The daily union., 1852-12-02


M. o. ROBERTS, Agent, &c, &c
SIs have the honor acknowledge the recei pt hrou,
Of the letter Of the Postmaster General directing you
not to send forward the mails for Havana any OF the
steamers of this company OF which Porser Smh may be
on board
Mi Smith had been shipped as purser OF the Cherc kee
which steamer takes the place Of the Crescent City,
receipt aud at the date OF the letter OF the Pos Gen.
ersl As the government the Postmaster General has
not favored US With any charge against Mr. Smith, and
We know Of none ourselves good why he
should be deprived of employment. He has uniformly
discharged his duties with fidelity and good conduct and
has any gone of the line his duty suce
he has been ia the OF ths company Whenever we
informed from any quarter connected with our gov.
ernmen Of any positive misconduct Of Mr.. Smith, shall
not hesitate TO dismiss him.
Tue Cherokee is prepared take The Havana mails and
shall send our aft i1r them Al the usual hour.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
NJ o. ROBERTS,
Agent otrhe U. s. Mail Steamship Company.
Hon. WIN, V. BRADY.
Posr OFFICE New York, Nov. q, 1852
sIRi Your, OF this days date hand relation
from the Postmaster General upon the subject OF
sending mails Tor Havana by amy of your steamers to
which Mr. Parser Smith may be attached.
Acting uadet instructions from the Postmaster General,
shall not make up mail Tor the Cherokee this day.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
WM " BRADY, Postmaster
NJ. o, RoBEKrs, esq, Agent
CosuLArx eF rHk UNIrEp STATES
Havana, Nov. 4, 1852
sRi have to advise you that Judge Conckn. who
called the business OF the nship Crescent City,
has understanding with tho captain gene raj
the difficulties lately existing la relation to that ship, which
arranged that that vessel may port deliver her
passengers and mails receive others In return, and pro-
coed usual heretofore but that Captain Porter VIII
liam Smith, esq, shall not be allowed to land here. ]
give you this information for your government; aud
your m obeuent
JOHN MoRELAND, Acting Consul.
To the commander Of the u. S. mail Crescent City
B-Jodge Shatkey is here and will take charge oil
the consulate tomorrow morning.
CONSULATE UNreD SrArts.
Havana, Nov 2, 1852
DEAR sfR IN You note Of this date you the cucum
stances which anspred your arrival la this port and
ask what will be the Of affairs your from
New Odeans.
Very ,o3u after you came port had hoaor Of mn
Interview with the general, and shall proceed
state the condition Of the affair with the Crescent City
You are aware that minister Mexico Judge Conck
lin, aud Commodore Newton of the United States navy
this island by the that bust
They, II seems, came to understanding that the
Crescent City, this trip should dscharge her mails and
passengers usual but that neither Captain Porer
Purser smith, should they be board, would be permits
ted land. A. absent. you viii be better informed
and of that agreement by the
nicaton Of Mr. Moeland, the acting consul, which has
been handed TO you.
was informed by his cxceency that by agreement he
had only conceded this privilege the Crescent City
her passage from New Yok New Odeans, and that
did extend far allow the liberty her
from New Orleans In Captain Porter or Parser
Smith shood be board but II she should here
her trip without either Of those officers, she
would he received without molsstation.
stated his excelency that the Of this line
steamers resided Ia New York. and il might therefore be
impossible make any change In New Odeans but this
produced no change Of dissemination.
The captain general has received letter from the Span
sh minister Washington, in which minister SAYS our
Secretary OF State assured him the positive ma a
ner that Mr.. Smnh should return the sh D. and au
thorzsd the minister the captain gene eraI
This letter was shown TO me, and translated by Mr Ssv
| age, who with the.
lis exceeocy expressed much regret that tho pledg q
| had not been kept
could give satisfactory explanation OF this matter
nd remarked to him that Mr. Smith was not IN officer