The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-29

Africans, there being At present such good market
fer them. He, moreover informed us that now
nearly all his smacks, some fifteen vessels, were
manned by Yucatecos; that he had only Indians at
his crawls, which ara stationed 1t the different
small keys or islands this coast, whilst at tie
hsh market and in his houe, which Is bnt over the
latter we counted no less than eleven men, two wo-
men, and six boys, kidnapped Indians from Yucatan,
who were serving this man a. slaves. We did not
hesitate 10 question two If them tn how they came
10 be IN Havana and received in reply foil confrma-
ton Of the extraordinary facts which We hastea 10
transmit to you for the information Of the world, aud
for those governments whom these infamous transac-
tons more particularly concern. LA CRoSIcA.
PosTsoRIPT-LAsT MOMENT.
HAVANA, July %, 1858.
Confirming the information you will receive by
this opportunity, we have only to add that the
Mexican Consul in this city, Don Ramon Carballo,
has Just received furious despatch FROM President
Santa Anna, relative to the Indians kidnapped from
Yucatan and instructing said Consul Carballo to
demand from General Canedo the immediate hbe-
ration and restoration to their homes of all
ssid kidnapped Indians. On the other hand, it has
just been discovered that upwards Of two hun
bred old contracts, printed in Spanish on
one side, and in the Indian language on the
other, which had been sold in Havana, the dealer
the claims of the present Mexican consul for the
immediate restoration to liberty OF all said stolen In
dams. II s also known that the dealer has recently
bad over five thousand similar contracts printed OF
evidently showing to what an extent he had intended
to carry this Indian slave trade had his specua-
tons not been nipped in the bud. All tae In
dams Illegally introduced into the island were
regularly reported 1T the government Secretary
Office, proving the scandalous connvance OF the supe
rior authorities, who admitted these slaves under the
name Of colonists," without documents, and even
without enquring how or where obtained.
HAVANA, July 81, 1863
The Acc,Gent at the Hardna Race Course The
Captain Generals Control ofths Press.
clever little man, named NJ. Galiano, (not our
charming friend who was lately Secretary to this
government, but another person altogether
is principal editor Of the Dia,io de Ia Marina,
ex.ohicio the political organ Of our worthy Cap
tain General. 1t is not surprising that he
should favor us every now ana then with won
derful editorials, in which our rulers are de-
scribed to be more like gods than men, and that
Spain, and not Yankeedom, is The smartest ma
ton in all creation. Nov so long as the Captain
General or his subordnates wrote or dictated what
to be inserted in t. morrow paper, and that 1t
was sent early enough for the pie to be set up in time
every thing went on as smooth and charming as
could be wished /; but you Know how easily an edi-
tors temper may be ruied, and you will better I'M
standing, which almost resulted in Mr.. Editor Cali
ano having had his passport sent to him. 1t &C.
CURED in this wise: The Sunday before last, horse
races were held under the patronage Of the Captain
General and the Agricultural Committee at the
Campo de Marie, when unuckily one of the two
grand stands which had been erected for the con-
yenience of the public came down with tremendous
crash ct very early stage OF the proceedings, bury
ing some hundreds Of persons in the ruins. 1t is
stated on trustworthy information that upwards Of
sixty or seventy persons had received dangerous
fractures and that upwards Of eleven OF the cases
had resulted in death. Now as sum Of money was
exacted from the public for permission to occupy the
grand stand the authorities have been severely Gen.
sured for not having previously assured themselves
of the strength OF he stands which had been erected
under their supervision. statement pretty much
to the above effect had been written by Mr.. Editor
Galiano, inserted in Tuesday mornings issue OF the
Ltdr1o de la Marina, which had almost all been
struck of on Monday night, when 10 and behold,
Just the pressmen were about to retire to their
beds. having almost finished their work there arrived
about midnight an Aid-de-Camp of the Captain Gen
cral with written article of His Excelency's &C
count OF the mishap at the which must be in
serted-tfat and no other.
Iou may imagine the annoyance and veyation Of
Messrs the Editors who in VAIN represented that the
whole OF the next morning issue had already been
printed off and that His EXceency's account OF the
affair was incorrect. They told they had better
lose The amount Of paper printed oR and commence
new issue, inserting the Captain Generals article
than expose themselves to His Exceiency's dis
10 obey, which they did with very bad grace, and
Mr. Editor, Galiano having ventured to express his
indignation somewhat rather too strongly, and it
having reached His Excelencys ears he sent for the
editor and inquired of him under what authority he
(Galiano) was residing in these her Majesty's
doMini0Ds
Not giving very satisfactory reply, except that
he had, ever since he had been connected with the
Dtario de Ia Marina strenuously supported the
Spanish government he was ordered to quit the
island in six days This order has, however, since
been revoked, and it is now said that Mr.. Galiano
will remain editor of the Diario de In Marina
under the promise of behaving better in future.
The Dsdito de Ia Hdtano being small paper, OF
not much pretension it never entered the head OF
His Excellency that they would venture to publish
anything at all about the natter but to his aston
isbment, o small bulletin was issued by them on
Monday evening, giving an account OF the accident
IT the race course This was Immediately suppressed
by the government, and the following morning they
were made to contradict what they had stated in the
bulletin of the previous evening.
You will receive herewith copy Of the bulletin
as also its reproduction in the paper the following
morning, the last two paragraphs of which were re-
ceived from the Palace, and ordered to be published
as a continuation Of the previous evenings state
ment. These trifing matters of little or no con-
sequence to you, but you can have no idea what an
immense sensation they have created among the
people here.
The races have, since the accident, been stopped.
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