New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-24
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Things in Havana.

.I eaio oi' was perpetrated in the latter part O
III Pase week upon the Governor of Matanzas
NJ No ;n& T cy received letter subscribed A
iattaS rhgras, from your city by mail. The
r ntu, pfolessea to be written by political
ssoiugee' VINO was impressed with the most bro
i!unu gratitude to His Excellency, most espe
ti ior getting up a subscription to enable
| on0 ieiugees to return to their beloved Cuba
"hich' IL declared, many of them were most
| anxious to dos to their gracious sovereign, the
most illQstrious of living monarchs, for her
ihotherly feelings betrayed in the recent
| aihhesty' ana to the Captain General Cor his
GENEROUS goodness in giving Immediate publicity
10 the amnesty. Attached to this letter were
some Spanish verses, addressed to the Cantain
General, of most fulsome character. Ii was
not, however, noticed that these verses were
| written after the fashion of an acrostic. and
| that the initial letters composed the words
| "ploa los FIiibusteyos.'' The Governor of
hatanzas was so pleased with the letter, which
ne pelleved to be genuine, that he, although it
was AT late hour of the night when it reached
niS hahus, upon the spur of the moment, sent it
70 1no printer OF the Matanzas paper, with an
oruer that 1t should appear in the next impress
| sion of the paper, which was done and tho
paper distributed before the bitterness of the
| Jest was discovered. A universal grin pre-
saiiea on the faces of the Creoles of Matanzas
.na1 Jay while IN the city, where the subscri-
oeTs 70 the paper received their copies it was
only us u matter Of great favor sight of a
copy was obtained. The Captain Generals
conduct is represented to have been most un
Philosophical upon being made acquainted with
.he TACT, 1t ls said he stamped and RACED and
locked himself in his private apartment for the
ensuing twenty four hours. The telegraph was
set 10 work, all the unsold copies of the paper
seized and destroyed, and eighteen persons ar
rested as being suspected as the originators of
the hoax, or of being concerned in it, Instead.
however, OF treating the matter with silence
ana contempt, as wise persons would have done,
a diferent course has been pursued
on saturday last, the most insignificant and
worthless of the generally insignificant press of
this city, the Prensa de Ia Hobana, also rub
llshed letter, which it stated had been received
IRON, IRON New York, which was also signed Antonio
nara Pragas, containing fattering expressions
OF THANKS to the Marquis de la Pezuela, and at
Iacnea to which, there was also a set of verses,
the initial letters of which compose the words
- r'pa Ia .Noct0n Espagnota" Thus very
general attention has been directed to a matter.
winch, but for this, the knowledge of which
would probably have been confined to n small
number of persons. The conduct of the recently
enlisted black soldiers has not been satisfactory
report says, they will be discharged from the
army, unless they mend their manners The
Marchloness de la PezueIa, understand, re-
turns to Spain this day. Fear of the yellow
fever, which is carrying off the unacclimated of
the inhabitants Of this city, is stated to be The
cause Of her early departure There is small
schooner at the wharf here now, called the
Celia, she is up for Gibura and st. Jaro de
Cuba; hut it being known, that but a few
months since, when she was called the Cora. she
landed cargo Of 600 negroes in this Island, it
Is strongly suspected her ultimate destination is
the coast OF Africa. / have heard it asserted
that the Captain General lately received no less
than Flo,oUO in ounces as his fees upon a cargo
OF Africans landed last month on the south side
We have had delightful rains recently, but
alterWard the heat is terrible Yesterday, soon
after meridian, a thermometer in the room in
winch now, at early dawn, write, stood at
- OF Fahrenheit, and there is free circula-
ZION oil air IN the room, which is considered a
cooi one; even at this early hour, the perspira-
Won e&uaes from every pore. Thanks though |
70 Providence, the delicious sea breeze will he |
blowing within few hours, and will temper
old SoFs mighty rays, otherwise it would
be scarcely possible to dwell in Cuba during the
summer months
The Boatmen, and sMatriculated Sailors,
the term is a Spanish one, not mine, are being |
impressed to serve in the Spanish Navy. The |
payment of SOS, have been told, secures them
IN exception from four years g before the
mast
RAILROAD CoLLIsloy-TWo Men Tery Badlv
l2l"reH, ~ esterday morning, soon after 1--WE
} clock, very serious collision occurred Mt the
witch farthest from this station, on the west
de. "S0'
me trains were the New York express east,
ND the freight No. west Thu freight train
vas some minutes behind time when it an
preached the station, and, instead of obeyilo
he positive and well-known instructions Of the
superintendent, by switching off on the upper
nd OF the switch, 1t was run down on the main
rack, with the intention of backing on at tho
over end of the switch
The switch tender was at his Mace and had
ms switch properly adjusted, but the engineer
rdsred him to throw it back, Which he accord
ngly did. lie then ran down to the lower end
the switch, and just as lie had adjusted it so
s to let the train back, the express was heard
pproaching only short distance of
Before the freight train could be got out of
ne way, the express train had struck it with
he usual speed that trains run at that distance
rom the stations. The engineer and fireman
me express were badly injured, at first sup |
osed fatally, but they are now in a fair way to
ecoVer. Half dozen others were more or less
ljured, but not severely &
Inc locomotives were badly shattered, and
ome OF the freight cars smashed in but the {
hole damage, we are credihly informed will (
OF exceed, If it reaches, $1,000 The upper part 1
the express tender was separated from the t
'ucks, and slid back into the baggage car, 1
andsomely and expeditiously loading it for
'ansportation to Dunkirk
The wreck OF the express locomotive lay piled h
on the track all day yesterday, and passen- L
ers from the different trains were obliged to +
ot 1T over narrow isthmus' to other trains 5
hlch were promptly provided for their convent i
lce The collision produced no interruption Of Il
avel, save putting the New York express two J
ours behind.
A portion Of the freight cars were impelled
ackwards,. "A distance of over sixty rods from h
'e place OF the collision, where they ran into t
me other cars, causing slight damage. The =
cured men (Csburn, engineer, and Elliott,
'eman,) are now at the Newbold House, where
ley are under medical treatment EOlean IN. /
y Journal, June Is 8
DARING ADVENTURE large concourse of
'ople assembled yesterday afternoon, on Goat =,
land, to witness j. R. Robinson's ATTEMPT to n
zach the canal boat in the Rapids, mention of r
hich we have heretofore made The boat, ~
hich had been constructed on purpose for this
tempt, first started from the head of the Hy- =
'aulic Canal, with son of Mr.. Robinson's and
20 others. They launched boldly out into the
ream, and ghded down to the head of Goat Is =;
nd, when Mr. Robinson, with his son, immedi. Al
ely started for the canal boat, q distance of 81
bout ten rods. Those only, who are acquainted II
18th the character of the Rapids at this point, a,
n imagine the skill and presence of mind ne V
ssary TO pilot directly across the current But 50
Q leat was performed in q beautiful manner