New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07
HAVANA.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
HAVANA, June -, 1851.
The excitement on the increased impulse given
to the slavetrade in the Island of Cuba by Gen.
Concba has found an echo here To save himself
from the opprObrium cast on bis name by recent
publications in England, he has republsbed the
personal attacks in the organ of his Government,
thereby proving how far the impudence of the man
extends The most eloquent appeal in behalf OF
the truth of Tile Times correspondent, is the de-
parture from this port of the James Buchanan on
the very day that the Gaceta published the article.
She cleared in this custOlnhOuse for Boston, with
full cargo of rum aud other suspicious commodities.
Unless my especial friends the BOsOnlans, have
changed wonderfully since my last visit to their good
city, can you from personal experience that
there is little demand there for our rum. They
are for1 of glass of good New-England, ard
sometimts indulge in old Jamaica punch, but nerer
in the Cuban article have frequently thought
that COncha was so bewildered when he ordered
the publication of that truth-telng article that he
forgot entirely about the James Buchanan, and the
other vessels three in number, that fitting out
for the coast Whether he has received part of
the enormous brides paid for the permission to carry
on the trade or not, is question that none but the
knowing ones can decide. The dealers swear that
they have been obliged to bride the officers, and
they certainly would not dare allow the introduction
without dividing equally. the prey. The Generals
part ought naturally to be the lions share, and
he must prove by his future mode of living that the
charge is false. He has spent all his salary, and
probably more, in various ways which it would not
be delicate on my part to mention and bis personal
property amounts to very little However, he will
certainly build himself palace, like all his prede.
cessors in Cuba and few will take the pains to in
vestigate the sources from which he has slnsssed
bis enormous wealth. Fortune capricious woman,
will smile on and bless him as she does all who en-
gage in the traffic.
In pursuance with Instructions, doubtless from
the Captain-Genera himself, the Real Audiencia has
lust decided case Of seizure of " Bozales" (Inen
toned in previous letter. Illegal 1t seems that
they were denounced as such by the English Con.
sui and seized by the orders Of COncha. The
owner commenced suit against the Captain-Genera
and proved that he had been the owner for six
months of the negroes in question, and, in accord
ance with the letter of the treaty that prohibits the
molesting Of the estates for the search of African
negroes the Court ordered the slaves to be returned
to their owner. Who that knows our prculiar leg
isaton and the OmnipOtence of Captan-GcnersI,
will believe that such thing could ever happen
without his special order! If the suit had been one
of clear justce, the aggrieved party would have
sued in vain, for the Spanish Government holds the
doctrine that, right or wrong the Captain General
must be maintained in all the prestige Of his
Office. If man is garrOted on the
mere suppositiOn of being fillibustero, as
was poor Pinto, or for simply calling Cahedo
Sausage General" as happened with the Li
Faccolo, no redress has ever been given to the FAM
lilies of the deceased. For these and many other
reasons, am constrained to believe that the Court
were instructed beforehand on the subject. Gen.
SerranO's trial is over and he has been clearly ac.
quilted of the charges preferred against hun Cor
conni,ance at the slave.trade in Trinidad He
came off, as the Spaniards say, briliante,' but the
Captain General has sent him to the little town of
SantiagO-a sort of Punishment that amounts to
nothing. He has realized princely fortune, and
can buy all the influence he wants-so what mat
tiers it?
The Spanish squadron has arrived, and created
quite stir among our citizens. We are getting
warlke.