Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-11-25
INTERESTING FROM HAVANA

INTERESTING FROM HAVANA.
Entry Of the Crescent City and Landing
of Passengers-Purser Smith Still Er-
cluded- The Difficulty Not Yet Settled
further Spanish Threals--1He Eng
Hsh Fleet, &c.
The U. S. mail steamship Crescent City,
Henry K. Davenport, U. S. N commander,
arrived al New York at half-pasl o'clock
on Monday morning, from New Orleans,
via Havana, leaving the latter port on the
afternoon of the 18th inst. She has expe-
rienced a succession of heavy northern
gales. 1t will be seen that she landed her
passengers and mails on this occasion, tho
Purser Smith was no, allowed to land, and
il was declared the steamer would no, be
allowed to come in again, with him on board.
The annexed particulars are given by the
New York Journal of Commerce, of Mon
day -
The Crescen. City arrived off the Moro,
on the 10 inst, after sunset, end had to
remain outside until the next morning. The
Spanish steam frigate Isabel Segundo, which
was cruising off the port, spoke the C. c;
and, after learning her name and destination,
passed on. After entering the port, TO which
no objection was made, the captain Of the
port came alongside, and informed Captain
Davenport tha. the mails and all persons
could land, excep, Purser Smith.
u pom Captain Davenpor, expressing him
self pleased at the termination of the diff
culties heretofore existing, the captain of
the port assured him tina, i. was on7y for
The trip, bu, should Mr.. Smith return in the
ship from New York, no communication
with the shore would be allowed Captain
D. expressed bis regret al this, and remark
ed that the difficulty was becoming more
complicated by this measure, and That al.
though the right to exclude any individual
from the island, whom the authorities might
consider prejudiced 10 its tranquility, was
not denied, he could no, concede the same
10 the Captain General to prohlbi! the mails
and all passengers, simply because one per-
son on board was obnoxious 10 his Excel
ency.
TO this no reply was made. Capt. Da-
venport was told when he left Havana for
New Orleans on the outward trip, that the
ship would no. be permitted to enter the
port on her return if Mr.. Smith came in her.
But ii seems the Captain General was in
duced to change his mind few days previ-
Gus TO her arrival, in consideration that the
voyage would not be completed until her
return to New York, and that no change
could take place in the officers before that
time.
On the eve of sailing, Capt Davenport
| received note from Messrs. Drake s. Co.,
inclosng copy Of one to them from Mar
tin Galiano, the political Secretary Of the
Captain General. The letter, together with
one from Capt. Davenport, TO Messrs. Drake
s. Co., will be found below.
There were three English war steamers in
Havana, and the report was that they were
waiting to see the result Of the Crescent
City affair, many stories being in circulation
about her being fired into, sc.
| Judge Sharkey, the American Consul, a
gentleman who has upon all occasions prov
ed himself worthy of the hig h trust reposed
| in him, called on board the Crescent City
and had long conversation with Captain
Davenport upon the state of affairs at ila-
vana.
The passengers and officers of the boat
who was sent ashore, were treated with
the utmost polileness and attention by the
Cubans.
The following are The letters referred to
above:
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