The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-16
INTERESTING FROM CUBA.
The New System of Tactics OF
the Government.
flames CT TIRE PERSONS ARRESTED,
So, 80, 80.

HAVANA, 6ept. ~ ACSS'
Tie Arrests Of Suspected Persons o~d Tho Capis'"
acknowledgements Of Hapana- Tbs Terrible
karfAsxaks al 81. Jago dc Cuba, &c, &c.
The last steamer came into the harbor before day
AgAt, and left so afterwards that mad no
chance TO write. 1--WE are on the eve 81 gress
ssvolution.s rs the HERALD says, or were few
days ago Alas, the poor Caoans there - no
none for them-po moral, religious, or political
uniop. Distrust enters the bosom Of al, and with
good reason. Traitors walk mp and down among
then, seekipg whom they may devour," and when
Any plan Is formed, or movement about to be made,
sSs one goes and reveals the whole affair. SnOh
has been the finale of this last projected affair land
what hope is there Of the future?
The press, from which issued La Vss de-. Pubic
(she Voice Of the PeOple), Ia, been found, cap
tursd, with It's editor, with proof sheet correcting
IN his hand and two assistants. 1t Was in the very
snire ofthe city, Gale obispo about half WY from
tAe palace 20 the walls. The fate of these three
men is a sad one. Three garofes are ordered 10
be made. They are TO be tried by the military
quick afair-and the only quick trials they do
make. When blood is to 6ow, they are anxious to
feast their eyes upon it, The Spanisrds are cruel
md bloody race. Ii any one doubts or denies -,
leeh at their history, and not go very far bak
Asfher-the last fifteen or twenty years only-or
the last year, when fifty Americans, in the
bcyes affair, shot 81 one time, in this place,
without form Of trial, under tae name Of pirates.
Aen remains mntilated, insulted 10 the mos. re-
passive manner to humanity, and then buried with
less respect than dogs with us. Five or SIX hun
cred Creoles in prison. Some have already been
shipped to Spain, to never DO heard Of again, aud
cihsr win wait trial, and suffer the garofe hero.
Even females not respected. Tbroe ladies' ia
Porto Principe, who were engaged in embroiJerisg
aag, not of the arms Of spain Ipresume, we're ar
rested, aud brought to Havana, and sre nov Ia
prison.
kiree the poisoning Of the dogs, our Captain &C.
nsxal has received the title Of General Salchichas
and he does not to be pleased with it. He said
tbe ether day TO one Of his friends" They viii end
sut sm General Salchiohas in truth ere long many
Of them Words of import
Spain has army here Of from twenty I've TO
thirty thousand, and the city, and, in fact, the
whelc Island, is daily patroned-one cannot walk
single street without seeing two or three of them;
ID is the same in every town. They arc an army
81 sTies; like the locusts Of Egypt. they swarm all
ever Abe land, and devour it. No one can change
his sesideDeo without pass, or go from enc town
10 another without passport. Add to this the en-
teMe jealousy OF Tue OLD SpantardS, who hate all
foreigners, and are opposed 10 all changes OF what!
ever nature, even If such changes were 30 benefit
tksm-supkeD in morals, bigots in religion, and
Astsr Of political changes, and lovers of Tyranny.
Never were chains more firmly rivetea, or liberal
spiuiens more hushed TO death like silence, than
they arc in this island With free government, it
would be perfect peradise-the Eden Of America.
nis great error to suppose the heat is great in
cuba during all the summer months the therDiOm-
SteY has not been up to 90-rapgipg from 90 TO 81
generally, while in New York and Boston it has
kses as high as 80 to 100. Havana city is becoming
healthier every year, since they have commenced
haiIding sewers to carry of the stagnant water IL
=, Or was, ] have been told, perfect swamp for
peY}y, and water is found, by digging down four or
city are beautiful beyond description The villages
Of FL Cerro. Jesus del Monte, (Nountain of Jes1s,)
La Regla, and Guanabacoa, built upon the high
hills within league of the city, are as healthy as
any towns in any part Of the United States In the
second named place there is man l26 years old,
and in the last one of ll2! and many persons Of
very great age. The vomito, yellow fever, never
touches these delightful resorts, any of which can
be reached in three quarters Of an hour, by the
nhus, for 10 cents. AS a place of residence, Ha
ysna is more healthy than New York, with its sud-
den changes, colds, coughs. and consumptions for
aiae out of ten persons. We have the delightful
trade winds sweeping over The island two. thirds of
the year, with al the spicy odors Of the tropical
fcwers, richer, sweeter and more heavily laden than
,Asss from "Araby the blest"-a perpetual spring
enc eternal green.
The City OF Santiago de Cuba, commonly called
CuSa, containing about 25 900 inhabitants situated
IN the South side Of the Island, $50 leagues from
Havana in the vicinity Of copper mines was visited
by dreadful earthquake on Tuesday the Goth of
August, at twenty minutes past nine o'clock A. NJ.
had been occasionally SO visited during the pres
sDt century, but none to be named with this. The
sity may be said to be completely ruined-hardly
Assse has escaped without some damoge-the pub
- buildings, including the cathedral, government
house, military hospital, and new prison, have had
their massive walls rant asunder and are considered
m q dangerous condition. Two shocks, of fifteen or
twenty seconds duration took place in half an hour
the first was the most terrific, and had the second
been ike 1t. not house would have remained stand
ng in the place The whole population were sim.
xAneousy on their knees in the squares and streets,
jmploring the Divine mercy. Solemn religious pro.
SESSIONS have taken place, and their most holy and
miracle doing saints have been paraded about the
streets for the good of the faithful and to prevent
future disasters As yet only five or six are known
to have been killed, but il is feared many more
have been buried in the ruins. Almost the entire
population encamped out, or have taken refuge
en- board the vessels in the harbors.
An eye witness says, no one can form an idea Of
She conformation existing among the inhabitants
the deselate appearance Of the city-the loneliness
Of the streets-the fallen and falling houses-strccts
entirely blocked UP By the runs-the danger alarm.
ing on every side-and the dreaded antcipations OF
repetition, as many slight shocks have taken place
Dp 10 the 18th, but not Of much momsnt
A volcano is reported to have burst out Ia the
copper mine region.
The Captain General has sent 1000 from the
public treasury to their relief, and steamer, laden
With eatables TO supply their immediate wants, and
has recommended a general subscription for their
aid So you see, since my last, we have had war,
pcsiilencs, earthquakes, and famine [anticipated)
The cholera has been rather severe and one nun
dred or more lave died during the two Or three
months past CAKDiNls
THE COURSE OF TIE SPANISH AUTHORf-
TIEE-ARTICLES FROM THE HAVANA
PRESS.
FROM The Dia,io dc Ia Marina sept Al
Our friends the New York newspapers, opposed
70 truth, speak of the Cuban events with the same
harmonious language az their New Orleans coll
leagues. This does lot astoneh us. We pity
eposh filed for them with soTowful cemom6iances,
The anniversary OK the punishment imposeo on .he
fret traitors fDds us continuing the same vigilance
in discovering any new invasion against us, N
xhioh tIefr Snidf,,e xrslI ~ rrl8tfed II de-