New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-29
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HAVANA.
From Our osn Correspondent.

HAVANA, Aug. ~, I-J7.
Tie schooner Nisgars, noticed in my las, sa,lsA
from here yesterday morning. She is commaoded
by an American named Barton, who IL naive Of
Baltimore. She is owned entirely BY sSaniaed
Of this city, Juan Tjedor, formerly wharf clerk
in ore Of our largest h,Uses. She cleared for 81.
Thomas, near the mouth Of the Congo River. and
q market. The vessel is q fine schooner OF sbous
two Hundred 10 ls burden, and 10 )ks il she could
Tail ike kite. She was newly rugged and 6tsed
up with an extra set Of 'pars and sail, in Case
Blanca and pursued her business as quietly a 4 sho
were destined for a legitimate trade. Her water.
some two hundred and ff,y casks, was taken o1
board in broad daylight. General Concha should bs
made acQuainted with these circumstances, inasmac1
as he says in his " circular to the people on the
slave trade" that most OF the sayers are htted OUT
in the United States. If such is really The fsct tho
number sent TO the African coast this year must Do
very large. pasmuch as over tnlrty nave Dec" sent
from this port alone
The Peruvian clipper ship Maria Natvidsd salled
from here on the 20tb for the Coast OF Africa. Sho
cleared in ballast for Buenos Ayes l saw her
taking in an assorted cargo She came here somd
three months ago with cargo Of Coolies and 10 CONF
marded BY one Of the most celebrated African cap.
tans in the Spanish marine. She has made about
more built clipper and was known by the name Of
the Architect She is undoubtedly the finest vesseS
that ever called from here for the Coast not even
excepting the Minnebonka. l have been informed
by friend that there two other vessels about
getting ready for the Coast now in the harecr.
Hence il does not appear that Conchas very strin.
gent orders against the slave trade have produced
much effect on the minds Of his friends who are ~
deeply engaged in supplying the island with hborers-
Ii would have been far better for him ~ have kept
silent on the subject and chsstise the delipYsents
without giving them an unmeanng warning. Tbd
English Government viii procure eventusiiy ev'.
dence enough Ia brand hun as one oil the most venat
officers Cuba has ever had.
The Spanish war steamer Neptuna found an Amer.
lean vessel on fire at sea, between Sagua LA Grando
and Nuiyibas, about two weeks ago. The brig was
boarded by the Spaniards, and stripped OF her sas
and few movable articles. The Gdcefa Is adverts.
ing for the owners of this vessel to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, and take possession,
which of course will not be done. 1t 10 generally
believed that the vessel was the VIM. ID. Miller.
which il known to have been fired by her crew after
having landed her cargo at Bahia Honda. This LAST
mentioned place seems to be the fayorite spot III tho
traders Just now, but | have not heard Of single
negro being captured in that Jutlsdicnon though
is well ascertained fact that several landings nave
been effected. have seen several small gangs u
Young Congo negroes in this city for SALE that werc
brought thence by one of the coasters The slayeS
were purchased by the house OF Morlegi Dino ~
Co. Some of them can now be seen in their offcd
windows, where the poor little fellows are allowed
to creep until they talk Spanish sufficiently web
to be trusted in the street. They are part of tho
Minnetonkas cargo which consisted almost exclu-
syey of little children from the Congo tribes.
We have had two cargoes Of Coolies lately, and
such is the demand for laborers that they SOLD
readily at $500 head. Contracts have been msdd
subsequently for six hundred at $50. The great
Cuban Company, created in order to bring out labor
ers of all coors aud nations to the Island, has been
approved by the Captain-General, and has already
commenced operations by sending out agents 10
China to procure Coolies. 1t is also said that TING
Company has sent special agent TO Madrid to OBJ
tain permission to introduce African apprentices, in
case the English can be hoodwinked In tho matter.
l feel confident, however, that there are men Of
sound sense in England who are able TO ace through
the scheme, and whose voices will be raised sgainst
The Tacon Theater was transferred one day LAST
week into the hands OF the LiceO Stock Company.
I understand that Max Maretzek will DO the hrst
lessee this Winter. The old Liceo building VIII Dc
turned into hotel
We have been perfectly drenched with ram for
the last six weeks, during which time We have bad
a shower every day. This excessive dampness may
account for our almost universal influenza.
The yellow fever continues its ravages, and proves
very fatal. The new recruits are the greatest SUI
fereTs.
CHARLEsToS, August "a, 1857.
The steamship Catawba, formerly the Governor
Dudley has arrived from Havans, via Key West,
on the Oath.
There is 10 general news Of interest.
Sugars were dull and prices had declined; Numbers
IL ard Is were quoted IA reak.
Freights were nominal