The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-17

Our Havana Corrcstjondence.

rive DAYS LATER FROM CUBA.
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, Feb. 10, 1855.
Forced Demonstrations Of MISREPRESENTATION Vdor-
The Captain Generals Speech to the HacdnG Merchants
Object ofthe Visit Of the British Fleet 70 Caba-Rs
turn Of the Bosca,cen to Europe-Te French Fleet dc.
Last evening, after ntmation that it would DO &C.
ceptabe the merchants Of Havana gathered upon the
Plaza de Armas and sent deputation 70 the Captain
General with offers Of service pledyrg olives, fortune
and sacred honor to the State should danger or rebel
lion get to head in the land It is so much waited
breath for not Of the crowd would be trusted nm.
less "faithful bayonet in his rear, for use in
stead Of ornament, to prick him onward The Captain
General received the proposition most graciousy and
gave them thanks in the Of the good Queen but
kindly relieved the anxiety Of the people brought
his notice such interesting FORM by informing them
that there would be necessity for extraordinary de-
msnds upon their loyalty Anticipation s,metimes
the pocket. The meeting adjourned Without any
very enthusiastic rrds and they are just as faithful to
their own interests to-day as they we're week ago.
The British propeller rgate Colossus went 70 yes
terday morning. having received orders from home,
said The object Of the visit to this port Of the
raj vessels is secret, and Mr. Pierce may take
1t as "Roops' hint" which form of expression is
no doubt familiar to him, having originated at the
United States Military Academy thirty five years ago.
The ship OF the line Boscawen to leave port the first Of
next week to return the Atlantic, having pro-
duced the effect desired in this quarter Of the world,
where there Sebastopo worthy Of attention. We
shall Of French neighbors soon but 1t is
to be hoped tina. United States vessels will appear
here, for II win consist with national honor to
send them where they will be of service-to treat
with Indians or to lombard villages.
The steamer E Dorado leaves for Aspinwa this morn
ing and the Empire City for New Orleans 10 the evening"
being detained for repairs to her machinery damaged
by heavy weather during the voyage. Business which
has been checked, hope will be resumed with the
coming week; and for the rest b:ds the deveope-
ments Of progress and improvement, which occupy
ing the attention Of Cen Concha and his fathfu
people. The weather is bad, but the general health
perfect, and our hospitals without tenants. d.
General Quitman's Contemplated Descent
Upon Cuba.
From the Courier des Etats Unis, Feb Is.
Geographic despatch unex oected by the majori-
ty Of the public, and Gated from New Orleans On
the 9th OF February announces the departure three
days ago for the coast OF Cuba, Of freeh expedi-
ti0n, numbering $500 men.
The lacOnic sty lie of this announcement, ard the
strict silence preserved since then by the telegraph
on subject 90 important, have CAUSED the ne We to
je,ted to doubt by others. Without pretending to
guarantee the exactness Of the fact must say for
our part, tbst We expec. rSthsr conformation than
OF IL. We nave Deem D. epA ed Tor IL
by al the communications That have been arriving
from the South for months past, touching the pre-
parations making there to carry out the project.
Even the epoch at which the departure is to take
hand. The evidently calculated precautions that
have been taken fer the last fe weeks to stfe all
public rumors en- this subject, end to divert asten
ton by affected abandonment Of the enter priee
the recsDt seizure Of the steamer Magss ,husetts
at New York the armament too sooD 6ivulged of
the United sratesnll concur In corrobcr sting the
veracity Of the telegraph.
The neva that We ,eceve from the island Of Cuba
nef 81 rives IL aid Of these assumptions. There
prevailed II ere, in iact, vague apprehension Of an
approaching sembS kation Of filibusters. Certain
runners even went farther, and sigualizsd the pre-
ance already on the coast OF an expedition COM
handed by General Quiiman. Ftesb seizures Of
crms bad taken place among individuals suspe ted
q revolutionary relations. In fine, i've Sosuish
chips Of war bad l6ft The port CT Havana with the
object 10 ssd of cruising In sssrch Of the expect
ed invaders.
For the little tina. may be true in Ell this (there
Is no smoke without 6re') he-e is, assuTedly sufi
cient to aut 0r'ze tie Anticipation Of an inminen,
outbreak. What sre 10 be the proporli ons Of IS?
VIII it come entirely from witoous, or, as some Of
the Ditat&d Affirm, will the Ame lean expedition bs
bus the spark TO get part Of the colony in iawes
The eve mt itse can alone deciie ills. TIE general
plan OF the iIvacers appears, a. sl events, to be
in the view and IN the bore Of this second
hypothesis
It consists, IN isct-pot as in the attempt Of L,- :
peg, Of an intention to march straight on Havana-
but, on The contrary, to choose, as socn as the dis
invaders may establish, maintain and de-
feDd themselves. There they Will wait until
internal iDsurrec,iors, provoked aud encouraged
by the presence Of the dsembsrked troops. come to
their aid They count besides, on powerful rein
forcsments from the United States ss soon 90 they
have secured basis Of operations su GENTLY strong
to removs from the expedition its character Of .
foolish adventure.
Notwithstar ding the plausible aud apparently
skilfully calculated character Of this plan of cam.
pagn, the ats mpt OF General Quitmas can only ap
pear In the eyes Of all disnterested persons - .
second edition Of the coup de marin OF 1861, des
tined beforehand TO q similar den5uement. At pre-
rent, ~ then, there is fatal errcr In the case Of
every one concerntd In this business-in those who
plunge into the enter prise from motives OF cupidy
and ambition, and In those who encourage it In the
rame Of Cuban Independence. The one incur the
almost inevitable risk OF losing their lives; the others
only prepare Cuba for fre Oh misforures in place Of
the liberty which they cam Of for her.