The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-30
Our Havana Correspondence.

HAvArA, Sept. i, lSae.
The Excitement in Military Preparution TO RepS
Inrason &c &c.
The last English steamer from Vera Crus and Cat
fitting out at that place destined for this island since
then the authorities have been the g,s and the
Captain General Immediately dispatched two regi-
ments Of infantry together with several Of
dragons. for Nuevtas aud Puerto Principe 1t being
understood that Nusvitas would be the point Of dis
emharkation Of the expedition from Cat Island; Two
merchant steamers accomps pied by Of brig
and schooner. took the infantry the Dragons vent
by land Two days after the arrival or the news from
Mobile accounts from the Interior Of the island stated
that the regiment Of Cantabria stationed At Puerto
Principe had been bought and had made . pronun-
ciomenfo In favor OF Lopez liberty and annexation.
The excitement for few days was vsry great The
Captain General has plenty Of spies in all parts Of tho
city and IL Ia very dangerous TO express opinion
about the matter. however II the accounts W. have
received by private sources are true that 10 900 mn
will leave different parts Of the States the troops will
have hard work Tho Spanisrds In their usual brsgs-
docio say that 1000 ~ their will bs suf-
Gcient dartroy ten thousand If those American pt
rates and vsgsbonds who coming here hut ALL he
foreigners who know how to appreciate tho vsius OF
SpaDish vsr and braaadocio OF opinion that i've
thousand Americans With good officers could take the
Island
officer sli the Island the coast, st distance
Of fourteen miles fom another In order " stop
iLsrp from good authority that the authorities are
convinced that Lopez Is coming with this expo
ofcers and particularly so with the Crso,es the
south ride OF tn. island they drtermoed 60 give
the bud They OF opinion that the money for this
expeditions bss been furnished from the interior OF the
island. "a all CIRCLES there are for annexation
few days since the Csptan General cited the bro
Their II young Arsiets who Il now in New York. and
told him to write To his brother at New York that he
had bitter stay there, for should he return here and
be caught he would have him shot
The man Iuan Garcia Rsy, abducted some time
since from New Orleans. WAS delivered up tn the Ame-
ricsn Consul and returned 10 New Orleans in the brig
Salvatore
Business Is very dull and money very scarce In con-
sequence Of this revolutionary movement. The wea-
Their IL excessively hot but the OF yellow fever
are decreasing. will write you agsia in few days,
giving you full Information Of all that transpres
In the meantime remain, truly. ACORN
N he celebrated Belgian trumpsters who have
been here . short time, consi.uog OF Meert Goxls,
Bsuman, ard Hittmey.r, have offered their services
the Captain General to join tho regiments on the
touth tide and have been accspted. .rf
From HAvArA-By the schr Merchant, arrived yes
10th mat received regular tiles OF havana pc
We make the following extracts from our Havs-
fFrom the Gaceta Of the 18th instl
The Fanai q, Puerto Principe az the 4rh lost says
Our reader. win by the ION Of ths Prssdsnt
Of the United sates. which we publish this morning,
that expedition he's been gotten up In that republic
for the of taking this bland by coup de ~sn
Fortunately his Exc,llebcy tho Captain Genera has
had timely pe,ice Through our Consuls the United
Siat.s; and although tos expedition appears to be
composed Of only handful " he rs, taken the
meet expeditions means to neu,raize the insne pro-
ect Of there sssasps sbsud they attempt TO approach
our coastf-hAviig ordered u sufficient Dumosr OF
troops. NJ der Gen Castro, TO garrison the principal
points be norih and south 81 the bland Wsdnuot
that the vigilance II the Captain General will put
stop 20 tbis thing ~bich other sse might be fatal To
the tranquility 81 the bland.
There had b. en- 3ss Of yellow fever, aud 81
DEATHS, during tho month OF August In the Hsvana-
In the Of the island month 234 aud IL
de aths
A suspension bridge IL about to he constructed
the river San Juan, from MstAnEss to Pueblo
Nuevo.