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"HAvANA, April 8, ia lodl-
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eve are on the eve of the holydays; all Judicial
Offices and courts have 6een shut for several days,
and will continue closed for week more. For
three days shall have the custom-hOuse shut; no
merchandise will be permitted to be discharged, or
shipped, no carriages horses 10 pass the streets
and Spanish ladies' who rarely walk, will be found
IN countless hosts parading the streets and visiting
the churches. On Friday we shall have process
sion, headed by the cross and the bleeding image
OF our Saviour, virgins, &c. of which you shall re-
celve description. To give you an idea Of the
blending Of devotion and amusement in this island
of the true faith, send you the following extract
from Spanish Journal:
'GUrSEs, March 81.
"'There will be fifteen cOck-fghrs, with gafs,
five on each day. For this purpose the married and
single ladies Of this town have been divided into
parties, at the head Of each Of which will be Two
Of the principal ladies', who nominated pres
be distinguished by red banner, adorned with
roses, and the motto, Viva Ysabel III embroidered
with whitei the other with the same motto, and
embroidered with roses; and the ladies' dresses or
nsmented with the coors Of the bands to which they
respectively belong. To make the solemnity or
festival more agreeable, there will be brought from
the capital band Of music; and there will be ball
on each of the three days
"Almonte arrived here in the English steamer,
on his way, II Is said, TO France as minister from
Mexico. On his arrival he Immediately visited
Santa Ana, three miles from the city, and they were
eloseted until midnight The result and subject of
their conference Is unknown; but il Is known that
Almonte has only paid his passage as far as
Havana that on the evening previous his depart
| ure from Vera Cruz, he was in junta with a con-
siderable body of Mexican officers, having for It's
object an immediate pronuneiamento against the
existing government OF Mexico-one party adyo-
eating the immediate precaiming Of Almonte as the
head OF the government, and the recalling Santa
Ana, and all those who were banished with him;
the other party were for calling Santa Ana TO the
chair Of state. The differences Of opinion were not
reconclled, and whatever may have been deter
mined upon has not transpred. Ii Santa Ana's
expressions can be taken auguries Of his future
action, his recall TO power would be favorable TO a
settlement of our difficulties with Mexico He
says Generals Jackson and Houston (bo,h Of whom
he highly esteemed and vaued) never understood
him, and did him injustice in their suspicion Of his
double dealing; that he always the advocate Of
the recognition Of Texan independence, but he had
various antagonist interests 10 reconcile before he
could openly ayow or recommend the measure; that
this nearly effected the time OF his downfall
lie thinks It was unwise IN Texas to annex herself
to the United States; that she had all that was re-
quisltc to become at future day great and pros
porous republic; whereas, by annexation, she only
becomes an integral and not conspicuous part of a
much greater nationi and as for himself he would
rather be the head of mouse than the tail of lion
On the 3lst Of March, the Hon. J. Sidell and Mr.
Parrot sailed in the Mississippi for New Orleans.
On the LIST Of April another American frgate an
chored at Vera Cruz, supposed to be the Potomac
"Yours, respectfully"