Butte record., 1854-04-22
Cuban Affairs.


| spanish authorities of Cuba, which appea'
| likely TO lead to serious work between Spain
lid the Unilel States The steamship Back
Warrior has been seized by the Cuban author
ties, for which act our government has de
handed immediate redress We suhjpin til,
following account of the transaction from the
New York Tribune:
The Captain reported to boarding offi;er
slv ng Ills III ntest as usual, III wuIcH II Wa
stated that she ente Ell IN ball 80. The boar
ing officer attached a note to the manifest oi
the captain saying, The ship has entered III
ballast, and brings four hundred bileS OF cot
ton Tor New York > When the clerk calle.i
ut the custom house to get the necessary pa
Iers 10 the Captain OF the port, IN order 20 al
low the shIp to pass the Moro, it Wis refused,
and he was Informed that there was an lnf1r
mality i'll the entry and the snip cOuii noJ
leave. The collector OF admiuistr tor sad 70
Us, the captain should have catered his cargo
IN transit, an not have entered IN b,t,'tst -
We replied that ~ far regard Havana she.
Is in ballast; she neither brings cargo - l1a
vani nor takes il away. Ii matters not
whether her ballast be bales OF COTTON or
stone. We claim hat the entry is correct as
made; but whether correct or not, II You say
1t is not correc We clalm to take advantage
of the twelve hours aiiosel to all vessels
make corrections and additions to tue mani
fest. He told US that he had already written
IL note to the intendate about the affair, and
exI Iected an answer at once, but advised us 10
see the lntendante. We went to the Intend
ancy and found tue lntenilute was at h0ue
sick We went 10 his house, found there Il
young man, who tod that he hal br ,ught
.t,.. Ia
ana was waiting an answer A servant soon
camein brinng note Tor the young man.
We asked the sci want if We could see the la
tendante. He said we could not, that he was
sick in bed We accompanied the young man
to the lntendaucy, and saw the note handed to
the he cad ottlcer. We left our clerk at the Ia
tendancy with orders to wait unit. the note
should be sent to the custom. He soon came
to the office, saying that the note of the In
tendante had been Sent to the custom house
We found the collector rea ling the note He
handed ii to the deputy collector who read it
10 US. The tenor Of the note wa- that the
try made was not a true one; that the ship
was responsible according TO the law; the
goods ON bonrd should be coniiscate1, an a
fine equal to double the am 1unt of the Z ,oIs
imposed. The writer returned at once to the
office, ana foun that Mr.. fyng h ii left to go
to the consulate 10 make protest against the
proceedings. Mr. Rodger the pnrser aud
the wrl er. went at once to lind Capt. Bullock,
not hnflng him We returned to the Office. 4
memorial was left at the Consul,te about the
matter. About o'clocs. it being past custom
house othce hours, Il servant brought Us
card o: the Administrator" aud said he
would like 10 see US at once. Mr.. Iyng and
myself went at once to his room; ue showed
us chairs, and commenced conversation. say
lug that regretted much his state oil Things,
but he had done everything IN his power
avert 1t, sc , and concluded by saying jhat if
we as consigneeS Of the ship, after taking out
the cargo, would give bond holding
elves re- ponsible Tor auy fine or other da u;i-
which might be imposed On the ship he woutl
then (alter taking out her cargo allow the
ship to proceed We told him We would pay
any small fine of nine or ten dollars, tie sane
aS WAS pail for the mistake about The three
boxes OF apples for Parejo on the previous
trip; but as for giving bond tor $780, Ur
$4,000 which would, according TO his state
ment, be the probable amount, We should do
no such thlug-that in case there "a mis-
take III the entry, or any differ nee whatever,
We claimed the usual twelve hours to correct
the manifest; tho collector replied that ho
addition or correction could be made to the
manifest; that having asked for the clearance
visit, We could not take advantage OF iha.
rule TO correct the manifest. But We said VT
asked iOr the clealante visit ast sIiulta1
before the ship was here and We cOuli not
know what entry the captain would make -
lie SAID mo matter, in making that peti iJf,
you l,se your right TO make the correctiou.-
Mr.. Tyug ook out his watch an SAID, | re-
quest you gentlemen, (tor the Commandment
lie Resgnardo was also pro sent, having cume
III soon after the conversation commence
to take notice that tn this day al hall past )
O'Clock, il being within the twelve hours al
lowed by, lawl r,qu, sted permission to ccrreci
tie manifest Il the ship Il ack Warrior. The
Collector repii'd. '-Neiy coed" ard request
Yen also to iike notice. that l. on this day, al
the same hour, refuse your request; because
having asked for the Clearance vis t you hive
lost the right make any corrections. ~,
asked what he should do, and lie said that he
SHOULD discharge the ship We replied thas
we protested against the whole procee ding
and hat the first bale OF cotton or other
goods, that came out OF her should be tax,
by him under his own responsibility; that VT
should abandon the vessel and cargo and hold
HIM and his government re-pons ble for tn,
consequences AT abb ut four o'clock an officer
oi the custom house cane to notify ue that the
chief of the Carbneros Qnspectors) on
board OF the steamer, and they should begin
10 discharge her At once, and requested Us To
send some one on board to att, nj 10 the dis
charging of the cargo. We replied that me
merlal had been handed to the Captain Gener-
al on the subject; that We should not dis
charge the ship-that for anything the ch e'
OF the Carbineros might do, We should hol
him Dnd his government responsible He lef
and went at once ON board the steamer to re