The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-25
News from Havana.

i News from Havana.
| ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP PHILADELPHIA-LARGp
AMol-H or SPECIE ON BOARD-HEALrH OF THE
! CAPrAIS CENTRAL.
The Uniteo States mail steamship Philadelphia
! J. MCGOWAN col, wanding, which left New Orleans
July 49, and Havana at p NJ. of the 10th, for this
port, arrived yesterday forenoon.
The Philadelphia landed twelve passengers and
sscut $4,000 In specie at Havana, and had lis pas
ser4ers and 900 in Mexican silver, for New
York.
The health of the Captain General of Cuba was
reported in N ecarious state when the Philadelphia
sailed.
OUR HAI ANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA. July 10, 1856.
Ge1ral Concha's N1nA s-his Titles and Popadrry-A
Court Marti,D-BrtysdAr De Rada Leaves Costa Rica
You viii remember wrote you five or six months
since that General Jose de la Concha, our excellent
Captain General was sboM TO receive an arstocratic
title When my letter cont, lining that Intelligence
was received in ths city, II y as generally doubted,
and the few Of my friends who knew that am one
Of your correspondents laughed at me, saying had
been hoaxed. To show, however. that that informa-
ton was correct, transfer and ,transate the few
following lines from the "TeIegn phc Correspon-
dence Of the Dia,o de la Mayiaa, lb.shed in that
paper Of the 18th inst, dated New ork, July IL,
1885, and which, received per Qusk er City from
Mobile on the lNh:-"El procsimo GOTTA les levara
vds probabement euna noticia agradSA e para ese
pals que tan veras estima prima autuds d." This,
rendered into Enylish, mcans:--By the ma It post
win probably send you news very agreeA Die for
your country which truly esteems its FIST autho
rity.
This gentle hint 10 generally understood TO elate
to the stiles of Maroais de Cuba and Viseoun de
las POzas having been bestowed upon Gen. Como Ia
I understand from good authority that he demand ID
to be created Duque lie la Salvation de Cuba, IA J.
Would it not have sounded as well had he been en-
titled Duaue de Atares and ViscOunt de ia Puuta?
Those should have been his titles had l had the
power Of bcst0wing them.
do not believe General Concha has had the
yellow fever at all. He ate, am told, voracieus-
ly of oysters, which he washed down with
bottle OF champagne, then went out and caught
cold A slight fever naturally ensued, which, with
the fit of indigestion from which he suffered, his
fears magnifed into attack of"Yellow Jack.
This idea DR.. Bos,arTeche the chief of the medical
staff whose services were Immediately called in TO
attend the sick man. did not consider 1t his interest
to contradict, but, on the contrary, confirmed the
opinion, by administering in rapid succession no
less than five TASKS Of sweet oil, and know not
how many table sp0onsful OF trsmsntiaa. vulgar!y
called spirits OF turpentine which nauseous doses,
man." Then came the preventing OF car
riages from passing the Palace, and the is
suing of almost hourly bulletins, reporting the
state Of the Captain Generals health. One hour
we were told "the medicine had operated fagorar
Bly, next that " his Excellency was restless"
again, that he " was more comfortable" &c. On
the second night there were eighteen Spanish doc
tors in after dance upon his Exceency. Was it not
q mercy they Did not kill him between them! q
make this inquiry par parenfhese) But not single
creole physician permitted to ses him. although
the mest famous physician OF this city is a creole.
On the third.morning q think it, was) we were
all thrown into state Of the greatest excitement
by the intelligence that his Exceleney had passed
restless night" and il was not until the after |
noon, when were informed he had had "are- |
ffesbiBg sleep" and was again more comfortable, |
that we became somewhat Gained again. However,
the agony Is over" and am happy in conveying
the information that Gen. Jose de IA Cncha is now
cOnvalescent
The number of daily visiters during his Excel |
lency's illness was great that it found re-
quisite on Friday yesterday to have beOla in
which each vsiter might inscrihs his name 30 that
when his Ekcellency RECEIVERS he nay see at single
glance who amongst his tavorites has neglected. tn
pay him due attention during his illness.
The cxColouei Cruz Romero, Of the regir1est Of
Tarfagon, is being tried before u court martial,
upon charge OF robbing the Real Haciends-that
is, Of deraading the excheqcer OF money entrusted
10 his caro- to pay his regiment with. There have
been no less than fifteen hscas prosecuting attor
neys) employed against him. so that he viii be a
lucky fellow II he escapes al the mesies SGT to
catch him.
Brigader Morales de Rada, having concluded his
business at Costa RIGA, (wha.e occssion existed
Tor the display OF hs great military skil), has pro-
ceedea to Lima, where he hes a rich nut childess
uncle, into whose good grafss he would insinuate
himself.
beg to direct your attention to an editorial arti
Gle in the Diaxio de la Marina OF tie leth inst,
upon the subject OF kansas. IL viii he found ex-
tire nelly eruaite, besides being extr smely compli-
msntary 70 the democratic party and 70 the North
esn United States Aasos.