New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-14
HAVANA.

From Our Own Correspondence
HAVANA. Wednesday, April 9, 1856.
Our city has been quite gay for the last week o.
two, and all quiet citizens wondering what may
mean the extraordinary reception given to the
English yice-Admiral Fanshaw. He has certainly
been treated and feasted more handsomely thanany
other officer of the same grade, not even excepting
Du Ouesne, the Cuban Frenchman, who LEFT has
bones here in part payment of his debt Of graft
tude. These English vessels would be far better
employed in cruising after the slavers who lDfese
the seas on the south side OF the island. In
speaking of Cienfuegos and the wants OF its
port. &c, Gen. Concha remarked that he had
conclusive evidence to prove that the African
slave trade was as successfully carried on from
that place at any former period. These dealers
in human flesh introduced a large cargo few
days since, and the " unfortunates' were bought
I'D by the Ara and A'''''O families, and have
been distributed among their numerous estates in
gangs of thirty until they can speak Spanish sui-
GENTLY well TO pass for "old hands" They all
come imported with their "cedulas," bearing
thereon the names Of two and sometimes three
previous ownersi Such is the working OF
the system instituted by the most honest
and sincere Governor that Spain has sent to
her colony in many years-I mean Gen. Pezue!a.
lars of the wreck of the Sea Witch. can only
say. that there must have been the sheerest No
plect on the part Of her officers to lose vessel
within sight of the Moro light and not know
where they were, as is alleged l have been az
sured by her Captain that his cargo OF Coolies
were composed of men who were forced to come,
they resisting in every possible way the agents OF
the Spanish company, ard that the excitement was
SO great that Capt Lang was arrested by the Man
DARN and only released through the nterpOsitian
of one OF our vessels of war, l think 1t was tho
VBcennes.
Zulueta, the great African negro-stealer, is also
engaged in the business, and has already received
| one small cargo in beautiful brig built in Cadiz
| by bis prOtegf, Don Eugeno, who is shortly ex-
pected in fine bark that has been fitted out for
the African trade. will venture to assert that,
before six months, these two vessels will have
made at least one voyage to the Coast"
The journals of Santiago dc Cuba complain very
much of the great drouth in that section OF the
country. The cattle of all kinds are dying by hun
dreds for want of water and the fields are entirely
parched I'D, so much so that it has become neces-
sary to feed all the stock the leaves Of trees.
On the Ist Of April Spanish soldier was pub
licly shot at Matanzas. He behaved bravely, and
met HE fate with perfect indifference.
The American squadron has been lying In tho
port Of Matanzas for some time, and the officers
speak very highly of the kind reception they have
experienced from the authorities and several prl
yate individuals. The population Of this place.
according to late census is % 2o3, Of all shades
OF color and sexes.
The total amount of revenue collected at the
different ports Of entry in the year 1855, 10 $l3,-
so, 100 IA, being an increase OF 1850, 42s 43i
over that OF the preceding year.