The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-30
our HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.


HAVANA, March "a, 1854
Tie Return Of he Black Warrior 10 her Ccptan-Fy Con-
ditio Of the Vcsse-Engine and Furniture WantonIy In
jured- Valuable Articles Mssing-Pety Annoyances of
Custom House Officers de-
As the Black Warrior departs to-day for your city,
embrace the opportunity to send you brief account of
the condition in which she delivered up to her COM
mander Capt Bullock and the circumstances attendant
thereon. visited the ship the morning Of the ed
inst and although she had been partially cleaned yet
thing in dreadfuy filthy state Her beds and
furniture had been sadly abused during the period she
had been in the possession of the spaniards Her chairs
and setces on deck which had been but recently painted
absolutely bore the appearance Of having been stained by
some substance other. Her lockers had been broken
open and racd Of their contents and her had been
wantony destroyed-not consumed. Very many Of her
silver spoons and forks and other articles of value were
missing; but Capt. Bullock, with his accustomed mild
ness of manner said possibly they had been taken to the
Custom House, and would be returned His private
stores OF wine had been entirely consumed The engine
not having been turned had become rusty and indeed
every possible injury that could readily be done had been
perpetrated She ecmbarkng her cargo of cotton
which had been ordered to bc with all the despatch
the urgency of the demanded; but instead OF
commencing OF early hour the preceding
day, the Custom House officer did not make his ap.
pearance unti ~ ocFocH, ana AZ three sent word
that he going to lock up the store and be
Off He did So only about 200 bales having been shipped
that day. On the succeeding morning he managed to
reach the store early nine o'clock thus at least
three four of the most valuable hours work
in this climate lost that day Every possible an.
noyance has manifested thus evincng the petty
but malignant spite that rankes in the breasts of these
Spaniards
report having got into circulation that Captain Bull
lock had been notified his previous visit to this port
that was the last occasion upon which cargo
i'm ho hall doovn
but justice Captain b. TO state that he totally denies
the presence Of witnesses, any such notification had
been given and the replied that mad not On that
OCCASION at the request Of the Spanish Consul in New
York. the Black Warrior brought two large boxes Of tee
graph wire for the government here and upon her
rival her matches opened to discharge the two boxes
Looking into her hold, the Custom House officer
some other boxes and inquired what they He
informed they We for Mobile and that all the
versaon that took place at that time No doubt this pal
try alsehood has been crcu ted with the view of inhu
encng public opinion upon the subject but trust for the
credit of the United States that the Spanards will be
compelled to pay and that handsomely for their villa
conduct this occasion That the Selling of the
Black Warrior was owing TO preconcerted plan, admits
Of Doubt believe the fact to be susceptible of proof
and great indeed will be the disgrace indicted upon the
United States Spain be not compelled both by the pay
ment Of money and by maxi humble apology
for this want al sit wicked teed, TO make repa-
ration But ftllUi tn Z natter IL one upon
which the ssnsi lsr dsvbt kn has and viii dessA >,