The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-07


Of General Concha, whilst the Creoles pronounce
him TO be can honest man." Some Skipper" or
other has recently given the authorities st Cienfue.
COS "the Slip" without. paying the rees for the
Health VISIT" as it is termed for, according to
crcula No. "a, recently published in the Gacsta, in
which "ciIcularr mention Is made Of the foregoing
circumstance, an in which the Captain General
has ordered that the several Governors and Lieut.
Governors shall possess competent authority to col
lect these fees, and they are empowered to use all
convenient means to prevent the sailiog of any
sci whose captain has not confor ned with all the rt
regulations.
The affairs of the post Office also appear t, have
attracted the attention Of the Marquis de Ia Pezuela
TIE Gacsta of the 22d instant contains an official
notice for the regulation Of the letter carriers fix
log the amount, On c8nts,) to which they are en-.
titled for the delivery of each letter at It's destna
ton, In addition to the post Office CHARGE and
regulating the manner in which they are TO make
chxI &c with the smaller silver coin current here.
May We not reasonably hope that bis Excellency' 3
sacce will pursue this reform 60 much needed,
OF the post Office until it shall be credit instead OF
disgrace, "a 1t now is, to this island? 1t Is not,
presume, generally known in the United States that
letters are rarely delivered here unrer six hours
after the mails reach the post Office when written
list Of letters to be delivered IL affixed uDon board
with the names Of the parties to whom theV are ad-
dressed, AMI number attached to each letter with
in the post office gate One spples not by name, but
by the number for the letter, and upon payment OF
l2 cents if it from the United States, or Of
% cents should it have been received by the Eng.
sh steamer the letter is delivered This high charge
might with advantage be reduced. Not unite
quently however letters are detained several days
before they are advertised as aforesaid for delivery.
One for your correspondent was recsntly detained
four days before 1t appeared on the list, and not
unfrs quentIy, believe, Is the sacre6ness OF the
sc ais violated and thus the secrets Of c0rresp0n.
dence made known to the government; and the
party to whom anything Of Q suspicious Character
10 addressed Is closely watched, and II detected In
the slightest act inimica to the authorities, he Is
strajghtway committed to the royal jail, and when
from thence discharged, ordered to leave the island
within an inconveDiently short space of time. Now
these are matters worthy the attention of the Cap.
tain General, who may not possibly be aware Of
all the evil and wrong doing perpetrated under his
authority but who will not, should this letter meet
his successors attention, have any such excuse
hereafter.
There recently returned to this island Martin
Ga)iano, formerly Government Secretary during
General Gained admin istration. He is now ap-
pointed " Odor,w "a sort Of judge) of the royal
excbeuuer His wife is the daughter of the late
city. Martin Galiano had hoped that his conduct
towards Americans generally, and especially 10 re.
lation to the Crescent City affair, would have placed
him in high favor In Spain; but am assured by IN
with supposed Creole sympathies had nearly
proved fatal to his best hopes. He had, am told,
expected better appointment than that Of "Oidor"
An affair of honor came off near this city the
other day. between Senior Sartorius, Administrator
of the Post Office, and "vista," or Custom House
officer named Gomusio, with swords. The cause Of
tie duel is understood to be that Senior Sartorius,
went to the Captain General and complained that
Gomusio's residence at Marianao, some three
Leagues hence, was q gambling house; whereupon
Senior Gomusio, who is notorious gambler, chal-
parties met accordingly, and both were wounded
The matter coming to the ears Of the Captain
General be tried both the parties, sentenced them
each to be suspended from their offices for the space
of one month, and each to be imprisoned In the
Moro Castle tor four days. Senior Sart0rius Is re-
ported to have been too severely wounded to be re-
moved from his bed, whilst Senior G0musio was
few nights after at grand ball given by one OF the
upper ten'' Of this city, at Puentes Grandes
The papers Of this city recently instance case
of longevity, which believe is unparalleled in the
awe and well in this city, aged one hundred and
eleven years! She is native OF Santa Cruz, Tena
rife, and came to this island when one hundred and
five years OF age.
There was an arrival few days since, Of forty.
seven natives of the Canary Islands, Poor creatures
but few of them will be alive this day twelve
months. Experience has proved the white man
cannot toll beneath our tropical SUI.
The Spanish ships Of war Cortes Fernando Ia
Catolca and Isabel Second, arrived yesterday, the
first with SO hombres and their officers, the second
with 291, ard the last with 10l ditto.
For q wonder, the Dia7io OF this mo ming says
nothing about these "new defenders" OF Cuba.
suppose we shall have it tomorrow.
PoUdHKEEPsE.