The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-20


The steamer Black Warrior, r. w. shufeldt, U.
8. NJ, commander, from Mobile and Havana. ar
rived at New York ON the 18th instant, having left
Mobile on the 9th, and Havana on the 18th. The
Black Warrior made the passage from Mobile bar
to the anchorage at Havana in forty nine hours,
remained at Havana twenty-five hours' and ar
rived at Sandy Hook at one O'Clock on Sunday
morning.
We conv the fo,,ow;ne outline Of her news from
tue We" iork cypress
'The Black Warrior brought from Mobile the
mail bags Of the Crescent City destined foL tiava
ma, forwarded oy the postmaster al new orieans'
ana rorty seven OF her passengers. Cora.
twentv Creoles from tbs VneIt, Aba;o had been ar.
rested and imprisoned for conspirinQ against the
government.
"Ofders had oeen given 70 one Q! tne sPanisa
~. 49,, ~, y fn.s ',s.: "a. $500 70 IN
should atnmpt To- do so on her seturn from Ne.o Or
leans -.
.Tbe Diario de la Marina quotes at length an
article from the Washington Republic and affects
to be very much alarmed by its disposition to Sc
cure a right of way uia Tehua ntepec II considers
the Republic as a semi official organ, and infers
from this article that the Government means To
reserve for Mexico the Tehuantepec route.
UThe officers and passeu o ers OF the Black War
rior were Treated With marked courtesy by the 20.
yernment officials during their STAY in Havana
r.,..h;. ;...u;. h., -, ....;u.d of
Ae's' "p".o ii''e.'' s'"'o .a' o'eA "
the arrival OF the Crescent City yesterday at New
York. She reports according to the telegraphic
bulletin> that sbe entered the ba rbor of Havana,
but was mt allowed 10 land the n,ssengers or
~ go, ""' nv nv no"ou :" .a.u '.o pa r.,
maiis' luz 'eniainaer VI Inc oespa'on 10 10 ioi
lows:
..Roats with nolics IN hoard bovered around .
who remained watching every movement. The
captain of the port came on board, proposing a
eomnromise Csstain Porter refused To listen to
nnv proposition except through the American con-
anil Who finally waa Allowed IN come aIoneside ,
but not on board. Cantain Porter banded him bis
protest and put to sea, hosting the American flag
and firing gun as She passed The Moro Castle. ."
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account OF Inc crescent City analr' captain for-
since. We employ the translation of the New
vi Co,,;sr ,.a E,,,,;,.r not b.v;nn tho or;g;.
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nai az haho'
occurred in our port, which though all in oil
most insignificant affair, has furnished a motive
Tor some conversation, and Will probably serve ior
further discussion among the people OF the neigh
boring country, who so solicitously seek opportu-
mites Of making great outcry. Although we
care just nothing at all for this charatanry, and
have resolved from henceforth to treat 1t with that
contempt which it merits, the curiosity OF our do
mestic readers has melted US to employ the time
in investigating minutely the occurrence, and we
are about to give succinct, and by all means
faithful account OF 1t.
"Nobody can be ignorant OF the fact that on the
former trips OF the American steamer Crescent
City certain obscure individual, who 10 distln-
guished by the name Of Mr.. William Smith, mum
dated the entire press OF New York with accounts
of what took place amongst Us here in Havana,
which he declared he had been eye witness to-ac-
counts in which falsehood and calumny run to.
gether, and dispute the palm. Without the da-
mage being very great, at least on account Of its
consequences it ia always matter OF scandal that
the emDEOue of q company covered by govern
ment with favors-and who had no right TO do go
should come gratuitously to commit an insult
against the Spanish name, and to propagate among
people already eager to believe nonsense these
silly things, which appear to come authorized by
his employment In the case of other merchant
captains, to whom similar stories had been i'm
own names that they were the authors reputed;
but this Mr.. Smith confirms his lies by his silence.
The obscurity Of the individual, and the absolute
impunity which he enjoys in his boldness. opens
the door to the emulation of his imitators amongst
a people already sufficiently inclined to abuse
kindness and condescension. The sentiment of
self-respect requires, our part at least, show
of displeasure.
"But as the good cause loses nothing by mode
ration, our authorities have borne themselves with
all the comfy and prudence that possible.
They had the right to expe forever from theif ter
ritory this petuant scribler; but, az the company
not aware of the act, 1t not to be expected
that they should remedy it, and the government
contened ITSELF upon the return Of the vessel, with
placing police guard over the said person, as it
had an indisputabIe right to do. Moreover, by an
energetic but mild communication, the govern
ment notified the company of it's displeasure
through the consignees, the only convenient
method, when treating upon any particular bust.
ness, and expressed to them the ,dtinatum that, il
Mr.. Smith should return to our port employee
OF the company, the vessel bringing him here
should not be admitted to prafigue. The frmness
in regard to the end in view, and the mildness of
the means used by the government, could not have
been more conciliatory.
"Here it is proper to advert to the acts of the
merchant captain of the steamer Crescent City,
Captain Porter, of happy memory, who abandoned
some of his passengers and crew in distress upon
the Desert Keys, and who immoralzed his name,
last year, by abandoning upon the high seas the
French ship Laura DENYING that assistance which,
according to the common laws of humanity, as
we'll as sailors is never refused to their conpan.
IONS A phiIanthropic act, which in vain Mr. Por.
ter endeavored to DENY, but which the unimpeach.
able testimony of the French captain fixed anew
upon him in all it's beauty This Mr. Porter who,
as commander of a merchant vessel, evidently I'M
derstands more about managing a ship than about
the laws swore some upon his arrival in the Uni
tod States So far 90 we'll. hnt we are .lso inform