The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-18

tionists NAV comfort themselves with the fact that
hey viii find practical partisans here who distance
heir theories Cuba Will be free-laoor island by
Gradual process which is favored by nearly all Of the
and which they think they can estab-
ish with advantage to the negro, and with safety
% the white. This has been long a proposition in
in all the various plans for the con-
struction of new government. But we snail see.
We have had taken from our community last night,
one of our most interesting memberships. Virgil |
Esq, who died at the residence Of her father
in-law, the British Consul General. The lady
was to have left by the Cahawba for Phi
lad elphia, but she has gone to join band OF
favorite in Havana society, from the peculiar sweet
ness # disposition that colored everything she did,
and gave peasantness and charms to everything she
looked upon. =
bly, result in nothing. We have the excitement oil
the thing any how, which is something hope
Robertson will be the last American Consul OF CUBA
no country ever had better.
HAVANA June IL, 1854.
Int,igues of Lord Ho,cden and the Captain
General-Indignation Of the Galatians There
at-Character and Condition Of ne Spanish
4,n,u-Ho,c the Soldiers are Treated--4noth1
Rising Eapected, &C., &C., &c.
Every one believes we are on the eve OF great
revoution-politica, civil and religious His Ex-
celency the Marquis Pezuela, our present Captain
General, seems bent on the ruin of the island. he
is the tool of the intriguing Lord Howden the Eng
lish Minister in Madrid, to carry out connected
plan or series of measures, to place Cuba on the
same footing of prosperity" as that Of Jamaica.
The Galatians and other natives of old Spain are
furious against him, and really more violent in
their condemnation than the Creoles themselves; in
fact they are uniting with them, and only wish the
Yankees would make their appearance in sufficient
force to give them security, and the whole island
would be revolutionzed in less than three months
The army, Of which correspondent Of the London
Times from Madrid, boasts much about of being
armed with Minnie rifles of their spirit, energy and
bravery is entirely misinformed The fact is, there
is not one of these rifles in the whole army and
the soldiers are sallow, lean, sickly set
of men as ever was collected together and dignded
by the name Of an army. They are miserahy fed,
forced from their mountain homes in Spain,
brought here in vessels crowded like the sayers
from Africa, they feel the climate much more than
natives of the United States and die here like rot
ten Sheep" as the Minister of War remarked to mo
last year. Their food, too is entirely different from
that in Spain-stewed beans, verncelli, sweet pota
toes, jerked beef, with sparce allowance OF bread
and poor wine. 1t is said their clothing is made all
of one sizes if fat man. they diet him until he is OF
the required size if very lean they feed him with
beans to swell him out. The first is true, but /
doubt the extra food ever allowed, even Of beans.
After very careful examination, every well inform
ed person will be compelled to arrive at this conclu
sion-that there is neither moral nor physical force
in it, its elements are those of discomfort decay and
quick dissolution; Differed by prond upstairs, who
beat and kick about the poor soldiers worse than the
chain gang prisoners. was at the Moro a short time
since when captain ordered soldier to get him q
coal to light his segar and happening to let it fall
as he was in the act OF handing it to him. he gave
him three or four kicks and ordered him to be put
under guard Will men SO used, hghtI No, they
will not stand fire, but run away when they can;
they have nothing to fight for-the love OF country
is not feeling that gives animation to their hearts,
their pride too has been BUNDLED by the formation
Of mulatto regiments forced into service and dressed
like prisoners of the Tacon jail The natives OF old
| Spain were invited to form volunteer companies,
and not one as yet has come forward to subscribe
| his name.
| The people generally are ardenty longing to
enjoy the blessings OF freedom and independence;
| they are stretching out Their hands towards
the yoke that so heavily presses them down,
| for endurance has ceased to be a virtue. Never
was there stronger feeling in the human bosom
| than that exhibited 10y all parties in Cuba,
1 | may almost say, without exceptions. The Creoi
| young ladies are capable themselves of arming T,
| az contest--some OF them real Amazons Tn
iie L. ,arriyed-a crisis is at hand-hlman natgr
SSnInot long endure such oppression More the
1All ~ .tuI, ASKING l0fauUICauce, nuconu
uonal, without terms, only adrlittance to the boo
of freedom. have been told by hundreds that thi.
is the last request to heaven that arises from their
| hearts when they resign themselves 10 sleep, and
the first that they utter when awake in the morning
| The name OF Washington is, if possible, more
| yenerated and beloved among them than it ia with
| u.s. and they invoke his name with an enthusiasm
| that would thrill the heart Of many true born
| American. CARDENAs.