Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-04
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
HAVANA, Nov. 2, 1852.

The cOndlUOn
You that Minister to Mexico Judge Conk
lin and Commodore Newton, of the United States Navy
sent to this island by the Government that bust
They seems came to understanding that the
Crescent City, this trip, should discharge her mails
passengers usual but that neither Captain Porter
Purser Smith, should they be beard would be per-
mitted TO land As absent you will be better in
formed of the nature and extent of that agreement by the
communication Of Mr. Moreland, the acting Consul which
! has been handed to you.
was informed by his Excellency that by agreement he
had only conceded this privilege the Crescent City
her passage from New York to New Orleans, and that
it did not extend far allow the liberty her
from New Orleans in Captain Porter Purser
Smith should be board but If she should here
her return trip without either of these officers she would
be received without molestation.
stated to his Excellency that the Of this line
Of steamers resided in New York. and it might therefore
be impossible to make any change in New Orleans but
this effected no change of determination.
The Captain General has received a letter from the
Spanish Minister at Washington, in which the Minister
says Secretary Of State him in the most posi-
tive that Mr. Smith should not return in the ship
and authorized the Minister to state to the Captain
General This letter shown TO me- and translated by
Mr. Savage, who was with me.
could give satisfactory explanation Of this matter
and remarked to him that Mr.. Smith officer of
the navy and the Government had therefore power
remove him from the ship.
His Excellency seemed be fixed in his determination
that the ship should be excluded from her usual privileges
on her return, if Mr.. Smith should return In her.
My understanding at the time, that the ship would
not be permedto enter the harbor Dir Savage who
interpreter thinks that she only 70 be excluded from
any communication from the Shore and he is probably
right This, then presume, is to be the condition Of
affairs your return 1t is possible that dispatches
may reach here from Washington, in the time,
which win induce change of determination but this
seems to be improbable
Having fully answered your note have the honor to
be, your obedient servant, W. L. SHARKEY.
This correspondence shows that the only difficulty in
the way Of the amcabe settlement of this matter involves
the right Of Spain to say whether person, whom it
thinks it has suspect of incendiary objects
shall be permitted to visit that island at his pleasure and
in defiance Of the expressed intention Of the authorities
to exclude him
We that under similar circumstances the Gov
eminent Of the United States would do what the Cuban
authorities have DONE or falling do it, would justly
expose itself to public censure,
The Cherokee, however goes out without mail pas
sengers for Havana and only far il appears the
face to carry Purser Smith. There is no public
officer board the steamer does she carry the public
mail So she goes out private vessel is private
adventure and is in nothing different from any other
vessel
1t may be- however, as sec 1t suggested that the
Of the send her not hoping even that
she will be permitted to land Purser Smith, but only for
the purpose Of giving some grounds to claim on the
for naturalization for the loss they may
suffer in not being allowed to carry the mails
CBaitsnore Patriot.