The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-15


rani,d BY the captain, who nov also deck
When he arrived ths open lghs he aked tbs ships
tuPs on shore, ana oouia be produced IL very
ANXIOUS about having tbem examined "So no. said be-
q" presume they like ali the rest, all right" he then
said, "5how your ast ceasnce frcm United States
port The tbep handed him bis clearance paper
from New York, hicb Uircums peoy examined, aad
after arriving ut the bottom uf Is he exclaimed: THIS IS
wrong. teas Naval Officers signature affixed to
Upon this Captain Gsge rrcced The Officer ny e1oS,g
HIM the initials o. the end II the document Of the Naval
officer by wbom the paper signca IN New York Upon
the the officer was obliged 70 ADMIT that he wrong
after having given the document correct though
though Tot iess minute pcrusxl
Exeryhius about the dock Of the ship being sharply
looked q. by the officer, he said Good bye" and
got INTO the beat 70 lake his departure: All the
men h&i taken their seats and the beat was oh,
tho officer .hJussK saying "Ai right" On coming back
TO the epot where the lieutenant hai exaniocd
the clearance paper, Captan Gses saw that all was
not exactly right, tor there lay vmers noe ooox
whose seemed Indispensable 70 the owner. On
Dssng the overy the captain halted the ooa which
vas st vithu haiipg distance, and she vas thsreapcn
put shout and return cd to the bk Captain Gage tnen
Informed his visi'er OF the "ssnt mistake he n,nyht
Disbed at he idea OF such thing for hs would "be
d. ID but il vas the most important thing" he had.
In the meantime, while the captain eagaged With
the lieutenant AZ .her conversation was going on %
the o. the bark and the other Britsners The
only thing concerning this conversation which were
able ~ learn however. that the officer and bis
~ frou the Bri.ieh steamer Styx, which was
then anchored of the coas! Of Ouba about twenty miles
from hsrbor Of Sagua Grand, whence officer,
Who the lieutenant OF the Syx and hs psrto
Of twelve men, had come the morning. The cove
where the Styx was Snanoret, near Sagua IA 1rande,
called Key Christo
When the Port Captain OF sagua IL Gran 10 aud the other
aL critics Of the prce heard Of the cruise Of the British
boat they expressed indignation n euch strange
prccse dMgs the part of the British naval officers
Next morning toe Port Captain called meeting OF tho
captains whom be requested 10 sign their names 70 pro
test which he had already drawn concerning the mas
ter and which he intended TO submit 70 the fcper auho
rss. Captain Gage IVES one os tnoee who signed their
Dsnes 70 this protest, and signed by every captain
whose vessel bad bee searched.
The captain hal conversation with the other captains
subsequently to the sesrcbug Of their vessels ana ne
inform ed by all that gorcus search OF their vessels had
teen made, and that the officer went far In
Instances as tseore casks with ausur, in order 70
make the search unusually strict In s0me vessels the
bearing OF the officer mpefious-M in
solo n: ana commanding When he arrived at the brig
ScoIp OF Boston there officer board except the
second He ordered him host his flag, And died
thst he should IL before when he Fog
lss war boat approachins with her ooors hy,as
visited he drank rum brandy, gin, or some other such
beverage
The is tskeo from the information which
Jeceivod from Captain Gage, and the story needs
comment TO explain the qualify of its aroc BUSINESS.
TIE 1k VAS scarcey dry Ina, recorded in tho columns
Of the HHRALD the outrage committed by the Syx the
schooper M1pe when received tho intelligence Of this
sAr, and though the fret OF startling aud unusual
Dsure, not prepared n hear in its wake
VI this second, and II possible, and start
Ing oatrage. Toe Brnshofcer informed the Mobile thai
be mad received ucsons osearcb every vessel of the
coast Of America Cuba aud he appears - than
strict IN TIE carrying out the duty with which he has
been entrusted.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA, May o, 1853.
British Ou'ro9es al SdgIa u G,ande-V io.iion Of The
Am<,ioan Fiog-SoJch Of 7rcd - in Spanish Port
The Case Of the Cortez, dc, dc,
have again TO notice unpleasant in relation 70
the oendus OF British waters, WITH the
remark tina, have siogls metallic nger at
This writing, along ,he coast
Ona .f IN hsat al tha NJ LIANT
vesey visited sagua Ia Grande last week. and boarded
every vessel in that port loading for ports Of the United
States and Europe. Is likely that vessels taxing In
hogshssds Of going to take them 70 the coast Of
Africa for markets hscems ignorance, associated
with official eisnty, had determined 10 punch Brother
Jonathan the side until he would be compelled TO give
. kick The facts will be made known in few days.
In relation brig Cortez there WA discrepancy
in the testimony OF sailors passengers and here yet
to be shown the frat shadow Of justify tho
SEIZURE unless the ptoxcson OF the captain of the gun
beat make IT, and the facts Of notoriey made for
cuse of the ooBouct arc not true stated These thugs
are TO be renekd bat the cure OF tho evil VIII not be
attained by ooLcealment Of the fAsts.
No Instructors have been gwen 70 the British crustrs
bere, presume TO make general assault upon the coni-
msroI al msrne " the United States
the officers Of the Home squadron are not AFRAID 4
yellow Jacs perhaps would he decent 10 have vessel
two here; anytcses smali,hs Vixen Fulsoa-woud
oequite enough foi the u gun ooais.
HlvASA, Way Q, 1858.
The British Outrage the Schooner Cores-rh Amerioaa
BARK Glen,uu Boarded BY Brelish Cruiscr-Gtncral
Ndrai Search Ordered by Great y, itaia, dc
The affair with the scboooer Dortez 10 much ssr
than from the representations nrst made hal
been led TO believe According ~ have since been told
TO the oeths Of persons, pAr passen.
gers board the Corez taken At ths United States Con-
suaie In this city, the Captain Of :hs sussn cruser
drunk when be boarded the Co-sez Tts having taken
copies Of her papers be induced Ter csn 80 board
the cruiser with HIM that ~hsa thsy rtarhsd 70 tho
Cortez both considerably excited Tat the D-tso
Captain then denied having seer sry papers n, all boar
the Cort,z refusing TO return the p J,rs OF to-
passengers which bad been handed 70 tic Tor examul
ton
The Captain Of the American ba-k Genousp, which a.
rived days from Antwerp, deeply laden with
machinery, NC, also complains N having been BOARDED
by British cruiser On the coast 81 this stand crd s.a
at IN reply % Ms question "D,d his p>s look li,
sior,r ~ the Bffish efcer rho boarded tin srid No.
N, orders they hod rcc,rei Jandica tos ns sy tcre
30 ,pord oil t.sses hey MT 'rih on tA0 oods.n
John su would appear 70 have forgotten The lessns he
has been already taught by he United States and may
possibly be considered requisite repeat "a he
may be ndScca ~ assume a more sisii demesno-,
much suitable 10 person Of HIS age than the tricks
he has recently been carrying AMI ~hch indeed are no
longer 10 be put W With without something pun
gent thsn sharp words.
Our kansss Correspondence.