New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-15

The following dispatches have been received at
the state department from the consulate general
OF the United States
HAVANA, July %, 1865.
Hon VIM. a. Seward, Secretary of State Washington, Dc
Str-Under the royal order of 18th of July, l849,
foreign built sailing ships of upwards 400 tons and
IRON steamers could be introduced into the Span
lsh dominons, and wear the flag of Spain, pro-
Vided they were wholly ordered by subjects of
that nation. BY another royal order, published in
the Havana official Gazette, by the admiral COM
manding H. @. MS naval station and forces there,
the acquisition and placing under the Spanish flag
of foreign built sailing vessels, not exceeding 100
tons Spanish measurement, side-wheel steamers,
wood, drawing not over seven Spanish feet and
screw vessels, wood, of a draft not exceeding
eight Spanish feet, is made lawful, with the ex-
press prOvisO, however, that such vessels must be
wholly owned by Spanish subjects, be used solely
in the coasting trade, and shall never be cleared
or dispatched for any other trade. The payment
of the royal dues must, of course, precede the
change of flag.
1 accompany copy of the document referred
to, and have the honor to be, sir, with profound
respect Your obedlent servant
THos. SAVAGE, V. G. G. u
Translation
Vt. ADMIRALTY OF THE NAVAL STATION HAVANA,
2' Navy Department, Naval Registry Office, )
Ereelent Sri address the following this day
to the minister of war and the colonies:
" Sir-I have informed the queen-whom God
preserve-of writ issued by this department in
accordance with the DEGREES of royal order OF
the 10th Of July last from the department Of war
and colonies in reference to the propriety OF re.
pealng the existing laws prohibiting the ihtfo9uc-
ton of foreign vessels of less than 700 tons into
the Peninsula and its foreign possessions. her
majesty has considered it, and having deighed 10
hear the opinion Of the council Of state upon IT, as
well as the reports of the consulting and directing
committees of the navy, conforming with the
opinions of the council of ministers, has been
pleased to decree that as the law of the 18th of
July, 1849, allowed the purchase of sailing vessels
of over 400 tons and Of iron steamers used for the
Cuba without detriment to other vessels,
it is allowed to introduce foreign sailing
vessels of less than 100 tons, and wooden
side wheel steamers drawing seven feet, Spanish
measure and steam prOpellers drawing eight feet,
provided they pay the tonnage dues required on
the change Of flag and becoming Spanish pro
perry, according to article of the registry law
Offices taking care that no foreigners have an
interest in them, and the purchasers give security
not to sell an interest the whole to any not
a Spaniard or naturaIized citizen, in accordance
with article 7, re-established by the third rule OF
article 4, Of the law Of November /, 1857; and
that said vessels be registered in the second class
as coasters for the Island of Cuba and Porto
Rico, to which they shall be confined and not
permitted to sail abroad under any cOnsdera
ton.
This ] communicate to you by royal order fol
your information, and in answer to your Commu
nication above quoted, which | also transmit tC
you by the same royal order for the purposes
therein expressed; and this is ordered to be pub
lished by order of the commander Of this nava
station for the information of whom it may con
Germ, that no one may allege ignorance of the
decree. ADoLFE NAyARRITE
Havana July H. 1866