The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-23

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HAVANA, Nov. 9, 1857.
Yankee Stare 7rdde7s-Bark Vesta Of Boston, and
ier American BARK Captured supposed to Dc The PereI
--HeW England Capital in the 7rade-Anipal of Chinese
Improper Course Of a Neu York Steamship Company
tocards its Passengers, &C. dc.
For the particular information Of the aboionist of
New England, have few items of interest, and BOG
their attention TO ascertain how many of their profes.
sion are interested in the property which they
have, or their neighbours put into the African slave radcr
We have now captured and have prizes nhs port four
savers OF which three were certainly built by capital de-
rived from Boston and Portland folks These vessels were
built and owned for years Maine and Massachusetts,
andwhen captured Eastern people board of them
officers and part of the crew The fourth vessel was
probably owned by parties in Massachusetts New York
and Maine, and was sold with knowledge that she was
intended for the slave trade.
Tn the 3lst OF October the Spanish steamer General
LEO brought into this port the American bark Vesta Of
Boston, captured near Remedies ami having on board
llu Africans. Tie officers and crew is said were per-
mtted 60 desert. The mate OF this vessel hang from
Name is nj present in this city, but probably will arrive
in New York by this steamer The Spanish war steam
er Colon captured and brought into port on the TN
inst, an American bark found near Sagua lie Grande,
having on board 400 Africans, candidates for Spanish
Christianity and freedom, aided and abettcd by Yankee
civilization and Yankee wealth. II is said that the officers
and ere" Of this vessel are native born citizens OF the
United Stacs tho officers from the State OF Maine, and
OF the sailors from that and other states of New
England-vessels name supposed to be the Petrol II
! q fact that whenever ind SavcT having made
voyage successfully not and the officers are KNOWN
they invariably belong to New England and most OF them
To Maine and Massachusetts, 1t is not possible that this
trade, conducted is with large part OF the active
basis in capital invested in New England. should not
inurc to the benefit OF some Of the abolition brethren
When the vessels OF the shpowncrs of Maine and Massa
chusses Cuban ports their masters have nstruc
tons to sell their vessels under which many sales have
been made ara some one Of the officers Of the vessels
sold generally 80 as the American captain of her to
the Coast the business for which the vessels required
being we'll understood
W. ax nlc fharr M
esta, by the Peruvian bark Tono Torices, PERTH, mas
ter consigned to Torrices, Puentes Co., arrived on The
1th from Macao and Cape of Good Hope with l6g Ash
atics Nneyhve died on the voyage for want OF stmu
lants air.
gross outrage is being committed here, and the
doors OF the wrong should be hunted up with the
whip of justice, II such thing exists in these days
Of easy virtue. The passengers by the last steamer
from Aspnwall, who contracted 10 be carried through
TO New Orleans, only touch Dg at Havana to transfer
them TO another steamer" left on shore here in
dogho crowded together in order to cheap board
for the company where they are compelled TO remain
Ill another steamer (en days. belonging TO the line ar
rives to take them away They have most OF them ex
pended all their money in procuring their passage tickets
whatever they have in the United States here there
is evidence that they have anything Forced by the
economy OF this souless association into wgetched and
confined quarters, they becoming sick, and there Is
nobody provide for them The agents OF the company
that put them here against their WILL and in violation Of
their contract refuse furnish medicine medical
attendance for them The Black Warrior passed the LIST
Of and could have taken them to New Orleans
but to the paltry difference Of thirteen dollars they
compel them 10 remain in the pestenceo hlthy quarters
TO generate disease and to die of rvii.o Is this matter
reh2 arc the agents in New York aware OF this action
this outrage upon humanity | hear that the United
States Consul General will bring the subject TO the atten
ton Of the Captain General to-day He has ordered the
attendance physicians and the procurement Of medicine
and will try to make the agents Of the line pay the bills
HAVANA Nov. 0, 1857.
