The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26
Cur Havana Correspondent.

HAVANA, Dec I6, lse
PreGiotgs Charter Of Vessel for he .frican Ira -
one thousand Soldiers Landed from Spain7ze United
States Steamer Despatch for NoJolk-7'co cayoes Of
&dreg Ldndel-EscGpe Of Chain Gang Prisoners--The
Cyefa, the -tTtiss, and tie Puddle Iellow Fsrer
British Bark-Bodics 7aken from tie Ruins caused BY
ne Late Explosion.
TIE bark j. j. Cobb, am tod has been chartered by
Spanish house in city, for years, be engaged
"a the legal trade with the Of Africa hear the low
est wages offered 10 andsmen, to her is SEQ
monih-a circumstance Itself sufficient excite strong
suspicion.
ON the 10th ns;an, The Spanish corvette Feroana
rived IN nifty three days) from cadiz, bringing chief
and his family fifteen officers and 53s iadidos dc .rorer
On The 18th instant the Spanish gac Isabel 5egunda
arrived On fifty eight days. from Calz via the Canary
Isles bringing chief. fifteen officers and 53i soiados
ON ire 18th instant his Exoclency the Captain General
received the Campo Marie other baalons Of the
rolurtGrios ana ! have never before such a
sad falling OF IN pretending TO have any
knowledge of military matters. They excited the
laughter Of the spectators by their bad marching as
they passed along Pasco m double quik time, on Their
yc,9,n 10 their quarters Not single company In
Inc their Of marching only be described a.
a sort ~ hep, - y and Jump auar.
The Uuied Despatch called on the 18th
inst foI Norfolk. via Key West.
The bark Priscilla Newton, from Philadelphia. brought
a mare ibe Captain General; and last Sunday Captain
y VI,
ltey declined the honor.
a cargo az slaves, seven hundred in number was re-.
Gently landed The north side 81 this island. somewhere
10 II this fnri ~ place purchased Tor the
express purpose OF landing bozaes The exact locally .
not known.
Another cargo of has also tcen recently landed
Cuyo Cncoeguas, which u also On the north side oftns
TN Monday or Tuesday Of last week two members q tho
honorable fraternity Of the Preside (chan gang, employ
Ell behind the Moro Castle, made good their escape The
only they possessed the half " pair Of
sors which Franklin said "may 10 10 scrape PREACHER
with" but which they, fastening to pole. used N .
lance killing negro they met IN the roa and afterwards
meeting n fsh Jcdcr, they took he horse, with pan
nrrs nsh and all from him. One cf them mounted the
hors. and away the other pursuing his journey
foot, was over,asen and recap,nrcd.
on the lih instant the "rraviass' was Represented
NJ the vhanueva theatre, with Macaferri rs al.
fred - stcrani being unwel. am sorry To
say Macaferr was Missed. Next evening the same
opera was rcpeatei, With Stefan az Alfred Everything
went ~ most glorously Gazzanga achieved fresh tr
umphs she exhibited with excusahle rrdc IN the ban
quot scene the gold presented 20 her 10 this city last
A. ason suce then II Bfbcrc has been thrice repre-
sented with the Gasser as Rosa, ard her husband as ~
caro- After the opera, each evening Gasser sung the
= Carnival e Venice" with variations with great bril-
hancy power and s~cctacss. In frsviaa was repre-
scented last evening, ~ n crowded house.
on Friday last the British bark Altoona, II london
On, In here IN distress having been twenty four days
from Coatza6ocos Mexico laden with mahogany Tor Ion
dom Two of her had died and been buried nj sea-
and Der owner, mate aud four OF the N with
We low fever when she put INTO this port They
vaesocnt and hoped tina, IN the course o. fes days
the Abeona will proceed on her voyage.
was again at the Iyccp on Monday evening, and wit
messed the representation Of three act eomedy, called
Jugar por Taba, title quite uniransaiablc into our
The weather i delightful resembling csrly Summer
weather New YORK Tnus Ear the present has been the
most agreeable winter have known In this city
have THE moment been informed by reliable party
that on the l3th rst tweniyeght corpees taken
from tho of the Pobovn Dc Marina, the site Of the
dreadful explosion that ioos place IN October last nearly
three