New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02
FROM KEY WEST.
CRUISE OF THE STEAMER ARCTIC.
UsITED STATES STEAMER ARCTIC.


KY WEST Fla, Monday, June q, 1853
After communicating with toe shore Mt Havana on
the 1dh We got under way Tor MaAnzas, having
learned that Spanish war-schoonerhad hred INTO the
Louisa off that port, and that the Fulton and Water
Witch were then upon the came rrsnd viz, 70 in
oue into the mster. We arrived there on the morn
ing Of the l7th and found that it was fsss alarm
and that the Water Witch had left uns % .S.r
and the 20 fs0n HsSo.s snss ssd 1 in with the Fu and
%.S.sn VS.S dff the Moro on the Of the lsh.
At daylight in the morning Of the 10th we msds out
large paddle steamer which stood for ae soon as
she made us out. As she drew near We hoisted our
ensign and she the Spanish coiors. we went 10
ouartels and awaited her approach in breathless 81
lspce, for although she had Spanish colOrs up, she
looked every inch an Englishman. When about
quarter Of mile off, she hauled up and showed US
her broadside, aud we thought cartaioiy we snould
receive a shot. However, after surveying US from
the tops Of her wheel-houses for few moments she
up with helm and showed US her heels, very much to
our disgust.
ss was the notorious Styx and that she mad gone into
Havana when she left US. She appeared to be very
fine vessel but little smaller than the Saranac and II
we had engaged could have made short work OF u.s.
Indeed if is true that some OF our Senators wish the
yx to be cspured and brought into of our ports
il may be for their to be informed that the
Wabash is the only vessel in these waters which could
do it, and that even the little gun boat Jasper could
capture three vessels like the Arctic with the greatest
ease 1t is said in fact, that tue English are very
much dsgusted 10 think that Vessels OF this class
should be sent by our Government to teach them bet
ter manners. ~
The Wabash, after keeping the Faton and this yes
eel upon her quarters of the Moro all day Friday, like
two chickens under the wing Of an old hen started OIL
in the evening for this place for GOAL with us in tom
The eun-bost Jasper was in here two weeks ago
locking for the Styx, with orders tor her TO repair 10
Jamaica and give strict account Of her proceedings
against our vessels think 1t will result that the a.
counts given of her Wits to American ships have
been very much exage Grated but that she has been
very active in putting in practice the rlght OF vist
appears very probable from the manner In wnion she
stood for us Hosting Spanish c0ors, too, mas sus
pcious look II 10 very probsbe that the rich prize
by the Jasper of slave bark taken in March last,
with a large amount of cold on board has been too
strong incentive for English to stand upon much
ceremony.
The Sy1 was in here the 25th ult., boarded eight
or fen vessels On her way ID, ard remained week. IL
wss then that her commander saw, tor the hret tme
our Northern papers, and learned he says the man.
ner in which his officers had conducted themselves
when boarding our ships. He says he has no doubt
but they will dismise him from the service, not %
much for having done what he hss, but because 1t has
created such excitement in our country The peo-
pie have treated him very co0ly only one gentleman
beside the English Consul having anything to say to
him. while under ordinary circumstances this s one OF
TIE most hosptaSle places in the world to all stran-
gers.
cruising ground-the north side of Cuba and although
Il s considered here that there is further oc ssion for
our remaining longer upon the station, we cannot
lesve vi til we get orders from Washington.
Commodore Skellett, the English naval commander
at Psrt Royal Jamaica, told the officer, Lavalette,
that the officers Of those steamers had no orders what
ever with regard to boardog vessels and thst be
bad already sent for them to give an account OF them
selves but that his Government would never relln-
qush the right to heave our vessels TO and beard
them.
TIE Water Witch arrived here yesterday morning
for coal. The Colorado is expected here this week.