New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
HAVANA.
TIE FMANCJPATED NEGROES

Fur Der Own torr-,poadenr -.
Tn this, send Jon traaslatons OF documents pub.
lisLed BY our Government in relation 10 the emzn-
cipsted negroes, or negroes brought here by British
mtn-ofwaT. NOmlnelly only. hey are FREE. az you viii
perceive b. the regulations | send In the meantime
plenty of negroes coming from the coast have
heard OF seven cargoes, and in time shall be able 20
give full particulars, have doubt The British do
rot seem now 20 be the lookout and the officers Of
that Government appear 10 be quite satisfied with
what they have done. perceive none OF that anxiety
which was manifested some months since 10 get In
formation about landings. Something IL going on BE-
hind tie scenes that may depend on or there would
not be this lukewarmness on the part OF the British
The Captain General has declined 20 give up tho
American seamen that were forcibly brought TO this
island in SLAYER, Of which you are aware, while
Spanish ssots who taken, allowed 90 20 free
Tie case Of these poor fellows is hard, and cannot
imagine that the United States Government Will Leave
them in the hands Of the SPanards, who evidently
keep them because they are Americans Dad con-
slider them guilty would not even mention them, but
they came from Africa against their WILL in the vessel
which sold TO the Spanish slavers, and il appears
clear that they had no idea that they would have
been brought with slaves 20 Cuba when they left home
as their vessel cleared on legal voyage TO Africa
We have had another murder in consequence Of
jealousy and this time the weaker vessel Ia the guilty
one white woman, the wife OF doctor, caught her
lord in company with OF the coored servants Of
her own house She sfterward watched her opportun-
ity and Killed the negress with blow the head with
banl.iron and then burned her person, while under
the influence OF her rage. The murdered person was
buried but circumstances led 10 the corpse being
taken Up again and examined when marks OF yioence
were discovered.
The man who had his throat cut by negro escaping
from his master has died
Two English engineers are expected here on their
way to the Isthmus of Daren 10 commence the canal
According To the statistics Of crime for this city and
ursdction persons have been Imprisoned during
the past year OF which, 2were convicted parricdes,
20 ter murder, az for wounding 40 rape, q abdue-
ion, 22l for robbery, 700 petty theft, &c, &c.
There were l63 suicides and i3 attempts i35 accl-
dental deaths. Among the sentences md sentenced
TO death l3 sent to Africa % transported beyond the
sea 3i5 10 eight years imprisonment in the Island, Az
10 various terms aud kinds of imprisonment.
The number of deaths during December was 500, of
which 1S2 were OF whites a. d l7i of blacks. The
births during TIE same period amounted to 3tJ l9i
being whites and ll9 blacks.
The weather has been very cool for this cline, and
have been informed that frost has been observed in sew
ea parts of the island In sagua Ia Grande and its
vicinity during the late ruption of cholera 307 persons
died ont of rs attacked by the disease.
Eduardo de Cotilla is summoned 10 present himself
in the rova prison for having circulated printed proc
amations highly Subversiye and sedtious This is tbs
youth that was surprised tampering soldier, bus he
escaped He is but lad, and was still following his
studies Probably he is among the free and happy OF
our glorious republic if So, his education will be fin
ished as il should by making man OF him AS Il Is,
be has begun well In our own history read ofsim-
liar rebelliOus children, who atterward became great
men.
already been disgraccd among them Mendoza the per-
secutor and prosecutor of the consprators OF 1852
There il nothing further TO relate.
Yours, &c, FRANKLIN