The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-29

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\ sTg Latsr from havana.
The United states mail steamer North 5tEr Capt Wa
mack, from New Orleans via HAsanA arrived yesterday
mcrnins bringing Havana rspsrs to the ed inst. bsing
eight days later than bsore received. She saisd from
New Orleans on the goth inst At sK O'Clock A. NJ and
arrived AZ Havana al IL NJ 2sd insf5l hours from the
ievse at New Oriesnshs quickest time ever made BE-
tween s Two ports She sailed from Hsvana the 23d
INST at o'clock n. and has fenced strong head
winds during the entire passage from thence
Inc United States fgate Potomac Com raodore Paud-
ihe' arrived az havana on the 10th inss from Grey
town. The United States steamer Fulton s,s. ar,v.a "a
Havana on the 22d Inst.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE,
N4 HAVANA, Jan. q, 1856
Adn,Jddure Of War Mdteriel- Military Driu-Railuap
Accidents Robdrts and Assoa,ts- slria Of Hauohtv
Aan-A rew Joint Stock Hoteg-Fae of the American
Sailors in Prtso~-War Ships in Port-General Concha
10 be Recalled aud ProWoted.
Iheard, few days ago. that orders had been given by
General Copcba that large number Of genades should
be immsdiatey manufactured. The soldiers too poor
devils, eay dragged out to the Campo Marie 10 be
drilled Is al this dcns upon the principle Of sin time
OF prepare for war" 10 II that an invasion from
Nicaragua Is nsiiered prcbables
Senior Parjo agent Of Queen Crisina died near snfu-
egos, after few days iiness since Last wrote you He
WAS ergsged at the locality where he died. opening
new and very large sugar plantation. His corpse was
brought By railway to this city last Sunday 1t arrived
about O'Clock p NJ bat tie coffin which contained II
was too arge to be placed in the hearse Indeed the
only vehicle in this city that would do So was spring
furniture car ono of which, drawn by single OK was
obtained, and thus With funeral oortege fol
IDWip wova fho
who ever lived conveyed TO the Campo Sano where it
was duly placed In 3 niche.
joint stock company, understand ia about to erect
amaeniheent hotel in this city su sh On establishment
Is much required and some Of largest capitalists are
understood to have taken shares In thu company
There vas slight shook Of earthquake at ST. Jsro5e
de Cuba on thu 4th Inst
An accident happened to train on the Matsnzas
Railway, about Eve miles the oher sids of Guinness on
the 18th inst which, but for the skill Of the engineer
en- An erisan, named McCoy-migh have caused great
loss OF life. large drove of were driven from
grazing farm IN to part OF the road when,c II
was mpcssiue they could move high stone wall being
built OF either sce q toe trace Mccoy percsivng the
Position the ;sttle were in brought the locomotive to
stand Still h%fce it reached them, when fnding the cars
WIRE running upon each otter, he blew loud shrek
With the steam whistle ard then set the engine runuing
eight or ten oxen, but not q single human lie
yss sacrificed .-inaeed but few slgat Injuries
such presence Of mind the loss Of human life you'd
have been immense. On Saturday last too there was
Cdsgoon bRxrsohs), in this ely outside The wells Tne
ak spread, and caused the llc motive to overturn and
ail INTO neighborirg ditch Hughes the engineer a
native of Baltimore was seriously Injured but happily
no lives were lest. On Saturday last mall key 81 quo.
powder the dscx of the Spanish brig OF war
scpioD in this harbor, seriously ipjung four sailors
and woun3iDg an officer and The officer Senior
Pastor. midshipman behaved very nobly; although
sailors who hid been maimsd add blown OVERHEARD.
tlareslng Ia the wster, he Iu@psa in and bore the
were both taken on beard.
The Fernando oil tatolics will prove total loss They
bavs hsd Ave six steam pulug her until she has
been fairly pulled to pieces Not even her engine win be
saved.
The two American seamen VIM and Chauncev. have
been removed TO the Isle Of Pines, where Is pat
ed they viii before long have the Of the whole
island This is better than setting them to work in
Caring Robbery, rather burglary took place in the
Gale de los Ofcios tight last week The premises
property to tho value $l2 900 carried or Within an
even two CT the above occurrence gentleman was
Gail Amsdsd and aan Ra. and roia sss CORNER Of
watch, &c. -
The following Incident which took place recently does
not speak highly for the state Of discipline in spanish
army. Two soldiers guard at ether the Punta or
Tacon jail (they near each other) quael,ed as to
whose tuln it was to mount sentry and struck the
other with stick the breast the region Of the
heart SO severely that his comrade dropped down. and
in q few minutes ceased to breathe.
The United States ship Potomac Captain Powell bear.
ing the broad peurant Of Commodore Paulding arrived
here on Sunday last fr San Juan d. Nicaragua The
customary sautes old not take place until next day. The
gallant Commodore and Captain Powell with several Of
the officers Of the ship having called upon General
toncha, were invited to soree IN the evening at the
palace, where gay party was assembled.
The French brig Ct La Pezouse into this port
Our city is thronged with visitors from the United
States, and hotels and boarding houses are conse-
qre5ssiy doing .n;, thriving business. ..,
Gen. Ccncha will soon return TO spsin He is appointed,
or to be callet the Count of Havana, and viii be
ceedee by Cen zabala. You may rely this. The Bri
gadier General Mpzano is promoted TO Lieutenant
General
JANUARY %, 1866.
highway robbery took place the tn inst, on
Of the most public roads of the island between San An
SnS 6 los Bsms and ID party Of
gnneoocks which they were going 20 fight stopped
In the read by gang Of high their birds taken
$40 eco and Sl2 600 in golden The high waymen
have since believe been arrested On the evening of
lady in The Gale de Irausta hoping to frd large
Of money she known to hare that day recsyed but
sy wss Tor a hn 81, placed
Thing pitahIe carried oa Do you not think Hsvana
delightful city for lone woman to reside nr Adios B.
OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENTS.
KEY WEST, Jan q, 1856.
Aission q q Reen1e Cnttr-A Suspicious Craft-Aore
Inoian EnsderS-Tte Light Houses on The Coast.
The Uni ed S.ates cutter Sea Drift Ieutsnan
W. Randolph vas despatched by Collector Baldwin on
the 10th instant to the west east Of Florida TO watch
the and ascertain the business of suspicious
locking bark reported at anchor in Charlotte hArbor. It
is said by certain parties that this unknown vessel HAD
landed cargo Of slaves in Cuba, and obliged TO Aee
the Gu to avoid seizure ohars affirm that che is
engaged in collecting gasnca-ge quantities OF which
Rave been discovered within the past year upon The
islands about Tampa Bay MAratou and Charlotte hsrbor
We have disastrous news from the neighborhood Of
Fort Dallas, MIAMI river) The Indiana have been hoy
etirg about the settlements for weeks, and
the 9TH, q Large party ATTACKED settlers
living the border Of the Indian hunting grounds
twelve mi west of the fort aud killed Peter johnson
and Edward Faral. The others escaped but returned
the mkt day, accompanied by detschuent of United
States troops In command OF Captain Hill. They
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