The Nevada journal., 1852-12-10
From Cuba.

Judge Conkling, U. S. Minister 10 Mexico,
commissioned to inquire into the circumstan-
ces attending the outrage upon the Crescent
City, arrived at Havana on the steamer Pow
hatan, on the 23d October, and remained there
until the 1sth. A correspondent of the n. Y.
Herald gives the following account of the ar
rival of Judge Conkling:
At IL o'clock the Powhatan commen ced fir
ing the usual salutes, during which a little in
cidsnt occurred, which, perhaps, is worth men-
tioning. as showing how prone the Spaniards
are to stand upon their dignity. even in trifles.
During the complimentary salute to the Span
ish admiral. the ensign Of Spain was, Of course.
hoisted at the fore Of the Powhatan. bat in
dropping the topsail, according to etiquette,
the Spanish flag was by scsident lowered lit
tie, and became hidden by the sails. This hap
pened emily after two or three guns had been
fired II was altogether an accident, but the
Spaniards having observed II, when they re-
turned the salute from their frigate Esparanza,
they also, after firing two or three guns, haul
ed Down the stars and stripes. and the Commo-
dore, seeing that they had evidently taken Of
fence ct what was entirely mere accident on
his part, sent on board the Esparanza TO apol-
ogize.
About IL o'clock Judge Conkling and Com.
Newton, attended by several officers OF the
Powhatan, waited upon the Captain General,
with whom they had an audience Of about ten
minutes. at4
They wore mebbed, hooted and hissed by
about forty OF fifty negroes and Cataluns, (who
had hired the nsgroes,) from the place where
they landed to tho ConsuPs Office, and IRON
thence TO The gate of the palace. The gentle
men appeared to take the insult very eeolIy,
laughing and talking ono to another, quite in
different to the elegant expressions made sse Of
by the low-live Catahns.
On Monday Judge Conklins aga ia bad an
interview with Gen. Canedo, which lasted
about three hours He saw the Captan Gen
eral yesterday, and understand the result OF
Judge Conklings lass conference with his :x-
cellency Is, that the Crescent City will be per-
mitted 10 enter this port as usual, tho mails
and passengers be permitted to land but heith-
er Captain Porter nor Mr.. Smith, the purser,
will be allowed to come on shore.
The outrage committed on the bnrquc Cor
nelia has. learn, not even been referred TO.
After these interviews between Judge Conk-
ling and the Captain General, it was reported
that the latter had apelogizcd for his conduct
towards the Crescent City, and agreed that
she and all other American vessels should bo
permitted TO land without farther n,olestation
This report turned ont to be unfounded. Judge
Cenkling left Havana on the 2sth, and up to
the Both the negotiatIens between him and the
Captain General had not transrired butit WAS
generally and very reasonably inferred that no
definite arrangement had been sffectsd. The
Havana correspondent of the N. Y. Hercld,
under date of Oct. 27th. says:
| The report so extensively ei, sulatsd in the
| city last evening, relative TO the arrangements
said to have been come 10 between Judge
Conkling and the Ca plain General, with re-
gard to an ancable settlement Of the affair Of
the Crescent City is incorrect. No arrange
msnts whatever have yet taken place.
The report alluded 10 appears 10 have arisen
from the circumstance Of the Collector of the
Custom Hou.s here having signed an order
authorizing the mails and passengers from the
| American steamers to bs permitted TO land !;
and this having got abroad, the wise ones cen
slider that this order could not have been issued
except BY the authority Of the Captain Cen
| eral.
This have from the best authority, from
parties who knew all about it. If nythins
serious arises out of this between the two soy :
ernments, II will be short work for these peo-
pie, because they already have an enemy in the
Creoles among them.