The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-29

You VIII perceive give the facts alleged N have
cr'Isd q sssua simply ~ 'hs report u prvAe IN vi
dual ms e Mt emAD tells me tost copsuaS sgeot
spesesd be eft, In tax Dg Of the
Dspd Of the AUercaD vessis and you will doub
itss receive the facts Of1c,aiIy 10 short time. r
4 have bnberso Apprsed the depsrtne Of my ooovi
ton that nag sometimes itu,ed for Ia porpo,es
VI u ,avs ..hc but The evil certainly no. 80 graz
yield TO hs sxseDcy sos great psioc,p OF nieraA
,ioDs Lee, Sov woicb go have swe0uousy cDoen1ei
H. Il determined 70 reUedy the evil let II 0e done bS
sacrifice Of money, rs'h-r than Of booor. II oar msr
chant 10 be sunjecteo u sucn surve lance
DOS better s.I vessels. Al any cot,
pe'to m aciP II Ia spoSn the world tnss Va
have always for tbs Freedom Of the seas asd
have 'pshSd that toe flag OF iodspt boot nation,
boz ne by vessel, shah awe her inOu iy against STOP
rage BOY for purp0ss Of visitation seArcn
When socn the principle anJouoced bs out %
matter OF nacs TO ell sto feel iotsrest in our
se 70 see the principle violated constantly almost 10
10 the the ooves ask leave to say, In cou,la
sop al toe sane motive 20 action 90 the pat OF toe
SCENTS the 81 itsb goverpmens woch has been ll1s
sted 10 Aatsceo.pt and pro n'usDI
~tat may be Toe ootvss OF the ttso eosernmens
IN sivpR orders The desire OF gain he certainly ss
saIrsseo 10 the xscusoD OF those o'derr. have The
boDor 70 be, sr, very respecvniy your ooeoeos ser
Hon JonN APPLETON Asstan Secretary Of STATE OF the
C,uote G,aerol Of the Unisd States Of .ioa, Island
of Cuba - 81 ,hs public instrument OF decis'ajon aod
prosest be IL known aod maze manifest h ~, on she
day OF the cae hereof, before me, Andres Blythe,
general u Abe Uoed ststee Of America Tor tns
Isspo Of Cuba residing 1T 6svaoa personally aad
apgsa'eo boa JOAN Avert Don Ssoael VIDAL Perez, Dn
ssDei soh, spo Don AOoDo Flores, all spaosn suojsos
resioer Of ibe VI Hava1a sho beiag seversS
tell the truto the shole roth aud nothing DOT
,be truth, old severay voluntarily, freely and soe0oiy
6ec'aIe aud dtpOe folio vs:-rbe said Juan Averi
seth that be tooK passage 10 the American schooner
CoTtes with regular passport from The superior gov
e,lpep Cura aoo 10 cba,ge of the cargo 90 board
ssio schooner bound island OF wfal
paJng voyage, and sailed from the port Of davans
the morning OF the 18th OF April iostsot that Us
bad bi~ board bis trunk, besides his wear
,pe apparel and all articles OF usc the
eight THOUSAND i've hundred doll rs In Spanish doao
loops that b, i've hoDdIed oouooons tna. toe cargo
Of the scho, bis charge, consisted OF emosy
KS AID PROVISIONS 70 the value OF twenty thou
saDd b.Doyed ninety dolas ina the folo~'og
ncrpmg Der BisnDic Msjssty's gunbost Forward Gao
the boomer Ooes; that boat OF the said OF
s'ol gsioe the schooner, and officer with
deschmept Of men, came on dtck TIE eli er demsDded
the ves.eI's pa srs exhibited after
While the american dag vas hauled down bot inc mate
Dtefered after remarks ne posted the hAs out
III do sgan and British coors sisted
IN stead thai himse the other passengers the mate
end Of the much abused BY the British
board the gunboat, with al their bag
gage and eeoe; arivai ooaSo the or the
american mate aod sea men we're hanocufed and iupr
the thru day Of being board The Forward,
the commaI der aud hs crew espfeed him and all toe
rest Of everything they ssed, exec ping portoo
OF their closhDs; Al, previous 70 TINS, ne aod the
Others aoe 70 ssrio almost naked, and their
persons were searched; the man OF var was then of
Csyo Piedrs; the boat Of the Csrdenas piIo
there and passengers asked the pilots to stop,
bat rot berg Wiling 70 remain, the boat was about
ctpsripg vhep 'he British commanding oficer SAID,
After they have been well striped take them
assy" After this, tue British com uaoder quite
ouuseeous mspn1r as they hsd been guilty Of same
hdeous crime Toe English officer theo armed three
sAcDss Of them the property OF this deponent and
~ about w. himself the other an one Of
the Cortes' put boar1 the pilots boat aod
cent swaS. Tho other prosestAoe, 70 wn Don xauuel
vea Perez Don weuc Soler and Don Aotnio Flores,
they have beard above ssiemonto Of Don JdAn al
vr hat sny ceIe all passengers osetoer ON board too
schooner Cots had regular passports IRON the
al of Ia nd hum m 4 In ful
they suspect thai the
aforesaid vas not lawful tracer; that the facs set
forth by Avert are, OF their knowedse true ana
Correct bougo they d. not know the exact amoaot u
money that taken from him on board the gunboat,
expers toe ha sh treat pent from Tue itiso
tmcers sId men Of the For~ard; the said Vidal Perez
states mat be bad on board toe cortes the
Of six thoustDd dollars shicn tasep from him. the
Don sgueI Sler further satin. tina, he
by the on ard Of The rsn crui-er sforeu
Of ibe of -four hundred END tweotytEo spaaisn
ub,oous or ounces u at III bin; Don Ao-
Flores also states that toe 5sb officers and
toos from him the sum OF thous ana dollars me
sad spps oio further that tbey all tho
pagers the schooner Cortcs, well the passports o.
