New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-06
HAVANA.
Arrival Of the Empire City.

Arrival Of tho Empire City.
The United States mail steamship En-, me
gisy, H. winde, Commander, arrived at this rt yes-
erday afternoon She left New.oreans r.ov. %, ar.
lived at Havana GOTH a, GAM, leftatlP a. u sloop-
would wait for orders.
The Empire City brngS no news in addition
10 teiegraphic DISPATCHES from Charleston, pub
ished on Saturday.
Quiet in the Isinnd-Importatiop OF Chinese
t.nborers.
sonesp n.-see o, TbeE \. Tribune
HAVANA, Monday, Nov, o, 1852
1t this moment everything wears a peace
ful aspect and little nothing Is said about INVASION
nsunec,ioD anything that might disturb the pres
enf qyet still do not place much faith IN this tran
uiliiy as I'll look with anxiety 70 the North 1t rather
sppears that the creoles tired Of talking about the
subject and titus wait quietly till their time come for
action Az ana coaspirator, but merely observ-
er, cannot pretend to make you any revelations.
therefore only able present yoa the surface ap
pearance Of affairs with the little items Of that
DO not escape my memory during the intervals OF
steamboat departures.
On the 18th inst. a grand ball was given by
The Governor IL being the Queens birthday twas nu
perously attended, bat IL was pTomiscuous crowd
few Of the Cuban young men were present, ana many
persons were invited who never would have been
thought OF in other times when the Cubens were loyal
snd too ready 10 attend ON such occasions There were
Ibeieve not more than two Americans present. The
Governor was quite polite 10 them, and in fact 70
do him justice should suppcse that he is sul-
eicnfly gentleman TO nc; well on all occasions;
m short on the few OCCASIONS that have met him ne
bss appeared far prepossesfing than Conchs ana
m his interviews Of ordinary nature he Is at ease
himself and makes those who visit him feel Ia the
came manner. In respect to him on extraordinary &C.
casions cannot say anything In word, know so
Etle about him that could neither be his euogst nor
his eensurer to eny degree How Gar he Is cupaole IN
allowing slaves 10 come iD cannot say but the truth
must be told The Lady Suffolk, fine Baltimore
clipper, said to run l6 miles per hour, with good
breeze, Of some 500 tuns regS.er named after some
race horse fupposc (s only horses have titles in the
vpted etafcs) has ust left the port OF Marie Tor the
Const O; Africa She fitted out at that port which is
only about leagues from Havana and was towed from
lind about 30 miles, by Spsnih steamer, when the
American ceptsn left her with her register and came
70 Havana There is so good demand at present for
slaves that there lees than nineteen expeditions
preparing al THE moment and there would be more
were some slave merchants not afraid, on account Of
Che unsettled stte Of the Island.
The fret cargo Of Chinese is expected every
day and "a these poor devs treated nhe same man
ner that negroes are they canno, be considered in any
ether light than that ofsaves
Messrs villo6o wardrop & Co, Of this City, halthc
privilege granted them OF importing 5000, but beiGe
they lad made all their arrangements, some one step
ned m and tho number reduced 10 1000 the pryil
ego Of importing the other 1000 being given 10 another
party Now, II appears, that the speculation Offers
much gtin Gu Christina, the Queen Mother is going
10 import lO0 0o0 and she has large capital AMI
nerous active agents, she will be able to accomplish
this project with less risk than she do the save bust
ness She must be as fond ofmoney az sheis of some
thing else ior her ng risn eyerype, She has shares
N the Rnglfh copper miRee at Santiago de Cuba and
b here part owner OF the Gasworks and her agents
are eagnged in making money for her and themselves,
hvarous other wuye. Long life 10 herl In the other
world, for the IL too rich to be good in this
Notwithstanding the existing calm, soldiers
stationed in twos and threcs all over the country
20 the westward Of Havana, as fexpecing something.
The wisdom OF this disposal of them cannot see as
srefolue eot OF Eaen might cut them OF very easily,
and should invasion or a rising take place do not
know how they can be reuaed.
IL is said that General Cordoya is 70 be sent
nom Spain 10 iaAo charge oi tue NONeIhulrnt hho
10 10 bring with him four thousand iroops,--Ihey
aoedcd ii the spaniars pretend to retain the Island
for the other Thousands that TO have been sent
have not yet and sickness has wonderfully
ihinnod the ranks Of those here, and the bodies of
too many of those left resemble too much the letter
10 promise much resistance TO fatigue, &C, &c Others
say that General Pays the brother Of the Governor Of
Aatanzas, who was cent TO Spain by Concha, for Ill
lowing to tronspire that be had been letting nsye'
isto be tic new Captain. General
IL appears that the Crescent City business
" settled The Government is saefej with the aida
Wit Mr. Smith made Ia New York, as he objected 10
make one here Ii is all the same, the steamer still
comes and brings Smith.
We have in our harbor two English war
steamers and small frigate also small French war
steamer and brig and &c carrying the S'ars
and Stripes called the Cynne, small bark, but
leazed at her this morning she appeared to me, owing
her tall raksh masts 10 be the ssuees looking thing
Of all the feet FArrnTUL.