New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-15
INTENSIVE MILITARY pREPARArIonS
CONSPIRACY CRUSHED.
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.


MeGowab, from New Orleans via Havsns. arrived oa
Wednesday morning The c. c. len Newt ans the
jh and arrived st Havana the evening of the 1h inst
On the s,h, after landing the mails and p.ssenser,.
.he lett Havana, az a =. NJ, aud arrived a, S,ndy
Hook st 2. II. on the 18Th inst. She experienced
strong gales OF wind rou tho northeast during three
DAYS of the passage from Havana. She brings forty
two passengers and cargo OF cotton tobacco, pork.
merchandise, &c.
The Colossus an English screw Steamship Of the
line Of 80 guns, and the Boscswen, seventy'our.
also Engish were at Havana when the c. {. arrived
An English soop sf-wsr arrived at Havana on the
morning OF the sih inst. name not known.
From Our Own Correspondent
HAy,N, Thursday Feb. : 1855.
Such state Of confusion and uprosr as has
existed in this city for the LAST few days, must be
Unsigned by the reader for to attempt descrip-
ton is utterly beyond my power Soldier, march
ing in large numbers with drums beating, buglcs
blowing and coors dying making such a noise
and hubbub as have never before heard. Then
we have had Spanish aeet, composed Of brig
ofwsr, frigate and three steamers, all having
troops on board depart from this beautiful haven,
evidently not bound on = peaceful mission.
although their destination has not been made
public.
All this has been occasioned BY intelligence re-
ceived by Gen Concns. of fllibuster party hav-
ing lett, or being shout 10 leave the United States
for Cubs
Then there have been several arrests of wealthy
and respec able Creoles, and of one SpAniard.
gentleman of the name of Pinto. who, with tho
others, stands accused of having entered into .
conspiracy to overthrow the present Government
of this Island. Again. numerous persons whose
presence here is considered dangerous to the
public welfare have been ordered to take their
departure at forty eight hours notice some, even,
/ am told, at twenty four hours.
The British Iine-of. battle ships Colossus and
Boscawen. have been in this barbor the past four
or FIVE days. The latter carries the flag OF Ad-
mral Fansbaw, who is very respectable, quiet
locking old gentleman OF, SHOULD suppose, 30 or
60 years Of age. As England is now ono Of
SPANS allies, the Captain General hssrss mat
ter Of course, received the English Admiral with
all the honor his high rank demands. There WAS
grand dinner party at the Palace sfew evenings
since, which is understood to have been quite
fine affair.
notice the following paragraph in the letter
of the Havana correspondent of certain New
York paper of, believe, the 18th alt;
Pesu.s had sincerity 10 any Of s' ssss and
neOnruou measures else h paIsa. enaI .na
/ ofh. administration, handsome properties"
Than this sentence more foul libel was never
penned. Without pausing to inquire in what
consisted the inoongruify Of the measures OF the
Marquis de Ia Pezuels will proceed to detail
circumstances which account for the wealth Of
bis "particnlar friends and relatives and with
which every one resident in Havana during his
administration must be familiar.
A brother aud a cousin of the Marquis dc In
| Pezuela were employed ms his secretaries during
a portion Of his administration. The cousin, l
believe, did accept brides Of the aye-traders,
which, a. soon as the Marquis became aware q
the fact, caused serious quarrel between them;
indeed very well remember the quarrel being
the subject OF common conversation at the time.
But will this correspondent have the hsrdihood
to ASSERT that either the late Captain General or
bis brother who, believe is still in this Island
ever fingered single cent of bride money
II is intended to erect a new alueduct to bring
the water from the springs at Vento "a distance Of
seven or eight niles to this city, to pass through
the populOus suburb Of Jesus del Monte-whch
is not, believe, at present supplied with this
pure element, of which there is an abundance in
the other portions Of this city.
Two new High Schools or Colleges are TO BIS
establisbed-one In this city the other at St. Jago
de Cuba-in which all the usual branches are 10
be taught; the Governors Of each OF which are 10
receive $4,000 per aDnum while the best pail
Professor will only receive 81 500 per annum.
The thermometer on my table, few nights
nights since, was az low as so of Fahrenheit,
greater degree Of cold than has been known hero
since Is26. An Oyercoat or cloak is far from dis
agreeable IN the evening while at midday tho
atmosphere is positively warm.
We learn from private letters received from
Havana BY the same steamer which brought the
above letter from our correspondent, that the sup
preston Of widely-spread conspiracy had been
entirely accomplished by the energy and vigor OF
Gen. Concha Our information states positively
that large number Of the wealthiest most re-
spectacle and apparently more conservative por-
ton of the inhabitants throughout the island are
involved in the conspiracy. part Of the in
surrectionary programme was TO e1tinguish sud
denly the gas Of the public places Of Havana and
then strike. Among the persons seized aud con-
fined in the Castle is the well-known retormer
Pinto. Government troops have been dispatched
10 the points where large force Of 6llibusters
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