The New York herald., 1862-11-08
The Burning Of the Rebel Steamer Gene
raj Rusk, Otherwise Known as the
English steamer Riancae.

The Burning Of the Rebel steamer Gene.
raj Rusk, Otherwise Known as the
English steamer Biancae.
As we predicted would be the case, IL appears
since we have cur side Of the story that the steamer
Banohe recently burned when ashore the coast or
Cuba near harbor Of Havana, not destroyed by
Captain Hunter the United States steamer Huntsville,
bet by the rebels themselves.
1t was no inraction the neutrality laws to send
boat or boats ON vessel known TO be ashore no
matter If enemy not and We are very much mis-
taken II the English Spanish governments can make out
case strong enough 10 induce the government Of the
United States TO allow thcir claim for damages, which
will OF course be cxobant one. The following tells
he story aud we have doubt that the Official report
Captain Hunter the Navy Department will show that
he has not only been guilty Of act against the Spanish or
English governments but the contrary has done only
what any other commander OF vesselofwar would have
done under similar circumstances spain although not
as bitterly opposed 10 US England, still has on the
island Of Cuba very many subjocts-among them high
onlcias-who sympathizs deeply with the rebels and
who would not hesitate 70 aid them 10 any manner,
especially by doing they wore enabled to pocket
few doubloons.
The a,calde who tries to make the wor.d believe that
tho occr in command OF the Huntsvles boats slapped
his face has doubt been persuaded by Captain Smith,
OF the Blanche, In manner very veil understood by
spanish officials invent tell aud stick to the story,
thinking IL would materially aid his in demanding
damages Smith Is smart fellow, but great rascal aud
rebel and be would not shrink at committing any act or
telling any story SO long suited his convenience 10
do 80 and enable him make money. His character for
veracy s well known and nothing he may say without
strong corroborang testimony, will have any weight
with those who will investigate the case, unless they also
| are tinctured with sympathy for rebedom.
From the Proyidence Journal, Nov 6.l
Justice 10 the party implicated now demands that
truthful statement Of the transaction should follow the
circuit of the newspaper publications which have
heraded the misstatcn,cnts OF the affair.
The writer been permitted to pcruse private let
lar written by CAPTAIN Hunter TO ono Of bis family In
Rhode leland giving brief account Of INC event and has
until an Official account may bo pinisle1;-
After leaving Havana, we sailed along the coast OF
Cuba and saw steamer going rapidly toward that city,
and only eight miles distant. A gn was fred 20 cause
he TO Stop bu. she continued on her course without
noticing Il, until shell bred, when the steamer
stopped showed English coors and drcp ed anchor Two
armed boats to her, when the spansn nag was
hosed oyer tbs tnSsh nag aud ne steamer was run W.
tempted 10 hack the sincs when was discovered mat
che on tire, aud Inc crew escaped 10 ne shore o
boats then returned from the burning steamer alter en-
desvorpg in vain u cyiiguish the rc, bringing bscx
two cf The crew wnoJamrcd into the boat. One Of the
al the west end OF the island. The other an Eng
4 lshman, going from Texas 70 the Havana. put the
spaniard board Of vessel going N the Ha vana and
brought the Engshman iih me, and took his derosi.
ton stating where he was from where bound and that
he believed the vessel was fred by her own crew lie
Lost all his clothes
Tho ste,ne proved 10 be the notorious rebel vessel
called General Rus loaded with cotton worth $3.50 600,
ami bad escaped the blockade Of Texas she had Eng.
ilsh papers and was called Blanche She had run tho
| blockade Eve times.
taken her or forciby, the English government would
have required the Spanish government % pey fcr nor
Ind met her at sea and sent her into one Of
our pors tne courts probably would have condemned
| her -. -.-...l !.
was congratulated by the ADMIRAL for my good for.
ture In having bncn the means her destruction aud
srdsnty bore may be the means Of destroying half
dozen more rebel vessels which now in Havana and