the passengers in the HANDS OF the of tue
eul the cAbn OF the Oortes when h. hrst
board ot sad vessel that be read and exanDed saio
pe's and subsequently denied To Them their ASKING
payers board CORES. And therefore the SAID 40
esse's declare u pr test as b. these presents they
do, severAlly, soleDbly protest., &c. &c
JUAN ALvEau,
kIGOEL ~OLSR,
ASIO~I0 FLORES,
MANUEL VIDAL PEREZ, This mark
Consulate G-~erol Of the Uni<d ,Nats If Am>rica,
Island Of Crla = se'tre me, Andres X BY the, Consul
General of United s,ats Of America foe the Island OF
Nba, residing ct Havana personally appeared, the day
Of the b. rsof A. Laurent master of tue brig A.
Chapman, Of New orleans, sbEh arrived from that port
havana on ,be 2th u and being sworn 40 'or 70
aw, oepos.s says ~ toilows;-the brtg A, Onap
man, under my csmmssd, va IN the port 81 Havsos
from the 17th o. March 70 the stu Of Avr inclusive.
Whilst we were taking In cargo poceo two or three
british boats constantly gong, day aud night,
sroubd ny eel, and appeared 70 be Watching my
movements. I cas- Iosoipg for Ne~ Orleans, bei~een
Which port and my been Dig ng resu
lar packet tor about year past 90 the morning OF toe
ga April, very early, sailed out OF TIE hrbor Of NJ.
vsps, and discovered thai Brstsh gunb
which surmsed to be The For ~aro, chasing inc.
about tbree nes from the Moro, aod the susbost
cs,, s evidently to make me nesso 70. Ina, my
rational colort ~ The peak, aod ~ent on my way,
,.kiDs 70 po.oe, .hsn the sunoo.i ored shot
toparra me- wpich struck the water aoout quarter OF
mile from my vessel ! svii took notice and KEEP,
ny ooure; mace additional SAIL - bad no Intention 70
allow vessel W cetain me- she kept cn<eipg
about three p. 81 the sane day, wheo lost
sight Of her when gun b. a. ed Der second qua,
osyns . small four founder on board, nr,d 49, =, the
Sven TO and subscribed At Havana, this LIST day Of
NAY, A. D., ls5s, before me. A. X. BLYTHE e. 81
srAYpNurr IN REGARD TO SCHOONER MOBILE AND
BRITISH wAs srsAMsH SUPPOSED raE sr ,.s.
Hrrt cav the skamer about nooo, Aptil 1e-s mere
specs the borzop-'o the eastward; could rot msxe
~ minutes, ioreituoe OIL degrees % minutes Al obe
O'Clock took the ana looked the starger saS she
sorsss our bows ..is 70 The mate ,spt be Is a.
American Of. eoipgto Key Wet" Wind at toe
time by M vessel heading N. BY 70 NNE several
sail m sebt I then went below and lard down.
about half past three my edost daughter (ny family
wore on bosrd) came 10 my room snd said-"fsner,
What n that vssee dor ar looked out OF my windo~
that she running down for Tbiokpg sne
eorR speak went on deck u snsrer hsr nail
AZ cane deck the mate said 70 me"rnat IL al Eog
Nth effar Inn n al ouye nstgD. .
he Did In the main rigging the steamer then about tro
miles on The STEAMER kept on until sitnin battling ds
lance he then rounded 70 on my weather quarter. AZ
be &c, the English flag a, his mizsn peak,
which the hfsi had seen OF ~ scob heard, t-ce
In srocssion, something like the crack Of ride; bot
could hardly believe he nrne ai aud ing within
bail heard srother report, and likewise the wb g
tie OF the ball The mate came % me and saif-fhey
ere firing st us and with ball too then ordered toe
vessel hove to-the ssme M would hesve " for pJt
After the, there t~o sbo<s fired into us, ball
rg the vessel about eight feet aoa the forechspne
(wherc the be seen), the other aoing