Year: 1865

about half past six O'Clock and Immediately
TO her anchorage, about midway between the Regia
stores and the Alameda Paula In few minutes she
was surrounded by scores Of boats, which emptied
visitors from all sides These, naturally enough,
swarmed all over her and took notes They put their
heads into tho muzzes Of the guns stretched their
necks among the machinery tried 10 measure tho


length OF her tremendous beak looked wonderingy At
ner small arms felt the cordage looked into every hole
even gazed at the cook inawe. All day long, till sundown


esream poured increasing every hour till the num-
pers became so great that many loads had be


fused admission Captain Page and his officers did the
nonor with the utmost courtesy and gave the history Of
their short cruise without hesitation allowing however
no remark to escape them In regard to the future Many
government officials and officers OF the Spanish navy
frigate lying In the bay remarked, 'Ths little vessel
with only three guns is master OF this port and all our


Yesterday she took In COAL and no visitors we're ad
mted To-day 1t is said, she is 70 have some repairs


10 ner tubes and tomorrow or the day


Hut In the meantime ovents are crowding and on
despatched to Key West with the news Of the enemy's
arrival and returned last evening This morning the
came and another United States war vessel
three Monitors ara expected from Key West and ~ many


Viere Hunde snd ds Haa,sn Tod.


Captain Page has great opinion Of his vessel, and
says inner sea boat does not exist In the Bay Of Bis
which the stonewall went through with as much case as
she woud go through smooth water Tho Captain said,
among other things that Commodore Cavens statement
about the affair at Lisbon his estimation entirely
correct FOR tho gallant Commodore had never the slight
est intention Of meeting the Stonewall for which hc
captain Pagc) said he did not blame him In the least
believing that the Niagara could not stand five minutes
before tho StonewaL He added that he waited for the
lisoon-for considerable time, and when he started
finally steamed away very slowly in order to give his
% enemy an opportunity Of overtaking him, which could


Among other reports aoa to-day tho important one
that Mr Minor United States Consul, has asked the
Captain General TO give up tho Stoncwa az pirate
the Captain OF the Powhatan Tho Of the Cap
tain General Sas In the negative and said 10 have
been accompanied by expressions charactezng the de-
mand as absurd II is said the demand accompanied
by threat, to which the Captain General Is said to
have replied that II any such threats repeated he
would put the offending parties In prison If he could ef
feet their arrest do not ask you to believe all this
but may say that have been assured OF its correct



The arrival Of this already famous vessel has caused
moro excitement than have seen In Havana
Ihere are many who suppose her presence will give rss
70 serious complications between Spain and the United
Sates aud in this it would perfectly true TO say
that the wish Is father 10 tho thought not pretend
tons are; but am certain that she can go through
whole neet OF wooden vessels and that no Monitors will
arrive hero in time to meet her In these waters and that
we shall not have Curiosity see battle grafed


intentionally forego any attempt at description of a
vessel that has been often described as to be now
quit, familiar to you and your readers.


Inc only vessels of-war In port the Powhatan and
Jnnata and French frigate, Belone Outside the port
thers is at least one United States steamer