Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-10-28
The Affair of the Crescent City.

The Affair Of the Crescent City.
The New Orleans Crescent, 9th inst, J
gives the following account of the treatment
of the American Mail steamer, Crescent
City, at Havona. The telegraph, afew days
since, announced that a large indignation
meeting was held in New Orleans in con-
sequence. The offence of Mr.. Smith, the
purser Of the vessel, was that New York
correspondent Of the Government paper at
Havana had charged him with furnishing
to the New York papers the details of the
revolutionary excitement in Cuba, and it
will be remembered that on the previous
trip of the Crescent City, the Governor
General wishedto subject him to police sur
veillance on board, which Lieut.. Porter
would not allow. The question is now one
between the Governments:
The L. S. mail steamship Crescent City.
Lieutenant D. D. Porter. L. s. NAVY, com
manding arrived last evening in eight days
from New York, via Havana. with 100 pas
sengers, 65 OF whom took passage from
Havana. The Crescent City also brought
the mails intended for Havana, not having
been allowed any communication with the
shore. 1t has already been announced that
Mr.. Smith. the purser the Crescent City,
had made himself obnoxious TO the Cuban
authorities. and threats had been made that
the ship would not be allowed in the harbor
if he was on board. This threat was car
II ;,+o ,,,in ba l.- tba {,1
lowing statement, furnished by Mr.. S.
himself:
As the Crescent City approached the port
the Captain of the Port met her at the mouth
of the harbor. and made motions not to enter
the port, which order Capt. Porter refused
to obey, as it was blowing half gale of
wind at the time, and moreover, not having
anv intention of remaining outside the har-
Dor, he thought it useless waste of time
The Crescent City accordingly proceeded to
her anchorage, having refused 10 take pi-
lot, the wind blowing too hard to stop the
ship.
After the vessel was anchored, the Capt.
of the Port came alongside and demanded
, why the Crescent City had not stopped out
side the harbor when he had given the order.
+ The Captain informed him that it was not a
proper place TO stopa ship, under the circum-
stances, and he woulh be risking his ship
by so doing-he had accordingly refused to
S obey this order. Captain Porter was then
e asked for the ships articles, and when the
! Captain of the Port ascertained that Mr..
Smiths name was on them, he told the Cap
tain that the Captain Generals order was
for the Crescent City to go to sea imme-
# datey which order Captain Porter refused
e to obey until his mail and passengers were
, landed, or the responsibility of not landing
u landing them was fixed on the Spanish au-
thorties.
a He was told by the Captain of the Port
!. that the passengers would have TO go TO SEE
: with the ship, that the officer of the Port
:, said he would take the mails when the Cap.
u tain refused to deliver them, until it wa.
e settled whether the ship was 10 proceed tc
o sea or not. Captain Porter informed the
n Captain of the Port that he would not move
his anchor until he had made a formal pro.
= test against such conduct before the Captain
IS General, which protest the Captain of tht
Port consented TO take or shore to the Cap
d tain General. In the space of half an houl
r. it was returned. The Captain General re
fused 10 receive any communication direc
from Captain Porter, but would receive i
e through the Consul. The protest was ac
cordngly sent to the acting Consul, Mr.
At Moorlan. All this time, the boats from
shore and the official boats were hoverin,
around the ship at distance, waiting the re
suit. After sunset, the Captain Of tho Por
l. came alongside, and informed Captain Por
to ter that, as the protest had been sent Ion,
distance to the Consul, it was too late t
. answer it that night, and that the ship wa
)" ordered to proceed to sea. You refuse
then, to receive the mails and passengers?
said the Captain. mo communication c
ID any kind allowed" said the Captain of III
,s Port.
Captain Porter having done all that wa
necessary on the occasion, and finding n
prospect of getting rid OF his passengers
i'll having laid his protest before the Govern
ment, and left with them the responsibility
of this outrageous proceeding, put to sea-
The Government sent him pilot, which h
III refused to receive, and at o'clock the shi
passed the Moro. The Spanish officer VIII
conducted the business of sending the Cres
= cent City to sea, Don Cuilamo Chocon, be
> haved throughout with great courtesy an
politcness, exhibiting no feeling on the oc
IF casion, but evidently showing that he ha
g, an unpleasant duty to perform There wa
no feeling or rudeness exhibited on eithe
side, and on that score no complaint is mad
against the authorities of Cuba. The mat
lie ter is one now which concerns the Govern
to ment of the United States, and with wh.c
S. companies and individuals have nothing t
do
The following is the protest made by CAP
at tain Porter, and laid before the Captain Ger
10 eral.
WHEREAS, The Spanish authorities in Gu
ba have issued an order to prevent the Ell
IL trance Of the L. S. Mail Steamship Cre'