The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-31
THE BRITISH oUTRAcES.

THE BRITISH OUTRACES.
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Another Insult to an American ship-The Old
Hickory Boarded Of the Schooner Cor
tes At Port Royal-why England sent oue
the Gunboais-The Labor Struggle In
the West Indies-Hr. Hascus ks-
port-Ths 6panisrds Deter
mined to Resist the Eng
hsh, &C., &C., &c.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE
HAVANA, May rs, 1885,
N. SA,p old Hickory Boardsd-HoS IT, BrisA Officer Got
on Boa,d- Lending Of SLAVES.
LII. pop poeyey requires thai check sb orid DO mt
n his mper,ioepce The ship Old Hickory, Cspt Holiness
,,,,o hence in ballast 10th instant for yAznxas on this
,.,,,r port, IN calm she bov ded BY boat from
. British cruiser The officer who came On board asked
ps.nis- ion about the de'gs made some inquiry
about Her Br.anpic Majesty q geam secp Styx, and
returned his boat neitbe. ladder rope put
over Old hickory siSa TO Aid him getting board
end be had climb by the chain plates. Hsd there
bees at the G,pe," said Captain Holmes 10 ms
- having been in Us city recently, "the British
pfnosr would have found some difficulty In getting
board my ship"
On the 18th instant there WIS fourth arrival within
days With Asistc free coloni'stbe American ship
Wandering Jew Carlton in % days from swatso via the
cAps Good Hope, with tso hundred end fifty Asatcs,
coss,gped Lns seporss Pereds, Machade Co There
wore understand ninety deaths the passage Ii
ees This loss Of life truly frishuulS
HAVANA, Nay "a, 1868.
Acon of N, United States Congress Reported H1pana
4 Firm ARit~de Approved cf-hfeas Of tie Sys Ae-
s,sss, Companies Alarnsed-Rdtes Gold
S.~i NoyA, dc.
TIE received by the steamship Isabel Of the
scsssn United Senate the inquiries in the
Buss OF Representatives and the demand Of the Pres
ssBt n relation TO the aggressive action Of the British
West India supooss feet upon the commercial marine OF
United States, caused good deal OF conversation
Ill CIRCLES and generally approved The orders for
ssoe Of the Home Squadron 10 appear here, with the
uorsdo In the eso put stop these 10 ndgntes, nos
q eaily occurrence have given springing
ss Of gratitude from those who soguish far from the
starr and stripes"
Oar agencies decline grd~ng policies coin
sAsppsd vessels Of the United States for Northern
pprts, olong coasts TO tie poyiNs ouports Of TIE
fAad where obliged 70 remit to meet the expenses
Il taking cargoes for the North for Europe
Previous 70 these visits aoi the searches by British
erukers, bad trouble In this respect Policies at
moderate premiums always given for such purposes
20 vesselr Of suitable character
The change comes with the dostrne laid down by the
sAduiral Cockburn" Of the British steamer Styx:
srhAs sscks Of board Of vessel in these
good evidence of intention Of piracy BY engag
bg IN the slave trade" &c and there ia nothing else 70
sssSern the vessel, she condemned because "she may
have . 10 meet with the munitions necessary
Tor the trade -
You viii understand this annoyance about insurance by
rssm eerpg many important shipping ports of
isasd products have no steam communication with Ia
v.aa and sail ve.ses the only chance we have for
tie nesdfu specie remittances.