Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-19
From the .ac@ York Herald Of Saturday srenmg
ARRIVAL OF TIE
STE A M SHIP OHIO.

The steamship OHIO, Captain Schenck arrived at his
port this morning. from New Orleans and Havana.
She l"h Havana The 9Th. aud took boarJ her
pilot yesterday. Z. NJ. at past 4 ocl ok Size has
Therefore, made the from Havana To Sandy Hook in
four days and eight hours, the most exfaDfdlnary
record.
She bring. the remains Of the lanenled Cen Worth,
Col Duncan aud MAJ. Gates
Aiming the passengers In the Obio is the famous Col.
White. lridef nf The Cuba expedition Whilst ut LA
vona he lad guard placed over him by The Captain
General. and permitted To land.
SHE left New Orleans The evening Of the 3ls, with
every prospect m rapid and prosperous fnn home but
u"ing downright clelessness. The part of The pilot
IN attempting 10 bring her at low waer and in TAX
ing her oni a." The regular channel she aground and
remained sixteen huUrs.
Ailet many unsuccessful attempts, she was drawn If
by he ''Pefsan' aud 'letcues," powerful cam
tugs. aud took her departure from the BaIize light, alb
O'Clock. On The evening Of the LIST. aud arrived a-
early he morning Of the 4ih.
lhe deientor caused by getting aground, has coca.
sinhEda delay of than 50 hours IN the time Of her
arrival a. this pr longer Than it would have BEEN had
she proceeded direct llasana where she would ha re
arrived IN tne have et for home on Saturday instead
II Monday
She breugh six hugs e donhl,ons from New Orleans
h Havana. and 100000 specie fregh, for this city
She brought 10 passengers from n. Orleans 10 Haya.
na. and 30 tor New York.
Inc quarahtne restrictions Havana have been abol-
ished upon all vessels coming from ports in the United
States.
The papers publish the diplomatic correspondence be
tween the Cned States and English Governments in r.
gard In the Nicaragua difficulty but no opinion Is express
sod concerning H.
he restrictions upon The press prohibit the expression
Of opinion IN regard TO political matters either foreign "
dnmesc.
The weather was delightfully."- fine hut business of eve
~ description dull. except lleatncas and places OF
amusement.
Havana was rapidly filing up with Americans from
al paris o The United Safes 10 spend the winter, moi
whsaodlng the imposition and petty annoyances prac-
Used To keep uu foreigners.
On the ARRIVAL Of The Ohio at Havana. informatom
was sent 10 tho Captain General, lhal Co White wusa
mung The passengers on board.
Ofders Immediately given TO the Captl in Of the
port. to guide The ship, and not allow Col White 10 90
IN shore.
The order was Promptly executed and a soldier placed
on board for thai purpose but derming il advisable
send On board who would discover and detect
all that going On. the chief Of police. in czen's
Dress set board aud remained until the steamer
left.
During the day, number of American merchants and
other, natives OF The island visited Col Whne and ex
pressed their regret that he should he detained and not
permitted to % onshore at tie time expressed the
belief that The island would later belong 10 The
people Of the United States.
The resi- oi the passengers were permitted 10 90 on
shore, and 90 where they pleased.
The GREATER part Of the native population of the island
are IN favor of becoming annexed the United States
but not through unfair means.