The New York herald., 1865-05-18
The Press Dispatches.

tners is at least one United States steamer
The Press Dispatches.
HAVANA, May IL, 1toA
Tho rebel ram Stonewn, Pago commanding, arrived
this morning reporting from Tenee sho left that port
April but 1t seems hardly probable that she has been
foryone days making the PASSAGE the report is that
she has come from Nassau.
Her arrival has caused considerable Excitement still it
is much less than one would expect
learn from officer Of tho government here that she
will not be allowed facilities for doing damage our
shipping, that she will bo obliged to leave within twenty
four hours and will not bc allowed discharge or take
on board any men or ammunition, and only sufficient
coal to take her to That the Captain General here
had orders or instructions that oact hs would willingly
seize her AS 1t he will not probably receive any such
be ore the 20thtoo late usual for action unless this
ram should SEQ TT to ener again any Of the ports Of this
island.
The steamer which carries this will put our navy ON
their guard and II Is to be hoped that Admiral Stribng
will DO able to cause the destruction Of this pirate
DO mot learn that she has destroyed any vessels
The blockade running steamer Imoyeuc, G. Barclay,
master ma % h sryea t a. on the 10Th purpoI
bales OF cotton and landed twelve passengers
The Imogenc sailed this morning ostensbly for Nassau
Her passengers have come to Havana
have It from good authority that our Consul applied
ccaIy to tho General do Marina hore permission
tray il thing can be thought Of under the cir.
cumstances but to ,ndIy nation of enemy
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made. IhiA roundly refused. II was then deter.
mined TO send the American steamer Columbia, over
,ns mas as o@ s e have but
passed the Moo at twenty minutes past six having got
up steam in an hour and halls and arrived of Key wcss
ai thirty minutes past one.
As the Columbia passed tho coast Of Florida on sun.
day night snal fires all along the for
nbont twenty miles. ten north and the Same south OF
Hi!lsboro Inlst
On Sunday steamer appeared OF the MORO, about
two O'Clock r. NJ, and was merely sgnaled as such.
J, tn north yard nd
sicacd on with tn, greatest rapidy then for the FIRST
time showing her colorsthc English ensign at the peak
and the rebel flag at the fore.
From the description given Of the Imogene there
70 oe no doubt that this unknown steamer, seca on
Sunday, was her.
HAVANA, May Ia 1865.
OF tho chile. em II interest hero Is tho pirate
ram Stonewa It she left Tenerine the 1st OF
April and arrived at Bermuda tn, Goth. After short
stay she proceeded Nassau which port she unable
sixteen feet of water
After waiting two or three days or Nassau she came
hcc taking throo days for the passage which has been
done In half the tlme and Is usually done In two or two
and n half days.
No salute was fred OF course The General do Marina
or Admiral OF this station, Immediately officer on
board offering the codrtcsies OF the station and yester
day went himself did not learn whether he went in
full uniform not but thin, probable no IL very
fond OF gold lace &c. Ho took his daughters with him.
pre.cncc with which 10 cover the charge OF an
Official VISIT and yesterday the OF Count 0'R-icy
one Of the Captain Generals aids went board Seve-
raj officers Of the government have been on board.
Our Consul las reported that the Stonewall In
tended going TO Key West thcre 70 destroy, &c,) OF
course endcavorcd 70 send them word 10 put them on
their guard bat The authorities here refused roundly
ond not in the most courteous either 10 let any
thing go which they had control-not even TO be
q American
danger This refused by Scior Herrera the Admiral
Finally u wss determined 70 send the United states
Strbiing Some difcul,y attempted In the Custom
House about clearing her; hut Messrs. J. NJ Morales
Co who have considerable interest In that depart ment
OF the government here soon removed them. by this
time was three o'clock NJ, and was necessary to
Office world not be open ull four O'Clock r. NJ II was
obtained NJ last snd word 10 The TO kct
ready Something was being done 10 the boilers, which
was finished aud steam was got up This done In
hour and half, and at half past SIX she passed the
MORO, arrived at sand Key Light a quarter past one,
and grcd guns and rockets for pilot. None came,
so boat was sent up Key westa long pull against
wind and ude-,wokc Commodore Strbing, who sent
,oau ,or w1n ssne.ck sons wen, back to bad
Consul here, and much less thanking the messenger
Commodore schenek thanked this messenger, and
heartily.
Al eight A. NJ on the 18th the Columbia started back,
arriving here ct half past four =. NJ.
This morning ths Powhatan Captain Worden arrived
and the gunboai Aries Us outside.
To-day ia I'D anniversary OF the King OF span's birth.
day so ihcte was the national salute this morning and
al again. Frensh man. OF war and the Powhaian
taking part The after was obliged 10 draw all the shot
from her guns TO Ore this salute. The poor SonowaIl
could only hois, the Spanish flag a the fore In silence
There have been many visitors TO the prac OF course
and the ferry company advertised OF their boats
and around her taking passengers at twenty cents
| each, and believe goes again 10 day.
One OF The twelve passengers that the mogcnc landed
In Matanzas was Zach. Davis plot from Galveston.
From Key West learn that the Aries captured brig,
under English colors from the Florida coast for Nassau
WITH cnc hdpdrcd and nine bales Of cotton on board,
$500 900 In specie aud two net on the crew or pas
senger lists aud who refused 70 give their nacs % did
| the captain, or where no was from.