American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-25
From He Ne,o Fork Tribune Of yesterday afternoon.
LATER FROM HAVANA.

| arrspdt Of the OHIO actM 5000, 600 IN Gold dust
Ramors Of Inoasioa.
The United States mail steamship Ohio, Cap
tain Schenck commanding, arrived this morn
ing from New Orleans and Havana. The Ohio
crossed the bar (at the Bailey at four and
half, p. M, on the 10Th instant, and arrived at
Havana at four, p. M, on the 18th-making
the passage in forty-seven hours and half
The steamer Falcon sailed from New Orleans
ON the 18TH and the Georgia for Chagres on
the 10th.
| The most intense excitement prevails at Ha-
vana with regard to another invasion, and so
confidently is it expected, that the troops for
the past week have been ordered to sleep on
their arms, and be ready for marching at q mo-
ment's warning. The vessels Of war in port
have been ordered to be ready for action. 1t
was currently reported in Havana and generally
believed, that the cause of the detention of the
Ohio on her present trip from New Orleans to
Havana was to bring out an invading force and
SO great was the excitement on her arrival that
hundreds Of people were waiting on the mole to
catch sight of the expected troops. But, ap-
parently, great was their disappointment, as
she passed along quietly as usual to her moor
ings, without the least demonstration of hos
tility towards the timid Habaneros
The Ohio left Havana on the 10Th. She
brings 200 passengers, 100000 in gold dust,
and $50, 900 in specie on freight.
AMERICAN STEAMERS AT HAvANA-RUMoRs
AND RENooNTREs. --HaDana, April 18.-Messrs.
Greeley & McElrath: The steamers Falcon and
Georgia, which entered port within few min
utes of each other, on the morning of the 18th,
from Chagres and New York, have been some
what incommoded the past night in not being
permitted to transfer provisions from one yes
oa tn ha ot Vwo IF or hoo+c nod
last night, in the contraband intercourse with
each other, but have been released this morn
ing, after taking an inventory of the duty-pay-
able goods on board, with the understanding
that Drake, Brothers & Co. would pay up the
fine that would be imposed
/ should mention the report made by passen-
gers on board of the Falcon, in relation to the
call made upon her, off the coast of Cuba, by
Spanish steamer of war, to show her flag, pre-
coded by two shotted discharges across her
bows. The Falcon being as well known to all
who wear the Spanish naval button as any old
dragon that has haunted these waters for years.
paid no attention to the demand so made, but
loaded her pieces to prepare to receive boats
should they be sent to board her. She proba-
bly, displayed her colors.
The Spanish brig Lola arrived yesterday
about IL o'clock, bound from New Orleans to
Barcelona, called three days from the Balize) to
report to the Captain-Genera that when she
came out of the Mississippi, having left the city
of New Orleans two days subsequent to the
Ohio, she left that steamer at anchor in the
mouth of the river; and the inference obtains
that she was there to receive pirates on board
The captain will not win his ribbon this time
for his gratuitous labor of loyalty, for few
moments after the interview with the authori-
ties the Ohio was telegraphed from the Moro.
Q. U. o.
RUMoRED CUBAN EXPEDITION FROM, THIS
PoRT.-The u S. Marshal yesterday received
intelligence that a packet ship had been char
tered by certain individuals interested in the
invasion of Cuba, and secretly fitted out with
implements of war, and taken down the bay,
where she was anchored, awaiting the arrival
of several hundred men. The Marshal had the
steamer John Bell chartered, and kept in readi-
ness at Pier No. i, North river. In the mean
time, Mr.. Tallmadge called upon the Chief of
Police to furnish force Of his men to aid and
assist the United States authorities. All ar
rangements being consummated, they boarded
the steamer John Bell, which steamed towards
Governors Island, but turned up the East river,
and went alongside of u. s. revenue cutter,
which was made fast, and sailed down the bay
in search of the craft suspected. The Marshal
and his force remained down the bay until this
morning, to watch the vessel and such persons
as were expected to be conveyed to the craft at
different hours of the nj ght.
Boat RAoE-JENNY LIND Wheeling, Apra
23-The steamboat race between the Pittsburg
and Cincinnati packets Buckeye State" and
Messenger" came off to-day. They started
from Cincinnati at 10 o'clock and 40 minutes
this morning, the Messenger taking the start
three lengths ahead of the Buckeye At Mays
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