New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-17

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THE HORNET AND THE sPANIARD.
We had hardly dropped anchor heio before a Span
ish naval officer stepped on board to pay the usual
compliments due from one man-of-war to another.
His ship the Pizarro is anchored farther in the bay,
about 400 yards nearer town than we are He mad
scarcely left the ship before Capt. Hudson OF the
Cuban steamer Hornet pulled alongside III ms cutter.
The trim little Hornet after landing her stores on
the Cuban coast is safely mOored in neutral port
where the Spaniard has blockaded her and the pleas
ant pastime of making faces at each others daily car
ried ON. The Hornet. which is without armament rs
afraid 70 90 out She flies the American llag day and
night but her oficersare in imminent and constant
danger Capt Hudson will be remembered as the
one who crossed the Atlantic IN the Red, Nhte, anu
Blue brig-rgged boat 20 feet long, III loo 10 go 10
The Paris Exposition in company with announcer per
son and the dog Fanny, which died on the way HIS
footsteps have been followed constantly ana several
otto,n,.fs bovo been made 10 capture him and take
him aboard the Spanish ship He burst not out Of
,,ic,V of his ship and even while quietly rowing TO
his vessel with the American flag flying he has been
chased bv the PizarrOs boats. lie and his mate
sleep at night with battery ofreyolyers surrounding
them In addition to the personal danger winch
they have had to encounter, there has been much
discomfort and unfrendliness between the Captain
and some of the officers and crew. The Hornets
boiler, are out of repair, and this alone would pre-
vent her escape When her machinery is In cOndi-
ton she can outstrip the Pizarro and probably any
other vessel in the Spanish navy, especially as she
would have q hours start. There is also Spanish
yor-sbip living outside the Gulf, waiting for the
Hornet to make her appearance. Under these cir
cumstsnces, it was very gratifying to Capt. Hudson
TO see this immense fricate slowly steaming in with
the American flag at her mast. for it promised linn
nrotection After an examination of HudsOn'S
papers. Capt Temple assured him Of any protection
which might be necessary, even to boring an IL
inch hole in the water-line of the PZarro. He
said also that he would tow the Hornet outside, or
even to NeW-YOrk, OF he would convoy her. The
captain of the Spanish ship had given notice to the
American Minister here that if the Hornet attempted
to leave he wO1ld capture her There was pros
pect for day two that there might be some eX-
ctement, but it seems now to have died out. The
owners of the Hornet i'm New-York have sent orders
to relieve Capt Hudson, ordering him 10 turn over
the ship This the Captain refuses to do until he
and his crew are paid. He claims that there Is due
about $1,000 which he is responsible for. And thus
matters stand now. An effort il making 70 adjust
the matter and if il is satisfactorily arranged Capt
Temple will take the officers and crew of the Hornet
back to New-Yorll on the Tennessee. These debts
be sold under an execution The Hornets
papers are pronounced by those capable Of Judging
as full and satisfactory She has regular papers
from the Consul at Aspinwa and they have been
pronounced correct by the Consul ut this place and
by the Captain of the Tennessee. Her cargo was
landed at q small town on the coast of Cuba on the
10th of January in small boats, in the almost in
credible time Of four hours. When she had dis
charged her freight she steamed fOrNasau 10 obtain
coal but she was ordered off by the authorities.
She then came TO this port, and has been here since.
Her cargo consisted of the following: 4OO rifles, 800
carbines 200 reyOvers, 20 sailors hOwitzer 100000
cun-caps, $4,000 cartridges, 2G boxes equipments,
boxes medicines, 100 pounds powder 100 packages
clothing horse, and boxes machettes.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CABRN.
March "A letter was yesterday received from
United States Minister Bassctt. saying he had been
informed by the Haytien Government that messen-
ger was waiting on the Haytien lines. who had a
letter from Gen. Cabra to the Commissioners. The
Government said TO The Minister that lIayti, desir
ing to maintain strict neutrality, bad taken the
liberty of stopping the messenger until It could be
asceftained whether the Commission would receive
the letter. rather short note was sent by the Com
msioners ia reply, 10 the elic.t thai if letter was
addressed to them they of course were DESTROYS Of
receiving it, As the lines of Cabral are 80 TO 40 miles
distant rom his capital II IL not PROBABLE the eter
will be received by the Commissioners until to-mor-
low. The letter viii probably determine whether
the Commissioners will be able to Cabra as it is
supposed the communication referred to is III answer
to the one sent to Cabral by Dr. Howe at Azaa.
As the mail to Ncw-York by the City Of Port-au-
Prince closes in few minutes | have only time to
say with reference to a matter which has excited
much discussion, that The Commissioners are already
in possession of incontroyeTtbe evidence that Hayi
aids Cabral actively with men, arms, and supplies.
Cabral has been frequently seen in this city and his
officers come regularly to obtain supplies.