New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-09

ana crew We're passing by on the way to
the execution.
The deienses OF Santiago de Cuba are a
castle at the entrance, some old works.
containing thirty guns-ten, eight and six
inch, by report-only eight guns can be
seen-Esteila battery OF five six-inch guns;
Catalina one gun. Westward of the en-
trance there is one mile of water batteries:
Bancho battery has eight guns. One shin
could silence the gunboats in an hour.
while another ship engages the forts
G. S. SCOTT. Rear Admiral.
The order OF DeRodas alluded to by Com
mander Braine is that issued July, 1869.
which Is continued in force and contains the
following articles:
'The transportation of individuals
for the service of the insurrection
Is much more grave than that of
contraband articles, and will be con-
sidered as decidedly hostile and be
proceeded against in such case as an en-
emy. II the individuals to which the pre-
cedlng article refers come armed they will
aHord proof intact of their intentions and
will be tried as pirates the same as the crew
OF the vessel
The PeriIs of the Kansas.
LocKPoRr. n. Y, December s.-Tbe
Journal publishes letter from Commander
Alien v. Reed, of the Kansas, to his father
In this city. The following is an extract:
II expected to be at Santiago de Cuba
before this, but week ago tonight, in the
Gulf Stream. we took gale which lasted
us four days, and at most we had nothing
TO DO Dut cut and run. The sea was run
ming so high that we could not keep near our
course, and had to let the ship run before
1t until the storm had expended its force.
"This took four DAYS At the end it.
when we could with safety haul to the
south. we were upward of $50 miles to the
northward and eastward of this place, and
this being in the direct line, and as | did
not have coal enough to reach Cuba took
the responsib bility of stopping here to fill up.
81 do not knew how the department. will
look at it, but undoubtedly they will be
much disappointed. The Kansas has not
fulfilled her mission, but it does not seem
that it could have been avoided. ran off
only to secure the safety of the ship, and l
believe the officers here think it was the
only thing to do under the circumstances.
we had pretty tough and dIsagreable
time. The ship was considerable of strained,
though not injured, that know Of We
had good many small accidents. and all of
our Doats, except one, were I'M ured. MY
gig, which | thought so much of, was
wrenched and strained so that it was put out
OF shape permanently.
lone sea broke over the poop Of the YES.
sci, unshipping the cabin skylight and
AootihS " couple VI DdrfelS OF salG water
down on my new and elegant carpet. The
officers of the ward room had it worse than
did, having had all of their clothing and
bedding wet. The crew have behaved
splendidly ever since we have been at sea,
and have never seen new crew get along
so WELL
"Eighty-five of the 120 are entirely new,
and there has not been a case of drunken
ness. l think we will have smart ship if
can ppr a LITTLE time train fha
We shall leave Bermuda at P. NJ Novem-
ber "a. This letter will go by British
gunboat to Halifax
The above letter is dated on board the
United States steamship Kansas, Bermuda
Islands, November 80.