The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-20

THE BLACK WARRIOR DIFFIcuLTY-A SIMILAR CASE,
AND ITS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE EN-
PREss-THE sPoILs SYSTEM IN oUBA-Na. soULB
AT A BALL.
Madrid (hprl 27) Correspondence of the London
Chronicle
Having sent you the Spanish version of thu affair of
the Black Warrior may state that the American YER
sion varies very widely the former Another special
messenger arrived yesterday with dispatches at the
American Legation here and will leave again morrow.
l believe that the pecunary demand will be considerably
reduced the sum rst spoken of having been demanded
before II known that the vessel and cargo had boon
given up but that the demand for the dismissal OF the
different authorities who took part in the seizure of
Black Warrior viii be persisted in.
II is stated the american side that no fraudulent
intention imputed 10 the plain consiguee
OF the Black Warrior until it was broached in the recent
srtcle OF the Herddo that this steamer had entered
the port of Havana thirty times that the captain
had inquired on his first entry there how he to de.
gnate the vessel, and was told that he brought
goods for Havana and did not embark goods there he
might state as in ballast and had continued to do
all along and in short that letters from consignee
from the passengers board, from respectable nhabi
tans at Havana and from all sides entirely opposed
TO the Spanish view of the case, stated in my last
letter
A of seizure Of an Amcrc n vessel the Empress
took place at Malaga, in 1913, snder similar crcum
stances and the government Of that day dismissed the
mtendent Senior Gaminde who caused the seizure 10
made the American minister here, Mr.. Washington IT.
wing, having demanded the Senior Gamindes
submitted TO the Supreme Tribunal Of Justice which
gave its verdict In his al while the Audienca of
NADIA declared the forfeiture Of the vessel and cargo valid
There this in in both cases-that the
the country had been left in dsuse and practices tolerated
which were at variance with the regulations OF the
port In the case of the Black Warrior the Americans
contend that there fraudulent intention whatever
while custom which had lasted for tAirty.six VOYAGES
might TO give prescripve right its continuance
On the other hand Spanards contend that the dsue
law gives right whatever to its infraciion II Ia
against the Intenden OF Finance and Supe ~
Customs that the American Is particularly
hostile because il enerains the impression that the
sesure made by them in order to participate in their
por ton OF the spoils.
The same correspondent writing on april 2sth says
The dispute between the Spanish and American govern
ments occasioned by the seizure of the Black Warrior
steamer at Havana, excites some sensation here and
whatever the merits of the may be- there ia strong
feeling here in favor of the Spanish view Of the subject
La fact IL very generally the opinion that prer
hos been sought for quarrel and the Epraf, to day.
geng on the suppostcn that such is the case, which
hoseyet says would be unworthy Of great nation,
lss, ec5sus. IL the frat place woundiqs our national
anger q Scss And holy Stsa'i.n saS. rta ia tss
there would not single voice that would moi r,s ia
sS;s to The hssrsP s there v,pid no; be single party
20 avengs the there would not be ia
snsnee for the maintenance Of the VAR thore would
20 b. in fine any one , r,hos would ,S;ass I. 'ssl
country The period q isos would, ,, renewed,
1si@. ne iS % Soet and sse, Sr o5 ad i .sn'i i
ration ia % ,ee i,e se9d e 3 q; goai IA,
taat IS argre''Or eOHSdns "a he force dIslia s aear
This would oar cause more popular in
'{mP Pa ss0s in the Sys e the Sya,d
ses Tho offence TO common right
Inc Efpuud concludes by lnerrng from these
that no serious conflicts can arise out Of the present dis
pute, and calling the government to act With arm.
nose and at the time with generosity and tact
correspondent OF the London Ners writing fro N Mad.
I'll April 2sth, says The birthday Of Queen Chris.
fu las been celebrated with the usual pompsalutes Of
fi icry, parades Of troops and illuminatonson the
t-tsasaing day grand reception also held on the
aon by Queen Isabella at the Palace, and attend
an the corps dipiopldtQe. letter notices that al
'his nfcmony the Minister OF the United States
III 81 velvet coat embroidered with black silk audit
Say that its elegant simplicity attracted general asn
"a
uniforms by which II surrounded The same letter
complains that lhogra phic sheets containing lbes
abe public and private life OF several official personages
S.re ia circulation