Washington sentinel., 1854-05-19
ITEMS OF NEWS.

LATEST FROM CUBA. The Cahawba arrived at
New York on Tuesday last She brings Havana
news of the 18th. II is said that there are 10000
additional troops now on their way from Spain 10
re force the army on the island.
There is but little of interest by this arrival.
The most important is the proclamation of Pc
zuela concerning the new regulations of Cuba.
The translation is as follows:
Art. /. Within one month from the landing of
the negroes the authorities shall have power 10
enter auy estate suspected, and they may call a
muster Of the negroes and examine them as they
may consider proper. although they shall avoid all
show OF force, except in cases oil open resistance,
and shall take care 10 do no act that may lower
the owners or administrators in the eyes OF their
slaves.
Art g To be able to prove in clear and pre-
else manner, without delay, as at present. with re-
gard TO whence the slaves come is the only nian l.
ner 10 comply with what is laid down in article 8
OF the law OF the 9TH of March 1915 already cited,
turbed in regard To their negroes with the pretext
as 10 where derived The local authorities every
year from the Isl of August al the end of the crop
shall form lists of the negroes, giving duplicate
TO their owners, signed by both parties, it being
The obligation of the latter to make known to The
former, within the third day, any reduction or in
crease giving the birth and name of the person
from whom they come; and, in case of the dspo-
sal of the negroes, il is with the understanding
that these operations shall be done officially, and
without any charge TO the proprietor.
cart. 3. The negroes found on an estate not
included in the list, shall be seized and declared
free. after the corresponding steps if newly i'm
ported, the holders being subject to the fines i'm
posed on the abettors and concealers OF this pro-
hbited traffic but it, on examination, they should
not be found to be newly imported, a fine Of fifty
dollars shall be imposed on every negro not men
toned in the list.
"Art. A. The governor. lieutenant governor, and
other civil authorities in whose jurisdiction lar d.
ing shall be made, not giving information 10 the
supreme government as soon as they are aware Of
the facts. and at all events before the expiration
OF twenty four hours from the occurrence, will for
this alone be deprived of their office; but il other
charges be proved against them, they shall suffer
besides the penalties imposed by the proper tri-
bunals.
Art S. 1t being impossible that any landing
can be made without the connvance of the cap.
tains of partidos, al least without their culpabe
blame, equal in law TO bribery, those IN whose ju-
rsdiction these shall happen, if they do not cap
ture all the negroes, shall incur for that alone the
loss oil their office, and be disqualified for any
other.
aArt. 6. Those occupied, great or small, in the
prohibited traffic of slaves, shall be expelled from
the island of the government for the term Of two
years, according 10 the powers conferred on me
by the laws OF the Indies. without prejudice to the
responsibility that they may be liable 10 in the suit
brought against them in which their connivance
shall be proved.
MARQUIS DE LA PEZUELA.
"HAvANA, May 3, 1854"