The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-20
ONE WEEK LATER FROM CUBA.
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ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.
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THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR,
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RemOnStrance Of the American Citizens
In Havana.
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The steamship Crescent City, Capt Windle, arrived
yesterday afternoon from New Orleans and Havana.
She sailed from the latter port ON the l4th inst-six
days later than previous advices.
Nothing Of importance had transpired at Havana since
the seizure of Black Warrior She still in pos
session of the authorities Her captain and
most of her officers and crow, remained board the
United States steamer Fulton.
There scarcity of vessels at Havana and to
arrive had been engaged to load ready.
The Diorio de la Marina Of the 10th inst has art
Gle fAvoring the reduction Of the duties cotton and
linen. 1t is worded however, in that cautious and OBJ
way for which the organ of the Cuban
.is remarkable that according the Baldnsa
of 1852 the importation of cotton amounted in value to
81 G61 66T 05 and the importation of linen to 50 31
6G4e making total of So O93 3l o. In 1884, the total
value of these articles imported amounted TO sd59093
showing considerable decrease in the importaons Of
the year the previous The Ddro has lately
been advocating reduction Of import duties--its mo
ii, es have not yet transpired.
From the evil consequences of tho abuse of opium,
the sale o this drug has been again prohibited in the
island, especially among the Asatics.
Gottschalk, the American pianist, has met with great
success at Havana.
sTuK REMONsTRANCE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS IN HA-
vANA AGAINST THE BLACK WARRIOR OUTRAGE.
To THE Hon. WM L. MARCY Secretary of State
The undersigned visters of the Island of Cuba resi-
dents of Havana and citizens of the United States
respectfully but earnestly ask the attention Of the
cuve country the unexpected interruption Of
our with home by the late treatment of the
Spanish authorities towards the American steamer Black
Warrior her touching at the port Of Havana during
her pas sage from Mobile to New York.
This steamer has been regularly passing alternately
from the port of New York to the port of Mobile
ing at Havana to land and receive passengers from either
of the above ports for the last eighteen months and
during that time she has made thrtys trips and on
each trip she has been visited by the officers of the
Spanish government she entered the harbor, and
without breaking bulk and without landing intending
to land any cargo other thing beside passengers
has allowed to depart from the harbor upon the
payment Of the dues required to be paid steamer in
transtu and ballast amounting, each arrival to
about ninety dollars That tile steamers manifest has
invariably been made in ballast nothing in
tended to be landed in Havana; and the steamer has
thus been entered ard discharged enjoying from the
government and it's officers such favors and ia
clities which the comfy Of friendly nations
allow to passenger steamers. That such facilities
have been granted without objection, and received
with becoming acknowledgment, and with q belief
hat they would be continued and commercial regu.
lations disturbed while the citizens of both countries
would be benefited That this transit intercourse
unknown at the time the friendly treaty made by
the two governments and forms a subject not contem
raed by that treaty and which rests upon law which
kind regard for the spirit of that treaty indicates and
the usage which has become xed by practice and
for period sufficient to establish custom which could
not have article in the treaty because the whole
subject has created since the treaty ratified
That the intercourse between TIE two countries has be-
ONE SO established, and tie steamers which regularly
rerform their trips available TO the undersigned and
Others of their countryucD for the purpose, OF bu ness
health on pleasure that thcv hii not contemplate
change of policy the part OF the spanish authorities
at Cuba except such shoi he made in The spirit OF
the treaty which made the two governments friendly
tops and certainly that they would suffer no interrup
-tou in their pursuits and embarrassment in their
commercial relations until notice OF change Of policy
should be given. But the undersigned are informed by
J. D. Bullock the commander Of the steamer while the
course of the commander has been uniformly the same
in entering and departing from the port Of Havana that
authorities has been changed towards him and the
steamer without notice and without provocatin and that
the been detained in the port taken
sion Of by the officials and most OF her cargo
discharged.
way from Mobile to New York, board as passen
gers from this port and sending home letters and
information but that purposes have been all frs-
trated and we obliged to abandon the objects we we're
pursuing That in Judgment this sudden interrup-
of long standing demands the prompt interference OF our
government and axnlana.!on and redress from Her
Catholic Majesty the Queen of Spain and therefore, while
we are dwelers in her Gomnons we earnestly yet most
respectfully ask the government under whose
we left our own country to demand such explanation
and redress shall be satisfactory to great and houora
BILE nation.
Havana dc Cuba March 4th, 1854
fSigned by all the American residents in Havana.