New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-03
HAVANA.
TIE SLAVE TRADE-FlRE.

From Our Correspondent
HAVANA, Friday July -, 1854.
There is every appearance of desire the part Of the
Captau.G General 10 put an end To the Infamous traffic
in our fellow mOrtals several officials in varols parts
II the island have been suspended from their Offices
and placed upon their trials before the Real Audlen-
Gin who are suspected Of having wlnked ~ the
landing of slave carg0es The Court of Mixed Com
mission" of this city has made its award respecting
tie disputed prize SLAYER Grey Eagle, declaring her to
be- the prize of Her Britannia Majestys ship Espiege
which ship it is belieyed will shortly be again in this
harbor take possession OF her prize and convoy her
10 jamaica. where having been condemned. she will
be sold and in all probability employed in more law
full trade than stealing negroes from Atrica and con
viewing them a. slaves To Cuba.
There was quite large fire outside the walls of this
city few daJs since, less than fifteen houses one
entire range OF buildings being consumed by the de-
vouring element Later On the same day Esd INST
there was another small fire near one OF the military
barracks.
His Excellency the CaPtain-Geueral would seem 20
be- conscious that his tenure of office in this lslad VIII
be of short duration His Excellency is understood to
have puTchas ed considerable amount OF sterling eN-
change during the past week which occssioned the
rate Of txcbange to increase between two and three
per cent premium in very few hours.
There were no less than eleven assasslnatiOns, and
attempts &C that infamous crime, within tweny-t0ur
hcuis in one neghborhood outside the walls OF this
city recently
The birthday of Queen Christiana, mother of the
reienine QueeE OF Spain cath inst was quite gala
day in Havana. Saiutes were fired from the Punta
ase at sunrise midday and sunset In honor OF the
day. although report had been clrculsted here Tor
days that Chrstiana was at tne head OF recent
revolution IN spain.
The 18th inst was the feast.day OF SPANS Patron
Saint ST. .Jago, and celebrated rs all such days
are in Roman Catholic countries.
Tie numbers 27o7 and 2O,:SH respectively drew
the 500 coo aud the $50 uoO prizes in the Grand Lot
tarv - - here al the I'D
Sunday. the I'D inst. was desecrated by " Bun
.Ficht1 in favor OF the Benefcencia' or Poor
House His Excellency. accompanied BY ms we'
daughter brother and en- Ad-deCamp, attended IN
great state, and presided at this cruel amuse-
uent. .
The "Vomito " still RACES in our midst; bat despite
of and the great heat of the weather, there nave
been great number of balls in this city and neigh
boring villages aterly.
In Tbe Otcal Ga.ete of the 26th inst there is the
Sraush othcal version of the ODonnell rebellion in
Madrid which was received here by the Spanish Mail
steamer NelascO on the oath inst AS the readers OF
The TRlBINr are doubtless fully aware OF all the de-
tails of the affair there cannot be any necessity Tor
ne to translate the Spanish version.
will however do 81 with the last paragraph, which
states that
tie inhabitants know Row ih g stand so a. nov a 20
and atiors wh h would disturb ,hI oya ana
psci ess hs t1y ne BE- PEI s CnnesHt b 81 n Sc Cd
silva, DO 50 10 ,urrort Spain, and
the fee .; her subjects Havana July 5 J 3 3rAaASn
By ia, Gaceta of yesterday, perceive the Queen
has responded fayorably to an application from the
Captain General and others Ia place the bones now
DEPOSITED in the Cathedral of this city, of Christopher
Colon. beneath a column TO be erected TO his honor
Three hundred and fifty odd rank and file OF the reg
mcrt Of iberia arrived in the mail steamer leasco,
and the remainder Of the troops destined for this island
are expected shortly to arrive