The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-02

/ ton. The procession was large, the street throng
immense, the ornaments Of red and yellow damasI
draping the windows and fronts of houses along tn
streets its passage were gorgeous aud rich In thei
| arrangement. Over several OF the streets observ
| ed green arches sprung adding very much to the
effectiveness OF the scene, and there were two o.
three regiments Of troops lining the holy TRAIL Il
protect the sacred persons and the bread and vnou
representations Of the 'body end blood Of Deity
The Captain General had his cushion placed al
every corner, and seemed to be in Is prayerfu ear
nest as If there was o squad OF tllbusteros to be
looked after at every turn indeed our peccadiloes
are awful flibusters here and give us, of high and
low degree, q great deal of annoyance. l heard
the big guns laundering to heaven our devotions
in the wake Of the great mystery" OF the holy
Roman Catholic Church, 80 that the noise went up
somewhere. If our prayers were confined to earth
and its selfish arrogance. The reverend father and
Lord Bishop looks upon his son, the Captan-Gene'
raj, with compacency, and a. he passed me it seem
ed to he thought If he did not utter the words
"You are but q part of my show use you and your
power-your mistress and hers-for the ministry Of
my own pleasure-for the contamination Of my own
purposes" He did not pray, and from the crowd
Of homage-doers about him, he appeared only as q
disinterested spectator Of the devotons of Others
The spectacle, aside from it, religious demonstra.
ton, brilliant and imposing, and the imposition
moral power in Cuba. The work Of the show-the
bareheaded walking-was done in this case by the
white portion of the community, representing all
ranks and classes, while the coIored race bore
and devices, which | was not theOiOgian
enough to study out. Usually the negroes
do all the things of this sort,which the church
deems necessary for the Precipitation Of divine "a
relics and implements being duly returned to their
vaults or inches in the Cathedral, we were allowed
to dispense, and commence new series OF life'fol
lies, which will find no particular interruption, un'
current. A few balls and parties Of the usual re-
fined and delicate character. closed the religious
festivities and amusements
While our officers throughout the length and
breadth of the island are busy making up the re-
gistry Of our slaves we have one cargo landing Of
over five hundred negroes, that will be embraced in
the present record, already entered up-and think
two, the second less than three hundred, on the
place or headquarters of slavery, Trinidad. The
list gatherers have been met with cunning that
they cannot defeat, and Thousands of negroes re-
turned duly numbered and registered, have not yet
been brought from Africa, and it will be some
years before the counts will be made good.
The bringing up the negroes before the official is of
no consequence, as the numbers are made good BY
transfer from estate to estate, as required; and
when the hungry register is fac, they are brought
in detachments on the same estate, duplicated or
Implicated as may be required. The certificate to
be by the slave, will be put ON the files for fu
ture use, when the introductions anticipated have
come safely to the possession of the planter. will
say that General PezuelA is not aware Of this new
mode Of defeating his power, nor will he be aware
of it until he reads it in the columns of the HER
AID.
This is not anticipated either by the British Con-
sui, and when ascertained it cannot be met with
comes round, when veri6caton viii sustain the old
lists to keep the official honor clear. S.
We have rumor that the Warehouses Pezuela
will return to Spain by next steamer in dread of our
climate or Of the diseases incidental thereto; and it
is whispered by those who know something, that
the Marquis would not be sorry il he should be re-
called from the spot where he has constructed q
large and powerful party in opposition to tie go
The steamer Empire City arrived early this morn
ing, and Is to leave at 10 A. NJ for New Orleans 30
that must draw to close. The steamer Isabel is
gence by telegraph to Charleston.
The palace folks are little disquieted with their
news by the Black Warrior; by this steamer have
not yet received my files; but shall probably find
HAVANA, June 81 a22-Night and Morning.
NJ. Legoria's " Casualties of Spanish Enthusiasm
IA Calculation Of chances-Su2vess;on of Eel.
denee By the Spanish Government in tie Black
Warrior A6air-A,Yirai of two additional
French War Vesseis
We have not yet been all cut off by the casu-
atty Of overlooking "Spanish national enthusiasm, "
which Mr.. Legoria, Spanish consul at New Orleans
calculates upon as the fate of all the citizens of the
United States, that might by accident be dwelling
here, should the two countries-Spain and the
United Statesbecome involved in actual hostilities
Or in case any Of the southeastern bloods, called
ilibusteros, should take hunting excursion in the
fields Of Cuba This very gentlemanly hint, which
the honorable gentlemen did not intend should
svxo ii -
and as Germans and English, with the canaiH,
that generally do the throat cutting in such scenes
are liable to be uncomfortably classed with the
North Americans, pretty good force will be al
the consideration Of the assassns for their gentle
disposition.
As we know such excitement as might be dan
gerous is very much depressed by the bayonet in
Auences Of our gallant chief, we do not apprehend
any danger unless it should be by the tact con
sent of the Captain General himself; and should
the intimaton to that effect, which has been con
veyed by Mr.. Legora to several of his
intimate friends--not having cultivated the
confidence and regard that he commends to his
countrymen-we shall not be in so much danger
perhaps, as our friends may suppose; for we can
not be used up in detail: and the "cnemies Of the
Spanish race die very hard. They will keep
even count with the knives, at least; and they
would not confine their regards to the mere strk
ers Of vice royal will. The project said to be in
vented Legoria, is in keeping with the characteris
tics of the deteriorated "race;'' they make much
better highwaymen and church robbers than sol.
diers, for which reason we are compelled to draw
80 largely upon our negro population to give tone
and stability to Spanish chivary. When the blood
gets further tempered with the African gratis
after some twenty years of practical exhibition Of
the policy OF Pezucla ntiation--I have no doubt
there will be great improvement in the standing
~ (f11,a nd obi
have some curly-headed sprigs scattered among his
own descending stock.
The proposition to commence the game with the
present acting consul is not bad for II he should
cape the knife, he would be very dangerous nu-
c!eus Tor the gathering at least of all Yankeedom in
Havana; and this would draw another sort of crowd
that would be formidable, and make it question OF
prudence ard safety with the Captain General, whe.
ther he would or not face the music or pay the
piper, and run away-which latter he would be very
likely to do, Notwithstanding his black body guards