The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-20
INTERESTING FROM CURA

| Correspondence Of the Charleston Courier
HAVANA, May 10, 1S5S-An order from the Cap
tam General appears in the government newspaper
of this city, by which the Submarine Electric
! Telegraph Company en- c"ndR dtd-i. C., not 4
joint stock company-is authorized to proceed The
principals of this company, (known as the Kennedy
Company in this city, is the house of Mora Alfonso
d Company, who propose laying down Il subma-
| rine cable to Key West and thence by telegraph
| through Florida, to unite the wires with the
teegraphs leading to all parts of the United States.
Their scheme Is not so extensive in its details
that of Horace B. Tebbetts, ESQ.,, now of New York,
who proposed to unite his line (had he obtained
permission to lay down the cable to Key West)
through Mexico to the United States possessions in
the Pacific and thus have brought the chief north
ern, southern and southwestern cities of the United
States into instantaneous communication with San
! Francisco. However, let be thankful for the
good the gods have g iven us" which cannot
avoid remarking, proves our present Captain Gene
raj to be man of liberal sentiments and an advo-
| cate of progress.
This uniting Cuba with the United States by the
means of the electric telegraph, can but serve to
unite the interests of the two countries yet more
| closely.
| am not certain whether | mentioned in my last
letter, that two cargocs of Afrcanshad been landed
! in the jurisdiction Of Bahia Honda, and that it was
reported the Spanish authorities there had conniv
who resides in the of s s4f 4foS S mine hnna
was in this city last week. informed me that several
of those authorities had been arrested, and were
still prisoners for that offence.
John Bull has been playing off some of his old
tricks, boarding and dGtaining vessels under the
American flag.
The schooner Cortez, for instance, which was
! chartered for legitimate voyage to the coast of
Africa, as has been sworn to at the United States
| Consulate in this city by seven persons, some of
| whom were passengers on board the Cortez, the
others being part of her crew,-that when the cap
tain of the British cruiser boarded the Cortez, he
| was drunk that having taken copies of her papers
he induced her captain to 20 on board the British
| and Nphn hn pat tn 10 prtp he
| captain was also drunk. That the British captain
then declared he had not seen any papers on board
the schooner, and refused to return to the
| passengers their passports which had been given
him for examination.
The barque Glenburn, too, which arrived some
days ago from Antwerp, deeply laden with machine
ry, &C., was also boarded by British cruiser, who
admitted the barque did not look like SLAYER, but
said the orders he had received at Jamaica We're to
board all vessels found the coast of this island
John Bull would appear to have forgotten the les
he has received from the United States, and 1t
possibly be considered requisite to repeal them,
so as to lead them to adopt more staid dcmcanor
so much more suitable to respectable old gentle
than these strange "didos he has recently been
exhibiting.
most audacious robbery was committed at
uanabacoa the Tuesday before last. About dusk
in the preceding evening, Mexican gentleman,
then resident at Guanabacoa, received visit from
a stranger, who upon entering said 81 am glad !
have found YOU aloner' "Why, ir?" demanded
the Mexican gentleman. ''What is your name and,
what is your business % 81 am the Asturiceno,
the name of noted robber, in prison for his
crimes; "and want six ounces (Sl02) at once!'
was the reply. ''That is small sum-" replied the
Mexican with a smile. "IIad you not better have
?" "Now said the stranger, 81 require that
amount to pay debt; however, | will again visit
you within twenty four hours, and then shall re
qure larger amount" Receiving the six ounces,
he took his leave with all the ceremonous behavior
customary among Spaniards
Next evening the Mexican gentleman had some
guests, to whom he related the above event, but
whom he could not induce to remain with him, they
advising him to procure file of soldiers for his pro
lection, took their departure. The gentlemen cX
amined his revolver, and took his seat to await the
coming of his promised visitor. He came within
ten minutes, accompanied by six others five OF whom
awaited outside, while one came in with him.
As he entered he sad ''you see ] keep my ap-
pOintment. There are seven OF us, resistance Will
be useless; be pleased to let me have what money
YOU have in the house." The Mexican, seeing the
state of matters, went to the place where he kept
his money and handed to the robbers 81, 900 in
gold, which was carried away between them; that
evening the Mexican removed to the Havana
Many of us who had intended to reside this summer
at Guanabacoa, to enjoy the cool breezes and the
Chalybeate Baths there have in consequence of the
above related event, "changed our mind.
"Yellow Jack" appears to have taken 'leayc o
absences che has been among the shipping but be
lieve is not now there.