New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10
THE BLACK WARRIOR AT HAVANA


The =. eSyy o . sssS 3 steamship co%Ssn
from Tying the steamship Black WARRIOR at
HAVANA, Wednesday, March l, 1854.
Ard now agreeaby the promise made in that letter
proceed give you items of information respecting
the seizure OF that steamer BLACK WARRIOR by the author
,ies which you will probably have heard ere this reaches
you by telegraph from Charleston. The Black Warrior
entered this port yesterday morning FEB 20 at about
O'clock Captain Bullock reported TO the boarding officer
when he entered giving his manifest usual in which
was stated always has been that she enters in ballast
As we were expecting the steamer Sunday the 26h u
We as have always done and is done with the other
steamers which here entered and cleared her before
she arrived making the and clearance Satur
day, the 25th ut When clerk went to the Custom
House yesterday morning get the necessary paper the
Captain Of the port in order to ALLOW the ship to pass the
Moro il was refused and he informed tina, there
inforuality in the entry, and the ship could not
leave. Mr.. lying was in the office at the time our
clerk came back to inform US of the state of affairs
and the writer Immediately went the Custom House
10 see tie chief officer. He informed tina.
the boarding officer ed attached note to the manifesE Of
tie captain saying The ship has entered in ballast AMI
brings four hundred bales OF cation for New York" The
collector administration said TO the captain shoad
have catered bis cargo In transit and not have entered 10
ballast We replied that az Tar "a regards Havana she Is
in ballast she neither brings To Havana takes
II gWGy II matters not whether her ballast be bales Of
cot or soue We claim that the entry IL correct
made but whether not ii you say II Is not
rect claim 10 take advantage of the twelve hours ell
loved 10 all vessels 10 make corrections and additions
the manifest He told ne he had already written note 20
the Inlen6ante about the affair and expected
at cree but advised see the Inien1an'e We went
to the Iutendancy and found that the ntendase was az
bone sirk We went 20 bic house. found there young
man. Who told that be had brought note from the In
tencancy the lntendarte, and was waiting
servant soon came in bringing for the young
man We asked the servant il could the Intend
ante lie said could not that be sick in bed We
accompanied the young the In;endancy and saw
the note hsLdei TO the head officer We left clerk no
Iutendsnoy with orders 10 wait until the note should be
cent 10 the Custom House. He soon came 70 the Office
saying that tie note Of the Insndane had been sect 70
once 10 the Custom House We found the Collector read
ing The note He handed 10 the Deputy Collector Ar.
Tssire, and the DepHty read il The tenor Of the
note was ba the entry made thai the
ship responsible according the law the goods on
board should be conhsceted and fine equal 10 double
the yane OF the goods imposed The writer returned
oEce 70 the office and found that Mr. Tying had left 90
10 the Consulate 20 make protest against the proceed
ings Mr.. Rodgers, tie purser and the writer, went
cree 70 fnd Capt Bullock not finding him, we returned
10 the Office We then started for the CoRsulate-mes
CsIt Bullock on the way, well as Mr. E p Rogers
We sl went 10 the Consulate found the CLERK drawing NJ
protest. The Consul and Capt. Bullock went 20 see
the Caffain Generals he the Consul. but refused
10 Capt. Bullock. A memorial left with hun
about The matter About O'clock il being past Custom
House of,e hours, servan: brought card OF the
once Mr. Tying and myself vent at once 10 his rooms
he showed chairs and commenced conversation ssJng
that he regretted much this state Of things, but be
had done everything in his power TO avert IT, &c sat
concluded by saying that cOnsignees Of the ship
after taking out the cargo, woad give bond hodlng