Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-10
By the National Line.
FoRTnKnAlLYlNTEL
LATER FROM HAVANA.
CRESCENT CITY DIFFICULTY.

| 4 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.
| Isl New ORLEANS, Nov. 6th.-As the Crescent City
| approached Havana, she was met by the Pilot,
who refused to take the steamer into the harboI.
! because Purser Smith was on board. Capt. Dav-
export paid no attention to this and taking the
responsibility, proceeded to his usual anchorage.
The captain of the Port shortly visited the
steamer, and declared she should hold no COM
\ mu nication with the shore, an account Of Pur-
ser Smith being on board. He said the Captain
| General would allow the mails and the regular
passengers to land, but no other persons. .a..f
Captain Davenport then exhibited a letter from
| the American Consul, which he had just received,
in which assurance was given that the late diff
Guilty was finally settled in an interview between
the Captain Genelal and Judge Conckln.
The Captain of the Port replied that the infor-
nation was erroneous, and that the difficulty had
not been settled but thatmails and regular passen
gers would be permitted to land on this occasion.
He further stated, thati Purser Smith continued
on board OF the steamer when she returned
she would, in no contingency, bepermtted to hold
communication with the shore. The Captain of
the Port also said that the Spanish Minister at
Washington, had written to the Captain General,
informing him, on the authority of the Acting
Secretary of State, that Purser Smith would be
prohibited from going to Havana. E2
| Captain Davenport answered that Purser Smith
was private citizen of the United States, and
| could 60 where and when he pleased, without
hindrance or interference on the part of the Gen
eral Government. -l. tf'er-.l.als7
s-'rhe Captain of the Port then had second con-
sultation with the Captain General, previous 10
hch he gave the officer stationed board of the
steamer permission to land passengers, but Capt.
Davenport refused to permit them to leave the
steamer, until he was satisfied tina. the American
Consul had been fully apprsed of the condition OF
affairs at this stage of affairs. g.-..H 9,,gr,
The Captain of the Port returned with authorl-
ty from the Captain General, for all the passen-
gers and officers of the steamer to land, excepting
Purser Smith, WHO was specially prohibited on
any consideration; and he repeated what had been
announced, that should Pu1ser Smith return back
on the trip to New York, the steamer should be
ordered Off.
Capt. Davenport then. wrote to the American
Consul that the passengers might do as they pleas
ed but as they had been oideIed not to land on the
Island, he himself would not consent to accept
privilege which had been denied to he Purser and
to Judge Shankey, the Consul, on his arrival. On
receiving this letter. the American Consul went on
board Of the Crescent City, and held long CONVEX
sation with Can't Davenport, in the course of which
he informed him that permission had been obtained
for passengers in transtu to land, in consequence
of which number of passengers went ashore, and
others remained on board OF the vessel. s-s,a
The Creole firm of Drake & Co., consignees OF
the Crescent City, then made their appearance, and
stated on authority that if Smith would address
letter to the Captain General, disavowing the
charges preferred against him, the difficulty would
be adjusted. Captain Davenport replied, that he
would under no circumstances, suffer any officer
under his command, TO make any communication
on this subject 10 the Cuban authorities, inasmuch
as Can't Porter, two dilerenl occasions had dis
tiuctly disavowed the imputations.
The Crescent City thereupon ran up the Nation
al flag, and steamed away for New Orleans