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Havana Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
NEWS PER L. S. NAIL ISABEL.
HAVANA, March q, 1854.

NEWS PER L. S. NAIL ISABEL.
HAVANA, March q, 1854.
The Black IEdrTior has at last been given
up to her lawful owners. under the following
circumsiances:-From the time of her seizure
until Saturday. the 18th inst, al ) p. NJ, the
Government did not vouchsae to intimate any
thing to the Captain or conSi gnees in regard to
It's intention, when at the indicated hour, the
consignees were notified by the Collector that
on the 18th decision was come to for the pur-
pose of fuing the owners $4,000, upon the sat
isfying OF which tie steamer would be delivered
up.
Three days were allowed to elapse before the
decision was made know to the conSignees, al
thou, ,h during that time the public was made
aware of it, but the tardiness of the communica-
ton to those most Interested, by the authorities
made the report to be doubted. Had the news
by the "!faJcT' not been so stormy, perhaps In
stead of now informing you of her delivery to
the Captain and Consignees. | should have to
inform you Of her sale. As It is these weak
governors can say that ii was no dread Of the
United States that made them deliver her up,
rs they had decided SO TO do before any news
was received from them.
The United States Consul would not receive
the vessel, it is purely the taxing her back by
the Captain, as far aa the Consul is concerned,
he has nothing 10 d. hut wait the order Of the
government at Washington in the business
Ii is 40 lon-er private affair, bat one IN which
she honor OF all the nation is concerned.-
4 wilfa outrage has been perpetrated aIaJnSt
she United SiareS.and shall blush il every ulan,
women aud child, from Texas to Maine, and
fre:a California to MaSsa@ a@husetts, does not
demand repar..ti0n. We are much 100 lenient
with these capriciuus and naughty SraniardS.
PGzusLi Bay is now tightening the Teins.-
! am crctab'y informed that all books, be-
sides being cxanjnd by the censor, will have
10 have tieF description handed IN list to the
Captain General for his inspection, and without
in express order from him they will not hence
tIr,h be delivered. First, we have the Jesuits
Introduced. then our papers prohibited by an
exorbltaut postage, Row cur books will be sent
- the IA .et.
Ye raen ia the midst of party strife and
strl tgies for profit and loHor, cannot ye con-
siGer our position for . moment, and listen %
our complaints. IN one breath We eXclaim,
f.our duty so per barrel newspaper postage
L! per ouncc! and 20 gain oar bread Nc have
Ia .orswear our religion What more can the
most eloquent say to excite ccmmiseraii1n.
Ia the B ark IVuTjor affair, the government
deciic> to pay the expense OF dischar-ing the
cotton, but it must bololied at the ships ex-
pense.
have been told that the grand adyiserin this
affair Las been quite crest fallen SINCE he news
came from the United State, that the insult VIII
be resented These officials are only brought
10 reason by blows. Courtesy is verse than
lost upon them.
The minor items Of Information l have ID
impart to YOU as follows:
The British steamer OF war Devastation ar
rived ut Havana on the morning Of the 10th
inst. bringing the Ex-Goyernor OF Jamaica
sir CHAs GREY. who will proceed to the Uni
ted States To make a tour, before his return tc
Eneland. The steamer returned to Jamaica
on the 18th. The eX Governor is a very stout
gentleman, about Gj years oi age. His Stout
ness will astomish the natives at home, for attei
so much vexation one would naturally expect tC
see a shadow, rather than n vertabie john
Bull Of some 30 lbs. weight, in this much per
secuted individual.
The .sHjGny, u. s. corvette, came in mos
beautifully on the afternoon Of The 10Th, almost
brushing or noses with her guns as she passed
10y the wharf, all sail set.
A strange accident took place on the Matan
zas Rail Road a few DAYS since. The train
from Coliseo left after some detention, with ;
new engineer, and at about league aud hal
from Matanzas slight explosion was heard by
the passengers, but AS the train continued Il
proceed this was hardly noticed. few mo
ments afterwards il was reported that the en-
gineer and his negro heipmate had jumped of
ahe engine, and that the train was running with
out any body to attend tn the locomotive. Up
on this, one of the passengers, brave fellow
passed from car to car and got as best he coui'
ON the engine, and stopped IT, and the cry wa
uttered for the passengers to save themselves
as the boiler was aboGt to burst. This intlma
tion of course created an extraordinary alarm
and there was general rush from the cars
however, fortunately without any accident, ant
without any Inconvenience, but a tramp to th'
city on foot by the passengers.
The papers have been unanimous in thei
praise Of the performance Of GoTTscHALE.-
Their articles are long and well written. Fo
further particulars refer you to your files o
paper.
The commissioners of wharves have adve
tised for offers to pull down IA large blocl
of buildings known by the name of the Ole
Custom House, cor the purpose of erecting OF
the spot an edifce, to serve as an exchange
public warehouse, Offices, &c.
Brigadier General CAN'T has been appointed
TO be Governor Of Matanzas in place Of Briga
der General PAWN, who is appointed Commau
dant General of Las Cuatr Villa. Lately th
army in the central part of the Island has bee
much increased Villa Clara is the head quar-
tiers.
The barracks at the above town will be 500
completed, and will be for the accommodation
OF four companies.
Bayamo paper, which gave the alarm som
time since about robbers and bandits, says tina
it was a false report spread by the timld--ths
it must have been runaway negroes. The ed
tor give immoderate and fulsome praise to tn
Governor for having acted with SO much yea
and it appears that the country has been scouI
.el by troopers in the vicinity of that city, ou