The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-30
Our H~van. Correspondeacs

@hc Crrrhav'ing Of the Borden Attempts to nun Cny,es
Of S0res Under the Froection of the Stars and Strps
En>n,re Calamity from the bursting ola Boiler on the
.nks E,tae-ReaDr Of the Surveyors for the Hasduros
Intsroceanic L,ne-CdpHre Of the nerican Schooner
Corte. tya British Cra1Ser-O Nrhauling ofc Pr,an
| Brg-Re1o'ted Resignation Of the Captain General -
| Mercantile Ne,cs, Exchanges, dc
In the WEEKLY herald Of 10Th nsaut which reached
b. the Cahawba her last trip from your cit, nnd
ps,sgsph copied from the Savannah Republican Of lTtr
utiro, heaced, "Auce lean Schooner Oyerhaued b. a
sh Cruiser, in which paragraph complaint Is made or
he Br!sh steam eioop styx having fired ga bark cart
r,oge q, the schooner n Borden she net having her
rDsien hois;ed At the time at which she run up her
srsiep AnG Continued hcr The Styx then fred
hc., roon fell ebert distance 10 the Of tbs Bor
cen which hen iackeo ship and made for the sloop to
SIow WA: was the matter, &c
Whist am the Inst man in tho world who would as
mpt 10 deerd any such attacks upon American vesse's
either by British vessels CT war or those OF any other
Yunuy sball perhaps o pardcuet FOR Offering OK
tor this conduct Of the cruiser Syx II is notorious
here that two three vessels have le this port within
zee as few weeks unoer the stars and stripes whose des
Dston "a the coast OF purposes leg
n.'e eomu ere but to br;ne cargo Of Boz,es on their
hary Eizah,h formerly Of New Orleans, has left this
port within the last sN d.ys-she having
Il sugar few Thousand segars ard the remainder being
aYnoden,e de She sailed under the command Of an
captain and under the stars and stripes, whilst
Known " all the word Of this city that should
soc reach the est Of Africa she will bring back cargo
q Bc2alrs he cruisers Styx and Forward were on
and this port for several days. waiting as ia believed
cr he hesy Fzaoc,h; but they will scarcely dare to
rnoh bsi, tersuse she is protected By the stars aud
:. Oh o0i aws have declared TO be piracy And should
tue hGry Elizabeth suc,etd Ia decoy ing away the British
srusers roW the coes OF ths islsud, there t,s
several other vessels 10 This harbor roAds for
hO viii take acvantoge O! The absence OF the British
20 'D ou sn' @ 70 the so 81 as for
me slave trace uneer American colors, well Known
80 the Bith osueers as'o your correspondent and tns
oct tre would suppose would be received q sufoent
e1cuse for acts the pained OF havng
no.p peIpeirsoo by the cruiser Siyx towards the ~
aorcen We're there half . cozeo small, smart
An tYcan steamers cruising OF thus island, the
bTiish iu.sefs doubt not would devote their attention
&c under other flags. ard 10 would
DOT bear Of such the made by Capt
Bigbmar, oil the sohcotcr Bofoen Of such sheer
bosh that reported by tho Savannah Rpatlican to
have beer used BY him, vizI could have cut I'D the
who b,ais crew II I'd had salt enough" Possibly he
III ht have found the norsc rather difficult TO mascato,
mach lsss TO swallow.
The boiler on the sugar estate Of Mr. jerks just beyond
Ms,an burst ow days ago, killing vc negroes and
seriously wcvrdng, as b. ar fifteen others The engneer
Lcha Of the gIe, although Ia manner 10 blame for
the acccert Would unGcr the Sransh Law have boon
rested, imprisoned ans put 70 great deal OF trouble -
prove bis pnoccnce 80 he has deemed prucen to make
himseli scare BE s, understand, an American, and
has gene TO Baltimore
Mr. jerks at this unae believe Is AT tho North Tho
lo~ine uancd gentls have been arry ing this cty
the 1sth instant they having arrived FROM 0m),
about hall hour late for the Black Warrior whica
cry ty the preseItsteanor. Doctor g. Holland, who 1,
70 charge q the party, Mossrs; H. Good.n, l. H.
