The New York herald., 1850-04-09
OUR cUBAN CORRESPONDENCE.


can Siea,nships
There Is an excitement in this place amongst the
medical faculty, relative to the cholera which has
commenced its ravages in the military hospital
the troops On the LIST instant the average number Of
deaths was from fftecn to eighteen to the sth in
slant, from thirty-hvc to forty-hve.
But the report Of the afternoon Of the 4th instant
says that the above deaths caused solely by
food OF the soldiers having been cooked In some old
copper kettles which had used for some time
BILE formation OF vsrdgris In tho kettles, which had
not been cleaned out before use
Quite number Of daring robberies and murders are
daily occurring which are principally committed BY
the soldiers Several of the dcsperadoes have bsen
and grroted on the spot where the decd had
The steamship Falcon arrived ut 10 A. NJ from New
Orleans, with $50 passengers for Chsgres The steam
ship Ohio at IL NJ. from New York The steamship
Isnbclla at a p. NJ being fairly beaten by the Ohio
which was In her company the night before This
II the second time that have had in harbor four
American steamships Of the first clsss. in company
together, which fAct attracts quite crowd Of os
bsasos.
IMPORTANT FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
We have obtained the following important CONNER
eisl intelligence from Central America, from nes
Of Havana papers received last evening the 4sh In
slant. and which contains local or political ntell
Eenee worth transerbing The Dis,o de 70 Marine OF
the 18th ut gives the following Intelligence received
We have received papers frsm Central America TO
the 9Th February The State Of Salvador, also the
States OF Honduras and Nicaragua In the enjoy
sions Of their Legislatures upon tho adoption Of the
plan proposed BY their respective commissioner for
the formation OF single Independents nation out oI
In Salvador. Don poroted vAseonccios had been re.
elected President, aud had taken ths oath Of ooe be-
In Guatemala, the Of the Mountains stili con-
tinued TO rage The factions, they called suf
fered severe defeat st the end Of January notwith
standing which they still continued commit disor-
ders and atrocities wherever thsy appeared especially
At Qucsalt.nsngo at tho latest date The President
Of the State and General Carrers who had arrived 81
tho capital, accompanied BY large commercial
voy len again In the early part Of February TO go in
BY decree Of the government dated Jan. 10, 1850,
II u deereed that the port of 81 Thomas, Of Guste-
port II register and deposit from tho 18th Of April
amer date u the decree. custom house shall be
estAbshcd At st. Thomas In the form provided BY the
The por, Of label shall be a lessor port
Persons who shall sottlo nj 81 Thomas shall enjoy,
for 10 years, complete exemption from all general
tarstion direct indirect, and shall pay duties
ON articles imported for their use and be only
subject 70 the municipal taxation Of the city.
signed Mariana Psredee, President Pedro N. Ar
risga, Minister
The sams Journal states that the English bark
Ivanhoo had arrived at Hsyans. from London having
ON board the crew of schooner which instantly
sunk BY collision With the IvAnhoc, few days sfer
shs had LETT the Downs. The sunkcn vessel, whose
crew we're safely received on board tho Ivanhoe ~
their vessei sunk was loaded with wheat from
Russian port destined for an Bngsh port
violens south wind blowing into tho bay st
Havana the last days of March which eauailed In
stand ~, we're sunk and the shipping and steamers
we're In great dang~r No vessel dared attempt the
ps.ssss of The bsY during the raging Of the wind Ia
violence extended Into the city and several large trees
the public promenade wore torn up by the roots,
While several promcnsders we're hastily blown OF their
increased and rsg-d nlriousiy. 20 which was added
soon Afterwards, torrent. Of rsn, with thunder aud
lightning such a. The Journalist declares has never be-
fore ben ceualled In the bay Tho ghtning fell upon
some Of ,hs shipping doing soms ls,is damage, and In
the city several houses we're struck.