The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-16
LATEh FROM HAVANA

outrage, detailing circumstances
tnat nave occurred since the seizure of that vessel
winch nave not heretofore been made public. We
nave only room to give one of the letters entire
to-day.
So, HAVANA, March 6, 1854.
Warrior was seized by the Spanish Gorsr,... n."s
and abandoned by her crew, during which tinna II
have heard all kinds of persons Of every nat;o1
speok y nSd aeout lne matter have heard spanlards
oil Old Spain condemn the conduct of their Gov.
ernment and have heard Americans shield tha,
government but these Americans have been men
warped py petty Interests and piques, and as gen
eral thing here the Cubans are the only friends oe
the Americans. My private opinion is, that the an,
.horltes mere have acted in most hasty manner
because on the part OF the Captain and Consignees
mere was no design or thought of smuggling The
steamer was cleared in the usual manner-that Ia
III tns manner these steamers have always cleared
anu "hen that was objected to- the consigpee
gave In and desired to make an additien Between
es' au amounts to this, whether the vessel should
ne cleared IN ballast and avoid certain dues or clear
WIN cargo and pay. The fact that she cleared mr..
cording to her custom should have protected her
aiso tne demand of her consignee to make an addi
suou,u nave caused the Spanish authorities to
nave setlied the business.
Ihere are three British men-of.war in the har
Dor. " " Ae n"i-
Ahother letter states that a deputation of Span
ish merchants called upon the Captain General To
endeavor to bring about an amicable settlement of
the affair. He is said to have received them well
and to have offered to do all in his power to get
arranged; but up to the 1t h of March nothing had
been done. The letter says:
Every body are now becoming convinced that il
is an outrageous affair, and that the government
will have to smart for it, whilst some Americans
say that ii the Spanish Government were to send
fleet TO New York to lombard the place a whole
day nothing would be done by the Government of
the United States to avenge the injury. The Amer.
ican nation is becoming contemplate in the sight of
foreigners This will not do--the old fogies must
be sent to the poor house.
The correspondent informs us that the spaniards.
by some false information, expected TO ind maya
zine in the Black Warrior, which led to their treach
erous seizure of that steamer
CALAMITY ON LAKE NIcARAGUA-The most i'm.
portant feature of the news by the Star of tn e
West is the announcement that "a persons on their
way from California to the Atlantic States, were
drowned by the upsetting of boat, in Virgin Bay
on the I'd inst The passengers of the steamship
brother Jonathan having crossed the country from
san Juan del Sud, found the steamers Central Ame
rlca and Ometepe waiting. The Central America
although the largest and best boat was suffered to
depart with 200 passengers, leaving 400 for the
Ometepe. The sea was exceedingly rough and the
steamer anchored some 300 or 400 yards from the
pier. After much difficulty, the process of embar-
kation commenced. This was effected by means
OF large air.chambered iron launch, capa-
Bile of containing, comfortably, fifty or sixty
persons. Three loads with great care, were sue.
cessfuly landed on board the steamer; but on
loading the fourth time, the man having the boat in
charge exhibited great impatience-provoked, no
doubt, by the obstinacy he had encountered the
nrn mic ulf n foar L.
finish his work while the daylight lasted-and per-
sisted in crowding her more than prudence and
sound judgment could justify, and she was pushed
from the pier with more than 80 persons on board.
Then occurred catastrophe, an account of which
we copy from the N. Y. papers
/ As she slowly proceeded it became apparent
to all on shore that she in extreme peril and
her progress was watched with painful anxiety-
AS wave after wave struck her she seen to sink
lower in the water, until at length when about 100
yards distant, the whole column of heavy sea
rolled over her entire length filling her to the gun
wales. scream OF horror ensued which begea. :
all description Cries of terror simultaneously
arose from the launch and the hundreds of specta.
tors upon the steamer and on shore. The sea was
instantly covered with floating objects among
which were distinguished many human forms that
had been washed from the boat, or had thrown
themselves overheard in the first moment of alarm
Some We're battling manfully with the waves :;
sinking without an apparent aort at satety-their
hands as II In suppiCaton raised above their heads
while in the midst of all the launch still half
hlled with human beings, clinging with almost
hopeless agony TO each other.
The crowd upon the steamer unable to render as
sistance, looked on with horror. The people ON
shore were less constrained. Here women stood in
clusters and wild alarn and ran to and frr, Civ
ing orders, Others cursing and swearing, and few
knowing either what they did or said. The cooler
headed, however rushed towards the miserable
tay n and eDde
vored to get them atioat. But the natives were the
first to discover the full extent of the danger and
render efficient aid. With wild shrek, and
impulse that would have done credit TO the best of
mankind, they tore of their scanty garments and
rushed 10 the relief of the sufferers-the be-
lng the hrst in the benevolent and dangerous work
They heststed not to the COST calculate the
danger but dashed into the furious SURF needless of
everything but desire TO their fellow creatures
from DEATH and these strangers of another race, be-
tween whom and themselves there has been sym
paihy and but little kindly feeling Brighter exam
pies of true heroism could not be una gned than
exhibited by these rude and ignorant people. A do
zen native women rushed to large buugo that laid
high and dry upon the beach. and dragging it to the
waves pushed it with almost incredible speed thro'
the water toward the launch. As they approached
this one OF the women sprang forward, tearing half
dead child from the arms of its drowning mother,
held it with one hand above her head and swan with
in saving the mother. Other OF like character
occurred one native lost his life in his gene
rous efforts to save others Some of the passengers
chung tn the launch until she was drawn ashore 9TH
ers swan safely to the beach, while still others sank
exhausted benesth the waves.
We are forced to abbreviate this thrilling nara
tive The heart-rending disaster produced the ut
most excitement amongst the passengers, many o.
whom are loud in their denunciations against the
agent and employees of the Nicaragua Transit
Company.
IMPORTANT NAVAL MovEMENr.-TheN New York
Times learns from good authority, that orders from
Washington, transmitted by telegraph, have been
received at the Brooklyn navy yard, directing the
war steamer Princeton to be got ready for sea, and
to be prepared to leave at moments notice. She
was hauled out Monday, and now lies off the Bat.
terry. The Times says:
We have reason to believe that the Government
intends 10 send her to Havana, for the purpose of
demanding at the hands OF the Cuban authorities
prompt restoration OF the Black Warrior and her
cargo. We are informed that the manifest of the
Empire City, which sailed Monday for New Or
leans intending to touch at Havana, made out
precisely like that of the Black Warrior rand that
the Port officials at Havana will have another op-
portunity in her of summarily setting aside