Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-06
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A CORES y0GGent OF the New York HsraH writ
ing from Havana on the 10th Of September, says
The most important event which has occurred
since my last letter has been the determination Of
this government TO admit vessels bearing the nag
of the " COnfederlte States of America into the
ports of Cuba, to discharge and sell their csrgoes
to trade purchase and load their vessels, and clear
Herewith, with the same privilege accorded to all
nations with or without consular or commercial
representatives, in cur ports, without recognition
of their nEtonGlity-the usual register, lists
&c. being deposited with tie o1acer Of the Custom
House. The decision was forced Cpo1 this Gov.
ernment by the tribunals of Justice brOEs TO bear
by the demands of Consul General Shufelt, with
charges against thu American ship RsRburg and
her cargo, and a vessel which arrived at Mzntangl
some weeks sEce under the lag of the Confederate
States, which was denounced as pirate. The
courts have determined ethsrwise and against the
allegations of the consUls at HsvaEns end NGtRnEa
Arrived 30th of August, the British schooner Sir
Robert Peel Gage, master, from Newbern, North
Carolina, with rice and naval stores. She reports
that vessels Of the Dnted States blockade feet
we're 10 sight at her departure. Perhaps they will
be on hand when she retUrns.
Yesterday, 9th, arrived the British schooner Il
ToOne, Pennington, master. FROM New Orleans, with
provisions, naval stores IT,; reports no blockade
vessels IN sight-thirteen days voyRge-WOqid make
her sailing day 2Ith August She brought three
passengers one of them distinguished Southern
eerchant. who comes here to confer with two Bos
ton merchants Hooper & Lewis-in relation t.
vessels in which they are ilterested-whieh, By
! Late ediCts your side OF have been In JsRE
! ardy. They can meet on neutral ground here, a@e
not be hung traitors, they seem TO think.
We have very singular secret intelligence by the
| SIR Robert Peel from NeYbern. derived from pri
vae letters, said TO be from persons posted in the
mysteries of rebel ciques. / give it for what il
| may be worth. One of tho letters says III Pres
J idCnt Lincoln does not aceece promptly to the
common pOlIty Of civilized nations 10 state Of war
ht- 10
be assured that tee following has been already de-
cjded upon: That Tor 81 go called pirates of the
| Savannah or other crews in Ike condition, who
suffer by confinement punishment, laDOr or death
ten for each will be selected from the hiIhess il
rank on the prison list of the Confederstes to be
treated precisely such prisoners may fare under
the administration Of judicial action Of the North
| That for every negro which has been captured by
Northern troops or refugee protected and employ
| ed by them, or that has fled from the Southern
! States since the commencement Of hosLlties, by
the aggressive action of President Lincoln, that
! white will be selected for each and every one
ard subjected to compromising labor to the COnfed-
crate States for the benefit OF those who have been
! wrOngtully deprived of the services of said neS
groes that the nOH-ccmbatant spectators, includin
! Alr. Ely, taken at Manassas; viii be held to res
place the services, by equivalent lE5Or, for such
female slaves as may have received Northern Pro-
lection or been atolen by Northern troops II the
Lieutenant General should be taken (styled in the
letter CoriOlanus,) which was confidently antcipG-
ted, that he would be Immediately returned, Hery-
ing better the of Southern rights by hlE ADVICE
and command OF the Northern armies.' Such are
J the extracts. The name of the writer has been
carefully concealed, and the individual who gives
me the information is Northern gentleman, with
UaiOn sentiments, but complicated in his Affairs
with Southern interests, that l am precluded
the use of his name. The name Of Abraham Lin
coin in the letter had been erased and his fate left
blank
he'Augusta ConstitutoaaISt of the 18th says sufh-
cient returns have been received to indicate the
reelection of the Hon. JosEPH E. BRowN as Gov.
eraOT Ct Georgia.