The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-14
THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR.

III cAPTAM-GENERAL's OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE
SEIZURE OF THE BLACK wARRloR-lNTEREsTING
AND CURIOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
We desire state that the following not trans
sions. They taken from pamphlet edition issued
in English in Havana probably by direction of the Cuban
authorities.
[From the Diaro dc la Marina March 3l]
Such is the official document (Gen Pierces message in
relation the Black Warrio) in which the President Of
tho United States speaks to his nation Hitherto since
General Pezuela is at the head of this government
columns have shown desire to give place TO refuons
Of the caumnes absurlitie that appear in the
papers Of the States of the Union The press OF that
country has long forfeited AL credit and reputs
of judgment and all the world, and according
ly reaps nothing than it deserves scorn and
tempt but il will not be improper the part of the ed
tor OF Spanish newspaper in this case, to rise up
against and argue with the President of those States
when he too to lower himself so far as to write
in the manner we have seen Spanards both you that
are so and YOU that feel honorcd by that of your
fathers and you foreigners that kindly and hospa
bly, received AMI treated by this andyou all that have
witnessed what has occurred in the of the Black
Warrior know that custom house regulation strictly
enforced TO defeat fraud the part of an Anglo
American trader is an insult-an insult offered cred
to Mr.. Franklin Pierce must needs be resented.
Know that if country is situated in the neghborhood
Of the States of the Unon and becomes necessary to
them in their commercial relations itNoud be madness
to suppose them TO permit aggressons and such viola
tion OF their commercial rights that is by which that
same country exact rigid conformity to hers since for
eigners submitted to the laws of the land that
ceives them in her bosom Know that If those laws
do please them they do not go elsewhere as the old
peace promoting franklin would advise them to do but
they exact theirs to reign in that country and
they do succeed in this with nation possessed of
honor and pride that would rather sacrifice her last man.
then they make out that by such independence of the
other party they are suffering insults to their national
that this il the language which now is ed from the
chair occupied by the apostle OF justice peace and
moderation, by the philosopher, the honorable Wash
ton Behold him initiating under preence so insg nid
can't war that would for two nations be bloody
one and to them more painful, experience would
ahp hold m ligtp q
punished for fraud in order to qualify at his hearts
desire and with the utmost harshness the conduct
Of first authority, Spanish gentleman whose re-
putation is everywhere and in such manner esta-
blished that he well deserved the honor of minute
investigation of his deeds before qualifying them out
rageousy Know then We that not the spot what
they were for the publication going TO make Of
them with official documents, Is directed to those that
have not like ourselves witnessed tho proceedings OF this
low trivial business with which they would wish to
make noise over all the world
We hope they reach the OF the President
of the United States, and make him think differently
from what he has hitherto done upon the evidence Of the
sui here, md from Messrs Tying Il Co.
DOCUMENTS WHICH COMPOSE THE HISTORY OF WHAT
HAS OCCURRED IN THE CASE OF THE BLACK
WARRIOR.
FIRST COMMUNICATIONS MOTT uxcTtIFT THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL MINISTERS
Mosr EXCELLENT sIETo prevent the i'll effect which in
your pre- emnence might be produced by perhaps
Eeratea news that may be communicated through pri-
vate channels about the OBTAINING and abandoning of the
give Exceency In double character Of plain
General and Of Superintendent OF the Royal Treasury
puccnc Of what has occurred since the arrival
OF the said vessea relation which will in authentic
manner be corroborated by the Official documents
muated In the despatch Of the case the testimony Of
which, far they go up TO now, accompany, and
The same forward to our representative at Washing
Ion ia such / am instructed to do by royal
order.
On the 28h day Of last month"; when the steamer Black
Warrior arrived in this port her consgnee repaired TO
the Custom House. and requested to enter her IN ballast
Next he presented manifest in harmony with that de.
claration that is to say, manifest in which nothing
expressed declared except articles OF ships pro
Visions and lastly he solicited the clearance OF the
sell reiterang the conviction of the vessels sailing in
ballast; and II must here be observed that when the
eearchers visit paid her according to article one
of the instruction for the Custom Houses, customs
officer delivered TO the captain list Of the regu-
lations and obligations, written in English,) to
and In spite of which neither he the consignee
would add within the legal term TO the frauddeen
manifest Of which have already spoken The head of
the Custom House, before granting the clearance solicit
ed ordered the commander Of tdewaiters again to visit
tbe ship and make of the fact OF her carrying
cargo but having found board OF her great number
pf bales Of cotton which she was carrying from Mobile
10 New York. he said her departure was stopped and
judicial proceedings commenced, because, according
20 article 100 OF the ssid instruction, the Cap
lain had incurred the penalties which article loz points
put.
The dischargng and dcposng Of the cotton was next
by decree from the Court Of Rents proceeded to- when
The captain wished to oppose, finishing with commit ng
The rash act Of abandoning and having the vessel which
b. and all the crew quilted Ills Was the why
kGnin TRAITOR VI Customs, with previous consent OK