Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-11-17

IMPORTANT. FROM. HAVANA.

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-. IMPORTANT. FROM HAVANA. s4
lnteresting DetaiA Regarding the Crescent City Dit.
/ 6cuhies-zNe Question still nsetsied-lnteruiew
,oith the Captain Of the Port, tie Captain General
Judge Conking and Captain Duuenport- Purser
Smith not Permitted 10 Land. ~.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. g. The steamer Crescent
City reacned her wharf early this morning.
She reports having left Havana on the morning of
the Sd instant. As she was about approaching the
port. on her passage from New York, pilot came
alongside and enquired if either Lieut.. Porter w m
Smith were on board. He was informed that Lieut.
Porter was not, but Pursur Smith was. The pilot
then declined taking the ship into port. 5z1
Captain Davenport, who was in command of the
vessel however, paid no attention to the remarks Of
the pilot, and taking the responsibility upon himself
soon brought the ship to her anchorage. The cap
tain Of the port shortly afterwards came alongside,
and on being Uniformed that Purser Smith was on
board, stated that communication with the shore
would be allowed until he had an interview with the
Captain General, and returned to the vessel.
On his return he told Capt. Davenport that the
ders of the Captain General that the mails and
regular passengers for Havana would be allowed to
land, bot no one else would be permitted to come
shore. Capt. Davenport thereupon exhibited to the
Captain of the port letter, which he stated he had
received from the American Consul, in which assur-
ance was given jim that the late difficulty had been
fully settled at an interview between Judge Conkllng,
the American Minister, and the Captain General
the former having notified the American Consul to
that effect, except that Lieut. Porter Purser Smith
would not be allowed 10 come on shore.
The Captain Of the Port remarked to Capt. Daven-
port that it was mislake-that the difficulty was not
settled, but that the mails and passengers this special
time would be allowed to land Should Purser Smith,
however, return in the vessel her way from. New
Orleans TO New York, she would in case be al
lowed communication with the shore.
The captain of the port further stated that the Span
ish Minister at Washington had written to the Cap
tain General. informing him, on authority of the
American Secretary State that Purser Smith should
positively not be permitted to 60 out in the steamer
again to Havana.
Captain Davenportreplied that Smith wasa private
citizen of the United States, and could 20 where
when he pleased, without any hindrance interfer-
ence of the U. S. Government
The captain of the port then had another interview
with the Captain General. previous to which he gave
the officers stationed 10 guard the vessel permission
to land the passengers alongside.
Captain Davenport. however, would not allow them
to come board until he had been apprised that the
American Consul had been fully informed OF the con-
dition of affairs. The captain of the port here
turned with the permission from the Captain General
for all the passengers and officers of the vessel to
land, with the exception of Purse Smith. who would
not be allowed to shore under any considera
tion He further reported that, should he return in
the vessel. she would be Immediately ordered off.
Odpt davenport tnen WIOte 10 tne american COH-
sui that the passengers might do as they pleased but
as Lieut.. Porter had been forbidden to come on the
island, he, himself, would not land.
Judge Conkling, on receiving this letter, came on
beard and held long conversation with Capt. Dav.
export, in the Of which the formef said that
he had received permission, in his transit, to land
when portion of the passengers went on shore and
others remained on board.
Mr.. Morales, OF the firm of Drake l. Co.. consgn.
ees of the Crescent City. then made his appearance
r. -
address letter to the Captain General, denying the
charges which had been brought against him, the
difficulty would be settled.
10 this Capt. Davenport replied that he would
under no circumstances, permit any Of the officers
under him to address any communication upon the
subect to the Cuban authorities, Lieutenant Porter
having two different occasions disavowed the
char ges. !
The Crescent City then run up her flag and took
her departure for New Orleans.
PoL1rlcAL JOKES The Wings acquiesce in their
defeat with commendable degree of good nature.
Some Of them make wry faces. but more disposed
to be jolly, though at their own expense. The fol-
lowing jokes have been pepetrased since the Cd inst:
The presidential contest is ended, and the Wings
Frank Perces s,eed has cleared the ditch this time
without throwing his rider, and the White House
latch string is out and the door open for the
Of the "glorious Democracy Salem Register.
No presidential candidate was badly beaten
as Scott aas been. 1t is as thorough rout as he
gave Santa Anna before the city Of Mexico. The
elson of the democrats is very great and they bear
it like martyrs. What is little singular, the wings
not at all depressed. but seem to take the matter
as good na.nredly the democrats. They purchase
their tickets for Salt River as smngly if i, were
| for pleasure excursion. PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
! The Hartford CouraLt gives all the particulars of
a voyage up Salt River by the editor.
The Newark Advertiser enquiries:
| Where are We? The fragments every where show
that democratic tornado has swept over the coun.
try and landed Gen. Pierce high and dry at the head
of the next administration. 1t is among the phenome
ma of the social elements which will afford an enter
tanning and instructive study for political philoso'
| pliers for some time to come.
| The Albany Register says, consolingly:- =
| 1t is good old maxim, and somewhat worthy of
accepation that sit is always darkest just before the
day. If this holds good in the present case, we
be hard npon the hour Of bright day break. for
never before the darkness deeper tnan it is now.
/ We are met the enemy,xs
| And we are hs'n.
The Boston Post says, we don't care how often
it rains now-new hats enough on the election, to
last through ever SO many showers"
A democratic paper INDUCES in the following un-
gracious remarks r1
/, is reported that the new accommodations for
strangers up Salt Riuer,'' although an extensive
scale, yet altogether too small to take in and do
for'' all who are tending thitherward, and who
have ordered rooms. 1t is suggested that there may
be room enough secured for all the crowded out, at
Blue Licks. .s
The Unkindest Cut Of Ill., The greatest torment
to our whig friends. since sheir late overwhelming
defeat is the little urchins who sell SalAsser Tick
cts. Yesterday, Third street. betYeea alnut and
), Chesnut streets, lined by thefe perambalatng
merchants. Every passer by, Nbe no democrat. OF
be he whig." was accosted XisA" Buy Salt River
Ticket, sir railroad, steal boat and omnibus lines
price only three cents or three for p.' Most per
sons received this saluta,iou good naturedly. Pur
} chased ticket, of4Sssed on smiling; but OCCASION
ally some souf ld fellow, who had more acid ad