Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-24
LATER yROy HAVANA.

B, the arrival of tAs se ,msbi) SnoI q. Nav York
from Havana, o1 TaeoiAJ night, We hiYs dates froa Ii. {
city TO the l0!b
Considerable eroitem.nt tas been caused at Havana.
and throughou. the entire Island, by an outrage BY the
oai,ers Of an American mln'of var, The fscss OF the
o,ss aye brieHr thess On the afternoon oil the z h irs'.,
A steamer VA, sosn rapidly approaching the Spanish
oo,s,. Abou, az miles 10 the westward 0! the Moro Oa.
tlh, plrsued by q min.otET. .
The steamer had B.itsi oolors Tying At the time, and
the pu saer. from her gena a soosarance. was q United
States vessel. Tao olp' ain OF the British chip was clear y
md avorifg to MAKE FOR the harbor Of II VIVA, bu' he
FEDERAL hssdei b r Of, and the vessel was iofcal to run
LUNCHES were a, ouos despatched from re cruise TO
capture Tie c,D;sin ard GREY, and 10 ~ III The seamer,
+ possible. No sooner had the lunchts touched saor 1,
hoaeys., when a detachment Of Spanish soldiers vtre
nan rpprcachipg, on the appearances OF which the COM
| m,ndsr Of the beats gave directions TO hrs tina Vscssl,
which vac imnedi.tsly done, aud the lsu0oSes ieturaed
20 III. war s.eAnsr, taking with them toe pilot OF the
DESTROYED vesisl, wtam they had cipturod. The cruiser
Immediately ~proc'o6ed 10 sea.
Tee chip destroyed proved TO DO the steamer B'aacts,
last from the pert Of Aosto, where sac had stopped for
coal.
Az to her mission and to where she belonged accounts
differ; some cav thai, she wa a SLAYER, othcrs, doubtless
more correct, sfitm that se hailed from Por! L!Vac,A
T,xss, ard had a cargo OF cotton.
Tao I'm oEuar Is supposed 70 have been either tho
D cotah or Montgomery, bn. thtss Gup20si ioGs are
! doubtless erroneous, as nsither Of these vessels could
lave bssn 10 that neighboriood at tbs tine.
Tho affair, ss above 8 's.ed, hal caused a grss. ssnsa.
ton among the ',Dons," and Spanish men of-FAr we're at
once despatched to demand OF the FEDERAL Commander
an e1pla ration Of bic %c,uduot, bu, they had returned
without fnding HIN.
IL Ia said the fsos OF the case viii at oncs be laid re-
fore the Hone Govsr5m ne.
The Havana psp;rs. being mostly In The Interest OF
tho government, hav, bu. litle to sly In reference to
the m utter, and are extremely csuicu' 10 their utter
aaccs. The Diario of tho lo:h. however, has a. srtici'
on the sub got, ia which, altar reorpitul ,tipg the facts In
the case. 4; hopes that the Un.te1 States Goyerrman nc
xll not "only give satisfaction 20 Spain lor The afron',
but take ere to iastruci its subordinate offeers to be
N ore careful IN tbs discharge OF their tuiel'"
The edi'or ql1tes the olso Of the Trent, aud argues
how near 1. came e~m5Tsiltug E1glsnt AMI TIE United
States Ia O wsv. aud goss on 10 show has II would NOT
be through iguoragcs OF international Law that the
American cipisiu sc'e1 a, no did. III suah proceedings
are to DO allowsd," The D,irio Wints te kaos "Ehsi
g~usra,tees or safety are neutral yes,eia to expect IRON
Uiited States vessels"
Tn, s,m, pspv makes the important s.4lem'ns that
tbs Ed, rAI cruiser had no cooa Ayirg 9, the tins Of
The aoatrare"-"aai therefore" tie iisor remarks,
"oo,hiue TO Distinguish her from a pirata."
The Prenss, of III, s.h, hopes tina. the 'Governmert
VIII AZ oncs take ma1surss to inquire into al The facts
Of the Case"