The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02

liberty II all hope Of preserving Cuba to Spain be eItn
gushed-A desperate exPedient, the consequences Of
which would be terrible massacres Of the whites upon
the Island though II might not prevent the Americans
from ultimately subjugatng it. Anothsv sseans upon
,cAiA the spasiard. reckon for anroying and injuring
Spani,h rag they ezp.ct ,corld quickly corer ne sea- 1t
possible that the consideration of the injury that might
the United States and combine With more ssvstsd mo-
uves to make them before they drive feeble
my into corner and compel him to stand desperately
Mt bay. but, the once engaged there be little
doubt that the Americans would persist at any price,
carrying their point and finally would attain their
than herself.
The correspondent says-I am informed that the
substance Of the reply to Mr. Soules last note was that
the Spanish government consider General Pezuela and
the Cuban authorities to have acted In perfectly regu
lar and legal manner that out Of consideration for the
United States-not acknowledgment Of right-the
fine Of six thousand dollars has been RENTED but that
the demands made upon Spain by the Aerican Minister
here destitute foundation wholly inadmssibe.
So categorical an answer ought TO bring this
affair TO crisis. II there be nothing less distinct and
decided in the document than what have been told and
hear repeated II leaves the American government little
choice but to declare abandon its claims. hear
that courier leaves the American Embassy to night
with dispatches for Washington
The Madrid correspondence of the London Chronicle
MAY 81 says
The Spanish government have sent copies Of all the
correspondence which has taken place the Black War
ror affair to their Ministers at LONDON Paris for
munication to the English and French governments,
whose good offices they hope to obtain in the present
emergency. In the meantime six thousand additional
troops are to be sent out to Cuba.
Mr.. SOue's last note was sent In, am told, the
2Sth ult and has not yet been answered Indeed be-
lieve that Of the American 'griefs" and probably
anwer at ALL but met either by delay or evasion
In the present Of the Black Warrior which Il the
only which Mr. Soule instructed to press this
ment although there many claims In the back
ground the merits to lay strictly with the Span
ifh government whose custom house regulations
undoubtedly violated by that steamer, and indeed the
petition Of the consgDee to the Queen for remission of
the fine act Of grace admission Of that fact
had BEEN IN the
and doubtess with the knowledge and consent of the
Custom House authorities 1t might have been better
have heard even Spanisrds admit, for the Captain
General-to whose determination to put end 10 the
abuses and corruption which prevailed at Havana the
have contened himself with INJECTING nominal fue
that OCCASION with warning that the vessel would be
seized and conscated together with its cargo, If the
Customs regulations were again violated.
Tie Americans, indeed, contend that within twelve
hours after the entry of the Black Warrior which they
say was the period allowed by the regulations Of the port
for smendng the manifesto that process offered to
be complied with while the Spsniards say that in the
first place the term "eorar el nanfesto has no ap-
pcaton to total alteration of the same such as is i'm
piled in designating vessel in ballast at time and
with at another but refers to any mistakes which
might be made in the description quantity OF cargo,
&C. Secondly that the declaration having been made
on the 25th of February by the consgnees that the
which the usual licenses applied the twelve hours
allowed for making the alteration dated from the
time Of making that aPpssom the consgnees being
that there many other American claims In the
background; Of them arise out Of injuries
inflicted on American commerce through the Spanish
quarantine regulations, and considerable number
believe out Of the act Of the Spanish government
hor,es Of Cuba to ADMIT foreign corn and other a' pro-
visions free Of duty for six months in order alleviate
the scarcity there owing to the destruction
vasated the island The Captain General and superin
tepdent Of Cuba in issuing decree to that effect and
Which decree was published BY their authority in the
government and the spanards contend that this
sent 10 Cuba under the decree entirely At the
discretion Of the furnshers who have no grounds
here annulled the decree of the colonial authorties
the fact must be stated however that the latter the
ground Of the urgency Of the case put the decree in
American well other vessels allowed enter
under it, and had been in force for four months be-
decree was annuled and the American and other yes.
ses which arrived after that period were excluded from
loss. For this compensation is demanded by some Eng
lsh as well as other merchants, and our government
have been endeavoring for years to procure it. TIE
fear Of the wholesa ale demands which will be made
them by the United States and which could not be
sisted IL the few English claims acknowledged and
eeted has probably impeed this to resort
to the system Of putting OF the question three years
having elapsed am told in instance before note
on the subject received an answer.
THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR IN THE BRITISH PAR
LAMENT.
In the House Of Commons May 10th, Mr. HuTcHISs
aked the noble member for the city of London whether
the government had received correspondence from
Madrid relating to the affair of the Black Warrior and
whether they prepared to place all the information
from there and from Her Majestys Minister at Washing
ton upon the table of the house.
Lord RUSSELL stated that the British government had
taken Official part in the transaction. The communi
cations which had taken place the subject
merely Of the kind which always occurred bt tweer
friendly governments matters of interest Under
these he could not undertake to lay the
correspondence the table at the same time, he
happy in wing in his power to state that the last
counts justified the expectation Of amcable termna
ton OF the affair. Hear hear