The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13

Among the varied and highly interesting intelli.
Sence from nearly every quarter of the globe with
which our columns are overlooking this morning,
win be found several letters from Havana contain
ing full particulars with regard to the unjustifabe
seizure Of the steamship Black Warrior. When the
Philadelphia sailed from that port on the 9Th inst
the Spanish authorities were actively engaged in
removing the cargo of the B. W.; and so anxious
were they to accelerate the work, that they had OBJ
tanned special dspensation from the Roman Catho-
nc Bishop, permitting them to continue their labor
ON the Sabbath As if to add to the outrageous in
suit perpetrated against flag by the seizure, it
was reported that after the cargo had been dis
charged they intended to offer the empty vessel to
her owners. The Havana journals are strictly
silent on the subject, and so far as they are
concerned the outrage would have never been
made public. There seems to be little doubt
IN the minds of those best informed that this
extraordinary proceeding was in accordance
with instructions from the home government
backed by an open or secret understanding
with England and France, who have been for years
plotting to destroy our commercial and social infu
ence and intercourse with the inhabitants of not only
Cuba but the Mexican, and Central and South
American States and neghboring islands. What
more strongly tends to confirm this impression is the
fact that the government organ at Havana, which is
not permitted to publish political matter without
FIRST submitting it to the supervision of the authori
tes has lately advocated the levyng heavier duties
and port charges on American goods and vessels,
and to extend greater advantages to France and
England. The letters from our correspondents have
arrived at very opportune moment, and will tend to
throw much light the subject of this fresh act Of
insulting treachery on the part of Spain, which, we
learn, is to be the theme of message from the
President and of Congressional discussion to-day
tomorrow. At no time since the outbreak of the
Mexican war has the indignation Of the American
people been intensely aroused than at the pre-
sent moment, and they anxiously looking to
their executive and legislative representatives to
promptly face the ISSUE and adopt such measures as
win insure them indemnity for the past and security
for the future.
We elsewhere publish some additional intelligence
from California relative to the progress of mining
operations, the state of society, the movements of
the Sonora flibusters, DC. According to the &C
counts from the mines the old diggngs have not by
any means been exhausted, and new ones promising
rich yield were daily being discovered. 1t is re-
ported that among the new discoveries was one Of
such exceeding fertility that fifty thousand dollars
were refused for the claim vein Of gold estimated
q rock weighing about four tons. But this is merely
the bright side of the picture. On the re-
verse we fnd as usual accounts of horrible
crimes and murders, an unparalleled record of in
sanity particulars of Indian barbarites and other
deplorable events, well calculated to make even the
most reckless shudder and prefer remaining at
home to venturng in what upon the surface appears
such God-forsaken region. However, let US no
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backs to a new State, in which large number o
law-breakers from all parts of the world have sought
refuge. California at this time, probably possesses
as great amount of talent, energy and enterprise
embracing men Of every profession in life in com.
parson with population, as any other State in the
Union; they will in time root out the renegades and
place themselves on footing in point of morality
with the first in the world ALI that they require to
assist them in this great reform is female society
The intelligence from the Sandwich Islands is in
teresting but not important No new develope-
ments have been made concerning the prospective
annexation to this country.
BY the arrival Of the bark Aura we have received
nearly three weeks later dates from Melbourne Aus
traia- From the synopsis of the news published in
another page it win be that horse-racinC was
one of the leading topics of discussion in the Leps
lative Council.
The latest news respecting the operations Of the |
Sonora fbusters is not of very iattering charac-
ter. At last advices the people Of San Diego, who
were at first disposed to aid them, holding in
dignation meetings and preparing to drive them
fiom that neghborhood. One of the flibusters,who
he'd rcturncd-perhaps of the party whom Col
Walker drove from bis camp on charge of worth
that he considered their object to
be piliagng aud stealing. BE this as il may, Pres
tel' Na,k,r Ell atairc1 possession ~ Lover CT !
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