The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-29

Havana.
Correspondence of the Hersld.l

lIoiiShIonoeaiCt VI tne iierbla.l
HAVANA, May Is, 1874.
Il Small Dish of Gossip icith Cold Sauce plots and
the 86ottiontsts-Iheir Folly.
DEAN SIR The Engliah steamer for Vera Cruz,
sailed IIth inst, with from 60 to 10 passengers,
Foreigners of color) From many remaining who
were included in the number liable to be cent away
it is presumed thai the measure has been abandon.
ed or delayed.
The Spanish dramatic company have opened tt
good houso-tfc critics have deferred discussing
their merits until they become more accustom
ed TO strange audience. They have brought
some National dancers,' Ga corps de ballet being
unknown among the Spanards,) and comic singers
something in the Sam Weller style, who have sue
ceeded wonderfully Our rival musical societies, the
SanrCecelia OF Havana, composing the atisiocracy
OF our city, are music mad; not satisfied with CIV.
Ing concerts, they have htted up their splendid
| rooms as Theatre, with new scenery, splendid
decorations, dresses, NC, &c, and have sung
themselves into raptures, performing "ltaliaf
Operas" the parts sustained by their own mem
bers and according to the criticism of the day
the Malibrans, Garcias, Angrasinis, NC, could'n
hold a candle to them.
there having been but slight fail of rain in the ciy
though in the Interior It has rained more abun-
dainty. The destruction from the drought and
heat has been, and Is, very severe streams and
cattle dying from want of water and fodder; and
from the extreme drought and heat, the sugar cane
and buildings, on some estates, have been set on
fire and destroyed.
arrests are still made, but, | said before, none
have been executed, though very large number
are In prison and being tried. II Is somewhat sin
gutar hataboftionis processing christianity,
should take such strange way OF practising II, by
encouraging the slaves 10 rise against their owners,
and endeayort 10 achieve their freedom by the most
Internal ameans ever resorted 10; murder, arson.
poison, rape, Nc, &c, being among the measures
recommended As an American CT the Northern
states, am opposed 10 slavery in any shape, but
cannot help expressing my surprise, that any man
or body OF men could have the arrogance to in,
uude themselves IN a country with whose laws,
manners, and language, they are totally unaequaint-
ed, and endeavor to teach their visionary specnia-
tons TO a horde of ANIMALS; tor the negro, when he
arriveshere is In ms uncvilzed state, but In one
degree (he power of specify removed from the
brute ] would recommend to those gentlemen IL
reserve their sympathles for those home and
more deserving OF II, and leave the negfo and his
three meals and or hours work day, and who
laughs at what he can't comprehend, and who, III
case they should ever succeed, would make THEN
bcnrtactors their first victims l cannot cOmpre-
head such maudelin sympathles. Whoever wishes
10 understand the exact position OF slave on the
Island OF Cuba his rights, privileges Ne car
satisfy themselves in that respect at any time, by
perusal of the book called " FL Bando del Buen
Gorerno," wherein the relative position Of master
and slave IS explicitly Defined and any person open
to conviction, will be convinced that all those tales
OF horrible cruel,ies, shocking barbarnes, affect
ing history, NC, Ne, are the productions OF an
iIIlterate set OF pedlars, Of the Joe Smith and
Brother Miller school.
In making these observations, am not led
by amy preludices, sympathes, nor any sectional
national feeling. AS citizen OF the world, EN-
deavor to view every thing that may come before
| me IN cool aud dspasssona,e manner, " nothing
exaggeraie, or anght set down Ia malice" In
ano her letter have communication TO make re-
specing regulation made some years since IL
regard TO American saos-it obliges them, If they
| come shore, to board and lodge al one house
and suffer- IT Is said, every imposition that the land
lord may choose to heap upon them As ] am
matter OF fact all my business affairs, Shall iiHd
whether the statements which have been made to
me are true or not before l make my communica-
ton.