The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-19
INTERESTING CUBAN LETTER

The following is an ex ract Of a letter from
v,sit"r 10 Cuba tn his friend in Washington,
dated Havana, March %, 1854
MY DEAR SIR: We are in state of great
anxiety az to whit may be done at Washiny ton
mot a word from there since the l2th inst !;
and We are anxious, also, for the news from
Europe not only from the East, but from
SPAN. The Blush steamer brought accounts
OF revolution in Spain, and of martial law
bankruptin money ami morals, how can it be
otherwise! In the mean time everything ~
becoming more and more estringent here |
should MT be surprised Ia SEE the hours fixed
Tor dinrer by decree; and even the number OF
dishes prescribed Look at The decree IN the
,f5iciai Gazette Of to day, which have marked
Tor your rdi6cation. The city is literally fill, d
with police, aud yet the assassinat,cns dailv, or
ra'her nightly, are four 10 Ave -princip,lly by
the negroes Il Is singular these Ii, rrors have
been On the increase ever since The a,qas
arrived, aud yet | would no, b. Just fed II,
saying that h,s arrival had any conn, xIon with
these even 81 only III. ntio n The facts-hut he
Is suggesting some o. the most absurd I'd, as.
He pr"posfs-and the subject has b, en- laid
oef'Fe three different CORPORATE ne, WIN have
reported against the prnpositi t. forbid The
inhabitants "f the island from issu,ng their md
vdual notes unless th-y are licensed traders
that Is, fnrhiddirg any one Use from bu, Ing On
credit. Thls Is far saup!e al tie pronress
this man All books brought here are Ia ne j
"a thr Gust use until list il tiken nf he
suih"rs the subj c. treated, The da % publica
II u, where published, &c. &c. The list is
then 10 be sent TO the captain general, who
hands II over IL the hish or some other prizes
and whatever is crossed is condrmnrd Got
schak, he great piinist, c,u!d no, get the
programme OF his c..Eceri Il, he'd until i was
submit to he cip,aIn-ge neral; nor could he
move his piano 10 the theatre without prrins-
son-everything is now done by pc nilsson.
II Seems that orders have been IT celv,d by
the v.ssrls of war in port IT, be rrady or ga al
a moment notice VIVA, they expect know
not, or it it is to take away The 2 .v-rnnent il
necessary. We are here, lii ru Ii, in qtr,
state.
Every. %xrrtion is made to suppress all
knowledge of the la,d.ng of ,iaves-or negroes
IRON the coast IF afica, althou!h 900 nav.
-.-een landed " thin few days; yet il is moi
generally known, or any remarks made On the
subject,
The news Of the loss of the war steame,
P'zarro on the east end IF the i,land hac jus
reached here. This is a new steamer, built to
take the place of the one los, last year, thai
took Crrtenden's party.
While writing the Princeton arrived Az
officer was sent on shore to thank tho authorl
ties tor Some civiity offered, and am inarmec
she hid 10 days passage, have news By
her, but learn that the President had sent
message 10 Congress for some reason or other
| suppose | shall learn in day or Two possibly
when the Crescent City arrives. No cnmm'dor,
vet, 1t 8 possible he may be aIonrsde OF thu
Pzarr" We can hear nothing OF him. IL,
mas been expected here, ! am informed by tn,
"thcers oi the other me q of war, since the l0,i
OF January.