The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-09
CUBA.
CUBA.
MOVEMENTS OF THE BRITISH SQUADRoN-ACTIvITY OF
THE SLAVE TRADE-DEsTRUCTIoN OF HIGHwAYMEN
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.


MOVEMENTS OF THE BRITISH SQUADEoN-AcTIvIrY OF
THE SLAVE TRADE-DEsTRUCTIoN OF HIGHwAYMEN
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Correspondence Of the Ne,o York Times.l
HAVANA, Wednesday, June 80, 1858.
The American Gulf Squadron are now busily en-
gagged in cruising in search of her Britanic Males
tvs gun boats, and show themselves before the Moro
Castle nearly every day. The Dolphin, Water
Witch and Vixen entered the harbor, but after a
brief stay, sailed again to Join their companions
The Plymouth and Fulton sent in their boats for
letters and fresh provisions. Fears of the yellow
fever probably keeps them out of port, though all
uneasiness about further visits from British cruis-
ers is at an end The Styx and the Devastation are
now lying in port. On the latter came Commodore
kellett who has been sent down here to explain
away the oflicous conduct of the Commander of the
Buzzard, and assure the Government that punish
ment will be meted out to him. He dined with
Concha yesterday, and leaves again tomorrow for
Halifax, withdrawing from these coasts all the of
tending gun boats.
The Diario dc la Marina in a lengthy article,
refutes the assertions of the Havana correspondent
of the Herald, who gravely asserted that twenty
five thousand negroes had been landed on the
Island since the lst of January, in twenty-five
sells As the greater part of the vessels engaged in
this trade are briggs and schooners, and hardly ca
pable of bringing such an enormous number, even
though slowed as tight as behring's, the traders
generally take moderate sized cargo, which bet
ter insures health on the passage.
From good information given by parties interested
Der landed since the beginning of the year cannot
exceed IL, 000 if so much. When we bear in mind
the great number of vessels captured on the coast
by the British cruisers, and the difficulty of pro-
curing cargoes, owing to the extreme vigilance
ercised in that quarter, We cannot help admitting
that the Herald's correspondent has been badly
duped.
General Conchas new system of DISCRIMINATING
the highway robbers throughout the Island, has
commenced to work beautifully. Since the issue
ofthe order eight or ten noted villains have been
shot by the soldiers and peasantry, and the public
of the Island two of the worst characters have been
pardoned and invested with full powers to capture
every suspicious character In every instance that
the alarm has heen sounded, the robbers have
either been captured shot. The same energy dis
played in this and other cities of the island would
have a good effect. Never since the time of Wives
has the country been so thoroughly at the mercy OF
thieves and assassins all owing to Chief of Po-
lice, who is more qualified for his office than the
late Mayor of New York Concha, however, owes
his present Office mainly to his exertions, and had
to give him part of the spoils
! am credibly informed that the present Spanish
Cabinet will not accept Concha's resignation This
intelligence reached here by the last English pack
ct. The cause of this change is that the willy Mar
quls accompanied his resignation with a round mil
lion, the proceeds of the Havana Custom House and
the head-tax levied on the slaves, with the promise
of another million in September. These are I'M
usually large presents to receive from Cuba, not
the island OF Cuba yields the home government a
large surplus. The naval and military establish
ments consume nearly all the revenues, and these
two millions proceed mainly from the new taxes
levied by COncha for the first time.
The weather has been very disagreeable of late
and the rains incessant. Yellow fever prevails to
considerable extent in the city, but the harbor is
as yet, comparatively speaking, healthy.