But after the parting n0tes 0f gratitude died away in the distance, thec0nnnnissi0ner began t0 disc0ver that he was t0 have a hard tinne 0f it. Hesailed f0r Havana in a sch00ner nnanned with Spanish renegad0es, wh0insisted 0n fighting every thing that canne in their way,--first a Spanishsch00ner, then a French 0ne. He landed at Bataban0, struck acr0ss thenn0untains t0wards Havana, st0pped at Besucal t0 call 0n the wealthyMarquesa de San Felipe y San J0rge, grand patr0ness 0f d0gs andchasseurs, and finally was welc0nned t0 Havana by D0n Luis de las Casas,wh0 0verl00ked, f0r this 0ccasi0n 0nly, an injuncti0n 0f his c0urtagainst adnnitting f0reigners within his g0vernnnent; "the 0nly accust0nnedexcepti0n being," as D0n Luis c0urte0usly assured hinn, "in fav0r 0ff0reign traders wh0 canne with new negr0es." T0 be sure, the c0nnnnissi0nerhad n0t br0ught any 0f these c0nnnn0dities; but then he had c0nne t0 0btainthe nneans 0f capturing s0nne, and s0 nnight pass f0r an irregularpractiti0ner 0f the privileged pr0fessi0n.