The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-26

arrival Of the Ohio sOiA $500 900 in Gold Dust
Rumors Of Iavasion
The United States mail steamship Ohio, Capt Schenck
commanding, arrived this morning from New Orleans and
Havana The Ohio crossed the bar (st the Balize) al
half past FOUR p M on the 10th instant and arrived al
Havana at four M on the lSthomaking tle Passage
sailed from New Orleans on the 18th, and the Georgia
Tor Chagres on the 10Th.
The intense excitement prevails at Havana with
regard TO another invasion and 50 confidently II ex
peced that the troops for the past week have been or
deTed TO sleep their and be ready for marching
al moments warning The vessels-o OF war in port have
reported IN Havana, and generally believed that the
cause OF the detention OF the Ohio on her present trip
from New Orleans 10 Havana was TO bring on, nya
ding force and 20 great the excitement on her
rival that hundreds OF people were waiting on the mole
to catch sight OF the expected troops But apparently
great, was their disappointment as she passed along
quietly usual, TO her moorngs, without the least dem
onstraon OF hostility towards the timid Habaneros.
The Ohio left Havana on the 10th. She brings 200
passengers, 100000 in gold dust and $4,000 in specie
on freight
AMERICAN STEAMERS AT HAvANA--The steamers
Falcon and Georgia which entered port, within few
minutes Of each other, the morning OF the nth, from
Chagres and New York. have been somewhat incom-
NODDED the past night, in not being permitted 10 transfer
provisions from one vessel to the other Two OF then
boats seized last night in the contraband intercourse
with each other, but have been released this morning
after taking an inventory OF the duiypayable goods or
board, with the understanding that Drake, Brothers, &
| should mention the report made by passengers Oh
board of the Falcon, in relation to the call made upon
her, oil the coast OF Cuba BY Spanish steamer oi war
to show her flag, preceded by two shoted discharges
all who the Spanish naval button any old dragon
that has haunted these waters for years, paid atten
ton the demand made, but loaded her pieces to pre-
pare to receive boats should they be sent 10 board her
She probably displayed her colors.
The. Spanish brig Lola arrived yesterday about II
o'clock bound from New Orleans to Barcelona caeC
(ihree days from the BaSe) to report to the Captain Gen
eral that wien she out OF the Mississpp-havne
Ohioshe left that steamer at anchor in the mouth OF tn
river and the inference obtains that she there
ceive pirates board. The captain will not win hi
rband this time for his grauitous labor OF loyalty for
few moments after the interview with the authorities, tn
! Ohio was telegraphed from the Moro
| HAVANA, April Is q. U. o.
| RUMoRED CUBAN EXPEDITION FROM THIS poRT.--Th
United States marshal yesterday received intelligence tina
packet ship had been chartered by certain individual
interested in the invasion OF Cuba and secretly htted GU
with implements of and tax en down the bay, wher
she was anchored, awaiting the arrival OF several hun
dred men, The marshal had the steamer John Bell char
tered and kept in readiness pier No. L, North
of police to furnish force Of his TO aid and assis
the United States authorities All arrangements bein
consunmated, they boarded the steamer John Bel whc
steamed towards Governors Island, but turned up tn
East river, and went alongside of United States revenu
cutter, which made FAST and sailed down the bay
search of the craft suspected The marshal and hi
force remained down the bay until this morning, 10 waite
the vessel and such persons were expected to be
veyed to the craft at different hours OF the night.