The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-29


no little public attention. That the facts may
be understood and the merits of the case be prop
erlYcomprehended, we subjoin detailed histo-
ry of the transaction as given by the agents Of
the steamer at Havana to the agents at New
York:
Havana, March /. 1854. =
Iproceed to give you some items of informa-
tion respecting the seizure of that steamer, (the
Black Warnor) by the authorities, of which
yon will probably have heard. ere this reaches
you, by telegraph from Charleston. The Black
Warrior entered this port yesterday morning,
(28th February at about o'clock. Captain
BuIloch reported to the boarding officer when
he entered, giving his manifest as usual, in
which 1t was stated, as it always has been, that
she enters in ballast. AS we were expecting
the steamer on Sunday, the 26th ult., we, as we
have always done, and as is done with the other
steamers which come here, entered and cleared
her before she arrived. making the entrance and
clearance on Sunday, the 26th ult. When our
clerk went to the custom house yesterday morn
ing-to get the necessary paper to the captain of
the port, in order to allow the ship to pass the
Moro, it was refused, and he was informed that
there was an informality in the entry, and the
ship could not leave. Mr. Tying was in the Of
flee at the time our clerk came back to inform
us of the state of affairs, and the writer went
Immediately to the custom house to see the
chief officer. He informed us that the boarding
officer had attached note to the manifest of the
captain, saying, g The ship has entered in bal
last, and brings four hundred bales of cotton for
New York" The collector or administrator
said to us, the captain should have entered his
cargo in transit, and not have entered in ballast
We replied that, as far as regards Havana. she is
in ballast; she neither brings cargo to Havana,
nor takes it away. II matters not whether her
ballast be bales of cotton or stone. We claim
that the entry is correct as made but whether
correct or not, if you say it is not correct, we
claim to take advantage of che twelve hours al
lowed to all vessels, to make corrections and adj
ditions to the manifest. He told us he had al
ready written a note TO the intendante about the
affair, and expected an answer at once, but ad-
vised us to see the intendante. We went to-
the intendancy, aud found that the inteudante
was at home sick. We went TO his house, found
there young man, who told us, that he had
brought note from the intendancy to the inten-
dante, and was waiting an answer A servant
soon came in, bringing note for the young man
We asked the servant if we could see the inten-
lante. He said that we could not-that he was
sick in bed. We accompanied the young man
TO the intendancy, and saw the note handed to
The head officer. We left our clerk at the inten.
lancy, with orders to wait until the note should
he Office, saying that the note Of the intendante
aad been sent to the custom-house. We found
he collector reading the note. He handed it to |
he deputy collector, Arrastue, and the deputy
ead it to US. The tenor of the note was, that
he entry made was not true one, that the ship |
was responsible, according to the law, the goods /
IN board shonldbe confiscated, and fine equal
o double the value of the goods imposed. The
writer returned at once to the Office, and found
hat Mr.. Tying had left to go to the consulate to
make protest against the proceedings. Mr.. Rog-
rs, the purser and the writer, went at once to
ind Capt. Bullock not finding him we returned
o the office. We then started for the consulate
net Capt. Bulloch on the way, as we'll as Mr..
!. P. Rogers. We all went to the consulate,
0und the clerk drawing up protest. The Con-
u and Captain Bullock went to see the captain
eneral he saw the consul. but refused to see
apt Bullock. Amemorial was left with him
bout the matter. About O'Clock, it being
asst custOm-house office hours, a servant brought
s card of the administrator, and said he would
Ike to see US at once.
Mr.. Tying and myself went at once to his
ooms. He showed us chairs, and commenced
saying that he regretted much this
ate Of things, buthe had dome everything in
Is power to avert II, &C., and concluded by
lying that if we, as consignees of the ship, af-
II taking out the cargo, would give bond hold
lg ourselves responsible for any fine, or other
amages which might be imposed upon the ship
; would then (after taking out the csrgo) allow
le ship to proceed. We told him we would
ny any small fine of 80 or go, the same as
as paid for the mistake made about the three /,
oxes of apples for Parejo, on previous trip a
1T as fo1 giving bond of $4,000 or $4,000. q
hich would, according to his statement, be the 6
.obable amount, we should do no such thing J
at in case there was mistake in the entry, or
~ difference whatever, we claimed the usual I
Velve hours to correct the manifest. The col
ctor replied that no addition or correction
uId be made to the manifest; that having ask
for the clearance visit. we could not take ad-
Intage of that rule to correct the manifest :
ut we said we asked for the clearance visit last
turdays before The ship was here; and we
uld not know what entry the captain would !
axe. He said "no matter" ia making that +
tition yeu lose Jour right to make the corzsr-