The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-09
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Financial Matters In EDgland-The Gua Boat
Squadron OF Cuba-bii Sorts Of
News I'm Brief.
Oues.izssieu OF the Brsttsh Gunbsat Squad
nsn om Cubx- tADvv Lv,d aimerston ceAsct'
sns GrouEd Ops rssA0ns.


eo sns GrouEa Operations.
TO THR bDITok OF TBR LONDON rJMss
SIR-Now that the difficulties between the gov
ernments OF this country and the United States,
arising out OF the proceedings OF some OF our crds'
ers have been removed, and while the course TO be
hereafter pursued by government is under con-
sdera ton feel that II is but just TO those who,
in concert with us, advocated the organization OF
the squadron that the views laid before the late
government relative 10 the proper cruising ground
should he more generally made known, as well in
justification Of the we have hitherto adopted
10 assist in the formation oil sound CONCLUSION
as 20 the future.
Trusting that you will kindly supply the usual
channel for world wide publication, submit the
following condensed statement.
1t is understood that there only four gunboats
stationed of the coast of Cuba and that they nave
principally been cruising of the port Of HAVANA
the northwest end of the island
No less than three vessels fitted in Havana Tor the
slave trade have been captured within few weeks
of another through the ageneyo OF the gunb9ats,
but no slaves have been rescued by those cruisers
Only vessel having slaves on board has been cap
ture that being the orize made by the boats of the
brig Arab while many thousands OF slaves nave been
landed
For every vessel fitted ont for the slave trade in
Havana five or six fitted in ports in the United
States Taking the captures some criterion Of
the brskness of the trade, rough estimate may be
formed as to the number of arrivals the coast OF
Cuba.
The late difficulty with the government of the
United States arose chiefly. If not solely, from our
cruisers being stationed in the highway Of the regu
lar traders and the fact that there is little
distinction in build between the SLAYER and the regu-
lar trader OF the merchant vessels being clip
per bult-tends to increase the chances OF mistake
in Judgment.
La the documents submitted to Lord Palmerston
and Sir Charles Wood by the deputation which urged
the formation of the squadron, care taken to
designate from the experience of men well acquant
ed with the locality those points along the coast
where the cruisers could most ehectually be sta
t.i in fha fol uvipua ytraet
glance at map OF Tie island Of Ouos ~iil enable the
uqurer judge of the command over the entire available
range az coast which would be secured by vessels oil the
deegcat sts.;oned ut tina following points, viz
coast the eod off Cum ,erano
hareor further west, CG Cape de Cruz; 6oca Grsnde
iedrE through Cages de las Doce Leguas sud tbs CUT OF
Jsgra; the north SIDE OF Bsc cnanDel and Bahia
HoroS oumbor aud bal bor opposite tue harbor OF
Port Antupo and Cape &c Cruz opposite the hsrbor Of
1uc&a, beth tho north ece OF JAMAICA which ports
ycule make convepieDi oepots
The following statement, as expressing the OPT
Mons of Capt Hancock r. n. Gan officer thoroughly
acquainted with the coast Of Uuba) also handed
to Lord Pamerstop:-
TIE the principal number OF cruisers
e5ould stationed o the east Of Cub. ato form
coyocn between Crooked leland Passage aod tue Douh
east end OF jamaica covering toe whole eatern waters
O; Cuba These vessels wouo q. nrst lry all
the ssyers approaching most BOW aosg the north
eide OF g. DouIcgo passing tie east cad cf C1bs Bat
after sfe~ Captures other passages would be resores
a. would be ssay 10 keep cruisers nisr p,iut
viz CT The south sue az The island from Gu nbe
barber Trinidad from Trinidad TO Cape Autoac watch
irg the GG Of !asua passages arouyn the
srcllo- and the Gays 20 westward OF the Isle Of Pines
'As oortb from Cape spon, 10 g,vsoa watchdog
the sDiiAnce 20 Bsh!s Aen.a and from Havana 10 Old
BArsUse charDei
There the proper cruising ground clearly
pointed out 10 the government but the facts,
made public, relating 10 the late (socslled) ont
RACES that the force besides being inadequste
for the duty, has also been improperly stationed,
aid IT, this error is mainly to he attributed the late
:" difficulty"
Instead Of recalling the squadron il is urged that
TIE cruisers should he stationed in the track of
slavers where regular traders rarely n be found
II is not that the people of the United States pro-
test against capture of slavers their govern
ment being under obligation to ali in that work:
but against our interference with their legitimate
commerce in a manner at once pjudicous ad fruit
less.
We ought not. therefore, as q nation to sacrifice
Cur principles and abandon carefully digested plan
for the repression Of the slave trade merely in
sequence of temporary excitement, the result Of
Encouragement, which might 80 easily have been
avoided. JSo. W. CArsR
VIM. WYLLYs NAcSEsos.
LEONARD Rows VstPY.