The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-05
Our Cuban Correspondence.

HAVANA, April 20 1858.
Municipal Protest against General Medinilla-Sei-e Of
Slauer-NeW Policy Of the Captain General-Mora'ny
among Slare Dealers.
With reference to the communication of your cores
pondent dated the 18th inst relative departure
Of the Captain General for st. Jago de Cuba and the very
serious quarrel which is said to exist there amongst the
government officials in consequence Of the arrest and
imprisonment Of the Rsgene, Chief Justice Senior
Arargo, Il is said that the Royal Aadie,c,o Su
preme Of Puerto Principe and this of Ha.
have lroe ted most energeticay against the
trary and Illegal proceedings Of General Msdnla the
and that the said Royal Tribunals have demanded
General Mednla he broug hit trial for his Illegal acts
The notosious shaver brig Cora, formerly the packet
for adudica tion by the Mixed Court Of Justice By
British stesmer Buzzard Sunday, the 18th inst.
Owned by the parties to shom the Arogante Emilio
belongs (Which vessel wi remsmber was very re-
Gently b. fore the Court under suspicion OF being
in the slave trade the Cora sone time ago land
ed full cargo Of slaves Sagua La GanGe after which
the yessel pbaneord by he and picked by
the Spanish authorities the coast who Of after
the slaves fairly in possession Of their 10
much merit OF their having captured nseess SLAYER
- in the hands of the Spanish authorities re
The IVA, III" at anchor at the port Of Sagua La
manned some tr. : Nv order Of the govern
oIanoe snu tncn sne W"s svi. - owners
having become the purchasers at very low price The
Cora duly provided Nth slave deck, thirty forty
large casks for water, well a large tank, extra
boilers and the usual complement of slave trading ar
tcles and, when fortunately fallen in with by the
steamer Buzzard, she her way to the Csyes off
CaIdenas TO take board the rest of her stores &c
As Offset to the foregoing, incoss herewith
copy of official order of the Captain General cali
l Ms Ae o Pars therein IT d.
their oecced propensity for save trading and IL is weM
understood in the city that these parties have been
dered present themselves Mt the palace to give
count Of their apecuations in that sort bus
il woulo that the determined attit de lately
assumed by the eritish government to put down the
abomnabe traffic in Iaves and their placing many
cruisers around this island together with the constant
and INCREASING vigilance Of your correspondents, which
enables the HERALD 10 make public almo,t every contra
ventor Of The treaties to which the Spanish govern
ment is solemrly bound for the suppression of
that scaEdalous trade, have alarmed General Csucdo
who begins at last to understand that such shame
fd disregard Of treaty stipulatious is not like
ly long TO be tolerated and so 1t is said that
his calling the peres mentioned in the oal orders be-
fore him is to them that he will be unable pro
tec them in future. On the other hand there those
who say that his EScelency seeing the present
price given for newly imported negroes-say $500
TO St00eacbdeems the usual fee Of SOL piece much TOO
little ard that he has merely called those parties before
him acqusnt them that henceforth he fees must be
doubled. Perhaps this is nothing more than scandal
We will be able 10 judge, however by the he pur
with regard to the Lady Suffolk, daily expected
with 500 or / 500 negroes on board.s
The edtori ia remarks of the government organ, the
Didrio de la Norma which you will find enclosed rela
tive to Mr. Soues appointment minister to Spain
l. worthy of your perussl, something remarkably
furnv and should t convenient their transla
able entertainment to MIR. Soule's many admirers.
Havana Il perfectly healthy, and the island generally
in a lourishipe condition.
Captain General Canedo returned to this capital from
has yet tranpred to the result of his visit to the
dissiIceted authorities at that end OF the island.