The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-01
From the New oreans Beacon Of Cuba, Dec ~
Case or Captain Gray of the ship Lady SUFFOLK.

The northern papers come TO us daily with specuations
TO the nature OF The dispatches carried 70 washington
by the steamer Fulton from Havana The genera! sup
position IT, that they relate 10 the case OF Captain Ad-
ans Gray, who arrested In Havana by the captain
general charge OF having aoeed y the slave l,ade
now so extensively carried on in Cuba. The PRINCIPAL
facts in the case, and OF the Liberation OF Captain Gray,
have been stated by the correspondents OF several OF The
papers OF this city, and in particular by the Delta
The is OF those numerous instances OF arbl-
tray proceeding and oppression OF our cTens so com
mon in Cuba, and which only firm and self-respestng
stand by our government can prevent is succInctiy
as follows: Captain Adams Gray, OF BALTIMORE sold 10
Don Julian Zuueta Spanard, residing In Cuba, me
ship Lady Suffolk, with the copdition thu! she should be
delivered to the purchaser IN the port OF Marcel an open
Captain Gray took the ship TO Marie, and entered her
at the custom house He was then requested to take her
to the port OF Bahia Honde which is not an open port
but at which permission to load ships is granted by the
government with the condition OF returning TO an open
bort for the purpose OF clearing He consented TO do
and the usual clearance for Bahia Honda was given BY
shin to Bahia Honda and delivered Der 10 the agent Of
the purchaser, who offered 10 take the crew to Havana
free of charge in steamer that would come 10 Bahia
This offer was accepted by Captain Gray and himself
and who was mate. proceeded at once TO Havana.
taking with him the ships papers These he deposited
with the consul, canceng the register as usual in such
cases. by cutting it, and waited for the arrival Of his
crew. in order to pay them of in accordance with the
laws Of his country. After some days the crew came up
and reported that as soon as Captain Gray and mate left
the ship they were fastened under matches, while
armament and fixtures for the slave trade were taken
on board from steamer that came down from Havana
with them that the steamer subsequently lowed the
ship 10 sea- and they were then transferred to her,
and che returned TO Havana, leaving the ship to pro-
coed on her voyage.
They were paid off according to the srices and then
went the British consul and reported the whole al
fair. The British consul Immediately notified the captain
general that the treaty for the suppression OF the slave
trade had been ntringed in the ports OF Cuba and de-
manded that the officers connivng at 1t in Havana,
Marel, and Bahia Honda, should be arragned. The
instead OF arIestng Don Julian Zuueta,
owner, and the officers of The steamer and OF ths
toms abettors, tell at upon Captain Gray and
his son, who were awaiting passage home, and on
cold wet night, threw them into exposed separate dun
geons where they remained without any one being al
lowed TO see them for four or five days,
Under these circumstances Judge Sharkey the CONSUL
sen, the Fulton 10 Washington. What her de-
spatches can Judge BY other circumstances We
openly and frequently in Havana that he has never. in
single of conflict with the authorities there. been
supported by his own government and that IN one or
two instances when his communications 10 the cabinet
at Washington have remained unanswered. be shas
learned from the captain general that the President did
justify his conduct And we are well informed that
in one instance least previous 10 the OF Captain
Gray he declared he would make further ecama,ions
upon the captain general without positive and precise in
strucons from Washington 10 do so. These circum
induce to suppose that the Fulton has gone to
Washington for instructions the OF Captain Gray
and il is improbable that the OF his Liberation
will reach there before any action is taken and thus Mr.
Fillmore will be relieved from the unpleasant dilemma
into which his vacillsting has led him.
is publicly notorious that the slave trade between
Africa and Cuba is fosered by the captain general as a
source OF great revenue himself. and political ne
cessity, in order to retain Cuba to the crown OF Spain
Christina, the Queen Mother, is largely engaged in IT,
and the traffic is entirely in the hands of Spaniards both
in Cuba and the coast. Not single native Cuban is
known TO be engaged in it, The continuance OF this IN
famous trade is the only blot upon this last remnant
OF Spanish rule in America. The Of Captain Gray
is an eminent exemplfcaon OF the evils that the present
policy of our government brings upon our citizens IN
Cuba We have said il before. and repeat IT, Ameri
can citizens and American interests in Cuba have BEEN
and still are placed in imminent peril by the policy OF Mr.
Fillmore.