The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-01

citizen OF the United States also lawyer named Mran
da, and poor humP,eacksd druggist who kept shop
misdeeds far Distant I trust not.
At Port Principe too, understand there have been
unfrcquent. Mendizabal the brother Of the Spanish
Minister OF Finance during the Espartero regency who
resided In the vueta Abao has report says been shot
although understand the Captain General denies having
any ofcial knowledge Of the circumstance The Com
msndant de Armas at Port Principe has also am told
been shot Sy an ~ a.saaa soms nine miles hence
occur daily or rather nightly, so that the change In
the organization Of the police has not proved as advanta
The Spanish Sovereign, which sailed hence
In the latter part of the month OF August last was dis
masted in the gale of September and compelled to put
hack 10 this island In attempting enter the port Of
Guantanamo she was run ashore on Point Sotavento and
made great deal Of wat. ao. HoRss believe are en-
rent here that the cities of New York, Philadelphia
Boston and New Orleans to be visited by Spanish
aeet Of six steamers and SIX sailing vessels from this
citizens Of those cities with the extent and power their
navy and Of the smartness Of their sailors the manly
uniforms ! trust these gentlemen will, should they
visit the United States be received with marked courte
sy, as to let them realize the difference In the recep
tion OF strangers by really civilized people, and that
exhibited by their own semi savage officials
The Captain General reviewed some four Ave select
ed regiments the evening Of the Goth current AL
though the clean and looked like soldiers yet
the attempts at manouyring them most miserable
failure. They marched in columns Of companies, but
BILE to dress them parallel Such shouting and scream.
ing never before heard. Abide followed aid
de-camp, with their horses pacing at the top of their
speed hurrying from part of the line to the other,
but all without avail letter described, rather
than a straight line There company two Of
the niger "Defenders of Cuba present 1t their
first field day and the poor devils seemed scared out of
their senscsf they possess any, General Concha may
be good soldier but he is OF the worst horsemen
riders have ever seen mounted. He rides with
tremely short strrups and depends solely upon these
for retaining his seat in the saddle The slightest stun
BILE of his horse would dismount him.
The British brig ofwar Epegle left this port the day
after the date of my last letter. without her prize the
Gray Eagle it having been discovered since the ixed
cnnisson' made Its award that that court has only
jurisdiction vessels under the Spanish flag and the
Gray Eagle at the time OF her capture not having any
sion has the power to authorize her being taken out
these waters.
Peter Hicks of the Cronica Office correspondent at
New York of the Ddrio de la Marina of this city be-
coming personal and impertiment. He concludes his
letter Of the 9th inst. a. follows
sGood bye Messrs Editors II thing should happen
previous to the departure of the steamer, shall
muncate it to you, without caring for the calumny Of
the correspondents OF the HERALD, who impious"
Pity is 1t Peter Hicks cannot And later intelligence
generally, with which to fill his letters without raing
mp such old affairs the ST. Nicholas Hotel honicde
shall, D. ", be in New York Of these days. and
may possibly astonish him with visit. @ B. SIN
POUGHKEEPSIE.
P. S.-Upon reading over this letter find have
omitted to to you the arrival few days since
in this harbor Of the American schooner Peerless which
Is stated that small cargo of Boxa negroes had,
short time previous to her capture been landed from
her Bahia Honda, but that the negroes were ar
rested after they were landed. p