The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-15
LATER NEWS FROM HAVANA.

ARRIVAL or the Crescent City-The Ri Dorado
Fired into by Spanish Cruiser, DC.
ia n g. mail steamship Crescent City, MeGowan, ar
r,vaA from New Orleans, via Havana yesterday morning.
"a l,ft ths former port the 9th inst arrived at
H.y,as On the morning of the stn, and sailed again
At nson OF the same day, for this port.
IN. Unitsd States mail steamship Fl Dorado arrived
A Havana On the morning OF the 9Th instant with the
ma mails and passengers from San Francisco for
N.v orleans o. s. steamer Princeton was in the har
ho- AZ Havana 81 also the British vessels Of vesta
and Buzsaxd.
CsytA.n Gray, OF the o. s. mall steamship e Dorado
rsssrts that while or his passage from Aspnwau to
HAVANA ON Wednesday morning, the It'll in taut at III
as min whilst steering his usual course Cape Antonio
Light In sight distant ten twelve miles, he fell in
with ship laying to- with msntopsai to the mast who
fred shot at the Fl Dorado, which struck the water
about twenty Yards her bow Capt Gray immediate
y ordered the helm to be put 20 sarboard and stood to-
wards the ship when within three yards Of
her another sbot was dred which passed Immediately
aver her vheeihouse; the engines we're immediately
stopped ana the Dorado immedia ELY boarded by
An ofcer from the Spanish trigate Ferroona who after
examining her papers clearance, &c. and OBTAINING her
nearly an hour. suffered her to proceed
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, March 8, 1856.
III Treatment Of Cafornans-Arrest and Detention Of
9yd,el,ersStatemcnt Of the Vicms-Another Instance
of Police Tyranny Conduct Of our Consul, 6c dc.
We take the liberty Of addressing you, as Amer.ans
who have been subject to great hardship in this city,
v.h the view Of placing plain statement of the facts
ofour case before the public OF the United States
We arrived here from New Orleans in the steamship
Empire City, Saturday, the Oath ult, our way to
California; and having obtained our landing permits for
which paid dollar each, transhipped ourselves
and baggage on board the steamship FL Dorado. These
to land viz the public wharf in this city, and the coal
whars the other side Of the bay Next morning, while
the steamer taking In Goals, we took walk on
nors ms guard ,sS our un tba hin 10 look At
vessel lea wing the harbor.
On our return when within he airing OF persons talk
ing on board the steamer and within three hundred
yards Of the ship, made prisoners OF by two
soldiers and taken to small fort about three quarters
Of mile of. From that fort taken TO the Moro
Castle and from there brought to the palace at
this city where without the least examination,
discharged When we got to the wharf We found the
steamer had gone on her voyage 20 AspnwaI, taking
baggage and leaving strangers among strangers
few days since we went to the acting United States
Consul Colonel Robertson and asked him to assist in
memofiairng the Captain General for some reparaton
for unjust detention telling MIN at the same time
the; We were promptly dscnage3 at the Palace above
stated Colonel Robertson secuted the ides and said
had business shore, and that he could not lend
the consulate TO OF the Kind indeed he under
took to reprmand for doing that which, strangers
could not conceive to be wrong, inasmuch as the
guard had permitted us to pass
We always before thought that il the duty of the
consul to he accommodating and assist American cit
when in foreign countries; but it appears Colonel
Robertson thinks differently Perhaps gentle hint from
your pen Mr.. Editor. might induce him hereafter to
think ami act In different manner.
But that we fortunately found friends amongst
countryn.n here, we might have endured much suffer
E as 1t ~, we have been put to great Inconvenience
aid detention Trusting in your kindness TO insert this
letter in your valuable columns, remain sir yours
respectfully i. SANDIFER,
OF Copia county, Mississippi.