The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-22
INTERESTING FROM CUBA
lppIvAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.
Our Havana Correpondence---The Slave
Trade---Health Of Mr.. King---0pinion
of Gen. Pierce's Cabinet,
&C., &C., &c.

The steamship Crescent City, Capt. R. Baxter ar
riyed yesterday morning from New Orleans and
Havana. She made the passage from the latter
Mace in the short space Of four days and sixteen
hours.
Vice President King expected to return home
sometime in April. His health remained about the
Rme.
The c. C. brings no news of importance regarding
the affairs of the island.
A large number of European vessels were in the
ha.bor waiting cargoes.
We are indebted to the purser for papers and intel
Igence to the latest moment
There is little change in the condition OF Mr..
Kings health It is said that he contenplates leaving
rAe island on the Of April for his plantation in
Alabama
The papers which have received contain nothing of
Importance in relation to Cuba, though we gather much
interesting intelligence in respect to Mexico, which will
be found embodied under that head This steamer also
brings special correspondence from Havana which
70 give in another portion Of columns Some of the
ttsrs should have reached before but they will still
- read with interest win also the article translated
hm of the Havana papers, the subject Of
standardization.
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA Feb. "a 1858.
Proceedings Against the Revolutionary Priso,rs-Denand
b Libeyaie an English Subject held in Sauery-Ar.-
King, dc.
laval Of this opportunity to enclose to You
sxaet taken the government journal OF yesterdays
Aae by which you will observe that court martial
- be held yesterday in the public jail Of this city, to
sentence not to try Don Francisco valdes and forty
seht other criminals apprehended traitors to the
government in consequence Of munitions of destined
Zen an nsurrection having been found in their posses
rasn You will likewise observe that these eight
the st session Of the court and are to be
followed mp by the trials Of many others In this forty
eight included the Count of Posas Dulces Aessrs
viamars Gonzales, &C., &C. all of first standing in
The island.
Doubtless there were many Of those who read the
statements which published in the HERALD few
months ago. that nsurrecton among the Creoes to
Be expected and that immense quantities of and
nunon had been discovered who dbeeved those state
ments at the time they given. They have now,
however, little doubt upon the subject, the official
nouneement confirming the HERALDs statement in every
particular. Had the Creoes not been betrayed by the
Trenchman, Chapoler, and another who has since met
with the reward of his treachery to the in which
he had himself embarked it is impossible to say what
might have been the consequences of the well organ
ieed plans of the desperate Creoles.
II is announced in this city that wholesale butchery is
be the fate of many of these political prisoners
any Of these prisoners viii only make matters worse and
probably the feelings of the natives already greatly
embitered against their present rulers, to make
desperate effort to shake off the deested yoke of their
Spanish rulers From the official gazette also enclose
editorial relative to unfortunate English woman
Who, j understand, kidnapped from the island OF
Nevis thirty and has since been held
in sngery Notwithstanding the poor creatures father
identify her and that all the proofs posi-
tive the at MONDAY, every obstacle thrown in
the by these authorities TO prevent the poor
being to that freedom from which she had been
no hong and unjustly withheld. With regard to the
justification Of their conduct in this matter written
Mr. Secretary Gaano, il is about correct his state
nent that the STAND Of Nevis s of the Bahamas.
Plassy Lawrence under the tender mercies OF Messrs
Canedo and Galiano had about much chance of
obtaining her freedom has the poor lad Charles
CAlwood Who unfortunately went out from the Island
Of Tortoa last year, 10 small boat to fish. The boat
cspszed and the lad who had been several hours the
bottom OF the boat which had drfted considerable dis
lance picked up By Spanish brig carried to
Puerto Rico where the humane Spanish plain sold him
a slave. lie traced from Puertn Rico tn Havana
when a magistrate and the lads father oil the
way from Iortoa to identify him, but Gen. Canedo
fused allow the boy 70 be produced and he Is still held
here in slavery. So that if permitted to judge
nom experience, the only justice such unfortunate
wretches may hope to obtain IS to apply in the
of Flay Lawrence to those who know how aud able
70 afford it them like the noble ard gallant Englishman
Mr. Kings health continues to improve.
The Fulton is still at hatanzas
The smallpox il rapidly disappearing. -