The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-01


-VisI Of an English Nan Of War and Release Of M.
Boylam-Vice President Kin0-Concha and Caneio
Contracted
do not precisely at this moment remember whetherI
took my dislike to present remarkably handsome po
Hcal secretary Don Martin Galano because was the
fashion to hate him. whether it might have orgi
mated in being informed Of of those disagreea
BILE which, alcalde attached to
his character At any rate my feelings could have
been enlisted in his favor from any good acts of his be-
cause such thing he has been accused of;
whilst, on the contrary, an incident occurred about
the 10th of November last which determined forth
with to take up the cudgels against him, and it seems
have with such success in consequence Of the
truthfulness with which have unfolded many of his
tricks to the world that he has been well nigh driven to
desperation, and would doubtless pay very handsomely
any other renegade Englishman like the wretch John
ston who denounced the unfortunate editor, Vaccioo
to furnish him with the of your active cores
pondents
The letters which have recently been published in the
NEW YORK HERALD W the audacious manner in which
the slave trade has been carried in Cuba with the
open connvance of the authorities has especially excited
the ire of General Canedo and his political secretary To
prevent such information Of their dongs reaching
the American press, through which it appears to find
its way to England, where 4 is creating immense
sation the authorities have set their wits to work. and
have determined to search all the mails as they leave the
Office of the agent to be taken board the packets
For this purpose Lorente, the Chief of Police and Sc
vera of his adesde camp lay in wait for the mail bags
their to the wharf to be embarked seize and
vey them to commissarys Office where they are rihed
in Cue form, after which the companys agents agent
thanks the policemen for those which given back to
him and which he takes board the steamer. Messrs
Drake Brothers Co. agents of the contract mail steam
Of the United States have however, refused to make
complaint through our Consul Judge Sharkey, rea
tive to this scandalous violation of the mails
and therefore nothing has been done to remedy the evil
would Indicate and that the crisis will be hasened if the
present authorities Of Cuba are continued in Office
one will doubt. The high handed outrage committed on
board the Cornea, the affair Of the Crescent City with
thousand other grievances of which Americans have
so much right complain all springng up during the
very short administration of General Canedo point out
that there must be something radically wrong In the
government of such people.
which Cannot fail 10 call the attention Of the american
people who will be the best Judges as to the proprey of
sancti ned by Mr. Secretary Conrad At the time
it would be well for merchants to consider the risk which
exists in forwarding letters to Cuba whilst the present
daily made about letters which reach their destinations
opened, and others which never arrive at all. That
these things last much longer impossible, and to
put end to such dsageeabe for and
forever it win be necessary for government to act
with the same energy and decision Of that OF Great
Britain.
The scandalous connivance Of the authorities with the
reprobate slave traders and the ourages committed
certain British subjects brought instantly here Eng
sh ship Of the line-the Cumberland-to inquire of his
Exceency the cause of his extraordinary conduct Lam
told that General Canedo denied in toto all knowledge Of
the numerous recent landings of negroes from Africa
stating that had he been that the vessels lately
coast of Africa he would have prevented their sailing
such illegal voyages But when asked to explain how
large ship the Lady Suffolk armed to the teeth with
a Of eighty men, had been allowed to remain eight
days, fitting out in port only twenty miles from Ha
vaua without being pterfeTed with his Excellency be-
came so much confused he unable to make any
ply. The arrival of the Cumberland appears to have
brought Mr. Canedo to his The vessel remained
here but two days in that short time however learn
that considerable business got through with amongst
other things the outraged Englshman Mr. Boylan is TO
go back to his business at St Jago and cause viii in
future be Tor the arrival here of three decker ex
cep peaceful visit Go and do likewise instead of
the CyaIe dthe Ohio even the ponnsyvania-she
has long enough lain idle-and viii guarantee that after
such visit it will be some time ere Mr. Secretary Ga
ano again ventures to interfere with and ransaok and
rife the United States mails-a thing unheard Of in his
tory, and before submitted 10, Mr. Conrads opinion
that be has the right to do 20 Notwithstanding. ~
The French squadron is still in the harbor; also an
English steamer and feet outside, cruising for
slsyers. ..
jerks estate, near &aianzas His health is good
deal improved.
February @, 1853.
The past week has been pregnant of events sufficiently
important TO induce me to trouble you with the
panying letter. would preface, however, tina. in all my
muncatons to you from this place it has always been
MY endeavor avoid far possible that style OF
aggeraon which hitherto unfortunately has character
lied many of the letters written from Havana TO various
Of the public journals in the United States. The conca
tory adopted by General Concha during his adj
nins'raton Of this government had the desired effect
Of attaching to him the good feelings Of both Creoes and
Spanrds. II is unnecessary for to remark here that
the United States also his noble and generous conduct
to citizens under very trying circumstances
rapidly gaining for him that of high appreciation
and respect which his truly honest character justly
entitled him to-
The conduct Of the present authorities forms sad
trast to that of their immediate predecessors.
General Cando would SEEM has given up the reins of
entirely into the hands Of the political secre
tary, Don Martin Galiano Fostering mortal hatred
for all Americans his especial anxiety appears to be to
throw every obstacle in the way with view to prevent
good understanding being to between the people
Of the island and the United States and to disgust and
annoy all strangers who may come TO Cuba either on
business peasure-the nstgaor in the affair OF the
Corneia which vessel will be remembered was stopped
while sailing out Of the harbor her captain and passen
ger taken out and sent shore prisoners whilst her
mail bag red Of its contents and the vessel itself
detained at the arbitrary will Of the Port authorities
Upon that OCCASION believe it was that Mr. Secretary
Conrad, from Washington issued his famous manifesto
in which he declared it his opinion that the Spanish
authorities at havana justified in their course.
Itwa probably the remembrance of that opinion which
induced Captain General Canedo rather should saw
Gaano 10 lssue The order to seize the mails Of the
agent from his Office the afternoon Of the 18th ut
board that vessel Let that be as it may, the mails
taken Of the hands Of the agent and carried
the Office Of police agent where they examined,
and although the contrary Is said, am disposed to be-
e,e that OF the letters distracted The mat
ter being mentioned to Consul Sharkey, he under
stood 10 say that the Black Warrior, not being United
ted States mail vessel doubtless the Spanish authorities
considered they had the right her mail bags
they had those Of the merchant ship above alluded TO-
though il would be serious matter If they nteriered
with the Unite states mails
On the 18th the Empire City arrived from New York.
Her Ilails usual opened at the Spanish Post
Once and many Of the letters delivered to their owners
tIened without the slightest apology for
einonious act their part But that is not the
most dsagresabie part of the affair It is said that
many of the letters are never returned and loud COM
plants Icing made that several money letters
missing Judge sharkey supposed that deicacy would
prevent the authorities from interfering with the United
States outward boundmails, which are received and
made up at the counting house Of Messrs. Drake,
Brothers Co.. the agents of the mail steamers; but
the bags for New Orleans were also seized by the