New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-29
HAVANA.
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY.

The U. s. NJ. steamship Empire City, II. Winde
commanding, arrived here yesterday afternoon. Sue
brings thirtyfve passengers, and cargo of cotton,
merchandise, &c. She left New-Orleans the Goth,
and arrived at Havana the 23d inst After landing
the Havana mails and passengers, and transferring
the California mails and passengers to the u 5. NJ.
steamship Falcon, Capt. A. G. Gray, she left again
| the same day.
The Falcon arrived at Havana on the 22d inst.
On the Esd inst, at p. NJ, about fifteen miles
from Havana passed steamship Crescent City, hence
bound to Havana. She probably got in the same
day.
From Our Own Correspondent.
HAVANA, Thursday, Nov. %, 1884.
have positive information of the landing at
Cienfuegos of two cargoes-nearly 1900 African
slaves-since the date of my last letter; Of which
number between 70 and 90 only were captured by the
authorities. This fact must not be looked upon as
furnishing evidence that the Captain General ia not
acting bona fde in endeavoring TO put down the infa
nous traffic, but rather as one Of those instances
which will occur in spite OF all the preventive meas
ures of the supreme" head Of this Island and those
in authority under him. Tempted by the enormous
gains OF the slave-trade, men viii be found willing TO
risk life and liberty to satisfy their greed Of gold. In
order to afford your readers some idea of the en-
nous profits realized by the trade, extract
short calculation from d" blue book " presented to
the British Parliament during its last session:
Say Geo negroes sold IS s595 900
The cost Of the above Is about ounces tt5i -
'.''.'''.'''.'sHteos
Qualifications Of ell inds ounces or +l55 -
per i5jvO- <oJVJ
Leaving profit of........... ............s5i209o
Is it any wonder then, that men are found willing
10 peril all that holds dear, both in this wsrd
al in that 10 come when such enormous profits IA
l. cd a al ole
The Captain General has recently Issued fresh reg.
uaiOns for the suppression OF the slaye-trade Time
presring l unable this morning 10 send you
translation Of these; LEI II, therefore, suice, when
state that they are extremely stringent authorizing
Tie authorities 10 enter upon estates on which they
have cause for believing that ne Wy landed Africans
sTe secreted. To do thE you viii member, both OF
the last two Captains General refused declaring such
steps 10 be contrary 30 tue law
The number Of Africans knownto have been landed
on this Island during the year 1888, ia 1893. or
coune, there was much larger number actually
landed unknown 10 the authorities but the foregoing
figures show the numbers as kAOna TO the British
agents in this Island.
Ii is painful TO me in the exercise Of my duty as
your Special Correspondent to express my conviction
that but for the agency and skl OF AMERICAN siuors
and ship builders this disgusting traffic in humau
fesh ana thews would before this period have entirely
ceased Ivery much fear tina. ii strict inql were
made, il would be found that the universal excuse
made by Americans when taken on board siavers,
il not based on truth. While every one knows that
the swift sailing vessels built only by American ship
builders in which We all take go great pride, and
which only American ship builders build, too
frequently used successfully too for tse base pur-
posss Of The African slave-rsde. II may be that ig-
Iorsnee Of the trade in which the vessels 70
engaged induces. sometimes, the Builders to sell
them to parties VITO purchase solely With the intent OF
tuning the craft into slsyers. However, as far a.
may be in my power, while have the pleasure Of
being your Hsysna Correspondent, this excuse shall
be done away with, for shsIl not hesitate to send
YOU and feel sured you will not fail to publish the
names, &c, Of parties whom may knOS visit tns
United States with the object Of purchasing vessels =
turn them into ssvers. But pass 10 another sIy
Observation-Disclosures Captain General spPeAnsa mi
alive to the greaiimportauce ofhs subject by soo.
decree, thorough reformation Of the exsnss b.had
is 70 takeplace and numerous other 80 orinary
in hieh the arts and sciences O. "s ;,sont charr
branches Of education to be ts1ghI Il o-sntsd
The large sum of $4,000 per snn NJ the.a
from the Island revenue for he saPP't. oh,r.Sss
SCHOOL, Also the budrpgs befo I R M, Rotsnc
o. san enIe ana ,o"nJs surrounding the suburban
rsiSsr.s anu Of the General, are likewise Do