The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-11-10
CUBA EXCITEMENT CONTINUES.

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We gave the other day the particulars Of the
difficulty Of the Crescent City At Havana. We
notice BY the Washington Correspondence o.
the New York Courier, that Mr.. Law has given
notice to the Post Office and Navy Departments,
that he shall on'inue to send the Crsscenf CITY
10 Havana on her regular trips, without dis
charging Mr. Purscr Smith, and if fired upon
will Immediately surrender his vessel And it
is minated that he could take advantage of
another exprdient, to wit: e .bt his way into
Havana on his own hook il the President would
not object. No Que doubts the ability OF Mr..
Law with his steamships, 10 take the whole of
Cuba in ten days il he could get the contract!
We find in the N. o. Delta, the following
manly protest made by Capt. Porter, and laid
before the Captain General of Cuba, after the
insolent seizure nf the mails of the Crcscent City
and the arrest and detention of her chief OF
fcers. asf.It..t.. e.. s,-.
= PROTEST,
Whereas, the Spanish authorities in Cuba
have issued an order to prevent the entrance of
the u. S. Mail steamship Crescent City into
the port Of Havana, to which said ship il bound,
in the pursuit of her legitimate business, no
offence having been committed on the coast Of
Cuba against the laws Of Spain by the officers
or crew Of said vessel. and the said order being
direct cuntravention OF the treaty stipula,i"ns
strongly pr"test, in the name Of the U. S. Mail
Steamship Company, whose interest represent,
and also in the name Ot the Government of the
U. y whose officer am, against proceeding
so arbitrary.
The Spanish authorities in Cuba, in the ex-
traordinary course taken by them, profess TO hold
The u. s. Mail Steamship Company responsible
for newspaper articles published in the U S
and itch are alleged TO have been written by
the Parser of the Crescent City.
1t has been distinctly declared by me, (hough
no snch declaration was called for on my part,)
that Mr.. Smith, the Purscr, has no agency in
composing or publishing any such articles.
protest against the U. S. Mail Steamship Com.
pany's being held responsible for the publication
II any articles il, the newspapers IT the U. 5
as such matters are wholly beyond the control
Of the said Company, as well as the officers of
the ships conncct ,iherewi h.
| The Prcssnf the U. S. acknowledges no direct
| censorship from any quarter whatsoever, and ID
answrrable only to the laws Of The Govern nrnt.
| l prot.s, against an American ciiiz n. and an
officer Of the ship, being held responsible f,r
such publications., and being treated with per-
sonal disrespect. Such conduct is unworthy ol
a nation tha, processes to have attained the
highest drgree Of civilization
protest against the non admission Of this
ship into the harbor of Havana, as it is a deep
injury to the U. s. Mail Steamship Company
who are thereby disabled from complying with
their contract to The Government Of the United
States and which Company have already receiv.
ed most serious injuries from, the hands Of the
Spanish Government, BY having their ship.
driven out Of the harbor Of Havana.
Respectfully submitted,
! DAVID d PORTER,
Lieut.. U s. Navy, and Commanding
U. s. Mail Steamship Crescent tity
To the Authorizes Of Cuba, Oct 2, 1852.
j A meeting Of the passengers on board tn
4 Crescent Cifs,numbering one hundred and thirty
was held after the departure of the vessel fo
New Orleans, which was presided over by th'
!, Hon. john Shdell. The course taken by Capt
Porter was warmly approved, and the oonduo
J Of the Spanish authorities to be .scontrary +
the good faith existing between friendly nations
in utter violation of every principle of dignit.
and decency, and an insult to the American fia
, that ought not 10 be tolerated -
: We may soon look for news from the sloo
. Of war, and the ateamer Po,ohattas, which th
ci Government hes sent down TO enforce America
rights il another occasion requires.