The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-19

warrantable decree Of Gen. Medinina ordering Mr..
Philip Boylan, who u supposed BY the spanish au-
tAeIties % Be an A%er'Gsa citizen, hss vhe =
Quit the country in two h0urs whilst ut the viii
lage Of Cobre. party of soldiers, who, doubtless.
had received their orders, made violent attack and
broke into the honse OF Mr.. Wren. the Captain OF
the Cobre copper mines, and breaking everything
they found in their way, they seized Mr.. wren.
who had, or. rather was, only recovering from
a severe attack OF fever, and still very weak.
They dragged him q considerable distance
from his house, inficting 40 many wounds of q
nature that hslfe is despaired Of and the ply
sicsns who called in have given certificates to
that effect. SO unproyoked and murderous An assault
| perpetrated in the middle OF the night on hlgny
respectable British subject, and one OF the most IN
offensive men in the employ Of the Mining Company,
could only have been planned, ana purposey carried
into effect. at the instance oil the au,norities, 70
frighten Others British and American citizens, from
the place. and deserves the seyerest censure Sucn
an outrage will doubtless be the cause OF stringent
inquiry on the part of the British government. But
| this Is not the first instance that the lives Of
British and American citizens have been placed in
jeopardy from similar causes, during the short ad
ministraton OF the present authorities nor need we
expect justice at their hands other governments
adopt such measures rs will indicate to these petty
tyrants that the lives and properties Of the foreign
citizens are not to be tritied with by them, with i'm
punity.
had almost forgotten to tell YOU that il ia cur.
rently reported and believed in this city, that the
Spanish bag ship, the frgate Esperanzas which has
not moved from her anchorage for the last eight
months has lately been sent TO cruise Of the Moro
to prevent the English frigate vesta from capturing
any more Spanish sayers.
Havana Jan. ~, 1853.
More about he Landing Of Cargo.s Of Siares-
FIJI Particulars.
With regard to the large cargo of negroes which
reported in my last letter. as having just landed
to Cabaias to the house OF His Excellency Don Joa
quin Gomez, who is the most intimate friend and sd
wiser of our present Captain General Cahedo, it
was determined that Fl. and myself should proceed
to the Of operations and endeavor to ferret out
all the circumstances OF this audac0usly barefaced
violation of the treaties for the suppression of the
slave trade, and which cannot otherwise but have
been effected with the full knowledge and consent Of
the authorities, whose letters, indeed between each
other upon the subject of the arrival Of The SLAYER in
question, have been seen and read.
| You may place the fullest reliance on the truth
Of the following statement, inasmuch as the cir
cumstances all Of public notoriety and even the
parties themselves, who Immediately interested
in the venture did not attempt to disguise their salts
faction ut the good fortune which had befalen them
in that such large cargo $500 had escaped. by a
miracle the vigilance of the British cruisers know
ing as they did that they had nothing to fear from
the Spanish authorities; moreover. once on shore,
who would venture to inquire into matter in which
his Excellency Don Antonio Parejo Queen Chris
tina's agent, was 40 largely interested?
1t appears that the SLAYER vessel large bark,
fitted out and sailed directly from port in Spain to
the coast OF Africa, where she took on board Sl3
slaves that from the over crowded state Of the
hold sickness broke out among the poor creatures,
many Of whom died on the passage to Cuba that
this vessel in sight Of the Moro Castle the same
day that the British war vessels te,ta and Geyser,
So - n, S~n I,:.~
rogante Emilio in charge; that the moment the
SLAYER bark discovered the vessels of war, she
ran up Spanish ensign. aud flag denoting
that she belonged to the port of Havana, steer
ing direct for the port in order not to attract the
attention Of the British cruisers by change in
her course but az a. the latter vessels
entered the harbor the SLAYER hauled her courses,
and bore up for Cabanas where she landed her cargo
Of slaves on the following morning. A day or two
afterwards the bark scuttled and is sunk in
a convenient place, for future use. Unnecessary
When the slaves were all landed they were taken
to an estate belonging to Don Joaquin Gomez called
the " San Ygnacio7 At this place his Excellency
Don Juan Antonio Parejo, Queen Christinas agent,
purchased two hundred Of the poor victims, and had
them conveyed to coffee estate near San Antonio to be
acclmated One hundred and ninety others purchased
by Don n. Bustamente, were taken to the Capetal,
La Travesiroa near the town OF Guanajay; these
BoZales, negroes from Africa in being moved
about the country were duly provided 10y the autbO
rites with false papers and the documents with
which these purchased by Messrs Parejo and Bus
tamente were furnished, set forth that they were
negroes belonging 10 Don Martin Alvarez; but
happily for the veracity OF Mr. Alvarezs assertion
the poor negroes too unmistakaby Bozales in
their every action and moreover did not speak nor
understand single word OF Spanish, besides which,
we had an interesting conversation with the captain
OF the SLAYER. who was 80 elated with the sue
cessfol termination Of his voyage as 10 be unable
TO hide his Satisfaction and he told Us all about it
at the estate la Sierra, Marel, where we had
the opportunity OF making his acquaintance on the
night Of The 18th ultimo.
Licenses of all kinds and descriptions have been
most lavishly expedited by the authorities here,
warrsnting the transfer OF the remainder OF the
negroes to any part OF the island for sale, and my
excellent friend Don Francisco Valdez Herrera, has
upwards OF 200 of the unhappy creatures on hs
coffee estate, near Guanahay, with whom he Is about
to speculate.
II is the opinion of many here that such scanda-
lous and repeated violations OF the treaty stpuatons
which Spain had entered into with other powers for
the suppression OF the horrible traffic in slaves.
not much longer be submitted to-indeed, that mat
tiers are fast coming 70 q crisis.
The conduct OF the actual authorities IN this island
has been disgraceul in the extreme-aDd it will be
well for Spain and her colonies th3tf in future when
recalling in such indecent haste from the government
| of her distant dependencies such honest. uprghtmen
as General Concha, she would at least il unable to
find superior. at any rate endeavOr to discover
one equally worthy to succeed him, and who would
have at heart like Concha the welfare and interests
OF the people committed to his and less OF that
disgracefl hurry 10 repcnish. atyal hazards and by
all means the wide mouthed pockets which distin-
gush Mr.. Canedo and al those who have since fol-
lowed him from spain. US AMIGO.
HAVANA, Jan. II, 1863.
Trial Of he Intercepted SocgS By The DITed Conf
n,issioa- CoUpsire Conduit Of he Gocerameat-
Their Creature Presiding an The Court, etc.
The trials of the savers Venus, Carlota and
koxa ynt hooD uIpI.