New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-12
LATER FROM HAVANA.
ARRIVAL OUT OF
Marine Disasters a; Key West, &c.
CHARLESTON. Friday, Feb. IL. ID
HON. ". R. KING IN IMPROVED HEALTH.

CHARLESTON. Friday. Feb. IL. 1859.
The steamship Isabel, Capt Rollin, from
Havana the 9Th inst and Key West the morning Of the
9th. has arrived at this port.
The U. S. steamship Fulton, with Hon.
w. r. Eing on board, arrived at Havana on the Oh
inst Mr. King was in improved health
An English man-ofwar at Havana offered a
salute but the courtesy was declined.
The U. S. sloop-of-war Cyane sailed on the
7ih for Tortugss and Pensacola.
The political news is devoid of interest.
The loss by the great fire at Cardenas is es-
tiinated a. fully 81 100000.
H.yAsA MAREBTs.-Since the 2sts ult the weather
had been favorable, and SUGARS had arrived more freely
they commanded the highest fgures MoLAsses sell
Aew veseis hss beer chartered for Coves at 90 g. .ni
for E,w-York ct IL reals per box EXCHANGE iail
Sterling 10 per cent premium New-fork and Boston l.
# ''''''N FROM KEY WEST
Capt. John G.. HOyt, Agent TO the Under
writers a. Fey West had gone TO San Francisco in the
calci5 and he place has been hlled BY Captain
Welch o. Sew York.
The SaHd Key Light House is progressing.
Provision. are scarce at Key West, and a
cargo Of Butter and Groceries would md ready sale.
Numerous wrecks have taken place.
The English bark Colony from New-Orleans
for London went Ashore on the 2ni Feb on Collins
Pstchss Reef and bged il wa feared her cargo would
prove total loss.
Tie bark Edgar from New-0reans for Nor
folk went Ashore on North Key Reef T0ragAs, on the
22ud Dec Tie vessel was total wreck her cargo OF
molassos, wbhkey and sugar, was partially saved IN
damaged condition
Tie ship Union from New-Orleans for Liver
pool went ashore the let Feb, the quicksands-
where she remained "a hours, and got OF unaded.
The schooner John s. Burgess from Kingston,
jamaica, stuck Delta Shoal ON the 2Ssh Dec. The
wTeckers extncaied her with great difficulty, and she s
now al Key West repairing.
The brig Motto from Cardenas for Portland,
taken into hey West the Oh, leaking and was
CischHTeing.
The bark MOpang, which left San Juan on the
18th Dec with LOsWOOd sides, arrived at keY West
the 2ld with the captain and crew sick with fever.
The salvage on the cargo Of the bark 2. A.
Everett was awarded at $1,000. The cargo had been
re.shipped for New Orleans.
The British Brig Cambyses had been con-
demncd. The salvage on the cargo was 900 Captain
Wilson had gone 10 Havana 70 charter vessel ~ take
tie cargo 10 Liverpool
The salvage on the schooner Eliza was s., 900.
Fifteen hundred bales of cotton had only
been saved by the wreckers from the ship Nathaniel
kimbsl ashore at Sand Key. The weather wa bad
and the ship had bged LOO bale. OF cotton sub
merged, but probably the divers would save IT,
The ship Lucy had been brought to Key West
by wreckerf with Ices Of spars &c Shehad discharged
her cargo Of cotton.
For several weeks at Nassau the weather had
been very hay and unavorsbe for vessels crossing the
Banks.
The bark Harmony was ashore for two days
~ the Bahamas but finally forced off with loss Of
anchor chains &c She arrived at Key West the
Ali and saled again on the 9th.