The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-10
INTERESTING FROM CUBA.
Our Havana Correspondence.


HAVANA Nov. 80, 1861
Comments IN HdrdHa The arrest Of Mason and ci
deiiFrious Conduct Of Tie British Cansut-Te Case qr
the Caroline IN Caaada-The Rebel lfag IN Earor IN Fla
vaaaAt English Vessel Flying The Stars AMI Bars
Vessels Fitting Ont 10 Breat ne Strange Ncu.
trd,ity Of the Ea9'isa-Tte MercGn Erpc1iion-The
Friendship Of the Russian end american Coasos, &C.
As you may imagine the seizure Of the contra brands
Of war, Sde and Mason &c, created immense cx
element here, and the the Yankee mtators
Of the English former aud like occasicns) were very
loud and deep Now they only deep, it beginning to
be MI old story but the Angles here s rampant
Her Britannia Nalcsty's Consul General here more
than furious His and Vice equally irritated The
Diario de Ia Marina violent sympathzcr with tho pro
disunon people, has occupied itself with several and va
red articles the ontrsgeos ard forcble detention of
her Britannia Aaestys royal mail steamer, y &c. &c
the high and the barbarous and violent arrest Of
the above alluded to contrabands styling il insult
ana outrage TO all nations but II conradcls Itself SO
much that presume its readers take them for what they
worth In its issue Of the 2Sth there s wonderful
cader which says the only Northern newspaper that
had lately reached their hands was a Philadelphia
Enquirer Of the 10Th, having given in former
issues received per steamer Baltimore
up to the 10Th and quoting paragraphs from various Bal
timore papers. wonder this. II proceeds to quote
quito exercised regard to the OF the Caroline
states the United States started aided and sustained
the rebellion in Canada. Now in my files of the HERALD
the paper Of that date contains Of IT, and we
usually find the in advance Of the Of the press
in your columns. have not the Enquirer but
wonder how il able to publish account OF an af.
fair which the Sth, the south of the Ba
ha.nas the 10th Peter Hicks tho correspondent Of
the Doo who resides in your city, sends letter I'M
date Of the 18th published in the Ddro Of the 2Sh
containing description Of the taking of the forts at Port
Royal first stating that there forts Of sixteen
and thirteen cannon, then Of seventeen and twenty
one aud finally goes into ecstacies tha forty
gus were able TO keep four hundred at bay for
four hours. st the Diario declares itself u strictly
impartial sheet, and lately tho editor (who doubt dis
al honorable man assured our Consul that such were
his neutral feelings though he docs not the less 10 CON
coal much Of the favorable the federas and sup
press the rest that to his knowledge whereas all
that lie gets from the South reports Of captains
schconers and sinacks which from its coast are
given and often endorsed.
The and bars not bse ing been recognized by
Isabel H., surprised 10 the flag flying here and
vessels entering with it reported Confederate
vessels.n In jaura in the harbor the
other day ! it flying the fore Of an
English bark. was told by merchau, here
trail government Great Britain and Ireland has allowed
SLAYER sti hiking out here under the rebel flag do
without any action his part How quickly he would
have camored 10 tho government here had she been
under the American bunting has been shown on former
occasions. More The current rcpor, that Mr. Zachary
merchant of New 0rleans, has fitted out a schooner
the Eugene smith, under the English flag and loaded her
with provisions and ammunition and which sailed
the afternoon Of the 27th for Matamoros am told
by good Authority that the English Vice Consul went to
the captain Of the port and requested that her clearance
aud departure might not be published certain il is that
they did not appear till the 29th There is also SLAYER
fitting under the ionisn fag--the Ida Raynes
There have been several schoocers loading with arms
SC, ostensbly for 81. John ~ B. but they would not
take any cargo FOR that port saying their cargoes we're
completed but they kept for several days ankle
~ by the report that The Santiago dc Cuba was waiting
them outside, ard their friends we're quito indignant
claiming that the port Of Havana was blockajei The
above steamer in the 2sth. and :rus. vii! be
placed by her commander the lookout for America
Eogsh vessels We have plenty Of seeeas ioriss hers--