ii. dlO a BALDWIN, G. T. Byors, John A. wilson,
charles Kroaer J NJ. Godoan, r. K Weed, N
q. Webb, Char. squiers, 4 Iesyerns, r. II seaman,
J. Z. Powers II Nctanr aud Ii. xorrs These gentlemen
gaeoo during the last year making pre-
limr ery surveys Tor the Horoorss nterooe.oc railway
for Briish company 1bsy represent the line between
Cnua tie Atlantic, 10 the Gulf Of Fcnsecl the Pa
o.nc, which they have surveyed not to present any
county rrcuna.nous ane the summit, eco feet above
the level OF the yet the accent and descent
sraoxs tbs, The srsdDgs will be very oAsy Taese gen.
ueuen except M aollsod whois sGerms an, all Ane.
rcsns, lnd uciud ne the pootor, are all very gentle
manly ard oltvor set 81 ncn.
rbe Oh e; engineers OF tee party, W. W Wright and J.
g Hawkins, return homo via Aspinwal, and arc under
stood 20 be Oh board the Granada Shonld she arryo
from Aspinwh preyoue 10 the departure of the steamer
hat viii convey this letter. they win proceed Nes
York b Dor Colonel sop and patty OF three otbers,
VITO were sept from 70 very the surveys OF these
senisDeD, are also beieyed 10 be- pasoenserS u 'no ef
Tbo ~cs,her for some days rast has been exceedingly
for perioi Of the year. Our city however, n,
thnpks 10 a mrrciui Providsrcc remarkably healthy
SELDOM have tnrce sckiy summers 10 succes
siop vet us hope that viii con,nue 80 all the season
lis ted thst the schooner Cortcs which sailed hence
eight or ten dAya ago. having cleared for Anabon the
Of Africa hss been captured ty the British cruiser
Ca, ., tbs isnd She was regularly Chartered 70 10 TO
the coast Of Africa although wn generally understood
svo more esrSoss Of numbepps nearly ,hou
sand have been landed in the Jurisdiction Of Bahia Hon
ca-the Spanish authorities, "a u conmony reported,
has lIg oonnived and aided In their landing
mighty puthcr has been made In this city for some
days by report circulated that Prussian brig had been
fred INTO ard onmssted ~ British cruiser. As usual
there Gas much exsgscson IN the report The following
are the facts of the affair a. derived from reliable
source
ne brig wac sailing vihou; showing any coors Wish
ing 10 brug brig 70" The cruiser fred t~o blank
cartridges her. which induced her TO show her e,ors
Tor an instant but without altering her course; upon
which he cruxets Cred shocd gun, without, ho~evcr,
INTENDING to bit the brig the ball however, unfortunate
" struck her main yard niurng but not carrying away
She tnen hove and boarded by toe cruiser, who
upon asceranpg her character apoozed and offered 70
rcrar her damages. This oier was contemptuousy re-
eced ard the brig bore upior katanzas, whence came
meet inflated and exaggerated report
The English ship tasmania arrived on the 2si instant
from Hong kong with 2e0 Assiics free colonists l0'
are stated 10 died the passage; and go Asscs
also arrived under the spanish lag
Ihave heard positively stated that our present excel
ent Captain Gepera has resigned his high Office and that
be will be sacceeded by the Condo de Mras earnest
horc this may not prove 70 DC ,ne run rsI s
TO be the friend Of pre- sress, and a. such al good men
| will lament his departure from Cuba
The sugar market n calm, without any alterAlou In
rates although occasionally parcels change hands 81
rife above and sometimes Il tribe below my last quo
taious
Moasses held ono quarter real higher per kee than
last advsed, say az reals for cayed and ~ reals Tor
Freisbts-ocasswse rather more active, without any
Improvements in ratee 70 Europe yarmouth for orders)
sss hs BEEN accepted for large szed ship for smaller
Exchanges have rather declined. quote sterling II Y
per cent premum Northern and Eastern cities par New
Orleans, short, 2 10 per cent premium
| HAVANA, April "a, 1883
| Capture Of ne American Brig Cutes BY Br,tsh Gun
bodt investigation Of ne case ~ the american Cons,-
Un>osfnes Of Property Holders in Cuba Mercantile
| Ncos, DC, dc.
The habit Of reporting vessels which arc being occupied
In legal trade with the coaas Of Africa taking out the pro
duce OF the island and returning with legitimate cargocs
a. being savers-denouncins them In advmce-s produc
ing serious evil which may involve tw, powerful nations
In war that would be pcrncous, In moral a. we'll
a. commercial point Of view than the extension Of the
slave trade itself The American brig Cortsz Captain
Dursnd Vas cleared and sailed from this port few days
since laden with lawful cargo, with clean papers In
every respects but owing 70 suspicion propsssied BY
terxscd individuals shc was captured by Bresh gun
/ s..s rha circumstances beinr examined nv t,s