The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-27

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HAvAEA May 90 1865.
r sroNEwALL PREsKETKD 10 THE
QUEEH OF SPAIN.
have jost been informed by 8 person
whose authority 1 cannot doubt that the
Stonewsn has been handed Y G to the
Spanish government in the shape OF 8
present % the Queen of Spain. i
This 1 believe 70 be the plain truth, not
lWithstanding other versions of the affair,
the one mos generally credited being that
she was bought blythe commercial house
Of Fesser & %. for the sum of six hundred
thousand dollars. There is no doubt, how
ever, Of the main fsct-namely that she is
now under the Spanish flag, and has 8
Spanish crew on board.
Ever since her arrival here there have
been q great many United States vessels
Of the hsrbor, TO the great annoyance OF
the authorities, who felt IS if the port was
bloekAded without proper motive. The
trouble is now all over, and the present Of
q magnificent iron clad ought 70 be COM
Penrsion enough for more annoyance than
they suffered
y. rE.
The following important correspondence
has passed between Rear Admiral Strib-
ling and Brigadier General Newton and
the Captain General Of Cuba: ;
Notwithstanding AID GENERAL NEW
TON TO THE CAPTAIN eEEBRAL OF CUBA.
HHADQUAKTERs UNITED STATES FoRCEs
NAVAL MILITARY KEY WEST, FLA,
% Nay u, 1865.
To HIS EzesAeney the Captain General Of
Caba: 1A
Sm-We have understood that the ram
| StoneWaH has arrived in the port Of
Havana 1l
The rebel armies under Lee, Johnston
and TayloF-in fine, all the troops east OF
the Missizippi-hRve surrendered.
LTha stoneWsn cannot cruise except
under a pirsticli flag, because the Con-
sfederate government has no representation,
\ civil or military, in this country.
If, therefore, this vessel be allowed to
proceed to sea, the Spanish government
must account for tolersting piracy.
s This despatch will be delivered TO you
by Commander Reed Worden, Fleet Cap
tain of the East Gulf Squadron.
2 We have the honor 70 be your Excel
lenoyis most obedient servants,
.a 200 G. Z. STRIBLIEa,
Acting Rear Admiral, commanding East
Gulf Blockading Squadron.
-l-r5 JOIN NEWTON,
Brigsdier General United States Army
Commanding District of Key West and
Tortugss.
TIE CAPEAE-eENERAL's REPLY.
/ oFFIcE OF TIE sUPER1oR CIVIL GovERxNEET !
Or TIE EvEE FAITHFuL ISLAND OF CUBA, !
HAYAEA, May lS, 1865. }
EXCELLENT SIR-I have received 8 com
munication signed by your Excellency anC
Mr.. John Newton, Brigsdier General 0
the United States Army, commanding tn,
district Of Key West and Tortugss, il
which you state that in consequence of tn,
arrival in this port of the ram StoneWall
that if this vessel is permitted to process
to SEES that the Spanish government vii
be held responsible for tOlersting piracy
ss the Confederate government has no rep
representation, either civil or military.
Through the newspapers of the Unite
States l have learned that the Confederat
troops, commanded by General Lee an
Others, have surrendered. But having n
new instructions from my government
have to confne myself 70 those in exist
ence which date from June and Deeembel
1861, In which I am directed to obserY
the s~trictest neutrality in the contest be
tween the Federal States of the Union an
the Confederate States Of the South.
This neutrality has never been infringe
since that period, and l will continue {
observe It until new orders 10 the contrar,
are received; and your excellencies wi
permit me 70 saY that such communicable
proper, and permitted from ore nation {
another, through its legitimate represents
tives Gd hoe, which neither your excellen
cies nor myself ara.
The ram Stonewall entered this port Of
the 11th inst, with damage to her stesI
machinery, which is now being repaired
As soon as she is ready I will cause her {
leave this port under the conditions pre-
scribed in the royal decree of my govern
ment, dated 18th June, 1861, unless som
unforeseen occurrence should give eccssio,
for long detention, of which l will inform
your excellencies.
l am very desirous that the good rels
tons existing between my government sIl
that of the United States should continue
and l am satisfied that 1 will not be tn
cause of any il terruPtion of the same, a
the government of the Union will under
stand by the just explanations contained il
this Communication.
God preserve your excelleneies man.
years. DOMINGO DULCE.
To his ExceIlency Mr.. Stirling, Rear Ad
miral commanding RAst Gulf United State
squadron.
-- SECESSION FEELING IN HAVANA.
The conduct Of the secessionisis and o
the -6paniards in Havana towards on
naval officers is represented as being rudt
in the extreme. Not one of them goes OF
shore but he is iDsulted in the crosses
manner. They have, however, acted il
the most exemplary manner, taking no no
tics of the blaekgusrdism with which they
have been assAiled. The other day Cap
tain Page, ofthe StoneWRlI, on nearing the
landing place, in his boat was received
with three cheers for the ~confederaey
A boat with officers belonging to one o
the vessels-the PoWhstan 1 think-wsi
near by at the time. But, more shameful
still, q bost load Of loose women, principal
ly from New Orleans rowed around th'
Powhstsn, INDUCING in the coarsest cpl
thets, accompanied with gestures so OBJ
scene as to Re unfit for publication; and
declaring that the StoneWsll should soor
compel the damned Yankee sons of b.
70 pull down the damned Yankee rag, The
epithet I have ventured flor the first TINT
in my ife) to write is shout the mildest
or rather tn Q lesst obscene, used by thos'
leWd women. The only commentary
needed on this affair, in respect to the dis
0raoofuJ conduct Of fha Enouiah naval on.
thorities, or whoever is responsible for the
police Of the harbor Of Havana, is to fan
cy the consequences to q batch OF Mercer
street prostitutes who shonid nars to com
NIT such an outrage on q Spanish msn,of,
wal in New York harbor.
/ General sherman and his Supporters
Washington Correspondence Cincinnati GAzstts
Avery significant little incident occur.
rel, which having attracted general stten'