New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-15
HAVANA.

HAVANA, Jan. s. 1867.
When last wrs.e IN reference TO the slave
t,,de and The difficulties hat surround the dealers,
Iu.ption.a the fact that Nsw-Orieahs would soon
become he avOrite resort instead 81 the Northern
sites ! was informed 20 day that the 'aIn'us
EuRsnio Vinas who was here for the last m9n:h,
pAs sbOut-to sail for New Orleans vi . his oesoh-
fsl bark IBERIA II 10 Whispered around on the
wharf. where all such matters are discussed, that
We NAV ,Oon hear from him IN his o'd capacl'y'
The business ought 70 pay nOw very well tor slaves
have increased in value beyond all precedcnt. Inc
stler day sale of eighteen was Inade 10 naaauZa''
and thew brought the sum OF S23,|OO Inc IN
creased value of the produc's OF save iaool, anu
he Drospect Of the repeal of the duties on foreign
,ug.rs in the United States have stimulated the Old
dealers 70 TecOmmehce operations, and we shall IN
Soubtedy soon commence 10 receive iresn lmpor-
tations But two cargOes have been landed re-
ssntly both on the south side of the island, and as
heavy brides have been given, nothing tra1splred
b ieopardize the safety OF the shipment. When all
had passed and the unhappy victims securely set
ted in their new homes, the purchasers them
selves were the first to inform thnr trends OF
Aeir lack in having been enabled 70 procure fresh
supply. Of course Gen. COncha Is entirely ignorant
Of all the facts connected with the landing, ana II
questioned On the subject might reply, as 30 often
kptUrp. mat III was buVpOHtu nC hbCN '''i!
thing / feel assured that Vinas will succeeds IN
affecting another landing before six months have
elap,ed. His old vessel, the celebrated Lady
Suffolk" subsequently seized at Vera Cruz and
turned into vessel of war, lost In the severe
gale Of the Goth, in the port OF vera cruz. e.,
The United States frgate Wabash has pad us
suite an agreeable visit. Nearly all our country
men BOW sojOurning with us visited her. noticed,
among the thousands who crowded her decks on
New. Years day, several prominent officers OF the
Spanish army and navy. All who had the pleasure
OF walking her decks returned highly delighted
with the urbaDty Of all her officers. They lett US
on the afternoon Of the Sd for your CITY, where she
has probably arrived During her stay the Com
n0dore and off GERS were treated with marked re-
,pect by the Captain General and his subordnates.
The British brig Atalanta went to sea on the same
day on cruise after sayers.
Our cold Christmas holidays have been succeeded
nv very hot weather The Cubans can now say that
they have seen it snow IN their country. Near
villa Clara it showed quite briskly for about five
minutes, and ice was collected on many estates In
different parts Of the island. The frost was so Sc
we're that il has done great deal OF damage to the
Young cane and other tender plants.
We are daily expecting the newly appointed Min
lister for Washington. His name is Tassara, and he
brings out instructions to the Captain General on
The Mexican and st. Domingo questions. Alter
consulting with COncha he will be sent to New
York in the steam frigate Isabel Segunda. Ia Spain
IL 10 generally believed that our Government will
Aid Mexico in case Of difficulties occurring between
her an Spain and in order to steer clear Of all dan
gers of a conflict with us, Senior Tasara has been
Instructed to sound the American people on this
question, and discover, if possible whether or not
the present Administration has prOffered aid to
Mexico
The accounts brought from Vera Cruz by the
Spanish steamer Mexico give us sad picture OF
The state Of things in that unfortunate country The
= - ar.laa hAf
new prOnunciamientOs are made in another. Armed
bodies of men traverse the country in al directions,
rObbinq and pundering all that come in their way.
Their luminosity seems particularly directed against
the Spanish merchants several of whom have fallen
victims to their lawlessness. This view OF course
aRpravates the case more. Vera Cruz was visited
by severe gale on the Goth, and several vessels
we're lost among which was tbe Mexican war
steamer Iturbide, with every soul on board. The
American brig Zeneian of NewYOrk was also lOst
but all the crew were saved
The Kings day "da dc reyes" the negroes
holiday passed off without any accident occurring
10 mar the amusement OF the poor creatures. They
sang and danced to the wild and savage sounds of
their own native music, begged "agunaldOs'
lThristmas gfts) of all the passersby, and seemed
much bappier than their donors. Notwithstanding
The thousands that crowded the streets both inside
and outside the walls, | saw no quarrellng, nor
have the papers published any accident OF dis
agreeable nature. Inns speaks VOiulnes III FAVOR Oh
the negroes of Havana; and doubt very much If,
with all their defects better people can be found
than the African.
Madame La Grange has appeared at the Tacon
with the greatest success, and has completely cap
tiyated the Habaneros. The only "fascO' Max
has made was in assigning Lucia to his better
half He should have used better Judgment with
respect to the most musical public on this con.
tinent. The first abono" has been so successful
Ahst another will be opened immediately. l un-
aerstand that the company will go from here to
New Orleans. The Tacon has been engaged for
StrakOsch and Thaberg for four nights.
ST. Leon Rafael PalominO, our city tax collector,
has absconded, leaving the city minus several
Thousands Of dollars. Madam rumor says that he
has made tracks for New-York TO make the ac-
quaintance of the good Aldermen of Gotham City.
see from the public papers that he has been or
dered to present himself prisoner in the Tacon
Prison, an order which he will not, probably, obey.
He is quite young man, and has heretofore stood
high in the estimation of his cOuntrymen.