The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-20
nHLLIGRsCB From TIS AaYILLK
MATTERS AND THINGS IN CUBA.
Oar Havana correspondence.


We understand that the erpost made in the New
YoRx HERALD some time ago of the way in which
tas Yucatan Indians were being kidnapped and
brought to Havana slaves, has had the effect Of
stirring up the Captain General and causing him to
move in the matter Some sixty of these kidnapped
Indiana men, women and chldren-were taken TO
the palace for examination on the I'd OF September
They had been brought from Martyrs fishing wharf
On the other side of toe harbor. 1t was gene
rsly understood and believed that some one, by
threats or promises, Induced these poor ignorant
people to sign certain papers declaring that they
had left Yucatan an come TO the island Of their own
free will. In the meantime il is understood the
Eexican Consul-Don Ramon Carvalo-had repre-
sented this outrage TO the Captain General in the
strongest language.
Our Havana Correspondence. -e
HAVANA, August 30 1868.
serious Epidsss'c IA the Intsrior-EgeetS Of tie
STAGE Trade Dreadful Mortality among the
slaces-Heaih of Harana-Saaors and Soldiers
Dung IN Scores Movements Of Cansdo-Nur
ierg and Accldeats an One Day in Hapana-Tae
4An.siear Md'is and the Spanish authorities
ko5 sEady relatsre TO Mails from Horano,
Sc, &c.
Il is with deep regret that We have to report that
the fearful epidemic which has for some time been
svsghg certain districts in the interior appears to
have by a6ated bat that fast as it leaves
one jurisdiction it breaks out with renewed yiru
ierce in another. at great distance
The disease, q sort of choleric diarrhcs. said to
haze been introduced into the island by the many
0argoes Of recently imported Africans carries of its
victims in most instances, in somewhat less than
four or five hours. II i, calculated that the loss of
life among the negroes on the sugar estates and
plantations s much greater up to the present time
than during the great plague which prevailed in
Cuba in 1882 and 1888.
Ia some districts upon estates numbering $50 to
800 slaves, in the short space Of week, there have
barely been sufficient lett to bury the dead aud DYING
Havana is not considered more unhealthy than
usual for this OF tue year; but it has never
theless proved very fatal to new corners especially
among the soldiers and sailors recently arrived from
Spain. The immense military and other hospitals
axe crowded with soldiers and sailors one-third Of
whom it is stated the best authority, do not re-
cover. The troops have been removed from many
OF tbs guard houses and other stations about the
CITY, and their places iled porary by the police
foece. The hospitals not being large enough to
contain all the sick the fort No. is to be converted
FOR the present into military hospital. The navy
has not been mole fortunate than the army; out of
200 souls, which number the complement OF crew
attached to the splendid steam-frigate Isabel Sc.
gnnGs, there are not thirty hands on board capable
of performing duty Sixty three fell sck last week.
n enc day. On board the steamer General Leo,
tos Last Of the four small war steamers which we're
recently built in England for the Span sh govern
mont, and which vessel arrived here from Cadiz
only fifteen days ago. out of crew of fifty she has
already 10 st thiriy-one by fever.
That Havana is considered safer to reside in at
present., will be necessary only to cite proof
lie summer out MS palace Ia tue city
going to his country seat, Las Molinas" the nya-
1sble resort of the Captain Generals during the
Certain correspondents of the Dsayro de Ia Mari
na residing at New York, who delight, under the
signature Of Peter Hicks, 70 report here the most
exaggerated accounts of all the murders robberes
10. Which they rake up from all parts Of the
United States, in order to ill the ever
isitduLs' with disgust for the anhees, would have
had something TO occupy their attention had they
been here on Wednesday last the Gath inst ." Dia |
De So. Bart0lone" Early in the morning q white !
man found strangled IN his bed 10 Acosta street
soon after breakfast so der heavily ironed threw
himseif of the top OF the barrack dc La FueIza.
Early IN the afternoon the driver Of hearse return
ing from funeral had his left leg broken at the
hDee. soldier stabbed his sergeant in the fort of
Cahana; another belonging to <he regiment of
" IapaSores" was found 1ssassinated not far
rom one OF the ga.es of the city early in the
evening; whilst about hafpast eight in Com osela
street, young man hearing cries of murder pro-
ceediDg from house close by. fastened TO afford
assistance, and was stabbed through the heart by
the villain who had Just finished killing q woman.
The assassin was Captured, and is now il jal The
Incidents Of the day we're wound up by q fire at the
hotel San Carlos, which however owing 10 the exer
lions Of the troops, put out before ii had done
very much damage The Didyio dc Ia Df1rlna in
adysrtssg to the foregoing chapter of mishaps,
CTudey observes II there would appear to be
truth IN the popular belief that on the day Of ST.
Bartholomew, the Devil is permitted TO at large
through the streets >
We were good deal amused short time ago to
see The stupid attempts which were made by q
certsin New York journal 20 throw dscredit upon
the Information afforded to the American public
by tue Havana correspondents cf the respec
table New York press among other mi-statements
expressly published in the COMMERCIAL Advertiser,
auusi)n to the tact that it was untrue that
the correspondence which came from Havana was in
any wsy nterered with by the Spanish authorities.
Sad the writer Of the article alluded to paid that
express attention 10 the facts they were reported
rom Havana, instead Of allowing himself to be so
expressly misled by the thankless cause he has
apopted, he would have known that afer the manly
and energetic note which WAS addressed by our then
talented Consul, Judge Sbafkey, to Gen. Canedo,
upon the occasion Of the ring OF the mail bags OF
the Black Warrior. aud one Of the mail steamers,
which was done while the clerk IN charge Of the
mails IS conveying them from Me-srs Drake & Co e
Office to the wharf 10 take them on board the steam
On. The American nails made up in this city have not
been interfered with 10y the Spanish authorities. But
That who will venture 20 deny that the letters
which are received from the United states through
this Spanish post Office are tempered with, must
indeed have received heavy considerations for con
cesing the truth Judge Sharkeys eneTgeti letter
upon the occasion referred to has had very asouud
ing effect. This government finding that the rifing
~ mail bags was a system Of outrage which the
American people would be little disposed TO submit
to and % the mails for the United States are now
made up al Messrs. Drake Il Co.'s Office, the au
tn0ritiea could net very well search the bags With
out the fact becoming known to the public !;
the consequence has been that 4 repre- sen
tation was made TO the supreme government !
Of Madrid, which has resulted in royal
order recently received here from Spain prohibiting
mails 20 be made up 10 any Office other than that IL
the Spanish Post Office That THIS order will be
acted upon, or submitted to, is quite another thing
" il Is submitted TO, you may be very certain that
not only the letters received from the United States
through the hanos OF those Spanish authorities will
I've ampered with bat the letters also for the United
States, transmitted through their post Office, will be
GApased 70 the onrinsitY OF not oIer ,crmnnnna