The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-15

% Be communicates which Aavs paassd bstwsss the
Hitish and spanish govsrnnsn1s rslative 10 the
slant and scasdAous vslatons Of ~ saes ths sup
precision Of the slave trade II Ia notorousy carried on
in this Island Of Cubs. am not ct al surprised st Lord
Palmerston should have found 1t necessary to address
the Of Spain in the harsh and threatening
language which he has made Of in those dispatches,
because during the short time have been soourn-
ing here have sufficient of the garing apaciy OF
the Spanish officials in regard to the slave trade, to
have induced me speedily to the conclusion that
10 long Is Spain retains the Island Of Cuba not al the
tn eats circumstances Of Lord PaImerstou and the
British government will have the slightest effect in pro
ducpg any change in their established policy, and the
introduction of slaves from Africa viii be secretly per-
mited and connved at to the end Of the chapter;
that the the British government make up their
minds to turn the vast Of money which they
ally expend in their rutless efforts to Induce Spain to
become honest and abide by her treaty obligations, to
useful purpose, the better for Them because, in
the words of old Catalan well known in Havana and
whose long experience in the affairs Of Cuba entities him
to be listened with consideration, at is for
the British government to expect not to engage in
the slave trade. In the first place (ss General Conchs
the other day almost let the secret essspe it is fully
sanctioned by the court at Msdrii then the Captxns
General who come out here, like the employees in the
States generally men in needy circumstances willing
to the risk Of yellow fever and all the other ills
which Europeans liable to in this country, in the
hope of mskirg in short time possible fortune
with which to return to Spain; and the temptation Of
with such honest as General Concha-is too great
for them TO resist and having taken the bride it
not oighcut to follow the same course You knox"
ADDS my old friend 'the more niggers imported the lie
chance there Is Of those rascay creoes obtaining their
Independence, because the enormous majority of the
coored the white population will always long
that relative proportion exists keep the Creoes in ave.
and prevent them from following out their schemes for
This same old pirate very coolly informed that
there we're few of the expeditions to Africa that no
didn't have an interest in regretted exceedingly that
the notorious Lady Suffolk which ii is stated has
Gently landed 100 slaves to wndward had sailed before
he had opportunity Of taking few shares In her
adventure.
reported to you, time ago that counting upon
the facilities which would be afforded them under General
the influence and protection Of the officials, whose
dupcity potsrious great activity existed among
been fitted out for the coast Of Africa, from this
and other ports of the island well from Spain
and she ri, States Thee ss people judging correctly
the British cruisers would be required to protect the
fisheries and that of course they had nothing to fear
from those of Span-for who ever heard OF Spanish
cruiser capturing q SLAYER calculated their time
nicely, inasmuch that there being but one or two
foreign cruisers now this coast several vessels within
the last eight days. arrived and landed their
cargoe Of wreched slaves without the slightest oppo
ton moesation on The part Of the Spanish officials
Upwards Of $40 slaves landed 1T Baileu, the
south coast few days ago. They brought shore
in launches and marched publicly trouhgh the town. to
estate few miles distant called FL Valie where they
divided amongst the PARTIES interested in the
diton. My informant, who present at Bailen when
the vessel arrived that after the and stores
&c, landed, the ship set fire, and still
burning when he left tho day following. 1t we'll
known that the authorities stationed there had received
large considerations for their connivance in this affair
and it is matter Of public notorey that several other
cargoes daily expected in the neghborhood be-
longing to q Brazilian company.
TO the westward well the 260 from the ship Lady
Suffolk, shall reserve for future communication In
the meantime the rapacity Of the of the Lady
Suffolk has been the cause Of his suffering loss
/ understand that, having intro luced some newly Inn
ported Africans his estate the cholera has broken
OBSERVER.