The New York herald., 1869-06-21
JAMAICA.
The steamer Mount YernOn-Loss OF British
Bark William Notwithstanding of "a
British Schooner by "A Spanish Cruiser--The
Perit Expedition.


Perit Expedition.
KINGSTON, June 5, 1869.
The disclosures OF the HERALD regarding the sale
of the American steamer Mount Vernon, now the
British steamer Clara Helena, has created quite a
sensation In this city, and the Commodore, in a
letter to her new owners. with some significance,
gives them to understand that when they require
aud in fitting out steamers for revolutionary under
takin gs they must apply elsewhere than to him. II
seems that when being fitted out no machine Oil
could be found for the vessel. and application was
made to the Commodore Tor temporary supply,
which he readily granted, supposing she was to be
used island coaster Nor was he undeeeived
until the real facts appeared in the HERALD and had
come back here.
The Spanish steamer Trlunfo, which arrived here
yesterday from Havana via Santiago de Cuba har
on board Captain Murdoch and the crew OF the
British bark William Wheaty, oil Marysport which,
In her voyage between st. Thomas and Santiago de
Cuba In ballast, was wrecked II the southeast coast,
about eight O'Clock the evening OF the 7th of May.
Tue vessel, missing stays, struck upon rock and
became total wreck. No lives lost. she was the
property OF Messrs. Hobson IL Co. The crew were
sent on TO this island by MI. f. w. kamsden, her
dWestyis 3 Consul AT Santiago, and proceed TO Eng
land on Wednesday Dy the steamer Neya.
Great efforts are being made by the spanish au-
thorue5 TO induce the caplaln and crew ol the Br
tsh sclo Jner Helen 10 muuny nelr declaration con-
corning the recent outrage tnat vessel whie car
rying man from Kingston Tor the British Post Or
flee at santiago de Cuoa. 1t would appear that
while some IN les or the Cuban coast the Helen as
sighted by Tile spanish steamer Barcelona and Or
dereJ TO 'he tor While a boat was lowered ana
eight Spanish officers armed with reyolyer5, board
ed her, and one In advance, presenting MS pistol
directed The captain to produce ms papers and snow
waat he mad on board. The other officers ScouIe1
the ships hold fne affair nayln5 been represented
10 the Bltsh consul General at Havana and to the
Commodore at Port Royal, acton Is being taken IN
the matter and explanations have been demanded
oil General pulce. Thus lar the efforts OF Captain
Cacho, OF the Barcelona, who is now here. nave
been unsuccessful, tue crew are aighly lncenSed
at the manner IN which tney were treated, and re-
fuse make any declaration other than the truthful
one.
The United States steamer Perit. which arrived
here the other day a mysterious mission from
New York via some port IN cuba, landed body or
tlbusters peninsula formed by tue pay Oh Nipe
aud Barre5 on the north cOast; but whne landing a
large quantity ol arms She sighted Spanish gun-
boat discontinued discharglng and proceeded on TO
jamaica, Where she took III cargo aud Passengers
for York, lor which port she cleared. but again
continued on ner way. IL Is now known that these
nliOusters eDcamped ut the entraAce OF the Bay OF
Nipe, and on the L1tl Of May, while the spanish
steamer Guantanamo was enLering Mayor Win sup
plies, tney fired upon her with cannons; but she
escaped aAd gave Idor nation 60 the garrison when
a detachment OF troops and vo ulteers left to at
tack them. fney were surprised, and several pieces
OF tler artillery captured out they Afterwards
rallied retoOk what tney nad lost ana whipped the
opaniards bady The oaiy spanish oi1cer lett wnea
the encounter was oYer, beng moulted, hurried
back TO the garrison 60 give Information that the
troops were coming. The latter LOST over hai Their
number ia the encounter. \ stronger party was
then sent out, and ON approaching the hiiDusters
was met by discharge OF canister ana grape when
the volunteers Ia part composing it took 10 their
heels leaving the troops 10 themselves, ana they,
too, soon alter retreated. thlrd attempt was
made, with still larger force under Geleral Bu-
ceta, the san Domingo hyena, bat TOO late as the
expedltonls,s had gone to the interior.