New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-20
HAVANA.



Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.
HAVANA, Saturday, Aug. A. 1852.
Nv last letter to you was dated about
ten days back and sent per the Parod which left this
place on the 9th ns trust the epste has arrived
il contained some interesting Information informed
you In that had been made of persons
supposed to be concerned In the printing and circus
ton of the paper which Is secretly published since
then. many more have been made, and among the
number, 1t s said one of the writers of the DirO dc
Ia Marina" which pretends to support the cause OF
Spain so well but Is not surprising that paper and
Mr. Peayo, and Peter Hicks the correspondent OF the
paper in NewYork, too violent 10 Inspire me with
much confidence In them indeed ons by their sly and
language would suppose that their aim was to support
Russian rather than the constitutional govern
ment Of Span and am certain that II their nvecives
against the United States and those less openly launch
ed against England ever to the hands Of the pre-
sent rulers of Spain, the writer's OF them will have
cause to repent am fure Cafeda has not had time 70
read the articles TO which | allude, or similar
would not have followed them.
Besides the arrest Of persons supposed to be con.
cerned In the paper affair, some twenty persons have
been throw into prison for having large quantities of
powder and lead Ia their possession. One man had
less than 900 pounds of lead In bis house when taken
besides large quantity in cartridges already made up
and demijohrs of powder. II Is also said that
depds Of sailed provisions have been discovered In tse
country. sssure.you that these later arrests some.
what surprised me, for had idea that things we're
taking serious turn however, expect that there
will be no immediate outbreak this merely consider
to be the shadow Of coming events Those Spsniards
who of lntellgence-who have long resided In
the country and who treat fsmisrly with the Cubans
without being traitors to their country OF opinion
that Cuba cannot be saved to Spain OF course that
country will not give 1t up without remuneration
while she maintain from 10000 to 80 900 soldiers on
the island free of cost Whatever may be the destiny
Of Cuba during the present state Of things 1t h an un
pleasant place for sensitive foreigner to reside in for
If you seen with Spanisrd you looked upon as
friend TO despots and, the other hand If you
oiate at ell with Creolesy you set down bustier
and suspicious fellow, and If you attempt TO write
few lines to respectable paper giving the phase of
affairs of the moment you are booked by Peter Hicks,
the correspondent Of the D0rO de Ia Marina poor
miserable scrbler Now, for the latter part care not
button poor Pedro Hlcocevo Or az be calls him.
SELF Peter Hicks, may exhaust all his sham spleen on
posr Faithful"
In the midst Of this excitement, little attention has
been paid to several asssssnstons In our pubnc thor
oughTes, and the police which Is very pretty 10 look
at not III for its business The fact is that for the
greater part they TOO simple and inexperienced for
their work less. this my opinion In studying their
countenances.
new paper has appeared with the title Of the DariO
de Ia Bibora
The cholera and yellow fever still are very fatal, and
large numbers of the troops and prisoners have fallen
victims 10 these fatal diseases. FAITHFUL.
p. S. lO4 A. NJ, dug. lit Is re-
ported that parcel Of has been seized In the
counny-about three hundred stand Of uuskets-how.
ever have no kind Of proof TO give that 1. 10 fact
and In these tines person mus, te csao a. as lies
Will fly about to deceive and blind people at distance
The name Of the writer ! mentioned a. having been
made prisoner, Is Briass. FAITHFUL.