Commercial Pressvrc-P Proposed Measures Of Relief
Guards against the Store Trdde-The Steamer Ocean
Biyd-Opera al Hauana, dc.
The day of reckoning amongst mercantile
would appear be fast approaching and could not have
come at more unfortunate period. Money has seldom
been tight in this city as at the present moment
The banks generally have suspended discountng, and
money from them is not to be had at any price.
There were r. ceilings of our leading mot regular
juntas) held at the Palace several evenings last week.
Amongst other PLAN the money Market
one, hear, that all receipts for accons (shares
joint stock conpanies) should be handed to the
Spsnsh Bank C. Havana which TO issue paper for the
several amounts am not aware If resolved this
system OF " Capitalization" should be adopted. I also
hear that is contemplation require that hereafter all
receipts for money received above certain amount must
be given on stamped paper This will doubtless increase
the public revenue, although will not press heavily upon
the poorer cl"ss our radesnen will be apt to feel tho
pinch" more severely than others
am told than many parties who do not possess great
wealth complain most bitterly OF being compelled to pay
the taxes Of by years second time, consequence
Of Senior lalemino's defaloaton.
Very few, comparatively speaking have taken care 10
preserve than their last years tax receipt, and
they called upon produce the receipt for taxes paid
three Tour and in default Of their dong this
are compelled 10 pay tho taxes over again.
Three q the new joint stock companes-.Ia Constructo
ra,' ia Ediicadora and the Hotel del Ccrro-havc
gone into liquidation
Bodies Of dragons understand are quartered at
short distances from each other from Guanasy all along
the north coast q this island with the view 81 arrcs;ng
any tosaieS whose landings have been effected despite
the vigilance Of the spanish cruises This circumstance
will scarcely tend TO render Gensa Concha more popular
among the slave trad RS
nsa again reported that General Concha VIII soon tako
his departure from Cuba General Mrasol bcng appointed
his successor.
The raaro del oceano Ocean Brd) has returned from
her un to Porto Rico bringing cghccn passengers che
carried there some ten or twelve These will scarcely
pay for the coal .he consumed the trip s however
believed II nlopded sort Of "blind and that
her next voyage will be TO the coast Of Africa for cargo
o. human beings. One Of her officers has said 20,
any rate.
to have asked for and obtained from their creditors
extension o. time in which 10 fuhl their engagements.
Max Narctzck's Italian Opera Company Is expected TO
admission a be as foowsA box in the first or second
ter with "a tickets u admission, 10 be used during
performances $50 so; for do. do, IN the third tier,
as So for q single performance box in the lrsi or
second tier will cost As 50 In tho third tier. So FOR
single performance an entrance ticket and scat IN the VT
viii cost Sand yet music much passion amongst
that. notwithstanding these high prices Of admission,
tho Tcatro Tacnn will be crowded TO is utmost capacity
at every performance.
HAVANA, Nov. rs, 1857
Ba.t Lue Of Small goes-copse Of the Banks to their
fTedHgTs-idraHg h0tSry-Ndfdt AR crs-tdifWs ~
New Necvo.s-Trv,,tie in the agricultural Bank-Dan2r
q Travelling dc, dc.
The Crcdito Mob-fioi Is about TO Issue paper money
OF small valuc-t Is said bills Of I've dollars each.
should this be done, will be requisite 10 adopt
plan the public from los by the arts Of the
forger much doubt though u sub small bills L.
sued they will readily pass currcn, amongst the poorer
cassce, because they are SO accustomed TO receive
gold and silver for their labor, that will be difficult 10
induce them TO believe piece Of paper be Of the
value
The banks pursuing liberal course. They do not
insist upon mans taking up his note on the very day
due, hbe not convenient for him 10 do but readily
grant him few days 10 make up the amount and not
unrequcnty renew the bill for thirty, sixty ninety
days, the may be- This will enable the
thoroughly solvent houses gather together their scat
tered resoufces md shall not, trust, hear Of any
more suspensions of merchants failures here the