Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-17

Correspondents Of the n. Y. Tribune



HAVANA, January7 Z, 1854.
In this, | send you translation Of the doeu-
nents published by our Government in relation
to the emancipated negroes, or negroes brought
by British men-of-war. Nominally only, they are
free, a. you will sec by the regulations send In
the mean time plenty OF negroes are coming
from the coast | have heard Of seven cargoes
and in time shall be able to give full par
ticulars, have no doubt. The British do not
seem now to be on the lookout, and the officers
OF that Government appear to be quite satisfied
with what they have done. perceive mono Of
that anxiety which was manifested some
months since to get information about land
ings. Something is going on behind the scenes,
that you may depend on, or there would not
be this lukewarmness on the part Of the Brit
ish.
The Captain General has declined to give up
the American scamen that were forcbly
brought to this island in SLAYER Of which You
are aware while Spanish sailors, who are
taken, are allowed to 60 free. The case Of
these poor fellows is hard, and cannot imagine
that the United States Government will leave
them in the hands of the Spaniards, who evil
IDENTIFY keep them because they are Americans.
Did consider them guilty, would not even
mention them, hut they came from Africa
against their will, in the vessel which was sold
to the Spanish savers, and it appears clear that
they had no idea that they would ever have
been brought with slaves to Cuba, when they
left home, as their vessel cleared on legal voy-
age to Africa.
We have had another murder in consequence
Of jealousy, and this time the weaker vessel is
the guilty ono. A white woman, the wife of d
doctor, caught her lord in company with one
of the colored servants Of her own house She
attcrward watched her opportunity, and killed
the negress with blow on the head with q
.handiron, and thea burned her person, while
under the influence of her ragc. The murder
ed person was buried, but some circumstances
led to the corpse being taken up again and ex-
amined, when marks Of violence were discoy-
cred.
The English engineers are expected here, on
their way to the lsthmns OF Darien to com.
mence the canal.
According to the statistics Of crime for this
city and jurisdiction, 2709 persons have been
imprisoned during the past year; Of which, 2
were convicted as parricdes, rs for murder,
479 for wounding, AS rape 81 abduction, 22l
for robbery, 100 petty theft Sc, Sc.
There were 1863 suicides and 43 attempts,
1876 accidental deaths. Among tho sentences
find sentenced to death, 10 sent to Africa,
% transported beyond the sea, 345 to eight
years. imprisonment in the Island AT to va
rious terms and kinds Of imprisonment
The number Of deaths during December was
$50, of which 1872 were of whites and Ala Of
blacks. The births during the same period
amounted to 343, 1874 being whites, and lag
blacks.
The weather has been very cool for this
cline, and have been informed that frost has
been observed in several parts Of the island In
Sagua Ia Grande and its vicinity, during the
late irruption of cholera, 397 persons died ont
of els attacked by the discase
Several of the spies and great men of Canedo
have already been disgraced, among them
Mendoza, the prosecutor and prosecutor of the
conspirators of 1882.
There is nothing further to relate.
Yours, &C., FRANKLIN.