New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-20
HAVANA.

! L. s Mail steamship Philadelphia. n. windle CON-
msrder arrived here last evening. She left NcwOesus
! The llth iIst and arrived at Havana the iNA. Afer
landing mails and passengers che e'f again the same day.
Areport had lust been received in Havana that small
steiner belonging to the Nicaragua Transit Company,
hence bound ST. Juan, Nicaragua, was wrecked on he
Colorado Reef toward the west end OF Cuol NO report
from The II said that her boilers had ben
seriously damaged previous 20 her arrival at Havana but
had been repaired While there This is no doubt the
/ steamer lssae C. Lea. Capt. Powers
Cspt Durham OF the bark scotland Of Boston, hsd an
attack OF the yellow fever, and taken to the hospital
When the p left Havana the bark odi Fellow Of Port
land oul, red the harbor.
There considerable yellow fever a, Havana and
many cases were fatal.
There was a moderate number Of vessels there and
freirh rather low
We have Havana papers five days later to the 18th inst
The Diarso of the 18th gives copious ranslaons from
American papers, showing the " discord" which exists
among the Northern and Southern States, and the ultra
fasofas Of The TRIBUNE not forgotten We subjoin
the letter OF our correspondent.
- HAVANA Friday, July IA, 1854.
The Marquis de la Pezuela dali! affords fresh
proof Of lis being thoroughly averse to the African
Slave trade
There recently arrived in this city three Portuguese
whose object was TO make arrangements Tor the dis
posal of cargoes OF slaves. These parties mad been
Denounced as slave traders by the Brazilian Govern
uent and rs soon as their presence in Havana wss
made known 10 the Captain. General, he forthwith d.
rected POLITE ntimaon to be given them, that they had
better speedily betake themselves 10 some other coun-
try or thew would be deported. Taking advantage Of
the privilege Afforded them, the Portuguese obtained
their passports and left the Island in the first steamer
for the United States, where believe they are under
the surveillance of British agents.
Inotced On the afternoon OF the llth inst, several
of the guns of the Mountain Artillery" being borne
through the streets their destination, was unable to
ascertain.
The foundation of the new Exchange near the pub
lie wharf in this City progresses rapidly. small
steam engine is employed to raise the block or mass
of iron, called the Monkey" believe used to drive
the piles. while to me and TO others,-more scientihc
persons than my "A novel methos Is employed 70
draw the water from the trenches, which shall
attempt to describe. 1t is requisite TO premise that at
the time saw this system In operation there was not
above three inches of water in the trench:The end
of a tube of wood, somewhat like an d-tashloned
pump, placed in the water while screw bear
ing resemblance to that used for propelers was
made to reyolye rapidly in the tube by means of a
crank at the upper end, and the water was thus liter
ally screwed up an inclined plane OF about forty.fvo
degrees. Ny description may not be very exact
one yet not having been permitted close examina-
ton of the machine il is as perfect as sm enabled
to give.
patent for five years has been granted to Den Ale
undro Bauzan for the invention of composition (of
lime and glass; which initiates the appearance Of mar
bic.
Rosario Moutalyo Romero, young lady of good
family in this city literally burned to death few
DAYS since She ncautiousy filed spirit lamp while
il was burning her dress caught fire, and she was in
stanty enyeoped in a sheet of flame, and was so
dreadully burned as to die within short period Of
the accident
Jose Ehsampe, notorious Fillibuster died a few
DAYS since of consumption. His remains were followed
to the graveyard by large number of persons. An
tmeute, il was reported, would probably occur, but
nothing Of the kind transpred.
was informed yesterday that but Spanish vessels
ofwar are expected to arrive here at present instead
of the eight or ten, told some time since were
anticipated to arrive from SPAIN
Upward of hundred persons, whose names and
places of residence published in the Official Ga
zette have availed themselves OF the Amnesty Of tho
Queen of Spain Of March last
know not if the report had reached New York,
that the Italian singer Salvi was dead am happy.
however TO state that at the date Of the last adyices
received here from Mexico, he was in good health.
Ii is not yet decided by the Mixed Commission
whether the Grey Eagle is prize to the British or to
the Spaniards.
The First Engineer of the Spanish steamer of war
Pizarro an Englshman, died OF yomio Il few days
sim