The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-11

There 10 coups. In courage As veil - in caution.
By timid policy We nigh court the dangers which
We deprecate. Eogla aud will nos OBTAIN any sofsty
IN troubled future. except nat which sho osn Sc
cure for herself. The c'str button Of ami,y or ALI
ance may affect the facilits If that insurance, bat
the effect OF insurance per luton must depe upon
England IT she cannot defend h. rself and all that
precious to her. IL nigh prove the most paying
policy to declare herself politically insolysnE, &
ouce give up her place anoog the nations to some
more wealthy rufg poser aud acce pt the pfoteo-
torate which any state may he wiling TO give her
on reasonable terms Tunre may be oomn orsil
men VINO would jump at this suggestion; We trust
there are rev statesmen who cannot look beyond It.
The United States aud Cuba.
From the Glasgow Mail oct 23l
Thousands ia the United states have bcenlon1
governments, and they have found 1t at lsngth,S
the refusal Of the Cuban authorities to allow i1S
mail steamer Crescent City TO enter the port.
Havana. The reason given for this bold stspn
obnoxou to the SpAnish government, - parser on
board the Crescent City. Whatever defence the
authorities Mt the Havana msy be able to make il
self vindication, there can be- no doub. Of the in.
sulting nature of the Deasure to which they have
had recourse. The Crescebt City 10 in the kpay q
the American government and had on boara the
government mails, as we'll several passengers for
Caba, when she arrived at Hsvans On snsesine
the mouth OF the haIbor, she was signAlled By
boarding officers net to enter; but regardless Of This
intimation, the captain proceeded to IN anchorage
The subsequent proceedings narrated in state-
nent made on the authority Of the captain;
She proceeded to New Orleans, whore the imms-
date result Of the indignity which had thus been
offered to the American flag was ." tremendous
indignation meeting" at which 10 600 Of the inhAb-
itants were present, aud called unanimously on the
government for the means Of vengeance OF redress.
In New York, also, public feeling appears to have
been considerably excited ADD 1t 10 not to DO Won-
dered that President Fillmore, in such circumstaB-
ces, should have deemed i necessary to despatch
special agent to inquire into the facts, and II the
ur official accounts be corr obOrsted, to demand ~
tistacion. The straDgest part of the news 10 that
the Crescent City had sa,ied again for Havana,
with the Cuban nails aud the identical pSIser
Smith on board
The Spanish authorities at II .vana are evidently
in very uneasy end feverish state, hike that Of
men who are conscious of n volcano being under
their feet. The printer Of a revolutionary paper
was publicly garrosed on the 18th ultimo a Sw
days before the affair with the Crescent City, 9
New York bark, called the Correlia, sailed out Of
the harbor OF Havana. report cached tho Cap
tain General that Creole vas on board charged
with numerous revolutionary letters for parties in
New York. Officers were imnedia ely Sent to
board her; and the unlucBy vessel Was towed back
into port. The Creole and one or two moro pegcna
without passports, were arrested, and their trunM
searched The captains desk and tho mail bal
were even opened. and their ooatents riasd
All these facts indicate dis.ffecsed eondition,r
society. But it appears thai Jonathan does nd
always allow the Captain General to have tho gam
to himself One very acute Yankee skipper WIZ
arrived lately ut Havana with cargo Of potatosG
onions, and other pelisbnbe msterials, seeing ~
chance Of getting his ship quickly discharged BY
the lazy "niggers' Of tho qaa!s, gave out report
that there lots of oonira0and guns and pistols
for the disaiiected Creoles on board Instantly
Galiano rent down his 8 Carbneros," and, quick
as lightning, the crafty skipper Jaw his onions and
potatoes tossed upon tbe qu7y, free Of cost, and
without any discovery or loss, need we say, Of Ere
arms The potatoes and onions, indeed, we're the
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adrOtly called in the aid of the civil powor to save
him from the serious results Of their spontaneous
explosion.
The Escape OF French Prisoners fr0m
rnycanc.
The following particulars respecting tiD tscaps Of
a batch Of French political prisoners from Cayenne
are given in the independence Of BRUSSELS
We have received from Paramaribo, the chief
town Of Dutch Gniane, under date Of Sept. %, .
letter signed Riboule, ard Of which we cannot guar
rapty the exactitude, he signature is completely
unknown to US; but tho facts that it contains APP
pear to to be Of Sufficient interest to be oommuni
Gated to our readers. The facts are as follows-
Twelve persons, transported FOR political offences in
the affair of the I'd OF December, to the island Of
French Guiana, called lie 80 Ia Metre, resolved 10
attempt to recover their liberty On the 4th q
September, Mt midnight, after the inspection, cad
OF them, provided with a small bundle containings
few clothes and little bread, want to GpetsgHsst
upon the shore. Four boets. not guarded, wen
moored at u short distance from the snore. Tho
swan towards them, and getting into one, they cd
the Others adriJt, in order to remove the meax
ventured thu5 upon tbs ocean. For twenty
four hours they proceeded. under burning
sun, and in the midst Of the greatest peril,
without . drop of water TO qtench their thirst. In
passing the Safety lslsnds 5hey perceived,
and were chased for two hours The night enMe ON,
and the breakers, in tho Gidst Of which they were
obliged 10 navigate did not permit their persuors
to come up with them. u may be said, therefore,
hat nyaAt ,.f ha sk.tt ha~
risSed. \ few hours Afterwards they struck upon
sand bank, and but for high wind that came on
With the tide, they would not perhaps havo been
able to get clear OF The bank On tho followiog day
they were again chased n5sr Sin lmary They sue
ceedcd at length 10 reaching Dutch port called
Bran dswacht. At Grst they were taken for escaped
conricts, bat they succeeded in making tnslr real
position known. The commandment, who is Of French
origin then procured for them all tho assistance in bis
pc ser. After passing three days with this excellent
man, they were sent TO Paramaribo, where they were
IL tine first instance put into prissn, bnteubsequenty
pat board the Dutch vessel, the Holding, and 45
hours afterwards they had permission to land II il
from this town, ~ 40 have stated that the lesor has
been addressed 10 u by OF the persona who es-
capped, aud should give il IL il wsro ony 10 tram
quize tie families ct the peIscns whose names
subjOined The author CT the letter speaks IN high
terms of the Eujncss which he aud his companions
received from tho Dutch oilicsrs, They hope tbs
they will not be given upt0 100 French government
the letter even sSys that they have reserved the
sursnce Of the oItrery 10 ehe nnne OF tho DutQ
government. The presence in the roadstead Of Pc
rnmariho OF the French stofmer, tho voyageM
inspired, however. some uneasmess. and they ha
communicated their position to the Engiifh nuthd.
rites at Demerara, and also to those OF the United
States Such are tho facts Communicated to US, an&
or which, we repeat, we cannot guarantee the exas
titudo. Tbs letter, besides, gives the names and
professions of the twelve persons who made thsk
escape, and also the departments to which they bes
longcd They are as foliows-S Riboulet, pro.
fessor (Jurh) j. Reus-o. merchant (Paris); J.
Biolet, landowner (Aler); 9 Billiard, do. CAL
her); Lemaitre, founder tNivro); A. TournAire,
tBasres AlpeO II. Miaille, seaman (vauoluss):
l.. Cadette, do. Chisrseiles); Bsrthelsny, baker
Bases Alpes); Siol, coachInaker (Ardcche).
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Prom the London Weekly News Oct. %