The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-05

Terrible Hail Storm the IsInnd-anjnry
TO tho Tobacco Crops-Rains and Sugar
| GIiniing-Splcndid Fctes-COmmcrcaal In
| telligence, &C., &c.
| Tho steamship Empire Cily, Captain Leeds, arrived
yesterday from Havana she sailed the 3Ot ut
| ANNEXED are the
NAMES OF TuE +. C.'S PASSENGERS.
client m Ws.eo's and n. Ar%s.ross Mis-.
Il.%, s'Srss. Dasha%. Eq,st,, ksrneSsa Gap.air
NJ L aa m sa JOHN S N,
%ss5, %s5:, Casey '1sTsn
Johnston ! nanncry,, Lame, A MSNeal. " il Rntsor
Hs srsisr i.aY %i
crSshg a.ysy ro pGns psnsy IS'
| The U. s, steamer Vixen arrived at Havana on the
2sth the mail steamer Ohio from Chagres on the same
day and tho Cherokee from New Orleans on the ioh
The U 8. steamer Fulton left Havana on the 29th for
| Pensacola
Our correspondence letters given below contain NIL
the from the island Of Cuba We refer the public
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.
HAVANA. March 20, 1852
The 1pproacing FesticitiesShiprrerks Cupa5e Ntgi
gence Of The Marine .9,uho,1iiss
Nothing whatever of interest to you has occurred here
since my last letter The Sierrc fes appear to have
their attention entirely occupied in preparations tho
Festas Feos which come of the 1lth 10Th and 18th
Of April and sad before to be m unusually
| grand scale.
On the morning Of the 22d after sunrise consdc
rab!e excitement and curiosity awakened among the
| crowds of people IA tn. h--, srure ~
Large English ship in the ofns. hav.
ing in tow another large yese rather the hull
vessel, for she neither had masts bowsprt Tho Eng
sh ship continued sailing with tho other vessel in tow
tacking off and at the very mouth of the bArbor max
ing signals Of dstres and asking FOR assistance Unfor
tunaoly none was sent TO them ought to have been
done If the harbor master captain Vi the port had
known his duty and the two vessels having approached
too near the ccast, the Lnglih ship which proved
be the Lord Ashley Of Liverpool laden with corn
ircm Now Orleans 10 LivJpoo went on shore cloc the
Moro Castle where she soon became complete wreck The
other vessel proved to bc the Greek bark Pana from
New Orleans laden with cotton, and bound to Trieste
The Iand'a had lot her mass in white squall some
days previous 10 her beng fallen IN with by tho Lord
Ashley, OF tape san Antonio, The latter vessel having
towed the Pandia over 200 miles Had steamer been
snt out to tho vessels immediately the Lord Ashley
would not have been lost The Of tho latter vessel
counting upon the assistance which he had right to
poet would be sent to Linn the port authorities
were made aware OF the circumstances, had approached
too the coast but finding that such assistance
was coming to him he tackled ship oil the land but
too late. hat with the heavy surf driving HIM towards
The shore aud tho great bulk IL tow h vessel bacanc
| unnsnagcablc. aud she went ashore Ibs Greek
tased 10y her anchor holding the ground the wind not
having much effect upon her. She without masts,
&c. Nh,ntoo late, the Captain OF the port
10 their istnnce Had this been done Mt first the
Lord Ashley hnc new ship o oo1 tons would not have
| bctn lcst.
| 1t too lad, while doing good action and ar-
irving safe with the Greek in tow, be the
mtut he il were thanking God Cor having reached
po,t q satty and all from The want of little
humanity IN not sending to the aid Of the two vessels
dhlics JG Captain OF tho prt was positively looking
at tlom oil the morning ~th his telescope, until thcy
finally went scio and then and only then he thought IF
tending tbtm assistance, when TOO late The Of it
il. the Loid Ashoy il not Insured
1hc Austrian aiinister Iuls mann, arrived here in
the label from Cha leston, tbe 18th inst and
tuIns in the same vessel on the a0th
Your oIticlo upon Cuba in The iarD of the sh inst,
has created mmt exceme here, among all par
tics You haze hii the nai completely the head
the Spanprd declare that the present Of thing,
| cannot continue mitch longer.
HAVANA, March % 1852
Hal and Srop in Haeana- iasfie Disasrs-- 9ob,cco
Plant-Lcni-iopo! Ets,if fii.s d.oGi The Herald &c
The prevailing topics the rd giops ccrcnonl.s Of
ont, Che approaching royal stities and the sngu
lar weather. that has been oxpernced during the last
wtos There has been return # Satrr as sudden as
ii was uuexpected-pot Havana winter but a regular
ha'torm that would have dpar crrG ~ ar northern
| climate The stones that otc. - shown
about as curiosity being to ara spernsn
ratiyc ice thst has been here Within tie llofy
oethc odrst uhaliiant III, mai GOA .Ac attor bcns
most distressing accounts = ha in,ry dons To the %
taceo plant particularly ot ta sebopilla tho erarir
~ which tHbanns CJhaIg2r r9uos Ia lttyrlad an
other ceebiatcd manuact % sesDra supy'y tai
stock The shipping ,long e northern coast hls lil,r
wire suffered ,xtcnsiyclyr utg number II slni span
ish oraf having teen driven bore tOtunet.y sithou
loss cfHe. rhc cly ior Ign Ntal that cDmp!rse
'o.t b The " Lord Ashley which sunk Ia view Oi til
| Havana harbor. Cglw ali ,ayc1
1he religious ccr,monies the nsual l-'ocr
MAJ .cs aud silent eDes vii :clrs - ~ pia Ca.hp,i,
style Here and theic l. ti uug Re EBl coasrrtntg
tory ot tlc escape - the ouacn and interruptions are sc
Aoot towards the tr lion o. suitable mont com
mInointiyc of tho rr0celu Ni1 ftd 70 that a.niasc
| hy u Eiyipe fray!
The pr pnfations icr the royal festivities nre acquiring
imm, proportions they rteliy VII uc royrl Tho
captain General give three d. ~ ln thc ar,oc
ard superior cfccholee tie merchants aui thr Gy.
lhis will bere'urtd - Tie pnrtity iu3yAuv
it waH found necessary 10 cell meeting f9r TIE purpose "
coming TO tcmc und,i tanung abort tho iayR. As tho
orators were principally thcrn eIIciod somo
yeiy reh sccnes. worthy of an Abby rcl ON Mrs.
| Roe
lacdi haa arrived arI hgs gwen soycr5 concerts They
were very VIII Btteadod particularly the trst In when
| she made great hit shc / uUV singing Norma to
tImmcd houes and tho rapec quito III ecsacy with
her u,intAtitns
lrd,rt tsnd hGt Near Spencer & Co arc to be tho
sGonts of the HgH.fp. fbi, j. very good selection for
they here yrIy popular and excellent business
COLON.
| IhvANA, March 20. 1852.
sha wc,tcIn end of the land has been visited with
continued and heavy rains during tho past fortnight
ch lave put ttop to sugar grinding anu WIN con
true TO interrupt IL for days TO come ms ciuso
may sbort,n the crop fifteen per cent from what
would have been under favorable circumstances
There is considerable talk that the yield will fall
cCO GO boxes short ast year but an inclined to
link dat The e. innate high, and that sugars
| h. lunbni,d month hence lower than now Owing
LtwCytr the bad accounts rom Tho country pricp3
night without sdyeucing the seles have been limited