The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-08

country.
The Lady Suffolk Affair at Havana ana
Consul Sharkcy.
Iron the Washington Republic. Aug. 81
Mr.. SHARKBY TO NH. MANN.
WASHINGTON, August s, 16tae
DEAR SIR In the NEW York HERALD, OF yesisrda1s
perceive from Havana CORES pendent that papers
Tho Mary or MarianS. In Which the Wexosp csas.i pc
fesses to have acted certificate Of the Americas Cen
sui at Havana This whsie matter 10 mystery 70 m
and would be pies Hed to know whether aay oommuE
cation the subject has been received ct the ,a1t
meLt from my consular agest at HAvan. and thAe
any such Communications, may ask to bs furnish
with copies. Respectfully, your obsdient sery.nt
w. L. SHARKEY.
Hon. A. DUDLEY MAss, Acting Secretary of asasa
Mr.. MANN TO MR.. sHARKEY.
DEPARTMENT or SrIrHl
WASHINGTON, Aug asst s, 1868. }
DEAR Srs-I have to acknowledge tbs receipt Il yse
letter Of this date in which you desire to be in6af..4
whether any consolidation the subject Of css1-
cate alleged to have been given By tho Amereaa CoesA
s.s as .
charge of the United Sates Consulate yoar departure
from Havana tho LIST of June, and in such
same. 10 reply, have 10 inform you th.s 4spssS
was received from Mr.. Robettsoa yesterday ON tho pub-
with copy Of the despatch and also Of tIs stss 60
dent servant, A. DUDLEY MANN.
ActiSg Secretary Of 6(AHe.
Hon. WV L. sTAssEy, Washington.
MR, ROBERTSON TO Nh MARCY.
CONSULATE on rnE UNITED SrAss, 4
HAVANA, July 70, 1851.
srr-Mr. Crawford the R,itish Consul GeserM h1rs
VAS on recas letter from Consul shsrs., 20 he -
Mexican Consul Vivo: (now Mexican Minister ct MAdrA
ceIti. Ing sale Of the American ship Mary ss1 70 =
TO Mr. Gutierrez, Mexican citizen. It seems eAak
morgst the papers found boardof tina. vessel
certain documents issued from the Mexican Coasalata
Mexican -
stated IN those documents, letter certificate Il
been sold to this Gutierrez Mexican citizen. The Har
lean Consul Don Buens Ventura vrvo: but the pa
pers ere signed By Joaquin Soler sad to be Yivos
pbee,) in the ebsencc OF tho Consul
10 esy have received Official letter the subject
fraH NJ Crawfosd and hasten TO acnd you coPT
CT the same, and also ny repv thereto. -
shosa you want copies Of the papers which Mr.. Cray
ford accompanied TO my peru sal think he will aCAin
place them at my disposal 20 enable 10 furnish yoa
have the honor to ba, sir, With grsst respect yoar
The Vice Consul in charge o. The ConsaIats-
Lon WM l.. MARCY, secretary OF state washiagtoa
City.
NE. CRAWFORD TO Mr.. ROBERTSON
BRITISH CONSULATE GnMxn,
HAVANA July 20, 1858. !
SRI transmit to you herewith for your perual -
questiDg that they may be returned to mo aftsrvn
the Mexican Consulate OF this place. for ship 70 - ~
under that flag on the 18th May Last
The ship referred to slsvs~, ard formerly
American weasel the Lady Suffolk whose history nssa
not go into becsuss is already known to your cea
ship, that after the had ceased to carry this Americas
flag she went to Airics, and FROM themes brought .
to the westward of Genrusgos on the soufh
sde q the island, ia that Jurisdiction, by and Win
the nniyanee Of the Spanish authorities a. there y
ren CT 70 eeve As the ship referred to ormety the
Lazy suaok) bad paoers undey which to nsv;gee, it
gems nay scheme was got up 70 obtain for her ths
IN, enabled 70 lay before you, that 1t is stated
ttesin that they were Issued upon the certificates and
rayer which inferred as having been presented 1t
tli Mexican Connu1ste, the 13th Of MAY last vx
% ea letter addressed BY The United States Consul -
iue Consul Of Neeo who subscribed the letters Of
the ship feerled TO, requesng that bill OF sae might
be extended for sad vessel aud aiso that Mr. S@ith
the attorney Of Mr. Henry West q Boston OF he
said 10 be lying In the harbor OF Ceaiaego, Of the buzz
then Of four hundred and ten tons, &c, was coupstsy
authorized to sell the said ship Mary 70 Don Juan Co
tierrex who becsme the purchaser.
Now as have some rea on TO mink there has bsea
grcat fraud in be whole matter and there b. but
little doubt that the papers which 80 obtained tn
Mexican Consulate ia this city were 10 cover posshls
ship which had inst before that date engaged In In
Save trade no such ship as tAe AIae; an ship Mary
William Smits, MASTER having heeo then at any time
The hsrbor OF Ceniuegos thst The snip which car
red The Mexican fesuduentr obtained vas N
der he assumed Of Marara arrived at LsgunA -
1erminot. about tho s0th Of May last whess she has
to request that you vii do the favor Of ia-
fetm'Ig Officially Whistler there is any record in
tbs lntcd Sstcs CONSULATE nov under your charge. q
the transactions stated upon tha papers issued 10 tn
Martina, 20 having originated by the authority az slls
then cpsul, Sbarkey; whether ho.e Is any knowlsdge
RECORD OF the ship Mary, William Smith, master having
been abtut the 18th May last at Cenfuegos and that
said master attorney, duly authorized by Henry West
OF boston, owner OF tad vess certified By Mr Con
su Shsrey TO the Mexican Consul entitled TO s sa
ship Eary.
have the honor 10 be, sir, your most obedisas aad
humble seryznt, JOS 4. CRAWFORD,
Consul General in Csba
To Wv. ". RoalI'fscS, Es' Acting United States Coa-
sul, Havana,
NE. ROBERTSON TO Mr.. cRAwF0RD.
Copy Of n Copy
CONSULATE THE USrrgD STAIRS.
HAVANA, July %, 1858. (
Sr-Your communication Of the 9th instant win ths
accompanying documents from the Mexican CossulaAs
hose have BEEN received aid their contents duly notA.
In answer TO your queries respecting letter, ~ aay
other authority from Judge Shsrkcy, the hts Coasu
authorizing the transfer OF the chip Mary. WtusA
smith MASTER have TO say that ha'e carefully szsm
mod the records Of this oacs aud end mention nnAa
Of such ship, anything aladng 10 or hsrlng re-
ference 10 her. any Of the parss named In the
om0nating from Vie Office Of the Mexican CossM ~
Havana.
From the examination Of these papers, the whsas
fraud for II the Mexican Consul had produced TO nau
ncst ton from Consul sb~rkey, " would nusk.
have been forged document Hut even II No. IL ePpee0
TO me that tho document ought TO be Oh record U -
Mexican Ccpsgls archives; Tor, now couia see .snee
that documen I'm his possession, unless he had IT, - 90
lcss he s,tfd qross scbocd IN the document iaaaeA ~
him. and which percsive an signed By Joaquin sos
al AHSRc,c dess'or GNU.
am, sir, rsry respectfully and truly, yosr ssstsa
esisned> WV. n. ROBERTSON, Aeaas ossss1.
I0ikrN T.. CtAvypRD. Eso Her Brltesh Nnieats 4 o.