The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-30
NEWS FROM CUBA.
The Loss OF the British Steamer Jssseur-
Arrest OF American Citizens In Cuba, &c.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.

HAVANA, March %, 1885,
additional Particulars Of the Dsaaer-Narrov Escape ia
the Boot-iyugeyings at Sea-Fspc Officers and About
7,otSay Men Saved by Cuban Fl.herme,s-NsgLct by a
SPANISH CDeer--General Concha Orders HIM out IN
Search Of the Mtsing-How The Steamer jun de Ausyia
Obsyed, DC, dc.
BY the kindness of gentleman who has Just arrived
from Cienfuegos am enabled 10 give yon further
particulars relative 70 the LOSE Of the British
Jasseur, which occurred the LIST nst on dangerous
reef of situated about 200 miles 10 the southeast
Jamaica, known as the Ronconeras,
1t appears the ship struck the reef about midnight
and almost Immediately bged indeed it ia said there
scarcely time To the smaller boats which
upwards Of seventy hucdled together, with
tie provisions and two days allowance Of water
The boats, without compass or charts, attempted to
steer for jamaica, owing the strong wnds which,
during the next night increased into gae ney became
separated and We're driven about at the mercy Of the
waves. Ia f.aa s0 .a M
On the 10th inst boat, in which fve officers and
twenty men, in the most deplorabe condition from expo
sure 10 the scorchUg eun OF tue tropics many days.
without food water fallen in with by Spanish
fishermen, who most humanely rescued the per sting
Englishmen, and conveyed them to their little village,
called Santa Cruz where every attention aud kindness
was avished upon them BY those poor but warm hearted
Cubans.
AT this junciuro the Spanish war steamer Juan
tra touched at Santa Cruz and the commander upon
learning what had occurred instead Of lying the asss
OF the sick and helpless mariners, whom be must
have known required aid cooy abandoned them
10 their fae under the pretext that he short OF
and that piece of hrs machinery (Which afterwards was
repaired in half hou out Of orde and proceeded
to Trinidad, where, doubtless he proposed 10 hmself
10 have q week or two's ENJOY meDt Of the Opera
Upon information OF the Jasseurs disaster reaching Hl
vana, the English Consul applied u the Captain General
for a steamer be despatched without loss Of time in
search Of the boats in which 30 large number OF
the Jasseurs unfortunate regarding whom no ine
gence has yet been received The COnsus request
derstand acceded TO In the most han dsome
General Concha, who instantly clegraphed to the
steamer Juan AUSTRIA then comfortably at anchor
in the harbor OF Trinidad to proceed forthwith In search
Of the missing boats, and those who had been
saved; but, for the credit and much vaunted eff
cheney Of the Spanish squadron those waters which
much parade has Iate,y been made in the public jour
nails, took the Juan de Austria almost week after
she had received her orders TO through with her
paIatons to deparnot n search Of the drowning sailors
ordered TO debut TO 20 10 Cenfuegos, port thirty
miles in the opposite directions aud where, at the latest
accounts she ftl busy making preparations 90
the rescue Of the perisbipg Englisbmen.
Contrast this ncOm prehels,e conduct OF the Spanish
commander with that OF the Jamaica authorities in the
of frigate Susquehanna last summer and draw
| your own conclus0ns.
For the reputation Of the Spanish navy is TO BE- hoped
that the peculiar kind Of efficiency and downright
of humanity display by those in charge the
steamer Juan dc Austria is confined TO that vessel
alone.