be passed over by our government. The
Crescent City arrived yesterday morning
on her return trip, having touched at
Havana, where shewas permitted to enter
but not allowed to communicate in any
way with the shore.
There Is no question that measures are
IN active progress hers, looking To- ano-
ther effort at Cuban revolution ~ There
are three hundred Cuban exies here, who
meet regularly to make arrangements. in
connection with the enterprise Theior-
ganizdtion also numbers many ofour citi-
zens, who have influence and means at
communicable is stated thstqthe u, S.
government has received reliable infQEma-
ton relative TO the movements, of this
organization,, and that dispatches have
been forwarded to the u. s. officers Of
this city, enjoining "a strict enforcement Of
the neutrality law, as well as the enforce
ftnentiof treaty obligations. The govern
ment supposes itself acquainted withsthe
places of rendezvous of the recruits, and
that they number 1000. am inclined to
beiieVe the government are oecr,vcu, anu
that they have taken scent of bait design
ed to draw their suspicionsrof the treal
movements of the reyoutionists. .,isir,.y
All these circumstances tend rapidly to
develop public opinion, in favor Of Cuban
Independence or Ahhexation. That Clha
must he either Inde pendent oreAinerican
Pisa necessity that mere policy cannot long
arrest. She is a.jeweII which Spain can
not retain. She would gladly sell lit to
Eng aud; but it is clear that we would not
tolerate such, a disposition Of fertile
island which stands right OH the 'Sgtest
maratime gangway9 between our North
and South. lae .llbii a9inGaoo3f
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