The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-27
RICHMOND. va;
SATURDAY Morning, November27, SOY
THE CUBAN CORRESPONDENCE.

We are compeled, by the pressure on our
columns, TO lay over, until Monday, the con-
,;nu.t;on of the abstract OF this correspondence
which We have commenced. We do so with
reluctance, for we regard it as OF the highest
in,eres, to all classes Of our readers.
Every Administration which had been III Oh
Sce. from that Of MIR. Monroe 10 Dir. FOLK, in>
c,nsiye. seemed TO have had It's attention called
IN the most serious manner, to the condition
ofCuba, and to have had its apprehens'ons
aroused by the possibility of its passing into
The hands Of any European Power. We have
already seen the sentiments of MIR. Adams up
on that subject, expressed as long ago as
1922. That distinguished statesman, though
he had opposed the purchase and annexation
efLouisiaua, and though he apprehended great
danger. from the extension OF our terri'ofiai &c
QUESTIONS beyond sea, was overcome ny ''le
necessity of the case, and expressed himseil I'D
favor Of annexing Cuba, when the alternative
Of such annex alton, or It's passing into BRUSH
hands, was presented. Subsequently, during
his own Administration, after MIR. Clay had III
s,ructed the American Minister, at Madrid, TO
urge the recognition of Spain OF the indepen-
dence Of Mexico and the South American Re-
publics, on the express ground that the con-
tinuance Of hostities endangered the coniihu-
ance of the Spanish dominion IN Cuba ana
had stated that there was no reason TO tear that
either Great Britain or France had any designs
upon il, a Communications OF d very exciting
nature was received from the Legation at the
Court of Spain. 1t came through the Condo
de Alcudia, tho Spanish Minister in London,
and stated that Great Britain had dispatched
frigats to Havana, with commissioners on
board. whose object was TO excite the islanders
TO revolt. to declare themselves independen,and
to place themselves under British protection.
Alcudia states, that he had been informed OF
this circumstance by the Duke OF Wellington,
who was, at that time, (1627.) greatly disgust
ed with the new Administration, at the head OF
which was Canning. During the Administra
tions Of General Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren,,
the attention of the government was more than
once called to reported intrigues OF Great Bri
tain, having, for their object the possession OF
Cuba and in 1843, during the Tyler Admin
istration, these runners had assumed a shape
which seemed to threaten collision with her.
Mr.. Webster sent instructions of the most de-
cded character 10 Mr.. Irving, in which he sta
ted that he had received, from u highly ntelli-
gent source in Havana, intelligence hat Bri-
fish agents were busily employed in the at
tempt to revolutonse Cuba, and lberate the
slaves; and though this report appeared after
wards to be exaggerated, yet it does not seem
TO have been entirely without foundation.
From 1922, then, there has always been, in
the mind of every Administration, an apprt-
hension that Great Britain was endeavoring TO
get possession Of Cuba, and the American de-
claration has always been that no other Euro
pean nation than Spain, shall have it. Dir.
Webster instructed the Minister at hladrd TO
say, that in the supposed case which he pre-
sents, the naval and military forces the Uni
ted States shall be employed in resisting such
occupation. Whether there be any fire where
there has been SO much smoke, we leave 9th
srs TO determine