The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-21

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All was in vain. The captain OF the Partido
could neither be bribed nor bullied into letting
him escape; but, on the contrary, determined
to have him taken before the Captain General
for Judgment, and for this purpose Garcia ~as
placed ia the custody of c0misariO Of police
to be conveyed to this city. The cOmisario, it
would appear, did not deem Garcia's offence to
be one o. very serious character, and the two
logged on quite comfortably, side by side on
horseback, to this city. Arrived here, the
friends of Garcia successfully piled the eomis-
long one," both the criminal and the con-
stable escaped in company in a fishing boat, On
board which they were disguised as fishermen.
Their destination Is believed to have been Key
West, whence, Of course, they will soon take
their departure for parts unknown. When the
Marquis dc Ia Pezuela was made acquainted
with the escape OF Garcia, he is understood to
have worked himself up to q state Of perfect
pbrenZy, and to have declared that could he
get him in his clutches, he should suffer by the
garote, though he himself were compelled to
turn cxecutioner. Thus it will be seen that it
will not be so easy matter for the Captain
General TO put down the slave trade.
A few days since a SLAYER, with y large cugo
Of negroes, made her appearance short dis
lance above Cardcnas, and openly landed, pur-
posely to attract the attention of the authori-
60. Whilst these were being seized, and CON-
yeyed away, the SLAYER slipped her cable quiet
ly. ADD standing for the Keys, in that vicinity.
landed upon them the by far larger portion of
her cargo, which at the period OF the departure
Of my informant Ga person worthy of con-
fdepce) had not been arrested, and which, If
safely placed upon the plantations, will afford
ample compensation to the slave traders.
Despite the fuss that was made respecting
Ea rel ma sat Of
negroes brought by her have found their way
to the "deposit," and it is pretended that it is
not known where the remainder are loc Gated.
fear the officials in the Vuelta Abajo district,
or its immediate vicinity are wilfully blind, for
were they to visit the estate Of Count Ia
the negroes would there be foand.
The Two Spanish steamers Isabella Seganda
and Colon, which you will remember recently
left this harbOr in company, one fine evening,
as wrote you soon after, for Porto Rico, ar
rived together on their return on Saturday
last
They have lost some six OF eight Of their
men during their absence from yellow fever,
which still, l learn, prevails OF board both
ships. On their arrival at Porto Rico, they
were placed in quarantine, and it was not until
within two days of their departure the car
penter and his mates, OF the first mentioned
ship, were permitted to 60 to the navy yard to
make good some defects in her Iu1der. This
placing The ships in quarantine being contrary
to the rules Of the service, the captain and
officers Of both ships refused to go on shore at
all at Porto Rico, and took their departure at
the earliest possible period, without accomplish
ing the Obi. ct of their visit, the convey ance OF
| troops to this island. A servant of tho Cover
nor Of Porto Rico having been sent on board
ono of these ships, returned on shore, was seized
with the yellow fever, and very shortly after
died. which circumstance so scared the Gov
ernor Of Porto Rico that he--as an officer Of
one Of the ships informed me--shut himself up
in castle, and was not visible in public during
the period the two ships remained in Porto
Rico harbor.
The little Queen Isabella Segunda u know
not if she now sways the Spanish sceptre,) has
honored the following named individuals with
crosses, &C., for their Jealous conduct in ar
resting royal negroes and aiding to put stop
| to the slave trace
To Don Joaquin Morales de Rada, the cross Of
Commander OF the Royal Order Of Isabella Ia
Cato'ica. This gentleman, who is Brigadiel
OF Infantry, is the party wh0w always ''clOst
| to-" but who could never "come up'' will
Lopez
Don Antonio Moreno il promoted from being
Lieutenant Of the Regimen. Of CASTLE. to bt
Captain Of the Royal Regiment Of Lanccrs.
| The two soldiers who were with Captain Mo
reno when he captured COZ negroes are each
10 nave cross OIL tne Ordcr OF Isabella Scgnn-
| da, and q pension.
Don Francisco Garban, late I'D interim.
pu;sne Judge Of The San Pedro Circuit in the
jurisdiction of Trinidad, Is TO have the cross OF
q knight Of the Royal Order Of Isabella Ia Ca
| tOlica. Similar crosses and honOrs are to be
presented to the Sub delegate Of Marine Of the
| said district Of San Pedro, and to Don Armi-
cndo Ubieta, citizen OF Trinidad.
To Don. JemoIdo Canedo, late ASSESSOR at
Trinidad, cross Of Knight OF The Royal
Order OF Distinction Of Carlos III. is to be
given.
The thanks of her Majesty is also given to
all these persons, and it is published to encour-
age others Ito 60 aud do likewise" and to
"avoid punishment -
The 18th instant was marked in the Cuban
calender as "ibe third anniversary Of the second
invasion of this island by the pirates who
were entirely defeated" "Therc's luck in odd
Plumbers" says the old Irish diity, 50 Sewers
CnJanos, lo6k out for the third Invasion.
POuGHKEErsIE.