New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-15
HAVANA.
SEIZURE OF A SLAYER.

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HAVANA. Saturday, July :, l-54.
One day last week the brig GRAY Eagle Of philade
phia brought into this harbor prize n charge of
Spanish crew.
from what l have been enabled 10 learn. she had
landed " small cargo" Of rather more than two
hundred negroes near Bahia Honda who were all
seized by the direction Of the Governor of that juris-
dction who also seized the Gray Eagle and placed
hcr in charge Of two member crew having made
tleir oscape-and that the two men left the brig 20
tale care Of herself that the British sloop-of-waT
Especlc running down this island discovered the Gray
Eagle n anchor in small bay near Bahia Honda"
bur rot seeing any one on her deck, fired gun
her t arouse any one who might be below hut no
appearing, boat was sent an board aud the Gray
Ia.ie 6Een possession of by the British: a strong
sea breeze. however, blowing at the time prevented
her from being taken the reef that evening and
the next morning the Governor of Bahia Honda
claimed her as his prize. The commander of the
Espeiple contented himself with taking receipt for
tie Gray Eagle, which has been sent to this harbor.
where the Court of Mixed Commission will decide to
whom the prize belongs. l. il not disgrace 10 the
United States tina; vessels built in that country should be
Nd il being known the Illegal trade in which they
To be employed Cannot some law be framed to pre-
vent this cyill There are some ten or twelve Amer-
can built vessels. | am informed upon good authority
which known 10 have lef. tie coast OF Africa with
slaves for this island. The Captan-G General really
appear. desrous to put stop to the infamous slave
trade. The "deposit near "Cerro, within league
The vOntO has put end TO the life of the Niscount
Duquesne late Nice-Admral of the French Navy. He
died on the Sd. and hiF remains, which had been EN-.
laimed. were deposited with great pompand ceremony
In tie Church of Santa Domingo the evening of the
9Th. did not 90 out to witness the procession because
dislike a crowd. | could not, however, shut my
to the firing Of cannon each quarter of hour from
that which he died until the period when the corpse
placed in the Church. where | went two days
since to it, II has the appearance of being the
mains of of about forty years of age, with bald
head Ii is understood to be taken to France for in
terment.
The tower of the Church of San Francisco in this
city was thrown down by lightning few days since.
the head of the statue of Santess Helena by name,
was taken on and two horses standing in voantes for
hire, were Killed by the same fash A friend ofmine,
native OF this city, assures that during the past
fifty years he has not known severe season for
vcmito or one in which many deaths have been
caused by that disease.
Several negroes have been arrested recently having
concealed weapons on their persons. There was a
murder committed by four negroes the early part of
last week, upon keeper of liquor shop in the Gale
de Paula. The details not sufficiently important to
warrant recital of them. The black soldiers from the
City having deserted in large numbers have been re-
moved to Cardcnas.