The republic., 1851-04-11
From Havana.
Correspondence Of the NssO York Erpress.]

HAVANA, March 81, 1851.
Since my last, thousand rumors have been
aoat Of the disafection Of the troops in the inte
rior of arrests of the expected invasion, &C., &c.
am satisfied that there have been arrests made
that may be attributed to political motives. As tc
the disaftecton among tho troops in the interior
not much can be said, but here the troops are
faithful.
And now for the "invasion.' II is known in
town, and. in fact, all over the island, that tho
captain general has informed Commodore Par
lying at anchor in harbor that he had received
positive information that Lopez & Co. would make
descent upon this island within thirty days; and
az about fifteen days have elapsed since the cap
tain n-general received this news, we may soon be
on the look. out for the ''piratcs." They are said
to number from two thousand TO two thousand five
hundred. The captain general very unwisey made
this statement to Commodore Parker and officers
publicly, and the consequence is that the whole
island 10 In great state Of excitement and alarm
That the captain general has received this nfor-
nation there can be no doubt, but we doubt its
| correctness; the captain-general, however, un-
doubedly places full reliance on the correctness
the information. from the fact that he has request
ed the captain Of the French war steamer "Moga-
DOR" who was about leaving this port, to oblige
him by remaining few days longer. II may be
true that party on It's way to invade this island
and it may effect landing; but there is no one
sanguine as to believe that such an invasion will
be successful. By the next steamer, perhaps,
shall be able to give you moro definite account Of
this affair.
Fires in the cane fields have been very frequent
during the late dry and windy weather, and some
drops have been entirely destroyed
Tht Hon. Henry Clay is still here. He has made
excursion to the country, in the company OF DR..
Mercer, of New Orleans, and several gentlemen
residents Of Havana, and has received marked at
tentions from the captain general and other Of the
authorities of Havana He will leave for New Or
leans, in the steamer Ohio, ON the Sd proximo.
The theatre and other places of amusement are
closed, and, with the exception Of grand mask-
ball, given in the Tacon theatre, few evenings
since, for the benefit of the Catalonan Benevolent
Society, nothing of notc In the way Of diversions,
has taken place. The nett proceeds Of the ball
amounted to about Eve thousand nine hundred
dollars.
Allow me TO correct one of the errors Of the Ha-
vana correspondent of New York paper. lie
says that vessels not permitted to enter this port
correct. Vessels can enter at any hour, but can
not leave the port without special permission be-
tween sunset and sunrise.
Our market for clayed sugars is decidedly firm
err and is active at the following prices: Cucuru-
chcs, Al rs.; ordinary to middiing yellows, s,
RS; 6ne to foritc 81 u re-; whites, 81 10 rs
Muscovados are not much inquired for, and have
declined to . s 70. Molasses IL plenty at ! Il
re-. per .es; aonSSy asaas per gallon. Coffee il
Boards $22a $26; hoops $a4 a Gas; molasscs
So SO; lard $l2 rs in brls., and $l3 so in kegs.
European frcights have declined to E2 lds. sd. q
| E3. Small class vcsscls, TO load molasscs, are
wanted at 50 25 . 50 so. per hhd.; do. for sugaI
at 81 so 81 rs per box for the United States.
Exchange II down again, and large sales have
| been made on New York at q 4. per cent. dis
count. London a u per cent premium.