Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-23

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Any COMMUNfCATfO WITH TIE CITY
PROTEST or CAPT PoRTER-INDIG-
NITYAT THE PROCEED EDkNGs-EXcI7E-
MENT ON SHORE, &c.
New YORK, Oct. 19.
The steamer Crescent City arrived at her
dock hero between and 10 o'clock this morn
ing. She left New Orleans on 18th inst, and
arrived of Havana on the l4th inst, at day
light
At about sunrise the Captain OF tho Port OF
Havana came on board aud refused to permit
Captain Porter 10 communicate with the city.
AS the Crescent City entered the harbor ut
Havana at very early hour in the morning,
those on board suppose that she not
until well inside, otherwise she would probably
have been moested at sen.
About sunrise the Captain the port came
alongside, and asked, In peremptory manner
If tie obnoxious Mr. Smith was still on board
He was told that he was. He then informed
Mr.. Porter, Captain of the Crescent City, that,
iuasmuch ashis ship was in port, no steps would
be taken to turn him out, but no commuhica-
ton could be allowed with the shore, or in any
way from shore. Captain Porter said he do
sired to present his protest to the Consul, on
which the Captain ofthe port politely offered TO
get further orders from tho Captain Genera.
In the meantime, however he stated to Capt.
Porter that his vessel might remain in port as
long suited his purposes, and that he might
go TO sea when he pleased, as they the Cuban
authorites) acknowledged no control over
her--.butc communicate with the shore size should
not. Such were the Captain Generals orders;
and, by way Of enforcing them, guard boats
were placed on all sides of the steamer, filled
with police. These poor fellows did not much
relish their position, as the sun was burning hot
The gong Of the Crescent City soon sounded
for breakfast to which all the Spanish officers
were politely invited.
Mr.. Moorand, an American merchant, was
allowed to come on board, accompanied by
police officer, to compromise the matter. Capt.
Porter refused to negotiate with any but the
American Consul. Mr.. Moorland then re-
turucd and brought the Consul. To whom Capt
Porter handed his protest, and soon after went
TO without landing either passengers or
mails In passing Moro Castle he hoisted the
American flag and freda salut,.
The wharves were crowded with thousands,
among whom there appeared much excitement.
MUSTCAL-SONTAG-ALBONI.
BY col. PIPES, or PIPEsvlLLE.
Having herd these two illnstrous singers,
wee proceed TO give the public tho benefit Of
our opinion, promising first, that the TURNS We
make use Of will be understood by our reeders.
Alboni, from the fust, struck US hard, but did
not hurt US; her voice gurgllng up as it does
from the innermost depths Of her resplendent
bosom, frizzled III dreamy yoluptuousness
through the warbhng kadenses OF her match-
less organ, satisfy US that 1t wos a kontrol
10 Of the highest order. Her inverted distan-
ces are immense, and the ease with witch the
roolards of the definite 9Th. coming in on the
dominant are worked so that the mczzo tinto
quality is artessly swollen in the inverted pas.
sage, taking in its compass three octayes, foul
flutes, and lageoIct. She sings Ii with per-
feet Distinction, and her low A wos very fine in
deed Her shake rcsembled the iealhery
flick eriug of some ortumnal bird, as it glides
through he odamantino mcanderings of some
CHRONOLOGICAL meadow, while her sustenooto
died away upon the left ear like the magic
humming Of large melllillous bee. We shall
never forget il. !Sontog the contrary, make
us almost Tx Markell, possessing as she dus
voice of such Heksabiliiy, using rat-traps to
asonish her audilary, She ran up the kramat-
c scale, taking the dubel stops, and accidental
fiieenhs in one breth, while the trpley warb-
lings Of her descending passage wos received
with perfect delight. She evidently belongs to
good school-say Spingler Institute. The
few roar she created in that gem of Doctor
Arnc, The soldier tired Of loosing his arms"
was perfectly awful, SO much so that we feer-
ed the Light Gard would have been korled in
We made our mind up that her voice could be
herd with ease at the farthest end OF the Hall
and Sons Broadway; and that her powers of
extenduating a note for 60 OF 90days had never
been fully tried. Her shake on the dominant
key of x. miner left US nuthing more to desire;
and her cadence. as she took the major cord
f, in the andanty qfectuoso CON amore allegro
ad Hbitum passage drew down thunders of ap-
pause. She made a CRATE hit.-Sunday Mer-
cary.
A GIANT AND GIANTEss-At Plastow, in
Essex county Euglan there at present re-
sides woman aged twenty,who stands six feet
four inches in height; the middle finger on
either hand measures six inchss; the length OF
her arm is twenty-eight inches. 1t is only
within the last three or four years that she mas