The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-10
IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA.
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Our Troubles with the Cuban Govern
ment Still Unsettled.
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The Crescent City Ordered Not to
Touch at Havana.
SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF THE AD-
MINIS rRArION.
Apology the Captain General for the Insult
to the American Flag.
Another Diplomatic Note from Mr. Conrad.
OPINIONS or THE CUBAN PRESS.
&c., &C., Sc.

The tclegraphicldespatch from New Orleans pub.
lished in the New York HERALD Of Sunday last il
confirmed, and the shameful conduct Of orr govern
ment in the affair of the Crescent City, fully ex-
posed, The following correspondence gives the
latest and most authentic intelligence in regard to
our difficulties with the authorities of Cuba -
orrreE OF THE U. S. MAIL srEasrsrup COMPANY
NEW YoRK, Nov. 0, 1882 !
To JAMES GoRpoN BEsSEtT Esq, Editor and Proprietor
Of the HERALD.
Dear Sir-Encloeed is despatch received from our
agent at New Orleans by telegraph by which appears
that While the Acting Secretary Of state G. NJ Conrad
giving to the Spanish Minister at Washington taa
that Captain Porter Smith were 10
be removed from the Crescent City aud be again
allowed TO return, he putting forth in the oHlcs,
organ Of the administration (the Repu5tic) that tbs
government yas taking eioie mt viniicate
the rights Of American citizens and the honor OF our
flag At the same time aleo bs Was endeavorins, pri
vatey to have this company discharge Purser Smith and
remove Captain Porter from the Crescent City to ths
Georgia both of which acts the company declined DOING
believing then they do that 1t casting an un
just upon respectable citizens who had only done
their duty to the to their employers and TO
their country This the object in telegraphng for
Mr. Roberts, the agent of this company, tocoms to ssu
ipgton and the removal Of Captain Porter aad purser
Smith insisted upon by The Acting Secretary OF State
G. NJ Conrad All these facts show how far our citizens
can rely upon that functionary for the vindcaton OF
their rights against foreign aggression, and how feeos
and inefficient government must become in
fuenced controlled by auch councils Very respectfully
your obedient servant, GEORGE LAW, President.
P s-you are al i!!erty to pubhh in the HEnALD the
enclosed despatch and letters for nformasion Of thu
public.
GEORGE LAW To THE ACTfgc strp %
STATE.
0FrIcF or THE u. s Man Srramsup "a J
NEw foHK, Oct. y, 1864.
Hon C. NJ. CosRAp, Acting Secretary of state
SrI had this day the honor receive yoar letter OF
the 2sth inst
On the OH instant addressed tha Department Of
STATE a,teF detailing at length the grievances o.
wfcn lhis company feels IL has right complain in
relation % the course various occasions of the au-
hortts Of The snd u CuLa tosards che ships Of this
comprry and respectfully requested to be advised
as 10 our rights, and whether the government
Cuba were u Gcd IN pursuing the above alluded
10.
Our motives in writing that letter to bring to the
notice of our government. which felt bound to do
certain acts foreign government which VIC could not
but regard oppressive and unjust towards this Com
lspy and to American citizens and shippers engaged In
law v commerce with that power, and, also Insult
to the flag Of our country The company supposed that
the authorities Of the Island Of Cuba had no right to die
tate to government to the owners of Ameri-
ships who should be employed board Of them or
to make u compliance Noncompliance with their die
tesn in this respect pretext for excluding ships
with their Passengers and mails did not conform to
their directions in relation to the employees on board N
them. II these impressions well founded we
supposed that should be advised by the
Of state. If they we founded nc had a. we sup
pos, right to expect from government protection
sgaiuas the injury. We have, yet received reply
from the Department Of stats letter Of the 9th
inst ant ahough addressed in duplicate both to Wash
ington and to Marshed and the letter OF the Acting
Secretary OF state Of the 18th Rs in repy my letter
Of III z3d fails to uiIora he desired information
Every days cesy is and has been great loss to thi
company, extremely detrimental to the commercial in
terests Of the country, and than all subjects
correct in our preston to the humiliation CT submit
ting to a wong.
desire rssrectfuy TO say that ID less our inten
ton to inquire what the government OF Cubs
would pursue than to ascertain what Interpretation
government gave to the rights Of American citizens
and Of this company in order to know how far would
be able to comply With it.
have the honor to be- very respectfully your obedien
servant GEORGE LAW, PRESIDENT.
ACTING eECaET,py raNp N - -.