The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-06

HAVANA. Monday, Sept 20. 1853.
The interruption OF mail communication since lh,
loss OF the Cherokee has been The cause OF serious in
convenience 10 our commercial community, and, 70
yourselves, may throw into your hands much matter, a
the same ,me in my efforts to avail OF other means o
conveyance. regret that such has been the case bu
IN consideration OF the general regularity, presume il
can be endured. if OF the intelligence has be
come old and Improbable
We have another landing of 600 Africans. safel,
eneced at or near Trinidad De Cuba and The proprf,
disposed OF with the OF the local au,hories and
the facts have been brought the attention OF General
Canedo by the British consul general al Havana. 1hi
makes one M0uscnd negroes, uihin fhis month, tie
souh side The last vessel-he name not ascerlaned-
IS being hnredy fitted and furnished for another voyage
and will probably be at sea before commission can
reach Trinidad for her seizure. t3
These landings are made at the time having pre-
pared IN the palace The strongest Argument yet sent for
ward to convict the BRUSH OF EIoss nisslice
in charging the Spanish government with rant OF good
ath IN observance OF the treaty. aud the colonial
horlies with corrupt cOnnivance in the niQulous traffic
II is said that in both the last vessels alluded there
was excessive mortality on ship board, owing 10 the
utter want oi ventilation for The quantity Of human be-
ngs thrown into the hold-which, in The last vessel
was but mperfeclly arranged with benh-deck cooking
picture Of msery 'd descbe5 81 10 ~ar anu IONS
The vicinity OF Trinidad and the wretched appearance OF
the victims OF Spanish christianization :" would be
deemed horrid even among The "squatters" OF Cafor
nIa-asd the relation caused chill, although | have
become obdura,e and hard enough, as thought under
the constant dropping OF Spanish benevoence and The
enlightened charity Of The Marine journal. with my
Trend Peter Hicks thrown ln to spice the matter
We have tor some days had intelligence al the palace
that several arrests have been made at Cardenas, (e
ported ionyl under suspicion that the people and the
troops that region caught too much Of freedom in the
one day OF Lopez-and friendly intercourse between
officers Of her Msjesys service and her ever faithfu'
subjects is construed on the part Of the citizens into
criminal attempt at conspiracy and subornation of the
iah and Integrity OF the trOopsand for the soldery,
infdenca" OF treason To be found talking, the one
bro Of two soldiers. in the estimation OF The spot
house. governor. who with Herschells grand mag
miner after dinner, becomes overt act Of revolution.
cannot ascertain that than four or five arrests
have been made OF citizens, and about the number
OF subordinate officers and soldiers, under the declaration
that the troops disafeced and that the citizens
the cause. The troops OF Cuba embracing many noble
and highly cultivated gentlemen, have Witnessed quite
enough OF the action of this administration toward the
people, well as upon their only bond of allegiance
hesr,sned demeanor and dsconsn,; and thew viii re-
main through all the furnace tras, their faith and
lhe crown, although in their hearts they would pray
for triumph 10 the cause against which they would
strike.
The three American sailors are still resting mid the
dirt. filth. and vice OF the Tacon prison.
he six sailors oi the Cayo Cores reported by General
Havana have been killed. forced by the wreches who
held them in bonds and conceament board OF another
private vessel for the oil Africa These things
have gainst the fact that cruisers
in these waters when the safety OF these and their
release might have been determined but those in
mand did no, deem the lives OF six seame1 of sufficient
conseq uence make effort 10 save them The mpu-
dent boas, of ,he Cubans that they will keep three Of
these unabashed soveregns in prison here long
they please 10 show Mr.. Pierce the folly of his WORDS,
is something; and this am informed, from about
good authority the captain general hmself-or bis
alter dinner mouth pece-is the only offence alleged
against these men, that they are American citizens and
OF those intended to be covered by the inaugural.
am happy 10 learn that Mr.. William Sidney Smith
goes by This steamer north, on bis way 10 Europe. to
visit his family. The laurels won by him from Amer
can hearts, by his unse6sh devotion to our suffering
fellow citizens. when under the shadow OF Spanish be-
nevolence Spanish vengeance, will remain fresh in
their home memories, trust
As ever, yours. OCCATOR