The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-23

Cuba News and Cuba Correspondence.
We have received. by the steamship Ohio, some
rather startling intelligence, from public and pri-
,ate sources. BY private letter, We are Informed
that on the 18th bakers dozen" OF arrests were
made in Havana, charged with having received
proclamations Of Lopez, Sc OF these prisoners, it
il said some five six sent to Spain, by the
mail steamer Of the 10th the rest, including Ban
bara, the chief, being confined in the Moro. We
are also informed Of intent at invasion, during
this month, by Lopez and company; but that it
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two or three months and, also, that a New Or
leans banker furnishes to the expedition $780,
Oc0, for which he is to receive $3.50 900 from the
evolutionary government, ii successful, premium
Of $4,000.
Now, nil this would be very important and very
startling information if il were true in any impor
tant particular. Considerable experience, however,
casts it into dsrepute All these items of new in
yasion are doubtless gross exaggerations and fal-i
fcatons, originating with Lopez or his emissarics.
1t is the system which they have pursued for the
last two years. it is the secret Of their subsistence
They have contrived, by such means, to gull few
crcdulous out Of their sympathy and their
money, and some misguided adventures to their
graves; but they have accomplished nothing to
justify any present alarm.
The idea that New Orleans banker would be
silly enough, after the affair Of Car!enas, to al
vance Lopez any sum Of money, upon any terms,
for another such expedition, is perfectly absurd;
and the idea that any force be mustered by Lo-
PEI, within two or three months, or twelve months,
sufficient to induce him to make another descent
upon Cuba, is equally preposterous. Never was the
island in Il better defensive position. She has a
popular Captain General, with regular land force
Of $4,000 men, in constant readiness for action. and
nayal force Of three Spanish steamers and seven
eight sailing vessels, guarding the coast. In ad-
dtion TO this, there is no question that the sympa-
thies of the British and French are against the
scheme of Lopez, and all expeditions Of that sort.
If il should ever become necessary, the cooperation
of the French and English forces, with those Of
Spain, for the integrity of her possession,
would, doubt, be brought into immediate
requsition. Nor would our own government
remain idle neutral in the meantime. That
the people OF Cuba are desirous of some re-
forms in the affairs Of the island, we do not doubt
The substantial creoes--the producers Of the i'm
mense resources of coffee, sugar, and tobacco, ior
which Cuba is 50 justly celcbratci-dcsire reforms
for the benefit of commerce and the promotion Of
the Captain General has the good sense to perceive
their necessity. The younger and irresponsible
creoles are, doubtless, extent. infected with
more extrayagant notions. But, altogether, we APP
pr,hend that at this time the government Of spain
is nowhere more secure than in the island Of Cuba
Much Of the recent revolutionary information
from our own correspondents, has, doubtlcss,
originated with designing emis,ares. or from
the crazy imaginings of thriftless Adventures.
some Of our latest letters from Havana are pretty
well filed With such fanciful exaggcrations and
are only valuable for their commercial information.
We have had too much Of Lopez and his projected
inyasion to place the slightest credcnce in any re-
ports coming from that quarter
With respect to the recent trials of General Hen
derson and Governor Qnitnan, and their results,
they are just what was expected. These gentlemen
had not fully violated the law, and were acquitted
No moreno less. General Henderson m ght JUL ~
well have been indicted for contracting to furnish
the invading steamers with coal, wood and water
An important refugee, however. has been suffered
to escape the full force Of the law. That man is
Lopez. Whether the iault Is with Mr. lIunton. or
with the Secretary Of state, they have suffered
Lopez TO pass upon too fin.y an examination. 1Ii-
speech on his escape TO savannah enough 10
convict him. There wa no Lack of evidence and
ifthe government had only dealt with him n did
the administration Of Van Bur,n with Mae
kenzie. We should probably have heard no more Of
new schemes for the invasion Of Cuba. 1t is TO be
regretted that TIL. done for even these false
reports enanating from such source, are calcu-
lated to embarra.- to some extent, the operations
Of the local busncss and the 81 tho island.
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We give, In another column, an account of the
reception Of the Legislature Of this state by the
corporation Of thi, city. yesterday; their visiting
the "institutens' in four-horsc cmnibusses in
GLIDING the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, the High
Bridge, al Harlem; the Lower Reservoir, the House
Of Refuge, and other places; and tomorrow shall
give n report Of the dinner at the Actor House.
This dinner wa II curious afair--n fact, the visit
Of the Legislature to this metropolis was ia every
respect. curious movement. u was curious be-
causc il the fret time that cur legislators. Is l
Legislature, visited New York city; Il was curious
because il hsrppenei tha, William ". seward was
in New York nj tho time 81 this r,-HH.3a between
New York city AMI the rural dist-icts;" K we
curious. because, considering the position which
the city Of New York holt. tia. NJ. ~.,ga-i
should have been Invited to attend H. dinner
il was curiou. that h. .h0uld have attended H. Whom
invited At time when he curiously happened - BE-
in thi. City-it Wa curious that he should have
made a speech whee curiou.ly invited. and which,
of course after great deal Il socitation, he d.
sered-in fact, u a curious natter al through,
and. II We mistake not, curious acyelorcmcnts
oil be made. when he whole Of this curious
affair, from ~, moment when the Legislature &C
ctptcd the inN tation o. sisit Vow York. until he
''rural district, rether their representatives,
got "fanAy" on he ~ client vine of the Actor
lIou-c, shall have been developed and exposed. 4
. matter u curiosity, We may undertake the task.
II Is a curious thing. too. that Mayor king-land
Wa not present At the dinner. Tho fa., =, the
whole affair n curiosity throughout.
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