New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-27

MEATH AND FUNERAL OF pR KAsx.


q fAs leA Inst. Every sse.6 "a tina. ooaA b
bAsWsA vss hsskeA IN VAN His body has oeen
snba,nsA md sent 10 Ee~-OrIesns On The steamer
oAAssba fhe American Consul with The pr.
nisass Of The Cspta,n-Genssd, caikd mee'ns"
- Aperesn citizens, resideot ard raostn'' III
-. DIV. A large crowd assembled at the oonsa-
-. "a after the usual prehminvies appointed
-, n,tAe Chairman and Ne. Tiffany o. Bait
- secretary. A Coumitsee composed Of Geo.
D.HA.,ssp a. Chairman, Col Vim. Robert
-. s,-Gov. Cuahmsn, and John Battle, WA
s,pSxted 10 draw up resolutions Of condo
knse suitable 10 the occasion. They were resd
nd adopted. A slight difficulty arose 1t this
point Of the proceedings, caused BY sone one pro-
Dssips that oil the persons present should 0gn the
xssslutions. To this Gen. Patterson objec'ed in
uAher ubdignifod language, a'tnbat,ng " TIE bon
sst and eooA-hearied tar who made the proposition,
. Dstive winch be probably never bad. The Geo
Oal remarked that The proposition looked = If tic
nuntkman wn seeking for notonesy through the
Ds~, or something tantamount TO this. Hu lAa-
sssse, however, was rather INDEPENDENTLY
sand was regretted BY him sfter~ard, and spei-
ssizsd for. The Csptan-General, In his letter 70
saY Consul, expressed wish 10 be Informed Of tho
Sssu}t Of the meeting, in order TO take part
u the manifestations Of sorrow 10 the men,
or Of Or. Ksne and subsequently, aidressed
s.saAeY coDuiuoica ION p scing the 6overnment
bssas 1t the disposition Of the Committee for CON
vssipg ,he body On board Of the steamer. Tnis
sssr was souched in the kindest terms, and was
auIy appreciated by the gentlemen who have con-
n. ~. NJ b.
SO.h I'll the Americans and foreign CODsuL assem-
Aed ct the hotel 70 accompany the remains TO the
wharf The procession started at "A O'clock beaded
y alsyse military band. Theoorpse, shrouded LII 40
American fsg, was borne On the shoulders Of white
men hired for the purpose. TIE line then moved
toward the Plaza de Arnss, where 1t was mot BY toe
fasslty Of the Havana Universty civil and military
Governor Of the city, AIDES Of Gen. Concha, and
hree number Of the authorities, headed by another
bad Of music. The body was pls,ed 10 the Captain
Generals own boat, beautifully shrouded, and Was
followed ON board Of the steamer by large number
Of boats Of all nations. The tight was grand and
impressive. On arriving on board the Cshawba,
tho cvll Governor Of Havana, Brigadier- General
Eebaverria made very bea 1tiful aud appropriate
speech IN Spanish. The Hon A. X. Blythe also
nsdo lew remarks adapted TO the solemn ,sion-
Al the vessels in port had their colors q: half mast,
sAd tOlled their bells as toe funeral procession
Dsssea. Too much credit caDno, be- bosto we'd on
lie Captain General and the different authorities Of
~ island for the very handsome m,nner in which
tksy contributed, Of their own spontaneous accord,
tepsy respect 10 the memory Of she brave ADD tai
sntsd young man whOso loss will be deplored a.
national calamity. Had the pubic Of Ha-
vasa been sooner aPprsed Of his death
and day of hu funeral, a much larger
crowd would have assembled 10 take part ia
The exercises. As it was, the fuaeral was one Of
he largest and nost respectable that has ever been
witnessed in this CITY, Every American preseD, re
TUNED TO his home with his heart fun Of gra ,ude
toward The hospitabe and polite foreigners who 10
soby offered to Join In doing honor TO the young and
gallant son Of our Republic Every attention tAs'
sOu'd be shown his family was given them. even 10
the lat moment. In the mids; Of the profound al
fiction thst fills their hearts, it may be some con-
ISOLATION 70 know that al has been done tha. wAs
pOssible and tina. hind friends were not waning 10
pay the last sad tribute Of respect 10 the deceased
Prom Our Own Correspondent
HAVANA, Feb. IL, 1857.
II looks like grumbling 10 be always harpiAg on
the same subject; still, when the cause of com
plant il not removed must not cease In the
GOOD work. / wish to call the attention OF your
readers again 10 the slave trade which IL now being
carried on as briskly as ever. No less than four
ssyRoes, amounting in all to 100 negroes, have
been successfully introduced into this island since
hast lad the pleasure Of writing to you. The Cap
tain. General has, it is true, made some show Of
seixing the negroes, but in every instance the
traders have eluded pursuit. This could
happen were the different Lieulenan' : Governors
honest and upright men. They heavily bribed
and find il to the interests Of their fortunes to
serve The mimons Of serfdOm than fulfill the orders
repeatedly transmitted 10 them by the Captain
General at the repeated instances Of the British
Consul. These last lots we're sold at 5000 head
before the vessels we've known ~ be on the coast.
The alayes as soon IN landed hurried % " the
nearest sugar plantation, where they are secreted
IN the "barracoRes" until ht opportunity
offers Of transferring them to their owners.
This operation Ia effected at great risks
by the parties as the gangs are wayaid BY the me-
gro-s,eaiers-s rev kind Of evldOers that have
sprung into existence within the last year or two
As tho purchaser can bring no legal evidence Of his
ownephip-for the neg are still unable t0 speak
the Spanish hnguage-he dares not complain Of
the sggressors, even If he kn0ws who they are.
There cute fellows generally about in gangs Of
from twenty TO thirty, we'll armed and prepared
Or the worst. As they are acquainted with the
whereabouts OF the cargo, they either alta * the
plantation itself OF seize on the sniall lots when
being Icmoyed by the buyers. This is far more
profitable than informing the authorities for in this
latter they would receive renlune ion for
their tIouble, and might the risk Of the chain
gang for comp promising the position of tue Gov
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