The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-06
Our Cuban Correspondence.


Our Cuban Correspondence.
HAVANA. Nov 25 1852
F7omisins Condition cfiis Sape Trads-THe LADY SV
ftlk Slartr Permitted 10 Enter the Port Of Mniet-Her
.4meicon Crw Discharged and the Vssei despatched 4, e
.9can Coast srh he sneged Connirance IF e auiIo,i.
ties Rumor If Queen Christina and en- Cedo Seing in
teresd IN he Earediiion Description IF he Vessel and
Lit f her late Crew, &c.
From the extraordinary activity which exists among
the slave traders here with the of Africa quite
evident they mut count upon the protection the chief
authority whose opinions indeed vel known upon the
subject Let this be 1t may it is ncontrovortibe that
iave.tIadng to the coast has been in so -four
hipg condition In this ilanj it has been within the
last few months not in the pamiet days OF Gen
ODonnen 1t is high time that the British government
should look to this Their treaty with Spain for the sup
preston Of the slave trade ia dead letter as
that poser concerned whilst the open and audacious
manner in which the trade is permitted by the author
ties in Cuba Is becoming every day stLl glarpg
That this is exaggeration you will be able judge
from the following facts which of public notoriety in
this city and to which any Of the crew all of them
lately belonging 10 the vessel referred and who are
now on the wsy TO tbs States ready to
btpP perfectly Tue You viii bear in mind that the port
tf Marie about twenty mile tho westward Of Havana
where The steamer Pjzarro recently lost is
port Of entry and consequently, II is prohibited 10 all
vessels which do not previously enter at the house
1T Havana that at Marel there Is sute Cover
dor, and the usual quantum OF government oical-that
Spanish war steamer ana corvette al anchor IN the
Port-thae Notwithstanding all this. American chip
direct frem New York permitted that port
and allowed to remain there. Why Because she was
INTENDED for the African slave trade, and therefore
not TO be moested
The Lady Suffolk was built and recently launched at
Baltimore, by Adams Gray Son. and sold Don
Jalisn XDlueta for S.5 Go. She proceeded to New
Yok where she thioped crsw aud sailed
thence for MaIiel this sd November arrived the
later port The 18TH and he 10th sailed again
for Bahia Honda where she arrived the same day.
that IN the png tho spanish stamer Sirena srriycd
iiom Havana, With Of seventy tho usual
equipments Of SLAYER, IN addition to which sixteen
tHeye ponDders and one swivel gun was received
hoard hesiocs large quantity OF small arms The
Amslclp eaiors detained prisoners boaid ths
Lady suGtlk TIL midrizht OF the 22d. when she was
sf the Havana with the exception OF CAP
tAn;irsy sud his son who had previously this
EXPRESSLY Nj zuueta for the purpose Of slave trading
eIo her late c:ew say that she Is a very fast vessel
she has sailed with her OF seventy tho
ot Africa she y commanded by notorious slave
tain Who has been hitherto very successful slsve
der spd boasts OF having murdered boats crew belong
ing 10 sn English man Of war few years who at
tempted to board him on the coast OF Africa.
The arrival and departure of this vessel Marie and
Bahia Honda. was subsct Of such public notoricty
thai was tor several days the topic Of conyr
satcn all this city uuderstand that the Captain
General made f,y aware Of all the circumstances
regarding her, butin way interfered The rumor in
town Is that Queen Christina and General Cane
do are largely inte: ested in the expedition 1t is
calculated that the Lady Suffolk will return
here With twelve hundred negroes This vessel
being without regSer Capt Gray having delivered his
up to our Consul Judge Sharkey IL IL to all nents and
purposes pratical chip If she has any papers at o
they alse and her captain is determined TO resist all
attempts to capture him.
The disgractful ccneuc Of these authorities in permit
ting ship Of such character to leave port in this
leland the strongest cenure but serves fully
coIroboratc the statement made their conniynucs
The Spanish vessels Of which she fell in with Of
did not interfere and she arrived and took her de-
paruc with the impuny that she would have done
he "A IA
DESCRIPTION LADY SUFFOLK
she is a vessel, built at Baltimore, is $40 tons
burthen has a ronsns figure head-the woman has
speaking trumpet in hand and wreath in the other
wings her back vessel painted oil black and she sa
large. roomy, full rigged ship Her name when she
left Babis Honda, painted on her stern.
List Of her late crew, most Ct whom on their
vsy back to the States
Adams Gray, ceptsin and late owner.
Albert Gray, chief mate (son Of the captain).
John Perry. second mate
William Holly third mate.