New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-01
HAVANA.

Tie steamer PhIsdeiphis, Capt. sehsnsk, from
here yesterday morning.
Couespondsnee o. The N. Y. Trbans.
HAVANA, Monday, April rs, 100.
recent letter Informed you that would
take care that ,be bonesy Of Geo. Ccncbasdec'ar-
alton, "tha. he desired 70 suppress the African
.sl.ve-trsde," should be tested, aud hare ful-
Sled ny promise.
Although am got at liberty 10 disclose all 'ne
details Of Tho measures Dars1ed BY Gen. C,ncoA4
upon receiving information Of the landing OF tae
cargo Of Africans AZ C.bsnsi, Of winch informed
YOU soon after, nor ia il perhaps regulate that
should do 90 must however declare that he
did all that could bave been excec ed 70 detec,
and arrest tbe parties concerned IN the lindog OF
the Ahicaps above referred 10. lie forthwith
Unmatched emissaries, whom be c)nsiders trust
worthy, 70 the Deighborhooa Of CAsthas 70 To-
cure into the matter; but toe parties concerned
IN the lapdns of the Africans h7d taken the neces-
ssry precautions TO keep il secret and the officers
sent to Cabaias could not obtain any Information
on the subject. They consequently returned, re-
NORTH o that il was al errOr-that no such landing
af Africans had Oc ,urred. However, as the friend
who lives near Cabanas, who informed me OF the
landing OF the Africans, stated be had seen them,
there cannot be any doubt that a cargo was landed
The Government Of the Island has, 1 under
stand entered into two contracts for the impOrta-
ton, upon an extensive SCALE OF Chinese colo
nists. One is with the house vi Per.do, MachadO
d Co, for the importation OF some i've or SIX
thousands Several 9th er large mercantile houses,
1 understand have united together, aud contracted
for the importation of a. many as twenty thousand;
End, TO insure the fulhllment OF their contract,
they have, am told, engaged a suitable agent at
a very high annual salary, and dispatched him 10
China to attend b. the embarkatiOn OF the people.
They are compelled, i am told to toll in the field
under the surveillance OF driver, and, although
not under the dread Of the cartwhip yet he bears
in his hand, as n token OF hs authority a ~
piece Of iron, with which he infcts meree.
blows upon those unfortunate Chinese whom he
may deem delinquent. 1t is stated, but can
scarcely give credence 10 the statement that these
Chinese are made aware OF the treatment they are
to receive in this Island before their embarkation
but it does not seem probable that many would
leave their native land to come TO Cuba to be
treated as slaves.
Tie United States ship jamestown, Commander
FllistOn bearing the flag Of Commodore CTabbe
arrived here on the 10Th inst; saluted, ana was
faluted IN return on the 10th; on the morning OF
The 18th she left u.s. as is generally understood for
Key West. On the evening of the Doth inst. the
United States steamer San j icintO, bearing the
flag Of Commodore McCauley, also came into this
LarbOr. Various reports are in circulation as to
the cause of two United States ships-Ofwar coming
into this harbOr within one week; but as they are
merely reports which have not been able to trace
to any authentic source, / shall not trouble you
with them.
Her Britannia Maesty's frigate Vestal also came
into this harbOr, from cruise, on the 2Oth INST.
There has been here recently the French brig
of war Meaeie. She brought to this Island a Com
mission composed Of the following named gentle
men, TO inquire into DR.. W. tiumbedts system of
Preventative incubation against Yellow Fever,
which you know is in full operation in this city:
Dr. Rivu de Kerengal, DIR. Longetau, and NJ.
Richdt. Apothecary. During a heightened resi-
denoe in the West Indies, i have had considerable
experience in yellow fever cases, and | can state
that DIR. Humboldt, by incubation, does produce
disease precisely similar in all the chief features
TO yellow fever of a mild type AS generally
speaking, man can only have this disease once,
ii follows, as a matter OF course, that this nocu-
lation is a pTeseTvatve against it. So convinced
am | Of this that had not already had yellow
fever in the West Indies, most assuredly would
be inOculated. / understand that Dr. Barry, of
the United States ship Princeton which is still
here is also engaged in making scientific inves.
tigatOn into Dr Humbodts system of preserva-
tive incubation and trust that he will favor the
world with the result Of his inquiries upon this
most important subject
Santa Anna of Mexico is understood to have an
nuled the contract entered into with Gircura *
Co, of this city, for the supply of Yucatan In
dams as "colonists." From private information,
however, aiu led to fear that at least another
cargo of those unfortunate abOrgines will reach
this Island.