The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-17
LATER PROM HAVANA AND MEXICO.


By the arrival Of the steamship Isabel Charleston
have advces from Havana TO the 10th instant Inclusive.
The Havana correspondent of the Charleston Courier
der date OF the 10TH writes
The Isabel's mails close this morning at six O'clock
have therefore barely sufficient time to inform you that
another American citizen named Charles A. Peck dentist
has been brought to this city prisoner, and confined in
the barracks of the SALIVA Guardias He is totally
scous what the OF the offence is with which he
Is charged. He comes ] understand from Trinidad dc
Cuba where being in i'll health be quietly sojournng
and practising his profession His wife and mother are
am informed residing in New York You may depend how
ever that most excellent acting consul Colonel w II.
Robertson will spare exerons TO effect his release and
secure him ample redress for the injury and nconreni
ence he hes suffered Indeed the energy and humanity
exhibited all occasions by Colonel w II Robertson
beyond all praise and decidedly deserve some public and
substantial recognition at the hands of government
The of the French brigofwar which, as mentioned
in my last arrived here on Sunday is the Meeagre Leps
sixteen days from Martinique.
From the correspondence of the Standard sae ate we
make the following extract;
Just by the way Of illustration Of the insults and oppres-
sion to which the best Creoes in Cuba have submit
me tell YOU story of what took place here week two
ago party of boys, all under the age OF fourteen had
assembled and locked themselves up in house upon the
Cero play cards and this house. il must be
bered the home of of the boys The day police,
having been in way informed of the meetng went
with very audabe haste TO the spot and finding the door
fastened broke il in crying at the same time Conspiracy
ibustersp &C. The boys had upon the first alarm, dis
posed Of the cards and attempted TO One OF
them who succeeded in getting out Of the house pur
sued by policeman who, upon coming up with him. split
his head with his sword from the top of the skull to his
chin He brought before the commssary for this bru
tai murder but that official ascer,ained the
father Of the child Creole he very summariiy dis
missed the without further notice The street officer
returned his original beat in front OF the house
mentioned and when it demonstrated to the commits
sary against this insult to fathers feelings the only
ply was, "Carambo he is Creole.
The Savannah Georgian says;
eve last evening met several intelligent gentlemen,
passengers by the Isabel who have been spending
time in Havana. Their accounts agree in picturing
an unsettled and unhappy state Of things Concha is
believed to have been frightened at his shadow,
and has succeeded N working himself into a high
Of alarm. His cowardce has driven him to many
acts OF cruel barbarity towards individuals credita-
Die only the Spanish nquston Americans watch
ed with the greatest scrutiny and the least thing
frmatoryo Of anced suspicion immediate
and Imprisonment But few days since, verbally
informed American gentleman, an invalid sojourniug
Puerto Principe suddenly arrested upon some sus
pcon taken Havana and prisoner in the castle
Ills was learned Prisoners constantly ar.
irving in Havana from the Interior and the dreaded garo
is daily claiming its victims The papers make mention
Of these facts but assured of their reality BY eye
witness
The British steamer Clyde arrived Havana on the sth
in six days from Vera Cruz, brings advces six days later
than those by way Of New Orleans From the Charleston
Courier make up the following summary Of the
Everything indicates the speedy fall Of Santa Anna
Morenos disaeon and subsequent capture and execution
were all fabulous got up TO entrsp Alvarez
Colonel Bires recently discounted at Caoses and
his whole regiment dispersed by the revoutionsts those
attempting to recross Possagango river drowned
Governor Maxine Orez, whilst his march from
lchncan to Tehuantepec fell into ambuscade and bis
whole force of SIX hundred nearly annihiated.
The accounts from the south favorable to the cause
Of the reyolutionis Alvarez supreme ia Guerrero and
the opinion is universal that Santa Anna viii be Obliged
to Ay also evident that the allied powers have slim
ulated the Mexican internal connections bring Mexico
on the other side, and identify her with Cuba.
correspondent Of the New York Express furnishes tile
following information in regard TO Dr. Peck the gentle
man alluded 10 in the above correspondence:
Dr. Peck Is dentist doing good business IN this city
formerly at No 1923 Grand street. and since in Mr. Astor
store 10 Broadway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel
He is gentleman Of irst-rae character an American
who has never TO my knowledge land have known hin
for years been connected here with any Cuban plots nor
he the kind of man to be concerned other
/ but his own.
Mr. Peck has many friends in this city and some Of oul
most respectable citizens ready at take up h
cause.
| send you this statement Of his case here There
know nothing about him, but this do know he Is AZ
hcted with very pulmonary complaint oherwis,
be would never have set his foot on Cuban soil.
SEcRKr socErWs-A few years ago there was a tremen
dous opposition 70 societies and especially Mason.
aud Odd Fellows Ia some churches this opposition was
carried 80 far, that rule adopted preventing
bers Of secret societies from approaching the communion
table. But things have taken wonderful change recent
y, and ministers and members who instrumental
in establishing the above rule active members Of
secret political oathbound society the atr0cious