The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-04
News Com Cuhn.

The Y s. mail steamer Black Warrior s. B. Miller
commander arrived yeste day morning from New Orleans,
via Havana having left the latter place the 18th ult
The Black Warrior has experienced strong northerly
gales with heavy head seas.
Several important political arrests had been made in
Havana amongst which mentioned those Of Don Juso
Poso Don Francisco PaDmino, Don Francisco DegAdo,
notor Ruz and the Major Dono Of General Concha. All
these gentlemen shipped off to Spain the follow
ing day without even the mockery Of trial One ver-
sion Of the grounds ofths proceeding IL thai
passenger the Crescent City brought letter to Gene
raj Copcha from Cubsn in New York, informing Kim
that Senior Goicourra of the Cuban Juna ABOUT to
leave this city with 600 hbusters for the purpose in
vadng the island they be reinforced their
arrival by every patriotic Cuban and that the landing
CT the expedition NJ. Delgado to relieve his Excel.
the Captain General bis gubernstora flnctons.
Another story it, tina. the parties whose
above overheard by Spanish spy at the frnerai
ceremony in honor Of General Tacou, ndugipg in some
exceedingly bitter remarks the dead hero with equally
fateripg reflections on his successorf One reporter
vent The length Of saying that he wished the threat
eDed expedition from the States would take place a
to relieve them from such set Of scoundres These
persons will be put their trials in Spain.
The passengers OF the Ill fated Crescent City arrived
a. Hsysns in the British brig Alma on the sning Of
for BY the energetic agent of the company Johnson
ESQ who took that they bad every comiers which
made on the conduct Of Captain Gray In some OF the
Havana papers but the passengers had fully vudcste
him against these aspertions The facts that life
lost, that nobody hurt, and that eingle
article Of baggage was missing speak more loudly his
duced in support Of his well known energy Of character
and seaman ike qualities,
General Concha renodeEled the goverumen al diy.
sion Of the whole of Cuba The organization does
not seem to give satisfaction its object being i. sid
merely to place additional patronage in the hands Of the
The Cuban government is hard up for money. The
Marine Company has advanced it loan
for its necessities.
duel of desperate character had taken place be-
Of directors Of the Cienfoegos Railway Company. The
qusIel out Of stringent observations made BY
the former which Paleses-the cap Gtingto to him
se Paroles known TO be skilled the se IL both
the pistol az sword with neither OF which
villegas acquainted The latter accordingly proposed
hat they should fight with pistols, only one OF whicn
hould be loaed and that they should draw lots the
choice of this paredea refused to accede the pr,po-
sition, observing that he went out he man ana
did not choose leave the matter TO chancen prades
! should be added il Of large and powerful frame and
penies yillegca although possessing plenty Of nerve
and pluck has not tithe Of the strength Of his oppo-
nent The meeting took place the sabbath IN pad
dock adjoining the country seat Of friend the Cero
The weapon used the broadsword. The Inc nense
strength of PseSes enabled hin at the first break
down the guard OF Vegas and to ceave his scu nearly
in q hopeless state.
Robertson our acting Consul at Hsvana the American
sailors Chauncey and Wnn repited from pr>sdio
nan AND are TO be set to work as hore-e in the
arsenal, with small daily remuneration.
une OF our correspondents writing under date Of the
25th states that the previous day report prevailed
in Havana that American vessel filed with en;grants
for Nicaragua had put into St. Jsgo de Cuea short of
water and that the vessel and emgants had cap
tured fbusters. Another version the rupoor as
signed enfuegos the port into which the vessel had
been taken-a prize to Spanish man Of war; !. was
also rep 'rted that there two other American
seis Of similar character expected for which the Spanish
cruisers were the lock out. Spanish official had
been heard 10 say that Of these American libus
tiers would be shot
At Puerto Principe, on the 18th ult. young planter.
ron 'asTar Agramonte had been by the rail-
read and instantly killed. :
Several cafgoes Of slaves bad been lar ed a. the yueo
de Abajc II ia said that the ecade received bribe Of
100 and another Of 100 deuboons connive at the ar
The Oiario de Ia Marina informs its readers that the
whole British squadron. including the reinforcements
lately atded to H. Is shortly expected at Havana
Madlle Rachel had arrived In Havana BY the steamer
Isabel but Mr. Felix thinks thu company win have 10 he
broken mp % the physicc1 do TANK proden. for
her TO perform for a! least three four months