The Nevada journal., 1852-11-19

A"mo SheSou, VIM COuouCbtu tulS DueI~
ness, behaved throughout with great
courtesy and politeness, exhibiting no
feeling, but showing evidently that he
had an unpleasant duty to perform
The following is Capt. Porter's
PROTEST.
Whereas, the Spanish authorities in
Cuba have issued an order to prevent
the entrance of the U. S. mail steamer,
Crescent City, into the port of Havana.
to which the said steamship is bound in
the pursuit of her legitimate business,
no offence having been committed on the
coast Of Cut1, against the laws of spain
by the officers or crew of said vessel, and
the said order being in direct contraven-
tion Of the treaty between the two coun-
tries, do therefore strongly protest, in
the name of the United States Mail
Steamship Company, whose interest /
represent, and also in the name of the
Government of the United States, whose
officer | am, against proceeding SO ar
bitrary.
The Spanish authorities in Cuba for
the extraordinary course taken by them,
profess to hold the United States Mail
Steamship Company responsible for
newspaper articles published in the U.
s., and which are alleged to have been
written by the Purser of the Crescent
City.
1t has been distinctly declared by me,
thou h no such declaration was called
for on my part, that MIR. Smith, the Pure
ser, had no agency in composing or pub-
fishing any such articles. protest
against the United States Mail Steam-
ship Company being held responsible
for the publication Of any articles in the
newspapers Of the United States, MS such
matters are wholly beyond the control
OF the said company, as we'll as OF the
officers Of the ships connected Herewith.
The press of the United States ac-
knowledges no direct censorship from
any quarter whatsoever, and is answer
able only to the lawsof the Government.
protest against an American citizen
and an officer of this ship being held re-
sponsible for such publications, and be-
ing treated with personal disrespsct.-
Such conduct is unworthy of nation
that processes to have attained the high
est degree of civilization.
| protest against the non-admission Of
this ship into the harbor Of Havana. as it
is deep injury to the United States
Mail Steamship Company, who are
thereby disabled from complying with
their contract to the Government of the
United States, and which company have
already received most serious injury
from the hands Of the Spanish Govern
ment by having their ships driven out
of the harbor Of Havana.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID d. PORTER, Lieut.. U. S. N.
Com. U 5 Mail Steamship Crescent City.
To the Authorities Of Cuba.
Oct. 2, 1852. !,
The passengers on board the Crescent
City, to the number Of one hundred and
thirty, held o meeting on the 9th of Oct.
Hon. John Slidell, of Louisiana, presided.
A report was adopted, setting forth, sub
stantially, the above facts, and declar-
ing:
I'VE cannot, as citizens Of the United
States, let this occasion pass without
giving expression to the very great in:
dignation we feel at the conduct exhib-
tied by the Spanish authorities, in per,
smptorily ordering our ship away from
the port Of Havana. None of US had ev~
er before witnessed such an insult to the
American flag, and cur cheeks almost
burned with shame that we had no pow
er to resist, and therefore were compeil-
ed to submit to it.
whilst thus giving utterance to our
feelings, it is source Of pride and graf
i6cation to US that we can express our
high estimation of the dignifed and
manly course pursued by Capt Porter.
"And whilst we subscribe our names
to this, in testimony Of our warm ap-
proval Of the course pursued by Capt.
Porter, as exhibiting the true discretion
and judgment of q brave and intelligent
officer, we must again express our indig-
nation at such orders, emanating from
responsible Government, by which per-
sons with passports from tho Spanish
Consul were not permitted to land in
Havana, and an American ship undet
the American flag refused entrance I'd
the port-to say the least, conduct who'll
ly ind efensible from the facts Of the case,
contrary to the good faith existing be-s
tween friendly nations, in utter violation
of every principle of dignity and decenr
cy, and an insult to the American Ha,.
that ought not to be tolerated. lse
The people of New Orleans wets, Of
course, much excited by this high hand-
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