The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-11
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
Whs Progress OF the Slave Trade-The Grand
Ts,s OF the Captain Gensrai-The Omcial
Announcement or The Settlement or the
crescent City Difficulty,
&C., Sc, Sc.
Our Cuba Correspondence.

HAVANA, Nov. 70, 1897.
7xs Lady Suffolk Affair Statement Of the Amui-
cam SA,lors-AH the Circumstances CONNECTED
Suh this SLAYER, &c.
The topic which at present engages every body's
attention here to the utter exclusion Of all others
even the momentous one Of "war or not war; with
The Yankees, is that with reference to vessel
called the Lady Suffolk, which sailed few day.
sso from port in this island on pratical expedi-
fion The American sailors who lately belonged to
that vessel, state
~That they shipped on board the Lady Suffolk
1T New York, from whence they sailed, bound, ..
they supposed, for Havana, on the Sd November
that she is full rugged ship of $40 tons burthen
commanded and owned by Capt. Adams Gray; that
they arrived at the port Of Mariel on the 18th No
vember, where they took on board Spanish agent
md on the 10th sailed for Bahia Honda, an unli
ecnssd port few miles distant to the westward o.
Havana, and where they arrived the Same evening
The following day the Spanish steamer Siren,
arrived from Havana, with q new crew Of seventy
Spanish Sailors and notorious slave captain, who
immediately took charge of the Lady Suffolk The
EiIena returned to Havana on the 10Th, conveying
the Suffolk late steward, one sailor, chief mate,
and Capt Gray, who delivered the ships register
the following day to the CONSUL stating that he had
sold bis vessel The rest of the crew, ten in num-
Der. Gall Americans) were detained prisoners on
board the Suffolk till midnight Of the 22d, when
they were ut on board the steamer Sirena. After
that vessel had towed the Suffolk . considerable
distance to sea, they, the American sailors, were
then brought by the steamer to Havana, and clan
destinely landed three at time. The men also
state that while detained prisoners on board the
Lady Suffolk at Bahia Honda, in addition to the
stores brought from Havana by the steamer Sirena,
two Spanish coasting schooners likewise arrived and
from them was received on board the Lady Suffolk,
the water, stores and provisions necessary for q
voyage Of some duration, together with sixteen
large sized cannon, one swivel gun, and considers
BILE number of musbets, cutlasses, pi ,tols, &c."
The American sailors were invited to remain on
board the vessel, which they declined Doing, ~ they
had learned from the piraticsl crew, that, failing
anything better, their cap an had determined upon
going to the coast Of Africa, from whence he would
retarn TO Cuba with 600 or even 1000 slaves, if
he could get that many packed int his ship, That
he will resist any attempt ut capture, and boosted
OF his hevirg murdered the boats crew of an Eng
lsh brig Of war on the coast Of Africa some two or
three years ago. The present owner Of this vessel
10 Don Julian Zulueta. who bought her from Cap.
Gay, for the sum of $2S 00e.
That this 10 another proof of the scandalous con-
nivance of the Spanish authorities with the slave
traders as slave trading is the object of the vessel
In question, there cannot now be the slightest
doubt, The vessel having come directly from New
York to an unli ,ensed port in this island, cannot
have been furnished with Spanish papers, except
with the knowledge and consent of the competent
authority constituted by law, and which, if granted,
b most assuredly strong indication of connivance.
Whereas, if the Lady Suffolk has sailed with
forged register, Cher American certificate of
registry know to be in the hands of the consul,)
she is TO all intents and purposes piratcal vessel
and as such, 1T is to be hopsd she will be dealt with
by the first cruiser who may fall in with her. That
vessel of such character should have been per-
itted to leave port Of this island is inconceiva-
ble The almost insurnountable difficulties which
have to be overcome at this port before the Spanish
Dag be obtained for a foreign vessel, is if the
Lady Suffolk has been allowed to make the transfer
during the few days she at Bahia Honda only
another proof Of the connivance of the authorities
with the parties interested in the purchase Of that
vessel.
General Cahsdo piques himself upon his LAYING
established rapid communication between this
capital and the several out ports the North coasts
that he can obtain information from Bahia Honda,
. distance by land from hence, of sixty miles, in
seven hours and three-ousrters Now ii is some.
should not have been informed by the Lieutenant
Governor, or by any ether Of the many government
officials residing at Bahia Honda, Of the arrival
there, an unlicensed port, Of 80 very Suspicious .
vessel and which vessel remaineda at anchor all the
tine from the 10Th to the night of the 22a instant
Barely then, it is no. ut all surprising if that YES
ses arrival having been duly reported at head quar-
tsrs, and nothing having been done to prevent her
down as another strong proof Of connivance on tao
part of these authorities, some where.
But what cannot understand, is, how it was pos
sble that at this time of apprehension and alarm,
American invasion and fHlbustero expeditions, that
. steamer is permitted to leave Havana, with q
large number Of men, and that arms and anmuni
zion TO such an amount Of what was put on board
the Lady Suffolk, At Bahia Honda could os sent
from this port or escape the vigilance of the oyop>r
authorities very much fear tina. YOU will attri-
.u.e tnIs ALSO if no; altogether to the oonnivAncs
Of the authorities, to something not far from it,
Yes sir, the Lady Suffolk, piratical vessel, even
Under their own penal law, and much more 80 in the
off he ri lirpd
has been permitted to leave port distant only fifty
miles from Havana, with the full knowledge and
consent Of the Spanish suthoritses here, and will
doubt IL she escapes the British cruisers, and fails
10 obtain any thing better, return to this island
with full cargo OF hum beings, the sale Of whose
miserable existence will help to swell the i'll gotten
wealth Of the mean and avaricious authorities now
n Cuba.
1 have just learned that Captain Gray and three
o. four OF the American sailors who came from New
York In the Lady Suffolk, have been arrested. This
Got Of his excellency General Canedo, is simply abb
surd, and lie nothing more nor less than sham TO
blind TIE English fanctionaries, who naturally
very wrath at this last scandaous infaction Of their
treaties with Spain for the suppression Of the slave
trade Captain Gray had perfect right to sell his
vessel to any purchasers he could obtain for her. 1t
Do . matter Of no consequence TO him what use the
-chasers pu. her to after he sold her. Moreover,
understand the sale took place in New York, al.
though Captain Gray engaged to bring her out
here for her new owners As said before, the Ar
rest OF captain Oray ana nis sailors 10 notnins hore
than sham to screen these authorities, who now,
we'll knowing the vessel to be out Of their reach,
pretend TO have Just learned all about it; the whole
aaair relative to the Lady Suffolk, having been as
notorious as MONDAY here, from the time she ar.
rived ut Msriel till the night she was towed out,
by the Srena, frsm Bahia honda
II they Intend to send out their cruisers to watch
lbr her return to this seast, and want infornaton
about her. since they pretend not to know let the
send for and arrest her ownsr, who is said to
have received q cargo Of FIVE hundred negroes
at Camirioea the other day, and upon which
occasion, his having feed General Pava, the Cover
nor Of Matanzas, was notorious that honest Cen
eesl Concha dismissed Pavia from his post! Let
che send for and arrest the captains Of the steamer
Skena and OF the two schooners, who. In sontrsvsn
ton Of the stricest laws in the Spanish code, were
employed clandestinely to transport arms aud am
muntion from port to another in this island TO
The manifest danger Of is rsuquiity, and sfordng
precedent for others to follow their bad examples;
and let them also send for and arrest the AGENT OF