The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-15
oI-p REI.ATToNs WITH SPAIN.

MONDAY MORNING. MAf 10 Isos.
OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
This subject presents matter of vastly more
practical interest to Americans than the Eas-
tern question. The Washington correspon-
dent Of the N. Y. Herald, under date OF May
10th. states that It is believed in Washington
that before thirty days our relations with
Spsin will reach a crisis which Will call for
the most urgent measures. Private letters,
received in Washington, state that Mr.. Soule
has lost the good graces of the tickle Queen,
who is completely in the hands Of her Cab-
meta Cabinet which is represented as the
supple instruments Of England and France.
On the other hand, it is added, Mr. Soule has
established the most friendly relations with
the Queen Mother, who is said to be as warm
ly in favor Of the sale of Cuba, as the Queen
and her Ministers are opposed to it. 1t is
stated that the process of Africaniqation, the
ipcipient steps to which, it is believed, have
1.en already Instituted, will be the enamel
patton of all held as slaves upon service, as
apprentices, or emancipees for term of
years, scaled according to age and other cir
cumstsnees. The British and French Gov
ernments, it is also believed, will guarantee
the sum of S25,0oo.ooo Ia mere drop in the
bueket) towards compensating the slave
holders The Herald's correspondent adds
that many of the larger shareholders in Cuba
are British subjects; and as the British laws
make felony for their subjects to hold a
slave, even in foreign countries, unless these
slaves are claimed by Spaniards, theamount
of compensation will, in consequence, be
greatly reduced.
There is a rumor in Washington that the
President, in his message to Congress, may
ask for power to blockade Cuba and Porto
Rico.
The Herald makes the following enumera-
ton of few, and but few, of the outrages
which have been perpetrated by the authori-
ties of Cuba upon American citizens and
American property, within the last four
years:
On the god of January, 1850, Charles Peter v.
Esnard, an American citizen, was arrested by the
Cuban authorities and incarcerated in prison OF
Havana no charge having ever been advanced
against him. In May of the same year, two Ameri-
can vessels, the Georgiana and the Susan Loud
were captured at Contoy by the Spanish General
of Marines and brought as prizes into the port OF
Havana; their crews were imprisoned. On the
18th OF March, 1851, John Siinero, an American
citizen, was arrested by the Spanish authorities
no accusation being made against him. On the
10th of August 1851, the United States steamer al
con was fred into and boarded by Spanish man.
of.war without any excuse or pretext. On the
10th OF February, 1859, the American schooner La
MARITIME was fired into by Spanish vessel, also
without assgnable motive or pretext. On the
Sd of October, 1852, the Crescent City was driven
from Havana, and prohibited from landing her
mails on the childish and frivolous pretext that the
purser spoke and wrote i'll ofthe Cuban authorities
on his visits to New York. In the March following
the Ohio was detained three days at Havana, under
an unprecedented and ridiculous plea that she
ought to perform quarantine. On the 14th OF that
month the schooner Manchester was boarded by a
Spanish vessel of war, searched, and detained
twenty four hours without the shadow OF any pre-
text whatever. In February, 1853, and subsequent
ly, the United States mail bags were broken open
by the Cuban authorities, many of the seals bro.
ken. and the privacy of American correspondence
violated. On 5th May of the same year, three
American seamen belonging to the American
bark Jasper, were arrested on vague suspicious OF
being concerned in the slave trade, thrust into pr
soD, and subjected uncomfortable indignities and
crueties In November, Pedro Raices natural
ICED citizen of the United States, arrested at
Havana. no crime being charged against him was
tried and sentenced to years transportation
Shortly afterwards another naturaized citizen oil
the United States, Isidore Richoux, was forced to
leave the island of Cuba, no motive6eing assigned
for bis expulsion. The notorious case OF the Black
Warrior completes an imperfect catalogue of the
sfronts have suffered at the hands of Spain du.
ring the last four wears