New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31
HAVANA.
| Correspondent.


HAVANA, Friday. May 90, 1856.
Since my last none of the parties concerned in
the landing Of the lae expeditions have beea
arrested, have the negroes been captured.
They all distributed among the sugar estases;
and al hcvgh the owners known and all the
circums tsnces connected with the purchase fully
substaniated. General Conchs has not been able tn
find any negroes. He had sent officers, charged
with examining into the case, and they have all
returned ing that they had heard Of no landings
The CLERKS attached to the Police Department
wlo made cut the cedulas. are still in prison
awaiting hearing. The OidOr who has their case
in hand will be well paid for d favorable verdict
for the negro traders bride high | noticed sa7e-
raj in his rooms tho other morning, and i suspect
their errand. 1t is folly to suppose that the En-
gsh COnsul's circumstances will have any effect
where money is so freely spent.
Eugenio Ninas, the famous Captain OF the Lady
Suffolk. is not in China. as wrote you before. but
il daily expected from the Coast Of Africa with
two first class clipperbut barks which he bought
in the United States some FIVE or six months ago.
After making his purchase he went to England.
stayed two days in London, and then proceeded to
Paris, near which city he has bought himself .
nice little farm and house.
1t 10 hard to discover the motives Of this daring
fellow in again engaging in the trade, for he 70
known to be quite we-ithy, having realized over
S75 COO in his last trip to the African Coast la tho
| bark Lady Suffolk. You may rely on this informa-
ton give you about Vihns for got II Of Ona
| his friends and admirers. The two vessels were
bought in New-iork, the place nov chosen to ft
| out the expeditions, as things seem to be easily
msnsged there. He commands one though the
| other will sail in company with him. The landing
| will be effected Omewhere on the south side, aud
! several gangs Of the negroes have been sold to
arrive, at twenty.eight ounces piece, deliverable
on the beach. You may see that the trade 10 be-
ing revived under the present Administration.
Last week poor blind negro was sold at publo
auction for $40. He went h"rne with his new
master, and hanged himself that very night It
may surprise Jour readers that purchasers should
be found for n blind negro, but such is the fact
Many are bought by unfeeling persous who employ
them az begRaTs! They may be- seen at tho doors
Of all our churches on feast days, and at the gates
OF the city, begging alma OF those that pass BY
them. Their masters have agents 70 watch them,
and see how much money thy make in day, oil
of which is e1acted to the last cent. know ofsn
instance where one Of these unfsrtunates saved
money enough to buy her liberty.
Mr. GODDARD made another ascent last Sunday
evening on horseback. The wind was blowing
pretty strong from the south and he descended on
the beach few yards from the castle at Ccjlmsrl
The horse was not hurt at all, and Ia now quietly
feedipq in bis owners stables. Mr. GODDARD Ii GER
the most intrepid ereonaut that eyer visited this
country.
A ,msll division of the Spanish squadron has
been sent to Vera Cruz, To force the Mexican Gov
eminent to comply with certain treaty shpular
tions made BY Gen. Santa Anna AID which Comen-
fort has taken upon himself TO abrOgate. 1t n
currently reported here that II the demands OF tho
new Spanish Minister, who goes in the flagship,
are not Immediately complied with, the Admiral
has orders TO blockade the port.
Our city begins TO look somewhat deserted now.
large number Of the principal families having
gone to the States or 10 the several villages near
Havana, to spend the Summer months. We nave
no amusements at all, nor 10 there any Prospocso
getting up a company, since Marty mas posses@S"
Of both theatres and does not intend 70 am"'e '"~
HabanerOs for some months TO come.
HAVANA, May IS. 1855.
In. preyious letter l informed you oil tho en-
nected arrival of Eugenio yihas. have since sn-
1ers,ood that he has been heard from, aud soca
will Land On our coasts two large csrgoes. His
neubew arrived here yesterday in the new clipper
huil, hank Iberia. She ID the only weasel o. ths
lird built in Spain that would pass for such, and
49, oranit IN her designer. have no doubt thai
Don Fuoenio took her water lines from his hvorts
hsrt adv suffolk The Ocean Bird OF Jour city
Sss been bought BY Don Rafael Torces and several
other wealthy Spanish merchants. She 10 ndver-
SO in our papers 10 sail for New York and Csdiz.
I NAV be- able TO give you tho plans u her pas-
cis,ers before long, 90 have good grounds 70
.usp+ct certain parties connected with her pest
history, but more Of this anon.