Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-24
Important Interuafional Case---PrOspeet
"a Dimcuity between Spain and the
Uuifed States.

ImPeTtaHt InterpatIonaI Case---ProsPeet
Unifed States.
The New York Tribune gives these par
ticulars of case that is likely to cause
some international difficulty:
"Private correspondence from Havana
relate certain facts, the details Of which,
if confirmed, may involve us in come diff
Guilty with the Spanish and perhaps with
the English Government. These are the
facts, such as they are communicated to
US By trustworthy authority:
"On the Sth of the present month the
merchant ship Blanche, Captain Smith,
carrying the English flag, formerly en-
gagged in the trade between New Orleans
and Cuba, but sold, since the war, to an
English house. was coming from Mata-
moras to Cuba, when she stopped at
small port called Mulsta to take in coal
| She then sailed for Havana with Span
ish pilot on board. When near that place
and of Mariana, she saw at distance an
American ship running toward her with
all speed. The ship proved to be the gun
boat Montgomery, Captain Hunter.
Unfortunately the Captain Of the
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waiting for her, attempted to escape. The
Montgomery continued her pursuit, COM
PEELED her to wear around and ran her
ashore six miles north Of Moro Castle
The sea Alcade who had watched her
movements from the shore, took q boat,
and with two or three other men went on
board the Blanche, on which she hoisted
the Spanish flag as sign that she was
under the protection Of the Spanish Gov
ernment. At the same time Captain Hun
ter of the Montgomery, ordered two boats
with armed men to 60 on board the Blanche
and to take forcible possession Of the YES
sci.
".0nee on board, the officer in command
explained to Captain Smith and to the Al
cade what his mission was, and told then
that he had received orders to carry the
Blanche away, If possible, if not, to set Art
to her and to burn her cargo. Captain
Smith and the Spanish official having pro
tested against such proceedings, quarre
ensued, in which the officer Of the Mont
gomery slapped the Aloade in the face, ant
with the aid OF his men, drove him ashore
together with the three Spanisrds WHIT
were with him. After this they came back
set fire to the ship and carried away the
Cuban pilot who had been taken by Cap
tain Smith at Mariannao.
"When the Spanish Governor at Ha
vana R.eeiYed an account Of the affair
orders were given to Spanish frigate tC
sail forthwith, and to capture the perpetra
tor Of the deed. But the Montgomery haC
disappeared, and at the latest date NJ
trace of her had been discovered, At tn
same time dispatches were sent to Mr.. Ia
nara, the Spanish Minister at Washing
ton. giving the details Of the matter, whiol
by this time must have been submitted t.
Mr.. Seward.
"Although the Spanish papers seem ye
uncertain about the name Of the vesse
which burned the Blanche, our private in
formation leads US tc believe that 1t wa
J the Montgomery. There is in town let
ter dated October T. written by an officer o
: that ship, stating that she was on her wa!
} to Havana, intending to reach there tn
: next day. No vessel Of that name havini
entered that port on the 10Th, the probabil
itiee are that the Montgomery, and not tn
Dacota, which has been named, is the YES
sci implicated in the affair.
tLast evening we received the positiv
assurance that the Blanche is an Englisl
vessel engaged in legitimate trade, an
that when she was met by the Montgomer.
she was coming from Matamoras with
cargo of cotton for Havana