New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-23
HAVANA.
rom Ogr Own Correspondent.

From Ogr Own Correspondent
HAVANA, Thursday July II, 1856.
We have another importation Of Chinese five
hundred and sixty eight in number in the ship War
hawk, Captain SIMMONS, which / believe halls
from New York. Her owners are w. o. Com
stock, +. 4. Bush, and others. bad hoped from
the stir that was made in the United States, coon
after the arrival of the cargo by the Sea Witch and
from the action taken by the United States Mimic
ter in China, upon the question, that we should
not have again seen American ships eng sged iu so
6isgIaceu treffic; but the lust for lucre appears
to have taken ~ strong hold In the breasts of
some men, that nothing but the dread Of severe
punishment will prevent them from pursuing any
trade that is profitable, no matter that it Is dis
graceful to them as men ano as merchants. Your
readers are fully aware Of the opinion have
arrived at as to what will be the final result of the
introduction OF these Chinese into Cuba; that
eventually it will lead to the present slaves being
enancipated. Yet as this Cannot take place until
very large number of Chinese are introduced and as
all those who have htht been brought here have
been bought and sold like cattle in tue market,
aid as they are absolutely treated as very slaves,
feel that am but performing my dpty as a man
and as lover Ofmy species, in suggesting the pro.
PREY Of an enactment by Congress, which shall
declare the bringing Of Chinese to this leland Illegal
and render Liable the chip that brings them to seize
forfeiture. BY the way, have al indistinct rec
think, the House of Representatives at Washing
ton to the President, asking for all the information
in his possession relative to tho Chinese brought
to this Island in the ship Sea Witch but have
not !ead Of any reply having been sent to that
message, DOR of any further action having been
taken Oh the subject at Washington. Now, how
ever that we find American ships continue to en-
gage in this vile traffic fair occasion or OppOr-
tuDity presents itself to take such steps as shall
effect &" the cOnsunmation so devoutly TO be wished
for" In one instance at least let the United
States set all example to England upon question
tending to the ameioraton Of the condition of the
slave; Cor l maintain, and am prepared to prove, if
il be requisite that the chinese now in this Island
though introduced as Free COlOnists," are
treated as slaves and really are such in every
sense Of the term.
We have had for several days heavy rains each
efternooD which have cooled the atmosphere. In
the loom in WHICH write, and which is particu
larly cool one since Tuesday last the thermometer
mas never stood higher than $40 Of fahrenheit, but
yet there is great deal OF yellow fever prevailing.
One Of my medical friends told me day or
two ago that the disease had assumed
new type here, coming on more insdiOusly,
giving the pate mt little Or no notice. until at length
the disease has attained so much power over the
system that all medical aid is in vain. My medical
friend who gave me this information was at Nor.
folk, Va. curing the prevalence OF the dreadful
epidemic tDele Jast year, ana ne says the disease
now prevailing in this city is more like that which
existed at Norfolk than any thing he has before
in this Island, where he has been in extensive prac-
tice for long series of years. lie also tells me
that Of those persons who have been attacked who
had been inOculatel last year by Ur. humboldt, Il
larger number have died than have oeen saved.
This is accounted ior by their placing faith in the
"pIeservative iDoculatiUn," and Deglectng when
first attacked TO obtain medical assistance, suppO-
sipg that os they had been inOculated it could not
be the Vomits with which they were then attacked.
Among those parties who have been attacked with
yellow fever this week has been Gen. Jose de la
Copcha, Captain General of this Island. In his
/ understand the fever assumed peculiar caste,
being mingled with many symptoms Oftyphus fever.
The last statements made puolic represent Gen.
COncha to be recovering.
A fire occurred on Friday night last about IL
O'Clock in Amstad street, which however was ex
tiDguished without any very serious damage having
occurred.
\ body of police officers attempted on the 18th
INST to apprehend two noted highwaymcn, who
were bold enough to enter the immediate neigh
borbood of this city. One of the police officers had
his hand shattered by pistol ball. and although one
of the highw ay men was twice shot at and hit, yet
they both succeeded in ehecting their escape