The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-20
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS

HAVANA, August IA. 1852
Interesting from Cu5a Numerous Arrests By the Goren
aaent-7He Stare Trade.
There being no steamer direct for New York on the
Sd instant forwarded your despatches via New Orleans
and letter by brig which sailed hence for your port
on the 7th inst
cannot help thinking that something is about to be
attempted by the Creoes, from the numerous arrests
which occur daily.
Surely the government would condescend to
tice as they have done the phippcs of the New
York Sun, publish such extraordinary editorial as
the enclosed (rom the Diaro de Ia Marina, fuu Of
menace, did they not fear conspiracy of kind
foot
Arrests and the searching Of houses of daily
renee About seventy persons, up to this time have
been taken up in Havana
quantity of powder and ball cartridges were dis
covered last week. in the Calza da San LazaIo and
Regla in the houses Of az 1T "
way oppose the government and the least ATTEMPT at in
surrecton will certainly lead to the destruction of those
engaged in it. Nous rer7ons.
The only novelty in this line Of policy TO which the
Cubans must now have become accustomed is that
women who have hitherto been considered exempt from
such treatment by all former captain generals are now
by order OF General CaDedo If suspected en.er
ideas nimcable to the government arrested well as
men
course the subatern officers appear to be clothed
with Unlimited power many arrested under
the most frivolous Ireiexts their papers seized and
themselves throHn into prison and although in
instances. parties have been almost inm ediately
liberated again, a. IN two three days. the satis.
faction OF being so speedily restored to their families
Is barely just compensation for the fright which
such sudden proceedings throw or for the loss
and confusion into which their papers are subjected nv
the nqusors overhaul them in the hone of III:
covering reasonable correspondence Thus the most
vsuabis docum.Dts deeds &c are carried OF BY police
suthorilies who do not allow you 10 take note
much less receipt for them and consider them
selves by no means responsible for such as may be lost
by their own negligence
Assassination and robberes, attended with unheard
OF ATROCITIES have recently prevailed to great extent
about the suburbs ana in the city Of Havana All this
arises from the Inefficient OF the police which has
become lax since the departure Of General Concha
whom all ciassef OF the community lament the only man
cent ion spain govern Cuba who interested him
eel In the welfare of the inhabitants and who under
stood best the true interests Of the people committed to
bic charge.
The government have not yet discovered the secret
pres from which is weekly issued and secretly distributed
the seoititus apcIs copy Of which you will ere tn
have received Nothing Of Importance has occurred hee
Stree my Last
was unable to procure copy Of La 10. del P,sJlo
Guiana in time to il you with my correspondence
via New Orleans La Continent to be published and
secretly Issued among the Creoes the Captaa General
regularly receives file and J. very much mortified that
all his endesvoTs to di the authors Of the paper
have a u been Intellectual.
Never even in the worst time OF General yiya's al
miDistraton was the police OF Havana Inefficient as
at the present time it is quite unsafe to BE- out after
oark ana asasna'ions and robberies the most auda-
cious are rife at Havana.
That you may mistaken with regard to our new
captain W metal inform you Of the fact that about
negroes from Atcs have been landed 0rtigosa In this
island ana That two S3 per head were paij for
winidpg al the business
HAVANA, August, a. 1862
Prohibition Of Portion OF The CuJan Press-Orranisotion
Of linguistic, ioi Comnission-ImportGni Arrests nth
he Names Of he PrinapA P,isoners--.q /" Pronuaeia.
nenton dreaded Nv the Government.
The government has attached much Importance to
the opinion Of the paper La del Pueblo that they are
using every TO find out the writer's and p &C Of
publication. For this purpose they permit of domcia-
~ vits Of the police in order TO search for private pa
PER- aud correspondence which these officials seal and
carry away.
The enclosed form Of return Is Furnished to the police
10 be filed up with regard TO each person under their
Teliance